Crichton’s art auctioned to nab £20m

Two years after Michael Crichton’s death, four of his paintings from his private collection are being put up for sale and shed a little more light into the world of Crichton.

Best known for his books that went on to be blockbuster hits (read: Jurassic Park), the paintings – worth an estimated £20m – reveal a new side of creativity to the famed author. Continue Reading

Film: “Coco Avant Chanel”

The new launch of  “Coco Avant Chanel” (“Coco Before Chanel”) follows the early life of the woman who became one of the most influential women in fashion The film is directed and co-written by Anne Fontaine mixing brutal honesty and tender sympathy, tracking the rise of the fashionista herself: Gabrielle Chanel.

Beginning in an orphanage, it biographically follows the tale of her life through childhood, teenage years, and womanhood.

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