Joe Arce

Exclusive Portrait: Fashion Icon Jessica Simpson in Chicago For New ‘Fancy’ Fragrance

HollywoodChicago.com — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:50:31 -0700

CHICAGO – Singer, actress and fashion icon Jessica Simpson sports a fancy greeting for the HollywoodChicago.com lens on Dec. 6, 2008 at the launch of her new “Fancy” fragrance at Macy’s on State Street in downtown Chicago.

Jessica Simpson has been featured in the 2008 films “The Love Guru” and “Major Movie Star” as well as “Blonde Ambition,” “Employee of the Month,” “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Jessica” on TV, “The Twilight Zone” and “That ’70s Show”. She has also been seen on “Entertainment Tonight,” the “Late Show with David Letterman,” “The View” and many other such shows.

Our exclusive Chicago portrait of Jessica Simpson is below.

Singer, actress and fashion icon Jessica Simpson sports a fancy greeting for the HollywoodChicago.com
lens on Dec. 6, 2008 at the launch of her new “Fancy” fragrance at Macy’s on State Street in downtown Chicago.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com

Interview: Oscar Winner Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman on TNT’s New ‘Leverage’ Series

HollywoodChicago.com — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:50:28 -0700

CHICAGO – After hearing comical interpretations of leverage from HollywoodChicago.com readers – including “taking someone’s pet hostage,” “having goons, paying them well and feeding them well” and a “push-up bra” – Academy Award-winning actor Timothy Hutton jumped into his “Leverage” character and said it’s just one matter-of-fact word: “power”.

Academy Award-winning actor Timothy Hutton is photographed in Chicago on Dec. 2, 2008 in this exclusive HollywoodChicago.com portrait for the TV series “Leverage,” which premiered on TNT on Dec. 7, 2008.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

“I say at the end of the first episode: ‘You’ve just had this terrible thing happen to you. You’re going through a hard time. But don’t worry. We’re here. We provide leverage,’ a mellow Hutton said in a Chicago interview with HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman about the new TNT series. “In our show, leverage can mean a lot of things, but really it comes down to power.”

Hutton added with more specificity: “It’s the strategic application of power to gain a favorable result. That could go right in Webster’s Dictionary.”

But does Hutton – who has made a career out of supporting roles and won such an Oscar for 1980’s “Ordinary People” from director Robert Redford – have the star power to lead a TV series in the way Kyra Sedgwick is the closer in TV’s “The Closer”? That’s the bet by series directors Dean Devlin and Jonathan Frakes (who played William T. Riker in “Star Trek: The Next Generation”).

Hutton himself doesn’t think he was necessarily the one man for the job, though, since the inception of the series. He feels he evolved into the role over time.

The “Leverage” team from left to right:
Aldis Hodge, Beth Riesgraf, Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman and Christian Kane.
Photo credit: TNT

“As time went on, we (referring to himself and “Leverage” star Gina Bellman) eventually fit. I don’t know that either one of us was the immediate likely person,” Hutton said. “I am happy they asked us because it’s a really great script. Once this team comes together, we get to do so many different things to carry out the con or sting operation. That’s very appealing to all of us.”

All the while, Hutton’s Nathan Ford character is experiencing his own character evolution and inner conflict. He initially disowns the concept of being a criminal – like his “Ocean’s Eleven”-like teammates – and views himself in a very different light from the rest.

Exclusive Portraits: Legendary Adult Film Star, Feminist, Best-Selling Author Nina Hartley in Chicago

HollywoodChicago.com — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:46:42 -0700

CHICAGO – Legendary adult film star, feminist and best-selling author Nina Hartley was in Chicago for a three-night, sold-out sex education workshop series at The Pleasure Chest from Dec. 3, 2008 to Dec. 5, 2008. Hartley paid a visit to the HollywoodChicago.com celebrity photographer’s studio to shoot some of her new no-nudity publicity.

Editor’s note: As HollywoodChicago.com is not an adult entertainment publication
and does not show nudity, these portraits are tasteful and fully clothed.

In addition to appearing in approximately 650 adults films over the past 25 years, Nina Hartley was in “Boogie Nights” and has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. She is a registered nurse, a spokeswoman for the adult film industry and the author of the best-selling book “Nina Hartley’s Guide to Total Sex”. Our exclusive Chicago portraits of Nina Hartley are below.

Legendary adult film star, feminist and best-selling author Nina Hartley was in Chicago
for a three-night, sold-out sex education workshop series at The Pleasure Chest
from Dec. 3, 2008 to Dec. 5, 2008. Hartley paid a visit to the HollywoodChicago.com
celebrity photographer’s studio to shoot some of her new publicity.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com

Exclusive Portrait: ‘Rescue Me’ Star Denis Leary in Chicago For ‘Why We Suck’ Book Signing

HollywoodChicago.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:52:39 -0700

CHICAGO – “Rescue Me” star Denis Leary takes a moment out of his busy schedule on Dec. 5, 2008 to explain “why we suck” before a packed book signing for his best-selling book “Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid” at Borders on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue. Leary starred in 52 episodes of “Rescue Me” from 2004 to 2007.

He’s also a voice in 2009’s “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” and was a voice in 2006’s “Ice Age: The Meltdown,” 2002’s “Ice Age” and “A Bug’s Life”. Leary also starred in “The Secret Lives of Dentists,” “The Thomas Crown Affair,” “Demolition Man” and “The Sandlot”. Our exclusive Chicago portrait of Denis Leary is below.

“Rescue Me” star Denis Leary takes a moment out of his busy schedule on Dec. 5, 2008
to explain “why we suck” before a packed book signing for his best-selling book
“Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid” in Chicago.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com

Exclusive Portrait: ‘American Idol’ Judge Randy Jackson in Chicago For Book ‘Randy Jackson’s New You Plan’

HollywoodChicago.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:25:01 -0700

CHICAGO – Music producer and “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson got up close and personal with the HollywoodChicago.com lens before his book signing on Dec. 3, 2008 for “Randy Jackson’s New You Plan” at the Borders on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue. Jackson said at the book signing: “We did all right, dog.”

In addition to being one-third of the “American Idol” judging panel, Grammy Award-winning rock bassist Randy Jackson is also the executive producer of “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew”. He also was as a narrator in 2008’s “Soul Men” with Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac and Sean Hayes. Our exclusive portrait of Randy Jackson is below.

Music producer and “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson gets up close and personal
with the HollywoodChicago.com lens before his book signing on Dec. 3, 2008 for
“Randy Jackson’s New You Plan” at the Borders on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com

Exclusive Red-Carpet Portraits: Luis Guzman, Freddy Rodriguez, Elizabeth Pena For ‘Nothing Like the Holidays’

HollywoodChicago.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:36:54 -0700

CHICAGO – Luis Guzman, Freddy Rodriguez and Elizabeth Pena were in Chicago on a snowy Dec. 1, 2008 for the red-carpet premiere of the new Chicago-filmed movie “Nothing Like the Holidays” at the Music Box Theatre. The HollywoodChicago.com lens captured their exclusive portraits.

“Nothing Like the Holidays,” which opens on Dec. 12, 2008 and was formerly called “Humboldt Park,” stars Debra Messing, John Leguizamo, Luis Guzman, Freddy Rodriguez, Elizabeth Pena and Alfred Molina. “Nothing Like the Holidays” follows a Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago as they face what may be their last Christmas together.

Luis Guzman poses for the HollywoodChicago.com lens in Chicago on Dec. 1, 2008 at
the Music Box Theatre for the red-carpet premiere of “Nothing Like the Holidays”.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

Freddy Rodriguez poses for the HollywoodChicago.com lens in Chicago on Dec. 1, 2008 at
the Music Box Theatre for the red-carpet premiere of “Nothing Like the Holidays”.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

Elizabeth Pena poses for the HollywoodChicago.com lens in Chicago on Dec. 1, 2008 at
the Music Box Theatre for the red-carpet premiere of “Nothing Like the Holidays”.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com

Exclusive Portrait: Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth at Borders in Chicago For Book ‘The Bitch Switch’

HollywoodChicago.com — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:10:39 -0700

CHICAGO – “The Apprentice” star Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth posed for the HollywoodChicago.com camera on Oct. 22, 2008 before beginning her two-day Chicago book tour to promote “The Bitch Switch” at Borders in downtown Chicago.

In addition to appearing on TV’s “The Apprentice” from Donald Trump (our exclusive Donald Trump portrait is here), Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth has also appeared on “The Chelsea Handler Show”. Our exclusive Chelsea Handler portrait is here.

In addition, Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth has appeared on “The View,” “Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett & Sandra Bernhard,” “Dr. Phil,” “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch,” “The Surreal Life,” “The Tyra Banks Show,” “SoapTalk,” “Fear Factor,” “Larry King Live” and more. Our exclusive portrait of her can be found below.

“The Apprentice” star Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth poses for the HollywoodChicago.com camera on Oct. 22, 2008 before beginning her two-day Chicago book tour to promote “The Bitch Switch” at Borders in downtown Chicago.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com

Exclusive Portrait: Chelsea Handler at Borders in Chicago For New Book ‘Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea’

HollywoodChicago.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:51:17 -0700

CHICAGO – Actress Chelsea Handler strikes a pose for the HollywoodChicago.com lens at a Borders in Chicago before a book signing on Oct. 26, 2008 for her best seller “Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea”. Handler also performed a benefit for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation on Oct. 25, 2008 at the House of Blues in Chicago.

Handler has appeared on “Reno 911!,” “The Bernie Mac Show,” “Chelsea Lately” and “The Practice”. Our exclusive portraits of Chelsea can be found below.

Chelsea Handler strikes a pose for the HollywoodChicago.com lens at a Borders in Chicago before
a book signing on Oct. 26, 2008 for her best seller “Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea”.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com

Exclusive Portrait: Martha Stewart at The Book Stall For New Book ‘Martha Stewart’s Cooking School’

HollywoodChicago.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:46:59 -0600

CHICAGO – Cooking and design star Martha Stewart strikes a pose on Oct. 30, 2008 for the HollywoodChicago.com lens at The Book Stall in Winnetka, Ill. to promote her new book “Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook”.

Stewart has appeared on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Today,” “Entertainment Tonight,” “Late Show with David Letterman,” “The View,” “Larry King Live,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The Daily Show” and “The Rosie O’Donnell Show”. Our exclusive portrait of Stewart is below.

Cooking and design star Martha Stewart strikes a pose for the HollywoodChicago.com lens
on Oct. 30, 2008 at The Book Stall in Winnetka, Ill. to promote her new book “Martha
Stewart’s Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook”.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com

Exclusive Portrait: Jason Isaacs on Red Carpet For ‘Good’ at Chicago International Film Festival

HollywoodChicago.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:45:33 -0600

CHICAGO – Actor Jason Isaacs greeted the HollywoodChicago.com lens on the red carpet for “Good” on Oct. 29, 2008 on the closing night of the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival.

Isaacs has been featured in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” “The Tuxedo,” “Resident Evil,” “Reign of Fire,” “Black Hawk Down,” “The Patroit,” “Armageddon,” “Grindhouse” and TV’s “Brotherhood”.

Isaacs will also appear in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I” in 2010. Our exclusive portrait of Jason Isaacs on the red carpet for “Good” is below. Our exclusive portrait of Viggo Mortensen on the red carpet for “Good” can be found here.

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Actor Jason Isaacs greets the HollywoodChicago.com camera on the red carpet for the film
“Good” on Oct. 29, 2008 on the closing night of the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

Joe Arce – the professional celebrity photographer for HollywoodChicago.com – has also captured a “Good” group shot with Jason Isaacs, director Vicente Amorim, Viggo Mortensen and Chicago International Film Festival founder Michael Kutza. It follows.

From left to right: “Good” actor Jason Isaacs, “Good” director Vicente Amorim, “Good” actor
Viggo Mortensen and Chicago International Film Festival founder Michael Kutza at the premiere
of “Good” on the closing night of the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival on Oct. 29, 2008.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com