Madonna learned of W. E.’s Golden Globe nominations when checking her Blackberry in the morning
Singer-turned-director Madonna has revealed that she learned of the two Golden Globe nominations for her film, W. E., when she woke up in the morning and checked her Blackberry ‘for exciting breaking news’. ‘I’m really proud that my movie was recognized in any category,’ she told ITN. Abel Korzeniowski scored the film, earning […]
BBC releases first pic of Karen Gillan as Jean Shrimpton in new bio-pic
BBC/Kudos The BBC has released its first official image of Karen Gillan (Doctor Who) playing Jean Shrimpton, in the BBC Four bio-pic, We’ll Take Manhattan. Welsh actor Aneurin Barnard stars alongside Gillan as photographer David Bailey. We’ll Take Manhattan focuses on a Vogue photo shoot in New York in 1962 and how iconic […]
Daphne Guinness for MAC range unveiled
MAC Cosmetics has revealed its Daphne Guinness-created range, available in Australia and New Zealand from January 2. Guinness, one of the heiresses in the aristocratic Irish family, has long been connected with fashion and beauty, having collaborated with the likes of Comme des Garçons and NARS Cosmetics. The new line of colours has […]
L’Oréal Paris and Hearst announce 2011 Women of Worth winners
L’Oréal Paris and Hearst have held their sixth annual Women of Worth awards’ ceremony, with L’Oréal spokeswomen Andie MacDowell, Julianna Margulies and Aimée Mullins among the celebrity presenters. Gayle King, Nina Garcia and Katie Cassidy also presented, along with former Women of Worth winners. The following received $10,000 each for her charitable cause: Ann […]
Summer Rayne Oakes’s Extinction shown in full, online, for a limited time
Summer Rayne Oakes, who has a long association with Lucire, tells us that her short film, Extinction (eXtinction to give its official capitalization) can be viewed for a very limited time (a total less than two days from the time of this post) on Dailymotion. You can view the film at this link or […]
Kanye West tops Grammy nominations with seven, Adele close on six
Above Adele received six Grammy nominations, including song and record of the year, for ‘Rolling in the Deep’. Adele will be going up against Lady Gaga in the Grammy Awards, with six nominations this year, including song and record of the year, for ‘Rolling in the Deep’, and best album, for 21. The English […]
Yves Saint Laurent: the Retrospective to head to Denver Art Museum
Yves Saint Laurent: the Retrospective will take in Denver for its only North American stop between March 25 and July 8, 2012. Held at the Denver Art Museum, the exhibition features 200 haute couture outfits, and photographs, drawings and films. The exhibition follows Saint Laurent from his work at Dior in 1958 through to […]
Miss France jury confirmed; Hot Scots in Edinburgh; congrats to Jennifer Cohen
Peugeot SA Above Miss France 2011 Laury Thilleman’s successor will be decided by a panel led by French actor Alain Delon, the pageant confirmed yesterday. Below left Karen Gillan, photographed by Suki Dhanda: one of the photographs exhibited by the National Galleries of Scotland next month. Bottom Jennifer Cohen and Noah Flom tie the knot. […]
Chanel and MoMA honour director Pedro Almodóvar: Sarah Jessica Parker, Blake Lively attend
Will Ragozzino/BFAnyc.com, courtesy Chanel Chanel, along with the Museum of Modern Arts, honoured director Pedro Almodóvar at a function on Tuesday evening. Held at MoMA in New York, the event raised funds to allow cinematic works to be added to the Museum’s collection. Honorary co-chairs for the event were Antonio Banderas and Penélope […]
Evelyn Lauder, beauty industry innovator, passes away at 75
Business Wire Evelyn Lauder, senior corporate vice-president of the Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., and the head of its fragrance development, passed away yesterday at her home in New York City with her family by her side, the company has announced. Mrs Lauder was 75, and died of complications of non-genetic ovarian cancer. She […]
