Martin Amis, Ian Rankin and Jackie Collins are among fellow authors and fans paying tribute to the Us crime writer
Fans and fellow writers have paid tribute to Us crime writer Elmore Leonard after he died yesterday, from complications associated with a stroke suffered in July.
Award-winning crime writer Ian Rankin told the Guardian: "Elmore Leonard could write hard-boiled and soft-boiled. He could make you laugh at a one-liner and wince at a scene of brutal violence. He could write westerns, crime stories, and political satire. And all of it in the leanest prose imaginable. In short, he was a master."
The style and humour of Leonard's writing won him fans across the globe during a 60-year career in which he wrote 45 novels, including Get Shorty in 1990, which catapulted him to fame when it became a blockbuster film starring John Travolta.
In the Guardian, Mark Lawson wrote: "The plots … were...
Fans and fellow writers have paid tribute to Us crime writer Elmore Leonard after he died yesterday, from complications associated with a stroke suffered in July.
Award-winning crime writer Ian Rankin told the Guardian: "Elmore Leonard could write hard-boiled and soft-boiled. He could make you laugh at a one-liner and wince at a scene of brutal violence. He could write westerns, crime stories, and political satire. And all of it in the leanest prose imaginable. In short, he was a master."
The style and humour of Leonard's writing won him fans across the globe during a 60-year career in which he wrote 45 novels, including Get Shorty in 1990, which catapulted him to fame when it became a blockbuster film starring John Travolta.
In the Guardian, Mark Lawson wrote: "The plots … were...
- 8/21/2013
- by Liz Bury
- The Guardian - Film News
The Spring 2013 collections debuted a bevy of artful styles on the runways, but there were a few in particular that are guaranteed to be a man event! Here, the top trends straight from the catwalk!
The runways of New York, London and Paris all had one thing in common (aside from some pretty amazing fashions): some seriously sexy hair! While there were so many styles that made an impact, three in particular are bound to be big hits, say the pros from L’Oréal Professionnel.
Intricate Updos
This season’s bold updos command attention with stylists sculpting twists, knots and braids. Backstage at Issa, L’Oréal Professionnel Session Stylist Malcolm Edwards
created dramatic couture-coiled hair. With a tight ponytail as a base, he teased and curled sections before twisting them into his masterpieces. For Temperley, Edwards’ young, flirty version involved brushed-out pin curls spilling over a topknot. L’Oréal...
The runways of New York, London and Paris all had one thing in common (aside from some pretty amazing fashions): some seriously sexy hair! While there were so many styles that made an impact, three in particular are bound to be big hits, say the pros from L’Oréal Professionnel.
Intricate Updos
This season’s bold updos command attention with stylists sculpting twists, knots and braids. Backstage at Issa, L’Oréal Professionnel Session Stylist Malcolm Edwards
created dramatic couture-coiled hair. With a tight ponytail as a base, he teased and curled sections before twisting them into his masterpieces. For Temperley, Edwards’ young, flirty version involved brushed-out pin curls spilling over a topknot. L’Oréal...
- 1/9/2013
- by Jennifer Tzeses
- HollywoodLife
Sneak Peek Swedish actress Noomi Rapace ("The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"), in a 'fashion forward' editorial spread appearing in the December 2012 issue of "Vogue Italia"magazine.
Photographed by Michelangelo di Battista, Rapace was dressed by Vogue fashion editor Alice Gentilucci in a cold, futuristic look from designers Valentino, Philip Treacy, Givenchy and Alexander McQueen.
Hair is by Malcolm Edwards.
Makeup is by Sharon Dowsett.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Noomi Rapace in the new Rolling Stones music video "Doom and Gloom"...
Photographed by Michelangelo di Battista, Rapace was dressed by Vogue fashion editor Alice Gentilucci in a cold, futuristic look from designers Valentino, Philip Treacy, Givenchy and Alexander McQueen.
Hair is by Malcolm Edwards.
Makeup is by Sharon Dowsett.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Noomi Rapace in the new Rolling Stones music video "Doom and Gloom"...
- 12/19/2012
- by M. Stevens
- SneakPeek
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