nymphomaniac

Actors showing us their orgasmic faces to promote Lars Von Thier's new movie Nymphomaniac (Lars produced the controversial film Idiots in 98). Very effective and intriguing. I like them. I like the simple design of the images. The posters combined with Shia LaBeouf telling MTV News that the A Lister's would engage in real sex for the camera, has resulted in a lot of media coverage about this movie (it turns out they have cast porn actors for the real sex bits). 

So where do you stand on actual sex in movies, mainstream movies, not porn...? By that I mean proper movies that have story lines but also real sex scenes, rather than films just about the sex.

I'm undecided. No. Actually I think it's unnecessary. It turns a film, however good/arty the story into a porn film. Just a more 'high brow' one. It complicates the film and in some cases feels wrong, like you're perving on someone's most intimate moments. I feel it also crosses some kind of line with the actor too. Do we really need to see someone famous getting off whilst 'acting'?

I really enjoyed Caligula, the film starring Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren and Malcolm McDowell. I first saw the uncut version in Amsterdam in the early 90s. A good film, but with porno bits and a big mass orgy.

And, 9 Songs, the 2006 film which features sex, masturbation, oral and ejaculation. A story about a normal couple and their relationship. Again, a good film, but it's still porn really. Would the film have even made headlines if it didn't have explicit footage? And I've never seen the actors in anything else.    

There have been a few others too, mainly European, but the English ones, you may have heard of include, Romance, Intimacy, Shortbus, Ken Park, and of course, Brown Bunny featuring Chloe Sevigny giving a blow job...(totally over rated!).

Maybe I'm just getting old, but I think some things are better left to your imagination. I find the subject of sex immensely fascinating and I am not anti porn at all (although there are limits and boundaries) but, I think in film, it's just to get attention. 

 

 

ALMAS

Love these two looks from the ALMA Awards in LA. Especially Jessica Alba's sequin skirt and shirt combo. Nice.

Emmy red carpet misses

And now for my not so favourite looks. They are not ghastly, just not my cup of tea... Sorry ladies.



Zosia Mamet. The black 'bra' shape ruins this otherwise 

ok dress! I just don't like the top section at all.



Lena Headey. WTF are those shoes? Not right at all. And

the dress reminds me of a lacy bodystocking from the 80s.

Amanda Peet. What a mess! The crap hair, ugly sandals

and too much going on and not working at all dress!



Julianne Hough.  I would love this dress if I couldn't

see your granny pants! All I can look at is your gusset.

Emmy red carpet winners

So we're almost at the end of the 2013 Emmy Awards. Have you been watching live? I have, on and off. I can't help myself. But I'm annoyed and have to admit I shouted at the screen when Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston missed out on their awards. They were ROBBED!  I am a HUGE Breaking Bad fan. There is no, and will never be, a better show! They deserved to bloody win! GRRRR...

Anyway back to the point. Fashion. Dresses. Beautiful people. Lots of likes this year. No real shockers. I'm impressed. No amazing or awful stand outs, just lots of pretty outfits.

In no particular order, here are my favs.



Claire Danes in Armani. Needs a bit pendant, but nice.



Julie Bowen. Love it. Perfect for the Emmys.



Kerry Washington in Marchesa. Wedding dressy but pretty.



January Jones. Very nude and plain, but nice.





Rose Byrne. Rose is always gorgeous. Flawless.

Malin Akerman. A bit wedding dressy but I like it.



Sarah Paulson. Classy.



Kiernan Shipka. Young and pretty and wearing perfect shoes.



Alison Williams. Plain and simple but love the colour.



Alyson Hannigan.  Love her in purple.

today I am wearing...

A maxi. I felt like wearing something long and floaty today, after all the lovely fashion week dresses and cause the sun's out and it's warm and summery. (BTW - can I just say I'm really not keen on the term 'maxi' dress. Am I the only one who thinks of 'maxi pad'?! You know the post birth nappy pads that feel like you have a loaf of bread between your legs...??)

I picked up this blue sun dress in Target yesterday. Off the clearance rack (of course!) for only $10 down from $49! It's perfect for the hot, humid summer season, I'll wear it a lot, especially when lounging at home. It's super cool (as in temperature) and comfy. I quite like the colour too. I don't normally wear bright blue. 



Crepe cotton sun dress from Target. Was $49. Mine for $10.

cicciolina

I remember Cicciolina, the Hungarian-born Italian porn star turned politician (fronting the Party of Love). She made the news in the late 80s/early 90s for going into parliament with one boob on display, wearing pink and white lacy underwear as outerwear and riding around on a white horse. But it was in Amsterdam (with my boyfriend at the time), that I really got to see her in action (ahem). She 'acted' a particularly memorable scene with a red lolly pop... I was there, of course, to indulge in the city's highlights, including the hotel porn channel, seedy red light district with its live and video booth shows, smoky bars and beautiful cafes. What can I say? I was young and up for anything (well almost).

Anyway, dear Miranda has donned a blonde wig and channelled her inner Ciccolina for V Magazine #85. Miranda is much prettier than the real deal and has a better set of baps (just saying!) but I'm not keen on her as a blond.

This is how I collect my dozen freshly laid eggs in the morning too!

The quick flash by Mrs Bloom



White wedding Ciccolina style. That fence doesn't look very comfortable...

 

V Magazine #85. Shot by Sebastian Faena. Styled by Julia Von Boehm

The real Ciccolina. Funny, Tony Bianco have fringed

heels like that on sale at the moment. Don't like them.

Ciccolina as a butterfly flapping her wings...

an english garden party

This video is worth a watch, if you haven't seen it already. Rich happy people congratulating each other... Jealous? Who me?! Never!

Oh to be Gwyneth! Or Stella, or Kate H. What marvellous lives they lead! I have to admit I have watched this video several times, perving on the famous friends and wishing I was part of that 'born-with-a-golden-spoon-in-your-mouth' inner circle. They are so happy and privileged... celebrating the new, exclusive, limited edition Stella GOOP range...

The GOOP newsletter says, Our first collaboration with Stella McCartney is the result of a longtime friendship between Gwyneth and Stella. A collaboration between their brands is a natural fit. As Stella says, "In order to create pieces that are effortless, it’s very considered. Gwyneth was a huge part of that. This is a big reflection of her life."

I really liked the jumpsuit, until I saw the $1,200 price tag!!! Okay. It's that exclusive. I thought it might have been like a Target GOOP Stella range, your know priced for average suburbanites. Maybe not then. Who the fk do you know who can afford a $1200 jumpsuit that you wear to do housework in?  Looks like I'll be getting the similar one in Cotton On for $30... 


AU$,1200



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