Category Archives: Film

A Man’s Story, Ozwald Boateng

I met British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng ten years ago in Moscow while working for Russian Vogue. That trip of his is one of the scenes in the new documentary “A Man’s Story” directed by Varon Bonicos, which covers a … Continue reading

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A Royal Affair

I went to a screening last night of director Nikolaj Arcel’s “A Royal Affair,” starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard which will also be showing at AFI next week. The film tells the real life story of the … Continue reading

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Chasing Ice, James Balog & Jeff Orlowski

Part of my concern with climate change is purely selfish because frankly I don’t want New York City to end up under water because what will happen to all the stuff in my Lower East Side apartment? And it’s also … Continue reading

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Vogue & HBO, The Editor’s Eye

A little obsessed with this shot of Natalia Vodianova by Annie Leibovitz from Vogue’s new documentary “The Editor’s Eye,” which premieres December 6th on HBO along with a new book with the same title. Vogue’s fashion editors, past and present, … Continue reading

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Something In The Air

In the grand tradition of French teen angst revolutionary films, “Something in The Air” from filmmaker Olivier Assayas will surely do well in and around college towns that surround the likes of Reed, Oberlin, Sarah Lawrence and Bard (there’s even … Continue reading

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Elgin James, Little Birds

When I fell in love with Elgin James’ first feature “Little Birds” at Sundance in 2011 I had no idea about his background. There’s a beautiful profile on him in the September 3rd issue of The New Yorker (I read … Continue reading

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Harlyn Launch with Jenny Lewis

For their first season spring 2013 launch Harlyn‘s creative director Kei Kim and designer Maria Stanley did super cute and wearable dresses and separates in beautiful prints that for a Tucker fan like me hit the spot. The fact that … Continue reading

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The Four Seasons Spa, BioMeditation Therapy

The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills has a lot to celebrate this year. Aside from their 25th anniversary they have an array of tasty new dishes on their Culina menu and their spa is the only one in the … Continue reading

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I saw The Perks of Being a Wallflower this week and absolutely loved it. My two best friends in high school were the gay guy and a chubby theater obsessed girl and I was the punk with the blue hair … Continue reading

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Sundance Favorites in Los Feliz

If you weren’t one of the lucky ones to sneak peak a lot of great films at Sundance this past year you are in luck now because LA’s only proper matinee theater ($6.50 before 6pm!) is screening not one but … Continue reading

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