“Art should surprise us.” – worker at a salt processing plant upon leaving his shift and discovering a giant photographed mural of his coworkers adorning a wall outside the facility, in Faces Places
If Faces Places, the latest documentary from French Nouvelle Vague legend (some call her the Grandmother of the French New Wave) Agnès Varda, has anything up its sleeve, it is the capacity to surprise. The film, known in its native language as Visages Villages, was made in collaboration with the Parisian street artist/photographer Jr, took prizes for Best Documentary from the Cannes Film Festival as well as just about every American film critics association, and it is in serious contention two weeks from now to walk away with an Oscar. Varda, at 89, is already the oldest Oscar nominee in the history of AMPAS, and she might end up being the oldest winner too– not that she, as...
If Faces Places, the latest documentary from French Nouvelle Vague legend (some call her the Grandmother of the French New Wave) Agnès Varda, has anything up its sleeve, it is the capacity to surprise. The film, known in its native language as Visages Villages, was made in collaboration with the Parisian street artist/photographer Jr, took prizes for Best Documentary from the Cannes Film Festival as well as just about every American film critics association, and it is in serious contention two weeks from now to walk away with an Oscar. Varda, at 89, is already the oldest Oscar nominee in the history of AMPAS, and she might end up being the oldest winner too– not that she, as...
- 2/19/2018
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
At the Telegraph, Anne Billson explores the work of Canadian artist and fashion photographer Kourtney Roy, who draws from Guy Bourdin, Cindy Sherman, William Eggleston but also various film directors in her ravishing, psychologically mysterious, yet bordering on kitsch portraits. From Billson: Where does [Roy] get her ideas? “I’m always struck by images in films. I love Douglas Sirk.” Sirk is the Hollywood film director best known for sumptuous 1950s melodramas such as Written on the Wind and Imitation of Life. “I love the colours and the décor. I really like Hitchcock, too, but he’s been referenced so many times …...
- 1/2/2013
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
With Paris Fashion Week in full swing - and the gorgeous Eiffel Tower as her backdrop - our Fashionologie editor Christina Prez is giving us the inside scoop straight from the Thierry Mugler Spring '13 show. Get the details on designer Nicola Formichetti's inspiration (hint: 1970s Guy Bourdin snaps and Wong Kar-Wai's In the Mood For Love make the cut), the label's debut handbag line, what role Lady Gaga played in this latest collection, and which pieces are totally wearable for next Spring. It's all in today's Fab Flash - just press play.
- 10/1/2012
- TheInsider.com
Everyone was talking about Heidi Klum's fabulous legs at the Emmys, which she showed off with that up-to-there slit.
Mile-long legs like hers owe a lot to DNA, but you don't have to be born with great hair to achieve the soft, shiny waves that so perfectly complimented Heidi's sea foam green goddess gown.
"I was inspired by French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin, whose models always looked so glamorous," celebrity hairstylist Oribe says. "This look is new for Heidi because it is so soft and easy."
Here, Oribe breaks down the products from his line that he ...
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Mile-long legs like hers owe a lot to DNA, but you don't have to be born with great hair to achieve the soft, shiny waves that so perfectly complimented Heidi's sea foam green goddess gown.
"I was inspired by French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin, whose models always looked so glamorous," celebrity hairstylist Oribe says. "This look is new for Heidi because it is so soft and easy."
Here, Oribe breaks down the products from his line that he ...
Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 9/27/2012
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
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