95 minutes of stupid

Am I the only person in the world who thought that 500 Days of Summer was totally bullshit? I think I am. Everyone raves about this awesome, modern take on romance that 'is not a love story' or is a 'real account of love' blah, blah, blah, spew. Are you khu-razy? I think you are, or at least this film is. I was very intrigued and happy when the opening line of the film promised a non-love story as I settled into a dvd night driven slightly by bitterness and a general 'fuck you' attitude to all things fluffy and sweet.

Seriously, what the hell? It's all gooey. It's all about optimism. It's pretty much all about this wonderfully romantic notion of 'fate'. Spew. It was stupid. I felt cheated. I felt like I was dating the film and it went out and cheated on me. I'm pretty sure my mouth was hanging open with disbelife when Joseph Gordon-Levitt meets Autumn and the love counter begins again at 1. No way!

Look I'm sorry. I'm very Oscar the Grouch today, but really. I'm all for a cheesy love story and feeling good, they're great. But please don't package yourself as a fuck you to soppy cliches and somehow find a way to get people to back up that false claim when you're not. Because you were just one big fat cliche 500 Days of Summer.

Sorry.

Jethro Cave has crossed the border into ridiculous

Seeing as everyone seems to be jumping onto the Jehtro Cave band wagon at the moment, may I just swoop in here and say...I'm sorry but this guy is bullshit. Soon to be gracing the cover of No Magazine young Cave seems to be climbing up the ladder of male model de jour. But seriously? a) you're Nick Cave's son and this is what you choose to do with your life? Male model? Really? and b) yes, I have no idea of what his No photos look like yet, but judging from what I have seen of J.C (Jethro Cave, NOT to be mistaken with Jesus Christ), which is A LOT including the below Hedi Slimane photos...my opinion of this fella does not look like it will change drastically anytime soon. It's not that I'm a prude or what have you and am all "errr he's in women's clothes ew" etc. I get that, Im not stoopid. Neither do I not like the No cover. Nor do I detest his face, although still a bit on the baby-face side of things. It's his whole freaking 'I'm such a m*****f******* (yeah, censoring) badass. Look at me go' attitude that drives me mental. Mental I tell you! This badass just doesn't sit right with me. Sigh, I just don't get it.





p.s. Why yes I do have a picture of him in a nightie tacked up on my fridge. Am I a hypocrite? No. Then why? Because it's bloody awesome.

Is that it?

Is this all that Chloe Sevigny is going to churn out for Opening Cermony this year? I feel a bit deflated by this. I'm not saying it's shit, just a bit ho-hum. Yeah I know you can never get enough good quality basics. Cool concept of a unisex line blah blah blah, kudos Chloe, kudos. But really? That's all? There must be more? Maybe under the flug? No, nothing there :(


Better

Although I am enjoying those shoes. Not the mans shoes, they look like the kind of shoes dwarfs wear to give them a bit of extra height. The other shoes, the shoes for the girls. Yes the ones that look a bit Medieval Fair meets lesbian on their own, but on, they look pretty darn good. Or maybe I'm just desperate for something to like amongst this bland, bland mess.

A little lame...

Yes, Bif has previously praised the Jean Paul Gaultier show on the merits of the clothes. But having caught up on some reading I have discovered that as each model came out onto the runway in their old Hollywood inspired creations images of screen legends (Mae West, Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn etc) flashed across the screen. Really? Are you being serious? Just a bit unnecessary to be honest. Hmmm...