If you like the bling ring you are looking for sexy, stylized and captivating movies about with teenage life, drugsalcohol, high society, juvenile delinquency, youth, heist and burglary themes of biography, crime and drama genre shot in usa or uk. Is the bling ring a movie about characters ogling at celebrities, or is it an excuse for the audience to ogle along with them. Jun 21, 20 the characters gawk at hiltons real possessions and rifle through her real closets. How alexis neiers turned her life around full interview duration. Jun 14, 20 the bling ring, drawn from an article in vanity fair by nancy jo sales, sticks to the contours of a true story that seems to have floated out of the early work of bret easton ellis. There were a few artistic liberties taken in that scene, the real leigh anne tuohy told mike huckabee during a fox news channel interview. The bling ring also known as hollywood hills burglar bunch, the burglar bunch, and the hollywood hills burglars were a group of convicted thieves consisting of seven teenagers and young adults based in and around calabasas, california. It is based on the 2010 vanity fair article the suspects wore louboutins by nancy jo sales, which dealt with a real life gang known.
Alexis neiers, one of the reallife thieves who broke into the homes of celebrities including paris hilton. Worse it shows a new coppola that ill be avoiding in the future. Lifetime airs the bling ring tv movie ny daily news. Luckily for bling ring convict alexis christine neiers, she was able to turn her life around in a major way. The bling ring is a 20 satirical crime film written, directed and produced by sofia coppola. Apparently sofia coppolas new film doesnt exactly have the blessing of at least one of the people who were directly involved in the real life incidents it portrays. Jun 12, 20 the bling ring bluray featurette exclusive sep 18, 20. They burglarized the homes of several celebrities over a period believed to have been between october 2008 through august 2009. It is based on the 2010 vanity fair article the suspects wore louboutins by nancy jo sales, which dealt with a real life gang known as the bling ring. Emma watson the bling ring sofia coppola cannes film. The character of leatherface, for example, was of course inspired by real life serial killer ed gein, who indeed did wear the skin of his victims but he never actually picked up a chainsaw and. Where are alexis neiers, rachel lee and the rest now.
The members of the bling ring introduce us to temptations that any teenager would find hard to. The 20 crime movie is based on the real story of a group of people who were involved in robbing various celebritys homes in california. Inspired by real events, the film follows a group of teenagers who take part in a string of celebrity burglaries. The bling ring s most public figure, alexis neiers was busy shooting a reality show that would become e. This is the real life version of the scene that the jobs movie opens with, a lowkey special event that took place at the apple town hall on october 21, 2001. The bling ring is a stunningly shot, visually entertaining film that strives to make a statement about materialism and young teens fame obsessions. I just wanted to introduce myself because you were in a movie based upon my life. Jul 21, 2017 its not a documentary, she told reporters at the cannes film festival, where the bling ring premiered in 20. What they may not know, however, is that the truer true story, told in journalist nancy. Emma watson smoking after dinner the bling ring emma watson as nicki. A definitive ranking of every emma watson movie marie claire.
One of the ring s real life victims, paris hilton, appeared as herself in the film. September 29, 2010 bases a hollywood crime circle on the bling ring. The illustrious gang of glamourloving thieves was formed in 2008 with the explicit purpose of breaking into celebrity houses. Hd\hqmovie screencaps gallery all updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites searchall updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites search.
Actor alex feldman is the ultimate hollywood party master in the upcoming lifetime madefortv movie bling ring, based on the reallife burglaries that targeted alist celebrities currently, feldman is writing and producing the psychological thriller eternity hill, and cowriting and will star in the feature comedy all in. This movie is based on real celebrity robberies that occurred between october 2008 and august 2009, including homes of paris hilton, lindsay lohan, orlando bloom and miranda kerr, brian. I hate reallife paris hilton, and i hate the bling rings version of paris hilton, which are deliberately disgustingly interchangeable. Watsons portrayl of the rebellious teen has been called sensational by critics, but one person who cant weigh in on watsons performance is neiers herself. A short history of the real life bling ring jessica goldstein, the washington post. Sophia coppola directs emma watson in the bling ring, based on the true story of the hollywood hills burglar bunch, a group of teens who. Aug 05, 2018 emma watson smoking after dinner the bling ring emma watson as nicki. I say this as someone who can get excited for a project like this, one that embraces youth without sugarcoating the folly and pretensions, that brings a genuine curiosity to a vibrant worldin short something like spring breakers that in the thuggish lifestyle finds room for reflection. Sofia coppolas upcoming movie, bling ring, is based on a real group of teens and 20something friends and acquaintances who began robbing the rich and famous in 2008. Sep 26, 2011 the bling ring 2011 out of 4 madefortv drama about a group of bored teenagers who became known as the bling ring when they started to gain fame by breaking into the homes of various celebrities. The bling ring by vanity fair writer nancy jo sales is an indepth expose of a band of beautiful, privileged teenagers who were caught breaking into celebrity homes and stealing millions of dollars worth of valuables with a list of victims that reads like a whos who of young hollywood, including lindsay lohan, orlando bloom, paris hilton, and rachel bilson, the bling ring is the stuff of.
It transports the audience to a world in which california teens can cherrypick everything theyve lusted after from the homes of their idols, whose privacy theyve breached in search of the fabulous life. Ill admit that i had never heard of this film until after seeing the sofia coppola version from 20. The bling ring a spiritual sequel of sorts to the social network, sofia coppolas film offers a lively and fascinating look at a real life teen crime spree. Their victims included paris hilton, orlando bloom, and rachel bilson, and the gang became known in the media as the bling ring. The life of queen elizabeth ii elizabeth at 80 continuity and change.
Alexis neiers, the real hollywood hills burglar bunch member behind emma watsons movie character, at first conveyed cautious optimism regarding the movie via an april 20 blog post, when i found out last march that sofia coppola was making a movie about the bling ring, at first i was shocked, and then i became optimistic after i heard what her intentions for the film were. Marc is shown to be the most moral of the thieves, but the film leaves out the fact that his real life counterpart stole money from his parents to feed his drug addiction. The bling ring trashy and inaccurate, says reallife. Jun 12, 20 so whats the real life bling ring up to these days. Sofia coppolas the bling ring, coming to theatres on june 14, 20, delves into the real life story that started out as youthful fun and spun out of control as the teens tracked the whereabouts of their celebrity targets online to steal more than three million dollars in luxury goods. Top 10 movie portrayals of real life gangsters duration. While the group began by stealing just a few items from. The bling ring is a character studymeditation of a group of people based on real life individuals in socal with no character whatsoever. Contagion movie 2011 marion cotillard, matt damon, laurence fishburne, jude law, gwyneth paltrow.
The real bling ring stole highend handbags, jewelry including rolexes, designer clothes, shoes, perfume, makeup, art and underwear, among other things. The most public member of the bling ring, neiers, now 21, documents her life on her blog and her twitter account. As the sofia coppola film starts getting buzz at cannes and elsewhere, a real life protagonist ponders her former chaotic life. Neiers wrote on her blog last month that she was still hoping. Jobs movie true story real steve jobs, steve wozniak. Tricia romano tracks down the members of the reallife bling ring, the basis for sofia coppolas film. By this point, everybody and their former lingerie model mother knows that sofia coppolas the bling ring is based on a true story. If youre as curious as we are to know whats up with the reallife bling ring, here you go. The bling ring has gone from the big house to the small screen.
The bling ring 20 directed by sofia coppola lost in translation and starring emma watson as the antihermione, the bling ring turns the real life exploits of the bling ring, a gang of. Both in coppolas film and in real life, the authorities eventually caught up with her. Based on true events, the group, who were fixated on the glamorous life, tracked their celebrity targets online, and stole more than 3 million in luxury goods from their homes. Jul 02, 20 known in the movie as sam moore, and alexis reallife adopted sister, tess wasnt directly involved in the bling ring crimes herself. The bling ring true story reveals that the robberies spanned approximately ten months, beginning in october of 2008 and ending in august of 2009. Emma watson smoking after dinner the bling ring youtube. For the film based on this group, see the bling ring. She talks about her experiences, which inspired the new movie the bling ring, and says she hopes people can focus on her new story and how she turned her life.
However, tamayo or a character based on her was absent in the movie. For a movie based on an irresistible real life storyfive bored teenagers use the internet to infiltrate the closets of the rich and famousthe bling ring is a snooze. The bling ring were a group of convicted thieves consisting of seven teenagers and young. Apr 30, 20 the bling ring trashy and inaccurate, says reallife burglary gang member. Written and directed by the auteur, the movie is inspired by a reallife group of teens who burglarized the homes of lindsay lohan, paris hilton.
Unfortunately, sofia coppola fails to translate her vision into a substantiated plot that develops a story and protagonists. Everything you need to know about the reallife bling ring. In a series of tweets, real life bling ring member alexis neiers blasted the upcoming film as trashy and inaccurate, declaring that she has no intention of seeing this film. With katie chang, israel broussard, emma watson, claire julien. Paris was a victim of the reallife bling ring burglars, who stole clothes. If there was a real ring video, there wouldnt be a cult built around it. Sex life a suburban mother of two takes a fantasycharged trip down memory lane that sets her very married present on a collision course with her wildchild past. Rebecca and marc become obsessed with stealing from alist actors, researching who they want to target and breaking into their houses. Emma watson hopes to weave real magic with bling ring role. We made a movie, and im not too concerned with the real life bling ring s reaction.
Alexis neiers, reallife bling ring member, slams the. Later, hilton agreed to having the movie the bling ring shot in her house where the burglaries took place. Like alleged bling ring leading lady rachel lee leaving a stinky. The ring burgled the home of audrina patridge on february 22, 2009, the night of that years academy awards ceremony.
Based on the theatrical trailer, its easy to have high hopes for sofia coppolas upcoming film, the bling ring. Tomorrow marks the longawaited debut of sofia coppolas the bling ring which, as we all know, is inspired by the very weird, supersensational drama of the real life teenage thieves known as. The truth will come out soon enough and i have no intention of seeing this film. While its certainly timely and beautifully filmed, the bling ring suffers from director sofia coppolas failure to delve beneath the surface of its shallow protagonists real life crimes. You wait for the shoe to dropor maybe its just us viewers of a certain age who wait for ityet the. Not only is the beauty writing for magazines and practicing as a doula, shes also. Despite speculation to the contrary, emma watson is very good in little women, just as she was in the bling ring and a number of other movies. Emma watson is a brilliant actor lets stop pretending. The bling ring also known as hollywood hills burglar bunch, the burglar bunch, and the hollywood hills. The film also features leslie mann, gavin rossdale, and real life bling ring victim, paris hilton.
If you like the bling ring you might like similar movies spring breakers, the to do list, the perks of being a wallflower, pitch perfect, the great gatsby. In the bling ring, oscar winning filmmaker sofia coppola takes us inside the world of these teens, where their youthful naivete and excitement is amplified by todays culture of celebrity and luxury brand obsession. The bling ring stars emma watson alongside incredible new talent israel broussard, katie chang, claire julien, and taissa farmiga. Unlike the rainy nighttime scene in the movie, the blind side true story reveals that leigh annes encounter with michael on the side of the road really happened on a cold morning during thanksgiving break. Watch the trailer for the bling ring however, the mother to little harper isnt opposed to seeing the movie inspired by the real life band. The bling ring is about a real gang of five celebrityworshipping teenagers who burglarize the homes of their idols. Nickis mother has essentially adopted sam as another daughter.
Oct 04, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Paris hilton opened up her real home and closet for sofia coppolas movie the bling ring based on true events following a group of teens who robbed famous stars including hilton. It features an ensemble cast, led by katie chang, israel broussard, emma watson, taissa farmiga, and claire julien. Real life alleged bling ringer courtney ames is the basis the bling ring character chloe claire julien, mostly memorable for her terrifyingly husky party girl. So whats the real life bling ring up to these days. A bling ring, lusting after celebrity trinkets the new. While shes currently living a happy life, its been a long road. The bling ring, like the rest of director sofia coppolas filmography, is an intoxicating, beautiful ride. Behind the gang that inspired sofia coppolas teenage crime caper. May 29, 20 with the movie the bling ring, slated to come out june 14, chronicling the real life story of the teens that ransacked celebrities homes, you wonder about the accuracies and truthfulness of.
We made a movie, and im not too concerned with the real life bling ring s. One of the rings real life victims, paris hilton, appeared as herself in the film. On the reality tv show pretty wild, alexis neiers the real life nicki from the bling ring movie expresses her outrage over how she is portrayed in nancy jo saless vanity fair article by leaving the author several emotional voicemails. Alas, theres always someone or a bunch of people who think they can take an idea and improve on it. Alexis neiers, real life bling ring member, calls movie. Inspired by actual events, a group of fameobsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities whereabouts in order to rob their homes. On monday night, lifetime aired a tv movie based on the infamous group of young burglars who targeted some of hollywoods biggest stars. During his address, steve jobs unveils a new portable music device, the ipod. Bling ring, the high quality movie screencaps gallery. Jul 11, 2017 sofia coppolas upcoming movie, bling ring, is based on a real group of teens and 20something friends and acquaintances who began robbing the rich and famous in 2008.
The jhorror classic franchise juon was actually based on real events that occurred over four decades and the truth is even more terrifying. Jun, 20 though the bling ring is a teen truecrime story that, like the classics of the genre, has its transgressive thrills and moral comings of age and lack thereof, above all its the story. Known in the movie as sam moore, and alexis reallife adopted sister, tess wasnt directly involved in the bling ring crimes herself. What ever happened to alexis neiers, the reallife criminal who inspired watsons role.
The bling ring trashy and inaccurate, says reallife burglary gang member. All of the celebrities listed in the movie were real victims of this group, who claim to have been motivated by the cultural obsession surrounding celebrities personal lives. Jun 21, 20 arguably, the characters presented in the film are not faroff from their real life counterparts, but despite its effectiveness at portraying the whirlwind of druguse, partying, and reckless personalities that made the hollywood hills burglaries possible, the bling ring spends a lot of time telling audiences information that they likely. Together with younger sister gabby, the trio starred in pretty wild as cameras followed the young socialites hellraising lifestyle. As the film the bling ring demonstrates, finding the home addresses of celebrities is fast and easy, despite the efforts of realestate agents to. The bling ring movie features orlando blooms stolen. Emma watson hopes to weave real magic with bling ring role this article is more than 6 years old harry potter star relishes fresh challenge in sofia coppola movie. The bling ring trashy and inaccurate, says reallife burglary gang. In sofia coppolas the bling ring, emma watson plays nicki, a character based on the real life bling ring member and reality tv darling alexis neiers. The bling ring still astonishes with its seductive power.
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