Luke Meagher, the founder of the popular social-media handle HautLeMode, has been lauded for bringing “fashion criticism to the digital age.” With nearly 380,000 followers on Instagram and a YouTube channel with 850,000 subscribers, the content creator (who recently signed with UTA) breaks down everything from the latest runway shows to the biggest Hollywood red carpets. Recently for THR, he sat down opposite Jenna Lyons to give his take on the 2024 Oscars.
Now, Meagher is sharing his highly opinionated views on which Met Gala dresses ranks as the best and worst of all time, ahead of fashion’s biggest night taking place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this coming Monday, May 6.
Rihanna in Guo Pei (Best)
Meagher names his favorite Met Gala look of all time as Rihanna’s appearance in 2015. “Rihanna’s wearing of the golden Guo Pei shawl cape with such an extravagant train length will go down as...
Now, Meagher is sharing his highly opinionated views on which Met Gala dresses ranks as the best and worst of all time, ahead of fashion’s biggest night taking place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this coming Monday, May 6.
Rihanna in Guo Pei (Best)
Meagher names his favorite Met Gala look of all time as Rihanna’s appearance in 2015. “Rihanna’s wearing of the golden Guo Pei shawl cape with such an extravagant train length will go down as...
- 5/3/2024
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A slew of Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner collectibles sold at auction over the weekend, including a pink Pucci dress worn by the actress and a smoking jacket and slippers worn by the Playboy founder.
The three-day auction, which ended Saturday, saw the long-sleeved silk jersey Pucci dress go to the winning bidder for $325,000, which set a record for a Pucci dress sold at auction, according to organizer Julien’s Auctions.
Also sold were the one-space mausoleum crypt at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary in Los Angeles, located near the final side-by-side resting places of Hugh Hefner and Marilyn Monroe, for $195,000; a grave marker from Monroe’s crypt, for $88,900 (constant touching from fans led to minor wear, causing it to be replaced); Hefner’s burgundy smoking jacket, slippers, pajamas and tobacco pipe ensemble ($13,000); and a circular mansion bed custom-made for Hefner as a backup to his primary bed...
The three-day auction, which ended Saturday, saw the long-sleeved silk jersey Pucci dress go to the winning bidder for $325,000, which set a record for a Pucci dress sold at auction, according to organizer Julien’s Auctions.
Also sold were the one-space mausoleum crypt at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary in Los Angeles, located near the final side-by-side resting places of Hugh Hefner and Marilyn Monroe, for $195,000; a grave marker from Monroe’s crypt, for $88,900 (constant touching from fans led to minor wear, causing it to be replaced); Hefner’s burgundy smoking jacket, slippers, pajamas and tobacco pipe ensemble ($13,000); and a circular mansion bed custom-made for Hefner as a backup to his primary bed...
- 3/31/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kylie Jenner is having her own Marilyn Monroe moment in Paris!
The 26-year-old reality star, makeup mogul and mom of two stepped out in Paris, France on Thursday night (September 28), wearing a sparkly, soft pink dress.
Kylie was in attendance at the Schiaparelli fashion show, where her older sister, Kendall Jenner, closed out the show.
With her look, she paired the stunning gown with very unique footwear. She was seen wearing a heel that, at the toe, were molded in a way that looked like human toes.
“Kylie should’ve been the one to wear that marilyn monroe dress at the met gala like idk,” one commenter shared on X, formerly Twitter.
Kylie isn’t the only one in her family to have a Marilyn moment, as her other older sister, Kim Kardashian, wore the iconic star’s actual Jean Louis dress to the Met Gala last year.
Head to...
The 26-year-old reality star, makeup mogul and mom of two stepped out in Paris, France on Thursday night (September 28), wearing a sparkly, soft pink dress.
Kylie was in attendance at the Schiaparelli fashion show, where her older sister, Kendall Jenner, closed out the show.
With her look, she paired the stunning gown with very unique footwear. She was seen wearing a heel that, at the toe, were molded in a way that looked like human toes.
“Kylie should’ve been the one to wear that marilyn monroe dress at the met gala like idk,” one commenter shared on X, formerly Twitter.
Kylie isn’t the only one in her family to have a Marilyn moment, as her other older sister, Kim Kardashian, wore the iconic star’s actual Jean Louis dress to the Met Gala last year.
Head to...
- 9/30/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
At the 1959 American International Toy Fair in New York, an 11.5-inch plastic ingénue with improbably bombshell proportions made her debut. In her earliest iteration, Barbie was marketed as a “Teen Age Fashion Model” and was based on the German Bild Lilli doll that Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler had seen during her travels to Europe.
At the time, Bob Mackie was studying costume design at the since-closed Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood. He would go on to a legendary career in fashion and entertainment, but already his eye for the female form was well defined. When he first saw Barbie, he was not impressed.
“I didn’t think she was very fashionable,” he says of the doll, who originally sported a simple black-and-white Chevron swimsuit, hoop earrings and a perky blond ponytail.
He had no way of knowing that he would become one of the people most closely...
At the time, Bob Mackie was studying costume design at the since-closed Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood. He would go on to a legendary career in fashion and entertainment, but already his eye for the female form was well defined. When he first saw Barbie, he was not impressed.
“I didn’t think she was very fashionable,” he says of the doll, who originally sported a simple black-and-white Chevron swimsuit, hoop earrings and a perky blond ponytail.
He had no way of knowing that he would become one of the people most closely...
- 7/15/2023
- by Evan Nicole Brown
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kim Kardashian says she’s both Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy in new trailer. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/StarMaxWorldwide
Kim Kardashian wants us to know that she can’t be put in a box.
Though Kim may have risen to fame as a reality TV star on the hit show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she has continued to evolve her personal brand with a handful of business ventures and brand partnerships.
In a Season 2 trailer for The Kardashians, Kim is seen trying on a gown while sister Khloe Kardashian sits on a couch watching.
Luckily for fans, the Hulu cameras were there to capture the behind-the-scenes moment.
The brief clip shows Kim in minimal makeup with her black hair pulled back in braids as she is helped into the shimmering, forest green dress.
At which point Kim tells Khloe, “Honey, I’m the Marilyn and the Jackie.”
Kim Kardashian...
Kim Kardashian wants us to know that she can’t be put in a box.
Though Kim may have risen to fame as a reality TV star on the hit show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she has continued to evolve her personal brand with a handful of business ventures and brand partnerships.
In a Season 2 trailer for The Kardashians, Kim is seen trying on a gown while sister Khloe Kardashian sits on a couch watching.
Luckily for fans, the Hulu cameras were there to capture the behind-the-scenes moment.
The brief clip shows Kim in minimal makeup with her black hair pulled back in braids as she is helped into the shimmering, forest green dress.
At which point Kim tells Khloe, “Honey, I’m the Marilyn and the Jackie.”
Kim Kardashian...
- 9/7/2022
- by Connie Esposito
- Monsters and Critics
Kim Kardashian caused outrage recently by wearing a gorgeous souffle silk that once adorned Marilyn Monroe. But what happened to other magnificent outfits – and why did no one realise their eye-popping value?
Kim Kardashian is no stranger to a fleeting moment becoming a viral news story. But her recent appearance at the Met Gala, wearing the dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday to President John Kennedy in 1962, proved particularly divisive, with the 41-year-old outraging costume buffs for sporting what is considered by many to be a museum exhibit rather than a dress.
Designed by Jean Louis, based on a sketch by a young Bob Mackie, the dress has more than 2,000 crystals hand-stitched into souffle silk, a fabric that has since been outlawed due to its flammability. Monroe was reportedly sewn into it and wore it only for the time she was on stage. Kardashian borrowed it from...
Kim Kardashian is no stranger to a fleeting moment becoming a viral news story. But her recent appearance at the Met Gala, wearing the dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday to President John Kennedy in 1962, proved particularly divisive, with the 41-year-old outraging costume buffs for sporting what is considered by many to be a museum exhibit rather than a dress.
Designed by Jean Louis, based on a sketch by a young Bob Mackie, the dress has more than 2,000 crystals hand-stitched into souffle silk, a fabric that has since been outlawed due to its flammability. Monroe was reportedly sewn into it and wore it only for the time she was on stage. Kardashian borrowed it from...
- 7/4/2022
- by Lauren Cochrane
- The Guardian - Film News
Colleen Atwood (Rafael Pulido/Courtesy of Citizens of Humanity)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
When it comes to the best costume design category at the Academy Awards there are few who shine brighter than the legendary Colleen Atwood. This talented woman has been nominated 12 times — including this year — and, out of those times, has taken home the trophy three times so far. Let’s take a deep dive into Atwood’s career and see how she stacks against her peers.
As mentioned above, the 68-year-old costume designer has been up for numerous Oscars. Films for which Atwood was just nominated for include: 1994’s Little Women, 1998’s Beloved, 1999’s Sleepy Hollow, 2004’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, 2007’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2009’s Nine, 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman, and 2014’s Into the Woods. Films for which Atwood has won, on the other hand, include: 2002’s Chicago,...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
When it comes to the best costume design category at the Academy Awards there are few who shine brighter than the legendary Colleen Atwood. This talented woman has been nominated 12 times — including this year — and, out of those times, has taken home the trophy three times so far. Let’s take a deep dive into Atwood’s career and see how she stacks against her peers.
As mentioned above, the 68-year-old costume designer has been up for numerous Oscars. Films for which Atwood was just nominated for include: 1994’s Little Women, 1998’s Beloved, 1999’s Sleepy Hollow, 2004’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, 2007’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2009’s Nine, 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman, and 2014’s Into the Woods. Films for which Atwood has won, on the other hand, include: 2002’s Chicago,...
- 2/7/2017
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
For Anglophone readers, Jean Louis Schefer’s name will most likely only be familiar through the reverent, often enigmatic references made in translated works by some of the most eminent French film theorists and critics: Gilles Deleuze, (“Jean Louis Schefer, in a book in which the theory forms a kind of great poem…”), Nicole Brenez, (“In the beginning was Jean Louis Schefer…”), Serge Daney (“[a thinker] mysterious and more complicated than we were”), etc. Semiotext(e)’s recent translation(1) of Schefer’s The Ordinary Man of Cinema, published in France in 1980, rectifies what was previously a serious gap in our knowledge of French film theory and offers the chance—especially as “film-philosophy” is so in vogue in academia right now—to reappraise how we conceive the relationship between cinema and thought today. In the opening line of the book, Schefer introduces himself as “the ordinary man of cinema”—someone with no professional...
- 12/23/2016
- MUBI
It’s one of the most unforgettable, uncomfortable moments of 20th century pop culture: Marilyn Monroe serenading President John F. Kennedy as he turned 45 with a sultry, breathy rendition of “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” in May 1962. Considering that Monroe and Kennedy were widely rumored to have been lovers, this might have been some of the most brazenly inappropriate public flirting of all time.
Monroe’s gown from that evening—a skintight, flesh-colored, crystal-bedecked Jean Louis creation based on a Bob Mackie sketch—became an icon in its own right. And this week, the souffle gauze garment brought in a whopping $4.8 million at auction, far exceeding the $3 million guide price. Purchased on Thursday by the RIpley’s Believe It Or Not museum chain (presumably as a future exhibit), the clingy dress was the centerpiece of an extensive, three-day auction of Monroe’s possessions at Julien’s ...
Monroe’s gown from that evening—a skintight, flesh-colored, crystal-bedecked Jean Louis creation based on a Bob Mackie sketch—became an icon in its own right. And this week, the souffle gauze garment brought in a whopping $4.8 million at auction, far exceeding the $3 million guide price. Purchased on Thursday by the RIpley’s Believe It Or Not museum chain (presumably as a future exhibit), the clingy dress was the centerpiece of an extensive, three-day auction of Monroe’s possessions at Julien’s ...
- 11/18/2016
- by Joe Blevins
- avclub.com
Marilyn Monroe's famous "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress sold for a staggering $4.8 million on Thursday.
The dress, which was presented on a custom-made mannequin designed to match Monroe’s exact body measurements, was bought by Ripley's Believe It or Not. The purchase makes this sparkly ensemble the world's most expensive dress ever sold at auction.
Watch: Whitney Houston’s Wedding Dress, Passport, and More Going Up for Auction
Julien’s Auctions
Monroe wore the nude figure-hugging dress at President John F. Kennedy's 45th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962. Her sultry "Happy Birthday" performance was caught on tape, and despite the poor quality footage, it has allowed for the dress and moment to live on.
Watch: Prince's 'Purple Rain' Coat Is Up for Auction -- Find Out the Asking Price!
The iconic dress, which features 2,500 hand-stitched crystals, was designed by Academy Award-winning costume designer Jean Louis and the original sketch...
The dress, which was presented on a custom-made mannequin designed to match Monroe’s exact body measurements, was bought by Ripley's Believe It or Not. The purchase makes this sparkly ensemble the world's most expensive dress ever sold at auction.
Watch: Whitney Houston’s Wedding Dress, Passport, and More Going Up for Auction
Julien’s Auctions
Monroe wore the nude figure-hugging dress at President John F. Kennedy's 45th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962. Her sultry "Happy Birthday" performance was caught on tape, and despite the poor quality footage, it has allowed for the dress and moment to live on.
Watch: Prince's 'Purple Rain' Coat Is Up for Auction -- Find Out the Asking Price!
The iconic dress, which features 2,500 hand-stitched crystals, was designed by Academy Award-winning costume designer Jean Louis and the original sketch...
- 11/18/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
The iconic “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress worn by Marilyn Monroe has been sold at auction. According to a press release, the custom 2,500 handstitched crystal Jean Louis creation, worn by Monroe in 1962 during her brief performance at the early 45th birthday celebration for President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, was sold […]...
- 11/18/2016
- by Cat Williams
- ET Canada
When Marilyn Monroe passed away in 1962, she was already an icon – but her legacy has surpassed any thing she could have imagined. Her visage adorns every type of paraphernalia imaginable, her impersonators crowd Times Square and Hollywood Boulevard, and of course, there was that time that superfans could buy a lock of her hair aboard a cruise ship for a reasonable $8,000.
And at an auction hosted by Julien’s, which began on Thursday and will continue through the weekend, one of the actress’s most recognizable gowns, the one she wore to wish President John F. Kennedy a very sexy happy birthday,...
And at an auction hosted by Julien’s, which began on Thursday and will continue through the weekend, one of the actress’s most recognizable gowns, the one she wore to wish President John F. Kennedy a very sexy happy birthday,...
- 11/18/2016
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
The Jean Louis dress that Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday to JFK is up for auction, a glittering memento of her tragic last days
Fifty-four years later, one might suppose that the famous dress came on to the stage of its own accord, as if it had life as well as destiny. But yes, in 1962, there was a warm body inside it. This was 19 May 1962, and Marilyn Monroe was bringing happy birthday wishes to the president of the United States. She was 10 days early: the actual birthday of John F Kennedy, his 45th, would not be until 29 May. So what? The Democratic party wanted to have a super fundraiser at Madison Square Garden in New York City, so they needed not just JFK himself, but a hook and bait. The birthday was a pretext until the breathy song, “Happy birthday, Mr President ...”
That was Marilyn Monroe. But did the...
Fifty-four years later, one might suppose that the famous dress came on to the stage of its own accord, as if it had life as well as destiny. But yes, in 1962, there was a warm body inside it. This was 19 May 1962, and Marilyn Monroe was bringing happy birthday wishes to the president of the United States. She was 10 days early: the actual birthday of John F Kennedy, his 45th, would not be until 29 May. So what? The Democratic party wanted to have a super fundraiser at Madison Square Garden in New York City, so they needed not just JFK himself, but a hook and bait. The birthday was a pretext until the breathy song, “Happy birthday, Mr President ...”
That was Marilyn Monroe. But did the...
- 11/3/2016
- by David Thomson
- The Guardian - Film News
For veteran Australian director Jocelyn Moorhouse, black comedy “The Dressmaker” was like “Unforgiven” with a sewing machine. In the movie, a Paris fashion designer (Kate Winslet) returns to her dusty, hateful outback town in the early ’50 to exact revenge with haute couture style.
For the film’s two costume designers, Margo Wilson (who focused on Winslet) and Marion Boyce (who handled the rest of the wardrobe), “The Dressmaker” was like “Cinderella” meets “Pygmalion.” At first, Winslet transforms the shopkeeper’s dowdy daughter (Sarah Snook) into a princess. Then the other wicked women pay Winslet to use her sartorial magic on them.
“She had been working for many years as a dressmaker in exclusive Parisian fashion houses, so she needed to look different from the rest of the town,” Wilson told IndieWire. “Her mentor was Madeleine Vionnet, one of the leading designers [between the Wars]. Her wardrobe was very simple, rich, royal colors with no florals or patterns.
For the film’s two costume designers, Margo Wilson (who focused on Winslet) and Marion Boyce (who handled the rest of the wardrobe), “The Dressmaker” was like “Cinderella” meets “Pygmalion.” At first, Winslet transforms the shopkeeper’s dowdy daughter (Sarah Snook) into a princess. Then the other wicked women pay Winslet to use her sartorial magic on them.
“She had been working for many years as a dressmaker in exclusive Parisian fashion houses, so she needed to look different from the rest of the town,” Wilson told IndieWire. “Her mentor was Madeleine Vionnet, one of the leading designers [between the Wars]. Her wardrobe was very simple, rich, royal colors with no florals or patterns.
- 9/22/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Little Black Dress—From Mourning to Night is a free exhibit currently at The Missouri History Museum (Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri). The exhibit runs through September 5th.
The Little Black Dress – a simple, short cocktail dress—is a sartorial staple for most contemporary women. Prior to the early 20th century, simple, unadorned black garments were limited to mourning, and strict social rules regarding mourning dress were rigidly observed.Featuring over 60 dresses from the Missouri History Museum’s world-renowned textile collection, this fun yet thought-provoking exhibit explores the subject of mourning, as well as the transition of black from a symbol of grief to a symbol of high fashion. You’ll also see fascinating artifacts—from hair jewelry to tear catchers—that were once a regular part of the mourning process. Plus, you’ll have the chance to share your own memories of your favorite...
The Little Black Dress – a simple, short cocktail dress—is a sartorial staple for most contemporary women. Prior to the early 20th century, simple, unadorned black garments were limited to mourning, and strict social rules regarding mourning dress were rigidly observed.Featuring over 60 dresses from the Missouri History Museum’s world-renowned textile collection, this fun yet thought-provoking exhibit explores the subject of mourning, as well as the transition of black from a symbol of grief to a symbol of high fashion. You’ll also see fascinating artifacts—from hair jewelry to tear catchers—that were once a regular part of the mourning process. Plus, you’ll have the chance to share your own memories of your favorite...
- 4/26/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This adult film noir masterpiece showcases the most glamorous pin-up dream girl of the 1940s. Rita Hayworth, a young Glenn Ford and a sinister George Macready form a sophisticated, poisonous love triangle. Criminal intrigues and killer striptease fill out the bill. Gilda Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 795 1946 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 110 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date January 19, 2016 / 39.95 Starring Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, Joseph Calleia, Steven Geray, Joe Sawyer, Gerald Mohr, Ludwig Donath, Argentina Brunetti, Eduardo Ciannelli, Ruth Roman. Cinematography Rudolph Maté Film Editor Charles Nelson Music underscore Hugo Friedhofer Written by Marion Parsonnet, Jo Eisinger, E.A. Ellington Produced by Virginia Van Upp Directed by Charles Vidor
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Some of the best 'movie' times I remember were seeing classic pictures cold, with no knowledge beforehand. Back at film school they'd show us things we'd never heard of, often in prints of incredible good quality.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Some of the best 'movie' times I remember were seeing classic pictures cold, with no knowledge beforehand. Back at film school they'd show us things we'd never heard of, often in prints of incredible good quality.
- 1/30/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The Napa Valley Film Festival has announced that Samuel Goldwyn Films’ "Somm: Into the Bottle" will have its world premiere as the Opening Night Film on November 11, 2015. The film is writer/director Jason Wise’s highly anticipated follow-up to his 2013 acclaimed film "Somm," which provided viewers with an illuminating look into the prestigious Court of Master Sommeliers and the massively intimidating Master Sommelier Exam. "Somm" also world premiered as the Opening Night Film at the Napa Valley Film Festival, at the festival’s second edition in 2012.
Through the eyes of the world’s greatest somms and winemakers, "Somm: Into the Bottle" raises the curtain on the seldom-seen world that surrounds the wine we drink by allowing viewers intimate access to the most accomplished sommeliers in the world, as well as to some of the most prestigious winemakers working today. By opening some of the world’s most rare bottles of wine, the viewer will understand how a wine ages, what happens in a cellar and exactly what oak in wine means. The film takes a look at how history has impacted wine, from the Romans, to Prohibition, to the World Wars and even current events such as the Napa Earthquake.
“We were honored in 2012 to host the world premiere of "Somm," so it makes it doubly sweet to be hosting the world premiere of the sequel, "Somm: Into the Bottle," said Nvff Executive & Artistic Director Marc Lhormer. “If you know and love wine, you know that when you plant a new vineyard, it takes five years until the grapes are good enough to go 'into the bottle,' so we're thrilled to open our fifth annual Napa Valley Film Festival with such a prestigious film.”
Filmmaker Jason Wise, a 2015 Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 Tastemaker, added: “The Napa Valley Film Festival provided an excellent launching pad for "Somm," and I’m very excited to be returning to where it all started with "Somm: Into the Bottle," I could not imagine premiering the film anywhere else, and I am proud to share it with the Napa community.”
The Napa Valley Film Festival’s Opening Night, Wednesday, November 11, will feature a pair of screenings of "Somm: Into the Bottle" . The premiere itself will screen at 5:00 p.m. at the Uptown Theater (1350 3rd St.) in downtown Napa, a historic art deco movie palace serving as the headquarter theater for the festival. Filmmaker Jason Wise will be in attendance, as will renowned sommeliers: Brian McClintic, Ian Cauble, Fred Dame, DLynn Proctor and Geoff Kruth, who are featured in the film and were also featured in "Somm." Admission will be granted to members of Nvff’s Patron Circle (memberships available) and other invited VIP guests. A limited number of individual tickets may also be available in advance. An encore screening at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Theater will be open to all festival passholders.
Nvff’s Opening Night Party will be held following the premiere screening at Napa’s Riverfront Promenade at the Napa River Inn.
A Forgotten Man Films production, "Somm: Into the Bottle" is directed by Jason Wise, written by Jason Wise and Christina Wise and produced by Jason Wise, Christina Wise and Jackson Myers. Executive produced by Diane Carpenter and William Fowler. Co-produced by Geoff Kruth. Original Somm cast members: Brian McClintic, DLynn Proctor, Dustin Wilson, Ian Cauble, Fred Dame, Geoff Kruth, Rajat Parr, Sabato Sagaria, plus sommeliers: Aldo Sohm, Paul Grieco, Madeline Puckette and famed winemakers: Jean Louis Chave, Peter Gago, Steve Matthiasson, Carole Meredith, Frédéric Panaïotis, Jean Trimbach, Silvia Altare and Aubert de Villaine share their insight and intimate knowledge of the industry in this captivating behind-the-scenes look at one of the most elusive businesses in the world.
Goldwyn plans an early 2016 release for the film. For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/sommdocfilm.
Through the eyes of the world’s greatest somms and winemakers, "Somm: Into the Bottle" raises the curtain on the seldom-seen world that surrounds the wine we drink by allowing viewers intimate access to the most accomplished sommeliers in the world, as well as to some of the most prestigious winemakers working today. By opening some of the world’s most rare bottles of wine, the viewer will understand how a wine ages, what happens in a cellar and exactly what oak in wine means. The film takes a look at how history has impacted wine, from the Romans, to Prohibition, to the World Wars and even current events such as the Napa Earthquake.
“We were honored in 2012 to host the world premiere of "Somm," so it makes it doubly sweet to be hosting the world premiere of the sequel, "Somm: Into the Bottle," said Nvff Executive & Artistic Director Marc Lhormer. “If you know and love wine, you know that when you plant a new vineyard, it takes five years until the grapes are good enough to go 'into the bottle,' so we're thrilled to open our fifth annual Napa Valley Film Festival with such a prestigious film.”
Filmmaker Jason Wise, a 2015 Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 Tastemaker, added: “The Napa Valley Film Festival provided an excellent launching pad for "Somm," and I’m very excited to be returning to where it all started with "Somm: Into the Bottle," I could not imagine premiering the film anywhere else, and I am proud to share it with the Napa community.”
The Napa Valley Film Festival’s Opening Night, Wednesday, November 11, will feature a pair of screenings of "Somm: Into the Bottle" . The premiere itself will screen at 5:00 p.m. at the Uptown Theater (1350 3rd St.) in downtown Napa, a historic art deco movie palace serving as the headquarter theater for the festival. Filmmaker Jason Wise will be in attendance, as will renowned sommeliers: Brian McClintic, Ian Cauble, Fred Dame, DLynn Proctor and Geoff Kruth, who are featured in the film and were also featured in "Somm." Admission will be granted to members of Nvff’s Patron Circle (memberships available) and other invited VIP guests. A limited number of individual tickets may also be available in advance. An encore screening at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Theater will be open to all festival passholders.
Nvff’s Opening Night Party will be held following the premiere screening at Napa’s Riverfront Promenade at the Napa River Inn.
A Forgotten Man Films production, "Somm: Into the Bottle" is directed by Jason Wise, written by Jason Wise and Christina Wise and produced by Jason Wise, Christina Wise and Jackson Myers. Executive produced by Diane Carpenter and William Fowler. Co-produced by Geoff Kruth. Original Somm cast members: Brian McClintic, DLynn Proctor, Dustin Wilson, Ian Cauble, Fred Dame, Geoff Kruth, Rajat Parr, Sabato Sagaria, plus sommeliers: Aldo Sohm, Paul Grieco, Madeline Puckette and famed winemakers: Jean Louis Chave, Peter Gago, Steve Matthiasson, Carole Meredith, Frédéric Panaïotis, Jean Trimbach, Silvia Altare and Aubert de Villaine share their insight and intimate knowledge of the industry in this captivating behind-the-scenes look at one of the most elusive businesses in the world.
Goldwyn plans an early 2016 release for the film. For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/sommdocfilm.
- 9/2/2015
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
First came a teaser poster, and now NBC is continuing to ramp up the marketing campaign for Heroes Reborn as evidenced by this haunting new trailer. While the initial teaser for the upcoming event series featured nothing more than an enigmatic look at an eclipse and quick glimpses of stars Jack Coleman and Zachary Levi, this new video kicks things up a notch and features the world asking, “Where are all the heroes?”
While the trailer elicits Bonnie Tyler’s “I Need A Hero,” it’s actually a pretty dark and intriguing look at the Heroes universe, which has undoubtedly changed quite a bit since the original series came to a close five years ago. The show concluded with Hayden Panettiere’s character outing herself as a superpowered individual and effectively blowing the lid off of all the other supers in hiding. How will that decision effect Heroes Reborn? We...
While the trailer elicits Bonnie Tyler’s “I Need A Hero,” it’s actually a pretty dark and intriguing look at the Heroes universe, which has undoubtedly changed quite a bit since the original series came to a close five years ago. The show concluded with Hayden Panettiere’s character outing herself as a superpowered individual and effectively blowing the lid off of all the other supers in hiding. How will that decision effect Heroes Reborn? We...
- 6/24/2015
- by James Garcia
- We Got This Covered
Original Heroes characters Peter and Nathan Petrelli (played by Milo Ventimiglia and Adrian Pasdar, respectively) won’t be returning for this year’s miniseries restart, Heroes Reborn, but that doesn’t mean that their cold, manipulative, conniving mother will miss the party.
According to EW, Cristine Rose, who played Angela Petrelli over the course of Heroes‘ four seasons, has joined the new show’s ever-expanding list of familiar guest stars. Similarly to the likes of her former co-stars Greg Grunberg, Jimmy-Jean Louis, Masi Oka, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Noah Gray-Cabey, Rose won’t have a large role to play in the new show, and will instead appear in a smaller arc.
Those concerned that the returning cast members will steal some of the spotlight from the new additions should rest assured, as creator Tim Kring has ruled out the return of some of the show’s biggest stars (like Hayden Panettiere,...
According to EW, Cristine Rose, who played Angela Petrelli over the course of Heroes‘ four seasons, has joined the new show’s ever-expanding list of familiar guest stars. Similarly to the likes of her former co-stars Greg Grunberg, Jimmy-Jean Louis, Masi Oka, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Noah Gray-Cabey, Rose won’t have a large role to play in the new show, and will instead appear in a smaller arc.
Those concerned that the returning cast members will steal some of the spotlight from the new additions should rest assured, as creator Tim Kring has ruled out the return of some of the show’s biggest stars (like Hayden Panettiere,...
- 6/11/2015
- by James Garcia
- We Got This Covered
Cristine Rose is the latest Heroes alum to sign-on for a role on Heroes Reborn. The veteran actress played the cold and manipulative 'Angela Petrelli' on the orignal show. According to E! News, like many of her fellow returning co-stars, she is set to have a guest-starring arc. Rose joins her former colleagues Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Noah Gray-Cabey, Jimmy-Jean Louis, Masi Oka and Jack Coleman on the NBC revival show. With so many old faces returning, fans have begun to wonder whether this revival has unwittingly become Heroes Season 5. The core premise of Heroes Reborn initially was to introduce new characters and storylines, rather than act as a continuation of the original show. Creator and executive producer Tim Kring briefly addressed these concerns, while talking to EW. "Everybody who’s coming back has been in the press," Kring revealed. "We have a cadre of characters from the previous...
- 6/11/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Lifetime's mini-series "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe" debuts on May 30, prompting the question: What possible secrets can there still be about Marilyn Monroe?
Quite a few, apparently, from the identity of her birth father, to the nature of her fatal overdose at age 36 -- was it suicide, accident, or murder? In 2012, on the 50th anniversary of her death, Moviefone previously published "25 Things You Didn't Know About Marilyn Monroe." Turns out that list barely scratched the surface. Here, then, are 25 more.
1. Monroe's birth certificate from 1926 lists her birth name as Norma Jeane Mortenson. The last name was a misspelling of the surname of her mother's second husband, Martin Mortensen, who separated from Gladys before she became pregnant. Soon after, she reverted to her first married name, Baker, and gave that name to her daughter.
2. Gladys later told Norma Jeane that her father was Gladys' boss, Charles Gifford, who looked like...
Quite a few, apparently, from the identity of her birth father, to the nature of her fatal overdose at age 36 -- was it suicide, accident, or murder? In 2012, on the 50th anniversary of her death, Moviefone previously published "25 Things You Didn't Know About Marilyn Monroe." Turns out that list barely scratched the surface. Here, then, are 25 more.
1. Monroe's birth certificate from 1926 lists her birth name as Norma Jeane Mortenson. The last name was a misspelling of the surname of her mother's second husband, Martin Mortensen, who separated from Gladys before she became pregnant. Soon after, she reverted to her first married name, Baker, and gave that name to her daughter.
2. Gladys later told Norma Jeane that her father was Gladys' boss, Charles Gifford, who looked like...
- 5/29/2015
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Peter Williams: Common & Proper Nouns: The N-Word Novella Gallery, NYC Through April 5, 2015
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks." - Acts 26:14 (King James Version)
"We have art in order not to die from the truth." - Nietzsche
The paintings of Peter Williams have, for a long time, addressed the nature of the body -- specifically addressing how one might inhabit such a fragile space in such an arbitrary world. Naturalistic figures inhabited landscapes populated with cartoon imagery, combinations rendered plausible through Williams’s skilled, and constantly striving, paint handling. With this background in mind, the paintings, all untitled, and all from 2015, come as something of a jolt -- or, to paraphrase Bruce Nauman, a baseball bat to the back of the head.
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks." - Acts 26:14 (King James Version)
"We have art in order not to die from the truth." - Nietzsche
The paintings of Peter Williams have, for a long time, addressed the nature of the body -- specifically addressing how one might inhabit such a fragile space in such an arbitrary world. Naturalistic figures inhabited landscapes populated with cartoon imagery, combinations rendered plausible through Williams’s skilled, and constantly striving, paint handling. With this background in mind, the paintings, all untitled, and all from 2015, come as something of a jolt -- or, to paraphrase Bruce Nauman, a baseball bat to the back of the head.
- 4/6/2015
- by bradleyrubenstein
- www.culturecatch.com
We all would like to believe that we have that someone special to look up to for guidance and direction. From time to time we practice the art of worship for the mentor that appears larger than life to us. Whether our designated mentors that we choose to follow are inspirational or insidious it does not matter because that yearning to follow in their footsteps are so great that we blindly give anything to replicate that original blueprint.
Maybe if one dreams of being a famous astronaut you designate Neii Armstrong or John Glenn as your mentoring heroes? Perhaps your foray into film criticism was ignited by Judith Crist, Vincent Canby or Siskel & Ebert? How about emulating your favorite actor or singer and following their paths to success?
In Follow My Lead: Top Ten Mentors in the Movies we will look at some movie characters that served as mentors to...
Maybe if one dreams of being a famous astronaut you designate Neii Armstrong or John Glenn as your mentoring heroes? Perhaps your foray into film criticism was ignited by Judith Crist, Vincent Canby or Siskel & Ebert? How about emulating your favorite actor or singer and following their paths to success?
In Follow My Lead: Top Ten Mentors in the Movies we will look at some movie characters that served as mentors to...
- 3/6/2015
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Here’s your first look at the dreamlike teaser, as well as the striking first poster, for director Robert Zemeckis’s upcoming movie, The Walk. The film is set to hit theaters next fall on October 2, 2015.
Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man – Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds, betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad plan.
Robert Zemeckis, the director of such marvels as Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Back to the Future, Polar Express and Flight, again uses advanced technology in the service of an emotional, character-driven story.
With innovative photorealistic techniques and IMAX 3D wizardry, The Walk is true big-screen cinema,...
Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man – Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds, betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad plan.
Robert Zemeckis, the director of such marvels as Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Back to the Future, Polar Express and Flight, again uses advanced technology in the service of an emotional, character-driven story.
With innovative photorealistic techniques and IMAX 3D wizardry, The Walk is true big-screen cinema,...
- 12/9/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I must confess that I was unfamiliar with Marilyn Sotto’s work until I received an e-mail blast from her devoted nephew, longtime Disney Imagineer Eddie Sotto, about her recent passing. I was so touched by his tribute that I asked if he would allow me to share it with a wider audience on my website, and he agreed. Here it is: "It’s with great sadness that I pass on that yesterday, October 27, at 4:12 pm, my Aunt, ex Disney Costume Designer Marilyn Sotto-Erdmann lost her fight with Cancer at age 82. As you may know, Marilyn brought us skills she honed after several decades in the film industry working as an illustrator for costume designers Edith Head, Jean Louis, Norma Koch and...
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- 11/11/2014
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
TriStar has announced production on Robert Zemeckis's film The Walk has officially wrapped and marks the occasion with the release of the first two pictures from the film in which Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Philippe Petit based on his book "To Reach the Clouds," in which he tells his story leading up to his illegal wire walk between the World Trade Center towers, which was recently documented in James Marsh's Man on Wire. The film co-stars James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz, Charlotte Le Bon, Clement Sibony and Cesar Domboy and will hit theaters on October 2, 2015. Here's the official synopsis: Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds,...
- 8/7/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Principal photography has wrapped on the inaugural film from Tom Rothman’s TriStar Productions, now officially titled The Walk.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film is a true story based on Philippe Petit’s book “To Reach the Clouds,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the young dreamer who dared the impossible: an illegal wire walk between the World Trade Center towers.
Zemeckis wrote the screenplay with Christopher Browne. Producers are Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, and Jack Rapke. The film will be released on October 2, 2015.
Today is the 40th anniversary of the astounding event, now being brought back to vivid life in the third act climax of the film.
Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits,...
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film is a true story based on Philippe Petit’s book “To Reach the Clouds,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the young dreamer who dared the impossible: an illegal wire walk between the World Trade Center towers.
Zemeckis wrote the screenplay with Christopher Browne. Producers are Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, and Jack Rapke. The film will be released on October 2, 2015.
Today is the 40th anniversary of the astounding event, now being brought back to vivid life in the third act climax of the film.
Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits,...
- 8/7/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Daft Punk has made movies and starred in a few of their own music videos, and now they're the focus of a new documentary. Hervé Martin Delpierre will direct and Marina Rozenman will co-write a film on the French dance duo for BBC Worldwide Production France and Canal Plus, according to Variety. Producer Patrice Gelle is calling it the "first independent movie on the iconic group," to air in 2015. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have been writing and performing dancefloor bangers for more than 20 years but live in relative anonymity: Daft Punk have been photographed with their helmets off only a few number of times, and frequently they let their collaborators speak for them, even as they've taken home Grammys and sent songs like "Get Lucky" to the top of the charts. They do conduct some interviews, so it will be curious to see what BBC culls in this one-hour special.
- 6/26/2014
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
Antiques Roadshow is set to launch on French television for the first time in its history.
The long-running BBC series will arrive on France 2, presented by actress and comedian Charlotte De Turckheim.
BBC Worldwide Productions France will produce the show, which will stretch from the Mediterranean to the Channel, and the Alps to the Atlantic coast.
The show was first broadcast in the UK in 1979 and has welcomed other international versions, including the Us, Belgium and Sweden.
"There are not many TV programmes running for over 30 years that can generate such interest with an international broadcaster," said BBC Worldwide Productions France director Jean Louis Blot.
"The simplicity of the show and the fact that it appeals to people of all ages and from all walks of life is what makes it so attractive to a major broadcaster like France 2."
Antiques Roadshow has defied time, frequently unearthing a strange array of objects that can fetch thousands.
The long-running BBC series will arrive on France 2, presented by actress and comedian Charlotte De Turckheim.
BBC Worldwide Productions France will produce the show, which will stretch from the Mediterranean to the Channel, and the Alps to the Atlantic coast.
The show was first broadcast in the UK in 1979 and has welcomed other international versions, including the Us, Belgium and Sweden.
"There are not many TV programmes running for over 30 years that can generate such interest with an international broadcaster," said BBC Worldwide Productions France director Jean Louis Blot.
"The simplicity of the show and the fact that it appeals to people of all ages and from all walks of life is what makes it so attractive to a major broadcaster like France 2."
Antiques Roadshow has defied time, frequently unearthing a strange array of objects that can fetch thousands.
- 2/26/2014
- Digital Spy
Misha Collins may be a series regular on "Supernatural" Season 9, but that hasn't curtailed his extracurricular activities in the slightest -- the actor is once again masterminding Gishwhes -- the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen -- and is still actively involved in Random Acts, the charity he founded which is dedicated to organizing and funding random acts of kindness across the world.
The Huffington Post recently spoke to Collins about the latest iteration of Gishwhes, what's ahead for Random Acts after completing a children's center in Haiti, and what we can expect from his character, Castiel, in Season 9 of "Supernatural."
For the uninitiated, how did Gishwhes come about?
It was actually a "Supernatural" publicity thing that got me started on it. Three years ago, Holly Ollis, the Warner Bros. publicist, said, "Misha, can you give us a little push?" because "Supernatural" was in second place and...
The Huffington Post recently spoke to Collins about the latest iteration of Gishwhes, what's ahead for Random Acts after completing a children's center in Haiti, and what we can expect from his character, Castiel, in Season 9 of "Supernatural."
For the uninitiated, how did Gishwhes come about?
It was actually a "Supernatural" publicity thing that got me started on it. Three years ago, Holly Ollis, the Warner Bros. publicist, said, "Misha, can you give us a little push?" because "Supernatural" was in second place and...
- 7/26/2013
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
If you were to just look at this U.S. trailer for “One Missed Call” director Eric Valette’s French action/thriller “The Prey”, you would swear it had nothing to do with the plot synopsis laid out below. But it’s the same movie. Which one is right and which one is misdirection? I dunno. I’m going with the synopsis, even if the trailer makes it look like some kind of caper/revenge film. They’re really selling the whole “The Fugitive” angle pretty hard, too. Nevertheless, it looks like a pretty cool movie, and putting a really attractive French policewoman on the poster with tight jeans and a belt buckle? Wow. Is this movie set in France or Texas? I dunno, but consider me intrigued. Franck Adrien (Albert Dupontel), a bank robber convicted of a heist and sentenced to six months in prison, shares a cell with seemingly weak Jean Louis Morel.
- 6/5/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
French action thriller “The Prey” will be in select theaters nationwide June 7 thanks to Cohen Media Group. The film, directed by Eric Valette (“One Missed Call,” “Malefique”) will be a great fit for you if you’re a fan of “Taken;” it tells the story of a bank robber who has to catch a serial killer before it’s too late. Here’s more on “The Prey.” “Franck Adrien (Albert Dupontel), a bank robber convicted of a heist and sentenced to 6 months in prison, shares a cell with seemingly weak Jean Louis Morel. But once Morel gets released from behind bars, Adrien learns that Morel is really a sadistic serial killer [ Read More ]
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- 6/4/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
See the poster as well as new images from Cohen Media Group's The Prey, starring Albert Dupontel and Alice Taglioni. The film opens in New York on June 7th, under the direction of Eric Valette. Scripted by Laurent Turner and Luc Bossi, the story follows Franck Adrien (Albert Dupontel), a bank robber convicted of a heist and sentenced to six months in prison, who shares a cell with seemingly weak Jean Louis Morel. Not long after Morel’s release, it is revealed that Morel is a sadistic serial killer, and knows private details of Adrien’s life. Adrien must break out of prison, pursue Morel, and evade the most elite French police teams hunting him.
- 5/16/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association on Sunday named Amour, Michael Haneke's French-language drama about an elderly couple facing the end of life, the year's best film as the group met to vote its annual awards. The Master emerged in the voting as the runner-up. Emmanuelle Riva, who stars alongside Jean Louis-Trintignant in Amour, tied with Jennifer Lawrence of Silver Linings Playbook for the best actress award. Joaquin Phoenix was named best actor for his portrayal of a World War II vet seeking answers in The Master. Runner-up in that category was Denis Lavant for Holy Motors. The Master
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- 12/9/2012
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Producer Ross Hunter’s 1962 film If A Man Answers (directed by Henry Levin) is a sweet, silly and lighthearted romantic comedy featuring Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. Sandra is Chantal Stacy, daughter of Boston businessman John Stacy (John Lund) and former Folies Bergere burlesque dancer and professional Frenchwoman Germaine Stacy (Micheline Presle). The film focuses on Chantal’s negotiation between the Boston practicality and the French passionate nature that runs through her genetic line. Bobby Darin, as fashion photographer Eugene Wright (“Mr. Wright”), finds himself in the middle of this mess as Chantal’s willing romantic victim.
Chantal’s first scene in the Stacy master bedroom after returning from a date features Dee in an ice-blue coat and white cowl-neck sweater (gowns are credited to Jean Louis), perfectly matching the walls of John and Germaine’s bedroom, illustrating via costume that she considers her place to be in her parents’ home,...
Chantal’s first scene in the Stacy master bedroom after returning from a date features Dee in an ice-blue coat and white cowl-neck sweater (gowns are credited to Jean Louis), perfectly matching the walls of John and Germaine’s bedroom, illustrating via costume that she considers her place to be in her parents’ home,...
- 11/9/2012
- by Contributor
- Clothes on Film
The BBC has licensed the format of The Great British Bake Off to a French TV channel. The Love Productions show will be renamed The Great Bake Off and will be shown on commercial station M6. The Great Bake Off will be produced by BBC Worldwide's production base in France and is due to air later this year. "Having crossed the English Channel to the spiritual home of the sweet tooth, this warm and authentic format... has all the crucial elements to be a showstopper," said Jean Louis Blot, Creative Director at BBC Worldwide Productions France. He added: "When it comes to The Great Bake Off, the proof is in the pudding!" So far, the amateur baking contest - featuring Mary Berry (more)...
- 10/7/2012
- by By Alison Rowley
- Digital Spy
It is with huge anticipation that we take an exclusive look at FilmCraft: Costume Design by Deborah Nadoolman Landis, arguably the most important person in the costume industry today.
As costume designer for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Coming to America (1988), Burke and Hare (2010), and many other well known titles, in addition to former two-term president of the Cdg, academic scholar and now museum curator, Nadoolman Landis is ideally placed to write such a book. It reads to us like an update of her similarly titled ScreenCraft volume from 2003, but is not officially intended as such. This all new publication features a detailed introduction, plus interviews with some of the most famous names in movie costume.
Although Nadoolman Landis did not have long to put this project together, only six months from announcement to press, she has created an essential reference guide for students, aficionados, and really anyone with an...
As costume designer for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Coming to America (1988), Burke and Hare (2010), and many other well known titles, in addition to former two-term president of the Cdg, academic scholar and now museum curator, Nadoolman Landis is ideally placed to write such a book. It reads to us like an update of her similarly titled ScreenCraft volume from 2003, but is not officially intended as such. This all new publication features a detailed introduction, plus interviews with some of the most famous names in movie costume.
Although Nadoolman Landis did not have long to put this project together, only six months from announcement to press, she has created an essential reference guide for students, aficionados, and really anyone with an...
- 6/25/2012
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
The perfection of a rose-tinted past, Doris Day’s costumes in Pillow Talk (1959) are some of the most exquisite ever worn on screen. They personify her immaculate character and symbolise the remnants of a dying era; opulence, optimism and the changing face of urbanised fashion.
Costume designer for Pillow Talk was Bill Thomas, although, as became standard with Doris Day pictures, he was not directly responsible for creating her outfits. That job fell to celebrated costume/fashion designer Jean Louis, earning him a ‘Gowns By’ credit on the film. Louis was known for his stylish and often deceptively simple garments, including most famously Rita Hayworth’s strapless black sheath in Gilda (1946). He even created Marilyn Monroe’s sheer ‘President’s dress’, immortalised at John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday celebration in 1962.
Whether or not Jean Louis was working from specification for Pillow Talk we do not know. Bill Thomas would...
Costume designer for Pillow Talk was Bill Thomas, although, as became standard with Doris Day pictures, he was not directly responsible for creating her outfits. That job fell to celebrated costume/fashion designer Jean Louis, earning him a ‘Gowns By’ credit on the film. Louis was known for his stylish and often deceptively simple garments, including most famously Rita Hayworth’s strapless black sheath in Gilda (1946). He even created Marilyn Monroe’s sheer ‘President’s dress’, immortalised at John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday celebration in 1962.
Whether or not Jean Louis was working from specification for Pillow Talk we do not know. Bill Thomas would...
- 5/18/2012
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
Amour: director Michael Haneke, stars Emmanuelle Riva and Jean Louis-Trintignant The Avengers have nothing to fear. Don’t expect the latest Michael Haneke movie to defeat the superhero flick at the box office or in terms of media coverage. But as far as I’m concerned, Amour — please scroll down to check out the French-language trailer — is one of the top five or so most eagerly anticipated film events of 2012. Amour‘s special effect, much more powerful than any CGI-created nonsense, is the reunion of Story of Women‘s Isabelle Huppert, Hiroshima, mon amour‘s Emmanuelle Riva, and The Conformist‘s Jean-Louis Trintignant. Shot in early 2011, Amour features 80-year-old Trintignant (nearly 130 movies in the last 56 years) and 84-year-old Riva (more than 50 movies in the last 52 years) as retired music teachers who have been married for decades. The 58-year-old Isabelle Huppert (more than 90 movies in the last four decades...
- 5/14/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The Women On The 6th Floor is a new period comedy/ drama from France that surprisingly has much in common with one of 2011′s American blockbusters, The Help. Both films are set in the societal upheaval of the early 1960s and both concern the travails of domestic workers and their employers. While the Us version was tied to the civil rights movement ( with literally life and death at stake ), the French story is more concerned with social class structure along with a second chance romance. Still both films have a great deal of empathy for the sometimes invisible ” hired help”.
Jean Louis ( Fabrice Luchini) is a successful investment consultant at his old, established family banking firm in 1960′s Paris. He and his status-seeking socialite wife, Suzanne ( Sandrine Kiberlain ) and two spoiled preteen sons ( usually away at an exclusive boarding school ) reside in a large downtown apartment complex. Living above Jean Louis...
Jean Louis ( Fabrice Luchini) is a successful investment consultant at his old, established family banking firm in 1960′s Paris. He and his status-seeking socialite wife, Suzanne ( Sandrine Kiberlain ) and two spoiled preteen sons ( usually away at an exclusive boarding school ) reside in a large downtown apartment complex. Living above Jean Louis...
- 11/4/2011
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Strand Releasing have been plucking select French cinema titles over the years (Breillat's Bluebeard, Ozon's Le Refuge and Téchiné's The Girl on the Train) but their latest pick-up in Philippe Le Guay's comedy definitely goes against their usual targeted title as it's neither dramatic nor does it come from a filmmaker name that is familiar to North American auds. Service Entrance -- the Berlin Film Festival Out of Competition selected title which when translated literally would mean "The Women of the sixth floor" will probably be released midway in the calendar. Gist: Set in Paris, 1960, Jean Louis Joubert (Luchini) lives a peaceful, yet boring bourgeois existence with this wife (Kiberlain), a perfect socialite, the conservative couple has their world turned upside down when Spanish maids, Concepcion (Maura) and her niece Maria (Verbeke) integrate into the Joubert family when they work and comingle with them. Worth Noting: This is Fabrice Luchini...
- 3/19/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Here’s our first look at Ray Winstone’s next, The Hot Potato, a London based gangster yarn featuring Colm Meaney, Jack Huston,David Harewood Phil Davis, Derren Nesbitt, Lois Winstone, Maike Billitis, and Jean Louis Sbille.
So far we’ve seen some nice artwork for the film and the presence of Ray Winstone pretty much guarantees we’ll be on board for this one. The film is shooting now in Belgium and the UK under the direction of Tim Lewiston who also wrote the film.
Before the main course, perhaps you would care for a synopsis as an entrée?
London’s East End 1969. Based on real events. Two chancers ‘find’ a lump of Uranium and crisscross Europe to find a buyer. Accompanied by Danny’s girl, the lovely Carole. They encounter a diverse cast of bizarre characters, all trying to steal the ‘Hot Potato’, but a deal agreed inside...
So far we’ve seen some nice artwork for the film and the presence of Ray Winstone pretty much guarantees we’ll be on board for this one. The film is shooting now in Belgium and the UK under the direction of Tim Lewiston who also wrote the film.
Before the main course, perhaps you would care for a synopsis as an entrée?
London’s East End 1969. Based on real events. Two chancers ‘find’ a lump of Uranium and crisscross Europe to find a buyer. Accompanied by Danny’s girl, the lovely Carole. They encounter a diverse cast of bizarre characters, all trying to steal the ‘Hot Potato’, but a deal agreed inside...
- 11/1/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Wardour Pictures have been in touch to give us the first look at the new poster from their latest movie, The Hot Potato. As well as the first image, they’ve also given us a heads up of the cast in the new movie.
The cast will include Ray Winstone, Colm Meaney, Jack Huston,David Harewood, John lynch, Phil Davis, Derren Nesbitt, Lois Winstone, Maike Billitis, Jean-Louis Sbille and as far as I’m aware, her first movie for Louise Redknapp. It’s directed by Tim Lewiston and is due for release in 2011.
I placed the fill press release below the poster.
Casting is now announced on a new British comedy crime caper
Ray Winstone, Colm Meaney, Jack Huston,
David Harewood, John lynch, Phil Davis, Derren Nesbitt, Lois Winstone, Maike Billitis, Jean-Louis Sbille and
Louise Redknapp star in
‘The Hot Potato’
Filming on location in Belgium and the...
The cast will include Ray Winstone, Colm Meaney, Jack Huston,David Harewood, John lynch, Phil Davis, Derren Nesbitt, Lois Winstone, Maike Billitis, Jean-Louis Sbille and as far as I’m aware, her first movie for Louise Redknapp. It’s directed by Tim Lewiston and is due for release in 2011.
I placed the fill press release below the poster.
Casting is now announced on a new British comedy crime caper
Ray Winstone, Colm Meaney, Jack Huston,
David Harewood, John lynch, Phil Davis, Derren Nesbitt, Lois Winstone, Maike Billitis, Jean-Louis Sbille and
Louise Redknapp star in
‘The Hot Potato’
Filming on location in Belgium and the...
- 10/24/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Louise Redknapp will make her movie debut in The Hot Potato. The TV presenter has been cast as Ray Winstone's wife in the British crime comedy, which is being directed by Tim Lewiston on location in Belgium and the UK. Colm Meaney, Jack Huston, David Harewood, John Lynch, Phil Davis, Derren Nesbitt, Lois Winstone, Maike Bilitis and Jean Louis Sbille round out the cast. Based on true events, The Hot Potato (more)...
- 10/21/2010
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
The 9th annual Lausanne Underground Film Festival may just run for a mere five days in Switzerland on Oct. 20-24, but it hits with the force of a 10p-ton megaton bomb over that time period, packing in so much mind-boggling underground madness it’ll make your head explode.
Every year, the fest feels like 5 or 6 festivals crammed into one. There’s the fest that pays homage to the history of experimental filmmaking, there are the retrospectives of several cult festivals, a feature film competition section, a short film competition section and more.
Three filmmakers are especially getting major retrospective love this year. First, there’s legendary Canadian experimental filmmaker Michael Snow who will be in attendance at screenings of his classic films Wavelength, <–> and La région centrale, plus several of his other short films.
Also being feted are German extreme horror filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit, who will attend screenings of his classic Nekromantik,...
Every year, the fest feels like 5 or 6 festivals crammed into one. There’s the fest that pays homage to the history of experimental filmmaking, there are the retrospectives of several cult festivals, a feature film competition section, a short film competition section and more.
Three filmmakers are especially getting major retrospective love this year. First, there’s legendary Canadian experimental filmmaker Michael Snow who will be in attendance at screenings of his classic films Wavelength, <–> and La région centrale, plus several of his other short films.
Also being feted are German extreme horror filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit, who will attend screenings of his classic Nekromantik,...
- 10/18/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
I know that Top Chef: Masters is currently airing on Bravo, but, in my opinion, it just doesn’t compare to the original. (I’d much rather see someone who could actually benefit from winning the competition than someone who has already established him or herself in the food world.) For those of you who have been conducting your own quickfire challenges each morning to make up for the lack of Top Chef, the wait will soon be over: Top Chef: Washington D.C. premieres on June 16!
Accomplished chef Eric Ripert will be joining Padma, Gail, and recent...
Accomplished chef Eric Ripert will be joining Padma, Gail, and recent...
- 5/14/2010
- by Emily Exton
- EW.com - PopWatch
Recently released as part of a two feature double bill by Mondo Macabro, I had the chance to pop Jean Louis Van Belle's Forbidden Paris into the player last night and it is an experience not quickly forgotten. Long banned, this is the first time the film has been available in an uncut form and the Mondo lads have done a remarkable job of restoring this catalog of the strange and bizarre inhabitants of Paris in the late 60's back to nearly pristine condition. It simply looks and sounds fantastic, which is important if you're to fully appreciate the wonders of playing darts with a fakir. Check out the bizarre - though not nearly the most bizarre bit of the film by a long shot - clip below.
- 3/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Mondo Macabro's new DVD double-feature of Sadist with Red Teeth (1970) and Forbidden Paris (1969) is a real head scratcher. Director Jean Louis van Belle is an obscure French director who created numerous ultra low-budget films in various genres, including horror and mondo. These avant-weird productions invoke familiar Eurocult reference points but Jean Louis van Belle was coming from an entirely different angle than his genre brethren.
Sadist with the Red Teeth combines the psychedelic horror vibe of Jess Franco and Jean Rolling with the experimentalist sensibilities of Stan Brakhage and Bruce Conner. Yes, that prior statement was made in earnest. In the film, a mad doctor convinces a comic book artist (Daniel Moosman) who experiences a car accident that he is a vampire. As a result of his psychocis, the main character is given to episodic freakouts in which he dons joke-shop vampire fangs and attacks people. The brief synopsis basically...
Sadist with the Red Teeth combines the psychedelic horror vibe of Jess Franco and Jean Rolling with the experimentalist sensibilities of Stan Brakhage and Bruce Conner. Yes, that prior statement was made in earnest. In the film, a mad doctor convinces a comic book artist (Daniel Moosman) who experiences a car accident that he is a vampire. As a result of his psychocis, the main character is given to episodic freakouts in which he dons joke-shop vampire fangs and attacks people. The brief synopsis basically...
- 2/17/2010
- Screen Anarchy
While many Hollywood celebrities are donating money to Haiti after last week’s 7.0 earthquake, which is the greatest earthquake recorded in the world in 200 years, actor Jimmy-Jean Louis traveled to his native country to visit his parents and family. While they are having a hard time coping with the disaster, Louis told RadarOnline.com his family is safe. The “Heroes” star also said that initially he feared his family was dead. But when Louis discovered they were indeed alive, they made peace with the fact that he was going to visit them. When they reunited, it was very emotional, he said, but also very nice that they could be together. On the [...]...
- 1/19/2010
- by karen
- ShockYa
While sniffing around exciting movie memorabilia lots on eBay, we rarely come across many screen-used wardrobe items that are over 30 years old, now add another ten years, and another, and another, and you’re getting close, for this week’s eBay find is a staggering 63 years old and is just as desirable and gorgeous now as it was then. Introducing the iconic black satin dress as worn by Tinseltown’s ‘love goddess’ Rita Hayworth in her most memorable film role, that of femme fatale Gilda in the 1946 noir classic of the same name. This is old school Hollywood glamour on a whole new scale…
Considered cinema’s hottest pin-up during the 40s, Hayworth positively smoldered on the silver screen in Gilda, performing an erotic one glove strip tease as she sang “Put the Blame on Mame”, radiating killer sex appeal at a time of incredibly strict censorship in films. And...
Considered cinema’s hottest pin-up during the 40s, Hayworth positively smoldered on the silver screen in Gilda, performing an erotic one glove strip tease as she sang “Put the Blame on Mame”, radiating killer sex appeal at a time of incredibly strict censorship in films. And...
- 9/4/2009
- Boxwish.com
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