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With Justin at The Oaks Gourmet Market in LA – 1/29/10

Drew Barrymore sported much longer locks while shopping with beau Justin Long in Los Angeles Friday afternoon.

The actress, 34, had hair extensions put in last Monday, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.

Last fall, she debuted a short blonde bob with black tips at the premiere of Whip It. She’s also donned red and brunette styles over the years.

Barrymore told the October issue of InStyle that she likes to change her look to dodge attention.

“I love my life. I really do. But there are moments I battle with it. Some days I want nothing more than a brilliant mask so I could look like someone else and go wander the streets and be free,” she said. “I’m very peeved Halloween only comes once a year.”

Victoria Beckham is constantly spotted in fun frocks from her line — she even pulled out this violet Giral strapless dress from her Fall 2009 collection on Aug. 7 while taping American Idol! The classic cut and the very popular purple color makes it ideal for multiple seasons — just look at Drew Barrymore in the very same dress on Nov. 3! Both ladies went for a minimal look and black pumps, but while Drew opted for a chunky bracelet and decorated the dress with a pin, Victoria accessorized with two thin bangles. Who do you think wore it better?

My vote is Drew and she’s currently winning – go HERE to vote!

A coming of age story set in and around Austin, Texas, Whip It! tells of a young girl’s struggles to find her true place in the world. This is an unusual drama with comic moments that has Roller Derby as its central motif, and the lesson that being true to yourself is hard, but ultimately worth the trouble.

Drew Barrymore directed and also had a role in this offbeat but highly entertaining film. Ellen Page plays 17 year old Bliss Cavendar, an immature school girl who is more worried about taking risks, than exploring what life has to offer.

Her mother Brooke (Marcia Gay Harden) has enrolled Bliss in a debutante program, seeing it as a stepping stone to a better future. Bliss grudgingly follows her mother’s plan, until a chance encounter with some girls from the Austin Roller Derby catches her imagination and suggests that there might be something more interesting and fun that she should pursue.

In a past generation, we might have seen this story as a young man running away to join the circus, as the format is reminiscent of that fable. Telling her parents that she is taking a college prep course, and telling the Roller Derby people that she is 21, Bliss tries out and is accepted for a place on the worst Roller Derby team.

Bliss becomes “Babe Ruthless” and learns to do the daring and dangerous “whip” maneuver that helps to catapult her team into the derby finals. Of course along the way Bliss makes some mistakes, but in spite of the painful repercussions, she grows up, and learns to value herself and her opinions.

Ellen Page is an amazing young actress. She conveys the emotions of the timid Bliss, as she is fearful or unsure about everything in her life, and then before the viewer’s eyes blossoms into a self assured and motivated individual. Viewers can relate to her portrayal of the hard process of growing up and possibly disappointing the ambitions of one’s parents.

Bliss’s situation is not hopeless, or even horrible, as she has parents that love her, good friends and intelligence. She is simply restless and a different person from the debutante that her mother envisions. Roller Derby might be a far-fetched job opportunity, but it serves as a model for any of those choices young people make that don’t fit into their parents’ plans.

The Roller Derby crowd becomes a surrogate family for Bliss, one in which she can explore facets of her character, get over her timidity and truly become “Babe Ruthless.”

Whip It! is presented on single disc in widescreen format with English, French or Spanish audio and subtitles in English or Spanish. The special features are deleted scenes and trailers and sneak peeks.

In spite of the rough seeming situation, the derby girls with names like Maggie Mayhem, Iron Maven and Smashley Simpson, the humanity of the individual is the most important factor in the story, and so it becomes an oddly sweet adventure and ultimately a satisfying journey.

source: monstersandcritics.com

Drew has won another award for her role in ‘Grey Gardens’! She won a Screen Actor’s Guild Award for Best Actress in a T.V. Movie or Miniseries. This is Drew’s first SAG award!

I’ve updated the gallery with high quality photos of Drew at the awards which was held on Jan 23rd in L.A.

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Appearances and Events 2010 > 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards – 01/23/10

The mood was subdued, yet the passion with which the crème de la crème of the acting and recording worlds approached the evening’s efforts was an underlying force to be reckoned with.

From George Clooney’s opening sentiments from Los Angeles, where he spent the past week pulling together the two-hour Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, to Anderson Cooper’s dispatches from the earthquake-torn nation to Wyclef Jean’s closing message of hope for his fellow Haitians to each and every musical performance, there really wasn’t a moment that didn’t ring heartfelt and true.

The only times we glanced in disbelief, perhaps, was when we saw who was populating the front row of phone banks: Jenna Elfman, Tobey Maguire, Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Eric Dane, Kate Beckinsale, Steven Spielberg, Reese Witherspoon, Cindy Crawford, Ben Affleck, Sigourney Weaver, Noah Wyle, Ringo Starr, Jack Nicholson, Ellen DeGeneres, Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Robin Williams and more.

Just sitting there, one right next to the other, animatedly engaging donors who were giving anywhere from $5 to thousands to the cause. (And we didn’t even mention Tim Allen, Billy Crystal, Colin Farrell, Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, Neil Patrick Harris, LL Cool J, Selena Gomez, et al. sitting in the second row.)

Read the entire coverage at E! Online

Just a day after Drew’s big Golden Globe award, she was spotted enjoying a day out and about with Justin in  Los Feliz, CA.  Enjoy the photos!

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Candid Photos 2010 > Drew and Justin out and about in Los Feliz, California – 01/18/10

Watch the video of Drew react to her first Golden Globes win. Plus, is Drew a PC or Mac user? Find out.

I came across this photo which made me smile!  It’s just sooo Drew!  Click on the image to view the high quality photo in the gallery!  Drew better hang on to Justin…  how many men would allow photos of their girlfriend spitting their gum out into his hands?!

Drew just won Best Actress in a mini-series/drama made for TV for Grey Gardens tonight (Jan 17th) at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards!!! This is Drew’s first Golden Globe award!

We are so proud of you, Drew!!!!

I’ve started adding photos of Drew at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards tonight (Jan 17th). I’ll continue updating as photos become available. Drew looks stunning as always!

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Appearances and Events 2010 > 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards – 01/17/10