To be honest, these new images from Jim Field Smith's (She's Out of My League) latest, titled simply, Butter, aren’t all about Hugh Jackman but, I figured you could use a little Hugh to get your Hump Day started.

The first time I heard that someone had made a movie about a butter carving competition, I have to say I was skeptical. Since then I've heard nothing but good things, even if it wasn’t the phenomenon that Harvey Weinstein was hoping for.  It stars Jennifer Garner as over-achieving type A Laurie Pickler in a comedy set in the Midwest U.S., where an adopted girl (Yara Shahidi) discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman (Garner) in their town's annual contest.

The Weinstein Company launched a viral site where you can also view the clip below as part of a "campaign ad" for Laurie Pickler for Governor. Her slogan: "For the Little People", and  includes buttons for Laurie's Facebook and Twitter pages. Inspired marketing I must say, even if the hoped for comparisons to Michelle Bachman and or Sarah Palin are now moot.

Also starring Hugh Jackman, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Schaal, Ashley Greene, Alicia Silverstone, Rob Corddry, Phyllis Smith and Pruitt Taylor Vince,  Butter will be released March 16, 2012.

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The first time I heard that someone had made a movie about a butter carving competition, I have to say I was skeptical. Since then I've heard nothing but good things about director Jim Field Smith's (She's Out of My League) latest, titled simply, Butter.  It stars 
Jennifer Garner as over-achieving type A, Laurie Pickler in a comedy set in the Midwest U.S., where an adopted girl (Yara Shahidi) discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman (Garner) in their town's annual contest. 

The Weinstein Company has launched a viral site where you can also view the clip below as part of a "campaign ad" for Laurie Pickler for Governor. Her slogan: "For the Little People", and it includes buttons for Laurie's Facebook and Twitter pages. Inspired marketing I must say.

Butter also stars Hugh Jackman, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Schaal, Ashley Greene, Alicia Silverstone, Rob Corddry, Phyllis Smith and Pruitt Taylor Vince.  It played TIFF and Telluride and will play other smaller festivals this season. I'm thinking Harvey (Weinstein) must have big plans for Butter despite no firm release dates yet.

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Jennifer Garner leads this week's Friday Fashionistas (and also becomes our very first mommy-to-be fashionista).  Jennifer was in Toronto this week at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) to attend the film premier of "Butter" at Royal Thomson Hall, in which she produces and stars.   Attending the red carpet event, Jennifer glows in a gorgeous pink-blush beaded Valentino frock with champagne Casadei  pumps.  Jennifer Garner and actor hubby, Ben Afleck, are expecting their third child in 2012.   They already have two girls, (and if it's another girl, I hope those extra bathroom plans are coming along well).   I ask you, is she one hot mommy-to-be or not? 

Also attending the "Butter" premier at T.I.F.F. this week was Olivia Wilde who co-stars with Jennifer Garner in the satirical comedy that takes place in small-town Iowa about the cut-throat competitive world of butter-carving.  (Now who would think that butter carving could be so competitive?)   In any event Olivia Wilde is a winner in this heavenly, white flowing Greek goddess style gown with gold jeweled embellishment from the Marchesa Resort 2012 collection.  I don't know about you, but I'll never look at butter the same way again!

Finally, but certainly not least, is singer and actress Ashlee Simpson as she makes her red carpet debut (with beau Vincent Piazza) at the NYC premier of "Boardwalk Empire".  (Personally, I think her new love life suits her very well.)   Gleaming in this burgundy, gold floral-sequined Temperley London Pre-Fall 2001 Collection gown with Anita Ko jewels, Ashley proves that vintage style is making a comeback.   Love this vintage look and Ashley wears it so elegantly!   What do you think?  To see more of it, temperleylondon.com.  

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In news that comes as a surprise to NO ONE, Jennifer Garner 39 and Ben Affleck also 39 announced via their representative that they are in fact expecting.

They simply said they were ‘thrilled’ to be expanding their family.

Baby number three will have Violet 5 and Seraphina Elizabeth Rose 2 as big sisters. No word on when the baby is due but she is definitely rocking a baby bump so one has to assume she’s out of her first trimester (the photo above was from mid-July)?

Congratulations to the happy couple.

Photo: WENN

Ashley Greene aka Alice in The Twilight Saga, is the cover girl for Teen Vogue this month.  I absolutely adore her.  Yes, I think she is the perfect vampire and matches the book’s description to the ‘T.’

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Anyhow, Ashley is in a new, non-vampire flick with Miley Cyrus, LOL. She talked to the mag about working with Miley,

“She’s young, but we could relate to each other because she’s probably been through as much as a 40-year-old!  Plenty of Disney kids are perfectly normal and love what they do. But you always hear about the people who aren’t doing well.  It’s kind of like the squeaky wheel.”

So what kind of role does Ashley play in the movie?

“I’m kind of like a bad girl in that film.  It’s a really big departure from Alice.  And as much as I love that character, I’m excited for people to see a bit of my range.”

She’s also in an upcoming comedy with Jennifer Garner and Olivia Wilde, Butter.

“It’s about butter carving, which, really, you have to Google. People take these huge chunks of butter, as tall as me, and carve intricate things into them; it’s mind-blowing,” she says. “I’d never heard of it when I read the script, and I remember asking my manager, ‘How do writers make this stuff up?’ But it actually exists.”

In this one she  plays a “typical rebellious teenager who goes from plain vanilla to basically being a stripper. It sounds ridiculous but it’s going to be really funny.”

I love it already.  I see a very big, long lasting career in front of Ashley and I am so excited for her.

Photos: Teen Vogue

I don’t think I am.  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner took their little lady, Violet out for frozen yogurt in Santa Monica yesterday and Ben was wearing a mountain man beard.

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I am not a fan of this kind of beard until the guy reaches a certain age.  So…. lose the beard Ben!  You are too cute and too young for this look!  If it’s for a movie role… fine.  Otherwise, it’s gotta go!

On a different note, how cute are Violet’s little glasses?  She’s so adorable and such a cone of Jen!