"BEL AMI" - MOVIE REVIEW

Still from Bel Ami

Although on paper it seemed almost too good to be true, one cannot fault the decision of Sony Pictures to release Bel Ami straight-to-DVD. How does a Film with a Cast so stellar including porcelain-skin Hearththrob Robert Pattinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci, not succeed? Surely the Story and intrigue are there too, this being an Adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's Novel of the same name.

Pattinson stars as Georges Duroy, an ex-Solider barely scraping-by as he looks to make it in a booming, cosmopolitan Paris in the late 1800s. He accepts a job with a respected Publication, Vie Francaise, with the help of Owner and Editor Monsieur Rousset (Colm Meaney), soon becoming an object of ridicule. Georges  learns that the secret to having his way actually is charming some of Paris' most influencial Woman, particularly through the notches of their tightly-tied Corsets. Furthermore, these Women all know one another. 

Hearts are broken and passions flare in this Web of Jealousy and Manipulation, as these Women become hopelessly invested in Georges. He charms the the vulnerable Clotilde (Ricci), the well-connected Madeleine (Thurman) and powerful Virginie (Thomas) - the latter actually being the Wife of Monsieur Rousset, going to all lengths in his ruthless bid for Power, Money and Control.

NEW TRAILER: "BEL AMI" STARRING ROBERT PATTINSON

Still from Bel Ami

"The most important people in Paris are not the Men, but their Wives".

This latest version of the Trailer for Sony Pictures' long-delayed Bel Ami has surfaced and the Period Drama stars none other than Robert Pattinson as an ex-Soldier named Georges Duroy who climbs the social ranks through charming and seducing some of the most influencial, aristocratic women in Paris: Clotide (Christina Ricci), Madeleine (Uma Thurman) and Virginie (Kristin Scott Thomas).

Lots of spiciness going on this Trailer, I must say... and what would Kristen (Stewart) think of these steamy bits with Kristin (Scott Thomas)?

Although it will be released in some markets in Europe as early as March 2, 2012, a North American release date has not been confirmed still.

Watch the Trailer in full below:

CHRISTINA RICCI AT CTV'S 2011 FALL UPFRONTS FOR "PAN AM"

Christina Ricci & Mr. Will-W.

Acclaimed Actress Christina Ricci might be quiet of late, but you can expect that to change in the Fall. Ricci has landed the plum role of Maggie on upcoming ABC series Pan Am, set in the ‘60s. Based on the exciting stories of some Flight Attendants and Pilots for the then-thriving Airline, the Drama Series has been picked-up by CTV here in Canada, as announced yesterday at their 2011 Fall Upfronts.  Co-stars Karine Vanasse (from Quebec), Kelli Garner and Margot Robbie also made appearances.

The pint-sized Actress flew into Toronto from Los Angeles to promote the hotly-tipped Series before a group  of Advertising Executives and Media at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts yesterday. Known for being a bit Fan-shy, Ricci originally had denied me a Photo together, but then changed her mind quickly. “Oh, alright! You came all this way to meet me, but I came 5 hours to meet you!”, she said before giggling and signing my DVD of 2003’s Monster.

Ricci also can be seen this September alongside Robert Pattinson in Bel Ami, a French Historical Drama.

See a Preview of the Series below: