Share That video was amazing, it kicked me in the gut. I didn t expect it to, he said, before admitting to feeling emotional.
In addition to thanking the HCA, he spotlighted the people who have really done right by him, even when he didn t have a place to live as well as the friends who he has known and grown with.
Trailblazer Award: Ahead of the 48-year-old actor superstar s acceptance speech, the virtual ceremony paid homage to his legendary career and extensive charity work
Reciting an old adage, the Ballers star reminded listeners: People will never forget how you make them feel.
If the pen is mightier than the sword, then in
Promising Young Woman, the ink’s been replaced by lipstick. As Cassie (Carey Mulligan) channels her anger, grief, and guilt over the death of her best friend into a one-woman mission to punish men (and women) complicit in rape culture, the gulf between appearance and motivation is vast. In contrast to a spy who dresses to blend in, Cassie’s undercover attire is a flashing beacon that lures in her prey, and her ability to shapeshift through the local nightlife scene is made possible by the clothes, makeup, and hairstyles she adopts to appeal to her targets. Each undone button and crinkle is part of the overall ruse, and Cassie’s revolving closet is as purposeful as her imperfectly applied eyeliner.
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Carey Mulligan s looks in
Promising Young Woman tell a much bigger story than what you might think. In the film, which was released earlier this month as a video-on-demand title, the actress plays Cassie, the titular character whose life begins to spiral as she reckons with past trauma from her time as a medical student. By day, she works at a coffee shop wearing pastel dresses and pinup bangs; by night, she hits the town in sexy attire, pretending to be intoxicated to see which self-proclaimed nice guys might try and take advantage of her.
Carey Mulligan’slooks in Promising Young Woman utilize then subvert the male gaze.
The costumes in the film starring Carey Mulligan serve as a facade, armor and a symbol of seduction.
Weaponizing feminine wiles for acts of revenge takes the phrase power dressing to a new level in
Promising Young Woman. Carey Mulligan s vigilante avenger Cassie is a study in contrasts, where costumes serve as a facade, armor and a symbol of seduction.
Costume designer Nancy Steiner created the protagonist s day and night looks using sex-kitten Brigitte Bardot as an influence. For her daytime life working at a coffee shop, Cassie appears in a feminine mix of pink rose-patterned sweaters and pastel floral dresses and a signature Bardot French-braid ponytail, glossy pout and multicolored pastel nails. While my initial instinct when reading the script was to go dark and depressed, Emerald [Fennell, the director] wanted her personal style sweet, flirty, feminine and light to serve as a faca