Eva Mendes gets some shopping done with a bandage on the knee in West Hollywood on Wednesday (August 19).

The 35-year-old Hitch actress stars in a new movie Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

Eva plays a prostitute and love interest of a drug-addicted homicide detective, played by Nicolas Cage. In the film, the detective investigates the massacre of a family of African immigrants in New Orleans, post Hurricane Katrina.

The movie will be featured as part of the Special Presentations at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival being held in September. [Source]

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Eva Mendes’ friends tell her when she makes fashion mistakes.

The ‘Spirit’ actress always turns to her close pals when she is unsure whether a new look suits her because she knows they will tell her the truth.

She said: “I like criticism, if it’s constructive. I have a great group of girlfriends who will tell me, ‘Maybe that hair colour isn’t the best on you.’ I love their honesty.

“I can be honest with myself too, but the moment I start to be too self-critical I stop. I think, ‘No, I’m not going to take that from myself. I wouldn’t say that to my best friend, so why say it to myself?’ ” Read more…

It’s no argument that the comic book genre has taken the film industry by storm these last few years. With “Sin City” and “300″ both box office sensations, writer/director Frank Miller seemed to be blessed with a golden lens, being a visionary and pioneer for the new innovative genre. Despite all this though, Miller’s latest work “The Spirit” failed to capitalize on his potential.

“The Spirit” tells the story of a police officer named Denny Colt (played by Gabriel Macht), who is gunned down in a line of fire, only to be mysteriously brought back to life. Discovering his power of immortality, Colt transforms himself into a masked superhero, watching over his beloved city and protecting it from criminals. Read more…

Before you go getting all excited, believe us when we say there is nothing too steamy here! Most of Eva Mendes favorite bedroom activities seem to involve food, “I have so many guilty pleasures! One of them is to eat in bed while watching television.” Mendes told Fox News, “It sounds kind of gross, but I absolutely love it.”

She also shared some pointers about what to avoid if indulging in boudoir snacking, “I’ve learned however, that eating Indian may not be such a good thing to have in the bedroom. I’ve made that mistake before, so never again! But I am a huge snacker so you’ll always find me indulging in something.” Read more…

Score one for the bad guys, I guess. The Mexican Drug War has been dominating the news lately and apparently they’re so evil they’re even invading the Hollywood trades. The film version of Arturo Perez-Reverte’s novel Queen of the South, which was to star Eva Mendes, Josh Hartnett and Ben Kingsley, has kicked the bucket thanks to death threats from a drug cartel.

In Queen of the South, Mendes plays Teresa, a Mexican drug smuggler’s girlfriend who runs away to Spain when he is killed. There, she becomes involved with another drugrunner, Santiago (played by that great Spanish actor, Josh Hartnett… Wait, what?). Under his wing and gunning for revenge, Teresa eventually rules Spain’s drug underworld. Read more…

Hollywood actress Eva Mendes has been named the Global Pleasure ambassador of Magnum ice Cream.

According to Starpulse, the ‘Hitch’ star has been recruited by Magnum ice-cream company to work alongside the firm’s Professor of Pleasure, who will be conducting the world’s largest study into the causes of happiness, reports the China Daily.

“I’m really happy to be Magnum’s Pleasure Ambassador because I am a huge chocolate fan,” Mendes said. Read more…

Eva Mendes attends the “A” and SKY 60’s Party Night at the Terrazza Martini during Milan Fashion Week Womenswear A/W 09 on February 28, 2009 in Milan, Italy.

GALLERY LINK:
• Appearances from 2009 – “A” And SKY Present 60’s Party Night