Oscar-winner Charlize Theron played the role of supportive girlfriend during her visit to the Sarasota Film Festival..

Her longtime boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, wrote and directed his first film, “Battle in Seattle,” which was to be shown in back-to-back screenings Sunday night.

Though she took center stage as an award recipient at the film festival ball Saturday night, she tried valiantly to downplay her presence and to promote Townsend and the film.

She did the same thing during an often serious, occasionally banter-filled conversation with Townsend and co-stars Martin Henderson and Michelle Rodriguez Sunday afternoon.

Townsend talked about the difficulty of writing his first script for the film about the riots that erupted during the World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle in 1999.

“I take my hat off to him,” Theron said. “When you’re lucky enough to witness somebody, and in this case somebody I love, go through an experience like this, it’s wonderful.”
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The following new images have been added to the gallery over the past week. Enjoy!

Appearances
AFI Dallas Film Festival - ‘Battle in Seattle’ Q&A - April 5, 2008
AFI Dallas Film Festival - ‘Battle in Seattle’ Screening’ - April 5, 2008

Interviews
“Live with Regis and Kelly” - March 13, 2008
Sidewalks TV - 2008

Scans
Esquire - May 2001
NY Times Style - Spring 2008

Hello all! I have a lovely little treat for you today. A brand new streaming video archive courtesy of my lovely host, The Fan Sites Network. Please note that it is to be considered beta for now, just until they can see how how the streaming media service will affect servers, etc. and how well the scripts the various sites using this new service will work. So far the one I’m using is working very well and I hope you will all enjoy the new videos that I’ve posted there. Among the new videos available for viewing are Charlize’s recent appearances on “Oprah,” “Regis and Kelly” and “Good Morning America,” just to name a few.

I’d love to hear feedback about this new feature, so feel free and post comments below or email me directly with any comments you may have. Thanks in advance and enjoy the new vids.

“You know what? I like this business. I like filmmaking.”

In an industry where it’s fashionable to complain about how difficult the business can be, such a statement, if it’s uttered at all, would likely be presumed to be ironic.

But Charlize Theron is completely serious.

“I’ve never been one of those actors to hang out in my trailer and disappear. I’m fascinated by how the whole machine really works,” she said. “It’s a joy. I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t. It’s too much work.”

Theron’s latest film, the indie project Sleepwalking, was a bit more work than usual for Theron, since she also served as a producer for the movie.
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Charlize Theron is the Oscar-winning actress from the shocking serial killer movie “Monster.”

AnnaSophia Robb is the little girl from the sentimental dog movie “Because of Winn-Dixie.”

The actresses, 32 and 14 respectively, have joined forces to play mother and daughter in a dark and disturbing drama called “Sleepwalking.” Theron also produced the film.

Theron plays an irresponsible single mother trying to recapture her youth by abandoning her daughter and leaving her with a family member (Nick Stahl) who is about to lose his job and be evicted from his home. This delightful family dynamic dips to new low when Stahl’s character and the girl visit the family patriarch (Dennis Hopper), who makes the rest of the dysfunctional family look well-adjusted.
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I’ve been adding lots of photos lately but haven’t had a chance to post about them properly until now. I hope you will all enjoy the new additions and please keep your eyes peeled for even more new photos and screencaps from her recent appearances and will also have new video clips available soon. Enjoy!

2008 Public Appearances
Arriving to taping of “Late Show with David Letterman” - March 12, 2008
Leaving taping of “Late Show with David Letterman” - March 12, 2008
‘Sleepwalking’ Screening (New York, NY) - March 11, 2008
‘Sleepwalking’ Screening Dinner - March 11, 2008
‘Sleepwalking’ Press Conference - March 7, 2008
‘Sleepwalking’ Premiere (Los Angeles, CA) - March 6, 2008

2008 Interviews
New York Times Interview - Unknown Date
“Good Morning America” - March 13, 2008 (HQ photos)
“Good Morning America” - March 13, 2008 (Screencaptures)
“Late Show with David Letterman” - March 12, 2008 (HQ photos)
“Late Show with David Letterman” - March 12, 2008 (HD Screencaptures)

2007 Interviews
“Live with Regis & Kelly” - February 2, 2007
“Good Morning America” - February 2, 2007

After climbing the Hollywood ladder to become one of the hottest A-list actresses on the planet, Charlize Theron can do it all. Whether it was drama in The Astronaut’s Wife, action in The Italian Job, or her stunning portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster, even her role as animated-to-live-action sci-fi hottie Aeon Flux, Charlize Theron has certainly diversified her big screen portfolio. Now Theron takes both the producing and acting reigns in Sleepwalking, a drama about an 11-year old girl’s struggle to deal with abandonment by her mother. At the recent junket for Sleepwalking, Theron was more than happy to talk about playing a single mother, working with young up-and-comer AnnaSophia Robb, producing the movie, and what it’s like to be able to finally vote as an American citizen.
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“It would be amazing if Charlize Theron did one of our ‘go naked’ campaigns,” Jameson said. “I saw her just the other day and she just blew me away. Charlize is so sexy; I would totally love for her to go naked. I’d die for that.”

Source/Full Story: foxnews.com

Don’t make any dumb blonde jokes about Charlize Theron. Not just because the tall, lanky and very buff South African actress could probably break you in half. Rather, because she’s an ever-inquisitive mover and shaker who’s constantly trying to learn everything she can about the ropes of her business.

For “Sleepwalking,� the new film in which she both acts and serves as a co-producer, those blonde locks have gone brown. She plays Joleen, a bad apple mom who one day hops in a truck and hits the road with yet another boyfriend, leaving her brother and her 11-year-old daughter behind.

It’s not the first time Theron has played an unpleasant character. Her first foray into film was as Helga, the ice-hearted girlfriend to James Spader’s ruthless hitman in “2 Days in the Valley.� More famously, she nabbed a best actress Oscar for her gritty portrayal of real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos in “Monster.�
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With her stunning good looks, it would be easy for Charlize Theron to do fluffy romantic comedies in which she plays a bubbly heroine looking for love. But the South African native, who currently lives in Los Angeles, usually portrays flawed women who may not always be likable but are always fascinating to watch. She won an Oscar for playing real-life serial killer Aileen Wournos in the 2003 biopic “Monster.� In “Sleepwalking,� she plays a working-class single mom named Joleen Reedy who moves in with her brother James (Nick Stahl) and then abandons her daughter Tara (AnnaSophia Robb) for James to raise by himself. Theron, 32, not only stars in “Sleepwalking� but also produced the movie, and she recently sat down with myLifetime.com to chat about tackling Hollywood in front of and behind the camera.
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