The 2011 Cannes Film Festival opens Wednesday with a French-friendly film, Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. Talented as the famed, though controversial, director may be, where would he be without the women who make his films come alive? While not all actresses reach the musing heights of Mia Farrow, Diane Keaton, or Dianne Wiest, we're going to take a loose interpretation of "muse" and look at Read more

One of my favorite films of the past year, The Kids Are All Right, is up for an Academy Award for best picture, and I couldn't agree with the recommendation more. The film's beautifully nuanced portrayal of a modern family had me cheering, and each of the leading actors created a beautifully rounded character. The interiors featured in the home are wonderful examples of chic family living. Let's Read more

My old friend Nick McDonell wrote the novel Twelve — which debuts as an adapted film today starring Chace Crawford — when we were both still in high school. A story written by a 17-year-old about affluent NYC private school kids involved in drugs, sex, and violence, it received lots of attention from the hype machine and turned out to be a bestseller. It's a page-turner and it resonated with Read more

The new film The Kids Are All Right, out in limited release today, looks intriguing; Annette Bening and Julianne Moore play a lesbian couple with Mark Ruffalo as their sperm donor. While I probably won't rush to the theater to see it, I am loving looking through photos of the film's sets. The interiors are classic, calm, sophisticated, and homey. Better yet, the look is completely attainable. It Read more

Out today, Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher star in the action-packed romantic comedy Killers. Partially set in the ever-so-chic France, it's no surprise the flick is chock-full of sophisticated décor. Come along and learn how to get the look of the interiors from this film! Read more