Marni

● Peep the Sofia Coppola-directed Marni for H&M video, starring British actress Imogen Poots. [Telegraph]

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LV 2012

Like most things Sofia Coppola touches, her latest collaboration with French fashion house Louis Vuitton is effortlessly cool. Inspired by old school LV, the cruise 2012 accessories collection is filled with bags from the luxury label's past, but are spruced up with sportswear details, like bright hues and perforations. 

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Madonna

● Madge is, as rumors have suggested, headlining the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show. [CNN]

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Dorff

Stephen Dorff on his disappointment with 'Somewhere'’s US release, his struggle to find worthwhile projects, and the extreme letdown that was 'Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star.'

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"It’s nice to play a good guy again"

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Dior.com has overhauled their beauty section, creating a much more rewarding online shopping experience. You can now purchase a variety of Dior products, including gift sets, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Sofia Coppola-directed Miss Dior commercial. If you haven’t seen it, watch the adorable spot below, and stay tuned for an upcoming shoot with Natalie Portman. Oh oui!

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● Director Sofia Coppola and her indie rocker husband Thomas Mars of Phoenix welcomed their second daughter, Cosmina, in New York City, where she'll be the coolest kid at daycare. [PopEater] ● Mena Suvari was married in Vatican City, dooming her union to be small, out of touch, and micromanaged. [People] ● Kate Gosselin's botox makes Nicole Kidman look like Betty White. [US Weekly]

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In the wake of the overblown and underwhelming Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola had a baby, moved to Paris, and effectively receded from view. Other than a commercial for Dior, her filmmaking dropped to nil. Enter her forthcoming release, Somewhere. Starring Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning, the story concerns a hard-living Hollywood actor obliged to re-examine his life after a surprise visit from his 11-year-old daughter. Does this sound like a kind of (asexual) Lost in Translation redux? The older-Hollywood-type-meets-challenging-younger-girl scenario does feel rather familiar. Exactly how familiar remains to be seen, but in any case, the one-sheet for the film has surfaced. Check it out after the jump.

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● Meryl Streep wore a dress designed by Project Runway’s Chris March to the Oscars. It did not involve a huge trannie wig. [Tom and Lorenzo] ● Jimmy Kimmel convenes a meeting of the Handsome Men’s Club, whose members include Patrick Dempsey, Rob Lowe, Matthew McConaughey, Sting John Krasinski, Ben Affleck and more.[Youtube] ● Sofia Coppola may make a movie based on Phoenix’s “Love Like a Sunset.” (Her baby daddy is the band’s lead singer). In other Phoenix news, the kids in Staten Island’s PS 22 choir follow up their cover of “Poker Face” with a rendition of “Lisztomania.” [Playlist, Hipster Runoff]

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● To no one's surprise, Foxy Brown received "special treatment" while serving her prison sentence at Riker's; guards made sure she had plenty of clean clothes and TV time. [MSNBC] ● Members of the band Rooney will make a cameo in Sofia Coppola’s new film Somewhere; lead singer Robert Schwartzman just happens to be Sofia Coppola’s cousin. [Rooney] ● Bad news for Brad Pitt and Steven Soderbergh. Columbia head Amy Pascal cut loose their new film Moneyball, which was set to begin today in limited turnaround; they're looking for a new studio to fund and distribute the film. [Variety]

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