September 30, 2006
Bug is adapted by Tracy Letts from his stage play -- only five characters have speaking roles, and most of the action revolves around the two leads. Agnes (Ashley Judd) is one step away from being a stereotype of trashiness: living in a crummy hotel room in Oklahoma, working in a honky-tonk with her friend RC (Lynn Collins), and trying to avoid her ex-con ex. One night, RC brings Peter (Michael Shannon) to visit Agnes, and the two connect instantly as friends, even after Agnes's scumbucket ex Jerry (Harry Connick Jr.) turns up. And then Peter notices the bugs in Agnes's bedroom ... blood-sucking aphids >> Full Review

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September 22, 2006
Giorgio Armani painted the town red, all right.

The Italian designer blew London Fashion Week out of the water on Thursday - and also, quite possibly, the coming Milan and Paris fashion weeks - with his star-studded One Night Only party.

A spectacular showcase of Armani's spring/summer 2007 Emporio Armani collection, the new Armani Red collection and the current Giorgio Armani and Armani Prive collections, the event aimed to raise awareness of the Red consumer campaign, aimed at combating HIV/AIDS in the Third World.

He was supported by pop diva Beyonce who brought the 1,300 guests to their feet with a performance of hit "Crazy in Love" and by rapper 50 Cent who had supermodels punching the air.

In the intervals, Armani sent more than 50 models down the runway, sashaying through his three traditional collections — from haute couture gem-encrusted gowns, to purple Armani suits and the baby doll dresses of his younger line Emporio Armani .

Among those taking it all in were actor Leonardo DiCaprio, singer Alicia Keys and actress Ashley Judd. Hollywood's Sean Penn and Penelope Cruz, and singer Usher sent video messages.

September 13, 2006
London, September 13 - Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani is set to design a special AIDS charity edition of top British newspaper The Independent

The Armani-designed edition, on newstands on Thursday September 21, will contain articles on Africa's AIDS plague by celebrities including George Clooney, Leonardo Di Caprio, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andriy Shevchenko, Ashley Judd and Beyoncé Knowles.

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