The Black Dahlia Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

13^th January 2007

Fact: The cinematographers behind The Black Dahlia, CHILDREN OF MEN, THE ILLUSIONIST, APOCALYPTO and THE GOOD SHEPHERD have been named the nominees for the 2007 American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Award, which will be handed out in Hollywood on 18 February (07).

19^th September 2006

Fact: Actress MIA KIRSCHNER's French dreams have been realised thanks to her role as tragic movie star ELIZABETH SHORT in The Black Dahlia - she has used her salary from the film noir piece to buy her first apartment in Paris.

8^th September 2006

Quote: "I didn't react to it well, so I don't expect them to... HILARY (SWANK) took off her clothes and got into bed and I was like, 'Well, I guess I have to do that too.'" Red-faced Josh Hartnett admits his sex scene in new drama The Black Dahlia might be a little tough for family and friends to watch.

6^th September 2006

Quote: "We realised that the cucumbers were really good, so we ate a lot of cucumbers and there was a pub that served tuna sandwiches - so I subsisted on tuna sandwiches and cucumbers." Scarlett Johansson on her diet while filming The Black Dahlia in Bulgaria."

26^th July 2006

Fact: Veteran director Brian De Palma' forthcoming film The Black Dahlia, which stars Scarlett Johansson, Josh Hartnett and Hilary Swank, has been selected to open the Venice Film Festival in Italy next month (AUG06).

3^rd April 2006

Quote: "She did offer to get in the ring with me. She'd been training for so long, I thought maybe it wasn't such a good idea." Actor Josh Hartnett, who plays an ex-boxer in his new film The Black Dahlia, when co-star Hilary Swank offered her sparring services.