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what’s hot the City! What girl doesn’t want to be one of hints of the ﬁlm’s plot are likely to lessen those girls?” the impact of the story’s big messages. “This And frankly, that’s how most viewers (Projmovie is about being a grown-up,” explains ect Runway designers included) have always Parker. “It’s about adult decisions and what felt about Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and it means to suffer a loss and disappointment Charlotte, and why we’re happy to have them now, as opposed to when you’re 20.” back onscreen: We do want to be one of them. King describes the ﬁlm’s message in broadHeck, the truth is, we already are them. We er strokes: “It’s about love and forgiveness … love, and ﬂirt and make mistakes—and we get As Carrie says in the movie, ‘I used to write right back in there. And hopefully, we know about ﬁnding love; now I write about what we have our friends to help us along the way. happens after you ﬁnd it.’ In your 30s you “The lesson of this movie—of the show—is may make mistakes by jumping into bed with about friendship,” offers Kim Cattrall. “It’s the wrong people, but in your 40s you make about friends as family. You can’t pick your emotional mistakes because you’re in bed with family, God knows. But you can pick your the right people. Either way, when it comes to closest friends.” love, you’re going to feel like you’re 20 years And with any friendships, comes drama. old emotionally. And this ﬁlm is ultimately Accordingly, the Sex and the City ﬁlm provides about exploring the love affair between the plenty. Expect inﬁdelity, romantic disapfour women, and how they each handle their pointments, a break-up or two, and reunions own love affairs.” and resilience, as well as fun sex, outrageous Of course, this is still Sex and the City, so fashion, and as lush and luxurious of a New you can expect the series’ love affair with all York as you’ve ever seen onscreen. But amid things fashionable to thrive. The girls’ always all the glitz, there’s gravity, too. There’s heartbreathlessly bold fashion sense (Carrie herself ache and then healing. And as was mentioned, has over 80 costume changes), comes via the forgiveness plays a big part. “In this movie, brilliance of outspoken (and openly queer) love ultimately trumps all,” offers Mr. Big costume designer Patricia Field. Hot shoes himself, Chris Noth. “But without forgiveness, abound, there’s a deliriously decadent bridal you can’t get to the love.” couture montage (think Dior, Vera Wang, “I just really wanted this movie to be a and Lacroix, Sweetie) and there’s even a fun rollercoaster,” King admits. “I had no interest 80’s-tastic montage of retro-looks as Carrie in doing a movie about shoes or cocktails. It cleans out her closet. Queer eyes will be has to be about emotions and have scope and smiling. “There were a lot of gay moments in scale. I wanted people to come and cry and the wardrobe room,” admits Parker, laughing. laugh.” “We’d try something on and Pat Field would But leave it newbie Jennifer Hudson to just say, ‘Ohhhh, the gays are gonna gag! They wrap it up most succinctly, when she echoes are gonna gaaaaag!’ It certainly brought a fun why her character, Louise, came to New York spirit to the process. We hope the gays will in the ﬁrst place. Sure there was the draw of appreciate it.” the big-city hustle and glamour, but most of Chances are the gays—and all other all: “Love …” Hudson sighs. “I believe in love, viewers—will also appreciate the presence of just like Louise. After all … Love is the thing, Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson in the ﬁlm, too. you know?” She appears as Carrie’s new assistant, Louise, and her youthful glow lights up the screen. “I think having Jennifer was just so necessary,” Parker explains. “She reminds Carrie of who she was 20 years ago and what the city of New York promises.” Of course, no one’s happier about Hudson’s participation in the ﬁlm than Hudson herself: PHOTO CREDIT: CRAIG BL ANKENHORN / NEW LINE CINEMA “Hello? This is Sex and “Carrie” cuddles with “Mr. Big,” played by actor Chris Noth. 35 issue #16 | june 2008 Jennifer Hudson stars as Carrie’s assistant “Louise” boyfriend Smith; but is she happy? All good fodder for drama. Let the games begin! Of course, shooting Sex in the City involves actually shooting in New York City. And the media/stalkarazzi world is much different now than a few years ago. “By our second day of shooting the crowds and fans had found us, and the Daily News had published our shooting schedule—we became like a daily celebrity petting zoo,” laughs King. “We’d shoot something, and people would be watching us, shooting with their own cameras. I’d go home and turn on the TV and see a scene I’d shot that day on Access Hollywood before I’d even seen my dailies.” The media fervor wasn’t lost on the stars, either. “On my ﬁrst day of shooting, the four of us were back together for the ﬁrst time, walking up Park Avenue,” recounts Cynthia Nixon. “There were hundreds of people screaming our names. It was wild. There we were teetering on our heels and trying to walk in unison while trying to ignore the armies of people there … But at the same time it was joyous to be back together.” Kristin Davis fought ﬁre with ﬁre: “I’d just hold up my camera, like a crazy fan, and just start taking pictures of the crowd,” she laughs. “It was ﬂattering, but it added pressure too. I was like, ‘Is everyone going to know the plot?’” Some photos of scenes being shot—especially pics of Carrie in a wedding dress—may have leaked, but they only served to boost anticipation for the ﬁlm. And no ﬂeeting visual moseattle.com PHOTO CREDIT: CRAIG BL ANKENHORN / NEW LINE CINEMA http://moseattle.com

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'MO Seattle - June 2008 Contents Letter From The Editor Voices Instant Activist Pet Project: Do You Dream About Your Pet? ’mo-BIZ: Anne Levison, Co-owner of the Seattle Storm Legally Speaking: Real Estate Buying Basics The Things We Do: Getting “Out”doors this Summer Seattle Pride Events Calendar ’mo Magazine Interview with Sandra Bernhard Anatomy of a Myth Form & Function: Turn Up the Heat on Your Triceps Gay City: National HIV Testing Day San Francisco: If Gay Had a Headquarters Book Review: Chronicle of a Plague, Revisited by Andrew Holleran Augusten Burroughs Coming to Showtime Network Sex and the City Romances the Big Screen SceneOut: People@Places Capitol Hill Guide

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