15th time lucky?

I'm going to call this now. Meryl Streep will recieve her 17th Oscar nomination for her role in The Iron Lady. They haven't finished filming it but based on this picture, and her track record for character performances, she has this one in the bag. Who knows maybe this could bring her the gold for the third time!

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The Best and Worst: BAFTA 2011

It was a tough one tonight wading through all the dresses trying to find ones that were worthy of some glorification. Unfortunately tonight, The BAFTA's have been a huge disappointment in the fashion stakes.

Major misses go to;


Sarah Harding (far too much red),


Thandie Newton (patterned pink , and my, was it pink!),


Neve Campbell (a bra might have been a good idea),


Hayley Steinfield (the words bejewelled librarian come to mind), and



Meredith Ostrom (someone should tell her less is not always more).

It wasn't all bad, mind.

Honorable mentions go to;


Eva Green in a very seductive black lace number by Tom Ford.


Julianne Moore wowed in a stunning crushed blue velvet Tom Ford number, whilst on the arm of Tom Ford. Lucky girl.


Surprisingly, Kimberely Walsh from Girls Aloud has made the list , in a beautiful long sleeved, low cut cream and snowflake dress by Ashish. Very old school glamour.


Rachel Stevens looked fantastic in a strapless bejewelled cream dress by Isabel Marant.


Livia Giugioli, wife of Colin Firth, in Nina Skarra. Its eco friendly, though I have no idea how that works. I want it. And her husband. Pphhhwooarrr.



But dress of the night belongs to the gorgeous Gemma Arterton who has turned the to dark side with a gorgeous new black hairdo, ruby red lippy, and to top it all off, a magnificent crushed black velvet dress, complete with over the top blue bow, designed by Yves Saint Laurent. The dark side welcomes you Gemma. Fantastic.

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#5-Where the wild things are- Review

Directed by Spike Jonze, Where The Wild Things Are is an adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book of the same name. It tells the story of a young boy [Max] who is sent to bed with no dinner and runs away from home. However Max goes off to an imaginary world where he meets Carol and his band of 'wild things' who claim him as their ruler.



Having not read the book I was interested to see how it would be translated to the screen, as i've been told the book is about 10 pages long. Needless to say Spike Jonze has done an excellent job in bringing the book to the big screen.



We see Max go through a place in his mind that is both visually arresting and heart warming. Jonze manages to bring viewers back to the days where we could wish all our problems away and go to far off places where we are in control.



With state of the costume design, puppetry and characters voiced by James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), Paul Dano(There will be blood) and Chris Cooper (Adaptation) you will be able to identify with at least one of these creatures or indeed Max himself. The movie is a 101 minutes long but you dont feel it as you see Max and his friends.



Highly recommended for anyone who wants to be reminded of the sweet bird that was their youth or for someone who wants a break from reality during the hustle and bustle of the festive season.



Rating: 3/5

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1. A feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another

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