Billboard 33: releases of the week

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

After successfully crossing over (and under) the Misty Mountains, Thorin and Company must seek aid from a powerful stranger before taking on the dangers of Mirkwood Forest - without their Wizard. If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and burglar Baggins must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug. And, where has Gandalf got off to? And what is his secret business to the south.

Holemand

26-year-old law student Farid has to go to Algeria to try and save his father's house from demolition. In discovering Algeria, Farid is gradually won over by a host of extraordinary characters whose humor and straightforwardness go straight to his heart, among them his cousin, a quick-witted wheeler-dealer who dreams of making it to France.

Fill the Void

A devout 18-year-old Israeli is pressured to marry the husband of her late sister. Declaring her independence is not an option in Tel Aviv's ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community, where religious law, tradition and the rabbi's word are absolute.

Romeo Misses a Payment

Romeo Misses A Payment documents the complicated world of divorce and child custody through dozens of interviews with parents, attorneys, judges, and law officers on all sides of the issue. 

New section: Fashion films

Film industry and fashion industry have always been very closely connected. We could analyze the changes of fashion styles through movies during the history of the last century. And we also can find a lot of fashion outlooks that become famous thanks to some movies that used those styles. 

This blog is about fashion, but we also talk every week about film releases all around the UK. So, we believe it's time to open a new section on the blog that connects both fashion and films. Because they are two artistic currents that we enjoy very much.

On last week's billboard post, we updated the trailer of Scatter my Ashes at Begdorf's. So, we thought it was the best option to speak about this movie, about fashion, to open this section. 

Begdorf is the most mythical of all American emporiums - and the scene of many an ultimate fashion fantasy. Now audiences get a rarified chance to peek behind the backroom doors and into the reality of the fascinating inner workings and fabulous untold stories from Bergdorf Goodman's iconic history in Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's.

Directed by Matthew Miele, this documentary on the Manhattan department store will interview an array of fashion designers, style icons, and celebrities.

Style: Katherine Hepburn, the icon of the week

Last week we spoke about Audrey Hepburn and today we'd like to talk about another lady with the same surname, Katherine Hepburn.

She was an American actress of film, stage, and television. Known for her headstrong independence and spirited personality, Hepburn was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years. She appeared in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and received four Academy Awards for Best Actress—a record for any performer. In 1999, Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star in Hollywood history. 

While Audrey Hepburn was a very feminine woman, Katherine Hepburn had a more classical and masculine style, that suited her perfectly. 

We do like women with a masculine style. They don't just look different but they also show their strong character by feeling comfortable and beautiful in looks usually appropiate for men. The famous dinner jacket of Yves Saint Laurent was one of the first steps made in fashion to encourage women to start wearing clothes that would no longer be just for men. Nowadays, thanks to women with a lot of style like Katherine Hepburn, young and old ladies have the personality to wear the garçon style.

Following Katherine Hepburn's style....

...we recommend the following products to look like her: this De Tommaso Oxford style shoe...

...and the Blenheim belt from Hardy&Parsons.