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Movie Rec: Sex and the City
Friday, May 30th, 2008 08:09 amLast night, my Mom and I attended the 'Sex and the City' movie premiere as part of a fundraiser for the San Diego Center for LGBT folks. The good news about the fundraiser was that the corporate sponsors had underwritten all of the ancillary costs associated with renting the theatre, so that every $25 we spent per ticket went directly to the Center and its programs. With approximately 450 people in attendance, that's a really sizable donation, one I feel incredibly good about helping out with.
I misread the intention of the event, though, and turned up somewhat overdressed. The two MCs of the event were in tuxes, but there I was in my Little Black Dress and heels and feeling rather too femme. My Mom was, by far, the oldest person there, somewhat to her amusement and consternation. This was a test of my philosophy that I would rather turn up to a party overdressed than underdressed, and for the most part, I think I rocked it. I had brought my faux Vuitton bag, and the movie did not disappoint in terms of handbags. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Prior to the movie, there was a trivia contest, but the MCs needed a better microphone and I couldn't hear half of the questions. We sat through a terrible-looking preview with Richard Gere and Diane Lane, and finally, the movie started!
( The fashion, the drama, the fuss... oh wow! What can I say? I loved it! Spoilers ahead! )
tl;dr version: If you have even a passing interest in fashion, shoes, or bags, you owe it to yourself to see this movie. If you enjoyed even one episode of the series, you will likely enjoy this movie quite a bit. If you're wanting a slightly vacuous movie that has a sweet story of enduring female friendship at its core, you should see this. So much fun!
EDIT to add: The LA Times has a slide show of some of the most memorable looks from the film here. (The montage begins with the afore-mentioned horrible argyle socks outfit.)
Off-Topic Note: Thanks to everyone on my flist for keeping their Lost finale notes behind a cut; I didn't get a chance to watch the episode, but will tonight.
I misread the intention of the event, though, and turned up somewhat overdressed. The two MCs of the event were in tuxes, but there I was in my Little Black Dress and heels and feeling rather too femme. My Mom was, by far, the oldest person there, somewhat to her amusement and consternation. This was a test of my philosophy that I would rather turn up to a party overdressed than underdressed, and for the most part, I think I rocked it. I had brought my faux Vuitton bag, and the movie did not disappoint in terms of handbags. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Prior to the movie, there was a trivia contest, but the MCs needed a better microphone and I couldn't hear half of the questions. We sat through a terrible-looking preview with Richard Gere and Diane Lane, and finally, the movie started!
( The fashion, the drama, the fuss... oh wow! What can I say? I loved it! Spoilers ahead! )
tl;dr version: If you have even a passing interest in fashion, shoes, or bags, you owe it to yourself to see this movie. If you enjoyed even one episode of the series, you will likely enjoy this movie quite a bit. If you're wanting a slightly vacuous movie that has a sweet story of enduring female friendship at its core, you should see this. So much fun!
EDIT to add: The LA Times has a slide show of some of the most memorable looks from the film here. (The montage begins with the afore-mentioned horrible argyle socks outfit.)
Off-Topic Note: Thanks to everyone on my flist for keeping their Lost finale notes behind a cut; I didn't get a chance to watch the episode, but will tonight.
