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Pretty Woman was made in 1990, so it is a very old film, but in my opinion still one of the best in its genre! I think it is one of those films that toys with your emotions on every level. The dvd version of the film was released in 2001.
This is the film that made Julia Roberts what she is today I think. She really has excelled herself in this, just the pure charisma and emotion she shows through the whole film is truly outstanding. I think she is a fantastic actor anyway, but this was 100% her making.
~~An overview of the film~~
The film is a about a young woman, who has turned to prostitution as a way of making money. She meets a man, who wants to spend a week with her as his "employee" and she agrees to the tune of $3000, which she is thrilled about. Vivian, which is Julia Robert's character, is sent out to buy new clothes to go out to dinner in, but the ladies in the shop are very rude to her because she is still dressed as a hooker. The hotel manager ends up helping her by sending her to one of his friends who is in clothing, who promptly helps her to find a dress. During the week, she falls in love with Mr.Lewis, which is the guy who employed her, and he feels the same way!
This is a brilliant film, full of drama. I would say it was a love/romance film, but with a twist. It would be suitable for anyone who enjoys a good story. As it is an old film, it can be picked up relatively cheap, around £4 including delivery! I highly recommend this film!
Recently I have seen many reviews for classic films and although it could be argued by many that this is not a classy film, for many my age it has an almost cult feel about it. Being released in 1990, this film was definitely a feature of my teenage years. I haven't watched it for a few years, but I have watched it so many times its embarrassing, my husband used to audibly groan when it was advertised on television, as he knew I would insist on watching it.
The film is a modern day fairy tale, Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) is a hooker, who is asked by Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) for directions when he gets lost. It leads to an interesting proposition for Vivian to stay with Edward in his hotel and to be his escort to his many functions. This classic tale sees Cinders transformed into the Princess in a modern setting, but showing surprising self respect despite her current career choice.
The film is full of vibrant music, the most memorable is obviously Roy Orbison belting out "oh, Pretty Women". For me, the other main song has to be "It must have been love" sang by Roxette. Hearing either song transports me to this film.
This film lasts 119 minutes, was directed by Garry Marshall, and Julia Roberts received a best actress award in the 48th Golden Globes Awards. Obviously both Richard Gere and Julie Roberts are stars in many films but Julia was just aged 21 when this was filmed. They were back together in 1999 in "Runaway bride".
The film seems to make the rounds on terrestrial television, although I haven't seen it recently. However to purchase this DVD from Amazon for £3 with free delivery. On ebay bidding stars at 50p.
I'm sure there is many out there who would score this film as a 1 star however this film was a bit part of my late teens / young adult life, its a film that never fails to cause a little cry (pathetic I know) and is a true chick flick therefore apologies but its getting the full house of stars from me.
RELEASED: 1990, Cert. 15
RUNNING TIME: Approx. 120 mins
DIRECTOR: Garry Marshall
PRODUCERS: Arnon Milchan & Steven Reuther
SCREENPLAY: J F Lawton
MUSIC: James Newton Howard
Richard Gere as Edward
Julia Roberts as Vivian
Laura San Giacomo as Kit
Jason Alexander as Philip Stuckey, Edward's lawyer
Hector Elizondo as Barney, hotel manager
Vivan is a Hollywood street hooker, who whilst on the beat, is called over by Edward, a very smart, rich-looking man in a flash car who is on a business trip. He asks her for directions, and it suddenly dawning on him that she is a hooker, offers her a substantial amount of money to spend the night with him, then to stay for a week, acting as his escort....with no sex involved.
Vivian agrees, and from that point onwards, her and Edward's relationship travels down some (for them) unexpected and rather pleasant avenues.
Meanwhile, Edward carries on with his business wheeling and dealing, taking on near-bankrupt companies, breaking them down, and selling the smaller elements at a huge profit....and, he isn't short of a bob or two, which Vivian discovers as he lavishes her with expensive clothes and dinner at posh restaurants.
Pretty Woman is a fairly light-hearted comedy romp, which I was rather nervous about watching (never having seen it before until recently), simply because I do have a problem with Julia Roberts...I'm afraid she irritates the hell out of me most of the time.
This is quite a sleek production of a film, despite the storyline being somewhat predictable. Although it is intended to have its comedy elements, it didn't really make me laugh as my sense of humour runs along a completely different path.
Julia Roberts acted the part of Vivian pretty well....it isn't her acting that I have the problem with....it's just her, but she did deliver the goods to at least reasonable standard. I did rather like Richard Gere's portrayal of Edward, the calm, laid-back rich man who'd not been too lucky with romance, and who just wanted a pretty woman to be by his side for a week. Jason Alexander played the part of Philip Stuckey, Edward's slimeball lawyer quite well, although I wanted to flatten the character as he really gave me the creeps. My two favourites though were Hector Elizondo as Barney, the diplomatic hotel manager who made sure that Vivian was well looked after in Edward's absence.....and, Laura San Giacomo as Kit, Vivian's bubbly hooker friend.
The music to Pretty Woman is quite good, obviously utilising Roy Orbison's song part way through the film, then at the end as its closing theme. Much of the other music is very listenable to, including Roxette's It Must Have Been Love, but not something that I'd buy, as to me it came across as just what it is, a score written for a film.
Although Pretty Woman isn't quite my bag when it comes to films that I can really sink into and enjoy at any level, I did find it reasonably entertaining and was able to happily sit it through until the end, although I did feel it was a little too long. Perhaps I'd have felt more comfortable were the running time reduced by twenty or so minutes.
It was quite interesting to watch the various 'tests' that Edward put Vivian through, whether such was planned or incidental, and the way she responded to them, there being a huge contrast between them as people and their day to day lifestyles....but, thinking about it, were they professionally not so far apart from one another as seems on the surface? For instance, Edward screws flagging companies for large sums of money, and Vivian screws her clients for far smaller sums....just that Edward does it in a smart suit and around a board of executives table, and Vivian does it by hanging around on street corners offering her services. Maybe that was where they had a connection of sorts as people, or am I looking too deeply into grey areas of the film that might not even be there? Whatever, I found it an interesting comparison, even if it has come straight out of my imagination and possible misconception.
Pretty Woman is a typical sort of rom-com of the type that I usually give a wide berth to, but it isn't quite as bad as some others that I've seen. I did gain a degree of entertainment from the film, although my attention began to flag a little towards the end, largely due to being able to predict what would happen.
Overall, Pretty Woman isn't quite my type of film and I don't think I'd watch it again, but it did pass the better part of an evening for me in a vaguely pleasant way. I have a suspicion that it probably would appeal to women more than men, or are there any males out there who can prove me wrong?
I'd imagine that up until yesterday evening, I was probably one of the very few people on the planet who hadn't seen this film, but if there is someone out there who hasn't indulged yet, then I'd say from my own standpoint, that it is a pleasant, mostly light-hearted, well-constructed romp which could be a bit sharper on the comedy stakes, but the dialogue is perfectly acceptable as is the acting, and maybe it's the type of film to watch when you're feeling a bit tired, needing to be entertained, not wanting to go to bed and can't summon up the energy required to get stuck into anything too heavy/demanding.
At the time of writing, Pretty Woman can be purchased from Amazon as follows:-
New: from £3.49 to £29.99
Used: from 78p to £34.63
Collectible: only one currently available @ £2.50 (appears to be used)
Some items on Amazon are available for free delivery within the UK, but where this doesn't apply, a £1.26 charge should be added to the above figures.
Thanks for reading!
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Pretty woman...
why does everyone love this film? Its about a rich man who uses prosititutes!! No matter how you look at it, from the man or the womans viewpoint, this is not a romantic film, why do all women think it is?
From the mans point of view, he finds a woman who is presumably desperate form money, and is thus a prosititute, and she loves hanging around with the rich guy who buys her whatever she wants, and gives her a better life. So she is a gold digger? To combat this they have made it clear to you that she doesn't kiss. Oh thank god. She is a woman of virtues then. We can overlook everything else, what a woman, a pillar of society, I wish my daughter would grow up to be like this. I am being sarcastic here...
Fromt the womans point of view, all he wants is to own the woman, buy her and change her to how he wants her to be.
Nightmare film. Don't hold it up as a benchmark for romanticism or you will have a bad love life..
(film only review)
I watched the film in the early 1990s when it was released. I remember that I enjoyed it and I also remember that I didn't think one profound thought about it. Last week I watched it again and since then have thought many profound thoughts about it. It was an assignment for a seminar at uni I attend with the title 'Pygmalion: The Reception of Ovid's Myth in Drama, Narrative Fiction, and Film'. I was surprised to see this film title on the schedule but know now that it makes perfect sense to include it. But the Greek myth of Ovid and Galatea is not the only layer the film has, there's more to it. Its multilayeredness and ambiguity together with the charisma of the actors may be responsible for its huge success which surprised the Hollywood production company Touchstone Pictures and director Garry Marshall.
Edward Lewis (Richardf Gere) is a stinking rich businessman whose speciality is to buy firms on their way down to bankruptcy for cheap money, cut them into small sections and sell them off at a high price. Once when in LA for business he gets lost and asks a young woman, Vivian Ward, (Julia Roberts) for directions. He's so absorbed in the car he doesn't know how to drive that he doesn't notice at first that she's a hooker. When he realises it, he engages her for one night to keep him company in the penthouse suite of a posh hotel and then for a whole week. He gets an attractive companion he can show off with at social meetings and she 3000 $, a good deal for both. How the relationship develops and changes the two people is the content of the story.
The general plot line is predictable because Pretty Woman belongs to the genre of RomComs which has a long history in Hollywood. I think every film buff knows American screwball comedies which usually contain two interrelated topics, namely the taming of a recalcitrant or frivolous woman through an attractive and humorous man but also the reverse situation. The man, too fixed on job and career falls in love with an 'easier', fun-loving woman who helps him break out of his shell and enjoy life. Katherine Hepburn comes to mind with various attractive partners. But I must admit that on the humour scale Pretty Woman is not top notch, script writer J.F. Lawton doesn't have witty one-liners flying to and fro all the time. An occasional smile is all I can work up.
A reason may be that Vivian is no real partner for Edward, neither socially nor intellectually. It's easy to understand why feminists have been against the core message of the film. Vivian in herself is nothing, she only becomes a partner for Edward through his doings. Like Pygmalion he molds the object of his desires after his wishes and only when she's passed the exam so-to-speak, something serious can develop. He does this with the help of his credit card which some critics see as a phallic symbol (a bit far-fetched in my opinion). But he's got the money = power, there's no denying that by accepting both, Vivian becomes his dependant servant. Even if she goes back to college and works on her education as she plans to do in the future, she'll never be on a par with the man. Having licked blood (i.e., tasted the good life) she can't go back to her own people, either. This means she'll be an outsider for the rest of her life. "Happily ever after"? I'm not so sure. Just try to imagine a sequel and you'll realise that something is rotten here.
Edward is only interested in enhancing Vivian's outward appearance, unlike Higgins in Shaw's Pygmalion he isn't interested in educating her or too insensitive to see that she wants help. She decides herself that she needs a guiding hand in order not to put her foot in too much and turns to Barney (Héctor Elizondo), the hotel manager. He's the first man who takes her seriously and doesn't patronise her. Elizondo plays the character convincingly. We can assume that Barney hasn't only worked in posh establishments as a hotel manager and thus has accumulated a profound knowledge of humankind.
With this he stands in stark contrast to Edward who doesn't know the people whose lives he destroys and doesn't care. If the kill is quick and rewarding, he's happy. Richard Gere is good in this rôle, I even find him a bit too good as the cold fish. I remember an Italian student who visited us once and when a film with this actor was on TV, sat glued to the box. I mocked her and said, "Gere obviously has the certain something". She turned to me with glowing cheeks and said, "He's got the certain everything." I used to think that he was quite Ok but was never a fan of his. Maybe because I've watched the film more critically now I think that his acting ability in Pretty Woman leaves a lot to be desired. Although he develops feelings for Vivian, discovers that he's got a human heart after all and can even feel sympathy for a business partner, he acts and looks more or less the same all the time. It's clear that Mr Morse (Ralph Bellamy) whose firm he wants to buy, dissemble and sell is an ersatz father for him. Some kind of emotion would be adequate when he finally realises this, but we don't get any from Richard Gere.
We get more from Julia Roberts. The way the hooker is sashaying up and down the sidewalk on her long legs is unforgettable. She looks like a giraffe gliding through the savannah. Her long legs (3.60 ft each) are later put to therapeutic use in a famous bath tub scene which is one of the funny moments of the film. Of course, dressed up in the most expensive clothes and jewellery, Julia Roberts is also impressive. But it's not only the outfit that changes, Vivian changes as well. Not without problems thanks to Edward's insensitivity. We can understand that watching the actress, her body language (no more long, giraffe-like steps, more short, lady-like ones) and her facial expressions which is the way it should be. In my opinion she far outshines Richard Gere. I can imagine several other actors in the rôle of Edward Lewis but no other actress fitting the shoes of this Cindarella as well as Julia Roberts does.
The topic of prostitution must be mentioned as well. The title of the film could also have been Happy Hooker. If it weren't for Vivian's flatmate (Kit de Luca) who offers a glimpse into a life with pimps and drugs, we might think that being a hooker isn't so bad after all. As if finding a fairy tale prince were a realistic option for a 'pretty woman walking down the street'!
All things considered I'm of the opinion that in this film a well made, shiny surface covers a disturbing message. If it weren't for Julia Roberts, the song Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison and Gerry Marshall's jaunty directing, three stars would be enough. If you think I'm making too much of a harmless, little film, let me tell you that subtle messages can have as much impact as ones transmitted with a sledgehammer.
Film only review.
Vivienne is well and truly fed up. As she is going out one evening she spies her landloard downstairs and heads back into the flat to dodge him. She goes to the bathroom and lifts up the cistern taking out a plastic tub. She pulls out $20, not what was in there last time she checked. She storms out to go and find her flatmate who had spent the money on drugs.
After a serious talking to, the pair head out to work, which happens to be walking the streets hoping a man will take an interest with them and pay for some of their services. A brand new lotus pulls up alongside Vivienne and she gets in...but what will happen?
I'm sure most people have heard of this film and because it is such a modern day classic I did have high expectations of it. I'm glad to say I was not disappointed. The film was such an enjoyable film to watch, the plot flowed really well and there was always plenty going on so I was not at all bored. I was surprised at how well the film held my attention because I often get bored during films but this was not the case with Pretty Woman.
I really liked both of the main characters, Vivienne was instantly loveable and over the film you get to see the true Vivienne and not the street walker. She is a lovely girl who is lots of fun and very down to earth. Ed is also a wonderful character and I had a lot of respect for him throughout the film, he was a successful business man and was very kind to Vivienne and a complete gentleman.
With two big names such as Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in this film I was expecting the acting to be of a top standard and I'm glad to say that it was. I did worry that I would liken Julia Roberts to her other characters in other films but I didnt - I saw her only as Vivienne.
I think that this film definitely does deserve its modern day classic status and I would certainly watch it again, and if I ever have a few spare pounds I imagine I will buy the DVD as I think its one of those ones you would go back to time and time again.
==Additional Information==
The film was released way back in 1990.
It stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.
It runs for 119 minutes.
A really fun watch which I recommend.
After watching this again last night for the first time in about three years, I've decided that this is one of my all time favourite movies.
Edward, played by Richard Gere, is a ruthless billionaire who makes his money by buying companies and selling them off piece by piece. Travelling to Los Angeles in a flash car he borrowed from his co-worker, he comes across Vivian (Julia Roberts) a prosititute loitering on the side of the road.
He pays her $20 to let her direct him to his swanky hotel, and is caught offguard by her intriguing and endearing character. Once at the hotel, he asks her to stay the night.
The next morning, he asks her to stay with him for the week to accompany him to business events for a price of $3000.
She says yes, and so begins their romance. Vivian is harshly judged by all of Edward's acquaintances to begin with due to her wacky character and revealing clothes, but after Edward takes her to Rodeo Drive to buy some new, more demure outfits, she begins to be accepted by everyone. During her stay, she learns to fit in with everybody in Edwards world, and it leads to a surprising twist between the two; love.
This is an endearing love story like no other. Its a truly unforgettable movie full of great acting and fantastic overall mise-en-scene. A must see movie for all die hard chick flick fans!
I am yet to meet someone who claims not to like Pretty Woman. I definitely can watch this film over and over again because I think that it captures the real essence of a modern Cinderella story. The sizzling chemistry between Julia Roberts and Richard Gere has certainly seemed to have made history. I have watched both of them again in The Runaway Bride, but they did not share an ounce of the electric chemistry that they do in Pretty Woman.
Vivian is a prostitute. Along with her best friend, and mentor, Kit, she spends the night walking across Hollywood Boulevard in search of clients. Edward is a rich businessman who leaves a perfectly pampered, and sheltered life- to such an extent that he has no idea how to drive a shift-geared car, having rode in limos all his life. One day, Edward, driving his friend's manual car, stops by Hollywood Boulevard and asks Vivian for directions. The latter jumps in the car and offers to drive him to his hotel if he's willing to pay her which he does. Once at the hotel, Edward asks Vivian to spend the night with him...and then asks her if she's willing to spend an entire week with him...
The plot is quite limited and simple, and definitely predictable. There are some places, especially near the ending, where I was a little unsure of what would happen, but it was an overall predictable story, especially since it didn't even try to mask the fact that it is a classic rags to riches film. However, like I mentioned before, the real special element was mainly in the way that Julia Roberts and Richard Gere related to each other in the film. I have watched my share of romantic movies, but I have rarely seen such powerful chemistry between actors before. Their body languages and general gestures were definitely synchronized to each other.
The theme of prostitution could be said to add a more serious dimension to the film, but personally, I found that this rather faded in the background as the budding relationship between Vivian and Edwards blooms in front of our eyes. The musical scores are extremely touching, and in perfect pace to the happenings in the film. Of course, the iconic shopping scene served to add some fun to the film as a whole!
Cast List:
Richard Gere as Edward Lewis
Julia Roberts as Vivian
Ralph Bellamy as James Morse
Jason Alexander as Philip Stuckey
Jon David Carson as Mark Roth
Laura San Giacomo as Kit
Alex Hyde White as David Morse
Amy Yasbeck as Elizabeth Stuckey
Hector Elizondo as Bernard
DVD Extras:
Director's commentary
Cast Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Music Video
This is a highly recommended films for those who love romantic comedy. If you ask me, you can't get more romantic than Pretty Woman!
I only got the chance to see the Pretty woman last year and it is now one of my favorite films of all time! Amazing performances from Richard Gere and Julia Roberts! (Julia Roberts won an Oscar nomination for her performance!) Amazing soundtrack and another good story line! A huge must see
Edward Lewis is a wealthy business man who decides to take a road trip in Los Angeles, until he reaches the place of the Hollywood walk of fame and sees a line of prostitutes, this is when he meets Vivian Ward, an attractive, but unlikely girl who believes that Edward is the man of her dreams so Edward then offers Vivian money to stay with him off the week (he offers her three thousand dollars!) - she happily excepts! Edward then gives Vivian every thing she wanted : a new home, new clothes, take her out to posh restrurants and all the polo and horse riding games she wanted! Vivian was living the dream until a slight downfall happens when Edward meets James Morse, then Edward decides he rather be working than making money. Has Vivian loss her prince Charming? Will she get her happily ever after? Find out in this romantic comedy with performances that will make you laugh and cry!
cast :
Edward Lewis : Richard Gere
Vivian Ward : Julia Roberts
Ralph Bellamy : James Morse
Philip Stuckey : Jason Alexander
Kit de Luca : Laura San Giacomo
David Morse : Alex Hyde White
Elizabeth Stuckey : Amy Yasbeck
certificate : 15
director : Gary Marshall
run time : 119 minutes
Overall, I just love this film it is one of the best films of the 90s and all girls should love this and if any girl hasn't seen this - what planet have you lived on cause you need to see this before you die every girl has too! five out of five stars!
Pretty women is the 1990 American comedy starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. The film was written by J F Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall. Pretty women was on of the highest grossing films in the 1990's and has gone onto become the most financially successful romantic comedy of all time.
Edward (Richard Gere) is a ruthless wealthy business man who takes over companies for a living. Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) is a prostitute working on Hollywood Boulevard. The two most unlikely people meet when on a Los Angelas business trip Edward decides to hire a prostitute and picks up Vivian. They spend the night together and Edward soon realises that there is more to Vivian and he is pleasantly surprised and finds himself wanted to spend more time with her. Could this be Vivians night in shinning armour?
My Opinion.
This is one of my most favourite romantic comedies of all time and always leaves me with a big smile on my face. It's a cross between a modern day Cinderella and My Fair Lady. It's a modern day fairy tale but the maiden in distress in a prostitute and the the prince charming is a ruthless business man.
Julia Roberts was not the first choice for this movie and a lot of the other actresses that were offered this role were reluctant to take it because of the prostitution content. I'm so glad Julia Roberts was brave enough to take a chance with this role because I just couldn't see anyone else playing Vivian. I think she more than earned her success in this role because it could have easily harmed her career. You just can't help but fall in love with her character and you just want her to get her man. There is very natural screen chemistry between Julia Roberts and Richard Gere and the film would not have worked as well otherwise. This is one of those ageless movies that will be around for a long time.
Pretty woman had its 20th anniversary yesterday, on Valentines Day. My local cineworld cinema was showing this iconic film on the big screen to commemorate the anniversary and I of course had to go along.
As it was released in 1990 I was only 5 at the time and so didn't get to see it at the cinema. I absolutely couldn't wait to watch it as it is one of my favourite movies of all time!!
Richard Gere plays Edward Lewis, a successful business man who is driving down Hollywood boulevard looking for directions. He stops and asks Vivienne Ward, a prostitute and she eagerly offers to help him in return for some money.
When they get to his hotel, he decides to ask her to stay the night with him and he will pay her.
It becomes clear though that Edward isn't Vivienne's usual kind of client when he wants to just talk to her to start with. Vivienne, played by Julia Roberts, is pretty, fiery and soon Edward is asking her to stay for the whole week.
Edward takes Vivienne to business dinners and other events and soon starts to fall for her. He gives her money for clothes and when the sales woman are horrible to her he makes sure he goes back and gets her the treatment she deserves. When Edward tells his lawyer Philip that Vivienne is a prostitute he then has to come to her rescue when sleazy Philip tries to take advantage of her.
This is the ultimate love story. Vivienne is smart and stuck in a job far beneath her. Edward realizes this and gives her a sense of worth she had lost somewhere. Edward meanwhile can never hold down a long term girlfriend as he can't open up or commit but Vivienne manages to break through his defences.
I have this on dvd and it is one of my favourites that I watch regularly. I think this film appeals to both men and women and in fact was recently voted the most romantic film of all time!
Pretty Woman was released back in 1990 and it's hard to believe it was nearly 20 years ago now. I watched the movie again recently on DVD and still found it very enjoyable. It is a romantic comedy starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. This succeeded at the time in making this type of film genre popular again.
Richard Gere plays Edward Lewis who is suave and sophisticated businessman on a trip to L.A. He ends up getting lost near Hollywood Boulevard and asks a hooker for directions back to his Beverley Hills hotel. That hooker is Vivian played by Julia Roberts. She decides that she will offer to take him wherever he needs to go. Her personality soon rubs off on him and they hit it off. So much so that Edward is so taken by her charm that he hires her for the whole week to do anything he needs doing. So she is sort of like an escort for him for the entire stay in L.A. In return for her time and effort she gets unlimited use of his credit card to buy clothes and is taught by him how to eat at a fancy restaurant.
For Edward he enjoys her company and this works both ways as he gets someone who can do his chores and accompany him to dinner and meetings with clients and for her she gets much needed money out of it and some new clothes to boot.
And of course the inevitable happens and she starts to fall for her rich benefactor. And so their relationship blossoms into something more despite the warnings of Edward's friends and colleagues, but this is a man who thinks he knows what he wants and can get anything he wants almost with money. That is not always the case though!
I guess when I was looking at it the story is fairly unlikely that this scenario would happen and Vivian is extremely well groomed and nice for a streetwalker. However, I found the whole movie entertaining and both Richard Gere and Julia Roberts are very funny. The script itself is witty and the whole thing is very easy to watch. It is almost like a modern day cinderalla and there are many ups and downs as you might expect before we find out if they do actually get together. If you've never seen it then I'm surprised but would recommend it as it's one of the classic films of the last couple of decades
It's the modern day fairytale that I'm sure secretly we all wish for and one where Julia Roberts manages to make prostitution look glamourous. Yes, we've all seen it, Pretty Women, probably on of the best loved chick flicks of our generation.
Pretty Women is now nearly 20 years old but still of one my favourite films, it has some classic lines and a really heartwarming story. It was released in 1990 and according to an article I read, the film was a critical success and became one of 1990's highest grossing films, and today is one of the most financially successful entries in the romantic comedy genre, with an estimated gross of $464 million USD.
What I didn't know initially is that it was intended to be more of a hard hitting drama about prostitution in New York but then turned into a romantic comedy. I'm not sure it would have worked as well or been continually successful if it had of stayed as a drama but who knows.
I think the reason why this film works is that deep down, every woman if pressed would admit that they would love to be whisked away from their life by a millionaire who buys them clothes and treats them well but in the end realises that they love them for who they are and not what they are or what they do.
Julia Roberts who won a Golden Globe ward for this film plays Vivian, a hooker who has a chance meeting with Edward, the millionaire in Beverly Hills. He needs someone to attend functions with him whilst he is in town with no strings attached and agrees to pay Vivian for her time. Of course, it helps that Vivian is drop dead gorgeous, with legs that seem to go on for miles and a killer body. Would the same thing of happened if Vivian was ugly and a bit skanky, no but then this is Hollywood!
Edward is not the kind of man to pick up hookers, he is just a no nonsense business man who wants things done now and cannot be bothered with attachments of the female kind. However, he soon becomes enamoured with Vivian. I think the reason why he falls for her is that she is the first woman he has met that does not seem in awe of him or his job and will tell him exactly what she thinks. Edward as we know is played by Richard Gere, he has that suave, sophisticated look about him in this movie and although he is not my type he still looks quite cute and you could imagine yourself falling for him.
The film is mostly set in Beverly Hills and so we see the nice side of LA and Hollywood, not the seedy side that Viv is used to working in. Some of my favourite scenes are the ones where Edward gives her money to go and buy fancy clothes. Cue the Pretty Woman song by Roy Orbison and you have part of the main soundtrack. It must be so fun to be able to dress up like that and have all the shop staff wait on you hand and foot and she does come away with some wonderful outfits, even if they are a bit 90's!! The shopping doesn't go smoothly in the beginning though and one of my favourite lines includes the part where she goes back to the snooty lady in one of the boutiques, this time all dressed up and asks her if she remembers her from yesterday and then tells her she's made a "big mistake, big, huge!"
It ends well and in my opinion is a classic that continues to entertain to this day.
Pretty Woman was one of those films that everyone but me seemed to have seen, my mum always went on about how it was one of the best films ever and such a great chick flick. As I'm a really big chick flick fan I decided it was about time to watch it the other night when it was showing on ITV2 and I didn't regret it!
Its not the most usual theme for a comedy as it centres around prostitution in amongst the life of the rich and famous in Hollywood. Julia Roberts plays Vivian Ward, a prostituted working the streets of Hollywood. Its just an average night when Edward Lewis (played by Richard Gere) is looking for his hotel in a borrowed car, while driving down Hollywood Boulevard he stops to ask Vivian for directions, and ends up taking her back to his hotel. Needing an escort to his works functions over the week, he offers her $3,000 to stay with him for a week and she accepts. The rest of the film shows their relationship and how they change each other. Will they ever be more than business partners?
originally it was intended to be a dark drama, with a totally different ending and I'm really glad that they changed this!
It was the two leads Julia Roberts and Richard Gere that really made this film in my opinion, the chemistry between them was so genuine and apparently there was quite a few improvised scenes. Indeed people thought Julia Roberts' performance was so good that she gained an Oscar for it. There was many people considered for both roles before Gere and Roberts were finally chosen but I really cant see anyone else in those roles.
With it being a chick flick type film it could fit into many different categories, there are some funny moments and good quotes but as well there is the more drama side with serious things happening and some touching moments.
Its one of the most successful films, certainly one of the most successful chick flicks, of all time. It was Pretty Woman that really catapulted Julia Roberts to fame, and she later went onto make another film with Richard Gere as the chemistry had been so good. It made over $450 million on a budget of $13 million, and got mostly good reviews from critics and audiences, going down as what some would call a cult film. Its been so popular for ten years now, and I imagine it will be just as popular in another ten years!
Memorable Quote:
Edward Lewis: So what happens after he climbs up and rescues her?
Vivian: She rescues him right back.
Basically, if you haven't seen it yet, then you should!
Just to note that this is a review of the film not the DVD. Thanks.
The film begins with Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) working as a prostitute on Hollywood Boulevard, Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) is escaping a party. As he can't reach his car with it being blocked in, he decides to take his lawyer's Lotus instead. He soon gets lost and having difficulty with the car stops on Hollywood Boulevard to try and figure out how to drive it. This attracts the attention of Vivian and her friend Kit, Vivian walks over and offers to give directions, for a fee. She ends up getting in the car and Edward lets her drive it to his hotel as he can't drive it properly.
Once they arrive at the hotel he pays her for the directions, Edward sees her waiting at the bus stop and walks over to her. He ends up asking her to come back to the hotel with him for the night.
The next morning Edward is on the telephone with his lawyer Philip Stuckey, they are completing a takeover of a failing business. Stuckey suggests to Edward that he takes a date to the meeting that is arranged for that night. Edward whilst looking at Vivian says he has someone in mind. Edward then offers Vivian $3000 to spend the week with him. She readily agrees although bartering a bit before finally accepting.
Edward informs Vivian she will need an evening dress for the meeting that they will be attending that night, so he gives her some cash. There is the famous scene where she is turned away from a shop on Rodeo Drive as she is wearing unsuitable clothing.
As the week progresses Vivian and Edward grow closer learning more and more about each other along the way, this helps them in turn to become better people. The question is will they end up together in the end despite their very different backgrounds. I am sure you can guess what happens.
Pretty Woman is a romantic comedy which has the feel of a fairy tale to it with the character of Vivian escaping her current life. I do have to say the ending is quite predictable but not in a bad way, like most romantic films you can see the ending coming a mile away. This film however flows really well and with the two leads working so good together it's the story along the way that counts.
The film has some funny moments especially with a store manager desperately trying to suck up to the two leads to make them spend more money in his store. It is fairly lighthearted despite what Vivian does for a living.
It was released in 1990 so is actually quite an old film now but it will continue to be a movie that I could watch over and over again. The ending without a doubt always leaves me with a warm and fuzzy feeling. The soundtrack to Pretty Woman is also great and adds perfectly to the movie, I especially like "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette. Along with the song by Roy Orbison which inspired the title of the film.
All in all a great feel good movie that doesn't disappoint, if you haven't seen it, where have you been?
Like a pumpkin that transforms into a carriage, some very shrewd casting (and the charisma of Julia Roberts, in particular) morphed this story of a Hollywood whore into a Disneyfied Cinderella story--and a mainstream megahit. This is the movie that made Roberts a star, her charms helping tremendously to carry viewers over the rough spots in the script (which was originally to be a cynical tale about prostitution called 3000--after the amount of money Richard Gere's character pays the prostitute to stay with him for the week). Gere is the silver-haired Wall Street knight who sweeps streetwalker Roberts into a fantasy world of room service at the Regent Beverly Wiltshire Hotel and fashion boutique shopping on Rodeo Drive. The supporting cast is also appealing, including Laura San Giacomo as Roberts's hooker pal, Hector Elizondo as the hotel manager, Jason Alexander, Ralph Bellamy and Hank Azaria. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com On the DVD: With a beautiful bubble effect offering a touch of fantasy to the special features menu, the viewer might expect a disc packed with lavish offerings. Unfortunately the extras are a little more spartan than the menu would have us believe, consisting of a theatrical trailer and a cringe-worthy pop video of "Wild Women Do", complete with a bouncing camera and "arty" black-and-white shots. The worst of these features comes in the form of the "production trailer", a useless addition which attempts to briefly summarise the film's underlying themes with inter-cut comments from the actors and directors on the original trailer (already featured in its pure form on the disc) and which offers little additional information of any merit. The disc does, however, come into its own when Gary Marshall takes the helm for the director's commentary: he has an entertaining and amusing narrative style, which is upbeat and direct like his film, and his comments really bring to life the fairy-tale narrative. Add to this a widescreen 1.85:1 presentation, which will make you feel as if Richard Gere has just swept you off your feet. --Nikki Disney


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I am for the election approach and believe that the best electoral system for Iran is one of proportional representation as it can make true and effective coalition governments possible. To demonstrate my dedication to this road for change, I am standing as a candidate in the 2013 (1392) Presidential elections. I have prepared a comprehensive Campaign Plan which is posted on my website at www.amirahmadi.com. As explained in the Plan, Iran is a complex country and the road ahead, both domestically and in terms of its relations with the outside world, remains challenging. I have detailed in the Plan why Iranians must take the election route as the most viable option for change, why I am the most suitable candidate, what I would do if elected, and what impact my campaign would have on Iran even if I am disapproved by the Guardian Council. I have also outlined the many obstacles that inevitably lie ahead and I have suggested how these might be mitigated. The simple fact is, Iran needs to change, the Iranian people are craving for change, and it is possible to bring about constructive change to Iran if Iranians are able to manage it in the right way.
Interesting and compelling. But the challenge is not in convincing us. But them.

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10 U.S. Code Chapter 108 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS
- § 2161. Degree granting authority for National Intelligence University
- § 2162. Preparation of budget requests for operation of professional military education schools
- § 2163. Degree granting authority for National Defense University
- § 2164. Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools
- § 2165. National Defense University: component institutions
- § 2166. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
- § 2167. National Defense University: admission of private sector civilians to professional military education program
- § 2167a. Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy: admission of private sector civilians to receive instruction
- § 2168. Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: degree of Associate of Arts in foreign language
- § 2169. School of Nursing: establishment
2013—Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title IX, § 922(b)(2),Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1879, substituted "National Intelligence University" for "National Defense Intelligence College" in item 2161.
2009—Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 525(a)(3)(B), title IX, § 901(b),Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2286, 2423, added items 2167a and 2169.
2008—Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 543(a)(2), (b)(2),Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4457, 4458, added items 2161 and 2163 and struck out former items 2161 "Joint Military Intelligence College: academic degrees" and 2163 "National Defense University: master's degree programs".
Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 526(b)(2),Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 105, added item 2163 and struck out former item 2163 "National Defense University: master of science degrees".
2006—Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 521(b),Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3240, substituted "National Defense University: master of science degrees" for "National Defense University: masters of science in national security strategy and in national resource strategy" in item 2163.
2001—Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, §§ 528(a)(2), 531 (b),Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1103, 1104, added items 2167 and 2168.
2000—Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title IX, § 911(c)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–228, added item 2166.
1997—Pub. L. 105–107, title V, § 501(b),Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2262, substituted "Joint Military Intelligence College: academic degrees" for "Defense Intelligence School; master of science of strategic intelligence" in item 2261.
Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title IX, § 921(a)(2),Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1862, added item 2165.
1994—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title III, § 351(b),Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2730, added item 2164.
1993—Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 922(b),Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1731, added item 2163.
1990—Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title IX, § 911(b)(1), (2),Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1626, substituted "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS" for "GRANTING OF ADVANCED DEGREES AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS" as chapter heading and added item 2162.
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: Reimbursement Waiver for Personnel of Foreign Nations
Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8073,Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1553, provided that: "During the current fiscal year and hereafter, the Secretary of Defense may waive reimbursement of the cost of conferences, seminars, courses of instruction, or similar educational activities of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies for military officers and civilian officials of foreign nations if the Secretary determines that attendance by such personnel, without reimbursement, is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided, That costs for which reimbursement is waived pursuant to this section shall be paid from appropriations available for the Asia-Pacific Center."
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 107–117, div. A, title VIII, § 8081,Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2265.
Pub. L. 106–259, title VIII, § 8080,Aug. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 692.
Pub. L. 106–79, title VIII, § 8085,Oct. 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 1251.
Pub. L. 105–262, title VIII, § 8086,Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2318.
Pub. L. 105–56, title VIII, § 8094,Oct. 8, 1997, 111 Stat. 1242.
Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8121], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–71, 3009–115.
Regional Defense Counter-terrorism Fellowship Program
Pub. L. 107–117, div. A, title VIII, § 8125,Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2275, provided that: "In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act [see Tables for classification], $17,900,000 is hereby appropriated for the Secretary of Defense, to remain available until expended, to establish a Regional Defense Counter-terrorism Fellowship Program: Provided, That funding provided herein may be used by the Secretary to fund foreign military officers to attend U.S. military educational institutions and selected regional centers for non-lethal training: Provided further, That United States Regional Commanders in Chief will be the nominative authority for candidates and schools for attendance with joint staff review and approval by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall establish rules to govern the administration of this program."
Attendance at Professional Military Education Schools by Military Personnel of the New Member Nations of NATO
Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title XII, § 1223,Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 787, provided that:
"(a) Finding.—Congress finds that it is in the national interest of the United States to fully integrate Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic (the new member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) into the NATO alliance as quickly as possible.
"(b) Military Education and Training Programs.—The Secretary of each military department shall give due consideration to according a high priority to the attendance of military personnel of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic at professional military education schools and training programs in the United States, including the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the National Defense University, the war colleges of the Armed Forces, the command and general staff officer courses of the Armed Forces, and other schools and training programs of the Armed Forces that admit personnel of foreign armed forces."
Sense of Congress on Grade of Heads of Senior Professional Military Education Schools
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title IX, § 914,Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2829, provided that: "It is the sense of Congress that an officer serving in a position as the head of one of the senior professional military education schools of the Department of Defense (or of the separate military departments) should, while so serving, hold a grade not less than the grade (or its equivalent) held by the officer serving in that position on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1994]."
Military Department Affiliation of War College Students
Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8069], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–71, 3009–102, which provided that, for resident classes entering war colleges after Sept. 30, 1997, Department of Defense was to require that not less than 20 percent of total of United States military students at each war college was to be from military departments other than hosting military department and provided that each military department was to recognize attendance at sister military department war college as equivalent of attendance at its own war college for promotion and advancement of personnel, was from the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriations acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 104–61, title VIII, § 8084,Dec. 1, 1995, 109 Stat. 667.
Pub. L. 103–335, title VIII, § 8108A,Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2646.
Authority for Military School Faculty Members and Students To Accept Honoraria for Certain Scholarly and Academic Activities
Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 542,Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2413, related to conditions for and exceptions to authority of Department of Defense school faculty and students to accept honoraria for appearance, speech, or article published in bona fide publication, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VI, § 653(a),Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2581.
[Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VI, § 653(b),Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2581, provided that: "The repeal made by subsection (a) [repealing section 542 ofPub. L. 102–484, formerly set out above] shall apply with respect to appearances made, speeches presented, and articles published on or after October 1, 2002."]
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My system when set to Static IP, the internet browsing is OK BUT When I set it to Automatic IP, the internet browsing stops.
In my lab I have got a DSL Modem, working as dhcp and no Linux dhcp server is configured.
When my system's IP is set to Automatic, the /etc/resolv.conf file displays "File Generated by dhcp client" and displays wrong IP for nameserver tag, instead It Displays the IP of Gateway. In DSL Modem configuration, No DNS IP have been given.
When Static IP is given, the /etc/resolv.conf displays the Correct IP for nameserver tag as browsing works.
NOTE: No Such Problem arise when using Windows Environment in the same lab, using Both Static as well as Automatic IPs, the internet borwing works.
Is there any way to Receive Automatic IP only from dhcp and the not the nameserver IP
the nameserver IP should be given and read from /etc/resolve.conf
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Another thought. Check the DNS entry in the DSL gateway. Windows boxes have a separate setting for DNS, and would work anyway.
The DHCP server int he gateway may be returning the wrong address.
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"This feels great and it has been a long time coming," said NCU coach Brian Bonvechio. "We played these guys to a two point game at Colchester and we thought that we could play with them tonight and we did. We played tough defense and got some great performances out of these young men."
Three players were in double digits for the now 2-11 Falcons. Tyler Jenne led the team with 17 points while Kendrick Gray and Connor Hogan each had ten.
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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WUSA/AP) - A D.C. police officer involved in a paternity dispute who shot the mother of his child and left the baby to die in a hot car has been found guilty of first degree murder, according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney.
Richmond Phillips was found guilty late Thursday of 1st degree murder of Wynetta Wright and her child Jaylin in June 2011. He was found guilty on all counts including the use of a handgun and child abuse.
Prince George's County, Md., State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said during opening statements on Monday that Richmond Phillips killed the two because he didn't want to pay child support. Phillips was being tried on two counts of first-degree murder along with child abuse and firearms charges.
Phillips was arrested in June 2011 after the body of 20-year-old Wynetta Wright was found in a park where the two had met. Their child, Jaylin, who was days shy of her first birthday, was found dead in her car seat with the doors closed and windows rolled up.
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I think I started down the path into the wine world with my first job, at 16, bussing tables in a Chinese restaurant. Blue Nun Riesling was the big seller (this in 1985, so don't laugh). While the Blue Nun Riesling was not an "epiphany" wine, I drank a lot of it. It was a magnum of Robert Sinskey Claret that I shared with friends while watching the 1994 World Cup that got me started reading about wine (Brazil won). My first "wow" wine was that same year, when a customer gave me a glass of 1982 Haut Brion. It was amazing. Next I found pinot noir, specifically a 1994 Whitcraft Bien Nacido, and I was hooked. I knew I wanted to sell wine so I moved from restaurants to wholesale wine sales, working for Metamora in Ohio and Kentucky. But after continued consolidation of distributors and the realization, that in wholesale you wear blinders, tasting only the wines you sell, I knew I wanted to move to the retail side. I would like to say I moved from Cincinnati just for K&L but I left the "Red" state for Los Angeles (a Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bengals fan in San Francisco just would not do) and I was very lucky to find the K&L store in Hollywood. The rest is history.
2010 Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc
Review Date: 03-12-2014
52% Cabernet, 35% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Nice pure bright red fruit, good structure with big tannins and high acidity. This is a good wine for under $40 that is built to cellar.
Price: $44.99
2009 Tronquoy-Lalande, St-Estèphe
Review Date: 03-11-2014
Layered, ripe and polished, with red and black berry fruit, Asian spice, iron minerality, cedar, fig paste, chewy tannins and a long finish. Wow.
Price: $39.99
2001 Guiraud, Sauternes
Review Date: 02-21-2014
This is drinking nicely now and shows lots of life for the future, with a zing of bright acidity still keeping the richness in check. Heady beautiful nose with botrytis and apricots dominating. The palate is layered with pineapple upside down cake coming to mind, burnt sugar, graham cracker, baking spices and lemon curd and a finish that doesn't quit. Wow.
Price: $54.99
Talisker 10 year old Isle of Skye Single Malt Whisky 750ml
Review Date: 01-24-2014
I am guilty of chasing the golden goose and forgetting about the standards or classics within a certain category be it wine, whiskey, beer etc. I was reminded of this when we went through a line-up of Scotch whiskey and I tried the Talisker 10. This is the balanced side of peated whiskey with pure sea-side air, creosote and just a hint of iodine balanced by the sweet malt. The finish is beautiful with saline and spice and only $50! A standard for everyone's bar.
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Guillaumette L'Authentique Génépi 375ml
Review Date: 01-23-2014
This is a wonderful addition to any bar and a perfect addition for Manhattans. Rosemary, thyme and jasmine with an oily texture a touch of sweetness and a mint finish.
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Cherry Heering Liqueur 48 Proof 750ml
Review Date: 01-23-2014
The bottle itself looks like something that has been sitting on a back bar of a restaurant for 10 years... untouched! But it is easy to fall in love with this drink that has been produced since 1818. Dr. Pepper, ginger, Xmas cake spice and cherry pie! The most well known drink is Singapore Slings.
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Ferrand Dry Orange Curacao 750ml
Review Date: 01-23-2014
This is a drier version of Grand Mariner. Tastes like orange marmalade and fresh oranges with dry finish. Excellent!
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Tequila Fortaleza Blanco Tequila 750ml
Review Date: 01-23-2014
The Forteleza line-up is fantastic but the Bianco shows the purity of the spirit with tons of depth. Vegetative, roasted herbs, spice, orange peel and coriander shows this is a sipper to be enjoy.
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2005 Chasse-Spleen, Moulis (5L)
Review Date: 01-06-2014
This wine is a steal though I feel guilty drinking it so early. All the classic Bordeaux aromas are here: cassis, cedar, spice, earth and smoke. Give this wine a few years; the tannins and acid dominate, but the sweet fruit in the background tells of great things to come.
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2009 Coufran, Haut-Médoc
Review Date: 03-05-2013
This was the one wine that really opened up after two to three hours of decanting to wake up the fruit. Right out of the bottle the nose was mushroomy and dusty, and the wine had a rustic mouthfeel, but after decanting the pretty red berry fruit became expressive and an earthy spice poked through.
Price: $24.99
2009 Reserve de la Comtesse Lalande, Pauillac
Review Date: 02-05-2013
2/1/13 I think it would be difficult to find a better Bordeaux for $50 than this. It's starting to tighten up right now, but with air it expresses graphite, spice and bright red fruit on the nose, followed by a more restrained mid-palate of red and black fruit. There's more graphite, mineral and tons of spice on the finish, along with astringent tannins and bright acidity that turns the fruit tart. Time in the cellar and the lush palate will return. 10/24/12....This was the overwhelming favorite of the tasting. The nose is layered, showing lovely graphite, chocolate, bright red plum and cherry fruit. The palate is soft and lush, with plenty of underlying spices and minerality to complement the rich plum. The acidity braces up the rich fruit on the finish, which goes on and on.
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Amaury Coutelas "Cuvée 1809" Brut Champagne
Review Date: 11-01-2012
Like an aged Meursault or a fino sherry this Champagne shows bruised apple, olive brine, salinity and chalky minerality with lots of acidity with a great mouthfeel. Damn.
Price: $59.99
1999 Fugue de Nenin, Pomerol
Review Date: 10-10-2012
For anyone that loved the 2000 Haut Ferrand you will love this wine. Lovely tobacco and plums and prunes with a bit of cedar and potpourri. On the palate is a lush ripe plum with more cedar and a lovely roasted spice that I can't quite pinpoint. The long finish has more of the dried plums (prunes) with earthy aromatic and a savory meaty flavor. I really like this better than the Haut Ferrand and it's cheaper!
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1997 Potensac, Médoc
Review Date: 08-01-2012
This wine is beautifully aromatic, filled with forest floor and potpourri. The palate still shows lovely raspberry and blackberry, along with toasted spices and more potpourri. Again, please decant this wine for two-plus hours so the acidity, so prominent on the first pour, becomes a background note. This wine is up there with the 1997 Langoa-Barton.
Price: $24.99
2009 Pédesclaux, Pauillac
Review Date: 07-03-2012
This classified Fifth Growth seems to fly under the radar of many Bordeaux buyers, but the '09 is not to be passed up. Coffee, graphite, spice and ripe black fruit on the nose. The black fruit dominates the palate, but all the lovely layers of mineral, spice and coffee are evident all the way through the finish. This wine shows seamless power along with lovely layers and bright acidity.
Price: $44.99
2009 Marquis de Terme, Margaux
Review Date: 07-03-2012
This is the classified Fourth Growth from Margaux that everyone seems to forget about. It's a great wine for California Cabernet fans to migrate towards, with its big wood spice on the nose and slight coffee aroma. The fruit is big and rich on the palate—dark plum and heady blackberry—with more flavors of oak spice and coffee. The wine is very astringent on the finish, so it will need some time in the cellar to soften.
Price: $39.99
2009 La Tour de Mons, Margaux
Review Date: 07-03-2012
This is always a great value Margaux, and the '09 is one of their best. The nose shows plenty of bright red fruit, spice and an almost graphite minerality. The elegant palate is more red currant and cherry centric, with toasty spice, lovely acidity and texture.
Price: $29.99
2004 Lanessan, Haut-Médoc
Review Date: 04-03-2012
Speaking of elegant and old school, the '04 from Lanessan has arrived. Secondary aromas dominated the wine for the first couple of hours, so please decant this to wake up the fruit. Mushroom dust, earth and gamey aromas preceed cedar and cherry. The elegant texture still showed some acidity, but the tannins are integrated. The past vintages of Lanessan ('97, '99, '01) have always been a hit, so don't miss out on this.
Price: $19.99
2009 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac
Review Date: 03-01-2012
The nose is filled with perfume, floral notes, incense and cassis. The layered palate is rich cassis, spice, cedar and mineral. The richness of the wine keeps the tannins in check while the acidity brightens the wine on the finish. This wine is stunning!
Price: $219.99
2009 La Lagune, Haut-Médoc
Review Date: 03-01-2012
This was one of my favorites of the 09 tasting. The nose was layered with red berry fruit, mineral and a slight damp earth in the background. The polished palate was red and black fruit and graphite with a long long finish. Elegant and rich at the same time. Beautiful.
Price: $66.99
2007 Poujeaux, Moulis
Review Date: 11-04-2011
I've always been a fan of this château for its value and quality. The 2007 is no different except this is the last vintage before the owner of Clos Fourtet, Philippe Cuvelier, purchased it in 2008. This shows pretty berry fruit, cedar, spice and herbs on the nose and palate. The tannins are soft with a long finish of herbs and spice.
Price: $34.99
2000 Saint-Pierre, St-Julien
Review Date: 08-17-2011
Most of my customers said this was their favorite of the tasting. The nose is very expressive with bitter chocolate, smoke, resin and blackberry. The palate shows rich cassis, chocolate and blackberry with plenty of oak spice. The finish is all black fruit with lots of spice and plenty of astringency still, so lay this down or have with a nice rack of lamb.
Price: $89.99
Bruno Michel Premier Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne
Review Date: 08-04-2011
It is always a pleasure when Gary Westby the Champagne Buyer comes down to lead the staff tasting since there is always something I didn't know about our grower producer Champagnes. The Bruno Michel Blanc de Blanc is from grapes produced in Epernay which is the coldest place in Champagne so the Chardonnay is planted on the steepest slopes to prevent frost. This was also one of my favorites from the tasting. This goes through full malolatic fermentation and sits on the lees for 4 years giving a creamy mouth-feel. Apple and spice on the nose and palate with a long mineral finish. This is a gorgeous Champagne.
Price: $44.99
2001 Larrivet Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan
Review Date: 08-02-2011
What a lovely wine. The nose is full of herbs, tobacco and minerals. Black currant and bright red fruit fill the palate along with more herbs and minerals. The long finish has tobacco, mineral and currant flavors that just keep going. The mouthfeel is integrated with some acidity and tannins still evident. This wine is ready right now.
Price: $49.99
2004 Hosanna, Pomerol
Review Date: 07-05-2011
I think this wine still needs some time to settle into itself, but the nose alone should give Pomerol fans what they are looking for. Plus, the wine is more than half the price of Hosanna in the "great" vintages. The nose is beautiful and fragrant, with floral, spice, wood, resin and dark plum fruit. The palate was more restrained, but the rich, dark plum fruit comes through. Give this wine some time.
Price: $109.99
2008 Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
Review Date: 07-05-2011
"Wow" and "Huge" are the two words I wrote for this wine. This was a really beautiful wine with rich dark cassis, black fruit, spice and graphite aromas and flavors. The rich fruit provides a great balance to the grippy tannins. Very nice wine and in comparision to 2009 and 2010 pricing you could almost buy 2.
Price: $124.99
Launois "Cuvée Reserve" Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne
Review Date: 06-07-2011
Every year this is one of my favorite Champagnes. Green apple and mineral on the nose and palate and the 3 years on the lees provides a fantastic mouth feel with plenty of acidity keeping it very crisp and clean. 100% Grand Cru fruit for only $34.99. Crazy.
Price: $34.99
Ariston Aspasie "Carte Blanche" Brut Champagne
Review Date: 06-07-2011
This is our best value Champagne in the store. Comprised of all three grapes this Champagne shows you can have both good value and great taste. Nutty, brioche and apple fill the nose and palate with a mouth filling mousse. Only $24.99 and I promise everyone you poured this for would enjoy it.
Price: $27.99
Deligeroy Crémant de Loire Brut Rosé
Review Date: 12-28-2010
This is a perfect New Year's Eve Rose. On the nose bright cherry and strawberry aromas that carry through on the palate. The bright fresh red fruit flavors are surrounded by a more refined mouth feel. The price makes it affordable for a party.
Price: $12.99
Ariston Aspasie Brut Rosé Champagne
Review Date: 10-27-2010
This could be one of the best deals in our Champagne section. If you like Billecart then you will like this as a alternative in price. Nice strawberry and cherry flavors and aromas with a nice rich texture and a long finish of strawberry. Great value and a great Champagne.
Price: $34.99
1997 Léoville-Barton, St-Julien
Review Date: 09-07-2010
I have to say I really like the 1997s from both châteaux. On the nose of the '97 Léoville there is dried plum and cassis, spice and tobacco, with a bit of dried herbs and minerality. The palate is just a bit astringent still, but filled with lovely dark fruit, more herbaceousness, earth and mushroom notes. The finish lingers with dried mushroom and minerals.
Price: $109.99
2007 Pichon-Baron, Pauillac
Review Date: 07-30-2010
This wine is showing more of itself since I first tasted it. The nose was expressive, with cassis, spice and cedar. The tannins were more polished this time, with rich layers of cassis, chocolate, spice and a mineral backbone that carried through on the long finish, along with oak spice and cassis.
Price: $79.99
Michel Arnould Verzenay "Reserve" Brut Champagne
Review Date: 07-13-2009
What a beautiful Champagne. The elegant texture with great depth of flavor is what stood out for me. Loads of nuts and fruits (apricots) all wrapped by a great mouthfeel and a toasty finish. This has become my favorite under $30 Champagne.
Price: $32.99
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Questions about how developments should be set up for fire protection have, in recent months, precipitated thoughts about revising the county code regarding the amount of water that could be supplied in an area should a blaze occur.
"National standards say that codes should require 1,000 gallons of flow per minute (GPM)," explained county planning and zoning director Dave Levanger. "However, I doubt that many places in rural Utah can supply that. I talked with Phil Palmer (Price River Water Improvement District manager) about this and he told me that is not achievable anywhere in Carbon County."
Levanger indicated that the planning and zoning department had met with local fire chiefs and fire marshals about the situation.
Of concern for most officials and county residents is the flow required in the past for mountain and rural developments.
"At present, there is no real standard in our county," pointed out Levanger at the last county planning and zoning board meeting. "According to everything I have seen from the state, it is the county's responsibility to adopt such a measure."
Levanger provided planning board members with a document highlighting several issues in fire flow codes and how the matters relate to communities.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, fire deaths in America dropped from 35.8 per million in 1977 to 12.7 per million in 1999. The decrease in fatalities may be due partially to building code requirements for smoke detectors.
By law, fire departments are immune from liability while furnishing protection outside territorial limits when under contract. Carbon government contracts for all of the county's fire protection with local municipalities.
Appendix B of the International Fire Code requires 1,000 GPM.
A 50 percent reduction is allowed when an automatic fire sprinkling system is installed in a building.
The fire chief (county) is authorized to reduce fire flow requirements for rural areas or small communities where full flow is impractical.
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality requires a minimum of 20 psi at peak instantaneous flow.
The International Residential Code requires a minimum of 40 psi.
Currently in the Scofield Lake, Pleasant Valley, recreation, forestry and mining, mining and grazing, mountain range and water shed zones, the county guideline allows the construction of dwellings on one-half to 40 acres with no fire protection.
In 1997, the county required that Aspen Cove homes be built with a freezeless or yard hydrant within 30 feet of each dwelling.
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The Urban/Wildlands Interface Code recommends that brush, trees and natural fuel sources be cleared at least 30 feet from each dwelling or cabin.
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Following the presentation, Levanger introduced the proposed fire flow code revision to the county planning board.
The revision grouped certain kinds of properties, allowing for different flows depending primarily on zoning designations.
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"I am a little concerned about the grouping of hotels and houses in the same gallonage parameters," commented Price Fire Chief Kent Boyack. "Fire codes are always set for the worst case scenario. We need to be concerned about how much water would be needed if every sprinkler head in a building were going off at once."
Boyack said Price also plans to adopt new rules for flow, but the county faces different problems because of geographic and elevation concerns.
"Actually, things are a lot better in the county now than they have ever been," said Boyack. "There are hydrants in many parts of the county where there used to be none. For instance, we used to go to Miller Creek to fight a fire and had to look for a canal or cistern to pull water from. Not anymore."
Planning board member Bob Welch recommended that the county get a written record of what PRWID can provide.
Levanger agreed to look at the suggestions and, along with the department's staff, develop a new proposal.
In an unrelated matter, the board addressed a request for a conditional use permit to allow ConocoPhillips to drill and operate a gas well on private property located at about 3000 South near Utah Highway 10.
"The location is zoned industrial now and that allows for a well with special approval," noted Jean Semborski, company representative. "The well will have a progressive cavity pump to extract gas and it will also have an insulated building over it."
Board member Lynna Topolovec pointed out that the well was less than a quarter of a mile from a home and closer to potential residences.
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Music and fashion are kind of like peanut butter and jelly: they're made for each other. Would the Sex Pistols be as memorable without their punk rock style, which was so notably executed and elevated by Vivienne Westwood's visionary creations? Not in our minds! Could you image Madonna's iconic Blonde Ambition without her Jean Paul Gaultier-designed cone-bra corset? Certainly not! And where would the fashion world be if Marc Jacobs had never created his grunge-influenced collection for Perry Ellis? (We don't even want to know.) Needless to say, it's impossible to imagine how music would function without fashion, and vice versa too. Obviously this duo plays a major role in our lives, as we've always got our eyes peeled for the latest fashion trends and our ears open for the next new artist to add to our office playlists, which leads us to today's story. For this installment of What They Wear, we decided turn the spotlight on six musicians who are not only talented, but also happen to be daring tastemakers too. From Lykke Li's vintage chic to Alison Mosshart's effortless insouciance, we have a feeling you'll find them inspirational too.
Lykke Li
We have a serious crush on Swedish singer Lykke Li. The 24-year-old indie artist is insanely talented; her debut albumYouth Novels is a must buy, plus we adore her obsession-worthy remix of the Kings of Leon's "Knocked Up" and new song "Possibility," which is a part of the Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack. In addition to her professional accomplishments, Li has personal style galore and always wears outfits that feature a masterful mix of pretty pieces with touches of masculine scruffiness. The result, dear readers, translates into unique hipster look that makes us swoon. For example, at the Dior Beauty party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the J'Adore fragrance, Li wore a print halter blouse from the French fashion house's S/S 09 collection with a petite pair of vintage shorts, accessorized with a Longchamp Gatsby Bag (from F/W 07) and Robert Clergerie's Dorine Platform Booties ($594)Â--a cool combo indeed. To attain Li's look try Ann Taylor's Textual Print Twist-Front Halter Top ($44) over something short and black, like Bebe's 2b High Shine Mini Skirt ($25), then finish the outfit with Chinese Laundry's Love Me Suede Caged Platform Sandals ($86).
VV Brown
Recently included in Elle's notable Women In Music roundup, VV Brown (born Vanessa) is finally getting some much needed acclaim. In addition to her soul-pop-meets-doo-wop melodies, which can be enjoyed on her album Traveling Like the Light, Brown's also celebrated for her unique take on trends and retro rolled bangs. One of our favorite fashion looks from Brown is the casual ensemble she was snapped wearing in front of the Capitol Records Tower in Los Angeles. The singer/songwriter wore a floral tunic over a long-sleeved gray frock, resulting in a cool, casual, layered look. Check out Joie's Watercolor Floral Denisa Top ($228) in Dusted Peri and Velvet's Ryba Dress ($119) for similar pieces, just make sure you simulate Brown's style and add a waist-cinching belt; Forever 21's Interlocked Skinny Belt ($5) will give you a similarly feminine shape. Finally, pick up a comfortable pair of white sandals, such as Nine West's Evaleen Wedge Sandals ($44), to complete this cute and casual look.
Alison Mosshart
We have been obsessing over Alison Mosshart for some time now; as the lead singer of The Kills and super-group The Dead Weather, she just might be our idol! And while we remain envious of her collaborations with Jamie Hince and Jack White, it's her understated rocker style that keeps us begging for more. There is no doubt Mosshart has smart sensibilities, and her low-key ensembles always look effortlessly cool, as you can see by the outfit she wore to the Cinema Society and D&G screening of The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Mosshart picked a black-on-black combo comprised of two pieces from BessÂ--the N.Y.C T-Shirt ($110) and the Velvet Racer Jacket ($1300)Â--styled with a sold-out pair of Prada studded platforms. To add some rock-n-roll pieces into your daily rotation, pick up Unconditional's Drape Picket Velvet Jacket ($321) and wear it with a graphic t-shirt and slim black jeans, like Kitsune's Text Crew Neck Tee ($88) and Gap's Always Skinny Jeans ($70). Then you simply need to dress up this casual look with a pair of heels like Liliana's Asset Platforms ($35), which have a similar cutout design.
Elly Jackson/La Roux
Vanette Plaid Georgette Tank ($113), then add boyish accents with Pins and Needles' Tuxedo Blazer ($68) and Obey Joan's High Waisted Skinny Jeans ($40), plus accessories like Fossil's Harlow Red Fedora ($23) and Steven's Mista Tassel Wingtip Flats ($91) for a complete Jackson-inspired look. If you are just as addicted to the '80s flashback beats as we are, you will be thrilled to know that La Roux will be hitting the road this summer, so be sure to check them out in a city near you!
Diane Birch
Soulful songstress Diane Birch has an eclectic sound resembling a blend of Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, and Joss StoneÂ--a combo that's created loads of fans! As the daughter of a traveling preacher, Birch's peripatetic childhood gave her a global perspective on style at an incredibly young age, exposure that no doubt helps her create nuanced outfits today. Recently spotted outside the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York, Birch showed off her hipster predilections with a cool mix of vintage (lace top and hat) and modern pieces (Topshop leggings and Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony shoes). To mimic her sweet sensibilities, try a lacey top like American Apparel's Leaf Flower Lace Tee ($38) tucked into French Chalis' Skirt ($26) for a light and airy look. For an additional layer, keep your legs warm with American Apparel's Nylon Tricot Leggings ($34) and step into Dolce Vita's Helix Wedges ($173) for a strappy alternative to her shoes. Of course no Birch look would be complete without a black hat, so be sure top it off with Brixton's Pack Hat ($42).
Victoria Hesketh
Studio 54 disco dresses and grungy t-shirts with images of noble beasts are some fashion favorites of the electropop singer/songwriter Little Boots, a.k.a. Victoria Hesketh. While her music might be effervescent funÂ--"New In Town" is a must-hearÂ--Hesketh's sense of style screams "edgy glam," as you can probably tell from the Matthew Williamson Lace Embellished Shoulder Dress (available in August) and Pyramid Crystal Wide Belt ($585) she wore to the launch party for said designer and Belvedere Vodka last month in London. If you want to recreate Hesketh's beautiful bronze moment, check out Designer Remix's Metallic One Shoulder Dress ($322) and Cecilia De Bucourt's Coin Stud & Chain Wrap Belt ($106)Â--an equally desirable combo with the same standout, shimmering qualities. Then simply finish the look with a playful touch, like her exact Lulu Guinness Lip Clutch ($330). Â--Jessica Baker
Photos of Elly Jackson, VV Brown, Victoria Hesketh, and Alison Mosshart, courtesy of Getty; Photo of Diane Birch, courtesy of WENN