LupRocks Gossip

New York: I love you? I love you not?

Hello dear readers. Is it just me or did this week skip over those middle days I count on to get everything done and jump right to Friday? It seems like it was only yesterday that I was shopping and plowing through my weekend reading and in an attempt to unload the massive pile that has accumulated on my backburner. Well, my recommendation for this weekend is to watch all those movies you have gotten in the habit of renting during what seems like the never ending writer’s strike, because with the deal finally closed productions are back in full swing, and new episodes are scheduled to arrive very shortly. We are extra excited about Gossip Girls which is scouring LupRocks.com for the hottest jewelry and accessories.

Speaking of films…we intercepted this photo from the ultimate Natalie Portman website (www.NataliePortman.com), taken during the much anticipated film, New York, I love You, currently in production but already generating tons of buzz. The picture shows Natalie Portman wearing gorgeous and delicate Lazare Kaplan earrings, with less than gorgeous Chasidic garb. Congrats on this placement Lazare Kaplan, this movie, release date still unknown, already has the blogosphere hitting the keys.

P.S. Check out this FAQ section on www.NataliePortman.com, its hilarious!

Cashemere Mafia: A Fresh Show During a Strike Gone Stale

The writer’s strike, which began on Novemeber 5th, has started to really taken its toll on the TV obsessed. With very few new episodes of your favorite shows still remaining, and a strong refusal to cross over to the dark-side of reality TV, the new ABC dramedy Cashmere Mafia has hit the small screen at the perfect time. The show offers a dose of fresh scripts and a whole lot of fashion and drama worth gossiping about.

The plot: the lives of four New York girls, who are always dressed to the nines, all successful, and who all get together for lunch, amid their busy fabulous lives, to talk about the men and drama in their lives. Sound familiar? The Sex and the City wanna-be, as referred to by harsh critics, has three things that save it from the harsh criticism it may have deserve in the post SATC era.

1) Any fashion addict can’t help but salivate as cast members parade through episodes in threads that are truly to die for.

2) The authenticity of Patricia Fields (Sex and the City) costume design. With that type of perfection, who cares about the plot, we are hooked.

3) Daren Star (Sex and the City) knows how to deliver pure brain candy in its best form. Although Amy Larocca, NY Magazine, reviewed Star’s follow up series slightly more harshly, we aren’t such tough critics. Especially, during a strike when we are desperate.

LupRocks Netflix Picks

Feeling a bit overloaded with the holiday madness? Already sick to death of the chilly weather? Too pooped to even think about going out to that office holiday party?  Sometimes all you need is a nice luxurious break from the hustle and bustle to help get your head screwed back on straight. Unfortunately, with the writers strike in Hollywood still underway, curling up on your couch to watch some TiVo might cause more frustration than enjoyment.  This is a perfect time to seize the opportunity and update your Netflix queue with some releases -- it's just about as easy as setting your TiVo, we promise. 

Here's a list of our top Netflix picks featuring the hottest jewelry and accessories from LupRocks designers: 

The talk of the town seems to be this new release, The Nanny Diaries starring Scarlett Johansson.  The Nanny Diaries is the screen adaptation of the immensely popular book, in which Scarlett Johansson stars as the nanny to a child with two dysfunctional parents played by Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti.

If indie dramas are your thing, Interview starring Sienana Miller and Steve Buschemi is a perfect pick about a jaded journalist forced to interview a soap star.

If you're in the mood for a romantic comedy, No Reservations, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Arron Eckhart will be sure to charm!

If what you're really craving is a goofy, laugh-your-guts-out comedy, then may we suggest, You, Me and Dupree, starring Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson and Matt Dillon, in the weirdest domestic situation since the odd couple.

And finally if you are simply indecisive, may we recommend the always failsafe, always fabulous option:  Sex and the City!  Even if you can recite every episode by heart, there's still nothing quite as charming or entertaining as watching the fab four live out their New York fairy-tale lives.

Hope you enjoy our Netflix picks!  Make sure to keep an eye out for Luprocks designers' jewelry and accessories!  Now if you just tell Fresh Direct to deliver some popcorn and candy, you can stay cozy and entertained for days! It just doesn't get any more hassle-free than that!
 

Stay Tuned?

We laugh and we cry. We repeat lines and we discuss plots. We take it personally when our fave primetime characters make poor decisions.   Now it is the writers themselves of the Writer’s Guild of America who are taking things personally.  The Problem: Writers want their dues from the media mediums of the future.  The Real Problem:  What will we watch?! Well that depends on who you are…Here is the breakdown:

                              

The first to suffer are all of the night owls whose favorite shows like Connan and Colbert depend on daily scripts.  Although these funny-men were once the genius behind the jokes they told, legally hosts can only contribute to as much of the script as they did pre-strike.  Get ready for re-runs and some stretched-out improvising like what was seen in the 1988 five month strike.  Animated shows with productions a year in advance such as Family Guy and The Simpsons are in the clear for now.  Soap operas generally have a month long episode back-up.  And then there is prime time. Most long running shows have four to five episodes hidden up their sleeves, while some newer shows have had to put a halt on productions. So what will happen with Serena and Blair?!?  What lies in the fate of Lost?  Only time will tell.  Until then – and it pains us to say – you may have to rely on reality TV, which remains completely unaffected.