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As illuminating as it is utterly ravishing, this painterly Disney+ biopic from creators Lourdes Iglesias, Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, and Jose Mari Goenaga tracks the titular fashion legend, as embodied by the brooding Alberto San Juan, as he arrives in the French capital from Madrid in the ’30s, determined to make his mark. But, in … Read more
That broad smile, that gloriously curly hair, that eternal air of optimism—Julia Roberts has always been an exuberant screen presence, and whether she’s playing a conniving food critic, an outspoken activist, or a loose-lipped, ’70s-era political insider, she’s also, always, instantly recognizable. To many, she’ll forever be the rom-com queen of the ’90s—rolling out a … Read more
Alas, Jennifer Coolidge’s wonderfully deranged Tanya McQuoid may not be reappearing after she—spoiler alert—fell to her death in the Ionian Sea, but fans of The White Lotus will be soothed by the fact that the season three cast includes another bona fide comic genius in the form of Parker Posey. Dubbed “queen of the indies” in … Read more
With our Gossip Girl days now firmly behind us, there’s another glossy guilty pleasure about Manhattan’s elite waiting in the wings to take its crown: the long-delayed second installment of the Ryan Murphy-produced anthology series Feud. Its focus this time around? The true story of Truman Capote and his coterie of socialites, whom he called … Read more
Sophie Turner recently called 2023 “the year of the girlies,” noting in a post on Instagram that she expected 2024 to be much the same—and personally, I need to believe she’s right. (To be clear, while I am very over “girl” trends, I’m by no means over girls themselves, especially when they’re in their plural … Read more
Diana Ross in Mahogany.Courtesy of Everett Collection Mahogany (1975) As far as portrayals of fashion designers on-screen go, they don’t get more decadent than Diana Ross’s turn as the American design student Tracy Chambers, whose clothes become an unlikely hit in the salons of high society 1970s Rome. Directed by Motown Records’ Berry Gordy, the … Read more
Set: One Tree Hill (2003-2012) The proposal: Spring 2004 The marriage: April 2005 The breakup: September 2005 The divorce: December 2006 Current relationship status: The former costars, who played high school sweethearts Brooke and Lucas, don’t appear to be in touch much anymore. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Set: The Last Song … Read more
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There are movies that feature weddings, and then there are wedding movies—as in, Hollywood flicks focused almost exclusively on the lead-up to walking down the aisle. It’s a surprisingly robust genre; but then again, weddings are often billed as the biggest day of one’s life, marked both by love and a life-altering decision. Sounds like … Read more
Ross and Rachel. Carrie and Big. Edward and Bella. Romeo and Juliet. What do these pairings all have in common? For one thing, not one of them made our list of the best fictional couples in film and television. (That’s right! No “breaks,” jilted weddings, imprinting by werewolves, or deaths by poison here.) Who did … Read more
Every year, the same gif appears on my social-media feeds like clockwork: Rachel McAdams as pissed-off, suburbs-resenting, concert-tee-wearing misfit Amy Stone in my favorite dysfunctional-family Christmas movie of all time, The Family Stone. Granted, calling her a “misfit” in a family where everyone is slightly weird is a little unfair, but Amy is messy-haired, grouchy, … Read more
