Kristen Stewart stars at Chanel show

PARIS, France - Actor Kristen Stewart starred in a cinematic tribute by Chanel on the final day of Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday. 

The show opened with a short film starring the Stewart in which she exits a Paris cinema after watching the 1961 classic "Last Year at Marienbad". 

The house's founder, Gabrielle Chanel -- better known as Coco Chanel -- made the costumes for the ultra-stylish New Wave film, and some of the looks were recreated on the catwalk, including the short haircuts and dishevelled boyish vibes, a black evening dress with a big bow across the chest and a long silver dress. 

Stewart was among the guests in the front row with Naomi Campbell, Halsey and South Korean star Soo Joo Park. 

"Of the people around me, (Stewart) is the closest to Gabrielle Chanel," artistic director Virginie Viard wrote in the show notes. "She understands Chanel, the clothing. And with her, it becomes even more modern."

The looks for the Spring-Summer 2023 collection were largely monochrome with lots of shining accessories and details, and ended with a selection of little black dresses. 

The iconic Chanel suit was presented in lots of variations -- with skirts, shorts and trousers, adorned with sequins, embroidery or feathers. 

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Movie review: 'Charlie's Angels' furthers franchise with latest reboot

Elena Houghlin (Naomi Scott) is a scientist behind a powerful new invention which could be dangerous in the wrong hands. When her warnings went ignored by her bosses, she decided to blow the whistle on the project by contacting the Townsend Agency. The tough-as-nails Angels assigned to her case were Sabina Wilson (Kirsten Stewart) and Jane Kano (Ella Balinska). However, after narrowly escaping an intense attempt on her life, Elena joined the Angels to get to the bottom of this case in a wild European adventure that brought them from Hamburg to Berlin, London, Istanbul and Chamonix. 

"Charlie's Angels" was one long-running TV series in the late 1970s about three former policewomen who work as private investigators, receiving instructions from the disembodied voice of a mysterious man named Charlie, whom they've never seen. This show starred Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan, Farrah Fawcett (then Majors) as Jill Munroe, and Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett. In the second season, Fawcett was replaced by Cheryl Ladd, playing Jill's sister Kris. When Jackson left, Shelley Hack and Tanya Roberts tried to take over but could not recover the initial magic, so the series was cancelled after five seasons. 

In 2000, a film was made to reboot the Charlie's Angels franchise. This action-comedy starred Cameron Diaz as Natalie Cook, Lucy Liu as Alex Munday and Drew Barrymore as Dylan Sanders. In the second film in the series subtitled "Full Throttle" (2003), Demi Moore was cast as a former Angel Madison Lee. John Forsythe, who was the voice of Charlie for the entire five seasons of the TV series, also provided the voice of Charlie in these two films. However, because of mixed reviews, a planned third installment was canned.

This latest reboot was written and directed by Elizabeth Banks, who also took the role of a "Bosley," Charlie's assistant who worked directly with the girls on their cases. Originally played by David Doyle in the TV series and Bill Murray in the 2000 films, Bosley is now an official position title in the worldwide Townsend Agency, who took care of a whole network of Angels. Banks' Bosley was special because she was the first Angel to become a Bosley. Patrick Stewart played the role of the original Bosley who had reached his retirement age.

When I saw the first trailer, Kirsten Stewart was the last person I expected to be cast as an Angel. Since she broke into the Hollywood A-list as Bella Swan in the "Twilight Saga," her screen persona had always been the sullen, unsmiling, mousy girl. But here as Sabina, she was funny, feisty, energetic, smart-ass, bad-ass -- everything Bella was not. Believe it or not, she was even dancing hot moves! Her smile was definitely dazzling and she had a totally winning personality. I liked this all-new Kirsten Stewart a lot.

Aside from Stewart, the two other Angels were relative unknowns. Nevertheless, I'd say they both came up with creditable performances as well. As ex-MI6 Jane, Ella Balinska is a new face, but her height and beauty were quite eye-catching, and she was quite graceful in her fight scenes. Naomi Scott, we just met as Princess Jasmine in the live action version of "Aladdin." Elena is the newbie to the group so she mostly played it cute and awkward as her scientist character gets initiated into spy action. 

The plot of trying to recover stolen technology from those who intended to use it for bad purposes is already a very overused plot device. This film really just relied on the enthusiastic performances of the new Angels to push it to a higher level of entertainment. It was difficult for this set of Angels to surpass the set in the previous film version. 

Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore were all already big names when they were cast as Angels. I'm game to see this new team in another more original adventure for them to prove their worth as Angels. 

This review was originally published in the author's blog, "Fred Said."

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Kristen Stewart says Trump was 'obsessed' with her

PARK CITY, United States – "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart said Friday President Donald Trump was "obsessed" with her when he posted a series of tweets in 2012 attacking her for cheating on co-star Robert Pattinson.

The 26-year-old actress responded for the first time at the Sundance Film Festival to Trump's criticisms, made while he was a still a reality star on NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice."

"He was mad at me a couple years ago, really obsessed with me a couple years ago, which is f****ing crazy," Stewart told entertainment magazine Variety's festival studio in Park City, Utah.

The newly-inaugurated president posted five tweets about the Hollywood couple in October and November of 2012 after the actress was caught cheating on Pattinson with "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders.

Pictures of the embrace were made public, prompting Stewart to apologize for the "hurt and embarrassment" she had caused through the "momentary indiscretion."

"Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart," an unimpressed Trump tweeted on October 17.

"She cheated on him like a dog and will do it again -- just watch. He can do much better!"

He followed that the next day by revealing he was "100 percent certain" that Stewart would cheat again, adding "am I ever wrong?"

On October 22 he implored Pattinson to "dump Kristen Stewart," adding: "In a couple of years, he will thank me. Be smart, Robert."

The couple remained together until May the following year, a month after Trump's final tweet about Stewart -- wishing her a happy birthday.

"At that point, he was just, like, a reality star. I had no reference. It wasn't like really a thing," Stewart told Variety's Elizabeth Wagmeister.

"But in retrospect, somebody reminded me of that and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, you’re right!' That was like a couple of years ago but, um, hey buddy, what's up?"

Stewart, 26, has premium billing at this year's festival with her directorial debut, the short film "Come Swim."

The Los Angeles native is best known for playing Bella Swann in the blockbuster vampire romance-thriller trilogy.

She earned critical acclaim for "Still Alice" (2014) in which she plays the daughter of Oscar-nominated Julianne Moore, who portrays a sufferer of early onset Alzheimer's disease.

She also has a British BAFTA Rising Star Award and a Cesar, dubbed the "French Oscar," to her name.

Her personal life has been fodder for gossip magazines, with tabloids closely covering her off-screen romance with Pattinson.

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Kristen Stewart makes history at France's Cesar awards

LOS ANGELES, United States - "Twilight" megastar Kristen Stewart won best supporting actress for her role in "Clouds of Sils Maria" at the Cesar awards Friday, the first American actress to ever take home one of the so-called French Oscars.

Best known for playing Bella in the blockbuster vampire romance-thriller trilogy, Stewart's role in "Clouds of Sils Maria" alongside Juliette Binoche is a return to the indie films that marked her early career.

Directed by France's Olivier Assayas, the movie stars the 24-year-old Stewart as the personal assistant to a famous actress played by Binoche and follows their complex, sexually-charged relationship.

"Clouds of Sils Maria" premiered at Cannes last May.

Stewart said she was honored to work with the Oscar-winning Binoche -- she shouted out "I love you Juliette" in French, as she collected her Cesar in Paris -- and described the film as complex and something of a hard sell.

"It's not marketable, it's not easy to sum up. Its ideas are not packaged and delivered in the way that American films do. It doesn't think for you, it lets you think," she said during the Cannes festival.

"It's a rare opportunity for a young actress, an American actress, to be in a movie like that and I jumped at it."

- Steady acclaim -

"Clouds of Sils Maria" is the latest in a series of films featuring the California-born Stewart to earn critical acclaim.

In "Still Alice," she plays the daughter of Oscar-nominated Julianne Moore, who portrays a linguistics professor suffering from early onset Alzheimer's disease.

Stewart's role as an aimless young woman in the 2010 "Welcome to the Rileys" nabbed her a BAFTA Rising Star Award and also a best actress win at the Milan International Film Festival.

The actress has gained a reputation for taking on passion projects, sometimes for little pay.

She reportedly earned less than $200,000 for her role in the 2012 film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's beatnik novel "On the Road," and starred as a Guantanamo Bay prison guard in "Camp X-Ray".

Stewart, a Los Angeles native, was first discovered by a talent scout who spotted her in a school play at age eight.

Her breakout role came opposite Jodie Foster in the 2002 thriller "Panic Room".

But her career rocketed into the stratosphere when, at 17, she took on the coveted role of Bella Swan, the teen who falls in love with a vampire in the "Twilight" films.

Stewart has said she dreamed of being a musician before she set her sights on acting, and combined both when she played legendary rocker Joan Jett in 2010s "The Runaways."

Her personal life has been fodder for gossip magazines, with tabloids closely covering her off-screen romance with "Twilight" co-star Robert Pattinson.

Paparazzi have also kept close tabs on the broody star's rock-inspired fashion and daring hair styles.

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