Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

There�s a new movie coming out, W.E, based around Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, starring Andrea Riseborough and James D'Arcy.

Wikipedia says:

�W.E tells the story of two fragile but determined women - Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) and Wallis Simpson - separated by more than six decades.

In 1998, lonely New Yorker Winthrop is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward VIII's abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. But Winthrop's research, including several visits to the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor Estate, reveals that the couple's life together was not as perfect as she thought.

Weaving back and forth in time, the film intertwines Wally's journey of discovery in New York with the story of Wallis (Andrea Riseborough) and Edward (James D'Arcy), from the glamorous early days of their romance to the slow unravelling of their lives in the decades that followed.�

The September 2011 issue of Vanity Fair has done a photo shoot of the pair, and the pictures are simply so beautiful I have to post them. I love this era, the fashion is so elegant! And I�ll be first in line to see the movie!

Images: Vanity Fair

Alice

I took a trip to the movies tonight and saw Alice in Wonderland, the Tim Burton version in 3D. I expected more, I have to admit. Only Johnny Depp and the rabbit saved the movie. That little rabbit, when he laughs.. so amazingly adorable. And Depp.. well nobody plays those crazy parts like he does, I still have him fresh in memory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. So cool!

But, alas, I give the film a three. Out of five.

Oh, and by the way, it was hurry hurry home afterwards, I�d forgotten the front door key and it closes at nine. I made it by two minutes. Phew. Otherwise I�d have to start throwing stones on my neighbors windows to get in. Embarrassing.