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Met Gala 2023: A Night of Lagerfeld-Inspired Elegance and Tribute to a Fashion Legend

The fashion world has once again descended upon New York City for the annual Met Gala. This year’s theme, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” paid tribute to the late fashion icon. The invitation-only fundraiser for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted around 400 guests. Known for his love of pearls, starched collars, and black-and-white ensembles, Lagerfeld’s influence was seen throughout the event’s extravagant outfits.

Janelle Monáe pays tribute to Lagerfeld’s legacy in unique fashion at red carpet event

The red carpet was graced with an array of stunning looks, all paying homage to Lagerfeld in their unique ways. Among them, singer and actress Janelle Monáe arrived in a large, black-and-white tweed Thom Browne tuxedo suit, with mismatched patterns and ornate embellishments. Additionally, she accessorized with a white leather quilted cat bag, giving a nod to Lagerfeld’s feline muse, Choupette.

Michaela Coel shines as a co-chair at Met Gala in Schiaparelli Couture gown

One of this year’s Met Gala co-chairs, British actress Michaela Coel, dazzled the crowd in a gilded, chocolate brown gown by Schiaparelli Couture. It was yet another stunning example of the fruitful collaboration between Coel and the fashion house.

Anok Yai channels Lagerfeld’s bold and innovative style at Met Gala in Prabal Gurung creation

In a striking Prabal Gurung creation, US model Anok Yai stunned onlookers and showcased Lagerfeld’s penchant for bold, innovative design. Her outfit perfectly exemplified Lagerfeld’s impact on the fashion world, blending classic elegance with modern edginess.

Lil Nas X channels Lagerfeld’s fearless attitude with bejewelled and nearly nude outfit at Met Gala

Lil Nas X, never one to shy away from a statement look, sparkled in his bejewelled, nearly nude outfit. His whole body was covered in nothing but jewels, silver paint, and a thong, encapsulating the fearless attitude Lagerfeld was known for in his designs.

Penélope Cruz channels Lagerfeld’s meticulous attention to detail in sparkling ballgown at Met Gala

With her sparkling pale blue ballgown, Spanish actress Penélope Cruz hit the Met Gala red carpet, exuding classic glamour and sophistication. In addition, the intricate details of her gown paid homage to Lagerfeld’s meticulous attention to detail, making her a vision of Lagerfeld-inspired elegance.

This year’s Met Gala was truly a night to remember as celebrities and fashion insiders gathered to honour the incredible legacy of Karl Lagerfeld. His impact on the fashion world was unmistakable. With the stunning outfits showcased at the event were a testament to his enduring influence. All its glory celebrated Lagerfeld’s iconic style, from pearls and starched collars to black-and-white ensembles.Read More

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Penélope Cruz conquista a sus fans en su llegada al Festival de Cine de San Sebastián

La actriz española Penélope Cruz derrochó glamour en su llegada este viernes a San Sebastián (España), donde conquistó a los fans que se arremolinaban en el Hotel María Cristina y a quienes regaló sonrisas, fotos y autógrafos. Radiante y bellísima, Penélope hizo su aparición con tres cuartos de hora de retraso sobre lo previsto a la puerta del emblemático hotel de esta ciudad del norte de España,…

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Penélope Cruz conquista a sus fans en su llegada al Festival de Cine de San Sebastián

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Penélope Glamour y su Compact Pussycat

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THE 355 Trailer #2 (2020) Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o

THE 355 Trailer #2 (2020) Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o PLOT: As the action rockets around the globe from the cafes of Paris to the markets of Morocco to the wealth and glamour of Shanghai, the quartet of women will forge a tenuous loyalty that could protect the world—or get them killed. #The355 CAST: Jessica Chastain, Sebastian Stan, Diane Kruger, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz, Bingbing…

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When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason “Mace” Brown (Oscar®-nominated actress Jessica Chastain) will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie (Diane Kruger, In the Fade), former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah (Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong’o), and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela (Oscar® winner Penélope Cruz) on a lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve it, while also staying one-step ahead of a mysterious woman, Lin Mi Sheng (Bingbing Fan, X-Men: Days of Future Past), who is tracking their every move. As the action rockets around the globe from the cafes of Paris to the markets of Morocco to the wealth and glamour of Shanghai, the quartet of women will forge a tenuous loyalty that could protect the world—or get them killed.

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Audrey Diwan’s L’Événement wins the Golden Lion at Venice 2021

It can be grating reading a film festival round up piece in which some privileged so-and-so waxes lyrical about what a great time he/she had mainlining movies in some sunny clime or other. So if you’ve made it this far, know that this is written in the spirit of information and entertainment, and in the hope that you’ll add some of the film titles mentioned herein to whatever tool you use to tabulate future viewing engagements.

Despite a digital ticketing system that was developed by Beelzebub’s own vile hellspawn, the 2021 Venice Film Festival was a bit of a banger all told. Not soured at all by the fact that your trusty scribe returned home with a dose of Covid-19. There were, to my knowledge, no horrendous public bellyflops, but there were a fair few smaller titles that managed to lift their head above the parapet of flashbulbs, red carpet glamour and A-list glitterati.

One such film was Audrey Diwan’s L’Événement which yomped to victory by claiming the Golden Lion, which was awarded unanimously by Bong Joon-ho’s jury. The film, about a teenager searching desperately for an abortion in 1960s France, is an incredible achievement, fully deserving of its accolades and will now hopefully be off on a long and winding run through festivals and cinemas – hopefully some of which will be in locales with restrictive abortion laws.

The second place award went to a film that could not be more different: Paolo Sorrentino’s dewy-eyed teen remembrance The Hand of God which sees the Italian showman embracing his sentimental side, with very mixed results. Penélope Cruz had two aces in her hand this year when it came to scoring silverware: as a highly-strung, frizzy-haired movie director in Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn hilarious Official Competition; and as a new mother in an emotional tangle in Pedro Almodovar’s immaculate Parallel Mothers. And she deservedly won for the latter.

The best actor gong went to John Arcilla, star of Erik Matti’s On the Job: The Missing Eight, which your humble reporter was not able to see this year having left the Lido a few days before the competition wrapped up. Director seemed like a fait accompli for Jane Campion, whose melancholic frontier western The Power of the Dog has been crafted with extraordinary care and attention – she even gets a very good performance out of Benedict Cumberbatch.

One of the most pleasant surprises of the festival was Maggie Gyllenhaal’s debut as writer and director – her engrossing adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novel The Lost Daughter. And it also goes some way to affirm how great Penélope Cruz was this year, that she somehow managed to trump Olivia Colman’s turn as taciturn academic slumming on a Greek island and being forced to recall her tumultuous years as a mother of two pre-teens. Gyllenhaal scored the best screenplay award.

The Special Jury Prize went to one of the most bold and unique films of this year’s competition, the gobsmackingly great Il Buco by the Italian director Michelangelo Frammartino. It’s a document of a spelunking mission from the 1960s and, however much you think about it, it’s just impossible to work out how this film was made.

Bravi to the jury: a cracking set of awards this year. And that now makes two major European festivals giving awards to films about women’s bodies (with Cannes awarding Julia Ducournau’s Titane the Palme d’Or).

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A dream team of formidable female stars come together in a hard-driving original approach to the globe-trotting espionage genre in The 355. When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason “Mace” Brown (Oscar®-nominated actress Jessica Chastain) will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie (Diane Kruger, In the Fade), former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah (Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong’o), and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela (Oscar® winner Penélope Cruz) on a lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve it, while also staying one-step ahead of a mysterious woman, Lin Mi Sheng (Bingbing Fan, X-Men: Days of Future Past), who is tracking their every move. As the action rockets around the globe from the cafes of Paris to the markets of Morocco to the wealth and glamour of Shanghai, the quartet of women will forge a tenuous loyalty that could protect the world—or get them killed.

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Oscars 2020: From Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn to Angelina Jolie - The best in fashion, ranked - fashion and trends

The red carpet is all about being green and dressing responsibly now with Hollywood taking their efforts to reduce carbon footprints a notch higher this awards season. For the recently concluded 2020 BAFTAs, guests were invited to consider wearing a sustainable design or repeat an outfit they’d already worn before at the award ceremony. The Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild and Critics’ Choice Awards galas all served plant-based menus, instead of steak dinners that are typical of celebrity-packed events. The Oscars too will be serving a 70 per cent plant-based menu this time. While sustainability is a widespread discussion in fashion, questions have been raised towards the ‘greenism’ phenomena in the fashion industry. Speaking of the expected fashion tonight at the Oscars, a stylist predicts that this year will be a return to extravagance in terms of colour, shapes, sequins on the red carpet. Before the 1990s, several celebrities chose their red carpet dresses. Oscars fashion history is often remembered for the extraordinary and eccentric outfit choices that included torn denim, sequinned jumpsuits and even Indian headdresses on some actors. Also read: Oscar’s 2020: The much-coveted 24-karat gold-plated knight is worth only Rs 72 The New York Times asked in 2004, “Does the glamour of the Golden Globes steal the scene from Oscar?”, observing that the potential winners and nominees offered designers more opportunity to have their work featured on the red carpet. One of the most-talked-about red carpet gowns was the green Versace gown J.Lo wore to the Grammy Awards in 2000 (and was seen in again a short while ago, not to mention the debate about how Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ Ralph and Russo gown at the 2020 Grammys was inspired from Jennifer Lopez’s look). Interestingly the red carpet has turned green on several notable occasions when stars shone in vintage or custom-made gowns that have a history of their own and a narrative attached to them. Here’s our choice of the best from the red carpet, ranked according to the year of appearance. Marilyn Monroe, 1951: was never awarded or nominated for an Academy Award, but she managed to be a head-turner on the red carpet in 1951 when she was asked to present an award. The actress chose a black tulle dress with a deep neckline for the do. Audrey Hepburn, 1954: This exquisite gown made by Givenchy for Audrey Hepburn is all about style and elegance. The dress even has its own Wikipedia page! An icon on and off the screen, Audrey Hepburn often worked with the house of Givenchy for her red carpet appearances and her films. Audrey Hepburn’s little black dress designed by Hubert de Givenchy that she’s seen wearing in the opening scene of the 1961 romantic comedy film Breakfast at Tiffany’s is cited as one of the most iconic items of clothing in the history of twentieth-century fashion and probably the most famous little black dress (LBD) of all time. Elizabeth Taylor, 1961: The actress opted for a Dior dress that enhanced her slim waist for the 1961 Oscars when she won the Best Actress award for her role in A Venus in Mink. Also read| Oscar’s 2020: Lesser known interesting facts about the Academy Awards 2020 Barbra Streisand, 1969: Barbra Streisand took a slight detour for owning fashion on the Oscar red carpet in 1969. It was a trouser suit by Arnold Scaasi instead of a traditional gown that has been highly debated as both the best and worst outfit since. What’s more, the outfit turned out to be completely transparent which the actress later confessed that she had no idea the lights on stage would shine through. Farrah Fawcett, 1978: The actress’ gilded Stephen Burrows gown has spawned a million replicas for the disco set after it was first seen on her at the coveted awards ceremony. The same year, Goldie Hawn too exuded effortless glamour girl in a metallic wrap dress. Elizabeth Hurley, 1995: The model, actress and the quintessential Versace girl must have rained on everyone’s fashion parade that evening back in 1995 in a sparkling curve-hugging dress. Sharon Stone, 1998: The actor’s identified by her offbeat roles but she even chose to wear something entirely different at the 1998 Oscars. She walked down the Oscars red carpet in a lavender satin Vera Wang skirt with a men’s button-down shirt. Halle Berry, 2002: She became the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress but her partially sheer floral gown by Elie Saab is one we love to look back on. Kate Hudson, 2003: Her champagne Atelier Versace gown is no less than the stuff Hollywood royalty is made of. Michelle Williams, 2006: In a saffron Vera Wang dress, Michelle Williams created one of the most memorable fashion moments. The actress had attended the ceremony with her then-boyfriend, the late Heath Ledger, who was nominated for his role in Brokeback Mountain. Reese Witherspoon, 2006: The actress chose the vintage route which proved to be a sartorial success on the red carpet. It was a vintage (1955) Christian Dior gown for the evening. Nicole Kidman, 2007: The actress’s red Balenciaga gown was the style equivalent of businesswoman meets party girl with its bow draping from her neck into a train behind her. Marion Cotillard, 2008: French actress Marion Cotillard stood out in her Jean Paul Gaultier dress that looked as though it was made of fish scales. Penélope Cruz, 2009: The actress went vintage in a 1950 Pierre Balmain couture for her Oscars 2009 look. Anne Hathaway, 2011: The actor’s hosting gig with James Franco must not have gone down well in Oscars history but her Valentino dress from the fall 2002 couture collection surely became a talking point. Meryl Streep, 2012: The powerhouse talent had always stayed safe in the fashion department until 2012 when she wore a bold Lanvin number for the ceremony. She was awarded Best Actress for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady that year. Michelle Williams, 2012: The cutesy peplum made a comeback on Michelle Williams’ red tulle Louis Vuitton gown. Angelina Jolie, 2012: If there’s the one dress we will always remember from the Oscars red carpet, it will be this one Angelina Jolie wore that also spawned a million memes. Angeline Jolie’s Atelier Versace black gown with a thigh-high slit came to be called “Angie leg” since this appearance. Gwyneth Paltrow, 2012: Another trend that started the same night was Gwyneth Paltrow’s caped trend for Tom Ford. The dress gave way to popular looks since from cocktail dresses to outerwear. Jennifer Aniston, 2013: Jennifer Aniston presented an award in this crimson Valentino Haute Couture gown. Jennifer Lawrence, 2013: J Law signed up as the face of Dior in 2012 and the French brand has dressed this gifted actor for all important moments since, including this classy gown she wore for her Oscar 2013 win. Remember her graceful fall as she went up on stage to accept the award? Loved the confidence with which she owned this moment! Lupita Nyong’o, 2015: A style icon in her own right, Lupita Nyong’o wore a baby-blue Prada dress, followed by an intricate pearl-covered Calvin Klein Collection gown. Lady Gaga, 2016: It’s difficult to not appreciate a sea of beautiful gowns on the Oscars red carpet but Lady Gaga has always done it differently. This Brandon Maxwell jumpsuit looked like an haute couture gown that Lady Gaga carried with much aplomb. In 2019 however, Lady Gaga channelled Audrey Hepburn in a custom, sculptural black gown by Alexander McQueen that she paired with a 128-carat Tiffany diamond necklace elbow-length black leather gloves. Her live performance with Bradley Cooper too became one of the talking points that year. The Oscars are not only about awarding great roles, hearing inspiring speeches or enjoying the musical presentations. Fashion, style and glamour is an important part of Hollywood’s most important evening. The fascination with Oscar outfits is eventually what stays with us once the awards wrap up. Dressing for the Academy Awards is serious business because the choice of an Oscar-worthy dress is almost as imperative as an Oscar-worthy role. Follow more stories on Facebook and Twitter Read the full article

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Usually the words “celebrity” and “unfiltered” indicate a series of explicit photos, the involvement of a tabloid magazine and a juicy exposé. Not for Lily Collins. The 27-year-old (turning 28 on March 18) English-American actress’ first book, Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me. ($14, Harper Collins), which releases March 7, is an honest look at the person behind the public persona and the glamour of the silver screen. But those salivating at the thought of behind-the-scenes gossip may want to simmer down. This is not a tell-all. In her debut essay collection, the actress pens a poignant, honest conversation about things young women struggle with, including body image, self-confidence and relationships. Nevertheless, Collins has jitters. “I’m anxious,” admits the petite actress, looking impeccable in black Paige jeans, Stuart Weitzman suede boots and a loose white Tularosa top.

Her nerves are understandable. The last time we chatted with Collins about her award-nominated turn in Warren Beatty’s Rules Don’t Apply, she said: “Keep private whatever you hold dear,” a reasonable mantra in a celebrity-obsessed world where privacy is hard to come by. Now, she’s about to willingly open the door to some of her deepest secrets, from her yearslong battle with eating disorders to an emotionally abusive relationship.

“I still believe that,” she says, when reminded of her mantra. “But these are things that I felt I wanted to put out there. Not necessarily so people know that I experienced them, but to create, hopefully, a space for more open conversation about the topics I discuss.” And some things are still off limits: “When I talk about relationships, I don’t reveal any details about it or names because that is not important. That was not the point of why I was going there.”

Collins’ life has certainly appeared charmed from its inception. The daughter of English musician Phil Collins and American Jill Tavelman was born in England and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 6. Collins has always been a self-starter. She cold-called magazine editors as a teenager, which landed her a column in ELLE Girl UK, and initially pursued a career in broadcast journalism before her role in The Blind Sidetook her on a different path. Leading roles in Mirror Mirror; Love, Rosie; and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones followed, but it is in the past year or so that Collins’ career has really hit its stride, with Rules Don’t Apply (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination); the upcoming Amazon series The Last Tycoon, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s last book about 1930s Hollywood; the Netflix original film Okja, in which she stars alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Tilda Swinton; and To the Bone, which premiered in January at Sundance to rave reviews and was purchased by Netflix for $8 million. Even her colleagues can’t stop gushing over her. “She’s very much in charge of her life and her professional life in a way that I think is really admirable,” says her Rules Don’t Apply co-star Annette Bening, who refers to Collins as a “badass” who “has her sh*t together.”

Yet despite a successful career and her Audrey Hepburn-ish looks, the actress was anxious to reveal she is susceptible to the same feelings of inadequacy and insecurity as the young women who look up to her. “What really inspired me to write the book is that I was getting all these young girls interacting with me on my Instagram, and they would tell me their stories about what they’d gone through, but they would always add in there that they didn’t think I could understand because I’m an actress,” she says. “And I thought, ‘Oh, my God. You have no idea.’”

Collins understands them better than most. Her intense struggle with body image started at age 16 and continued in ebbs and flows for 10 years. And right as she was revisiting her own harrowing journey with eating disorders for the sake of sharing her story, To the Bone—Marti Noxon’s script about an anorexic girl confronting her addiction—happened to come her way. “When I read the script, and I knew what the story was about, there was a slight hesitation at first because it’s something that’s very close to me,” says Collins. “You have to re-enter that mindset.”

In the end, her deep understanding of this character won out and the ability to revisit the struggles of her youth with the help of a nutritionist and a support system is an experience Collins calls “the best form of therapy.” She adds: “I think most people will assume the movie experience was probably hell, and it wasn’t at all. It was one of the most fun, freeing experiences I’ve had. Within playing Ellen, I got to come to terms with a lot myself. That was a proud moment for me.”

Collins also credits her ambassadorship with Lancôme as grounding her among an incredible set of women, including Kate Winslet, Julia Roberts, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz and Isabella Rossellini. “It’s the most inspiring group of women,” she says. “We do amazing work with making women feel good in their own skin and enhancing their inner beauty.” Collins is grateful the company’s message encourages what she has always been passionate about encouraging within young women.

Admittedly, the hardest chapter for Collins to put down on paper is the one in which she sheds light on a long-term relationship during which she experienced an incredible amount of emotional abuse. “For a long time, I wanted to shy away from talking about that experience,” she admits. “But it’s a part of my story, and it’s a part of how I interact in relationships with friends, with family and in romantic situations. And to write all that stuff down, and to then say it out loud, made it so much more real. And it actually made me feel strong because I’d moved through that, and I’d moved past that. And I’ve learned so much more about myself and about what I deserve or how I deserve to be treated.”

She offers no details on who this man might be, but hints that any cross-referencing with her public relationships might be a fruitless exercise. “It’s funny because I think everyone’s going to assume certain people I talk about are famous people, but they’re not,” she says. “Just because I kept people anonymous doesn’t mean that people would have known who they were anyway.”

There is, however, one man in her life she cannot keep anonymous. “I couldn’t not talk about my parents in this story, obviously,” she smiles. In her book, Collins reveals to readers that her father’s absence took a toll on their relationship. “It’s hard when that person isn’t around a lot,” she says. “I have amazing memories of being able to travel and being able to have family all over the world. Were there things that would have been nice probably to experience as a family? Of course. But it didn’t happen that way. And I’m me for a reason. I mean, everything that happened made me who I am.”

Collins addresses these feelings in an emotional letter addressed to her father. “That was a hard chapter to write because he is public. It’s a weird situation to be in, to be writing about someone that people already know, but they don’t know my experience with [him],” she says. “I am just a daughter talking to her dad, and I think that a letter felt appropriate because it can be translated to any relationship with daughters and dads. As a girl, you always want them to see you as their little girl, and you’re always going to need them and want them. And even if you say you don’t, you really do.”

It feels oddly comfortable delving so deep into one somber topic after another with the actress, perhaps because Collins radiates such peace with herself. Hers is a lesson that even the seemingly most impenetrable package comes with some fragility. After opening up about her experiences, Collins says she feels truly unleashed. “I think it’s allowed me to let go a lot more,” she admits. “I kept hearing from certain directors or people in my life, ‘You should just let go more. Let go more.’ And I said, ‘What does that mean? I am free!’ or ‘I am letting go!’ But I realized I was holding on to a lot. And the second I put it out there, I could just kind of live and breathe in the moment.”

She now dreams of starting a family, but is in no rush—especially since there is currently no man in the picture. “I’m in a relationship with myself,” she quips. “I think a lot of young girls should do that. I think it’s important to figure out you and to have fun and to be dating and to figure out what you like and what you don’t like. It’s what growing up is all about.”

Besides, right now, her focus is on work and living life to the fullest. “I want to keep doing what I love to do,” she says. “Last year, I would never have said, ‘This year, I’m going to shoot a TV pilot, three movies and finish a book.’ Never, would I ever have thought it was possible. So I want to keep being terrified to try new things. That’s what pushes you beyond your limits—and to never take any of it for granted.”

Photography by Andrew Eccles | Styling by Jordan Johnson and Jill Lincoln//Photo Assistants: Jason Johnson and Tarik Richards | Digital Tech: Maxwell Tiggas.

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One year ago “The Man Who Would Be Vogue” aired

The murder of Gianni Versace turns the eyes of the world onto Miami Beach.

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A hypnotizing, wordless first act, backed by a rousing string-heavy score, gives a Shakespearean start to the whole endeavor, echoed, of course, in the horror of the murder by gunshot that left Versace bleeding to death at the front gate of his home in 1997. - The Daily Beast

Murphy delights in showing monsters up close, as he does in American Horror Story, but he’s most poignant when he probes how real-life monsters became that way. The Assassination of Gianni Versace allows Murphy to do what he does best: make viewers understand — but not empathize — with the devil. And only Murphy could achieve the delicate balance of vilifying a person without vilifying an entire culture — exactly what kept the case from having the same kind of cultural impact that O.J. had. That long overdue impact can now finally occur in Murphy’s dramatic retelling. - TV Guide

Ryan Murphy’s latest season of his pop procedural anthology, American Crime Story, covers the 1997 shooting of Versace in nine fifty-minute episodes; and yet so un-boring is the pilot that we see the murder seven minutes in. The twinky killer, Andrew Cunanan, is a fantasist played with a cold and twitchily unreal demeanor by the android-perfect Darren Criss. Introduced as an unreliable narrator, then a Ripley-esque savant at social climbing, he creates two big impressions: one in a scene that shows him covering his mouth in a pantomime of horror when he’s really smiling, and another that’s a bona fide showcase for his ass. He’s closeted around his straight friends, gay around his gay friends, and completely unashamed to say out loud that his objective is to “tell people whatever they need to hear”—a primo marker for a sociopath. - Garage

“The Man Who Would Be Vogue” was quite simply one of the best first-episodes of a show I’ve seen in a while. Relying on sweeping visuals over dialogue, and allowing gaudiness to exist beside sincerity, it gripped me right away. While we know this is not a happy story and it doesn’t end particularly well, it does feel as important and timely as ever, much like its predecessor The People v. O.J. Simpson. It remains to be seen whether this season will catch on with viewers and critics like that one did, but either way it’s hard not to be grateful for something this special. - Yahoo

The performers of The Assassination of Gianni Versace are all acting at the top of their game. Just like how The People v. O.J. showed us actors and actresses in a new and interesting light, Assassination captures the spirit of Versace’s loving sister and business partner, Donatella, through a strong performance by Penelope Cruz. Musician Ricky Martin acted in Argentinian television programs at the start of his career, and his appearance in Assassination is enough to make you think he never left the craft. Darren Criss is versatile in his intense portrayal of serial killer Andrew Cunanan. The first episode shifts between a couple of different moments in time, and Criss’ Cunanan is sometimes enigmatic, sometimes detestable, and always engaging. In one moment he shares with Ramirez’ Versace, I could have sworn he was channeling Christian Bale’s portrayal of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. And that’s one of the major things that sets Assassination apart from O.J.: it’s clear that Assassination will be spending much more time inside of the suspect’s head. In O.J. there were so many fascinating characters and so many unusual things going on that we often only viewed Cuba Gooding Jr.’s O.J. from other characters’ perspectives. Trust me: Assassination is not lacking in fascinating characters, but it does seem to be taking much more time to dwell on the actions of Cunanan than O.J. ever did with, well, O.J. - Horror News Network

Penelope Cruz, who is apparently a friend of Donatella’s and has her blessing, has a tall order to serve. First, the voice. Anyone who knows anything about Donatella Versace knows that her distinct looks comes with an equally distinct accent. Cruz has to play it believably, without dipping into caricature or being so true to life that the audience can’t understand her. Second, she finds herself playing the day to day villain for much of this. She’s the one who dislikes the boyfriend that we’ve all fallen in love with after the cops are so rude to him. She’s the one who cancels the IPO. She’s the one with a sizeable reputation preceding her. And yet, Cruz’s Donatella comes across as powerful, stricken, at a lost, and completely unwilling to lose an inch of her brother’s legacy. - Den of Geek

Seriously, though, this first episode of Versace is absolutely gorgeous. Just think about all of the lush images that pop out of the screen like an IMAX version of a Vogue issue. There’s the elegant pool of the opera singer’s sequin dress as she belts on stage. There’s Gianni Versace (Edgar Ramírez), delicately sipping his espresso from a black gilded cup, shot from above so his breakfast table is just off center of the Medusa logo that he made famous. There’s the hollow chime of crystal champagne flutes clinking together on the set at the opera. There’s Gianni’s sister Donatella (Penélope Cruz), with that famous platinum hair and doorknocker of a nose standing at the top of a little portico. And let us not forget that perfect peach emoji of an ass as Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss) strides into his roommate’s husband’s closet to steal a suit. - Vulture

Season two, by contrast, packs a gilded punch. The first episode bounces between the slaying of Versace to his first encounter, in a San Fransisco gay club, with Cunanan. The future killer is a Walter Mitty-like social climber whose life is wallpapered with so many habitual lies it’s unclear whether even he knows truth from fiction. Preppy of manner and soulless of gaze, he gives Murphy something the Simpson case lacked – an unambiguous villain scary even when he isn’t shooting dead international fashion designers. - Telegraph UK

But there’s pain in Andrew, too. Recall how he screams into the ocean water during his pre-slaying swim, how he vomits into a public toilet as he works up the nerve to pull the trigger. When he bullshits his way into Versace’s presence and winds up attending the opera for which he’s the costume designer, the music moves him to tears. After the show, he clearly wants to believe all the kind, supportive things Gianni is saying about him as they hang out on stage together. (And there’s every reason to believe Gianni means every word, him being such a mensch.) Andrew sucks people in with lies and sucks life out of his resulting proximity to wealth, glamour, sex, and power to fill a hole in his heart, yes, but his heart really does exist. He’s a vacuum, not a void. It’s a subtle distinction, but so far it seems to be a crucial one. - Decider

It is, rather, a bold, ambitious, riveting wrestling match between cultural shame and communal pride, in which glittering wedding gowns and glossy magazines, club hits and tank tops, are emblems for which we choose the meaning, just as we might choose to adopt as our own that unutterable word, that unforgivable commonplace, that useful descriptor—that reclamation. As the designer says of the “Versace bride,” preparing for a fashion show, “She won’t be dainty. She won’t be timid. She will be proud and strong.” I realize now, upon finishing what may be Murphy’s riskiest and most radiant gambit to date, that as I grow older, and more comfortable in my own skin, I’m not only able to hear the sentiment, but also to identify with it. - Paste Magazine (warning for slurs)

Other links:

Ricky Martin on ACS: Versace, Coming Out, and ‘Normalizing’ Open Relationships

Yahoo Entertainment’s meme recap

ACS Versace Soundtrack and Score Spotify Playlist

Fandom score: 9.255

Episode rank: #5

Behind the Scenes

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Los 10 mejores dramas de 2018

Ponemos el broche final a la temporada de listas recopilatorias haciendo una parada en las series dramáticas del año. Esas series que, semana a semana o en buenos atracones gracias a las plataformas streaming, nos dejan con un nudo en el estómago, nos hacen sufrir, nos hacen pensar y nos dejan vivir en cierto modo el dolor y las aventuras de sus personajes.

Este año nos encontramos mucha novedades en la lista, ventajas, quizás, de que grandes series como Game of Thrones, Stranger Things o Big Little Lies hayan descansado durante 2018. Pero no os preocupéis porque material para cubrir los 10 puestos (y algunos más) hay de sobra. Adaptaciones literarias, miniseries, series antológicas, series nuevas y alguna que consigue repetir. ¿Cuáles son las mejores series de drama de 2018?

10. The Handmaid's Tale

El año pasado la pequeña gran joya de Hulu entró con fuerza en el panorama televisivo llevándose sus primeros galardones. En nuestras particular lista, se impuso a Big Little Lies como mejor serie dramática. Esta segunda entrega, en cambio, ha podido arañar alguna nominación en el apartado interpretativo, que es donde mejor se desenvuelve.

La serie no se ha vuelto mala, ni mucho menos. Simplemente esta segunda entrega, con mayor libertad creativa, al no tener que beber del libro en el que se basa, se queda a medio camino. Los momentos duros que siguen viviendo las mujeres de Gilead pecan a veces de excesivos. Muy rebuscados, quizás. Como si tuviesen que ser por obligación peores que los vividos en la primera temporada porque creen que eso es lo que la audiencia busca. Eso sí, la serie sigue siendo digna merecedora de entrar en la lista de los mejores dramas del año, sobre todo por regalarnos la maravillosa evolución de Serena.

9. Pose

Pose es excéntrica, es baile, es llamativa, es color, es representación del colectivo LGTBQ+ y es todo a lo que Ryan Murphy nos tiene acostumbrados y más. La serie presenta personajes oprimidos por su sexualidad, su género o su raza pero que no se hunden en sus problemas; se unen, luchan, no se callan.

Personajes interpretados por un elenco que proviene de las mismas minorías oprimidas a las que dan voz y luz en Pose. Y no todo son dramas en esta ficción, también hay mucho hueco para el glamour, la música, el baile y mucho mucho brillo.

8. The Assassination of Gianni Versace

El relato que presenta Ryan Murphy del asesinato de Gianni Versace es engañoso, sobre todo si te acercabas a esta serie por la historia del diseñador y por ver a la siempre solvente Penélope Cruz interpretando a Donatella. La serie se posa sobre un personaje menos conocido pero de igual importancia, o mayor, que la del propio Versace.

La historia que nos vende Darren Criss, interpretando al asesino en serie que acabó con la vida de Gianni, es sorprendente. La locura, la soledad, el ansia de poder, la agresividad y los celos son algunos de los matices que nos brinda uno de los actores televisivos y uno de los personajes del año.

7. Bodyguard

La serie de Richard Madden ha conseguido batir todos los récords de audiencia en la BBC y claramente es por algo. La historia narra cómo David Budd, veterano de guerra, es colocado como guardaespaldas de una influyente política interpretada por Keeley Hawes.

La serie consigue equilibrar los momentos de acción con los momentos de tensión de dos negociaciones que te dejan apretando los dientes intentando anticipar qué va ocurrir y se apoya en dos temas de actualidad como son el conflicto yihadista y la corrupción de las instituciones. Y todo esto, condensado en tan sólo 6 episodios. La especialidad de la BBC de construir relatos sin necesidad de alargarse en exceso para poder cumplir con su historia y con sus personajes nos deja con un drama en el que la acción no cesa sin dejarse olvidado el diálogo. Pos si fuese poco, David Budd le ha valido una nominación a Richard Madden a los Golden Globes. Me sé de uno que no será el "King in the North" mucho más tiempo.

6. Homecoming

Amazon Video se anota un tanto al apostar por Homecoming. Este thriller psicológico, protagonizado por la mismísima Julia Roberts, cuenta la historia de Heidi Bergman, una terapeuta de un programa que ofrece atención psicológica a soldados de guerra con estrés postraumático. El catalizador de la trama es Walter Cruz, uno de los soldados. Este drama nos lleva del pasado al presente con un cuidado cambio al presentarnos las dos líneas temporales mientras descubrimos lo que sucedía entre las sesiones, lo que ocurría a los pacientes mientras convivían y lo que ha pasado para entender por qué Heidi es ahora camarera. Homecoming se ha hecho un hueco entre los dramas del año y Julia Roberts se gana halagos con su interpretación. Ah, y consiguen todo esto en episodios dramáticos de treinta minutos de duración.

5. Killing Eve

Este thriller nos relata la historia de Villanelle, una asesina a sueldo, y Eve Polastri, una agente del MI5 impulsiva y poco amiga de las reglas que la persigue. Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Crashing, Fleabag) consigue que Killing Eve, que se basa en las novelas de Luke Jennings, tenga su característico toque. Y construye a dos personajes femeninos complejos y que se complementan.

Killing Eve presenta un tema recurrente en la ficción televisiva. Los thrillers policíacos son más numerosos que los dramas médicos, pero consigue darle un punto de vista femenino, más cuidado y un enfoque al que no estamos acostumbrados cuando nos enfrentamos a dramas de este tipo. La serie consigue sorprendernos con algo que creíamos conocer.

Además, las interpretaciones de Jodie Comer y Sandra Oh están a la altura de un thriller dramático realmente prometedor, aunque es cierto que Oh está un poco por encima de su coprotagonista.

4. L'Amica Geniale

La amiga estupenda, como se la conoce en España, muestra la historia de la amistad de dos mujeres: Lila y Lenù. A lo largo de los años, y con cambio de actrices obligatorio, muestran cómo la relación de estas dos amigas cambia y las cambia a través de los celos, la competitividad y su fidelidad.

Las dos niñas comienzan su amistad empujadas por los estudios, por su ansia de crecer y su talento capaces de hacer frente a los estigmas y a los estereotipos de la machista Italia de los años 20. Ambas revolucionan su colegio, revolucionan a sus familias y a todo cuanto tocan.

La serie, además, ha hecho un trabajo de casting magnífico. Cada par de actrices que interpretan a Lila y Lenù consiguen mantener un nivel altísimo de interpretación que nos ayuda a recibir los cambios con mayor facilidad y hace más orgánica la continuidad del relato. Por si fuese poco, la serie se basa en la tetralogía de la escritora Elena Ferrante, por lo que podremos disfrutar de las vidas de las amigas durante un poquito más.

3. The Haunting of Hill House

¿Quién nos iba a decir que una serie de terror iba a terminar por colarse en la listas de lo mejor del año? Y no sólo una serie de terror cualquiera, una serie ambientada en una casa encantada. Plagada de fantasmas y de momentos que nos podrían resultar repetitivos o poco originales. Pero de eso nada, The Haunting of Hill House consigue mantener la tensión y el suspense a lo largo de los diez episodios que conforman la primera temporada.

La forma de relatar la historia, a través del punto de vista de cada uno de los hermanos, nos permite conocerles mejor y ver un mismo mundo con distintos ojos. Desde el escéptico hasta los más traumatizados. El sexto episodio, Two Storms, filmado en cinco planos secuencia deja ver la calidad técnica de la producción y nos deja uno de los episodios del año. Y si fuese poco, se las han ingeniado para sorprender con giros de guion que hacían inevitable seguir viéndola. Por todas esas razones, es la tercera mejor serie dramática del año.

2. Sharp Objects

Sharp Objects es una adaptación casi perfecta de la obra homónima de Gillian Flynn. La historia nos lleva de vuelta a Wind Gap de la mano de Camille, una joven periodista que acabó "huyendo" de su ciudad natal, un pueblo claustrofóbico en el que se espera que las mujeres sean seres perfectamente sumisos ante una sociedad claramente dominada por los hombres. Un mundo que le quedaba pequeño a la periodista y al que se ve obligada a volver para investigar el asesinato de dos niñas.

Con su regreso, resurgirán los recuerdos de su pasado. Una infancia marcada, como su cuerpo, por la violencia, los cuidados excesivos de su madre y al muerte de su hermana pequeña. Las tres protagonistas, Camille, Amma y Adora brillan de una forma espectacular. Tres personalidades opuestas y que juntas romper cualquier estereotipo de género que pudiesen tener en Wind Gap. Las mujeres pueden ser libres, pueden ser independientes y pueden ser lo suficientemente fuertes como para aterrorizar a un pueblo entero. ¿Necesitamos más razones para premiar a esta maravilla de la HBO? Nosotros creemos que no.

1. The Americans

The Americans pone el punto y final a su andadura con una temporada impecable. El siempre desapercibido drama soviético había sido un cocedero de tensiones que reventaron en su recta final de la manera más demoledora posible, y es su desenlace el motivo por el que corona nuestra lista de lo mejor de 2018. Los Jennings superan con nota las expectativas que teníamos sobre cómo se cierra la historia de dos personajes con tantos frentes abiertos. El bélico por fin enfrentaba a Elizabeth y Philip sin máscaras contra Stan en plena huida con el botón de autodestrucción entre los dedos. El familiar nos rompía el corazón con la bajada del tren de Paige. Y el romántico llevaba a nuestros aproximadamente héroes por fin a la madre patria, intactos respecto a la sangre, bastante más maltrechos en cuanto a sus identidades.

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