My favorite Christmas movie of all time is “The Holiday” (2006) – actually it’s easily on my short list of favorite movies EVER. A surprising admission, because I don’t like Jude Law… but his character – and Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet and Jack Black - all more than make up for it in this fantastic flick. If you haven’t seen it – watch it. You'll love it. Really. The story lines take place in LA and England over the holidays – two of my favorite places. And I can say that Cameron Diaz’s movie wardrobe is by far the BEST OF ALL TIME. From the Miu Miu white and wool cashmere coat, TSE and Ralph Lauren cashmere scarves and sweaters – to her chocolate brown and white Dior shearling coat. It’s all just fantastic.
With yesterday marking the first Sunday in December, LA is in full-on Christmas-mania (The Grove started this epidemic weeks ago...) – it’s on and it’s time to get festive. With this in mind, my best friend, her boyfriend and I had “Holiday” high-tea at the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills yesterday. The list of famous movies filmed here (for $14,000 USD/ day) fills an entire page. The most exciting for me being “The Holiday”… but not at a small price. The Director, Nancy Meyers, wasn’t happy after the first day of filming so the studio paid another $14k to get it right. You really do have to spend to save.
After an hour and a half of chatter over tea, biscuits, various treats and champagne we went on a tour of the mansion– seeing the “dining room” where Cameron Diaz and Jude Law shot the scene where he takes her to lunch (ironically set in England in the movie). It was pretty cool. Some other notable favorites in good company were Ghost Busters, Air Force One, and The Bodyguard. The park ranger who lead the tour said when you see the white and black marble floor in a movie it’s a dead giveaway – I’ll definitely be looking for it in movies to come.
Feliz Navidad!
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