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First Look: Coco Chanel on Lifetime

BuzzSugar — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:39:07 -0700

With the fashion world abuzz at New York Fashion Week right now, it seems an apt time for Lifetime to premiere its look at the life of one of fashion's true icons: Coco Chanel. Coco Chanel stars Shirley MacLaine as the legendary designer (and Barbora Bobulova as the young Coco) who began life in a French orphanage and worked her way up through the fashion world, ultimately bringing us classic suits, the little black dress, and a perfume that's endured for decades.

Lifetime calls Chanel "a glamorous woman who was hard to love and harder to ignore," and that comes through in this trailer. Yes, there's the obligatory breathless "fashion! is! my! life!" declaration, but there are also some great scenes of MacLaine's Coco berating a woman for wearing a subpar outfit and literally ripping the skirt off her body. Oh, if only she could bring her sharp tongue to the Project Runway stage!

The movie premieres this Saturday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. To watch the trailer, read more.

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Buzz News Roundup, 12/21

BuzzSugar — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:28:34 -0800

Fox has announced the schedule for the first weeks of American Idol, with the auditions starting Jan. 15 and the first live show airing Feb. 21; details are at The Futon Critic.
Rainn Wilson will host the Independent Spirit Awards in February, Variety reports.
According to Zap2It, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (formerly Eko on Lost) has been cast in the live-action G.I. Joe movie.
Lou Reed will be the keynote speaker for the South by Southwest in 2008, writes Billboard.
Stephen Colbert is the AP Celebrity of the Year, the Associated Press reports.
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila is getting a spinoff called That's Amore, writes the New York Daily News.
MTV is making an original musical called The American Mall from the High School Musical producers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
A Gossip Girl-inspired reality show appears to be in the works, TV Guide reports.
The season finale of Dexter became Showtime's most watched broadcast ever on Sunday, according to Zap2it.
Variety reports that Shirley MacLaine will play CoCo Chanel in a Lifetime miniseries.

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Audrey Tautou to Play CoCo Chanel

BuzzSugar — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:32:20 -0700

Variety is reporting from Cannes that Audrey Tautou will play famous French designer CoCo Chanel in a biopic. French screenwriter/actress Anne Fontaine will spearhead the project. The article continues:

The film, which will focus on Chanel's childhood and early womanhood, was specially conceived with Tautou in mind, said Haut et Court's Caroline Benjo.

"Anne said she would only make a film about Chanel if Audrey was in the lead. They met and both liked the idea."

Said Benjo: "It isn't really a biopic because it is about Chanel before she became famous, it is about the events and people that shaped her."

Included in these events will most likely be Chanel's stint as a cabaret singer - her first career choice - where she gained the nickname "CoCo" while singing "Who's Seen Coco in the Trocadero." At the cabaret, Chanel began sewing the stage clothes of cabaret stars, ultimately leading to her career in fashion. As a huge fan of Audrey Tautou's, I am anxiously awaiting this project so I can once again watch her do her usual charming and adorable thing.

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