Vanity Fair

Jessica Chastain arrived in Cannes over the weekend and she has already made a splash on the party circuit. She attended a Chanel and Vanity Fair dinner last night, alongside stars James Franco, Milla Jovovich and Paz Vega. James stopped by the dinner after hosting a party in honour of his ex-girlfriend Ahna O'Reilly on a yacht earlier in the day. Ahna co-stars alongside James in his directorial debut, As I Lay Dying, which also premiered last night at the festival.

As for Jessica, she is in the South of France to promote the 50th anniversary of Cleopatra. She will host a special screening of the newly restored project tomorrow and will also wear the famous emerald and diamond necklace Richard Burton gave to Elizabeth Taylor during the production of the film. Jessica stopped over in Cannes after wrapping up filming for her latest project, Miss Julie, in Ireland. Jessica posted photos of her visit to Ireland on her Facebook page, noting that it was "tough to say goodbye" to the Emerald Isle.

Brad Pitt covers the June issue of Vanity Fair. Inside the issue, various executives from Paramount, the studio behind his June 20 release, World War Z, talk about their much-publicised production difficulties. Among their troubles were a budget that spiraled to $200 million and having to make the tough decision to reshoot 40 minutes of the film.

Brad doesn't appear to be quoted directly in the piece, but screenwriter Damon Lindelof conveyed the actor's enthusiasm for making World War Z. Damon said, "[Brad] took me through how excited he was when he read the book, what was exciting for him, the geopolitical aspect of it. . . . But when we started working on the script, a lot of that stuff had to fall away for the story to come together. We started shooting the thing before we locked down how it was going to end up, and it didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to. My sense of it was he was taking responsibility." Get the full backstory on the making of World War Z on Vanity Fair's site.

Sienna Miller held hands with her future sister-in-law, Matilda Sturridge, when the two attended Vanity Fair's Tribeca Film Festival party in NYC last night. Sienna's night out with Matilda comes after a day out with Tom Sturridge in Manhattan earlier this week. The couple squeezed in a bit of alone time following a weekend with their daughter, Marlowe.

Sienna and Matilda were joined at the event by Evan Rachel Wood, who cradled her baby bump in a black flowing dress. Evan vented about attending the star-studded bash while being with child since she couldn't partake in any of the booze-related festivities. She tweeted, "I love that I am going to a cocktail party tonight, but I can't have any cocktails. It's like a birthday with no cake." Also on hand at the fashionable fete was model Karolina Kurkova, TFF fixture Robert De Niro, and Whoopi Goldberg.

Each year, Vanity Fair hosts its exclusive post-Oscars bash, and each year, it gets celebs to mark the occasion by taking silly candids in a photo booth. We have a look at some snaps from the 2013 bash here, including Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom turning the heat up. Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman welcomed her new best supporting actress Academy Award into the family, and Amy Poehler made it a girls' night with Rashida Jones. We have a look at the best pictures from inside the VF party — head over to the magazine's own site to see all the Vanity Fair photo booth pictures, including one awesome image of Jennifer Aniston making the "rock on" sign in a very crowded booth with Justin Theroux, Chelsea Handler, André Balazs, Dave Grohl, and his wife, Jordyn Blum.

Taylor Swift opens up about her infamous love life in the April edition of Vanity Fair. She poses with her guitar in the windswept cover and reveals to Vanity Fair contributing editor Nancy Jo Sales that she finds it sexist that people slam her for writing music about her romantic past. Taylor also goes on to talk about her alleged string of boyfriends and her response to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Golden Globes joke back in January. Read on for more from Taylor Swift in Vanity Fair.

• On her many rumoured boyfriends: "If you want some big revelation, since 2010 I have dated exactly two people. [Meaning Conor Kennedy and Harry Styles.] The fact that there are slide shows of a dozen guys that I either hugged on a red carpet or met for lunch or wrote a song with . . . it's just kind of ridiculous."
• On her reputation for writing love songs: "For a female to write about her feelings, and then be portrayed as some clingy, insane, desperate girlfriend in need of making you marry her and have kids with her, I think that's taking something that potentially should be celebrated — a woman writing about her feelings in a confessional way — that's taking it and turning it and twisting it into something that is frankly a little sexist."
• On Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Golden Globes joke: "You know, Katie Couric is one of my favourite people because she said to me she had heard a quote that she loved, that said, 'There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.'"

Last night's Vanity Fair Oscars party was star-studded and full of fun fashion. In addition to the celebs who showed off their stuff on the Vanity Fair party red carpet, the good times continued inside with celebs catching up with their good friends at Sunset Tower. Jennifer Aniston laughed with the designer of her Oscars dress, Valentino, while Chelsea Handler and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley made funny faces. Models Karolina Kurkova and Alessandra Ambrosio made eyes for the camera, while Spring Breakers buddies Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens hit the carpet side by side.

Click through for the top 25 BFF moments from inside the Vanity Fair bash!

After posing on the red carpet outside the Vanity Fair Oscars after party, the fun continued inside the Sunset Tower! Jennifer Aniston, who loves having a drink at the famous LA hotel, cosied up with her fiancé Justin Theroux in a corner banquette. They mingled in a crowd that included Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom, Salma Hayek, and many more celebs. Best supporting actress winner Anne Hathaway, having changed into a Saint Laurent gown from her pink Prada gown, smiled alongside her husband Adam Shulman. Diane Kruger, Joshua Jackson, Kate Bosworth and other stars who didn't attend the actual Academy Awards show also mingled in the crowd.

Miranda Kerr wore Valentino to accompany her husband, Orlando Bloom, to the Vanity Fair Oscar party at Sunset Tower yesterday. As they posed for photos before entering the party, they had an unexpected guest in a few shots — they got photobombed by Modern Family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson! Miranda, Orlando and Jesse Tyler were among the many celebrities at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars party. Orlando and Miranda didn't attend the actual Academy Awards, but they got in on the good times at the magazine's annual legendary bash.

Josh Hartnett got in on the pre-Oscars parties when he dropped by the Vanity Fair and Fiat party benefiting the United Nations International Labour Organisation in LA last night. The star-studded event, which was hosted by Ron Howard and composer Hans Zimmer, also included Lake Bell, Alyssa Milano, and Adrien Brody as guests. Josh had a busy evening, as he also visited the Hollywood Domino and Bovet 1822 event in West Hollywood.

Alyssa — who wore Gucci to last night's event — will likely have a lot more Academy Awards-related events to attend this weekend, since her husband, David Bugliari, reps Bradley Cooper, who is nominated for best actor. Bradley has had a lot of events on his plate this week, including Wednesday night's Vanity Fair dinner for Silver Linings Playbook, which he attended alongside co-star Jennifer Lawrence and director David O. Russell. Don't forget to join us here for our live coverage of the Oscars on Monday morning! 

Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper celebrated their film Silver Linings Playbook with a special Vanity Fair dinner party in LA last night. Jennifer wore a Roland Mouret frock as she mingled with Bradley and Harvey Weinstein. Bradley chatted with co-star Chris Tucker and director David O. Russell, as well as David's son, Matthew, whose struggle with mental illness inspired the film.

The party wasn't just about awards season, as it also benefited the Glenholme School, a boarding school for children with special needs. Another event Vanity Fair threw for the cast of Les Misérables yesterday also benefited Glenholme. Jennifer and Bradley have a lot to look forward to this weekend — they are both up for Oscars and Independent Spirit Awards. The Spirit Awards will take place in LA on Sunday while the Oscars will air on Monday, Feb. 25.