Chicago – The moral of the story of “The First Monday in May” definitely is “there is heaven on earth if the right angels come together.” The film is stunningly beautiful, as it chronicles the development of the annual costume exhibit and gala at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Yes, I said the costume exhibit, a shorthand for fashion-as-art, which has become one of the most popular exhibits every year, and closes the Museum down on the “first Monday in May” for the associative gala fundraiser that Vogue editor Anna Wintour – the real life inspiration for Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada” – puts together. It is one of The parties of the year in New York City, and its breadth and scope are well developed in the film, as it focuses on Andrew Bolton, the curator of the show, and Anna W. herself in the planning stages.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Yes, I said the costume exhibit, a shorthand for fashion-as-art, which has become one of the most popular exhibits every year, and closes the Museum down on the “first Monday in May” for the associative gala fundraiser that Vogue editor Anna Wintour – the real life inspiration for Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada” – puts together. It is one of The parties of the year in New York City, and its breadth and scope are well developed in the film, as it focuses on Andrew Bolton, the curator of the show, and Anna W. herself in the planning stages.
- 4/18/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Forget the proletarian messages, this Italian Neorealist classic is really an exploitation film about ogling brazen, buxom babes in short-shorts, up to their knees in a rice paddy. Hollywood actress Doris Dowling is the nominal star but new discovery Silvana Mangano became the knockout dream of every Italian male suffering from postwar shortages (cough). Giuseppe De Santis delivered the perfect combo -- an art film that pulled in every lonely guy nella cittá. Bitter Rice Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 792 1949 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / 109 min. / Riso amaro / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date January 12, 2016 / 29.95 Starring Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, Raf Vallone. Cinematography Otello Martelli Film Editor Gabriele Varriale Original Music Goffredo Petrassi Written by Corrado Alvaro, Giuseppe De Santis, Carlo Lizzani, Franco Monicelli, Carlo Musso, Ivo Perilli, Gianni Puccini Produced by Dino De Laurentiis Directed by Giuseppe De Santis
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Way back in...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Way back in...
- 1/12/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Things aren’t exactly B.A.U. at the Bau this Wednesday on Criminal Minds (CBS, 9/8c), when the team is enlisted to assist in solving a brutal crime committed against Americans outside the States.
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In the planted spinoff episode, titled “Beyond Borders,” International Unit Chief Jack Garrett (played by CSI: NY vet Gary Sinise) reaches out to Hotch & Co. when the abduction of a family in Barbados dovetails with a case the Stateside Bau once worked. Rounding out Garrett’s team are Breaking Bad‘s Anna Gunn...
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- 4/7/2015
- TVLine.com
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Castle, Outlander, Bones, Grey's, Walking Dead, Chicago Pd, Arrow and More
Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com
Question: I’m a longtime reader and lover of your weekly AA column and I couldn’t help but notice there wasn’t one last week. —Kaia
Ausiello: I was kinda hoping that would slip by unnoticed, but apparently nothing gets by you, Kaia! On very rare occasions, I will take a week off from AA to, you know, transition my award-winning Smurf dioramas from spring/summer to fall/winter.
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Question: I’m a longtime reader and lover of your weekly AA column and I couldn’t help but notice there wasn’t one last week. —Kaia
Ausiello: I was kinda hoping that would slip by unnoticed, but apparently nothing gets by you, Kaia! On very rare occasions, I will take a week off from AA to, you know, transition my award-winning Smurf dioramas from spring/summer to fall/winter.
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- 9/23/2014
- TVLine.com
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Who wore Zac Posen better?
Anna Kendrick was one of the best dressed gals to walk the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards in La on Jun. 6, dressed in her pretty, paint print Zac Posen and Gianvito Rossi organza ankle strap sandals. The starlet, who won the Best Breakout Star award, sure stood out thanks to her pretty get-up, but that wasn’t the first time we saw this delightful dress! While Anna was the first to bring the look to the red carpet, back in April Scarlett Johansson was spotted leaving her home during the day wearing the same fun frock! Like Anna, Scarlett opted for an interesting black shoe — although Scar Jo’s cork-heeled, lace-up sandals were definitely more appropriate for during the day.
I have to say, I love this look on both gals! While Anna dressed it up perfectly for the carpet,...
Who wore Zac Posen better?
Anna Kendrick was one of the best dressed gals to walk the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards in La on Jun. 6, dressed in her pretty, paint print Zac Posen and Gianvito Rossi organza ankle strap sandals. The starlet, who won the Best Breakout Star award, sure stood out thanks to her pretty get-up, but that wasn’t the first time we saw this delightful dress! While Anna was the first to bring the look to the red carpet, back in April Scarlett Johansson was spotted leaving her home during the day wearing the same fun frock! Like Anna, Scarlett opted for an interesting black shoe — although Scar Jo’s cork-heeled, lace-up sandals were definitely more appropriate for during the day.
I have to say, I love this look on both gals! While Anna dressed it up perfectly for the carpet,...
- 6/7/2010
- by Katrina
- HollywoodLife
Coming up for the cognoscenti and literati is Dr. Denis Leary's next, "Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid." Smart, sardonic, fierce, also savage and profane, the writer/comic ravages the politically correct, the hypocrisy of policy, the obese, the thin and basically every overdog who ever barked other than his publisher Viking. Have an excerpt:
"I'm sick of low esteem and fake fat-suit-wearing female talk-show hosts and extreme makeovers and steroid-laden home run hitters and Reese Witherspoon movies and Paris Hilton's himbo boyfriends and celebrity rehab and Dr. Phil.
"I'm sick of low esteem and fake fat-suit-wearing female talk-show hosts and extreme makeovers and steroid-laden home run hitters and Reese Witherspoon movies and Paris Hilton's himbo boyfriends and celebrity rehab and Dr. Phil.
- 7/15/2008
- by By CINDY ADAMS
- NYPost.com
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