The last time Academy Award-winner Sofia Coppola hit up La Croisette to unveil a new work, 2006's "Marie Antoinette," the Hollywood royal child was met with boos. History didn't repeat itself when "The Bling Ring" kicked off the Cannes' Un Certain Regard section this morning after screening to a pac...
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American cinema seems preoccupied with the emptiness of excess, at least in the first half of 2013. Baz Luhrmann luxuriates in the meaningless wealth of "The Great Gatsby," while Harmony Korine put his own twisted spin on the dark soul of the American dream in "Spring Breakers." And now comes Sofia ...
Read More »If the Cannes Film Festival is known for one thing, it's the festival's close proximity to topless beaches. But if it's known for two things, it's the emotional, emphatic responses that usually greet the films. These reactions come from audiences that are unafraid to tell the film (and the filmmaker...
Read More »LA non-profit Women in Film has unveiled the winners for the 2013 Crystal and Lucy Awards to include the 'Mad Men' cast, Laura Linney and Sofia Coppola.
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It's the final stretch until the June 14th release of Sofia Coppola's newest exploration of nihilism, material excess, and Los Angeles, the based-on-true-events "The Bling Ring," and the first full trailer for the film has just been released. Starring a host of young stars such as "Harry Potter"'s E...
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Sunglasses define who you are right? They do for the characters of Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring," based on the real life teens who famously stalked celebrities' whereabouts on Twitter to break into their homes and raid their closets. The much-anticipated film has had a lot of buzz lately, includi...
Read More »It's the final stretch until the June 14th release of Sofia Coppola's newest exploration of nihilism, material excess, and Los Angeles, the based-on-true-events "The Bling Ring," and the first clip from the film has just been released. Starring a host of young stars such as "Harry Potter's" Emma Wat...
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Director Sofia Coppola sits down with the DGA Quarterly to discuss her upcoming film "The Bling Ring" (June 14), starring Emma Watson as the leader of a pack of celebrity-looting Hollywood teens. Highlights from the interview below, including Coppola's interest in today's social-mediated youth, her ...
Read More »Check out the teaser trailer for Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring," starring Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga (Vera's little sister), Katie Chang, Israel Broussard and Claire Julien as a real-life group of LA teens who invaded and looted celebrity homes. This first glimpse has Coppola's signature rocker-m...
Read More »A24 has picked up Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring," with plans to release the film theatrically in June. "The Bling Ring" stars Emma Watson and newcomers Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Claire Julian and Taissa Farmiga (Vera's younger sister) as a group of restless teens who loot the homes of celebri...
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