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Sandra Bullock: Why I Returned to Acting After Split
Originally posted 12/27/2011 05:20PM
Sandra Bullock says that after her 2010 split from husband Jesse James she wondered if she still wanted to rush back into acting again.
"I was perfectly content to be permanently broken," Bullock, 47, tells the Associated Press – then explains that by "broken," she means a break from work.
She adds: "I honestly didn't think I was in a place where I wanted to work or wanted to step out of where I was. ... I wasn't prepared. But the opportunity was louder than my head."
It was director Stephen Daldry's lobbying for her to appear in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close that convinced the Oscar winner to return to movies.
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Sandra Bullock's Family Holiday Tradition: Smuggling Sausages
Originally posted 12/20/2011 10:05AM
For many families, the holidays involve a perhaps stressful trip to the grocery store, but that's nothing compared to Sandra Bullock's Christmas dinner, which entails illegally importing sausages from Germany to continue a meal tradition started by the actress's mother.
"Since my mother passed, we break the law, because we have to manage to smuggle German sausages into the country, and apparently bringing meats across the waters is against the law," Bullock, 47, told Jay Leno during an appearance on The Tonight Show. "You fry 'em up with some sauerkraut and potato salad, but they have to be the right ones."
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Review
Originally posted 12/19/2011 08:30AM
I should tell you that I was living in New York City on 9/11, and am not what one would call "over it." So I approach 9/11-related films with trepidation.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is about grief. Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), a frank, curious boy, mourns his father (Tom Hanks), who died that day.
The movie is also about the New York that I came to know after 9/11, and that's what makes it extraordinary. When Oskar discovers an envelope with a key among his dad’s things, he puts aside his phobias to find the lock it opens, meeting a string of wondrous people.
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Sandra Bullock Goes Glam Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Premiere
Originally posted 12/16/2011 11:45AM
She's extremely lovely and incredibly glamorous!
Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet at the premiere of her new film, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, in New York on Thursday and showed off her sleek and sexy hair in a satin jumpsuit with a stingray belt by Alexander McQueen.
The film, which also stars Tom Hanks and Jeopardy! Kids Week champion Thomas Horn, 13, is based on Jonathan Safran Foer's 2005 novel about a 9/11 widow and her son's search for meaning after his father's death.
Despite early Oscar buzz, Bullock, 47, recently told PEOPLE she's focused on being a mom to her adorable son, Louis.
– Aaron Parsley
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Sandra Bullock and Louis Bundle Up in NYC
Originally posted 12/12/2011 07:25PM
Sandra Bullock and her son Louis aren't letting a cold snap stand in their way.
The Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close star, 47, took to the streets of New York City on Monday with her bundled up baby boy.
Louis looked ready to brave the elements in an argyle sweater hoodie, down jacket and boots.
The actress recently told PEOPLE that motherhood is her top priority, and that she's "very happy being a mom.”
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Late-Entry Movies Throw Oscar Race Wide Open
Originally posted 12/12/2011 12:30PM
And the winner is ... Who knows?
The late entry into the race by buzzed-about films Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo has made for a wide-open Oscar race for Best Picture this year.
"I can't remember a year like this where there was no clear front-runner," says a longtime awards season veteran. "Nobody knows where this race is going."
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Sandra Bullock Hits a Hot New L.A. Eatery with Her Pals
Originally posted 11/22/2011 06:00AM
Sandra Bullock stepped out for dinner with friends at Il Covo in L.A. The actress was joined by two friends – a man and a woman – at the hot new Italian eatery, where they flew largely under the radar. According to an insider, Bullock went unrecognized by fellow diners despite the fact that there were lots of paparazzi around. The group sat at a corner table, tucked away, and shared appetizers, pizza and wine. – Jessica Wedemeyer
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Jesse James Cheated with 19 Women: Kat Von D
Originally posted 11/14/2011 02:00PM
When she started dating Jesse James, Kat Von D was eager to "prove the world wrong" about him.
Now, she says, she deserves "a big fat 'I told you so,' from everyone."
"Today I encountered the 19th girl to add to the list of people Jesse cheated on me with during this last year," the former L.A. Ink star wrote Sunday in a blog post on her Facebook page.
"I kept going back and forth in my mind as to what the best way would be for me to release and let go of any residual feelings remaining from that toxic relationship."
James, 42, had acknowledged to PEOPLE that he had "poor judgment" in response to allegations he was unfaithful during his marriage to Sandra Bullock.
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Sandra Bullock Parties at Vaudeville Show with Heidi Klum
Originally posted 09/30/2011 06:00AM
Sandra Bullock and Heidi Klum had a girls' night out, partying with a group of friends at Beacher's Madhouse inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel until nearly 2 a.m. The gal pals sat in a back booth and sipped champagne, according to one onlooker. Bullock, in particular, "had a smile on her face the whole night" and danced to songs including The Clash's "Rock the Casbah" and AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long," the eyewitness said.
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Sandra Bullock & Heidi Klum Have a Dance Party in Hollywood
Originally posted 09/30/2011 06:00AM
• Sandra Bullock and Heidi Klum had a girls' night out, partying with a group of friends at Beacher's Madhouse inside The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel until nearly 2 a.m. The gal pals sat in a back booth and sipped champagne, according to an onlooker. Bullock in particular "had a smile on her face the whole night," and danced to songs including The Clash's "Rock the Casbah" and AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long," the eyewitness said.
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