It is hard to believe that Kate Winslet is already 33. At the juncture of her life, she has decided to go nude on Vanity Fair, even though no nudity is actually shown. Never saw her as a sexy chick, but these photos proves that she has more than a curvaceous and hot figure, which is rarely given the light of day in her movies. I wonder why.

Anyway, did you know that Kate Winslet is actually the youngest actress, at age 31, to ever receive 5 Oscar nominations?

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Angelina Jolie as seen recently on the covers of the European Vanity Fair magazine. Love the last pic!

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Photographer Howard Schatz had an idea: photograph actors in a series of roles and dramatic situations to reveal the essence of their characters. Such is the premise behind Schatz’s new book, In Character: Actors Acting (Bulfinch), which captures some of Hollywood’s most emotive stars in the act of, well, making faces. Ranging from Martin Landau (playing a husband at his 50th-wedding-anniversary party) to Natasha Richardson (pretending to be a rock star on the way to her high-school reunion) to Rosie Perez (at right), the ensemble in Schatz’s photographs—some of which are showcased here on VF.com—illustrate the extraordinary power of pure and spontaneous imagination. Enjoy the show. —JESSICA FLINT (Vanity Fair)

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