womensweardaily: Sofia Coppola Rings in ‘Bling’ Sofia Coppola’s style is the antithesis of bling, so it’s something of a surprise that her new film focuses on a gang of teenagers who gained fame for robbing luxury items from the homes of Hollywood celebrities.“The Bling Ring,” screened out of competition at the Cannes film festival, is based on the real-life tale of the teenage criminals who targeted stars including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom from 2008 to 2009.“It’s such a great story for a movie,” said Coppola, sitting in the Mouton Cadet-sponsored lounge on the roof of the Palais des Festivals. “It fascinated me. It felt so contemporary and said so much about our culture today.”  For More

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Sofia Coppola Rings in ‘Bling’

Sofia Coppola’s style is the antithesis of bling, so it’s something of a surprise that her new film focuses on a gang of teenagers who gained fame for robbing luxury items from the homes of Hollywood celebrities.

“The Bling Ring,” screened out of competition at the Cannes film festival, is based on the real-life tale of the teenage criminals who targeted stars including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom from 2008 to 2009.

“It’s such a great story for a movie,” said Coppola, sitting in the Mouton Cadet-sponsored lounge on the roof of the Palais des Festivals. “It fascinated me. It felt so contemporary and said so much about our culture today.”  For More

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Former constitutional rights lawyer Glenn Greenwald contends that the United States has a two-tiered judicial system, one for the “haves” and one for the “have-nots.” Mr. Greenwald presents his argument by tracing the evolution of judicial inequality, from President Richard Nixon’s pardon for the Watergate scandal to what the author deems were economic and political crimes committed during the George W. Bush administration. The author posits that both political parties and the media are culpable for creating an unequal judicial system. Glenn Greenwald presented his thoughts in conversation with political activist Noam Chomsky. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a special event of the Harvard Book Store, held at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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It’s the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. We have fundamentally changed the rules of the game and the rules of engagement. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government—condoned torture occur in corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill (author of BLACKWATER: The Rise of the World’s Most Mercenary Army) traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fighting force in U.S. history, exposing operations carried out by men who do not exist on paper and will never appear before Congress. No target is off-limits for the JSOC “kill list,” even a U.S. citizen. Director Richard Rowley takes us on a chilling ride with whistle-blower Scahill. Dirty Wars is a battle cry for the soul and conscience of an America few of us know exists.

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