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Sundance Review: The September Issue
Filed under: Documentary », Sundance », Theatrical Reviews », Festival Reports », Sundance Reviews 2009 »
The September Issue, directed by RJ Cutler (The War Room), offers the tantalizing promise of immediate inside pleasures with its synopsis alone, as it follows Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and her editorial team in the assembly and shaping of 2007's edition of the title issue of Vogue magazine -- the largest issue of the year, the holy writ and testament for the upcoming year in fashion, the big brassy bloated bane of every postal carrier's existence. Immediately, we're promised glamour, high-stakes editorial crisis, the confluence of commerce and style, the manic business of modern magazine publishing. The good news is not only that The September Issue offers much more than those immediate inside pleasures -- although it does, commenting on celebrity culture, digital image-altering technology, power and privilege in the distraction-industrial complex and much more -- but that it delivers those immediate inside pleasures superbly along with the nitty-gritty, so we get to witness a mix of high fashion and near-fascism with Ms. Wintour as the iron fist inside the stylish hand-stitched calfskin glove -- velvet is so last year, darling.
Meet the Real Anna Wintour
Filed under: Documentary », Independent », Newsstand », Cinematical Indie »
She's ruthless, demanding, impossible to work for and oh so fascinating. I'm talking about the real life Anna Wintour, editor in chief of Vogue fashion magazine. She's already been made infamous from multiple sources. First, a book written by Lauren Weisberger in 2003; then the adaptation of that book to the big screen which debuted this past June. You may have heard of it ...The Devil Wears Prada? The character of Miranda Priestly, portrayed by Meryl Streep (she just received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy for it) is a fictionalized version of Ms. Wintour. So, what could be better than getting to know this real life fashion diva?R.J. Cutler and A&E IndieFilm -- the now 2-year-old production company who also produced Jesus Camp and Murderball -- are teaming up to make a documentary about this fascinating woman. Cutler, who is also directing the film, approached Wintour who then collaborated with him on how to approach the documentary. The two decided that the most fascinating approach would be to document Wintour's role in creating the September Vogue issue -- fashion's Bible issue.
There is definitely a large audience for this type of film. The Devil Wears Prada received great reviews and grossed over $124 million in box office sales. Cutler points out to Variety that television audiences have even embraced their very own Anna Wintour character in the new hit series Ugly Betty.
I certainly can't wait to see the film. I collect fashion magazines the way kids collected pogs in the early 90's. They're displayed as part of my collection on my bookshelves. Unfortunately, we have to wait until 2008 for the pic to debut. What is our consolation then? Watching The Devil Wears Prada while flipping through old issues of Vogue.
Anna Wintour Attends VIP Screening of Prada
Filed under: Comedy », 20th Century Fox », Movie Marketing »
I have to admit, like Kim, I'm tempted to see The Devil Wears Prada, mainly for Meryl Streep's portrayal of the icy Anna Wintour. The New York Daily News dishes on Wintour's appearance at a VIP screening of the movie. Apparently, she was invited by Streep herself, who had assured her "that her character was an amalgam of other fashion arbiters -- ladies like Diana Vreeland, Polly Mellon, Grace Mirabella and Liz Tilberis." Amalgam, sure. But Lauren Weisberger worked at Vogue, not Elle or Harper's Bazaar, before she penned her magazine-world chick-lit novel (complete with the Boss from Hell). Ever since the book came out, Wintour has refused to comment on it. "They purposely seated Lauren and Anna on opposite sides of the theater," reports the Daily News. "As far away as humanly possible." 
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