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The hottest tea, the spiciest gossip, the fiercest commentary and no fucking censorship. We are the Los Santos VIXEN. Hope you've been doing your kegels, babe. Letter from the editor: Sis, stop reading the story and BE the story. Submit your gossip to our handy and under-fucking-utilized gossip submission form. Chop chop. Also Like, Subscribe, Share, is this your first time online? Click HERE ! LSVIXEN XOXO ❤️ Media Review: Vixen's Choice for LS Movie of the Year goes to C'est La Vie (2023) (Title Sequence from 'C'est La Vie') Hey there besties, so guess what? I was invited to a Movie Premiere for Vinewood Pictures latest release entitled C'est La Vie (2023)! So I slapped on some pearls, slipped into a cute 1920's silver screen look, and brought my trusty notepad to get you the tea on the latest piece of media to hit Vinewood. It goes without saying that Los Santos was once the movie capital of the world. You can see it's rippling effects from the 50's forward as the culture bomb that was the burgeoning motion picture scene influenced media all around the world. Since then. plenty of other cities across our big ole' world have cropped up their own studios with their own razzle-dazzle and Vinewood's been resting on their laurels. Until now. If C'est La Vie (2023) is any indication of future output from Vinewood Pictures, it may mark the big flash we've been waiting for in terms of the resurgence of the Los Santos Film Production glory. That's enough of me rambling. Let's get to why I've chosen this film as my Los Santos Movie of the Year for 2023 (The Movie Premiere crowd in it's glory, getting settled in for the film.) The Premiere! 😺 The Altitude Cinema hummed with excitement as throngs of movie-goers entered to watch the premiere of C'est La Vie. Spotted among the crowd were Newsqueen Carry Saunders, Supermodel Giorgia Polchi, Elder God Dorothy Bagshaw, and many other handsome mugs lining the seats. The premiere audience seemed hungry for something.... anything from the long quiet movie production scene. Couples nustled into eachothers arms, people watched with rapt attention, and a hush was cast on the theater while the crowd took in the melancholic life of Robert (Markus Fiskum) which unveiled itself on the screen. (Robert played by Markus Fiskum and his brother Luca played by Mitchell Holt share a grounding scene in the cemetary.) The Characters ARE the Plot! 🔮 When I first heard of the title, my mind drifted to languid black-and-white French art films where a woman would maybe smoke a cigarette, maybe burn it onto her arm expressionlessly, and then say something miserably poetic in French before an hour of uninterrupted weeping. I am blessed and honored to say this is not a French art film. While the plot does ring deeply sad at points, the plot moves in an arc that has a glimmer and shine of hope throughout the course of it. As you'll see later in my coverage of the Vinewood Pictures Q&A that followed the film, Director Markus Fiskum has a direct and punchy goal with the production of the plot of this film and it's my opinion that it was executed effectively. The characters themselves form the fabric of this story. Robert's sorrow seems all-encompassing in the beginning and Luca's exasperation and frustration with his brother punches through the fog of his sorrow with resounding lines. Piercing. Startling. Jarring. Enough to wake an audience out of what might have become a sense of complacency. Mitchell Holt brings fire and passion to the role of Luca that can't be fabricated by merely going through the motions. It's clear that these men have lived through the often terminal pull of receding from life and its varied experiences and have time and time again pulled one another out. (The moodyness brings the sadgrrl part of my heart so much joy.) Vixen's Hightlights! 💋 While the performances are simultaneously heart-breaking and heart-warming, I have to say that according to my own personal taste, it is the moodyness of the lingering shots throughout the film stand out to me the most. I know I can be a mega-bitch on this blog and that is a fact that does not escape me, dear readers. In truth, I'm as sentimental as the next girly. I love to taste joy, love, passion, and even sorrow. The lingering shots of the city served to create a sense of connection between the personal struggle of Robert with the struggles of thousands who live their lives each day in the same isolated numbness. The lingering sequences of him plugging away at his eternal passion project while segmenting himself from the rest of the world served well to force the viewer to think of how they might be doing the same thing, every single day. It's rare when art can actually make us feel, but I think it's rarer still when art forces us to reflect on our own lives. It's for that sole reason I was so willing to make C'est La Vie, my choice for Los Santos Movie of the Year for 2023. (A Standing Ovation (Above) and the Cast Q&A hosted by Alicia Johansson (Right)) The Q&A! 💋 The credits rolled and people dried their tears. As people began to leap up, the emotionally stirred crowd became a standing ovation and rung out shouts of support for the cast and crew who took the stage for a live Q&A. Below is the full transcript of what was asked and how it was answered: That's enough of hearing from the movie nerds, let's hear from an audience member! The Audience Flash Reaction! 💋 (Former Model, Current Stunner, Felix Brown) I decided to ask a random movie-goer exactly how they felt leaving the theater after watching C'est La Vie to get a more objective hot-take! This was his take! (Vinewood Pictures Logo) ALL IN ALL And there you have it folks, everything you need to know about both the world premiere of C'est La Vie (2023) and the details into the crack hit this movie is destined to become. Between performances and cinematography that stirs the heart and a message that hits home for audiences no matter where they come from and what their struggle looks like, C'est la Vie (2023) hits the pitch and won my heart. If you'd like to watch the film yourself, check local theater listings and check their Face browser page here to gain all the latest updates. XOXO, DISCLAIMER >Comments are enabled!