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Film Review: Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon

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Never thought I'd find myself sticking up for the ungracious Megan Fox who appeared in the first two Transformer pictures, but she's a helluva better actress than the comely Rosie Huntington-Whiteley who comes to this movie direct from a Victoria's Secret runway.

OK, that's not saying much as Fox isn't a great thespian, but she can utter lines better than Huntington-Whiteley does in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third in director Michael Bay's series of sci-fi epics featuring the heroic Autobots and the nasty Decepticons.

For those of you who have been living on a planet far, far away, you should know that Fox was dismissed from Dark of the Moon before shooting began for dissing Bay in a magazine interview.

Huntington-Whiteley plays Carly Miller who works for some Washington government organisation.

She hooks up with the movie's human hero Sam Witwicky ,played ,for the third time by Shia LaBeouf.

Huntington-Whiteley shows up in a figure-hugging, tighty-whitey dress but she's all window dressing and doesn't exactly excel at delivering her banal lines. Poor Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. She may be beautiful but she can't act for toffee.

As one wag joked after the screening I attended in London, 'Rosie makes Megan's acting look as good as Kate Winslet's'.

Well, that might be stretching it a bit, and bringing Kate Winslet into it is a bit of an insult, but I knew what he meant.

And ,it could be said that this kind of automated, 3D extravaganza doesn't require actors with great thespian skills, although Oscar winner Frances McDormand playing head of the national intelligence agency is class personified.

It's the action between the good guys, sorry, robots, led by Optimus Prime and the Deceptiicons that counts and Bay doesn't disappoint.

There are some fabulous action sequences and epic battles that take your breath away.

It's technically sublime, but if does go on a bit. After two and a half hours I did feel as If I was suffering from metal fatigue.

However, Bay sets the story up well with a prologue set in the early 60s, when Kennedy was in the White House, and the movie suggests that the space race between The USA and Russia was kicked off when each nation detected an unknown vessel had crashed on the dark side of the moon.

By the way, this is the second summer blockbuster that begins in the Sixties .Remember , Matthew Vaughn's briliant X Men:First Class. That , too, was set against a backdrop of the 60s.

Anyway, the American moon astronauts had a secret mission, they had the task of finding out what had crash-landed there.

Decades later, with President Obama in office (we get to see Nixon in the White House, too) the 'package' from the moon turns out to be more than bad news.

Could this be the end of the Earth as we know it? Not if Optimus and his transformers can help it.

There's plenty of deception and betrayal to add to the mix and a pretty scary giant metal worm creature that causes a lotta havoc.

These Transformer movies are nonsense, of course, but they allow Bay and his team to push the envelope as far as movie technology is concerned and at least you feel get a sense of the shock and awe of giant hulking metal creatures clashing.

After a while though your brain yearns for signs of intelligent life in the universe. You know, creatures who can, perhaps, hold a sensible conversations instead of merely booming in a baritone voice about the end of this and the end of that.

That said, I enjoyed the odd flashes of wit ,like a scene showing a bit of Star Trek featuring Spock

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and, as every Transformer fanboy knows, Leonard Nimoy provides the voice of Sentinel Prime.

And Bay has a couple of mini Autobots deliver a withering smackdown of Fox's character Mikaela Banes.

It's an amusing moment, to be sure, but a bit below the belt.

Bay didn't need to make such an obvious dig about Fox,especially as she's not in the movie and doesn't have a right of reply.

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iPhone 5 release date is the “death day” of the Android?

A new opinion report is suggesting the death of Android courtesy of iPhone 5.

Game Over Android, according to PC World blogger Tony Bradley, even calling the popular Google mobile operating system a copycat of Apple’s iOS/iPhone platform.



Of course, it’s like an article written with fanboyism knowing that he called the Android a “copycat” while enumerating his reasons why the so-called death of Google’s mobile OS is coming, or happening when the iPhone 5 hits the United States market. If I’m not mistaken, he’s talking about the possible decline of Android in United States only, and obviously doesn’t include the rest of the world including the emerging China market.

Bradley thinks that Verizon’s inclusion as one of Apple’s iPhone 5 launch partners will destroy the momentum of the Android (including Verizon’s own Droid branding), explaining that a lot of Verizon customers are still not jumping the ship and buying the iPhone 4 because they’re aware that the iPhone 5 is coming. The author of PC World also added that the possible unlocked iPhone 5 will attract more customers because they can insert their own SIM card, and giving the user the opportunity to choose a carrier.

So here’s my question, if the iPhone 4 is really a “super popular” device compared to other Android handsets, then what’s the reason behind the 2.9% market share decline ONLY of the Google operating system after Verizon introduced the iPhone 4? And after introducing another iPhone 4 last April, the white iPhone 4?

Plus, another iPhone 4 was introduced recently, the unlocked iPhone 4, which is also considered by some as a T-Mobile iPhone, and yet, the momentum of the Android is still up and running. MacWorld even posted an article explaining how to use an unlocked iPhone and a T-Mobile SIM, and yet, customers are buying HTC Evo 3D, or HTC Sensation 4G or Samsung Galaxy S II via online retailers, etc?

The secret of Android is availability and variants, because not all customers want a full touchscreen smartphone, and not all customers are fans of iTunes, and there’s Amazon helping Android to grow with their very own Android application market place, plus, a lot of smartphone customers want to view flash content.

Another reason given by the anti-Android blog is the iOS 5. Apparently, the iPhone 5 will include this new iOS update that wil introduce new notification system (that exactly works like the Android’s), better syncing, cloud-based services including the “Picasa-like” photo sharing feature of the iCloud, and the iTunes Match.

Obviously, majority of Apple customers are “non-techy” users, or customers that are not into a device that is congested or tweakable, while Android attract more yuppies, tech enthusiasts and tech-loving community that love to hack, root and unlock their devices. iOS 5 is still “a closed” device, and will remain closed (you can’t still change the keyboard and use third-party keyboards). Period.

Knowing Apple, I’m expecting that the iPhone 5 is an upcoming piece of art, and a lot of customers will surely love the design, whatever it is, because it’s an Apple product with an iconic Apple logo. But not all customers love Apple, or love the Apple ecosystem, that’s why the Android grew, and will continue to grow because it’s more open that iOS. Of course it’s not a perfect operating system (Fragmentation, ehem), who’s perfect in this world? You?

Apple and Android can coexist, and Android will not die on the release date of iPhone 5, trust me. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop even admitted that Apple allowed Android to grow. He said: “Apple created Android, or at least it created the conditions necessary to create Android. People decided they could not play in the Apple way, and they had to do something else. Then Google stepped in there and created Android… and others jumped on the Android train.”

Android’s market share will surely get a decline post iPhone 5, but it will get a bounce back after a couple of months because there’s still a huge percentage of customers that still want an option, it’s called “freedom.”

Emma Watson Strikes a Pose in Vogue’s July 2011 Issue

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Emma Watson is ready to move on to life beyond the Harry Potter franchise. In Amanda Foreman's Vogue article entitled "Emma's New Day," the actress formerly known as Hermione Granger discussed her love of art, acting, fashion, and what lies ahead for the 21-year-old actress now that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (in theaters July 15th) is complete.

Vogue's July 2011 issue (available now) not only features an in-depth interview with the beautiful and talented Watson but also includes a gorgeous photo spread of the actress shot by Mario Testino. And speaking of gorgeous photo spreads, fans of HBO's True Blood (which premieres Sunday June 26th) will recognize Alexander Skarsgard in photos by Peter Lindbergh.

During her interview with Vogue, Emma Watson said that she draws inspiration from a variety of sources including the artwork of Joan Miro and Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids. Of the latter, the actress said, "I want to live like Patti. I want to write like Patti... The book was so honest and brave. I love the way she sees the world. I really felt that life was more beautiful after I read it."

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Watson is one of highest paid actresses in showbiz; thanks to the Harry Potter films (she has made $30 million for the last two films). But according to the article, she also had to make some sacrifices in the success. For Watson, "Acting the part of Hermione was not simply a matter of taking the odd hiatus from normal life; the constant filming and promoting of the movies became normal life."

Emma developed a close friendship with co-star Daniel Radcliffe and reportedly went to New York to see his Broadway performance in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

And she already has a pretty good head start on life beyond the Harry Potter universe. She plans to star in the film version of Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Her character, Samantha, is "as far removed from the wholesome Hermione as could be."

In addition to acting, Watson is also a student at Brown University (she's currently taking a break), creating her own fashion line with People Tree, and becoming a spokesperson for Lancôme's new fragrance, Midnight Rose.

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So how does Emma balance all of this? She has gotten some advice from her peers like Academy Award-nominee James Franco, who she met while studying at Rhode Island School of Design. When asked about the experience, the young actress said, "I talked to him about juggling studying and making films... He's not afraid or limited by what he fears people will say about it."

And Watson is clearly not afraid to take risks when it comes to acting on anything else. Harry Potter director David Yates calls Watson, "an incredibly intuitive and instinctive actor." Emma Watson is a bright young lady with a bright future ahead of her.

And if you're wondering where "Cars 2" after its spectacular opening, well, let's just say its what everyone will be talking about on Monday. That means it'll find a home on our list next time around.

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'Transformers 3' Smashes Best Picture Changes For No.1

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We've gotten woefully behind on our weekly movie power rankings, but that doesn't mean Hollywood hasn't been laying at the beach so far this summer.  In fact, another July 4th Holiday weekend box office killer is about to hit theaters: Michael Bay's "Transformers: Dark of the Moon."


Paramount Pictures is keeping this one close to the vest from most of the media for now, but word is that Bay has made a superior film to both the first "Transformers" or "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."  Audiences don't care what the critics think, they are poised to give "Dark of the Moon" one of the biggest debuts of the year.  It might even make the "Hangover" crew a bit envious.  As to whether Shia LaBeouf and Bay will reunite for a fourth endeavor? That would truly be a surprise.

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The giant robot franchise effectively knocks one of the biggest stories of the year, Oscar's new best picture rules, from claiming the top spot. The industry is certainly still buzzing about the new system, but it hasn't really sunk in to the public consciousness yet.  When the major news networks start running man on the street pieces in January asking people how many best picture nominees there are this year, that's when the Academy's board of governors may begin to regret acting so hastily.

And if you're wondering where "Cars 2" after its spectacular opening, well, let's just say its what everyone will be talking about on Monday. That means it'll find a home on our list next time around.

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Rachel Weisz, Daniel Craig Get Married: Actress, Actor Wed In Secret Ceremony

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Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig have married in a secret ceremony, the News of the World first reported (via Daily Mail) and Celebuzz has confirmed.

The pair began dating while filming the movie, "Dream House" in the same months rumors about their relationship began, Weisz split from director Darren Aronofsky after nine years and a child together. The ceremony was a small, private affair, with only four guests: Weisz's four year old son, Henry; Craig's 18-year old daughter, Ella; and two friends as witnesses.

"Daniel and Rachel insisted on having a small, quiet wedding. They are madly in love and couldn't wait to be husband and wife - but they wanted minimum fuss," a source told The News of the World.

A country getaway vacation in December, riddled with paparazzi accounts and photos, revealed that they

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were indeed a couple.

"Daniel and Rachel looked like a romantic couple in a film. They were laughing and hanging on to each other's words and stopping to take photos of each other," one witness said of their very public pub canoodling during the getaway. Added another: "They were clinging to each other like honeymooners. The chemistry was obvious."

Craig will next star in July's "Cowboys & Aliens" while Weisz will next be seen in "Page Eight."

George Clooney in 'sad' split with girlfriend

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Hollywood heart-throb actor George Clooney has split from his Italian girlfriend of two years Elisabetta Canalis, the ex-couple said Wednesday.

"We are not together anymore. It's very difficult and very personal, and we hope everyone can respect our privacy," they said in a joint statement cited by People magazine.

A spokesman for 32-year-old Canalis added: "It is a very personal and sad matter, and Elisabetta wants it to remain that way. She will be taking some time... and then will face the press.

"She has not authorized me to say when the split happened."

The celebrity couple were first seen in public at the Venice Film Festival in 2009, and had been spotted together in Italy as recently as last week, People reported.

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The 50-year-old actor, voted Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine in 1997, was married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989-93, but has downplayed the chances of getting hitched again.

"I gave it a shot," Clooney, whose girlfriends have also included Renee Zellwegger, told CNN's Piers Morgan in January.

When he was younger Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman both bet $10,000 each that he would be a father before he turned 40. They were both wrong, and each sent him a check, according to the IMDb movie industry database.

He returned the money, betting double or nothing that he wouldn't have kids by age 50 -- which he turned in May this year.

Clooney's "The Ides of March", a thriller about a US presidential campaign, will open this year's Venice Film Festival and will compete for the coveted Golden Lion award, organizers said Wednesday.

Jessica Alba in Spy Kids 4 To Be Released in Aromascope

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If audiences are tiring of 3D, what will they think about 4D? We'll find out soon as Robert Rodriguez and Dimension Films are ready to add an extra dimension to the fourth film of the Spy Kids franchise - and have even tacked on '4D' to the title. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D is coming to theaters with Aromascope.

According to the press release, audiences will "have 8 special opportunities throughout the movie to access the action interactively through smell. The introduction of scent in the movie going experience adds to the outrageous fun by enhancing the action, adventure and comedy to take you where no film has gone before."

Do we really need to smell a film to enjoy it? No. But it could be sort of fun, as long as it's not over-used and misused the way 3D has been.

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"Families are going to love the interactivity of this new addition to the movie

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going experience. And best of all, you won't have to pay extra for 4D Aromascope, which will be provided to every theater whether it be 2D or 3D," stated Robert Rodriguez.

Every ticketbuyer will receive an Aromascope card with numbers outlined. When the numbers come up on the screen, rubbing the number on the card will release the scent. Rodriguez has set it up so that there will be eight aromas released throughout the film. And, fortunately for audiences, the card will be free with the purchase of a ticket.

Starring Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook, Antonio Banderas, and Jeremy Piven, Spy Kids 4 is set to smell up theaters on August 19, 2011.

Taylor Swift Gets “Weird”

In yet another right of passage as a mega-star, Taylor Swift’s “You Belong to Me” has been parodied by the master of the parody, “Weird Al” Yankovic. His song “TMZ” transforms “You Belong to Me” into the world of the paparazzi on his forthcoming album. “If they ever catch you picking your nose / or stumbling down the street on a drunken spree / you’re on TMZ,” Yankovic sings.


“As a pseudo-celebrity in Los Angeles, I have been on TMZ,” Yankovic said. “But I don’t have a bone to pick. It’s my job to poke fun.”

Almost 30 years ago “Weird” Al released his first parody with songs like The Knack’s “My Sharona,” called “My Bologna. “It’s the great irony of my life,” Yankovic said recently. “Nobody thought I’d have a lasting career.”

Yankovic also features Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” in his the new CD, “Alpocalypse” due in stores June 21.

Emma Watson looks to grow past Harry Potter

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 Emma Watson is preparing for the next chapter of her life. The 'Harry Potter' actress admits that she needs to find her way out of the bubble, which she describes in part as the safe world of life on the set of the successful film franchise.

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Emma Stone: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Role?

Actress Emma Stone has reportedly been offered the lead role in the movie Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

The 22-year-old star is said to be in talks about taking on the lead female role in the movie, according to Variety.

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Green Mile star Doug Hutchinson( 51), marries 16-year-old beauty queen

Movie villain Doug Hutchinson has horrified Hollywood by marrying a girl of 16 - even though he's 51.

Doug, who played twisted prison guard Percy Wetmore in The Green Mile, had to get permission for the marriage from bride Courtney Stodden's mum because she is underage. He is four years older than his new father-in-law. But former beauty queen Courtney's mum and dad are delighted with the marriage.

And despite reports that the aspiring singer is signed up to Doug's production company, the happy couple insist their union is no publicity stunt.They said: "We're aware our vast age difference is extremely controversial. "But we're very much in love and want to get the message out that true love can be ageless."

Doug, who also played creepy scientist Horace Goodspeed in Lost, met Courtney when he signed her up as an actress. They got married in Nevada last month and have set up home at his house in the Hollywood Hills. Nevada law says brides have to be at least 18 - or 16 if their parents give permission - and Courtney's mum Krista said she was happy to sign the forms.

"We are so supportive of this," she gushed. "They are very much in love." The teenager's dad Alex, 47, added: "Doug is the nicest man I've ever met in my life. "Every father can only pray to have such a man behind their daughter."

Courtney appears to have had extensive plastic surgery despite her young age, but Krista denies it. She said: "Courtney is a beautiful girl. She has real breasts, real lips. She's not plastic."My daughter is a good Christian girl. She was a virgin when she married Doug."

Wimbledon Master Roger Federer Looks to Tie All-Time Record at 2011 Wimbledon

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After winning five Wimbledon championships in a row, it seemed as though Roger Federer was poised to take hold of Pete Sampras' Wimbledon record.

Unfortunately for Federer, Rafael Nadal isn't exclusively a master of clay. Nadal has won the tournament two of the last three years. The other victory belonged to Federer in 2009.

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Federer comes into this tournament as the No. 3 seed. He's dominated over the last decade, and is considered by many to have the best chance of keeping Nadal from repeating his 2010 performance.

Federer currently has six Wimbledon championships to his name. Odds are that before his career is up, he's going to bring home at least one more trophy.

He's not exactly exuding dominance in early rounds, but Federer has to like his chances of tying Sampras' record this year.

Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake get close

They recently admitted that they still "love each other", and Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz looked closer than ever at he New York premiere of their movie 'Bad Teacher' last night.

The former couple, who split up five years ago after dating from 2003 to 2006, posed together happily on the red carpet at the Ziegfeld Theatre .


Cameron, 38, and Timberlake, 30, were all smiles as they promoted the movie in which actress Cameron stars as an unconventional High School teacher who is determined to land herself a rich man.

'Cry Me A River' singer Timberlake has been concentrating on his acting career in recent years and hasn't released an album since his second solo effort 'FutureSex/LoveSounds' in 2006.

"Justin's an amazing comedian," Cameron told UK morning show 'Daybreak'. "He's a great actor but as a comedian he has such amazing timing.

"Working with him was great because obviously I know him well and we're good friends, we love each other, we want great things for each other and we love to laugh together."

Cameron is now dating baseball player Alex Rodriguez while Timberlake split from actress Jessica Biel earlier this year.

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New graphic cigarette warnings unveiled

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The federal government Tuesday unveiled nine graphic images that will be required on all cigarette packs and advertising as part of a powerful new warning strategy.

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The images include a picture of a man smoking through a tracheotomy hole in his throat, a horribly diseased lung, mottled teeth and gums, a man breathing with an oxygen mask and a man’s body with a large scar running down the chest. They will be accompanied by messages such as, “Warning: Cigarettes are addictive,” “Warning: Cigarettes cause cancer” and “Warning: Smoking can kill you.”

“President Obama is committed to protecting our nation’s children and the American people from the dangers of tobacco use,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. “These labels are frank, honest and powerful depictions of the health risks of smoking, and they will help encourage smokers to quit, and prevent children from smoking.”

Beginning on Oct. 22, 2012, any cigarette makers that do not put the new warnings on their packaging will not be allowed to sell their brands in the United States. The warnings, which will replace those that cigarette packs began carrying 25 years ago, will cover half the front and back of each pack and 20 percent of each large ad.

Each warning will also be accompanied by 1-800-QUIT-NOW, which smokers can call for help quitting.

Armed with new powers approved by Congress last year, the Food and Drug Administration announced in November that the agency would require the new images and unveiled 36 proposed images it was considering.

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The final nine were selected after the agency reviewed the scientific literature, more than 1,700 public comments and a study involving 18,000 people.

Public health authorities and anti-smoking advocates hailed the move as a milestone in the battle against tobacco in the United States that began in 1964, when the surgeon general first declared cigarettes and public health threat. That battle made steady progress for decades, but stalled in recent years, with one in five adults and teens still smoking. President Obama himself struggled for years to quit.

“These new warning labels have the potential to encourage adults to give up their deadly addiction to cigarettes and deter children from starting in the first place,” said John R. Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society, in a statement.

At least 30 other countries already require graphic warnings, including some, like Brazil, that go even further than the U.S. messages. Canada, which became the first country to require more graphic warnings in 2000, has seen a significant drop in smoking.

Among the images that were proposed but rejected was one showing a man who appears to be suffering a heart attack, another depicting a corpse in a coffin and another in a morgue with a toe tag.

The warnings are part of a broad new federal anti-smoking strategy. The FDA has restricted the use of the terms “light,” “low” and ”mild,” banned the use of fruit, candy and spice flavorings and is considering taking action to prevent the sale of menthol cigarettes.

Emma Watson talks kissing Rupert Grint

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Emma Watson has revealed that even though she had forever to prepare for it (who didn't see the Hermione/Ron romance in Harry Potter coming?), she was more nervous about her on-screen kiss with Rupert Grint than she was about the one with Daniel Radcliffe.

"Dan and I could sort of have a laugh about it", Emma explained. "Whereas Rupert's a bit more quiet so I didn't really know what he was thinking, which made me a bit more nervous. So kissing Rupert was probably weirder actually. Dan wasn't so bad."

But she managed to get through it somehow.

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"I just had to remind myself  I am an actress, I am Hermione, this is a role, but it was really hard. We just have so much history together. They are like my brothers," she said.

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Rock a backless dress like Anne Hathaway

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A top dermatologist has revealed his top tips for looking stunning in a backless dress a la Anne Hathaway.

The stunning actress looked gorgeous in a backless gown at this year’s Golden Globe Awards thanks to her flawless skin. Dresses with a ‘back cleavage’ are a big trend this summer and have been spotted on the red carpet not only on Anne, but many other Hollywood beauties including Claire Danes and Emma Stone.

For glowing Hollywood skin, dermatologist Eric Schweiger has revealed his top tips to pull off this sexy trend with confidence.

“To get rid of body breakouts, cleanse your back and chest with a face or body wash that contains benzoyl peroxide (5% or higher) or salicylic acid (2% is ideal),” he told US Weekly. “Use it with the Clarisonic PLUS, which has an attachable body brush to buff away dead skin cells and remove more dirt and oil than regular washing. 

Post-shower, spot-treat zits with the same drying potion that you use on your face. For really stubborn body acne, ask your derm about prescription medications, chemical peels and laser treatments which are all more effective than OTC at-home options.”

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As well as clearing up your skin, the New-York based skin expert says you should also protect it from harmful influences and prevent it from the first signs of ageing. Eric also revealed that no bare back is complete without a gorgeous LA glow.

“Apply an antioxidant-rich serum and a daily moisturizing sunscreen every day to prevent a rough, “crepe-y” appearance,” he said.

For a radiant gleam, Eric advises to check out Australian Gold SPF Spray Gel With Instant Bronzer and MAC Skinsheen Leg Spray.

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