Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Do Not Miss The Favorite Fashion Movie Heathers

If there’s one thing that fashionable '80s cult film Heathers can teach you, its that the American high school can be a treacherous place.Set in the Midwest at Westerberg High School, the film has all the typical trappings of state-required education, but with a murderous twist.

Heathers centers around a typical popular mean-girl clique: a croquet-loving foursome that includes queen bee Heather Chandler (Kim Walker), Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty), Heather McNamara (Lissane Falk), and popularity-rebel Veronica Sawyer (played by the amazing Winona Ryder).While the three Heathers do their best to alienate their less-popular classmates, Veronica actually has a conscience, and doesn’t see the value in this soul-crushing behavior.Meanwhile, cute loner Jason “J.D.” Dean (Christian Slater) enrolls in their high school and stokes the interest of Veronica. She soon learns that J.D.’s tough exterior isn’t an act – he pretty much hates everyone, and is willing to take action to eliminate the draining existence of his classmates. Heathers is dark, morbid, and sometimes hilariously surreal. While extreme, it does has some true insight on the angst-ridden plight of the American teenager. The 1988 cult classic is also chock full of acid-tongued, now-iconic quotes like “What’s your damage?”
Heathers is not merely a vastly underappreciated comedy, it’s also a highly fashionable film.These popular girls have no problem expressing themselves through clothing, accessories, and general appearance; styling is important, and this clique has perfected the practice.Their hair is carefree – wavy and cool, not overdone – with Heather Chandler and Heather McNamara letting their mess of curls rule.The clique typically sports coordinating '80s popular girl looks – oversized patchworked or vibrantly colored blazers with linebacker shoulder pads – but they fill out their wardrobes with welcome individual flourishes. Veronica favors blue tights and a whole mess of brooches, typically with one sweetly placed at the top of her button-up shirts. Heather Chandler has her signature enormous red scrunchie, the ultimate symbol of her status as popular girl queen bee.

The Heathers, though more homogenous, also have some great looks. Think lacy socks with plaid flats, floor-length pink brocade robes – which welcomed Heather Chandler to her untimely end – and body-con mourning dresses. Even the other students and faculty at Westerberg High have great style. J.D. is the personification of psychotic cool, with his signature small, gold hoop earring in one ear, and foreboding long black trench.

Ms. Fleming, the suicide-capitalizer, favors rad animal-themed accessories and wears a belted golden-rod scarf as a sash. Be sure to peep the whale-print button-down on the yearbook nerd and the “Big Fun” slogan tee on other students – which is ridiculously easy to DIY, and even the gratuitously teased Martha “Dumptruck” Dunnstock was in on the trend.

Whatever your need – cocktail party-approved quoteables or fashion inspiration – the girls of Heathers are there for you.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

"The Ides Of March" Is Insightful As A Night Spent Watching Film

The Ides of March was adapted from the play “Farragut North” by Beau Willimon, which was itself loosely based on the 2004 Democratic primary of Governor Howard Dean. If there is one thing to be said about this film adaptation of Willimon’s play, it’s that its Broadway origins are glaringly apparent – a fact that will delight some viewers, but will ultimately leave others yawning in their seats.

The story follows Stephen Myers (Ryan Gosling), an idealistic young campaign staffer working on the presidential campaign of Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney), a man whose promises of real change and clean politics have energized many of the young staffers who work for and support him. The film follows Team Morris’ hard fight to win the pivotal state of Ohio in the Democratic primary. As Myers floats along in his euphoric state of political idealism – believing that he is truly in the corner of a “good” candidate – he learns hard lessons about the reality of American politics, and ultimately comes to recognize it for the corruptive, immoral dogfight it truly is.

Clooney directed Ides of March as well as starring in it, and while he’s far from being a technical wizard, the actor has proven himself to be competent at the helm (see: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind). Here, Clooney wisely surrounds himself with more technically proficient talent like cinematographer Phedon Papamichael (Walk the Line, Pursuit of Happyness, W., 3:10 to Yuma), and in that sense, The Ides of March is a good-looking and well-crafted film. Unfortunately, while the visual and technical components are strong, the script Clooney co-wrote with his Good Night, and Good Luck collaborator Grant Heslov is not as successful in translating a dialogue-heavy stage play into an exciting movie experience.

Snappy banter and (somewhat) interesting plot and character developments are definitely the strong points of The Ides of March script. The downside is that this movie still feels very much like a stage play (i.e., static scenes of people sitting around talking) and the subject matter is now so dated that the movie, as a whole, comes off as a feature-length report on old news. Notions like ‘politics is a dirty game’ or ‘there are no noble politicians’ or ‘the game never changes’ are by now so ingrained in our cynical cultural zeitgeist, that watching Gosling’s character develop from a naive idealist into a cynical political player feels about as revelatory as a headline about another political scandal (read: not at all).

What keeps the film going are the performances of the ensemble cast. While Gosling’s character feels somewhat outdated, the actor plays him earnestly as a man whose passion and conviction ultimately get swallowed by his cunning and ambition. Clooney appears only briefly throughout the film, but conveys the gray shades of a seasoned politician well – as does Jeffrey Wright in the role of a senator playing both sides for the sake of his own political advancement. Evan Rachel Wood serves well as the pretty little intern who becomes fodder for the dirty game, Max Minghella is fine playing a well-meaning but oblivious aid, and Marissa Tomei is strong in the few scenes she has, playing a brass-balled (and ultimately prophetic) reporter who tries to cut through all the spin to get at the so-called “truth.”

The strongest two figures in the ensemble, though, are undoubtedly Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti, who play rival campaign managers. On his own, each actor nails the task of delivering some of the heavier monologues about the nature of politics, while simultaneously keeping those scenes dynamic and interesting. When (briefly) onscreen together, Hoffman and Giamatti have an exciting chemistry that is totally contained within a few exchanged glances or brief quips. Their roles also feel like the most authentic and relevant, since their characters are the ones who provide the clearest and most truthful insight into what the political process is all about.

On the subject of politics: there are many people who will have trouble separating the subject matter of this film from George Clooney’s real life political dogma – but they needn’t be concerned that this is some sort of ‘pro-left, anti-right’ propaganda film. If anything, Ides of March takes a hard, cynical jab at the Democratic party, showcasing the same back-room dealings and moral lapses that the Republican party is often accused of. The point the film makes is very clear: modern politics (as a whole) is a dirty game, and anyone thinking they can come in and change it into something uncompromised, earnest and noble will never survive long enough in the race to do so. It’s kind of a dark outlook to have – but one that probably rings true for many Americans today.

In the end, The Ides of March is a movie that will likely only appease the most die-hard political pundits in the crowd. For most everyone else, an hour and a half watching people discuss the nature of modern American politics will probably be as fun and insightful as a night spent watching C-SPAN.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Three Musketeers Must Be Re-told On Film At Least Once Every Generation

It seems that the tale of The Three Musketeers must be re-told on film at least once every generation. This 2011 re-imaging of Alexandre Dumas’ legendary story comes our way in an action-stuffed 3D package, courtesy of Resident Evil director, Paul W.S. Anderson.

Those who know of Anderson’s style of filmmaking already know what to expect from this film; for those unfamiliar, here’s a quick description: over-the-top action, weak scripts, and a sense that the cast of actors have their tongues firmly planted against their cheeks. Three Musketeers proudly continues this tradition.

This modern version tweaks Dumas’ tale of honor, espionage and sword-duels aplenty into a 3D spectacle featuring airships, Mission: Impossible-style capers (complete with martial arts acrobatics), and Milady de Winter (Milla Jovovich) transformed from a conniving spy into a conniving spy doing Kung Fu in a corset.

If you’ve never read the Musketeers story, here’s a quick rundown: brash young D’Artagnan (Logan Lerman) leaves his home in the French countryside in order to be a King’s Musketeer like his father. On the road to Paris, D’Artagnan just-so-happens to run afoul of three disgraced Musketeers – Athos (Matthew Macfadyen), Aramis (Luke Evans) and Porthos (Ray Stevenson) – as well as Rochefort (Mads Mikkelsen), the Cardinal’s captain of the guard. Talk about bad luck. D’Artagnan challenges each Musketeer to a duel, and when the four men meet up to fight, they form a quick camaraderie over their shared disdain for Rochefort, and put their differences aside to slice his men to ribbons.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Richelieu (Christoph Waltz) schemes with his super-spy henchwoman Milady (Jovovich) to steal jewels from the young Queen Anne (Juno Temple). The plan is to use the jewels to frame her as having an affair with young King Louis XIII’s rival, the Duke of Buckingham (Orlando Bloom). If Louis should believe the Queen is unfaithful, he would have no choice but to go to war with England and appoint the Cardinal – a man of strength and experience – to lead France. The Musketeers of course learn of this plot, and must get the Queen’s jewels back on her neck before she is supposed to present them to the king at a royal ball.

This “updated” adaptation of Dumas’ work is pretty flimsy, but the actors playing the characters seem to know this, and rise to the challenge of making it all light and fun. They accomplish this by throwing themselves into their roles with a shoulder shrug and a sense of hammy abandon. Stevenson, Bloom, and Lerman all play their characters over the top (Evans is good in the straight-man slot), and thankfully the script is mostly a string of action sequences punctuated by scenes of the characters trading quick one-liners and sarcastic jokes. Freddie Fox provides visual gags via the flamboyant (and ridiculous) costumes worn by the silly King Louis, and you almost feel pitty for James Corden as the Musketeers’ mistreated (downright abused) squire, Planchet.

Jovovich looks like she’s having a ball working with her hubby (Anderson), and once again puts on her Resident Evil action persona to get down and dirty with the boys. Christoph Waltz, on the other hand, once again plays a weird and offbeat villain, as he has done famously in Inglourious Basterds and not-so-famously in Green Hornet. The only two actors who seem to take things seriously are Mads Mikkelsen as Rochefort and Mattehew Macfadyen as Athos. Macfadyen is handed the only dramatic weight in the film (Athos is in a state of melancholy since Milady broke his heart), and the actor has the skill to carry it. Mikkelsen is playing the sort of badass warrior he did in Valhalla - the type you wouldn’t want to mess with, instead of wanting to giggle at.

Anderson has been a big proponent of 3D since James Cameron’s Avatar came along, and here uses the effect in a much smarter, more effective way than he did in the much-hyped Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D. Instead of “pop-out” gimmicks, Three Musketeers uses the draw-you-in immersive 3D effect that Cameron employed so well in Avatar. Granted, shots of old European architecture and landscapes aren’t exactly a thrilling use of 3D, but many of the film’s set pieces are truly spectacular and the 3D helps to accent all the gorgeous details in every shot.

In terms of action scenes: sword fights and fancy acrobatics aren’t any more exciting when filmed in 3D, but things are bound to go over-the-top in an Anderson film, and that point in Three Musketeers comes when the “airship” battles start to ensue during the movie’s climax. You have to give 3D ticket buyers some kind of bang for their buck, and when dealing with a story set in the 17th century, Da Vinci-designed airships are about as much as you can get away with, I guess… All in all, this 3D film is more than a cheap gimmick, but is far from mind-blowing.

The Three Musketeers is a good remedy for anyone looking for mindless-but-harmless 3D action movie fun. Whether or not there’s an audience looking for mindless-but-harmless 3D action movie fun in a period setting is another question altogether…

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Elegant Movie The Future

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Watch The Famous Crazy Horse Movie Online

Frederick Wiseman is the deep-cover anthropologist of American cinema. Over a 50-year career his documentaries have hidden out in the wings, playing quiet witness to the workings of various social institutions and inviting the viewers to draw their own conclusions. Wiseman has visited schools and hospitals, the Ballet de l'Opera National and the Idaho state legislature. But the spry, reflective Crazy Horse catches him on more ostensibly exotic ground, backstage at a Paris cabaret, purveyor of reputedly "the best chic nude show in the world". Very gently, Wiseman disrobes the spectacle and peers inside.

The dancers at Crazy Horse put on two shows a night, seven days a week. These shows come with names like Desire, Upside Down and Baby Buns and involve a lot of synchronised bump-and-grind. Sometimes the girls are dressed as horny astronauts, sometimes as sexy beefeaters. On other occasions they jiggle about in the altogether with their limbs lit in leopard-print patterns or their rumps painted with large red blotches that make it look as though they're suffering from some ghastly tropical disease. All of which is perfectly diverting, assuming one is turned on by leopards, or beefeaters, or girls in the grip of a ghastly tropical disease.
But Wiseman then wheels back the camera to show the lighting rigs and fitting rooms, the cleaners and the clientele (who are moneyed, middle-aged and about 30% female). We meet Philippe, the harassed choreographer who absolutely-positively needs more time to stage a new show called Evolution ("to give me one or two weeks - it's inhuman"). Plus, of course, we get to sit in on the rehearsals where the erotic allure of two undulating, scantily clad sirens is comprehensively doused by the sound of Philippe barking orders from the sidelines. "And kiss!" he bellows. "Well arched. Buttocks!"

Crazy Horse is languid, impressionistic and perhaps a shade overlong at 134-minutes. At times I would have liked more signposts along the way - more sense of an overriding narrative structure - though this is surely to miss the point of Wiseman's visit. The director is not here to celebrate the cabaret, nor even to critique it, exactly. Instead, he comes to observe the process and audit the workload. In fact, if Crazy Horse contains anything so crude and reductive as a message it is probably that work is hard and is therefore deserving of respect, whether that work be in the corridors of local government or beneath the lights of the Paris cabaret. Lest there be any doubt, it takes a lot of graft, sweat and strain to maintain the illusion that you're a libidinous dancing leopard, just dying to be pawed.

Everyone who marveled at Frederick Wiseman's masterful "La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet" (as well as those who missed it on screen) will want to feast their eyes on "Crazy Horse," his inside look at Paris's world-famous nude dance revue. The legendary erotic cabaret prides itself on the beauty of its women and the humor, fantasy and old-fashioned glitz that its productions lavish upon their seemingly flawless bodies. The show's choreographer Philippe Decouflé argues passionately for more time to perfect his newest show, Désir, as Wiseman and his longtime cinematographer, John Davey, record every bump and grind, slither and slink -- every sexual innuendo on stage, and now, on screen.