Portman Source will soon be closing doors, y’all.

Running a(nother) Natalie Portman site for more than 1.5 years has been a pleasure, but unfortunately Natalie’s most recent projects in terms of film haven’t inspired a great deal of additional, or even continued, interest in her in me, personally, and I need to move on to projects of greater interest and activity, such as my websites for Tricia Helfer and Chloë Sevigny.

Furthermore, I’ve begun to increasingly feel the site is not going in the direction I’d like, mainly due to time and energy constraints. My original intention was to make Portman Source a fully fledged fan site with rich and informative content, particularly given the huge(!) amount of raw material available to me. Once that proved a task too enormous, I was willing to settle for a newsblog until another development opportunity presented itself, but even as a newsblog I feel Portman Source, as it is now, is inadequate, despite the positive feedback I’ve received. As I see no additional free time for me to develop the site in the near (or distant) future, closing has become the right decision for me.

I still have the greatest respect for Natalie as an actress and philanthropist; her work for FINCA particularly commands respect. A huge thank you to everyone who’s been supportive of this project from the beginning. You know who you are.

Portman Source and its content is not for sale and content will not be donated to any other Natalie Portman website. Please do not ask. Thank you.

Regards,
Sandra
Portman Source Admin

It’s been a while since we’ve had any concrete and/or plausible film-related rumors on Natalie. However, Variety — a generally reliable source for film news — reports Natalie Portman and Brad Pitt are attached to an upcoming rom-com with a title… of sanity-defying length. From Variety:

Paramount Pictures has attached Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman to star in a film based on the new Leanne Shapton book Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry. The book was just published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. Paramount won an auction for the book rights Tuesday night, with Pitt’s Plan B producing with Portman’s Handsomecharlie Films banner. Portman brought the book to Pitt, whose company is Par-based.

The book takes the form of Sotheby’s-like estate auction catalog, with 325 entries and photographs depicting items that reveal the private moments and the rise and fall of a four-year relationship between the fictitious couple Hal Morris (a 40ish photographer) and Lenore Doolan, (a New York Times food columnist in her late 20s). The project will be developed as a romantic comedy, with Pitt to play Morris, and Portman to play Doolan.

Apologies for the recent delay in updates. While there hasn’t been much activity with Natalie of late, we also are and will be busy with other projects throughout the Spring, and thus we will only be posting updates whenever there are big news or public appearances to report on, until further notice. Sorry, ya’ll — some things just have to take higher priority!

Onto today’s update, however. Yesterday, March 14 2009, Natalie Portman was spotted at the REDCAT 5th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles, CA, of which the first three medium-res photos have been added to the gallery. As always, more photos will be added as they are found. Enjoy!

New Photo Albums:

• Appearances in 2009 > REDCAT 5th Anniversary Gala on Mar 14

We still have a ton of public appearance photos of recent years (and particularly last month’s Oscars!) to sort through and add to the site, hence the lack of updates. Please be patient with as we currently have other projects to tend to as well.

Meanwhile, Natalie Portman was photographed yesterday, March 5 2009 at ‘A Powerful Noise’ Live in New York, NY. The gallery has been updated with our first 26 136 medium- and hi-res photos of Natalie at the event; hopefully, we’ll have more photos and additional information soon. Check back with us for updates!

New Photo Albums:

• Appearances in 2009 > ‘A Powerful Noise’ Live on Mar 5

“You look like you work at a Hasidic meth lab.”
- Natalie Portman to Ben Stiller at the 2009 Oscars

We have a huge media update on Natalie Portman’s 81st Annual Academy Awards-appearance of February 22 2009. Natalie appeared on the red carpet as well as presented the award for Best Cinematography with actor-comedian Ben Stiller to Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire, the big winner of the night with an impressive eight Oscar wins.

Kicking things off with photos, the gallery has been updated with hundreds of site-exclusive medium- and hi-res photos of Natalie’s Academy Awards- and Vanity Fair Oscar Party-appearances, bringing the current total count up to roughly 350 photos. Natalie showed up at the event in a stunning purple strapless Rodarte gown and updo, and was without a doubt the best dressed of the night. As always, more photos will be added as they are found!

Video clip-wise, we have a YouTube video of Natalie and Ben Stiller’s hilarious Best Cinematography-presentation, in which Stiller brilliantly spoofed the recent awkward Late Show with David Letterman-appearance of actor Joaquin Phoenix, much to the delight of the audience. If you haven’t seen Phoenix’s Letterman-appearance, you will fail to appreciate most of what’s happening here, however clearly most of Hollywood has. Check it out!

Updated Photo Albums:

• Appearances in 2009 > 81st Annual Academy Awards on Feb 22
• Appearances in 2009 > Vanity Fair 2009 Oscar Party on Feb 22

Just a quick heads-up to everyone: Natalie Portman is currently on the red carpet at the ongoing 81st Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA! Stay tuned for updates, y’all!

Update: The gallery has been updated with our first few medium-res photos of a phenomenally stunning Natalie at the event. Natalie looks simply amazing in a strapless, purple Rodarte gown and updo. Holy smokes, y’all! Stay tuned for tons more!

Update 2: Natalie Portman recently presented the award for Best Cinematography to Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire with actor Ben Stiller, brilliantly spoofing Joaquin Phoenix. Hopefully, you’ve been checking back with us for new photo additions, which are constantly being made at our gallery!

Update 3: Post-main event, Natalie was photographed at the Vanity Fair 2009 Oscar Party in Hollywood, CA. Check out the first photos at our gallery! As always, more will be added as they are found. Stay tuned!

New Photo Albums:

• Appearances in 2009 > 81st Annual Academy Awards on Feb 22
• Appearances in 2009 > Vanity Fair 2009 Oscar Party on Feb 22

“The earth doesn’t know there’s been a financial crisis. It’s still warming at an unsustainable rate.”
- former President Bill Clinton at the Second Clinton Global Initiative

Thank heavens for new appearances! Yesterday, February 13 2009, Natalie Portman attended the Second Clinton Global Initiative Opening Plenary Session, titled “Making a Difference on Campus: A Call to Action” at the University of Texas in Austin, TX. The gallery has been updated with the first 14 medium-res photos of Natalie at the event; as always, more will be added as I find them. For more information on what was said at last night’s session, have a look at this article about the event from the AP Texas News.

Update Feb 15: The gallery has been updated with another six medium-res photos of Natalie at the event. You’ll recognize her dress from her November 15 2007 ‘Today Show’ appearance. Also, check out a video clip from the event, courtesy of NECN.com, in which Natalie discusses her motivations behind her drive for change:

New Photo Albums:

• Appearances in 2009 > Second Clinton Global Intiative Opening Plenary Session on Feb 13

Yesterday, DazedDigital.com premiered Francesco Vezzoli’s “Greed” faux perfume commercial starring Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams on their website. Please visit DazedDigital.com for the clip or check out our 66 medium-res screen captures of Natalie’s performance at our gallery!

New Photo Albums:

• Unsorted Work > Francesco Vezzoli’s “Greed” Faux Perfume Ad Screen Captures