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OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE

March 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment

OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE

There is little of the old Guy Ritchie to be found in OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE. That Guy Ritchie delivered crackling editing, provocative visual impunity, and dialogue that burned with self-reflexive irony. They were films that all but defied gravity as they rushed headlong through their paces leaving audiences breathless and invigorated. I miss… Read More »

Tagged With: arms dealer, conventionality, exotic locales, hacking, haute couture, McGuffin, spy, yacht

THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY

April 16, 2016 By Leave a Comment

THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY

It was the year that Sarah Jessica Parker showed up in a literally flamboyant head piece, and the year that Kim Kardashian showed up in (almost) literally nothing, and never has so much ridden on the strategic placement and secure fastening of paillettes and lace appliques. It was the 2015 Met Gala, the one that… Read More »

Tagged With: Alexander McQueen, Andrew Bolton, Anna Wintour, Conde-Nast, exoticism, fashion, haute couture, Kar-Wei Wong, Met Gala, orientalism, Rihanna

Bertrand Bonello and Gaspard Ulliel Resurrect SAINT LAURENT

June 3, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Bertrand Bonello and Gaspard Ulliel Resurrect SAINT LAURENT

Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent rocked the fashion world of the 1960s and 70s, and he designed his image as carefully as he did any of his haute couture. When making a bio-pic about a legend like this, the trick is to say something that hasn’t been said before. That was the first thing I… Read More »

Tagged With: Amira Casar, Bertrand Bonello, bio-pic, fashion designer, French Cinema, Gaspard Ulliel, haute couture, Helmut Berger, high fashion, Lea Seydoux, Louis Garrel, narrative, Paris, Pierre Bergé, Rue Babylon, stars Jeremie Renier, Thomas Bidegain, Yves Saint Laurent

R. J. Cutler Opens THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

R. J. Cutler Opens THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE

There are many things to admire in R.J. Cutler’s astute documentary, THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE. Yet, for all the moments, large and small, of revelation by its subject, Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, the image that most struck me did not involve her at all. It involved Vogue’s creative director,  Grace Coddington, a model ensconced in haute couture, and a cherry tart. Such… Read More »

Tagged With: Anna Wintour, boyish charm, cinema, creative-director, director, documentary, economic engine, editor-in-chief, editorial fashion, fashion, film, Grace Coddington, haute couture, high fashion, models, movie, runway shows, Vogue

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