Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) is slated to attend the upcoming “Shine On” Celebration put on by Good Housekeeping.

It’s a show of celebrity readings and performances saluting women making history. The star-studded gala, hosted by Rebecca Romijn, will benefit the National Women’s History Museum in Washington, D.C.

The event is being held on April 12 at Radio City in New York. You, too, can attend the event! You can buy tickets here. (by Gilmore Girls News)

IMDB have updated Alexis’ page with some projects. This may or may not be true, but let’s keep our fingers crossed! This is what they have listed under upcoming projects:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (2012) (announced) …. Mackenzie Logan
Sleepaway Camp Reunion (2011) (pre-production) …. Lauren Scott
The Letters (2011) (pre-production) …. Janet Treadway
Timeless (2011) (pre-production) (rumored) …. Angel
Violet & Daisy (2011) (pre-production) …. Violet

Question: According to IMDB, Alexis Bledel will appear in an episode of Lost this season. Is that true? –Anita
Ausiello: No, it sure ain’t!

Check back soon for a gallery update and visit Dianna Agron Fan, a site I recently joined.

The Kate Logan Affair is about a young psychologically unstable young police woman named Kate Logan and a married Frenchman who find themselves caught up in a dramatic twisted affair.

There is also more news on Sin City 2! MTV talked to actor Clive Owen (who played Dwight in Sin City) about the film. Here’s what he had to say:

“I’m hearing it might be next year,” Owen told MTV News. “I heard that from a very good source… recently.”
However, Owen wouldn’t reveal where he heard the news (“Maybe one of them,” he grinned, when asked if it was Miller or Rodriguez), and he didn’t let fans’ hopes get too carried away. According to the actor, he hasn’t read a script for the film yet.
“I had a great time on the first one. It was a stunning film,” said Owen. ” I think it was an absolutely extraordinary achievement, what [Rodriguez] did with that film. It is a genuinely original movie.”

I really hope the movie does get filmed! I’ve been updating the gallery with tonnes opf photos recently. I will post links to all updates soon but if you follow our twitter, I post them as I go (:

There has been so many “Post Grad” related interviews, photos and articles lately! Only 3 more days until the movie is released in America! Alexis recently did an interview with Edmonton Sun, you can read the interview here. Also, don’t forget to buy the “Post Grad” soundtrack, which is now in stores!
Alexis will be appearing on “Tavis Smiley” on PBS, this Friday. Here is a snippet from the website, Alexis looks gorgeous! If the video below doesnt work, you can watch it at their site, here.

Yahoo! also have added more “post Grad” clips to their video gallery, you can watch all 7 here, they’re really funny and I can’t wait for the movie!
Last Friday, Alexis had an interview with Ryan Seacrest, and fanasonique has kindly uplaoded it.

Here’s a video with Alexis and Zach, each asking each other questions..

Enterainment Weekly also have a mini preview of “Post Grad”, with some quotes form Alexis and Zach. Zach’s quote on Alexis is so cute! (:

Alexis Bledel (“Gilmore Girls”) plays a determined but naive college grad who ends up back home with her dysfunctional family. Zach Gilford (“Friday Night Lights”) plays the long-suffering best friend with a secret crush on her. Call it “When Rory Gilmore Met Matt Saracen.” “People still see me as Rory,” Bledel says, “and this kind of picks up where ‘Gilmore Girls’ left off.” As for Gilford, he admits that he — gasp! — never followed Bledel’s show, but sensed a kindred soul: “She’s such a dork, and that’s why I love her.”

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Post Grad might be appropriate in more ways than one for Alexis Bledel. Sure, it’s the name of Bledel’s latest film, but the title could also refer to the early stages of her Gilmore Girls career aftermath.
Either way, the 27-year-old says, “So far, so good.”

Comedy is mostly the goal, but Bledel says the movie does have something to say about choices and chances for young females in the modern world.
“I think the film’s suggesting that you can’t plan everything,” reports Bledel who plays the typical undecided 20-something character. “You have to be open to what life throws your way, and adapt to things as you go.”
Fans may try to get familiar with Bledel’s Post Grad persona, but they might find it difficult to completely forget about her Rory Gilmore persona.
That may have more to say about the popularity of the Gilmore Girls series, which ran from 2000 to 2007, than the actress’s range. Indeed, the show seems even more popular in reruns over the last two years.

No matter, Bledel is making a casual effort to distance herself from the quick-witted, sometimes rebellious teen from the show.
In fact, she was doing that while the series was on the air. In 2005, she co-starred in the film version of the popular teen novel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, portraying the artistic Lena who becomes involved with a Greek college student. That same year she played Becky the prostitute in Robert Rodriguez’s stylized Sin City and repeated her Lena part in the Sisterhood sequel last year.
While her Post Grad character isn’t a major leap, she’s satisfied that it’s a move forward. Besides, she doesn’t get too fixated with things like her career arc.
Raised in Houston by her Mexican mother, Nanette, and Danish-Argentinian father, Martin, her first language was Spanish until she started school at five.

As luck would have it, she was 16 when she was discovered at a suburban mall in her hometown and soon found herself in New York modelling while attending NYU.
“I kind of discovered acting in college at NYU,” she recalls. “I started auditioning because I had a modelling agent and in their same office is where I met my manager. So I kind of fell into it.”

At 20, she auditioned for The Gilmore Girls, “but only for the experience of auditioning.” She was as shocked as everybody else when she got the part of Rory and later when the series was picked up.
These days she’s focusing on film, but she did have a high-profile guest appearance as an intern on ER’s two-hour finale last year. And she admits if the right series came along she wouldn’t hesitate to return to the small screen.
She also signed an international contract to do some fashion events a few months ago. But she insists acting will always be her priority.
“If you’re on television then every day you have a new scene and a new sort of challenge is to get it done quickly,” says Bledel. “And when you work in film, you start from scratch every time and try to think things through. So I really like a lot of things about both TV and film, but for now I am considering the movie roles.”

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15. From Julie Achermann: Now that Gilmore Girls is over and you’ve appeared in some great movies, what do you prefer, being part of a movie or a television show? Which one requires a harder work?
A: Julie,
There are great things about both; when you’re on a show, you have consistent work for a while, which is great. When you’re going from movie to movie, you get to enjoy a fresh start at the beginning of each job, which is also nice. Both require hard work, but television show schedules are typically more demanding.

16. From Lucia: Out of all the characters you have played, which can you relate to the most?
A: Lucia,
I can relate to all of them a little bit.

17. from Esme: Which movie/t.v. show was the most fun to shoot and why?
A: Esme,
Sin City was fun because it was so different from other work I’ve done, and I just worked on an independent film called The Good Guy last summer; that one was fun because we shot it in New York City with a great group of people.

18. From Kelly: Do you have any official or social networking sites (like Twitter, Myspace etc.), if so, what are they?
A: Kelly,
I have official myspace and facebook pages. Here are the links:
http://www.myspace.com/alexisbledel
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/AlexisBledel?ref=ts

19. From Joanne: What is your favorite movie and TV show?
A: Joanne,
Some of my most recently favorite movies are Children of Men and The Motorcycle Diaries. Mad Men is a great show. Does anyone remember Perfect Strangers or Mr. Belvedere from the eighties? Those were some of my favorites when I was a kid. And I loved The Cosby Show.

20. From Tamara: What is one of your favorite episodes of Gilmore Girls and why?
A: Tamara,
My favorite episode is the first one, the pilot. I’m not sure why, maybe it makes me sentimental in a way, it was my first acting job, and in it are the first few scenes Lauren and I shot together with seven years of working closely to follow.

Alexis was on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” on Tuesday. Alexis wore a lovely dress and she looked great as always. They talk about “Post Grad”- obviously- and . Watch the interview below.

1. From “rk”: Best story you heard or piece of advice you picked up from working with Carol Burnett and Micheal Keaton in your new movie?

ALEXIS:

rk,
I really noticed the way they both satisfied people’s expectations on set, and I think it’s something that only comes with years of experience in the business. So they both gave me great advice by example, and it had to do with learning to anticipate co-workers’ expectations, and uphold a level of friendly professionalism on set between takes.

2. From Julia: Alexis, you attended NYU before you got the part on Gilmore Girls. Did you enjoy your time there? How did you feel about leaving home and moving to New York?

A:
Hi Julia,
When I left home to go to school I was excited, nervous, was not sure what to expect, but mostly excited. I did, and still do love New York. When I initially went to NYU in ‘99 I was a film student, and must admit I found myself feeling a bit lost in a class where many of the students had been making films since they were ten years old…I had just decided that film might be something I’d be interested in studying my senior year of high school. But yes, I absolutely loved going to NYU. I loved the experience of going to college in New York City where Manhattan is basically your campus.

3. From Chrissie: Since you are a Texan by birth, is there anything you miss about the great Lone Star State? – Chrissie, a fellow Texan

A:
Chrissie,
Here are the things I miss most: my parents and friends who still live there, Southern hospitality, really good barbeque, and really good Tex Mex (nothing like an appetizer of nachos to compliment an entree of baby back ribs). And it’s funny; talking to fellow native Texans about the things they miss most can make me experience an intense nostalgia for all sorts of things that I don’t necessarily carry around in my heart on a daily basis, as if by osmosis or something.

4. From Alexandra: How was your trip to Greece? Any particular customs or phrases you learned during your time there? – Kalimera Alexandra
A:
My trip to Greece for Sisterhood 2 was even more wonderful than the trip I took for the first film because all four of us girls got to go there the second time around. Santorini is probably the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen with my own eyes, it was really more like being on vacation than being at work.

We were most interested in the food…ate a lot of tzatziki scooped up by pita bread (here is a pretty accurate recipe to make your own, it’s deeelicious – http://greekfood.about.com/od/appetizerssalads/r/tzatziki_sass.htm), greek yoghurt with honey (a popular dessert), fresh grilled fish that was caught directly off little fishing boats like Kostas’ boat in the movies (that boat actually wAs one of the fishing boats used to catch fish for the local restaurants we loved in Amoudi Bay).
Our favorite Greek expression was “Opa!!”, often used to describe a jubilant emotion. Blake says it just the way it’s supposed to be said in the sequel when Bridget, Tibby, and Carmen arrive at Lena’s grandmother’s house.
5. From Ryan: Alexis, you’ve said in interviews that in reality you are shy and don’t like to be the center of attention. Do you find it easier (or more fun) to play characters that different from you?
A:
Hey Ryan,
I do think it’s more fun to play characters that are nothing like me. Though sometimes I read a script and there is something in a character that I can really relate to, which can also make me excited about a project, because I feel I might know how to portray what the character is going through accurately. So I guess a bit of both is the most fun.
6. From Christine: Who are some of the actresses and models you consider as your role models?
A:
Christine,
I admire the choices of many different actresses, but some of my favorites are Julianne Moore, Juliette Binoche, and Emily Watson.

7. From daat_poison: Do you have any interest in going into directing or producing like your ex-co-stars Milo Ventimiglia and Lauren Graham?

A:
daat_poison,
There is a project I’m currently co-producing, we are not scheduled to shoot until next year, but I will be so proud when it all comes together and people can see it!

8. From Patty: Alexis, what kind of things do you hope to accomplish in the future, acting or modeling wise and personally?

A:
Patty,
Professionally, I just hope to be able to work on projects that I’m excited about. Personally, I hope to enjoy what each day has to offer.

9. From Jennifer: Are you in any way similar to the characters you played in Gilmore Girls or in Post Grad? Which one are you most like [and why]?
A:

Jennifer,

They each felt real to me for different reasons, but I can’t say that I feel as though I am entirely similar to either character. I definitely love to learn, like Rory. I liked the fact that my character in Post Grad is not so perfect; she makes mistakes.

10. From Jecoup: Alexis, what was you favorite ‘Stars Hollow festivity’?

A:

Jecoup,

The Hay Bail Maze was my favorite. It was enormous; it took over the whole town square on the Warner Brothers backlot. We shot scenes that included most of the cast members, and I seem to remember that there were a lot of family and friends visiting set that day, too. It was toward the end of our seventh season when everybody was saying their goodbyes for the summer, not sure if we would return for another season in the fall.

11. From Rebecca: What was the craziest thing you remember doing with your Gilmore Girls cast members on or off screen?

A:

Rebecca,

They had me wear a lot of bizarre costumes on the show – a pilgrim, Donna Reed, Antea in the Festival of Living Pictures, Gogo Yubari from Kill Bill, etc. The Festival of Living Pictures probably was the craziest sequence we shot, just because it was so involved, though it is based on a real event called the Pageant of the Masters that takes place annually in Laguna Beach, CA.

There was a lot of karaoke off-camera. The camera department had one of those professional machines and there would be contests that became very competitive involving the whole crew and production office, the stage being the back of camera equipment truck. And for our last day of work one season, I hired a man who went from one crew member to another and made up songs about them based on information he’d gathered about them from others standing nearby, people had funny reactions to that.

12. From Lucy: In Gilmore Girls, which of the 3 characters who dated Rory was your favorite? Why?

A:

Lucy,

I liked the way Rory and Dean’s relationship started out in the first few episodes. To her, he was that first boyfriend that all girls remember. The stuff between Rory and Jess was funny and interesting because they were such opposites. Maybe Logan and Rory were my favorite pairing; it was the most complicated because for her family, it recalled Lorelai and Christopher’s relationship.

13. From Kati: What would you say if you were offered to do a Gilmore Girls movie with the entire original cast and back with Amy and Dan?

A:

Kati,

To my knowledge, there is no Gilmore Girls movie being made. But if there were…I don’t know, I really like the way our series finale wrapped up everyone’s storylines. I thought that Rory’s graduation was a perfect right bookend to the pilot episode where Lorelai is struggling to figure out how she is going to pay for her academically advanced child’s education.

14. From Laura: When you were a kid did you ever have any ambition to go to Yale or Harvard, like Rory on Gilmore Girls?

A:
Laura,
I did not necessarily picture myself at an Ivy League school, I went to a pretty challenging college-preparatory high school and I was right in the middle of my class as far as grades go. Some of the people at the very top of our class went to Yale and Harvard, and I remember being pretty impressed by all the hard work they put in to get there. But I definitely wanted to go to college. NYU was the perfect school for me.
15. From Julie Achermann: Now that Gilmore Girls is over and you’ve appeared in some great movies, what do you prefer, being part of a movie or a television show? Which one requires a harder work?
A:
Julie,
There are great things about both; when you’re on a show, you have consistent work for a while, which is great. When you’re going from movie to movie, you get to enjoy a fresh start at the beginning of each job, which is also nice. Both require hard work, but television show schedules are typically more demanding.
16. From Lucia: Out of all the characters you have played, which can you relate to the most?
A:
Lucia,
I can relate to all of them a little bit.
17. from Esme: Which movie/t.v. show was the most fun to shoot and why?
A:
Esme,
Sin City was fun because it was so different from other work I’ve done, and I just worked on an independent film called The Good Guy last summer; that one was fun because we shot it in New York City with a great group of people.

18. From Kelly: Do you have any official or social networking sites (like Twitter, Myspace etc.), if so, what are they?

A:
Kelly,
I have official myspace and facebook pages. Here are the links:

http://www.myspace.com/alexisbledel

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/AlexisBledel?ref=ts

19. From Joanne: What is your favorite movie and TV show?

A:
Joanne,
Some of my most recently favorite movies are Children of Men and The Motorcycle Diaries. Mad Men is a great show. Does anyone remember Perfect Strangers or Mr. Belvedere from the eighties? Those were some of my favorites when I was a kid. And I loved The Cosby Show.

20. From Tamara: What is one of your favorite episodes of Gilmore Girls and why?

A:

Tamara,
My favorite episode is the first one, the pilot. I’m not sure why, maybe it makes me sentimental in a way, it was my first acting job, and in it are the first few scenes Lauren and I shot together with seven years of working closely to follow.

Thanks for all your great questions! I hope you enjoy the rest of the summer!! -Alexis

Alexis also recently was featured in a spoof of “G.I. Joe” with actresses including Olivia Wilde, Julianne Moore. Alexis protrays Lady Jaye, watch the clip below titled “The Ballad of G.I. Joe”.