A Single Man

While watching A Single Man this past weekend, I fell in love with the interiors of the two main characters' homes. (If you missed the tours, see George's house here and Charlie's house here.)

Perhaps my favorite room of all was Charlie's bedroom, with the eyecatching ikat headboard. While most of the house is oriented toward entertaining, the bedroom is more of a private sanctuary. I thought readers might be interested in learning how to re-create the looks, so I've rounded up some materials and resources to let you get the look of Charlie's boudoir.

Of course, the first item you'll need is some ikat fabric for upholstering the headboard. This cotton/silk blend turquoise ikat fabric ($26 a yard) is a close match. Depending on what shape of headboard you want for your room, you can follow my tutorial or try this one from Prudent Baby.


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Time to recharge your rental queue with some new DVD releases! On today's docket: a cop thriller, an artsy drama, and a foreign flick with a ton of hype. Let's take a look, shall we?

A Single Man

In designer Tom Ford's directorial debut, Colin Firth stars as a professor grieving after the death of his partner (Matthew Goode); Julianne Moore plays a friend who is in love with him. I found the movie to be a little overdone in terms of acting and visual metaphors, but it is very pretty to look at. See it for Firth's Oscar-nominated performance — or if you can't wait until Mad Men's premiere later this month to see stylish '60s dressing. DVD extras include an audio commentary with Ford.

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Brooklyn's Finest

Don Cheadle, Richard Gere, and Ethan Hawke star as three police officers who cross paths at a crime scene after vastly different experiences with corruption in the field. Despite the film's success at Sundance, many critics slammed the storyline for being too cliché. I'm willing to give it a chance, however, due to the strong cast. DVD extras include deleted scenes.

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Tom Ford played host last night at a special reception honoring his A Single Man at LA's La Dolce Vista. His leading lady Julianne Moore mingled with other guests like Anne Hathaway, her boyfriend Adam Shulman, and Selma Blair, who party-hopped over after an art event with Ashton Kutcher and Kirsten Dunst. Julianne is up for the Best Supporting Actress honor at Sunday's Golden Globes, while her costar Colin Firth is in the running for Best Dramatic Actor. Anne isn't up for any awards this season, but she will receive one unique honor — she's the 2010 recipient of Harvard's Hasty Pudding pot, following in the footsteps of Charlize Theron and Renee Zellweger.

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>> Tom Ford's A Single Man Receives Three Golden Globe Nominations —When the Golden Globe nominations came out this morning, The September Issue and Valentino: The Last Emperor weren't included — there's no documentary award — but A Single Man did end up scoring in three categories. Tom Ford wasn't named himself, but Colin Firth is up for Best Actor in a Drama and Julianne Moore for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama (the score also received a nod) — so he'll assuredly be at the awards in support. And don't be surprised if Julianne shows up to the ceremony Jan. 17 in another Tom Ford custom dress. [Variety]