Marion

Another throwback this week, this slice of heaven is an afternoon in the sun, a beautiful pair of shoes, a cold martini, and a serene pool of water. It's glamorous, the makers are banking on that I'm sure, and that catches my eye immediately. Marion Cotillard is a stunner. But what keeps me watching is the strangeness here, the awkward beauty, the moments where the rules are broken. I've said it before, but I love beauty when it's strange.

I'm also obsessed with underwater shoots, and one day I've gotta do it. Thank God they make you wait for it here, so it's quite literally a cool splash of water.

Cyd Charisse: Putting the Gold in Golden Age

Baby, if I'm your White Rabbit for the day then you are in for a treat that has nothing to do with the Mad Hatter, although there are men and hats involved. Follow this tail to freedom because I am about to send you down a virtual hole of Cyd Charisse goodness that makes me reminisce for a time when there was such a thing as the "resident MGM ballet dancer" and underlines this fact that sits at the center of what I love about dance:

Nobody can do you like you can.

So cheers to style, to having a stamp, to being a chameleon without ever losing yourself, and to legs. Cheers to legs.

And I'll end by quoting Fred Astaire: "That Cyd! When you've danced with her you stay danced with."

Enjoy.

Have a Look: Adieu

This Friday has me watching some very interesting work from two French directors, known to me via the cyberspaces as the Jullien Brothers. Apparently one of them doubles as music artist The Coward, and the following is a music video for his song Adieu. 

Here is the thing that I can't stop thinking about while watching: THAT CLOCK. Totally fascinating. Take a gander?

See more of their (admittedly, pretty strange-- but we love strange!) stuff here.