Hubby and I went out and dutifully watched The Hunger Games this weekend. My overall impression was quite favorable. Jennifer Lawrence was remarkable, the costumes were brilliant, and the script was faithful to the book. On the negative side, the other tributes’ acting was a little thin. They didn’t seem very tramautized by the situation they found themselves in, and the emotional pacing zipped right by. I found the shaky camerawork distracting, and the digital transfer quality was surprisingly grainy. The storytelling was enjoyable, but because of the technical awkwardness, I would give it 6-7 stars out of 10, with the recommendation that you watch it.
After my last (depressing) post (sorry to be so dreary), I thought I should probably lighten up a bit, so here is a bunch of totally brainless crap that you would only care about if you had nothing important going on in your life at all. Or if you wanted pretend like there’s nothing of consequence to occupy your braincells with.
Kate Gosselin is promoting some new gig in a tacky dress. She’s got such a strange face- she’d be beautiful if she didn’t look like a brick disguised as a woman or something. Parent pimps make me so sick that I’m not sorry for being snarky at all, but really- that dress was designed for a hormonal fifteen year old who wants to look trashy. A few more inches in the hemline would really have been welcome.
I don’t get the appeal for Nikki Minaj. She just released a little ditty entitled “Stupid Hoe”. I could talk about her costumes, lyrics, and the silly voice she uses, but I won’t. Well, at least she goes around proudly anouncing that she never sold drugs to get ahead in her career. That’s good, at least. BTW, I linked to the song, but I’ve never listened to more than thirty seconds of it- I would not expect the rest of the song to be any better than the title, so click at your own risk.
I need to pay more attention to Viktor & Rolf. The Spring 2012 collection is really quite beautiful. I read a post today (yesterday, by the time this publishes) on RCFA about Jessica Chastain (pictured above) with one of the dresses wearing her. It’s kinda sad, because it doesn’t exactly fit her and doesn’t exactly suit her and the colors are like bleach on her skin.
That’s not very nice for me to say, but I love the dress and I do hope this line gets some better showings. The color scheme for the whole line is vibrant and the structure of the different looks is so unique. I just posted my favorites on Giraffodilly, and you can check out the whole line on style.com.
I’m voting awful. Granted, I tend to be a little harsh with my judgement, so maybe I should just lighten up, but I just saw the trailer for What to Expect When You’re Expecting, and I wanna slap the producer for reasons which I can’t even explain. In the interest of forthrightness, I must admit I haven’t seen any of these (and I probably never will), but I hear the title and it makes me cringe:
Super Size Me
Hey everyone, let’s all be shocked- McDonald’s is really bad for your health! I guess it was ultimately a valuable movie since it raised so much negative publicity for the trash they were peddling as food, and now we do have slightly more healthful options in fast food… but really. As if capitalizing on a thing like that and getting haled as a hero afterward wasn’t enough, they turned it into a movie. Barf.
The Darwin Awards
This was supposed to be based more on the concept of the idea behind the Darwin Awards, but, I think I’m safe in calling it a thinly disguised effort to cash in on the title.
Fast Food Nation
See fast-food movie rant above. (By the way, I’m no fan of the fast food industry, I just think it’s like hunting down a rat, telling everyone how ratty your rat is, and then being honored for your boldness in blowing the whistle on it. It’s junk food- don’t expect me to be impressed when you tell me it’s bad to eat.)
I got the She & Him Christmas Album about two weeks ago. It’s rich and creamy and sounds like an old dusty vinyl record. I tend to cringe a little when I hear a musician is putting out a Christmas album, as it seems to me that this is a sign of someone who has run out of ideas, but these two seem perfect for Christmas music, whether they have or not. (And I hope they haven’t.)
This has been Zooey Deschanel’s year. Suddenly everyone is listening to her music and watching her on tv and commenting on what she wears, and can you blame everyone? She’s a darling. Aside from her music itself, which is like hot cocoa for the ears or something anyway, she’s one of those people who can wear unique and slightly quirky clothes without coming off as attention grabbing. She’s cute, she stands out, but she isn’t a clown about it.
Her red, black and white Moschino dress was adorable at the World Series.
Okay, so in celebration of this season, my buddy has adorned her front lawn with this awesome Janis Joplin scarecrow! You heard me right…
I would like to voice that I made the hat.
About that cheeseburger- it's a sad and well known fact that she didn't always make the healthiest lifestyle choices. And yes, it was superimposed over something else equally unhealthy. My friend didn't want the other item displayed in a public forum though. It left the scarecrow immediately after the pictures were taken...
She says next year she wants to make Bob Dylan- now wouldn’t that be cool? There was some talk about one day having the front yard be like a big Woodstock reunion. Chase that dream, friend! It is a good one.
The fashion-forward femme fatale with little ears and Louis Vuitton Mary Janes that don't quite fit. (Why is it that her shoes never fit?)
I bet this is something people will either love or just not get. I happen to love it. It’s avant garde meets cute, and it’s Emma Watson who can really do no wrong in my book. I can’t wait for this issue to come out (are those bunny ears? deer ears?). Here are a few of the pics:
The subscriber cover. I would subscribe just to get this. Love.
I cut out an ad for Tiffany’s Jewelers from a magazine and put the doll on top of the text for the picture
The Mae West paper doll is complete! You can download it by clicking here. I considered making a color version along with the B&W, but it was taking too long and I thought this would be sufficient. After all- I mostly remember her in black and white, so that kind of justifies my leaving it like this. You’ll have to color them yourself if you want them otherwise.
I haven’t constructed one yet, so I’m not sure how well the doll works, but at least I made one and it’s just fine and there’s an awesome pdf to download if it doesn’t, and that really is the key to happinness in life anyway.
I think if she were alive today, she would wear Alexander McQueen. And it would be a fabulous combination.
Mae West. I couldn’t pick a favorite song, so I’m posting two. She really wasn’t a very good singer, was she? Not super pretty either, if you ask me (which no one ever did). She just had such great stage presence- she was a very glamorous lady.
I’m making a paper doll- I had intended to make it downloadable to go with this post, but it isn’t done yet. Almost.
This song is “Easy Rider,” and was the first thing I ever heard of her. A woman lamenting that her favorite jockey is no longer around, and now she keeps losing money. Keep it classy, Girl. I love it.
Stylelist published this article pointing out how Anna Dello Russo looks a lot like Big Bird in her yellow feather dress. I agree completely- check out the picture they included with the post:
Hee hee.
Ladies, feathers on dresses need to be very strategically located, or they make you look like you skinned a muppet.
Now this is just my humble opinion, but I do believe they kind of lend an old Hollywood glamour to a gown, if they’re not plastered over the bodice like a suit of armor. I keep thinking of Eva Gabor (I gave up looking for a better picture of her). Feather boa on the shoulders? Um, okay. Vittoria Puccini was amazing at the Venice film festival in her white Versace gown, and she didn’t look she had just gotten mugged by a technicolor ostrich. It can be done. The feathered evening wear look can work.
Giuseppi Giraffe
My first featured artist will be a personal favorite. This young giraffe has accomplished many great works of greatness and makes an excellent placeholder until I decide who's going to go in this spot in his place.
Here he is pictured with one of his mosaics. If you squint, you can see it's his name.
