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Simon News, Articles, Info - Part 1
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| Fran |
Date: Sunday, 12-May-13, 10:22 AM | Message # 901 |
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SXSW Interview (10March2013) with Director/Writer Dan Mazer and Actor Simon Baker for ‘I Give It a Year’
Audio interview (24:28) with interview breakdown - same roundtable occasion as the one from DailyActor posted here in March, so probably very similar.
http://lostinreviews.com/2013....-a-year
(Direct youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYRnPKmNMog ) |
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| Fran |
Date: Sunday, 12-May-13, 11:24 AM | Message # 902 |
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I think this tweet from a journalist may be inaccurate, but I guess there's a chance it's true as his surfing holiday was due to finish early May:
11May @karimozena "I spy Simon Baker. Nice and scruffy here at @SMMOA #Incognito"
I did post an article some time ago where Simon was listed as due to attend the Santa Monica Museum of Art Gala dinner, but it seemed very unlikely that he would be there (I think dinner was on 9May & Incognito sale on 11May). Simon is not listed as an attendee at the dinner in this article about the event http://societynewsla.com/precognito-for-incognito-2013-at-smmoa/ but Rebecca is. I suppose he may have missed the dinner but got back in time for the sale. |
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| Hayseed |
Date: Sunday, 12-May-13, 3:36 PM | Message # 903 |
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Quote I spy Simon Baker. Nice and scruffy
Sorry, anything you said after that I didn't hear... |
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| Peithon |
Date: Sunday, 12-May-13, 5:45 PM | Message # 904 |
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LOL Hayseed. Apparently Simon and Becca are honorary co-chairs so he was likely there:
https://smmoa.org/press_r....-l-a-s- legendary-exhibition-and-benefit-art-sale/
Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll show up at the upfonts (not likely, but he did go for a couple of years).
Message edited by Peithon - Sunday, 12-May-13, 5:48 PM |
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| pip |
Date: Sunday, 12-May-13, 10:22 PM | Message # 905 |
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Lovely inter view. Again the reference to using a moisturiser. Good for him but I thought he didn't do those things. At least he's looking after his skin for us to swoon over!!!!! |
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| Fran |
Date: Monday, 13-May-13, 0:58 AM | Message # 906 |
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I tried getting Peithon's link to work but I think its too long so gets corrupted. Its similar info to that posted on page 51 of this thread, but if anyone wants to read the full press release it can be accessed via this link: http://smmoa.org/press-room/overview/ |
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| Fran |
Date: Monday, 13-May-13, 12:36 PM | Message # 907 |
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Best Actor in a Spritzing Role - NY Times article about actors advertising perfumes: http://www.nytimes.com/2013....le.html
Excerpts:
The bare-chested, blank-faced models of yesterday’s after-shave campaigns are increasingly being replaced by recognizable Hollywood personalities. Garrett Hedlund, Mr. Bana’s colleague in “Troy,” will be the newest “face” for Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L’Homme, with print advertisements making their debut in June. Simon Baker, a k a “The Mentalist,” is the well-mannered, umbrella-toting image of Givenchy’s latest Gentlemen Only scent. Alexander Skarsgard, with his cool Nordic features, represents Calvin Klein Encounter, which was introduced in September. And that’s not counting Brad Pitt’s ads for the women’s perfume Chanel No. 5 (which had some observers scratching their heads).
“You only have a few seconds to convey the brand,” Ms. Manini said. “An actor can work with a director better.” A following can also help, as generations of sports stars who have converted their fame to fragrance can attest. (Derek Jeter for Avon, anyone?) And so luxury brands, which usually favor film actors because of their international reach — Mr. Bana was surprisingly popular in India, Ms. Manini said — are starting to pick television stars, like Mr. Baker, who brings along a devoted fan base.
“ ‘The Mentalist’ is very popular in Europe — it’s in the top five most-watched programs in France,” said Thierry Maman, president of Givenchy Parfums. “But to tell you the truth, in the beginning, the television aspect was not very flattering for us. We really chose him because he was in line with the story we wanted to communicate.”
The campaign’s plot demanded a person who would come off believably as a modern-day gentleman, Mr. Maman said. First, the company considered male models. “He would be a beautiful guy, very handsome, but why would he be a gentleman?” Mr. Maman said. “So we rapidly searched for actors and sports guys, and also dancers and singers.” Mr. Baker won out for his elegance and a certain delicacy.
“When the ads ran, I realized finally that TV stars have a very, very strong power: their reach is huge,” Mr. Maman said, adding that he overheard a few female workers at the company’s production facility in the French countryside, a region he compared to Oklahoma or Minnesota, coo over Mr. Baker’s old-fashioned charm. “If I went with a movie star, it’s not clear that they would know them,” he said. “They might not go to the movies.”
And this being fragrance (“We’re selling a dream,” Ms. Manini said. “Fragrance is an ephemeral thing.”), a baseline requirement is that the actor should have sex appeal — even an unkempt, shaggy sex appeal like Mr. Pitt’s.
“I suspect a lot of wives want their husbands to smell better and are buying the fragrances for them,” said Nick Sullivan, the fashion director at Esquire, who thinks that fragrance companies’ choosing actors for their ad campaigns is in line with a current general “hunger for fame.” “The fact that they used Brad Pitt for a women’s fragrance says something,” he said. “Men have a greater cachet in beauty than they have had for a long time.” |
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| Peithon |
Date: Monday, 13-May-13, 2:39 PM | Message # 908 |
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Simon Baker 'delicate?'  |
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| Fran |
Date: Wednesday, 15-May-13, 9:58 AM | Message # 909 |
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Article in Watch! mag June 2013 about photoshoot in Australia in December 2009.
Photos appeared in CBS Watch! mag June 2010 & were also used by Australian Tourist Board.
(16 photos from original Watch! feature are in the Gallery from here: http://thebakerboy.ucoz.com/photo....-0-3830 )
(18 photos from filming on Bondi Beach are in the Gallery here: http://thebakerboy.ucoz.com/photo....65 )
http://ocdephemera.blogspot.com.es/2013....ne.html
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| Fran |
Date: Thursday, 23-May-13, 11:58 AM | Message # 910 |
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Transcript of 'Made For Men' (Spring 2013) article/interview:
http://thebakerboy.ucoz.com/load/2013_spring_made_for_men/1-1-0-209 |
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| Evy |
Date: Saturday, 25-May-13, 8:56 AM | Message # 911 |
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Simon will be present the day before "Grand Prix de Diane" to award prizes during evening at a party at the Chateau de Chantilly. 
http://www.wthejournal.com/en-dire....promett
Translation of the paragraph that talks about Simon (under the picture, middle of the article) :
Longines, again, last night presented the Longines Ladies Awards, prestigious new prizes to honor the career of female figures who positively influenced the world of horses.
During the ceremony Saturday, June 15 at the Château de Chantilly, a jury chaired by Simon Baker, Longines Ambassador of Elegance, will present the awards to three winners representing three categories. |
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| Fran |
Date: Saturday, 25-May-13, 10:19 AM | Message # 912 |
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Thanks Evy, English version of the same article: http://www.wthejournal.com/en....preview |
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| Evy |
Date: Saturday, 25-May-13, 9:22 PM | Message # 913 |
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Thank you Fran for the English version. I was rather close to the translation of paragraph ! |
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| Tassie |
Date: Sunday, 26-May-13, 3:07 PM | Message # 914 |
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I've just seen that Royal Ascot have appointed Longines as their first ever official sponsor, could there be a hope that Simon might turn up at Ascot in June? |
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| Fran |
Date: Monday, 27-May-13, 11:38 PM | Message # 915 |
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Tassie - We can always hope, but personally I think it's unlikely that Simon would represent Longines at 2 events so close together, particularly considering his low profile in the UK. I also heard radio adverts for the Longines Global Champions Tour, which is showjumping - in UK (London) early June followed by various other locations, but I'm not expecting to see Simon there either. |
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