Valentino: The Last Emperor

 
Valentino: The Last Emperor
"What do women want? They want to be beautiful!"
This is the motto that Valentino has based his life on.

This weekend I went to see the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor for the second time. It has finally arrived in Vancouver. The first time I saw it I drove to Seattle because it wasn't out here yet. It is one of the few movies I have been to in my lifetime that everyone in the theatre clapped at the end. I was moved to tears as the great maestro Valentino took a bolt of his signature red fabric and started draping it over a live model, creating and sculpting the design for a new dress. He truly was the Master of Couture, a dying breed in the times we are living in. Valentino: The last Emperor is a documentary that was filmed over a two year period chronicling Valentino's life work. It is a must see, not only for the view into the life of a great Master of Couture but also for the great love story it is.

Valentino: The Last Emperor
Valentino's 5 Pugs who go everywhere with him. This picture is taken on his private jet.
Please let me know if you have seen the movie and what you think about it by leaving a comment.

Official Web-site for Valentino: The Last Emperor
A 56 minute Interview by Charlie Rose March 2009
Valentino: The Last Emperor Movie Trailer: Valentino: The Last Emperor

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Something's Gotta Give - Paintings by Kenton Nelson

                                                                                                          Paintings in Something's Gotta Give / Image from movie Something's Gotta Give

Kenton Nelson's paintings and artwork have appeared in numerous films over the years including, Father of the Bride II, The Parent Trap, What Women Want, Mission Impossible 3, and perhaps most famously seen here in Something's Gotta Give, with a special recognition by Jack Nicholson. The painting shown is titled Swim Party.
 
                                                                                                                                           Paintings in Something’s Gotta Give

Image from movie Something's Gotta Give

The painting seen in the entry of this famous movie set (Something's Gotta Give) is by Kenton Nelson

Paintings in Something's Gotta Give / Image from movie Something's Gotta Give

The painting of the Lighthouse in the Family Room of the set Something's Gotta give is also by Kenton Nelson.

Kenton Nelson was born in 1954 in Los Angeles. He attended Long Beach State University then the Otis Parsons Art Institute, and for the past 27 years has been operating an art studio in Pasadena. He has been on the faculty of the Otis Parsons Art Institute in Los Angeles and the Academy of Art in San Francisco.

The New Yorker has used Kenton Nelson for cover images over the years.

Top picture of Something's Gotta Gove Image from movie Something's Gotta Give by Linda Merrill of Surroundings
Picture 2 & 3 of Something's Gotta Give Cote de Texas All other photos from Artist's web-site Paintings in Something's Gotta Give

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