Friday, September 18, 2009

September Issue

Indie, Documentary
3.5 stars
Interesting film that shows the stresses, photo shoots and hurt feelings involved in meeting the deadlines for Vogue’s September Issue. This movie has been touted as “the real Devil Wears Prada” as Anna Wintour heads up the magazine and whatever she says goes. I didn’t see her as quite the beast she has the reputation for, just a hands-on boss who wants to put out the best magazine. I was mostly surprised by how frumpy-dumpy these fashion industry folks are (except of course for Wintour who’s always immaculately put together). Quite a contradiction! Only for those folks interested in seeing how a magazine company runs, and maybe to see how Wintour compares to her depiction in Prada. I liked it.

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