Last Monday, a billion pairs of eyes saw the return of Billy Crystal as emcee of the Oscars, as well as the full comeback of Old Hollywood glamour on the red carpet.
The 85TH Academy Awards yielded a bumper crop of predictable styles: minimal makeup and jewelry, flattering black and white, red and a few cool pastels.
Director, writer and producer Sean Ellis (“Cashback,” “The Broken”) was on holiday in Manila when an incident caught his eye. “My first week, I witnessed two armored truck drivers having an argument on the street; it ended with one of them kicking the tire in frustration, then they got in and drove off. I was wondering what they were arguing about. It was so intense I thought they were going to shoot each other,” he recalls.
In typical Oscar fashion, the night was filled with sophistication and glamour. All the ladies (and men) looked breathtaking, and we took note of some of the night’s beauty trends that we could incorporate into our everyday style.
For the post-Oscar party hosted by Vanity Fair’s Graydon Carter, the stars and celebs ditched their red-carpet formals and changed into less dramatic frocks, the better to enjoy the rest of the evening in more comfortable yet still sexy designer dresses.
John Travolta either needs glasses, a dyslexia test or a sobriety test after he botched Idina Menzel’s name so badly by calling her “Adele Dazeem” (or something that sounds like it). As expected, Ms Dazeem clones immediately popped up on Twitter, including @AdelaDazeem who tweeted “Thank you, Jorn Tromolto,” which had over 27,000 retweets.
There are a few things that can distract from Angelina Jolie’s exquisite face, even for just a brief moment—apart from the gorgeous Brad Pitt on her arms.
Product placements in movies and TV are nothing new. Here, it has become a game to guess which starring actor’s endorsement will get the most exposure in a movie.
“You just have to admit that some dreams don’t come true.” These may be words of wisdom from the Spanish dramedy “La Vida Inesperada” (The Unexpected Life), but a bitter pill to swallow for any person struggling to realize visions someplace, time zones away from his homeland.
The recent Paris Haute Couture Week could have relevance to the Grammy Awards ceremonies on Monday morning or the Academy Awards show on Feb. 23.
