Cinema Style

If you happen to find yourself in Palm Springs this weekend, please attend the Hollywood Designs on TV and Film panel!  Presented by the Set Decorators Society of America and WestEdge Desi...

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It was a time of martinis, cigarettes and the advent of the Pill and min-skirts, ....and of course sex.  Showtime's period drama Masters of Sex centers around the real-life pioneers of the...

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While weekdays find her working with her fellow “Gladiators in suits” on the studio lot, Scandal's Darby Stanchfield (who plays sassy White House Press Secretary Abby/Gabby and if you ar...

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For those of us of a certain age, our childhood years were spent watching secret agents Illya Kuryakin (KGB) and Napoleon Solo (CIA) fight intrigue and international espionage on the smal...

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House of Cards actress Robin Wright Penn has joined the ranks of celebrity designers with her new collaboration -- sleepwear. Teaming with bff and designer Karen Fowler, the pair have crea...

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There is no denying actress Reese Witherspoon has style, great taste, charm and she is Southern. Joining the fray of celebrity lifestyle brands (think Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop and Blake Live...

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Bid soon or it truly will be gone with the wind. Fans of the beloved 1939 film have the chance to collect their own piece of history as collector James Tumblin offers his incredible collec...

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Easter Sunday promises us a few more goodies in our basket - namely, episode one of the final season of Mad Men and the documentary Sinatra: All or Nothing at All. HBO's doc is "an up-close...

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The estate of the Academy Award winning film and theater actress Lauren Bacall will go on the auction block March 31st and April lst at Bonhams in New York. Among some of the 700 treasures t...

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Happy Oscar Week! Sunday, February 22nd marks the 87th annual Academy Awards and as always, two of my favorite categories are Best Art Direction and Best Costume. The genres traditionally run th...

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We all need a little something to look forward to while we hole up in the winter months -- for me that usually translates into television and movies. The following are a few of my must-sees duri...

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Most people fall in one of three camps - - 1) they have heard of the Scandal but don't watch, 2) they are living under a rock, or 3) they call themselves "Gladiators." After binge-watching t...

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The dark fictional urban city known as Batman's Gotham enjoys another small screen moment in the spotlight in Fox TV's new series of the same name. Premiering on Monday, September 22nd at 8/7...

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A pair of unlikely star-crossed lovers (in the form of a psychic medium and world renowned illusionist) cross paths in the picturesque backdrop of the French Riviera in the 1920s in Woody Al...

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It's truly been the summer of binge, namely two seasons of House of Cards and three seasons of Scandal.  Besides the highly addictive story lines, the costumes on these shows are equally as ...

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Nothing is better than effortlessly traveling to an idyllic place over the course of two hours. No packing, no airline snacks and best of all no long lines at customs. Such was the case when...

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I have just gotten back from vacation and to quote a friend, "nothing is harder than the reentry back to reality." So I will keep this short and sweet - here is my cover story on Jon Hamm for...

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Summer is only a few weeks away and while the primetime television series winds down, the box office will heat up. Here are a few upcoming films on my radar: Jersey Boys (June 20th) The hit Br...

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Who better than Hollywood royalty to portray the real Hollywood royalty? Coming soon (the film opens the Cannes Film Festival  --  US release date is up for grabs) is the "biopic" of actre...

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Mark your calendars as Sunday, April 13th is the beginning of the end -- Mad Men season finale that is.  AMC is dividing the final season in half, airing the first seven episodes next month ...

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March signals spring break, travel and renewal. So if you a packed suitcase is not in your future this month, check in to the colorful,  lavish, and just a tad wacky world of director Wes A...

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Film designers tell me one of their favorite genres is the period film. Authenticity and creating a believable setting that takes the viewer back in time is of utmost importance. For the Aca...

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If you think scoring a ticket to the Academy Awards is hard, try getting an invite to the Greenroom where the elite meet, greet and hang out before they utter the words "And the Oscar goes to...

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Since February is Oscar month (the awards are March 2nd at 7 eastern to be exact), I thought it would be a good time to take an in-depth look a few of the nominees for Best Art Direction. I...

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To somewhat paraphrase Sgt. Pepper, it was fifty years ago today that the Beatles streamed into our consciousness. While their contributions to music are incomparable, here is a retrospectiv...

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