Word: loping
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...least along the runways, the stars were in alignment last week. The usual stable of celebrities and editors lined the front rows at the couture shows in Paris. Sofia Coppola ogled John Galliano's Empire-waist Josephine dresses at Dior. At Armani's haute-couture debut, Penélope Cruz perused her options for the red carpets at this year's awards ceremonies. Even Vogue editor Anna Wintour was back in town after sitting out the past two spring couture seasons. But those who wanted to see the real action needed to keep an eye on the new faces...
...lower than the industry standard, Armani didn't skimp on beading. With an atelier of 25, he created sculpted dresses with fishtails and intricately worked bodices. "I hope that people have understood that I can do something other than a man's suit on a woman," he said. Penélope Cruz seemed to get it. "I have four films coming out," she said backstage after the show, "and so I sat there and thought about which gown for which opening in which country." She was particularly taken by a black number with pleating through the bodice. Don't be surprised...
...make Latin movies the hot dish in world cinema. From Spain, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, filmmakers have created works of whirling vigor, social conscience and a visual style just this side of surreal. And in these films audiences see compelling actors. Often in Almodóvar films--Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem got early spotlights in them...
...such big American firms as Motorola, Intel and Bristol-Myers Squibb--yet Dublin remains the gentlest of Europe's capitals. Sure, some venerable fish-and-chips shops are offering cappuccino alongside fried cod, and a few pub menus are substituting bruschetta for bacon and cabbage. But wild deer still lope through Phoenix Park, the largest city park in Europe, and the pub keepers still draw a Guinness with the reverence and ritual of a Japanese tea ceremony...
...found that it came down to was letting every character—not just the women characters—have their private moments, where you could just be with them and see how they react to the world, and see their private joy and pain. Kate and Penélope both have this great ability to make you feel like you were watching them live a whole life, or say a whole huge speech, but really they were saying nothing, and you’re just watching their face. And that’s the coolest thing...