Actress Annette Bening, a member of the California Arts Council, describes a childhood experience attending an opera during her remarks before the council's art conference in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007
Actress Annette Bening, a member of the California Arts Council, smiles as she talks with a reporter after her remarks at the council's annual arts conference held in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007.
On Location
Irish actors Colin Farrell, left, and Brendan Gleeson, right, and British movie director Martin McDonagh, center, stand on a bridge after a press conference for their new movie "In Bruges" in the medieval town of Bruges, Belgium, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007. McDonagh's suspense thriller is the darkly comedic tale of two hitmen, played by Farrell and Gleeson.
Seeking School Reform
Entertainer Bill Cosby shakes hands with a student after attending a news conference on the steps of John McDonogh High School in New Orleans, Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 30, 2007. The high school is among the city's most desperate, run-down schools. Cosby lent his celebrity status to a group pushing for improvements to the city's school system.
Entertainer Bill Cosby answers a question at a news conference on the steps of John McDonogh High School in New Orleans, Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 30, 2007. Cosby lent his celebrity status to a group pushing for improvements to the city's school system, which is suffering from teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms.
Entertainer Bill Cosby shares a laugh with New Orleans City Council Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell as they walk down the steps of John McDonogh High School in New Orleans, Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 30, 2007.
PETA Protester
Singer Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders poses with a pair of shears in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. Hynde, campaigning for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), is protesting against the wool industry's treatment of sheep, calling for an end to the practice of "mulesing" which is used to prevent a disease called flystrike.
Veterans' Benefits
Singer John Mellencamp performs a sound check prior to the official dedication of the Center for the Intrepid, a $50 million high-tech rehabilitation center designed to serve the growing number of soldiers who return from war as amputees or with severe burns, at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Monday, Jan. 29, 2007.
Actress Michelle Pfeiffer, center, and her husband, writer/producer David E. Kelley, top left, attend the official dedication of the Center for the Intrepid, a $50 million high-tech rehabilitation center designed to serve the growing number of soldiers who return from war as amputees or with severe burns, at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Monday, Jan. 29, 2007.
Czech Premiere
Czech director Milos Forman, right, actress Natalie Portman, center, and Spanish actor Javier Bardem, left, pose for a picture prior to a press conference for the Czech premiere of Forman's new film "Goya's Ghosts" in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007.
Actress Natalie Portman smiles during a press conference for the Czech premiere of Milos Forman's new film "Goya's Ghosts" in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007.
InStyle Awards
Kelly Osbourne arrives at the In Style Awards for Best Beauty Buys 2007 at Sketch in London on Jan. 30, 2007.
"The Foxxhole"
Actor andd singer Jamie Foxx is interviewed at the launch of "The Foxxhole" on SIRIUS Satellite Radio on Jan. 23, 2007, in New York.
Grand Opening
Actress Hilary Duff shops at the grand opening of the David Yurman Boutique on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 11, 2007.
Cover Girl
Actress America Ferrera arrives at a luncheon to celebrate her appearance on the February CosmoGirl magazine cover on Jan. 8, 2007, in New York.
Cocktails To Celebrate
Actors Jackie Earle Haley and Adam Beach speak at Premiere's magazine's Best Performances Of 2006 cocktail party, presented by Biolage at the Sunset Tower Hotel, on Jan. 10, 2007, in Hollywood, Calif.
DVD Release
Celebrating the DVD release of "Farce of the Penguins" at Tenjune in New York on Jan. 30, 2007, are, from left, Lewis Black, Gilbert Gottfried, Mary-Kate Olsen, Bob Saget, Ashley Olsen and Tracy Morgan.
Actors Mary-Kate Olsen, Bob Saget and Ashley Olsen attend the DVD release party of "Farce of the Penguins" at Tenjune in New York on Jan. 30, 2007.
Tara Down Under
Actress Tara Reid acts as guest celebrity bid-spotter for the auction of advertising executive John Singleton's filly LOT 42, at the Magic Millions Sale Complex on Jan. 11, 2007, in Australia. Reid spent much of January in Australia for the Magic Millions horse-racing Carnival.
Actress Tara Reid arrives to launch the Magic Millions Official Opening Night Function and cocktail party at Conrad Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, on Jan. 10, 2007, in Australia. Reid spent much of January in Australia for the Magic Millions horse-racing Carnival.