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Sex and the City 2: Ploys and Plot Leaks

October 9th 2009 08:34

Not satisfied with attempting to sabotage my SATC ideals the first time around, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristen Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall have banded together again to ensure I can’t pretend their last farcical flick was just one hellacious nightmare.

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Alas, alack, the Sexettes are back, hitting the streets of Manhattan once more as filming progresses for the sequel of Sex and the City: The Movie.

So what unambitious plot twists do they have in store, you ask? Spoilers (if such a term can be used, given that the story was doubtless well and truly blighted to begin with) below. Read them and weep my friends (as I shall, all the live-long day):

- Big is having money woes, causing problems in his relationship with Carrie, who is apparently preggers. They move to all different places (I’m hearing London, Morocco and Harry and Charlotte’s house) while he tries to recoup his big bucks.

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- Carrie and Big interview nannies in London (this kind of makes me wonder about the financial trouble they are supposed to be in) and hire either Victoria Beckham or Katie price (naturally).
- There are a few flashback scenes in the movie, showing the gals in the eighties (though they still look like they’re in their forties).

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- Miley Cyrus has a cameo, and bumps into Samantha on the street while they are both wearing the same dress.
- Charlotte thinks Harry is cheating on her, but he’s actually building her dream house.
- Samantha thinks she has cancer again, and gets back with Smith. OR:
- Samantha is taking testosterone for menopause and dating a European architect named Rikard, played by Max Ryan. AND:

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- There are photos of Samantha in a wedding dress, a ploy likely dreamed up by MPK to get everyone off the scent. Tch, what a rascal! (Rolls eyes).
- However, Stanford and Anthony are rumoured to be getting hitched. By Liza Minnelli. Being the only two principal gays, of course that is the only option. It’s the soap opera microcosm effect.

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- Miranda is sued for malpractice and opens a restaurant with Steve (this is the only storyline so far I potentially have an interest in).

Can you tell I’m really not in the mood for Sex?

Michaelie Clark

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What To Do When You Meet A Movie Star

August 6th 2009 06:16

A friend of mine was recently walking down Collins Street when she saw Bill Hunter coming towards her. She watched him approach with mild curiosity, having grown up watching him on the big screen. As he came closer she began to wonder what the appropriate reaction was to strolling past Muriel’s dad while on her lunch break. It seemed rude to ignore him. On the other hand, greeting him would be a mite strange given that their acquaintance was hitherto one-sided.

In the end, they passed by each other with several uncomfortable seconds of awkward eye contact. She was still peering at him uncertainly, trying to ascertain the etiquette of the situation. He was eyeing her warily, in response to her uncertain peering.

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Bothered by the lack of protocol, she told me the story and asked me to address the issue of what to do. Should she see Hugo Weaving the following week at Federation Square, she would very much like to be prepared.

Unfortunately, seeing Gary Sweet while wearing tracksuit pants on Burke Street was about the extent of my experience, so I did not feel I was in position to advise.

So I am throwing this one to you – have you met someone famous, and if so, how did you react?

Michaelie Clark

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Then or Now?

June 8th 2009 08:11

Who passed their screen-life and curdled early, and who only got better as they ripened on the reel? It’s as easy to romanticise the past as it is to focus only on what is familiar to us in the present day. I think the well-known actors listed below are a mix of those who have taken a more relaxed, less ambitious view of their career after roles for which they will be forever remembered, those who are as steady as ever, and those who are still climbing, and for whom the best may be yet to come.

Sean Connery: James Bond to King Arthur

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Meryl Streep: Manhattan to Mamma Mia

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John Travolta: Fever to Fireman

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Helen Mirren: Hermia to Her Majesty

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Robert de Niro : Godfather to Father-in-Law

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Julie Andrews: Poppins to Princess

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Frances McDormand: Mississippi to Miss Pettigrew

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Emma Thompson: Howard’s End to Harry Potter

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Jack Nicholson: McMurphy to Mob Boss

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Anthony Hopkins: Elephant Man to Wolf Man

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Lead Me Into Temptation...

March 29th 2009 07:13

Danger is an alluring thing. I know I’m not alone. Why else do people have sex in public, surf trains and/or wear six-inch heels? I tell you, it’s the irresistibility of a risky situation.

It should be no surprise then, to find that villains are quite regularly more appealing than heroes. It’s a given for the ladies – femme fatales like Bond’s Xenia Onatopp and O-ren Ishii of Kill Bill are by definition attractive and overtly seductive. With the men, it’s not always so obvious. Is it simply that evil often seems to be paired with wit and charm, or is the danger of wickedness itself enough to tempt us to the dark side

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Flick Wit in a Flash: Richard Armitage

December 21st 2008 19:03

Richard Armitage: a villain in a jerkin; a hero without a cravat; a romantic, a comic, a wicked, heavenly, sensual, tenderly menacing god!

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Literal Petit Mort for Second Round of 'Sex'?

November 23rd 2008 19:03

Sex and the City sources are putting the word out: the sequel is afloat, but someone is going to be tossed overboard. Those in the know predict that one of the Sexettes will be killed off in the follow-up to this year’s blockbuster, in order to keep the story ball a-rolling.

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Film Classifications - How Restricted is Your Choice?

November 17th 2008 19:03

How often do you replace DVD rentals on the shelf due to their rating? Is it because that rating is too high, or too low? Have you bypassed a film, heedless of all else, because the spine of the cover indicates it contains an explicit scene? What if you picked up a PG rated adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover? Would you put it back, assuming the content had been compromised? Likewise a film that has been re-edited and re-released in order to downgrade from R 18 to the more accessible MA 15 ?

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Sex and the City: A Short Note on the Extended Cut

November 13th 2008 04:29

I bought Sex and the City: The Movie – Extended Cut on the day of its Australian release with the faint wan hope that my initial cinema-based impression was off the mark. If anything, I have come closer to detesting the flick with each subsequent viewing.

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A Cut Of The Action: Top Ten Female Directors

October 4th 2008 07:36

It’s still a field very much dominated by the males of the movie world, but when it comes to the direction of films, the ladies are definitely turning a corner. Since Dorothy Arzner, many women have taken their place in the director’s chair, often exploring – among other things – politics, sexuality, identity and humour, and in the process have examined, deconstructed, and created their way into a whole new dimension of cinema.

Here are ten female directors who have shown us their view through the lens

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SATC On DVD And The Past Life Of Carrie Bradshaw

September 26th 2008 10:07

The DVD of Sex and the City: The Movie – Extended Cut will hit Australia on October 16th, after its launch in New York earlier this week.

Prior to the event, leading lady and executive producer, Sarah Jessica Parker, spoke out about the enormous financial success the film has had, and the likelihood of a sequel. “It's all about the story. If we can't tell a story that's really worthy of an audience, then we won't do it,” she said

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Comment by Michaelie
on Sex and the City 2: Ploys and Plot Leaks

November 5th 2009 01:55

I know! But never fear, I am sure we shall have much electronic slagging off to look forward to.

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on Sex and the City 2: Ploys and Plot Leaks

November 5th 2009 01:21

Ha ha - likewise.

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on Sex and the City 2: Ploys and Plot Leaks

November 5th 2009 01:11

No probs Trace!

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on Are you interesting?

October 25th 2009 02:39

May I say, I found this to be a very interesting post? I think you are right, it's in the eye of the beholder.

There is a guy in my office who never speaks to anyone, no-one really knows him, and I find myself so interested and intrigued by him, even though we have never even had a conversation.

Then there is another person I know, who is sort of text-book interesting - I find him so boring. It's like he has manufactured a personality designed to catch attention, complete with constructed idiosyncrasies and cultivated conversational quirks...

'Interesting' is very hard to define. For me, I find most people interesting. Even the one I was talking about above is interesting - in that I wonder how he came to have the character he has.

And I find unexpected truth from people very interesting, a bit like the Michael Buble anecdote about what motivated him to sing(I love him, I would like to have him over for dinner!)

Great post, Janet!

Mich

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on Sex and the City 2: Ploys and Plot Leaks

October 25th 2009 00:18

Hi Janet,

I definitely agree, lost all the wit and that sort of misanthropic charm it had going.

They really should have stopped with the series. I don't know how they managed to convince themselves that they weren't compromising the integrity of what they had created for bucketloads of cash!

Thanks Janet!

Michaelie

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on Sex and the City 2: Ploys and Plot Leaks

October 17th 2009 05:26

You and I could do a better job, Rusty. We'll go pitch a script to MPK for SATC 3 (because I'm sure they'll just keep churning them out...)

The pics are pretty funny. Loving Miranda's 'do. Charlotte looks pretty much the same as ever though.

Thanks for swinging by!

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on Pic of the Week: “Gift Bag”

October 17th 2009 05:16

Haha! Good job Rusty. I had a similar experience recently with a friend who wanted a rolling pin for her birthday (as if that isn't strange enough, without me then trying to wrap it in my uber co-ordinated fashion!)

Mich

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on Pic of the Week: Rock Face

October 17th 2009 05:09

It's Dumbledore from Harry Potter, and he's angry.

This could be some kind of psych test, haha.

Michaelie

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on A good dose of cuteness

October 17th 2009 05:07

Ooh! How sweet! I like the one where it is holding on to her thumb, like a baby does, but with its whole body.

I once hit an echidna while driving. Was horrible. But managed to not actually run over it, and it was OK. Some people stopped and helped me, and it just wandered off into the bush in the end and started eating.

I realise that was a really downbeat story to share

Michaelie

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on My life of verbs

October 14th 2009 07:06