Today we have the first image (plus a few more details) from Ron Howard’s The Dilemma. Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, and Winona Ryder star with a script from Allan Loeb (The Switch). The film centers on a man (Vaughn) who learns that the wife of his best friend (James) might be cheating. Howard remarked to USA Today, “There is so much about Vince and Kevin’s relationship that could all unravel — they have a business together, they share a four-way friendship with Kevin’s wife (Ryder) and Vince’s girlfriend (Connelly).” Among other things, Vaughn promises that James does “some JumboTron dancing” at a Chicago Blackhawks game when The Dilemma opens on January 14, 2011.

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What’s Wrong With Virginia? centers on the charming but psychologically disturbed titular mother (Connelly) who holds a secret 20-year affair with a sheriff (Ed Harris) now running for state senate. Their relationship is then tested when the mother’s 16-year-old son begins a relationship with the sheriff’s daughter (Emma Roberts). Lucas Grabeel, Carrie Preston, Amy Madigan and Toby Jones also evidently co-star.
Here’s the official synopsis: Written and directed by Academy Award-winner Dustin Lance Black (Milk), What’s Wrong With Virginia stars Academy Award-winner Jennifer Connelly as Virginia, a charming, yet mentally ill mother whose greatest love is her protector and illegitimate son, Emmett (Harrison Gilbertson). But her longest love belongs to the local-married-Mormon Sheriff, Richard Tipton (Ed Harris), who is running for public office and might very well be Emmett’s father. This boardwalk town’s well-kept secrets are threatened when Virginia’s son begins a romantic relationship with Tipton’s daughter (Emma Roberts). “What’s Wrong With Virginia” is a humorous, heartfelt drama that pokes at the American dream as it charges toward a climactic shoot out that begs the question: can a woman like Virginia ever play the part of mom?
“It’s sort of a moving story of this woman who does have a lot wrong with her, but a lot that’s right about her and her relationship with her son who’s sort of a teen,” Connelly explained earlier this year. “She’s getting to the point where she kind of needs to let him go. It’s very funny because she’s wildly inappropriate. I thought the script was wildly funny, but also really sad.”
Obviously, you can’t tell much from a few images, but it’ll be fascinating to see what kind of director Black is with the talent at hand. The film doesn’t have a release date or distributor yet, but that should change after the film premieres next month at TIFF.

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Less than a year after filming began in Holland, What’s Wrong with Virginia is set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The movie stars Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Roberts and Amy Madigan. It was directed by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, and produced by TicTock Studios of Saugatuck. “It’s definitely exciting to see everyone’s hard work come to fruition with a red-carpet premiere at such a prestigious event,” TicTock co-founder Scott Brooks said. TicTock’s other co-founder, Hopwood DePree, said it’s always been a goal of his to have a film at Toronto’s festival, which is Sept. 9-19. DePree, Brooks and around 30 more Holland area residents plan to make the trip to Toronto to show support for the film. What’s Wrong with Virginia is a story of a small town shaken by a love affair between the local sheriff and a psychologically disturbed woman. The affair continues for years until their two children begin to fall in love. The film was shot over seven weeks last fall on local streets, and in local homes and businesses. It was drawn to West Michigan by the state’s incentive program aimed at building the entertainment industry.

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The Madison Public Library is hosting a mini-film festival of films directed by Ron Howard. The library at 39 Keep St. is screening four films in all directed by Howard at 1 p.m. Fridays in August in the library’s Chase Room. The series is free and open to the public. No registration is required. The first film in the series, Splash, was shown Aug. 6. Still coming up:
• The Paper, released in 1994, will be presented at 1 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 13. Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall and Glenn Close star in the story of a workaholic newspaper man whose work habits are having a negative effect on his life. In addition, his nemesis, played by Close, is hired to cut costs at the paper, which adds more stress to his life. The film is rated “R.”
• Parenthood will be shown at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20. Steve Martin, Diane Wiest, Jason Robards Jr. and Mary Steenburgen star in the comedy, in which three generations of the Buckman family face the trials and tribulations of family life. The film, released in 1989, is rated “PG-13.”
• The final film in the series, A Beautiful Mind, will be screened at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27. Starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly, the film is based on the true story of mathematical genius John Forbes Nash. As Nash was making tremendous strides in the early days of his career, his life suddenly began to unravel. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Nash eventually triumphed over tragedy and went on to win the Nobel Prize. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay. It is rated “PG-13.”

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Women love to experiment different hair styles. The hair style a woman choose can make her look beautiful, at the same time ugly. So when you decide to go ahead with a particular look, make sure that it really suites you.
Braids, one of the popular hair styles among women but when it’s their date, they usually don’t opt for it as they think that braids cannot make them look appealing. Trust me, if you try different types of braid looks, you can really be stunning on your romantic date. I would put down here some of the most chosen romantic braids.
Jennifer Connelly’s Braid: Jennifer Connelly’s romantic look can be yours, if you have shoulder length hair.
* You can try this look on 75% dried hair. Apply light styling cream through your tresses.
* Now take a side partition and braid your hair down. Once you reach your ear, add a french braid to and tie your hair. Do the same thing on the other side too.
* Now pin them up into your back.
This style is best for a wine outing.

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Actress Jennifer Connelly, who is appearing in director Ron Howard’s movie The Dilemma, and husband Paul Bettany spotted bowling at 10pin Bowling Lounge on Sunday with their son Stellan. Nice.

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Paul Bettany has revealed he had a miniature priest’s robe made for his son after he took a liking to his father’s latest film costume. The British actor stars in new vampire horror movie Priest and revealed his son wanted to dress like his dad did in the film. Speaking at Comic-Con, Paul said of his robes: “I don’t have it, they took it away from me, but my kid has one. They haven’t come out but I had it made because he wanted one so the costume designer had one made for him, a little one!” The 39-year-old has a son Stellan with actress wife Jennifer Connelly, who will be seven in August. Jennifer also has a son Kai, born in 1997, from her relationship with photographer David Dugan.

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After being unofficially named the Untitled Cheating Project and Cheaters, Universal Pictures told HollywoodChicago.com that the official name of Ron Howard’s Chicago-filmed picture has changed from What You Don’t Know to The Dilemma. Universal officially titled the film as What You Don’t Know just two weeks ago. The Dilemma stars Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Chelcie Ross, Amy Morton, Gary Houston and Connor Del Rio from director Ron Howard and writer Allan Loeb. Principal photography for The Dilemma began on May 25, 2010 and runs through Aug. 6, 2010. After filming all around Chicago, the project most recently filmed at the United Center. We have learned that the scenes used up to 900 extras as Chicago Blackhawks fans on a single day. The Dilemma, which will be released on Jan. 14, 2011, will film this Friday in Chicago’s Chinatown.

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