Coco Avant Chanel: New On-Set Stills with Audrey Tautou

The new edition of Elle France published new on-set stills from the upcoming film Coco Avant Chanel starring Audrey Tautou. The movie is currently filming in Paris and is said to be released in France in May of 2009 and will be available worldwide following later in the year. The film will center around Coco Chanel’s earlier years. Designer Karl Lagerfeld has collaborated with costumer Catherine Leterrier for the extravagant film costumes which will include classic Chanel designs and will show how Mademoiselle Chanel was “different from the ladies of her time” — “she was poor, but she had her own style.”

Karl Lagerfeld’s Silent Film about Coco Chanel

Karl Lagerfeld opened his pre-fall Paris-Moscow Metiers D’Art Collection at the Le Ranelagh theater in Paris, with a 10 minute black and white silent film about Coco Chanel. Lagerfeld who “always loved silent movies,” directed the film himself, which starred his favorite male model Brad Kroenig and model model Edita Vilkeviciute who plays Coco from 1913. The first part of the film revolves around 1913 when Chanel first opened her shop and the second part takes place in 1923 when she was already well established. The film also featured Chanel’s Russian lover, the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, from whom she borrowed the pea jacket and pelisse and which tied perfectly to the new Collection which incorporated elements from imperial Russia and Russian folklore.

“It’s a funny movie, unpretentious,” says Lagerfeld. “Chanel was a charming woman, at liberty to seduce men. Everybody this year has decided to make a movie about Chanel, and you know their historical worth is not always too exact.”

The film took two days to shoot in a studio on the outskirts in Paris. Here is a small preview and the full movie is already available on Chanel’s website or from this link by clicking here.

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First Photo of “Coco Avant Chanel”

One of the most anticipated films, “Coco Avant Chanel” just released its first look starring the beautiful Audrey Tautou who will play the icon Coco Chanel in her earlier days. Filming began in early September in Paris and Normandy and the movie is set to be released in late 2009. Directed by Anne Fontaine, the film is loosely based on the biography of Mademoiselle Chanel by Edmonde Charles-Roux titled L’irreguliere. The much awaited costumes, which will also feature iconic Chanel dresses, will be designed by Catherine Leterrier with Karl Lagerfeld’s oversight.

“Any woman who wants to invent a destiny for herself can identify with the early years of Coco Chanel, a young uneducated woman who dreams of entering the world while exacerbating her differences and ignoring everything of the extraordinary destiny awaiting her,” says Tautou. “That’s what makes the whole modernity of the film, and that was the reason why I didn’t hesitate a single second when the role was offered to me.”

Sex and The City Movie Sequel?

A couple of days ago Kim Cattrall, aka Samantha Jones, confirmed that there will be a much-wanted sequel to the Sex and The City: The Movie. “Yes, there will be a sequel. We will do the sequel next summer,” Cattrall says. “We wanted to the first time, and now we’re hopefully doing it again for the second time.” The movie took many years to film as as there were many rumoured infighting between the four ladies, Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. It seems that these quarrels are not over yet, as just one day later, Sarah Jessica Parker denied the confirmed sequel plans. “I’m thrilled to know Kim is excited but all the deals are not yet done,” says the star that plays Carrie Bradshaw. In September, both Parker and director/writer Michael Patrick King talked about the possible sequel saying even that it is on its way to be written. So, will there be a sequel after all? We hope that soon the diva cast will finally make up their minds.

Johnny Depp’s Tasty Fashion

Not just a beauty face, but also one of the most talented actors out there, Johnny Depp is known for his hot fashion of fancy hats! And he is getting a sweet taste of his style by literally eating his hat. The actor is playing the Mad Hatter in the new Tim Burton film, Alice In Wonderland, which is filming at the moment. “Nobody plays oddballs better than Johnny and he’s loving playing this [character.] He actually ate his hat the other day,” says Burton. “No word of a lie – he just bit into the brim and chewed.” The film is set to release in 2010 and it is rumoured to also star Anne Hathaway and Burton’s wife, Helena Bonham-Carter. Cannot wait!

Sarah Palin’s “Real Women Hunt Moose” and Brigitte Bardot Comments

I really do not like to discuss politics. However, when it comes to animals, my sensitive animal lover nature speaks aloud. Sarah Palin was photographed on her way to meet with John McCain yesterday in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She was wearing a tote handbag with the phrase “Real Women Hunt Moose” written above the picture of moose head. Real women? Really??? I have no words to express how disgusting this statement is, let alone how ignorant and just plain stupid.

French film legend and great beauty Brigitte Bardot, who is by far the definition of a true lady and a real woman, said that Palin was a disgrace to women. In an open letter, Bardot wrote, “By denying the responsibility of man in global warming, by advocating gun rights and making statements that are disconcertingly stupid, you are a disgrace to women and you alone represent a terrible threat, a true environmental catastrophe.” On the note that Palin supports Arctic oil exploration which could jeopardise animal habits and dismisses the protection measures for polar bears, the French icon wrote, “This shows your total lack of responsibility, your inability to protect or simply respect animal life.” And Palin, please do not compare yourself to a pitbull with lipstick. Pitbulls and any other dogs and animals are by far much sweeter (and intelligent,) so comparing yourself to any of them is very disrespectful to the animals.

Here is a photo of Brigitte Bardot in her earlier days and this is one of my favorite pictures of her! Also featured are a couple of pictures of cute baby moose.

Disney Sparkles in Swarovski Crystal Again!

The new Disney Swarovski Collection for 2008 has arrived! This time cute little Bambi and his friends join the magic of the sparkling Walt Disney crystals. Bambi is made of faceted clear crystal body and unfaceted legs, and there is a fairy butterfly in Aurora Borealis Rosaline crystal on his petite shiny tail. His friends including the irritable Owl, the bashful skunk Flower, and the rabbit Thumper with his shiny Rose crystal nose, all have clear crystal bodies with Jet Black crystal nose and eyes completing the delicate collection inspired by one of Disney’s most cherished films of all time. The figurines are truly adorable and precious! And for all mobile accessory lovers, the Bambi characters come as charms for your favorites phones! The prices for the figurines range from CAD $180 to CAD $290 for Bambi who is the most expensive and the mobile phone accessories are priced at CAD $95. They are all ready for purchase on the brand’s website.

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