![]() Her husband, Don (Tobias Menzies), isn’t exactly setting the world on fire as a therapist. In “You Hurt My Feelings,” Louis-Dreyfus’ character struggles with a lack of confidence in herself and then, after the betrayal, her marriage. “Enough Said” also came as a sort of promise to her fans that she might dive into a medium she’d largely avoided: the movies. ![]() The film earned Louis-Dreyfus some of the best reviews of her career. Holofcener, a master of creating sharp characters whose intelligence is clouded by anxiety and obsession, and Louis-Dreyfus, an actor who has never shied away from mining humor from neurosis, proved a blissful match. That film - a love story - allowed Louis-Dreyfus, best known for her broadly comic roles, to flex some dramatic muscle as a massage therapist who becomes involved with a fellow divorcé. The occasion of “You Hurt My Feelings” is a long-awaited reunion for Louis-Dreyfus and Holofcener, who collaborated a decade ago on “Enough Said,” with the late James Gandolfini. Now, in the process of trying to sell her first novel, she overhears her husband talking trash about her work - words that conflict with the blind encouragement and praise he’s offered her for years. Directed by indie stalwart Nicole Holofcener, the film follows Beth, a writer whose memoir about the verbal abuse she suffered at the hands of her father was relatively well received. But do we want to hear the truth? That question is at the heart of Louis-Dreyfus’ new film, “ You Hurt My Feelings,” an examination of the limits of brutal honesty that is set to premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Everyone longs for the support of family and friends. It’s easy to relate to Louis-Dreyfus’ hurt feelings after her father’s tough words. Maybe this is the reflex of a person who’s done hundreds of interviews, but more likely it’s just proof of how deeply she knows herself. The harder she is pushed and prodded on sensitive issues - her cancer diagnosis, the high-wire act of comedy and political correctness - the more confidently she volleys back with assured and concise responses. She is as well spoken and polished as a politician and yet she seems truthful, genuine. The issue of Rolling Stone featuring the Veep star is out on Friday.Louis-Dreyfus does not fumble her sentences or search for words. Wait, on the other side of what? Of Louis-Dreyfus? Now, that would be some cover. “The Declaration of Independence is on the other side, but we couldn’t fit in all the signatures,” Melissa Bruno, Wenner Media publicity director, told the New York Daily News on Wednesday. Dummy.#veep #crackexcuse Walsh plays Mike McLintock, hapless public-relations pro to fictional Vice President Selina Meyer and the butt of countless jokes on the cable comedy. of Independence NOT Constitution,” Louis-Dreyfus tweeted on Wednesday. That’d be the Hancock who famously and flamboyantly autographed the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. Some of those tweeps, however, were looking less at the actress’ flawless fanny-curve and more at the fake ink on her back, which shows part of the US Constitution, signed by one John Hancock. ![]() “I think I’m about to get some more Twitter followers.” she tweeted ahead of the image hitting the internet on Tuesday, later adding, “In my defence, ‘I was in a drunken stupor,’ “ along with a link to the mag’s interview excerpts. The 53-year-old seemed to expect the cover to generate social-media buzz, even before the gaffe was snarkily pointed out. I just pay it no nevermind and say, ‘Get out of my way.’” “But I’m saying that I will deny its effort against me. “There is sexism - I’m not denying its existence,” she says. While the shot clearly paints her with a sexy brush, the Seinfeld and New Adventures of Old Christine alum has her own take on being a woman in Hollywood. “That was not part of the curriculum in high school, and the fact that it is now a part of the curriculum of my life is a pleasure, which is the understatement of the universe.” “Once, when we were trying to come up with the particular perfect, horrible, swear-y thing to say in Veep, I said, ‘You do realise that if we were 12, we would get in big trouble for this conversation,’” she tells the magazine. Happily, the photographic faux-up seems right in line with the actress’ potty-mouthed character on HBO’s Veep: any excuse to curse. Julia Louis-Dreyfus looks fantastic in the nude, photographed from behind for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine - even if the faux-tattoo on her back is historically inaccurate.
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