If you are in the New York area, the 92Y is hosting a special Q&A screening of Scenes from a Marriage (Kaufmann Concert Hall) at 7pm Eastern on Thursday, May 19, 2022.
Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain are included as guests. Tickets can be purchased through the source link below:
The Academy Awards held in Los Angeles two days ago are a great chance to take a break from the fashion weeks of this month - without missing the opportunity of talking about fashion anyway.
A miracle happened, or maybe I missed some looks, but I admit that this time there were no real ‘Worst Dressed’. Too bad, as you all know I love talking about the most embarrassing looks chosen by the stars. But this is it, and let’s start from our winners.
BEST DRESSED
Lupita Nyong'o in Calvin Klein Collection: Lupita always knows how to shine on the red carpet, and after her Oscar last year for '12 Years a Slave’ she definitely set herself as the new celebrity to take a look at on the red carpet. This time she opted for a champagne pearl-emroidered Calvin Klein Collection in which the balance between simplicity of lines and richness of material was the strength of the whole look. She always chooses colours which enhance her skin-tone and she’s got so much class I’m sure she would be stunning in every dress. ★★★★★
Marion Cotillard in Dior Haute Couture: I understand this is one of those dresses you either love or completely hate. It happens that I love it. I’m not sure if I would be of the same opinion if the dress was worn by another person, but it definitely suits Marion’s fresh and hip personality, with a slight bon-ton vibe and a delicate print which adds a little bit of personality to the gown. Very smart choice. ★★★★
Rosamund Pike in Givenchy Haute Couture: I don’t always appreciate red on the red carpet - I mean, wouldn’t be better to choose a colour which contrasts with the red carpet to pop out of the crowd? This dress, though, was just amazingly elegant. The colour, which is a sort of lipstick red, is very strong but at the same time the lace, the soft shapes of the strapless neckline, the slit of the skirt, make it sexier and Rosamund adds a little ethereal twist. ★★★★
WORST DRESSED
Jessica Chastain in Givenchy: my heart aches for putting this dress among the worst, but I had to choose three of them, and as I told you, it was really difficult this time. The gown in itself is a really nice one, you know I love simple shapes, and that’s definitely the case. I don’t quite like the double strap though, it made the overall look very heavy in some way. †
Laura Dern in Alberta Ferretti: it’s not the first time a gown by Alberta Ferretti goes in my personal bottom three of the worst dressed. Again like with Jessica Chastain, the dress in itself was not bad, but in general this metallic fabric doesn’t convince me completely and makes me think of an armour for the Crusades in the Middle Ages. ††
Julianne Moore in Chanel: Julianne is an amazing actress and I’m sure she greatly deserved her Oscar. This dress, though - even if designed by Lagerfeld himself - was the only one I was sure of putting in the worst dressed list. I mean, I can’t even understand why everyone is crazy about it on the Internet - guess because it’s a Chanel gown and people automatically think 'OMG it’s Chanel SO IT’S AMAZING’. No folks, it doesn’t work this way. I hated those decorations on the neckline, on the waistline and at the bottom of the skirt, they looked like burnt fried eggs. Not the worst I’ve seen on red carpets, but definitely the worst for THIS red carpet. If you like it, then, it’s a matter of taste. †††
I can’t believe it’s already been a week since the NYC trip and the screening. A lot happened on Friday (more about that later) but let’s talk about the screening itself and the rest of Thursday, May 19.
So after our hotel siesta, we got ready and hopped a cab over to the screening. There were quite a few people waiting to get a ticket, but we already had ours and found out seats and tried to prepare. They handed out cards so we could write questions down for the conversation part (ours wasn’t picked but that’s ok) and then we tried to figure out which episode they were going to show. And we were laughing like “oh my god, they better not show THAT episode!”
And the lights finally dim and the screening starts…
And of course, IT IS TOTALLY THATEPISODE.
Yes, they screened Episode 4 - The Illiterates. Everything was on display on a giant movie screen and the sound was so massive that you could feel the vibrations in your seat and somehow @damerondjarin and I did not get kicked out for giggling like a bunch of twelve-year-old schoolgirls
But, uh, yeah. So that happened.
There was a curtain across the stage, and after a short break, the curtain just went up and there they all were.
sir who gave you permission
The conversation was really fun and thoughful and lively and the questions were all about the series in general and the thoughts and motivations that went into making it. Oscar was smart and funny and profound as usual (as was Jessica, she was lovely) and it could’ve gone on all night and I would’ve been totally okay with that.
They did hang around a little bit after, at the side entrance, although we kind of just missed Oscar (and it was like five deep at the barricade of people just screaming from what I’ve heard) BUT we did sort of end up standing right next to his car while he was in it and even with the window tint we could see him so he probably saw us. I mean we just kind of stood there until his car finally pulled away from the curb. So we didn’t get to meet him but it was fun and exactly the kind of moments I loved so much when I used to go to the city all the time in my younger days.
And I’m totally gonna do it again next time there’s a screening.
Afterwards we went to Times Square to see it at night and eat pizza at Ray’s and get Insomnia Cookies and then back to the hotel.
I’ll tell the story of Friday as an epilogue just because it makes the whole weekend a little weirder, and there was still a very strong Oscar connection. (Stay tuned for that, probably tomorrow.)
In which they tell me there’s going to be a special screening of Scenes from a Marriage at the 92nd Street Y and both Oscar and Jessica will be part of a conversation afterwards.
And Allison’s brain immediately goes, “Well… YOLO!”
And here she is again, waiting at an airport gate to fly 900 miles just to lay eyes on the man in person.
Films in Frame - The Card Counter, Annihilation, The Life Before Her Eyes, Revenge for Jolly, Scenes from a marriage, Robin Hood, Moon Knight, Inside Llewyn Davis
