COPPOLA'S BLING RING

T-B ( Emma Watson, Coppola filming, Still & Official Poster release) 

With 'The Virgin Suicides' being in my top 5 list of favourite films, anything Sofia Coppola writes or directs- I'm quick to follow. The critics slated her for 'Mariontoinette' back in 2006  but after 'Somewhere' and Portmans Dior ad's it seems she's on a roll. The Bling Ring' focuses on the real story ( think Larry Clark's Bully with Bijou Philips but less grimy) of a group of LA kids who rob celebrities homes. The burglaries took place in 2008 and 2009 and exploded a media frenzy with the group of teenagers on the run with Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan's jewels and garms. The overall kill was £3million dollars of cash and belongings and it rocked Tinseltown into a wreath of tight security and nurtured properties. Opening one of the sections at the 2013 Cannes Festival, the film is set to embark on some home truths from the suspected criminals ( with many such as ringleader Alexis Neiers, stating it's 'wrong') but is nearly close to the original happenings. I do hope Coppola pulls this off. Pretty set on seeing this. To research, Coppola attended LA Clubs and documented the teeny Hollywood gangs. The suspects were known to track and follow targeted celebrities activity through social media, to stage the isolated break-ins which lead to their (almost) success of being notorious robbers. On studying today's youth within new technology and social networking in research for the films portrayal, Coppola states:

“It was almost sci-fi, this idea that living does not count unless you are documenting it. All those things interest me and say so much about our culture, and what is emphasised as important.”- Coppola for The Telegraph.