Hi, I think I've neglected the site for a long time and it's time to say something. First, I don't have any plan to close the site and will not in a very near future. So Unofficial Claire Danes Page will remain here to be the source of Claire Danes information and pictures. However, I can't handle news and pictures updates right now. For 7 years of UCDP, this is the first time I would announce that the site will be on hiatus. That means no update for quite a while, which I don't know how long it'll be. Meanwhile, anyone who is interested in being co-webmaster is welcome. Please email me your name and your web experience.

Lastly, I'm still fan of Claire Danes. I'm going to see The Flock as soon it'll be here in theatre woo hoo! 

There're so many events pictures which I haven't updated for a while. Here's the list: Glamour magazine - 2007 Women of the Year awards The 67th Annual Motion Picture Club Awards and Installation Luncheon, Pygmalion opening night, pictures from Pygmalion, Candid pictures of Claire walking in NY on Oct 3, Candid pictures after Pygmalion performance on Oct 21, Candid Claire walking in Soho, NY on Oct 27, and stardust posters - international versions.

I've been quite busy a couple of weeks ago and just found out that the site (well, was flashed with PHP error message) can't be accessed. Now everything is back and there're many Claire updates. I'll update the pictures asap.

I just saw Stardust and I must say that this is one of the best Claire's movies in recent years. I enjoy the movie so much. I like Yvaine (though she's annoying at first) and the way she glows when her heart is fulfilled. It's so sad that the movie doesn't do well when it should do. It's a pity that the trailer can't draw attention at all.

Forget it. Let's talk about her new work, Pygmalion, which Claire got good reviews (Hooray!!), and her very first work, My So-Called Life, which the full DVD has just been released. The New York Post described Claire's transformation from an uneducated girl into a society lady as "handsomely done". The NY Daily News said Pygmalion was Claire's best work since MSCL and Shopgirl. There are a number of articles on MSCL, like this one from NY Mag which has interviewed MSCL producer, Marshall Herskovitz, where he talked about the time of auditioning Angela Chase. Alicia Silverstone was one but Herskovitz said she was too beautiful for the role so Claire got it from her more sophisticated look.

Miscellaneous news:
::: Claire is on the cover of this month's Tatler.
::: According to ContactMusic.com, Claire asked British comedian Ricky Gervais if she could be on his show, Extras, but he turned down. She said, "I tried to hassle my way into Extras, but he wasn't having it. Even if that was as forward as I've ever been with anyone."
::: New York Times had an article about Claire's style called An Eliza Doolittle Onstage as Well as on the Red Carpet.
::: UK Telegraph had an article, Capital Danes, and also a new beautiful picture of Claire.
::: JustJared has pictures of Claire and Hugh Dancy walking in SoHo.
::: Claire told UK Stella magazine about her weather-wise, "occasionally I get it right as an actress and feel proud of what I've done. But the conditions have to be just right. I have to be working with a director who is really capable and attentive. The weather has to be just so and the other actors have to be great. Then, for some reason, it works and I feel wonderful. But then something changes and I go back to square one again."

There's no big news recently, just a few small updates. Filmink, an australian magazine, has a small article about Claire: Starshine. So far Stardust has made domestic gross of $37m and worldwide of $57m while the production cost is reportedly around $70m. It's a classic story of a good movie which makes small money

I've updated pictures from Pygmalion press release at American Airlines Theater on September 4, 2007. There is also one Pygmalion poster and one more candid pictures taken on August 23.

Icon Film Distribution will be the distributor of Evening in UK, which is planned to release on September 21, 2007. In an interview about filming Stardust, Danes said, "I had extensions that tore about a third of my real hair out when I had to take them out. And I'm still recovering from it. I'm just shocked that more people don't know the dangers." She feels she now has a cause to pursue - warning colleagues to wear wigs when possible. In another interview with The Sun, talking about what she looks for in a man, she answered, "The usual things; flowers, chocolates, surprises - that's enough romance for me. Actually what I really find romantic is anybody who genuinely listens to whatever it is I'm saying and expressed a genuine interest in me. A good bottle of wine never hurts, either!"

As she is to play Eliza Doolittle in broadway Pygmallion, Claire is struck seeing British comedy shows like Little Britain and Nighty Night in order to practice her Cockney accent. "I was working on the Cockney accent and it's really tough. I've tackled standard British accents twice now in Stage Beauty and Stardust so it's not completely alien, but this was different. I worked with a dialect coach on Stardust and she suggested I watch British television comedies and I did and became obsessed with them because they're great. Now I love Catherine Tate and Little Britain and Green Wing and a show called Nighty Night."

Now let's come to Stardust. The movie made 9.17 million in its first weekend at no. 4, following those big blockbusters. I must say that I'm not surprised. All the marketing and promotional didn't seem big enough to draw attention and to make Stardust competitive with Bourne, Simpson, and Jackie Chan. I'm glad to see that it got good reviews, comparing to Evening.  Oh! And Evening DVD will be released on September 25th.

During her TV interview on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Aug 2nd, Claire told Leno about her fondness for The Golden Girls. She said she always watches the re-run, "I like TV a lot. I'm a big fan of The Golden Girls. I watch it avidly, I'm a big follower. I went (in disguise) as a Golden Girl to Halloween one year." Leno then asked Claire if she had ever met Betty White, the star of the show, and she replied, "No, I don't know if I would be able to breathe or speak. I love that show." At that point, 85-year-old White appeared from backstage and presented Claire with a DVD boxset of seasons 1 and two of The Golden Girls. She told White, "That is the most thrilling thing I think I've ever experienced."

Continue with more articles: The Boston Globe's A star both astronomical and otherwise, Premiere's Claire Danes Gets 'Stardust' in Her Eyes, and Relish Now's Actress found coming-of-age story in a most unusual role.

Update new pictures from her appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Aug 2nd, Stardust premiere.

Claire has been spotted (and of course photographed) in New York after coming out of Equinox gym on August 9. Click here for the pictures. And many more updates in Stardust press conference, Claire appearance on MTV TRL, Photoshoot #10, Photoshoot #11, Candid pictures on August 7,

After Stardust's release, a series of articles has followed: Washington Post's "Stardust's" Claire Danes charts own course, Hollywood Today's Stardust’s Claire Danes Redefines Herself, O Magazine's Books That Made a Difference to Claire Danes, National Post's Making somenew stardust memories. IESB.net has an interview clip with her. Click here for the clip.

I found this picture and Claire looks unusually thin. She seems fine a few days ago. Maybe it's her ourfit. Anyway, don't forget to cast a vote. Claire was also on the cover of Glamour - September issue - with Queen Latifah and another actress. The topic was Look & feel your sexiest at 20, 30, 40! Click here to see her clip on Glamour website.

According to ContactMusic.com, Claire and Alicia Keys dated the same boy when they attended New York high school together. Claire insisted she dated Billy Cherry first. She told MTV, "I see her occasionally and she's apparently still in touch with him. He's a child. He was kind of a hot guy."

Sorry for lacking of pictures update. I've added some more pictures from MuchOnDemand, Stardust, new photoshoot, Valentino 45th Anniversary, The Early Show, and new picture from Vanity Fair - August 2007 issue.

Claire made an appearance on MuchMusic's MuchOnDemand on July 25th to promote Stardust. She talked about working with Robert De Niro and Ricky Gervais: "I get to call him Bob. I was in a scene with Ricky and Bob and thought: 'Okay, yes! I don't need to do anything else in my career'." This is a good news. A not-so-good news is she made a wardrobe malfunction and the picture and news spread over quickly. Reportedly, she realized it quickly after the incident but not quickly enough to stop the photographers seizing the moment.

As August 10th, Stardust's release date, is drawing near, we expect more of Claire's appearance. Here are some: Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 2nd and Late Night with Conan O'Brien on August 8th.

Boston.com reported Claire's view on Lindsay Lohan's arrest. "It was pretty valuable for me to stop acting for a period of time and go to college. I needed that time to figure out what kind of grown-up I wanted to be." She also said it will take Lohan, whom she doesn't know, "time and discipline" to get her act together. She was also asked about her Jordan (Jared Leto)'s band whether she's seen them. "I would like to. I see [Jared] occasionally at parties and things, but, no, we're not really in touch." Boston Herald posted an article: Flick reveals Danes’ gory details.