Take it from us, this Spring everyone is going to be talking about Hit-Girl. The pint-sized assassin is played by 12-year-old Chloe Moretz and she’s the undisputed star of Matthew Vaughn’s superhero comedy caper, Kick-Ass (released on 2 April). We caught up with the child star during a break in filming on Let Me In, the American remake of the Scando-vampire-arthouse hit, Let The Right One In. And as Chloe explains, life has been pretty, ahem, ‘amazing’… (more…)
March 12th, 2010
Behind the scenes, Food & Drink
Press releases come in many different forms. We’ve featured some of the stranger and more lavish on this website before but we can honestly say that until yesterday we had never received a Konditor & Cook cake mocked up as a giant bottle of Wash & Go, in celebration of the preeminent all-in-one shampoo and conditioner brand’s 21st birthday. Don’t they say you should never eat blue food?
March 5th, 2010
Our April issue hit the office yesterday with Leonardo Di Caprio gracing both our newstand and subscriber covers. It’s in the shop at the end of the week.
March 1st, 2010
Behind the scenes, Design, Style
It’s menswear day at London Fashion Week, and those attending the shows from Savile Row to Somerset House will be the lucky recipients of the very first Esquire zine – Manual For A Stylish Life, an ingeniously foldable compendium of interviews, trends, and advice, taking a sideways look at all things menswear. We’ll be putting the best bits up online soon. (more…)
February 24th, 2010
Behind the scenes, Sport, Watches
Amy Williams, who won Olympic gold in the Ladies Skeleton on Friday, has every right to feel over the moon this morning. After becoming Great Britain’s first individual Olympic Winter Games gold medallist in 30 years, she was presented with another prize at a special cocktail party hosted by OMEGA, the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games. (more…)
February 22nd, 2010
Ryan Giggs is a legend. It doesn’t matter who you support, the verdict is the same. We caught up with the most decorated player in the history of English football on a misty winter’s morning in Manchester, soon after he was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year and before he broke his arm. The interview appears in the March issue of Esquire (out now), but here are some extras… (more…)
February 15th, 2010
Behind the scenes, Film, Video clips
Yes, we know – it’s a terrible headline. But such is the excitement about Alice in Wonderland, the latest collaboration between director Tim Burton and his leading man of choice, the one and only Johnny Depp, and given the number of teaser trailers that are being released in the build-up, we’re running out of options. (more…)
February 10th, 2010
Behind the scenes, Film, Video clips
We’re looking forward to Alice in Wonderland, the next outing from the tried and trusted axis of Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter – although we’re still rather concerned about the size of Bonham- Carter’s forehead and what Depp’s optician has been prescribing him… Alice in Wonderland is out 0n 5 March
February 4th, 2010
