‘You MUST check out the Henrietta!’ is what friends kept staying to me, knowing my penchant for quirkily beautifully boutique hotels. But with just 18 rooms, booking a place at one of Covent Garden’s hottest spots can prove difficult. Finally, I nabbed a booking at the Henrietta for a Sunday night and with great anticipation went to check the place out. Unlike some of my favourite boutique spots in the city, the Henrietta - founded by the same people behind the much-revered Experimental Cocktail Club in collaboration Michelin star chef Ollie Dabbous - boasts a more modern edge. Think a scen...
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Where director Sofia Coppola sweeps the title for Indie princess, Wes Anderson, surely lands Indie Prince. By now, I should think both are securely positioned within Hollywood's grand monarchy. Creating sentiments as powerful as the films themselves. Silent, yet strong. Serious, but always deeply ironic. I serve both of these directors side by side, not so much as to compare their directing styles, but to illuminate a distinct pattern which emerges within their work. Like all great innovators who set out on a path of their own, it isn't long before they're all too aware of their own magic for...
Read more →Wes Anderson, him of the unusual-at-the-very-least type films, such as "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "Fantastic Mr Fox" has revealed two new adverts for car manufacturer Hyundai, both of which premiered at Sunday night's Oscars' ceremony. Titled "Talk To My Car" and "Modern Life" and done in Anderson's signature kooky style, the ads feature life according to Wes if there was a Hyundai in it, and are read in by Jeff Bridges. Cute and lovable, the ads have already become a hit in Youtubeville and won the hearts of old fans and new alike. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDMHmgWG...
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