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Even Manolo Blahnik, the humble cobbler made famous by Sex and the City has spoken out about his aversion to what has now become the SATC franchise. ‘If people talk to me about Sex and the City I get sick’, the shoe designer said.
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Fair enough, I’m not head over heels for this ongoing cinematic desecration of the iconic show either, but Blahnik made his name off the sling-backs of the show. Season after season, Sarah Jessica Parker’s small screen shoe queen, Carrie Bradshaw, name-checked Blahnik’s wares, causing women the world over to flock to his stores.
The least he could do is simply not highlight the fact that the SATC flicks are a farce. But no, Blahnik’s gone and put his finely shod foot in his mouth. “Well, we had a very good year last year, thanks to those stupid satin shoes (worn by SJP in Sex and the City: The Movie). That shoe saved out company”, Blahnik admitted, but also said, “I don’t feel comfortable. I have never wanted to be a celebrity designer.”
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And it seems Pat Field and SJP are willing to accommodate him – Christian Louboutin’s red-soled sky-high heels have now stolen the starring role in the upcoming SATC sequel.
Michaelie Clark
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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
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
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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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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Richard Armitage: a villain in a jerkin; a hero without a cravat; a romantic, a comic, a wicked, heavenly, sensual, tenderly menacing god!
Ahem
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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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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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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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