Posts Tagged ‘movies’

Street Chic and Red Carpet: The September Issue Premiere

20th August 2009 by bellastraniera No Comments

After her former assistant wrote the bestselling tell-all novel The Devil Wears Prada, which went on to become a hit film, you’d think the last thing Anna Wintour would invite into her office would be more prying eyes. Yet here we are, several years later, witnessing the reigning queen of fashion expose the formerly-clandestine inner [...]

Bruno: The Fashion World Reacts

9th July 2009 by bellastraniera No Comments

Giving credence to the idea that fashion is part masochism, several in the fashion industry are disappointed that they weren’t parodied by Bruno, according to an amusing article in today’s WWD, “The In Kraut.” The much-anticipated fashion farce premieres tonight at midnight.
Trish Halpin, editor in chief of Marie Claire: “Getting name checked in Bruno is [...]

The September Issue: The Trailer!

25th June 2009 by bellastraniera No Comments

The trailer for the Anna Wintour/Vogue documentary, The September Issue, is finally out, and it looks especially titillating. NY Mag calls it “the real Devil Wears Prada” and notes that “everyone around her seems terrified of her.”
God forbid anyone should record what most fashion editors say, because it’s never enough to just say something isn’t [...]

Bruno: The Trailer!

26th May 2009 by bellastraniera No Comments

If you went to the movies this weekend, you may have seen it: the trailer for Sascha Baron Cohen’s much-anticipated Brün0 is out! And boy, is it he out. Some highlights:

Brüno adopts a baby from Africa – and picks it up in a box at the airport luggage carousel.
Behind-the-scenes footage of Brüno at the Agatha [...]

’80s Fashion: Top 10 Most Influential Movies and TV

13th May 2009 by bellastraniera No Comments

Word of a new “Gossip Girl” spinoff set in the ’80s had us doing some research. There were a gazillion movies – especially teen movies – in the ’80s, but which of them made a true impact on the way people dressed? After the jump, a rundown of the most influential ’80s movies, TV, and [...]

Adventureland Playlist

13th April 2009 by bellastraniera No Comments

Love, love Greg Mottola’s new flick Adventureland. It’s a grown-up version of a coming-of-age story, with complicated characters (think comp lit majors mixing with conservative Catholic girls) and side plots (doddering dad meets social-climbing stepmom). But there’s no need to get philosophical about it: one of the best things about this film is the music. [...]