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Taking another route from last year's theme of punk rock fashion, this year's long awaited MET Gala has chosen the fantastic and dramatic classical looks of Charles James including big, beautiful dresses that resemble sort of like expensive wedding cakes.

The MET Gala has always been a fashion godsend because of the many celebrities of the moment attending the Gala and wearing their own take of the year's theme.

Here are 5 of our favourite looks at the recent Charles James: Beyond Fashion MET Gala.


5. KATE MARA in VALENTINO


This is one of our favourites because of the interesting vintage look actress Kate Mara wears for the Gala. It's big and dramatic, just like a lot of Charles James dresses but it also has some of Kata Mara in it too. The House of Cards actress' new blonde hair also fits with this look.


4. EMMA STONE in THAKOON


With her boyfriend and Spiderman co-star Andrew Garfield by her side, Emma Stone had one of the most memorable and strongest looks of the night. Her striking pink ensemble caught our attention but it didn't give off that weird uncomfortable shock we usually get when we see someone wearing all pink. Her easygoing fishtail braid made the dress look a bit more relaxed and carefree without it being too casual.


3. DITA VON TEESE in ZAC POSEN


You wouldn't believe that the burlesque artist is 41 but Dita Von Teese doesn't look her age at all! She wore a fun mermaid cut gown with animated looking drapes on the bottom. Teese wore the dress with her signature vintage inspired black hair and make up, and with a classic red clutch from Roger Vivier.


2. RIHANNA in STELLA McCARTNEY


Rihanna was brave to don a bare cropped top of a dress to pair with a more conservative bottom, but she could pull the look of easily, like it was nothing. The singer's Stella dress was one of the most talked about looks of the night. And though it is a dangerous and controversial look, she still looks utterly fantastic and we couldn't imagine a better suited dress for her that night.


1. LIU WEN in ZAC POSEN


Though we haven't really heard of her much, her look being the look of the night has definitely put her on the fashion world's map as a bigger name in fashion. The Chinese model wore a Zac Posen dress from a line inspired by Charles James himself, and the dramatic and voluptuous green satin gown was the best example of the creative genius of Charles James in the 1950s.

Joe Wright's new "Pan" film project, which is his version of J. M. Barrie's classic "Peter Pan", has gotten a lot of media attention and angry fans lately due to the latest casting choice.

Rooney Mara is in final negotiations for the role of Tiger Lily.


As great of an actress, and as beautiful Mara is, we still can't get over the fact that they chose a white actress to play a Native American role, a role which is already scarce to find as it is for a real Native American actress.


The worst part is that we can't even say that they tried looking for a Native, as Prospector Films tweeted a response saying that, "(Native American actress) Kawennahere Devery Jacobs auditioned auditioned for the role but was told that they were looking for a Caucasian instead."


We love Rooney, and we're really excited for the film but this decision made by them was terribly irresponsible. So if they do decide to pick someone else, we at Bubblebeam Mag are proud to present these Native American actresses that could rock the part as well as Rooney could!

Devery Jacobs

She auditioned for the role and they turned her down because she was Native American? The 20 year old actress has been turning heads since she had been nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Aila in Rhymes for Young Ghouls, at the Canadian Screen Awards. Plus, she's breathtakingly gorgeous. How could they have turned her down?

Q'orianka Kilcher

Q'orianka had already took the world by storm with her role as Pocahontas in Terrence Malick's "A New World" epic when she was just 14 years old! Now that she's 24, she could fit in the role as well as Rooney in terms of age, and she has the terrific acting chops to boot. A bonus fact about her is that she's a great environmental and human rights activist.

Julia Jones

The English, Native American (Choctaw and Chickasaw) and African-American actress has starred in the Twilight movies and ER, and has since than gained the adoration and a following worldwide. Twilight does that to people.

Vanessa Hudgens

She might only be a quarter Native American, but she can still look the part of Tiger Lily. She also has a massive fan following from her High School Musical days and she's not been stopping since with film projects like Spring Break and Machete Kills. Having her on board would also attract a lot more people to watch the film.

Ashley Callingbull

The Canadian actress even starred in Blackstone, an unmuted exploration of community, power and politics on a First Nation reserve. So she definitely fits the part. She's also a model, a prize winning beauty queen and an international motivational speaker for TED talks and Harvard. What more could you possibly want?


There are also probably more actresses that are of Native American descent who are out there and who are just waiting for a huge Native American role like Tiger Lily in Pan to come one in a blue moon, but the role would only be given to Caucasians.

Lots of other roles that were meant for other races, like olive skinned Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games, ended up being a role for Jennifer Lawrence.

The issue of given roles of other races to white actors is a big one, and it is something that needs to stop at some point, because actors of different races can do just as good of a job as Caucasians, and they can sell tickets (look at Pacific Rim!), we just need to be given the chance.

That's not beef.

The name "Hannibal" has always been in people's mouths because of the famous novels by Thomas Harris and later because of the films like "Silence of the Lambs" starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster.

But since last year, the smart, cannibalistic psychopath has been reworked into a brilliant television show, along with the original characters from before he was caught, based on the book "Red Dragon", which was also made into a popular movie starring Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes and Edward Norton.

"Hannibal" has now started Season 2 of the series, which follows the introduction of Mads Mikkelsen's take on Hannibal himself, along with Hugh Dancy's take on Will Graham. But now we list down the top 5 reasons on why you should be gluing your eyes on the screen to watch the new season of "Hannibal".

1. Will Graham is in prison, and he's planning to get out.


The television series takes a different twist in "Hannibal", with the cannibal psychiatrist framing his only 'friend' and consulting FBI investigator for all the murders Lecter was responsible for. Season 1's second half of the show was brilliant and evil and conniving, and it broke our hearts.

But season 2 sees a different side of Graham, and he's going to work his way into setting himself free and proving to everyone else that Lecter is the man they're looking for, which would the beginning of "Red Dragon".

2. Food, glorious food.


Arguably, besides the storyline, the best part of "Hannibal" is the food styling of Dr. Lecter's masterpiece dishes.


Even with knowing that everything he made has human meat in it, and his character even serving the dishes to other people who unknowingly chewed on human as well, we still couldn't help but to gaze at the beauty of the food. It will also make you question yourself from time to time.


Jose Andres, a Spanish American chef, had been hired to be the 'culinary cannibal consultant' for the show, to advise the crew on proper procedure for preparing human flesh for consumption.

3. Bryan Fuller.

Fuller, with Mads Mikkelsen as the creepy Wendigo and Hugh Dancy.

"Hannibal" creator Bryan Fuller is probably insane, and we all should love him to bits. His passion for "Hannibal", the show and his adoration for his fans are admirable and sweet and over the top with his incredible livetweets whenever a new episode is first shown, packed with extra behind the scenes pictures, information and love.


Fuller even appreciates whatever fans have come up with for the show, like wearing flower rings on his head when he's seen pictures of "Hannibal" characters drawn with them on.

He's also created other great shows like "Wonderfalls", "Dead Like Me" and "Pushing Daisies" with Lee Pace, which were all unfortunately short lived.


4. It can be creepy, gross and scary.




The visuals can be hard on the eyes sometimes, especially the brutally beautiful death and crime scenes. From ripping the back skin of people to create wings, to the simple horror of a situation, some images will stick at the back of your mind, and it is promised to get a bit more intense in the second season, and we love it.

5. The cast and characters.


From the outstandingly evil portrayal of Hannibal by Mads Mikkelsen, the go-to-guy for romantic comedy male leads Hugh Dancy as troubled FBI investigator Hugh Dancy, to every single one in the show, the characters and the cast portraying them are addictive and lovable, despite the dark and gory story.

We're also excited for the Season 2 new additions to the cast, including "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon as Office investigator Prurnell and Michael Pitt as Mason Verger. Fuller was also keen to take in David Bowie for a role in the show, so he might show up in future seasons.

Plus who can get enough of Will Graham's 'hate' face?



Watch the new season of "Hannibal" on AXN Asia, which starts on 1 April this year.

For now, you can watch the trailer below.

The winners and tributes are beautiful and well deserved, but the best moments at the Oscars of 2014 were these that we have complied, for your viewing pleasure.

5. Dancing during Pharrell William's Happy performance


Lupita worked it when Pharrell came up to her.


Amy Adams shimmied.


But Meryl brought her A game here.

4. The Fall of Jennifer Lawrence 2.0


The graceful star tripped over a traffic cone and brought her friend down with her.

3. The Oscar Isaac creeper


While director and Academy Award winning writer Spike Jonze was hanging around the red carpet, this photo was taken of him. but who's that standing behind his neck and staring directly at the camera? It's Inside Llewyn Davis star Oscar Isaac. Why? Who knows but this is hilarious.

2. The Ultimate Selfie


Ellen had a wide range of cool activities lined up during her hosting gig for the show, but this one was literally record breaking. She organised this ultimate selfie in a matter of seconds and it has become the most reTweeted picture, beating out a picture of the Obamas.

But look at this


Liza Minelli also tried to get in on the action but she was too short. Aw, bless her.

1. The Pizza Party.

Another one of Ellen's jokes gone too far, she ordered pizza for the stars to share.


Brad Pitt ended up helping to pass out pizza and paper plates, and we can imagine this is how he is like with his 6 kids at home.

The pizza delivery guy's life will have also drastically changed because of television exposure and meeting his favourite stars.


Brad Pitt feeding Meryl Streep was a great moment.


But the best photo of the pizza moment, and probably the best picture taken at the whole event was Brad Pitt tucking into a pizza for himself.


Also another great moment in the Oscars, Cate Blanchett's dedication to Julia Roberts in her speech.



All pictures taken from Tumblr

The Oscars this year had some of the most delightful outcomes the show has ever had. From the biggest stars fighting for pizza and taking selfies to wins that were made for the actors.

But one of the most anticipated topics about the night were the dresses, and here we compile 5 of our favourite looks for the night.

5. Sandra Bullock


Let's be honest, most of the stars who attended the event played it a bit too safe, like Sandra Bullock who dressed in dark blue, but unlike a lot of them, Sandra still looked significantly better. Her dress has unique pleats, which worked well to compliment her figure.

4. Karen O


The rockstar graced our carpet with a simple coloured black dress, but the details on her look, including her plunging neckline and the brooch made the gothic look one of the top favourites.

3. Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis


Individually, Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde would already be a hit on the red carpet. Wilde wore a sleek black gown with her pregnant belly and Saturday Night Live-r Sudeikis topped the men's red carpet outfits with his blue suit, but together they are an unstoppable duo.

2. Cate Blanchett


Aside from winning the Best Actress award for her role in "Blue Jasmine", Cate Blanchett also won our hearts with her skin coloured gown. The detail on her dress is absolutely exquisite.

1. Lupita Nyong'o


The Best Supporting Actress wore a custom made gown, created just for her, and it is the most beautiful dress of the night. It beat everyone else with the bold colour choice and the shape of the look which complimented her body so well.