Fashionable Film: By the Sea

By The Sea, Angelina Jolie's third directorial effort and the first she has starred in - alongside her husband, Brad Pitt, no less - has received mixed reviews.  Upon viewing, we understood why critics might not be completely positive about certain aspects of the film, but there was no denying that it is visually stunning.  Set in a hotel overlooking the rocky cliffs and ocean in Malta (standing in for the South of France), By the Sea is an homage to the moody and melancholic European films of the late 1960s and early 1970s.  From the gorgeous leads Jolie and Pitt, to supporting actress Mélanie Laurent, to the interior design, the location and the characters' vintage silver convertible, to lots of fabulous, neutral colored clothing... We were smitten with everything we saw.

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What We're Talking About This Week

Brad Pitt in Fight Club

This is an AMAZING weekend for one of our favorite recurring LA events, Cinespia.  This weekend's outdoor movie screenings in Hollywood Forever are Grindhouse on Friday and Fight Club on Saturday. 

San Francisco's Chinatown has had a varied history since its inception in 1848, and has been hugely influential on Chinese food in America.  We look forward to exploring it more through the regional dishes on this list.

 Starbucks bought local San Francisco bakery chain La Boulange in 2012 to get their French pastry recipes into Starbucks stores nationwide.  Now the coffee company is systematically closing La Boulange locations, breaking the hearts of many Bay Areans. 

Apple made their big new product announcements this week, and while we can't wait for the taco emoji and rose gold iPhone, nothing got as as excited as the Hermès Apple watch.  It's going right to the top of our Christmas wishlist...

Dungeness crab season has begun!

For many people Labor Day signifies the end of summer, but here in California it's just a long weekend - we'll be enjoying warm weather well into October.  However, we are looking forward to the new batch of fresh ingredients that are in season this month.

Brad Pitt is 50

We can't believe that one of our all time favorite actors, Brad Pitt, is fifty years old today.  We have been following his career since Thelma & Louise, and to celebrate this latest milestone, we are looking back at some of our favorite Brad Pitt movie roles.

Thelma & Louise, 1991

A River Runs Through It, 1992

The Favor, 1994

Interview with the Vampire, 1994

Legends of the Fall, 1994

Meet Joe Black, 1998

Fight Club, 1999

Spy Game, 2001

Ocean's 11, 2001

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, 2007

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2008

Inglorious Basterds, 2009

The Tree of Life, 2011

Moneyball, 2011

12 Years A Slave, 2013

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