Longshaw Ward, a womenswear and accessories label which was founded by Kirsty Ward and David Longshaw, revealed their SS20 collection. In this latest collection, Longshaw Ward utilise neon colours and embroidery to make stand-out pieces that pop out from the image in an instance.
Ray Moody did the superb photography for this collection.
As we get further into fall, and more movies hit theaters those voting on noms also see what is resonating with filmgoers and what is falling with a thud.
Usually, one or two movies emerge from festivals as the one to beat, such as “Roma” last year, but so far actor performances rather than overall movie are garnering the lion’s share of attention.
Oddsmakers, too, are beginning to handicap the race for Academy award. Check out the BetOnline review to see if the top-rated SBR sportsbooks suits your betting needs.
Really too soon to pick a winner, after all, we haven’t seen them all yet. But we love to speculate.
Here is a quick rundown of contenders in top categories:
Best Picture – Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Joker, Ford v Ferrari, Just Mercy, Jojo Rabbit, The Farewell, The Irishman, Marriage Story, The Two Popes.
On The Fringe – Hustlers, Booksmart, Judy, The Report, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The issue in this category has long been that the movie that people like best rarely is nominated and never wins. With the Oscars proposing and then taking back the possibility of a “Popular Movie” Oscar, many industry movers and shakers think the trend of Best Picture may move from films for cinephiles to movies with broader appeal. That said, it’s a stretch if “Avengers: Endgame” or “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” get a Best Pic nod. “Marriage Story,” about the destruction of a union, and “Jojo Rabbit” about a German boy who learns his mother his hiding a Jewish girl in their attic are the ones to watch in this category.
Best Actor – Joaquin Phoenix (Joker), Adam Driver (Marriage Story/The Report), Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes), Matthew Rhys (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory), Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon A Time in Hollywood)
On The Fringe – Eddie Murphy (Dolemite is My Name), Matt Damon (Ford v Ferrari), Michael B. Jordan (Just Mercy), Robert De Niro (The Irishman), Ian McKellen (The Good Liar), Brad Pitt (Ad Astra), Timothee Chalamet (The King)
All the talk is Joaquin Phoenix as the non-DCEU villain Joker. Who are we to disagree – for now.
Best Actress – Awkwafina (The Farewell), Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Renee Zellweger (Judy), Lupita Nyong’o (Us), Felicity Jones (The Aeronauts)
On The Fringe –Elisabeth Moss (Her Smell), Julianne Moore (Gloria Bell), Meryl Streep (The Laundromat), Helen Mirren (The Good Liar), Saoirse Ronan (Little Women), Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart), Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart
The odds at the moment are seriously favoring Zellweger for her performance of Judy Garland and the troubling end to her career. We are really hopeful Awkwafina is nominated for her stunning turn facing her grandmother’s cancer diagnosis. And Scarlett Johansson may also get her moment in the Oscar spotlight.
Best Supporting Actor – Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Brad Pitt (Once Upon A Time in Hollywood), Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes), Shia La Beouf (Honey Boy), Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy), Christian Bale (Ford v Ferrari)
On the Fringe – Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Endgame), Lucas Hedges (Honey Boy/Waves), Alan Alda (Marriage Story), Sterling K. Brown (Waves), Al Pacino (The Irishman), Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)
That is one overloaded category with many deserving performances. Two-time Oscar winner Hanks is the recipient of a lot of buzz for his embodiment of everyone’s favorite neighbor. Foxx and Hopkins, also Oscar winners, adds to the drama of this category. Seriously, everyone’s a possible winner.
Best Supporting Actress – Margo Robbie (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Laura Dern (Marriage Story), Jennifer Lopez (Hustler), Annette Bening (The Report), Penelope Cruz (Pain and Glory), Shuzhen Zhou (The Farewell)
On the Fringe – Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit), Janelle Monae (Harriet), Julia Butters (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Laura Dern (Little Women)
Critics are calling Jennfier Lopez’s work in “Hustlers” her best work in years but never underestimate Laura Dern as the high powered attorney fighting for her client in “Marriage Story.” The unknown in this category, since the movies doesn’t premiere until Christmas, is whether), Saoirse Ronan will be lead actress or supporting for “Little Woman.” She is a formidable opponent in either category.
On the 21st of September, Nynne delivered a stunning SS20 collection at the Milan Fashion Week. The event was held at the Palazzo Serbelloni which was first constructed in 1770.
The beautiful show marked Nynne’s debut at the prestigious Milan Fashion Week in which NYNNE delivered clean designs that stood their ground well. Nynne’s philosophy of exploring dressing as a daily expression of female empowerment was truly presented.
The mix of renaissance and clean Scandinavian design fuels this SS20 collection by Nynne. In fact, the whole collection is broken down into three themes which are displayed through a shift of different looks, a monochrome-based look which is lead by stunning silky like fabrics, welcoming everyday wear that showcases warming colours and fabrics, and elegance which is displayed through rich Italian leathers.
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Nuno Andrade, a Portugal-based photographer, released an architectural photography series named MAAT, which is based on the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon, Portugal.
Writing about the building and the series Andrade stated: “Designed by the prestigious British architecture firm Amanda Levete Architects. The project involves approximately 3 thousand square metres of exhibitive space plus 7 thousand square metres of public space. The new building rises on the riverfront with an architectural narrative that is sensitive to the city’s cultural heritage and future, offering, among other features, a pedestrian roof that offers a privileged view of Lisbon and the Tagus, and which immediately became an iconic location.”
Find more work by Nuno Andrade here.
Herrera’s work seems to mostly focus on flora and fauna with birds being her star subject in which she utilises the positives of the medium perfectly. Playing with shapes, textures and colours create for an effective visual language. Moreover, due to the 3D nature of her work, she is able to move it around and play with the angles and composition for her images to get the most out of them. Ultimately her technique and mediums display these paper cut recreations in a very bold and editorial way reimaging what is real through a very playful almost toy-like aesthetic it leaves you bewildered to think that they are made out of paper.
In this segment, we showcase our top picks of what to catch at the cinema this weekend, what to stream and our short film of the week.
Our pick for 20th of September, 2019:
| Rating | Length |
| 15 | 110 MIN |
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Starring: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Cardi B
Inspired by New York magazine’s viral 2015 article titled “The Hustlers at Scores” by Jessica Pressler, Hustlers is a true story that depicts a group of former strip club employees, who decide they want to earn more cash so they begin to hustle unsuspecting wealthy men. Led by Ramona Vega (Jennifer Lopez), a determined single mother, the group swindle Wall Street clients by cold calling them and drugging them whilst they ruthlessly retrieve their bank information.
Preceding its wide release this week, Hustlers made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the reviews so far have been incredibly positive – with it current rating on Rotten Tomatoes at 95 %. Many have commended Jennifer Lopez’s and Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu’s performance as well as the film’s exciting ensemble: Julia Stiles, Lizzo, Riverdale ‘s Lili Reinhart, Scream Queens actress Keke Palmer and Grammy award-winning rapper Cardi B.
| Rating | Type |
| 18 | Limited Series |
Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning ProPublica report An Unbelievable Story of Rape, Unbelievable is a new miniseries that tells the story of Marie, an unsettled 18-year-old girl with a troubled childhood. Played by Kaitlyn Dever, star of Booksmart (2019), Marie reports a masked intruder who blindfolds her and violently rapes her. Subjective camerawork that depicts that evening combined with persistent questioning by the police that she struggles to answer, leaves Marie doubting herself and eventually convincing herself it was merely a dream.
Almost two years later, two police detectives (played by Toni Collette and Merritt Wever) begin investigating another series of seemingly unrelated sexual assaults. But it becomes increasingly apparent that there might be a link after all and some truth in Marie’s story. This miniseries manages to carefully handle a distressing story by maintaining its detective drama element as well as giving a voice to survivors of abuse and capturing their ordeal. Though it does contain harrowing moments that can at times make for heartbreaking viewing (but powerful nonetheless), Unbelievable is bolstered by great performances from Dever, Collette and Wever that makes this a must-watch.
Benidorm tells the story of an estranged relationship between a mother and daughter. They live in an out-of-season seaside resort. Whilst the mother works the night shift, her daughter lives by day – (like taking the bus). Their lives are distanced and their only means of communication is through the use of walkie talkies. The walkie talkie provides intimacy, like talking about mundane problems (for instance: “where’s the ketchup”), but also accentuates the distance between the pair as they struggle to cope with their busy lives. Tinland’s short film is beautifully constructed and contains some of the best silences and powerful empty spaces that I’ve seen this year.
In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on September 20th, 2019:
Liam Gallagher, Why Me? Why Not: This is the second solo album from the former frontman of Oasis following his 2017 debut As You Were. The record finds him reuniting once again with famed producer Greg Kurstin and Andrew Wyatt. But unlike the first album, which featured songs where Gallagher had no songwriting credit, every song here lists him as a co-writer, and reportedly goes back to the edgier aesthetic of Oasis circa 2008. The album title is inspired by two John Lennon drawings Gallagher owns, one titled ‘Why Me?’, which he bought at a Lennon art exhibition, and the second ‘Why Not’, which Yoko Ono gave to him.
GLOO (Ighlooghost, Kai Whiston, BABii), XYZ: The debut collaborative project from experimental electronic producers Iglooghost, Kai Whiston, and BABii was released earlier this week (September 18th). Although these artists have collaborated and toured with each other over the past months, this is the first time we’re getting a full-length release from them. Clocking in at just 28 minutes, XYZ features “one thousand drops, looming blasts, rapid thuds, blistering squeaks, and seven hundred and eighty-nine crystal-clear kicks in the face,” as the creatively designed associated website states. What else could we ask for?
Tove Lo, Sunshine Kitty: Pop star Tove Lo has released her fourth studio album, titled Sunshine Kitty, which in her words is “a play on pussy power”. It is the follow-up to 2017’s Blue Lips, and features the singles ‘Glad He’s Gone’, ‘Bad as the Boys’, ‘Jacques’, and ‘Really Don’t Like You’ feat. Kylie Minogue. It has been called a ‘new chapter’ for Lo, who has remarked that “I feel more at home in the weirdness of what it means to be a person who puts her heart on paper for everyone to listen to. I understand why I need to express what I need to a little more. I’m vulnerable, but I’m not angry. It’s the same emotional honesty-yet happy.”
Blink-182, Nine: Pop-punk titans Blink-182 are back with their ninth studio album, following 2016’s California, which saw them replacing former member Tom DeLonge with vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba. It finds them working again with producer John Feldmann, but also collaborating with several teams during the recording process, including Captain Cuts, the Futuristics, and Tim Pagnotta. It includes the previously shared ‘Blame It on My Youth’, ‘Generational Divide’ and ‘Happy Days’, while the lyrics are reportedly darker, confronting Mark Hoppus’s battle with depression.
Vivian Girls, Memory: Indie rock band Vivian Girls parted ways in 2011 after releasing their third album Share the Joy, and now they have reunited with a comeback album (perhaps cheekily) titled Memory. Working with producer Rob Barbarto (Kevin Morby, The Fall), the fuzz-pop trio promises “an album filled with personal reflections on toxic relationships, the false promise of new love, mental health struggles, and finding ways to accept oneself amidst it all,” according to a press statement. “It’s a loud, snarling journey and there’s a sense of streamlined direction and intensity to the performances: it sounds like a band returning to a core idea of itself.”
Other albums out today: M83, DSVII; Chastity Belt, Chastity Belt; Mudhoney, Morning in America; The Berries, Berryland.
Niclas Treinen, a Germany-based illustrator, released a superb animated mini-series focusing on the beloved Netflix series Mindhunter.
Mindhunter, a series which was created by Joe Penhall, is know in its second season. It focus on the bestseller book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker. The series stars Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Hannah Gross
,Cotter Smith among many other talented actors who have managed to portray the serial killers with great conviction.
In terms of the artwork, Treinen has managed to utilise stunning colour, lighting and shapes to create a mystical and dark type feel to the cartoons that would be perfect for a comic book.
Poster Girl, a label known for their structured chainmail designs, took a different turn in their Spring Summer 2020 collection by showcasing flowing and organic forms, developed using a hand marbling technique that involves an intricate dye process on their signature material — marking a new phase of Poster Girl.
Co-founders, Francesca Capper and Natasha Somerville, developed a collection inspired by nymph-like creatures and young lovers, paying specific homage to Titania and Helene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.
London-based Poster Girl was launched in 2017 by designers Francesca Capper and Natasha Somerville. The duo met at Central Saint Martin’s whilst studying womenswear and joined together after working for several fashion houses including Christian Dior, Vivienne Westwood, Jeremy Scott, Bvlgari and Alexander Wang.
Deborah Lyons, a label which is led by the designer Deborah Lyons and which began its journey in 2016, presented their Spring Summer 2020 at the London Fashion Week. The collection pays tribute to romanticised British adolescence, the yearning for widening horizons, strive for identity, and above all a desire for the unknown.
Staying in touch with the brand’s ethos, Lyons returned to partner with some of Britain’s finest mills, maintaining her affinity for Scottish tartans and tweeds from the Lake Districts, celebrating these traditional crafted heritage fabrics to create a youthful collection that pleases the eye.
The election of the mills and the luxurious local textiles complement the timelessness of the tailoring, while the East London Garment District’s production parallels the modernity of the Deborah Lyons’ woman.
The overall collection by Deborah Lyons has a stunning essence that looks to stand the test of time with its modernity and classiness.
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