Piling on the slap: Winona Ryder makes sure that she's looking her best while shooting new film Homefront

PUBLISHED: 06:37 EST, 4 October 2012 | UPDATED: 07:35 EST, 4 October 2012

She's finally got her career back on track after a few years out of the spotlight and Winona Ryder seems keen to make the best of herself.

The Hollywood A-lister, who has settled for a series of bit parts since her Hollywood crown slipped, is putting her all into new film Homefront and made sure that she looked the part by piling on a face-full of make-up in between takes on Wednesday.

The Gary Fleder film, written by Sylvester Stallone, is set to be one of next year's biggest films so Winona seemed intent on looking her best.

Touch up: Winona Ryder lets a make-up artist get to work in between takes

The Edward Scissorhands star, who has dated a string of Hollywood actors including Matt Damon and Johnny Depp, was on set in Ponchatoula, Los Angeles where she was filming scenes with co-star Jason Statham.

In between takes the svelte looking 40-year-old visited her make-up lady who applied eye-liner and blusher to her face.

The star seemed to want to do some of it herself, grabbing a deep red lipstick and putting it on while checking in a compact mirror.

Doing it herself: Winona grabs a red lipstick and applies it herself

Team effort: The make-up team gets to work while Winona gets into character

Clutching a bottle of water to rehydrate between scenes, Winona seemed set on getting the best out of her takes, despite the driving rain.

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A couple of days ago, the Beetlejuice star was in New Orleans working on the film in which she plays a biker chick, and was seen puffing on a cigarette.

For Wednesday's shoot, the actress had a number of outfits changes, at first wearing tight black trousers, a black waistcoat and high biker boots.

Biker chick: Winona gets into character as she embraces her inner rock chick

In character: The Black Swan star refreshes with a bottle of in between takes

She then changed into a baggy white T-shirt, wearing her brown hair wavy over her shoulders, clearly embracing her inner rock chick.

British star Jason was also spotted shooting scenes for the film in LA, wearing checked short, denim jacket and baseball hat.

The story follows a former DEA agent who moves to a small town with his family and encounters a local drug lord.

Hard man: actor Jason Statham looks all-American as he gets in character on set

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It's great to see Winona vsdf Ryder back in the media.Wonderful actress and a beautiful woman.

- seamist , London, 05/10/2012 06:54

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i'll say it again Winona lookin gooood

- shi_vonne , san francisco, United States, 05/10/2012 01:29

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Ponchatoula is in Louisiana.

- Freedom Rings , Untied States, United States, 04/10/2012 23:38

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Her face looks so fresh still and she hasn't been driven to botox surgery, lipfiller etc. Meaning she has great natural expression in her face which is very important in acting. She always was a bit quirky, glad shes still on the scene rather than going off the rails as a lot of stars in the peak of her fame did.

- Jazzy , London, United Kingdom, 04/10/2012 20:46

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Poor love really has aged badly and she's so so thin...

- Russkijim , Moscow, United Kingdom, 04/10/2012 20:36

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I bet she stole that compact mirror.

- Michael Weston , Miami, 04/10/2012 19:32

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Jason Statham looks GOOD.

- Na , whocares, United States, 04/10/2012 19:13

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Damn, she looks hot as **** to me!

- Loveunderlaw , Central New York, 04/10/2012 18:01

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OMG. That face. STUNNING.

- Raquel , Ottawa, 04/10/2012 17:54

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"The Hollywood A-lister, who has settled for a series of bit parts since her Hollywood crown slipped..." Hardly an 'A-lister' anymore then, is she? Not when actual A-listers tend to be either top of the bill (or sharing it with significant other current A-listers, as in 'The Expendables') or starring in an otherwise crucial supporting-role (like Michael Caine in the recent 'Batman' films) ....... Or has the definition of 'A-lister' changed since I last visited planet Earth?

- Gray , London, 04/10/2012 17:37

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