UNIQLO announced they will soon open a new store in Westfield Garden State Plaza, one of the top shopping malls in the U.S. The UNIQLO store in Westfield Garden State Plaza will be the fifth retail location for the company and the brand’s only shopping mall location in the U.S. market. 

Fast Retailing Chairman, President & CEO Tadashi Yanai comments, “Opening in the largest shopping mall in New Jersey is an exciting cornerstone in our continued U.S. expansion. We look forward to partnering with the community to bring the modern UNIQLO aesthetic with high quality, affordable clothing to northern New Jersey. I hope to continue to bring the UNIQLO ‘Made For All’ philosophy and style to more locations throughout the U.S. in the near future.”

The UNIQLO in Westfield Garden State Plaza will be the brand’s second foray into New Jersey, the first being back in 2005, when the brand was still unknown in the U.S. UNIQLO U.S. CEO Shin Odake comments, “Following the immense success of the first New York location, we revised our strategy for the U.S. market and decided to close the three small New Jersey locations to launch large scale flagship stores in targeted areas of Manhattan. The three popular UNIQLO Manhattan locations have built a dedicated fan base in the New York tri-state area making it the perfect time to re-launch the brand’s innovative modern style in shopping malls across the U.S.”

Opening in fall 2012, the 43,000 square foot anchor store will have its own dedicated outside entrance to mall goers and will serve as the prototype for future shopping mall stores.

Last week, Stella Artois hosted a stellar bash in celebration of their official sponsorship of the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Stella Artois transformed the Tribeca Cinemas into a booming casino nightclub, amply titled ‘Cannes Cinema Club’ where guests experienced an evening of stylish reverie.

The evening featured a classic “Ocean’s Eleven” theme, which included a live showing of the original film, live music, a wrap party and some familiar faces…

The Cannes Cinema Club interactive experience included:

· RFID Bracelet: This bracelet connected us to social media networks to share experiences with our friends and to win special prizes;

· Photo Experience: We don 1960s attire and pose for a professional Cannes Cinema Club headshot which we uploaded to Facebook using out RFID bracelet; and

· Safe Rides Home: Uber, an on-demand car service, provided each guests the experience of a private driver to ensure all attendees arrive home safely.

Overall, it was a fun Saturday afternoon and a chance to experience the 60s amongst friends. Find our more about Cannes Cinema Club at www.stellaartoiscinemaclub.com

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Writer: Etan Cohen

Producer: Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald

Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg and G. Mac Brown

Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Michael Stuhlbarg and Emma Thompson

Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith) has come back to the big screen after a decade. Men in Black Ⅲ  —Available in 3D— is one of the best comedy Sci-Fi movies this year. This special agent duo, who fight disturbing aliens in the precisely tailored black suit and fashionable skinny tie, never fail to achieve their mission to protect the earth while providing global laugh, surprise, tears, and love to the audience.

The story starts from a powerful jailbreak scene of the key alien villain, Boris the Animal (Jemaine Clement). This incident changes the usual days for the Men in Black agents and dangering the whole universe. While the earth starts to get attacked by the aliens, agent K is nowhere to be found. Worried and confused, agent J was oddly informed by his boss, agent O (Emma Thompson) that agent K had passed away 40 years ago. Finding a way to save agent K, agent J time travels to MIB’s early years in the 1960’s to help and work with his long time partner and friend by changing history, and of course saving the earth together. Meeting 29 year-old agent K (Josh Brolin) during the risky adventure allows agent J to see the part of K’s life that he had never shared with him before, in addition to learning about some secret in his own life.

Keeping the crew behind the camera seems to be part of the successes in this film. Unlike many Blockbuster movie sequences, this funny yet deep and relatable story line has the incredible cohesiveness from the previous Men in Black films. The mesmerizing special effects were definitely worth watching in 3D. There are many fantastic additions to the film as well, including special guest stars and the pretty retro 60’s fashion. Co-staring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, there is no doubt Josh Brolin did a magnificent job playing young agent K. This movie is highly recommended to the family audience—perfect for the father’s day— as well as all the people who want to feel that a ‘miracle is not impossible’.

Men in Black Ⅲ will be in theaters starting this Friday, May 25^th, 2012.

Director: Kirk Jones

Writer: Shauna Cross, Heather Hach, Heidi Murkoff (books)

Cast: Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks

Several couples experience the various stages involved with starting a family. Their unique stories intertwine to create a glimpse into the crazy, unpredictable scary and beautiful world or pregnancy and child rearing.  The stories are told through the eyes of the women involved, each of which represent different stages and phases in life. The women are a varied bunch which include a personal trainer, a would be chef and a store  owner and baby expert all of which experience their pregnancies in hilarious and unexpected ways. Wendy (Banks) Finally gets pregnant after years of trying, only to find herself in competition with her younger “mother in law” (Decker) who gets pregnant on a whim, wears stilettos into her 3rd trimester and manages to avoid every unpleasant symptom. Hilarity ensues in witnessing the often unpleasant and annoying occurrence women endure while pregnant.

The movie is based on a series of books by Heidi Murkoff, and much like the written version many aspects of pregnancy and child rearing are explored. From miscarriages to adoption all the bases are covered in a carefully crafted plot  that has the characters intertwined in fun and interesting ways. While the subject matter and language are pretty tame by today’s standard it may not be the best movie to take the kids to. Opt instead for a date night or better still a girls night out. Prepare to laugh cry and cheer as one by one each story gives you something to relate to.  Whether you’re a mom, a soon to be mom or have a mom this is a great movie to see.

Visit TheFameFestival.org for more information.

Though Summer doesn’t officially begin until mid June, most consider memorial day weekend as the officially unofficial start of the summer party season. Weather permitting this weekend is usually filled with garden parties, barbeques and for us city dwellers rooftop soirees. Bar d’Eau is one of many venues opening up to the public this week. The intimate oasis is on the 7th floor of the beautiful Trump Soho. Summer came early for team JSD as we were cordially invited to attend the exclusive preview before the official public opening.

The space has an enclosed bar area and lounge as well as an out door deck. The deck is 6000 square feet with 1 pool surrounded by modern lounge chairs, several table settings and a small bocce ball court. Within the lovely surroundings guests may enjoy a variety of small plate items along with their specialty cocktails. One of the most interesting cocktails is the “Moet Ice Imperial”, one of the first champagnes created to be served over ice. Very few venues will have access to thus refreshing cocktail, making the experience at Trump Soho all the more exclusive. Also available at the bar are, The Belvedere Lemon Ice Tea which is a refreshing libation, featuring Belvedere lemon tea vodka and black tea and the Rose on Spring which is also made from Belvedere and features a spritz of rose water for a fragrant finish.

While guests of the Trump are the only people allowed to enjoy the pool, the bar is open to the public.  As with most roof top spaces this venue is only available for a short while, so you should catch while you can. If the view and gorgeous setting isn’t enough of a reason, go for the world class cocktails and ambiance. You may have to work all summer but that’s no excuse not to play, drop by Bar d’Eau for a little grown up fun. Bar d’Eau is located on the 7th floor of the Trump Soho Hotel @ 246 Spring Street (at Varick Street).