Category: Taika Waititi
Natalie Portman: Caped Crusader
While some at last night’s Oscar’s used their mouth words to make a political statement, Natalie Portman opted to use her cape words instead. The Huffington Post claims that Natalie “dragged” the academy by wearing a custom Dior cape with the names of several female directors who made movies in 2019 but were not nominated for an Oscar this year, embroidered onto the lapel. I’m not sure dragged is the right word, it was more of a polite finger wag. Natalie made a similar statement using her mouth when she announced “and here are the all-male nominees” back in 2018 while presenting Best Director at the Golden Globes. While some applauded Natalie’s Calligraphy Heard Around The World, others are calling her a hypocrite because her own production company, Handsomecharlie Films, has only ever hired one woman to direct any of the 11 films on their slate. But you won’t find that woman’s name on Natalie’s cape, because that woman is herself. (via Insider)
Color Me BAFTA: Colorful Looks From The Red Carpet
Just because all of the BAFTA acting nominations went to white people, that doesn’t mean the white people that were nominated are afraid of a little color (not sure we can’t say the same for the BAFTA president Prince William). While some stars like Margot Robbie, who looked like she just came from a beloved aunt’s funeral (with Olivia Colman looking like said beloved aunt), went for basic black, and some like Renée Zellweger and Scarlett Johansson opted for a pastel palette, a few ladies took the opportunity to brighten up the foggy London town night by putting the “u” in colour. Take for example Florence Pugh whose hot pink housecoat doubles as a parachute in case the feds come knocking at the brothel door and she has to make a quick exit out of a 4th story window and hop into the horse drawn carriage waiting below.