FASHION FLING – Top Style Moments of 2015 from Chic Sketch
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson Move over, Sketch Master – the Chic Sketch app is new, hot, and all about flaunting fashion! It is a couture-changing mobile app that converts everyday photos into Instagrammable style sketches in a matter of minutes.
Top Ten Movies of 2015 — Staci Layne Wilson
By Staci Layne Wilson When you see as many movies as I do a year – or even per week – it’s nearly impossible to make a Top Ten Movies list. I mean, how can you pit Inside Out against The Hateful 8? Is it fair to compare Amy to Carol? Can’t be done. My criteria…
45 YEARS Review — Glacial, in a Majestic Sort of Way
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson An elderly couple living in a small picturesque town, Kate (Charlotte Rampling) and her husband Geoff (Tom Courtenay) are retired and they don’t lead very exciting lives – but they are planning a big party to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. So perhaps that’ll add a touch of zing, at…
KILLER HEELS Exhibit — Stroll Through These Exclusive Photos
Photos and feature by Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson Calling all shoe lovers! (which really means calling everyone who would care to read this) Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe, organized by the Brooklyn Museum, is on tour, and currently closeted at the Palm Springs Art Museum, where it’s showing through December 13, 2015. I had the infinite pleasure…
TRUMBO – Fashion Fling with Hedda Hopper Heavenly Hats
by Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston in the title role, follows the life and strife of blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Though it’s faithfully based on the biography by Bruce Alexander Cook, the touches of humor and heart are no doubt due to director Jay Roach, who is best-known for his comedies.…
BY THE SEA Review — Something's Fishy
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson The first words spoken in By The Sea are, “I smell fish.” This incredibly astute observation is made by vapid ex-dancer Vanessa (Angelina Jolie-Pitt) to her handsome hubby Roland (Brad Pitt), the moment they step out of their glorious gun metal gray Citröen DS convertible and onto the cobble streets…
Bruce Lee Style and 75th Birthday Celebration – Exclusive Interview with Shannon Lee
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson When you conjure up an image of Bruce Lee, you probably either think of the famous yellow and black jumpsuit he wore in the film Game of Death, or you think of him shirtless and bloody in Enter the Dragon. But the clothes made the man in many ways, according…
BLEEDING HEART Review — Good Movie, Bad Title
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson Bleeding Heart is the story of two women who are, as the tagline says, “Tied by blood, and bound by lies.” May (Jessica Biel) is a yoga instructor who runs a business with her subtly controlling boyfriend, Peter (Exie Booker). Shiva (Zosia Mamet) is a prostitute whose overtly controlling boyfriend,…
CRIMSON PEAK Review — Gorgeous Shades
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson Crimson Peak, the new film from visual stylist Gulliermo del Toro, is an affectionate throwback to the slow-burn Gothic horror movies of the late 30s and 1940s. It reminded me of silvery black and white classics like House on Haunted Hill, Gaslight, Rebecca, Dragonwyck, Wuthering Heights, et al – except…
TALES OF HALLOWEEN Review — Trick or Treat?
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson Just in time for trick or treat season comes Tales of Halloween, a 10-story horror-comedy anthology. Made by “The October Society” – a (mostly) California clique of film directors and genre actors – it’s one of the most cohesive anthologies I’ve seen in some time. While other recent omnibus style…
