sirens are still going crazy right now.
Hey guys, I’m safe. I was a couple blocks away at Macy’s from the bombs when it happened.
January Jones, for Glamour UK, photographed by Simon Emmett, April 2013.
“Every film I make represents a departure for me. You see, it takes so long to make a film. By the time you get to the next one you’re already a different man. You’ve grown up by one or two years.”17/30 directors ⇢ Roman Polanski
(Source: kennethangers)
“It started out quite fun and then it turned dark and emotional and then very scary. We did it without any constraints and suddenly I was dodging bowling balls and Daniel was coming at me pretty strong. It was very intense and exhausting and at times, terrifying.”
-Paul Dano
sofia coppola’s the bling ring
what i find odd about this movie is that it’s based on an interesting real life story where the center of the drama was an asian-american girl, but of course it’s not being publicized. it’s all emma watson everywhere. i understand why you’d put emma watson on all the ads and magazines even if her role is more supporting cause hey, everyone on earth knows who she is. her name is a draw. but for the part of rachel lee, the real life girl who was the leader of the group, they cast an actress who is only 1/4 asian and despite early screening reports that she has a much larger role in the movie than watson, is still basically nowhere to be found in their publicity. it’s just emma watson, coppola and maybe taissa farmiga who is hardly a name brand unless people are such huge fans of her sister.
oh and this is what the real rachel lee looks like and this is who they cast to play her. there are already very very few substantial roles for asians in hollywood. granted at least they didn’t pull a 21 and completely whitewash the character. but half white asians have a much wider range of roles they can go for while full asians are incredibly limited by what’s available to them and this movie was probably a one in a million opportunity for them. a lead role in a movie with actual buzz, a famous director behind it, heading towards cannes most likely. for once here was a chance to not just play the best friend or sidekick but be the real star of a prestigious film. how many times does something like that come up for an asian actor.
