Robert De Niro ~ Cannes Film Festival 2011

Director, producer and one of my favorite actors, Robert De Niro will be President of the Jury of the 64th Cannes Film Festival {May 11th - 22th 2011}. When he accepted the invitation, Robert De Niro said," The Cannes Film Festival is a rare opportunity for me as it is one of the oldest and one of the best in the world. " What is your favorite Robert De Niro movie?

photo: Vogue Paris

Official Selection

La piel Habito that of Pedro Almodovar
Tree of Life by Terrence Malick
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Apollonides (Memories of the brothel) by Bertrand Bonello
Pater Alain Cavalier
Le Gamin cycling Dardenne brothers
Le Havre Aki Kaurismäki
The source of women Radu Mihaileanu
Habemus Papam Nanni Moretti
This Must Be the Place by Paolo Sorrentino
Melancholia by Lars von Trier
Polishes to Maiwenn
Footnote Joseph Cedar
Genpin Naomi Kawase
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lynne Ramsay
Sleeping Beauty by Julia Leigh
Drive by Nicholas Winding Refn
Michael Markus Schleinzer
Ichimei Takashi Miike

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Circus Chic

I can't wait to see Reese Witherspoon's new film Water for Elephants which is in theatres April 22nd and is based on the book of the same name by Sara Gruen.  She looks gorgeous in the trailer and also in the May 2011 issue of Vogue along side and top of some pretty pachyderms.  Rob Pattinson doesn't look too shabby either! Reese is one of those women that other women root for in life and it was nice to see pick herself up and find even greater happiness after her divorce.  If she can do it, so can we! 

Photos by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue

Entertainment News: Water For Elephants

I loved the book, Water For Elephants, and cannot wait to see the movie ~ In theaters April 22nd. Starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattison and Christoph Waltz, it's sure to entertain.

Based on the acclaimed bestseller, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS presents an unexpected romance in a uniquely compelling setting. Veterinary school student Jacob meets and falls in love with Marlena, a star performer in a circus of a bygone era. They discover beauty amidst the world of the Big Top, and come together through their compassion for a special elephant. Against all odds -- including the wrath of Marlena's charismatic but dangerous husband, August -- Jacob and Marlena find lifelong love.

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Everything's Coming Up Daisy

It was interesting to hear that Carey Mulligan was just selected by Baz Luhrman to play Daisy Buchanan in his new adaption of The Great Gatsby.  The 1974 version staring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow is considered to be a classic so it seems a little weird that Baz Luhrmann would remake it at all.  I'm curious to see if Ms. Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio, who will be playing Jay Gatsby, can live up the original.  What do you think?

The King's Speech

I'm a sucker for period movies, especially those with English accents and even more so, those staring Colin Firth.  So what happens when an English accent of character played by Firth in a period film is accompanied by a stammer?  That is the story of The King's Speech which opens November 26th.  Prince George, The Duke of York was second in line to the throne behind his brother so his stammer wouldn't really have been as big of a problem had his brother not abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson.  (Madonna is making a film about that story.) After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne as King George VI. Because his stutter has called into question his ability to rule, he and Elizabeth I engage the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. "Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war." George VI and Elizabeth are the parents of reigning Queen Elizabeth II and it will be interesting to see her childhood during the war.  There are already rumors that this film will earn Colin Firth an Oscar just as The Queen earned Helen Mirren her statue.  I think it's safe to say that The Academy is also a sucker for an English accent.

I Am Love

One reviewer of the Italian film Io sono l'amore (I Am Love in English) declared "see it by any means possible" and after viewing the trailer, I am terribly upset that I won't be able to see it until it's released in the US on June 18th! The story centers on a wealthy Italian family and their resulting reactions to their patriarch's decision to split his company between his son and grandson. Add in a little adultery, gorgeous cinematography and fabulous fashions (designed by Raf Simons for Jil Sander) and you've got yourself some serious aesthetic overload. I Am Love stars Tilda Swinton playing a Russian woman in Italy which has her speaking Italian with a Russian accent. If that doesn't have Oscar nomination written all over it, I don't know what does! Oh, and it also stars Marisa Berenson who looks like she's channeling Nati Abascal! It's beyond chic! I insist that you watch the trailer so you'll know why I'm so excited for this film. Ciao!

Villa in Ocean's Twelve

Remember the villa they filmed in the movie Ocean's Twelve? It is actually a 19th century Villa on the banks of Lake Como in Milan, Italy. Gorgeous right?

(Of course I am talking about George :)

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Love means never having to say you're sorry.

Love Story author Erich Segal died this past Sunday. He wrote the rich boy falls in love with a poor girl novel while as a professor at Harvard. The movie version is one of the all time great tear jerkers. Just hearing the Henry Mancini score makes me want to cry! Sniff sniff. Although, it might not be the best film ever made, it remains a classic as do the clothing worn by Ali McGraw and Ryan O'Neal as Jenny Cavalieri and Oliver Barrett IV. ("I love your name and your numeral.") It's like watching the Preppy Handbook come to life! Lauren Santo Domingo of Vogue loved Jenny's camel hair coat from the movie so much she even had a designer copy it! I think I may have to watch Love Story tonight in memoriam. Also, so I can be reminded of their chic outfits and more importantly, that love means never having to say you're sorry!

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life has to be my favorite Christmas movie.

I still cry every time I see it.