Movie Must See: Four Rooms (1995)

Four Rooms is a 1995 anthology film telling four stories set in a hotel in the US city of Los Angeles on New Year's Eve. Tim Roth stars as the principal character of the frame tale; he also takes part to a greater or lesser degree in the four stories.




The movie was directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino with each of them directing one "room" of the film.


Four Rooms:
Honeymoon Suite: The Missing Ingredient --> Written and directed by Allison Anders.




Madonna !



Madonna !

Room 404: The Wrong Man --> Written and directed by Alexandre Rockwell.
Room 309: The Misbehavers --> Written and directed by Robert Rodriguez.




Penthouse: The Man from Hollywood --> Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.


Plot of the Penthouse scene: The penthouse is currently being occupied by the famous director Chester Rush (Tarantino). Ted is asked to deliver a block of wood, a doughnut, a ball of twine, three nails, a club sandwich, a bucket of ice and a hatchet as sharp as the devil himself.




After getting acquainted with Chester and his friends, Ted is asked to take part in a challenge: Chester's friend Norman (Calderon) bet him that he can light his Zippo cigarette lighter ten times in a row. If he succeeds, he wins Chester's car, but if he fails, he loses his pinky finger. Ted is charged to act as an impartial "hatchet man" and cut off Norman's finger, should he fail.



Ted initially tries to leave but a $100 bill convinces him to stay and a total $1000 finally persuades him to play the assigned role. Norman fails on the first try, his finger is chopped off and Ted immediately leaves with the money. While the credits are rolling, the frantic rush of Chester and company are running to get the friend to a hospital.




The plot is an extended reference to an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, itself adapted from Roald Dahl's "Man from the South".

In or Out: Natalie Portman

Oh kittens. We're torn.

Natalie Portman attends the 9th Annual New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend at The Times Center in New York City in Rodarte for Target.

Screw that. We're not torn at all. She looks terrible and the dress looks unbelievably cheap. We wanted to applaud her for trying something a little thrifty, but we suspect she has an agreement with Rodarte. Promote the cheap line and we'll give you first pass at our red carpet gowns for awards season.

[Photos: thefashionspot.com/WireImage]

Brodarte: Rodarte for Boys

Enough lady talk! Boys? Step up.

The fabulous sisters behind the label Rodarte created a line of mixed-knit sweaters for Opening Ceremony called "Brodarte." Check it:

Well, now we know what all the hipster nerds will be wearing. Frankensweaters. We kinda sorta like them but we think they're probably better served on the backs of the under-30s. Also, they look disposable. We can't imagine that these would last through more than a couple wearings before evaporating.

[Photos: openingceremony.us]

Rodarte for Target

Let's go shopping at the Target, gals!

Here's the lowdown: Rodarte for Target hits stores December 20 through January 31. Prices range from $9.99 to $79.99. Let's browse the racks, shall we?

Our first thought is that it's all very pairable. Our second thought is what we always think when a discount or department store snags a hot designer for a quick and dirty collection: the clothes look like cheaper versions of better designed outfits. Not that this is a bad collection. It's got some spark to it and like we said, it's very pairable and wearable. Pairable meaning we probably wouldn't recommend any of the looks as they're presented here, but we see potential in many of the individual pieces. It's a collection for a style-conscious but cash-strapped girl who knows how to fill out her wardrobe with some pieces of flair.

[Photos: TheFashionSpot]