Wild Thing, do do do do, You make my Heart Sing

Spike Jonze's film adaptation of the children's book by Maurice Sendak, Where The Wild Things Are is going to be epic, fucking epic! I can not wait until its release later this year. I love the stills i have seen from it so far and I even found some test footage which i will share with you, below. I also found out that Disney owned the rights to the book back in the 1980's, when I was just a twinkle in my Daddys eye. They set upon making it into a film, mixing the old-school disney animation with 3D computery graphics (Im shit with computers, but it looks like Toy Story, etc). Anyway they ended up abandoning the project and lost the rights. I found a sneak peek at some of the footage they had produced so far, which i will also share with you.

Finally I had been searching high and low for the trailer of the film and came out fruitless when my good friend Rory came to the rescue and sent me a link, Thank you Rawwwwwwwwwwwry! So, enjoy these little clips. This film is seriously going to change my life. I mean the music to the trailer is ARCADE FIRE, God its just a film sent from heaven really.

TRAILER -





TEST FOOTAGE -

DISNEY FOOTAGE -

Digging for Gold - Things I dig this Month

Vintage Sequined Dresses, see above. This will be mine whether it fits me or not. It's gonna be my answer to Balmain (see below, this dress makes me green with envy...envious of all the people who have it and i dont)




Old-School-Heart-felt mixed CDs with heart-felt lovely things written on the sleeve.

Ulysses - I have fallen in love with James Joyce, he makes me laugh, I feel kinda awkward around him sometimes and find him hard to read - Yep. Sounds like love.

Affectionate people, not overly affectionate but people that aren't afraid to show a little compassion.

FLORAL EVERYTHING. I quite fancy all the floral things in Topshop at present.

Septum Piercings. I want one - just a little tiny ring that will fit around my septum, snug as a bug in a rug.

Red Hair

Howling Bells and Laura Marling - just two of my new extreme favourites.

Animal Collective - get better every time I listen to them and Im going to see them on friday. Life is sweet.

Bright nights and fresh air - speaks for itself really, Summer is on the way.

Slyvia Plath. - From Nick And The Candlestick: You are the one
Solid the spaces lean on, envious.
You are the baby in the barn.

Well,ifonlyyoucouldseewhativeseenwithyoureyes

So im procrasinating, my contemporary cinema essay is due tomorow. And im sick of watching Bladerunner, even though I really really like that film, anyway so i figured i might as well post my favourite New Pornographers song because i was bigging them up in my last post.

Myriad Harbour, its a myriad of lovelyness. I dont know but i think it kind of suits today; its all foggy and whatnot outside and i imagine a harbour being all foggy and stuff and a foghorn going off.

Like a hitman,like a dancer

A.C Newman.
Ok so only two songs up on his myspace but you hypemachine him out of it and you'll fall in love with him too.
Get Guilty is A.C Newman's sophmore solo album. To be honest I thought this was his first. I first met his music two years ago when he was still with The New Pornographers (who in my opinion are far superior musically than this solo stuff). But anyway The New Pornographers werent going to last forever so this solo A.C Newman stuff will suffice - that makes it sound like its not good but it really is. (Check out The New Pornographers too if you already havent.)
This live version of 'Heartbreak Rides' was the only one I could find -





Just out of the woods and yelling down the mountain,
all I really wanted was to go downtown
and so we ride.
The hearbreak slides.

She led the modern sunset to your window,
gestured with a plane jane hand,
she said "Let's go."

"Allez!" she cried.
The heartbreak rides for free.

California adds some casual bedlam,
something in the basic swing of things led them to victimless crimes.
The heartbreak climbs.
Playing with your words, a girl and two headlights,
blinders on the interstate, we want the good life.

"LA!" she cried.
The heartbreak rides for free.

thebatisback

So she's back, the one and only Bat For Lashes. Natasha Khan has a place in my heart ever since her outstanding debut album Fur and Gold. She blew me away at Electric Picnic 07 and to top it all off she has killer style and looks to die for. Here is the video for the first single off her eagerly anticipated follow-up album Two Suns. Entitled Daniel, this excellent track reminds me a little of the amazing M83. But only a little...




Two Suns is released on April 6, day before my birthday yo! So yeah you should all know what to get me.

nosleeptilbrooklyn

Another post because I can't sleep

If I have this dress for my 21st I will be one happy lady.

Everyone from Alice Dellal (pictured above) to Erin Wasson to Kanye West's skanky new bald girlfriend are wearing this Alexander Wang jigsaw-puzzle-masterpiece, its SHEER AMAZING

Sorry Beastie Boys, I think you may have got it wrong this time:

I'm a bank cashier, Engineer, I wear cotton but i don't wear sheer

If I was a bank cashier I would wear this shizz to work everyday.

missmossmossmoss

Ok so The Mosser looked amazing the other night while heading to the Chanel Party in Paris, despite that minging thing hanging off her arm there on the right. She looked like the cat that got the cream alright but seriously, what the hell happened? Less than 24 hours later she's spotted doing a bit of retail therapy in THIS monstrousity...



Now the top part is OK, I like the detailing on the shoulders and that shade of grey is one of my favourites but it all goes down hill from there. Even the length, I would have preferred this to be ground-skimming with a pair of gladiator sandals. Although I'm sure Paris is too cold for sandals at the moment... but anyway Im not impressed with the ankle-skimmingness of it all, it just emphasises those (you cant see very well from the picture) awful half heel witchy boots. If you are going to wear heels do it properly, none of this half-heel bollix.

So, Kate, please whip out the Fur and the Louboutins tomorrow so I can remember once again why I fell in love with you.