Emily Haines is the leading lady of Toronto-based bands Broken Social Scene and Metric, and she recently put out a solo album called Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton, but this is not about the music. It's about the clothes.
I have a majorly obsessive crush on that outfit. It's perfect. I want it and I want to rock it, but I'd probably wear heels instead of those wedges because I take cabs everywhere that's not work and don't perform (except for nights alone in my bedroom or when I play Guitar Hero at weird hours like waking up at 8am on a Saturday morning, but that's a different story altogether...).
Apart from loving Sofia Coppola's direction, I also love Paris, Versailles, France in general, pleasing aesthetics and great movie soundtracks:
Needless to say, I loved Marie Antoinette, in spite of all the criticism it received. It's classic and new wave, just the way I like it. The innocence and naivete of young Marie Antoinette are very nicely portrayed. And the music, I LOVE THIS EFFING SOUNDTRACK. I swear, I feel like Sofia Coppola's in my head with her soundtracks. Srsly.
A few weekends ago, I saw Control directed by the legendary Anton Corbijn (2007). I was a bit apprehensive about seeing this movie because I'm a pessimist by nature, but was happily surprised.
The film seems to be incredibly accurate. It portrays Ian Curtis in a very human light and separates the man from the musician. Perhaps this is largely due to the fact that the film drew upon Deborah Curtis' book Touching From a Distance.
Sam Riley as Ian Curtis in Control
Anton Corbijn really shines as a director. His shots are perfectly framed and allow the viewer to see the dismal place where Ian Curtis lived, breathed, thrived and died. The black & white film adds a nice effect as it adds to the emotion of the movie. The soundtrack is obviously outstanding and the actors who played the band members of Joy Division are actually playing the songs in the movie (mise-en-scene at its finest).
You can view the trailer here:
Anyway, it's still playing at Cinema Village on 12th Street and 2nd Ave. Go see it and bring tissues. I haven't stopped listening to Joy Division since.
