Dad's Death Made Diaz 'Stronger'

She talks A-Rod, exercise, and her famous booty

(NEWSER) - In her last interview, Cameron Diaz talked about “traveling for c**k” ; in this one, she talks about her “tiny but juicy” booty. From her Harper’s Bazaar cover story:

• On her booty: “Most booties that propel girls are usually the bigger booties. I have a little tiny one, but it is, nonetheless, juicy.”
• On growing older: “I feel so much more attractive now. A thousand percent. I’m appreciating my skin and my wrinkles and all those things because you cannot stop aging, you can’t.”

Film is wayward, most critics agree, but for some it's interesting

(NEWSER) - Critics are split on The Box, the new film from writer-director Richard Kelly, known for the much-loved Donnie Darko and the reviled Southland Tales. Some takes on the flick about a box with a mysterious, life-changing button:

• Pass, writes writes Elizabeth Weitzman in the New York Daily News. Don't "spend your time and money on Kelly's take" on the Richard Matheson short story. Just "watch the original Twilight Zone episode at home on YouTube."

Expect astonishing Gabourey Sidibe and director Lee Daniels to stay in the spotlight

(NEWSER) - Film festival darling Precious is a breakthrough not just for director Lee Daniels—who collected Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey to champion the movie—but also for star Gabourey Sidibe, who plays the abused main character. Though media reports paint her as “this downtrodden, ugly girl who got this role and now I’m awesome,” the truth is “I’ve been awesome, and then I got this role,” Sidibe tells New York. More»

(NEWSER) - Jennifer Aniston is feeling a little jilted because of Bradley Cooper’s burgeoning relationship with Renee Zellweger, Us reports. “She honestly feels screwed over," says a friend. "She had a major crush on him and she let him know," but "he didn't reciprocate." The two costars went on a dinner date in June, but Cooper’s relationship with Zellweger is making news now. Aniston “doesn't see what Renee has that she doesn't,” the pal says. More»

(NEWSER) - Sacha Baron Cohen is box-office gold, but he can’t pull it off again … or can he? Eric Ditzian looks at some possibilities for the Brüno star’s future.

• "A Fourth Wacked-Out Journalist." Some thought Brüno couldn't fly after the exposure Borat brought, but the multiplex says otherwise. "No doubt, Cohen and his mischievous team could make a fourth movie work." (First film Ali G Indahouse didn't make it to US theaters.)