by Fred Topel

At the movies, Tarsem Singh is best known for edgy, darkly visual thrillers like The Cell and Immortals. For fans of those movies, the family friendly fairy tale Mirror Mirror seems like a left turn. For Signh it is not.

The director won acclaim for his music videos and industry clout for his commercial work. Notable videos include R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion.” In his commercials, you wouldn’t know Singh was there because it’s all about the client’s product. Mirror Mirror is a new version of the Snow White fairy tale, the first of two with Snow White and the Huntsman coming this summer. Singh’s version is a traditional costume fantasy, albeit with his own unique visuals and a feminist twist. This Snow White (Lily Collins) saves Prince Charming (Armie Hammer) with HER kiss instead of vice versa. She also becomes a kick ass heroine with the seven dwarves. Snow sings a Bollywood style musical number over the end titles. Julia Roberts plays the evil queen, who actually enters the mirror into an alternate realm where her reflection cautions her against evil magic.

On the press circuit with his stars, Singh has been revealing he did not intend to make four visual movies, and that he had some ideas about stepmothers he could not fit into the movie. So when we had a chance to speak with him privately over the phone, we were able to ask him to elaborate personally on the ideas in his latest film.

Read our exclusive interview with Tarsem Singh on SuicideGirls.com.

Modest Suicide in Shy and Brave

• INTO: Straight teeth, blood, simplicity, snuggling up.
• NOT INTO: Burning bridges I’ve barely built.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: Solidarity, the Geico gecko, tin lunchboxes, singing at the top of my lungs.
• MAKES ME SAD: The number 27. Disloyalty.
• HOBBIES: Filming, writing, modeling.
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Poetry notebook, video camera, attention, honesty, and a moment to breathe.
• VICES: 57- I see it everywhere.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Wasting my time.

Get to know Modest better over at SuicideGirls.com!

by Carrina Suicide

During the time I’ve known Eric Victorino and Giovanni Giusti, I’ve had some of the best nights of my life. Giovanni is from my hometown – a small suburb a stones throw away from the lively, honest and culture rich city of San Francisco, where we attended the same small town high school. I met him while living in Oakland with an old boyfriend of mine. Both of them studied sound engineering at a local college. Giovanni would endlessly pound away on his beat machine, day in and day out. To this day, he hasn’t changed a bit; I can’t say the same for many people from our small town, which has become seemingly plagued with tragedy and wasted youth, drug addiction, suicide, and reckless destruction in general.

I met Eric, the other essential half of the Limousines at a music video shoot for their song “The Future.” Instantly he fascinated me with his delicate prose, even during a simple conversation. What struck me most was his kind spirit. Eric and Giovanni have an auteur theory if you will, their medium being words and melody. Unlike so many peers in our society of constraint, boundaries and bullshit, they aren’t afraid to say what they think, or communicate simple and empirical observations of the natural world.

Right now Eric and Giovanni are touring Europe with The Sounds, so I jumped at the opportunity to pick their brains and hit on them in the most subtle of ways. This is what transpired…

Read our exclusive interview with Jay and Mark Duplass on SuicideGirls.com.

Katherine Suicide in Sanctified

• INTO: Staying out late, learning new things, performing, posing, talking in depth for hours, boobs.
• NOT INTO: People who talk a lot but don’t say anything, people who whine but do nothing about it, unfair treatment of anyone, liars – I see straight through you.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: Me, I make my own happiness.
• MAKES ME SAD: My brain, it’s wired up funny n’ stuff.
• HOBBIES: Belly dancing, computers, make-upm talking.
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My computer, my straighteners, my make-up, my iPod, my boobs.
• VICES: I’m vain, I spend too much money, and I eat too much junk.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Eating sweeties, amending my appearance, shopping, fucking.

Get to know Katherine better over at SuicideGirls.com!

by Blogbot

Every week we ask the ladies and gentlemen of the web to show us their finest ink in celebration of #TattooTuesday.

Our favorite submission from Twitter wins a free 3 month membership to SuicideGirls.com.

This week’s #TattooTuesday winner is Jason Pisculli a.k.a. @pisculli from Tampa, FL.

Enter this week’s competition by replying to this tweet with a pic of your fav tattoo and the #tattootuesday hashtag.

Good luck!

A few things to remember:

• You have to be 18 to qualify.
• The tattoo has to be yours…that means permanently etched on your body.
• On Twitter we search for your entries by looking up the hashtag #TattooTuesday, so make sure you include it in your tweet!

Check out the Tattoo Tuesday winners of weeks past!

by Fred Topel

When you hear Jason Segal and Ed Helms star in Jeff, Who Lives At Home, you might think of some wacky screwball comedy. It is a comedy, but not like you’d expect. Segal plays Jeff, and he has yet to move out, but he is a philosophical loser. He has embraced the movie Signs for its message that everything happens for a reason, and he looks for signs to guide him through life. Indeed the events of the movie lead him to a spectacular conclusion.

Jeff is the fourth film written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass. The indie filmmakers let their actors improvise, and they frequently mix tones. Their Puffy Chair and Cyrus also had family drama like Jeff, while Baghead was a horror movie. Besides Jeff’s spiritual awakening, the film also deals with the breakup of his brother (Helms)’ marriage.

Mark Duplass may have a face you recognize too. He appears in many movies and on TV’s The League. He is also a retired musician. When he heard a reporter from Suicide Girls was interviewing him it reminded him of his rock n’ roll days.

Read our exclusive interview with Jay and Mark Duplass on SuicideGirls.com.

Elvera Suicide in Marvel

• INTO: I enjoy sewing. I also love to crochet. I’m learning to knit but it’s hard. I guess I’m just into crafts. And I really love to be in costume. I LOVE making my own costumes for Halloween, the bedroom, or just to be festive. I love it. I also have amazing pets: two doggies, one kitty, and my ball python. I love the outdoors more than anything. Hiking is something I love doing. I also love riding dirt bikes and playing cards.
• NOT INTO: Gossip. Every time I think I’ve met a potential friend they start talking shit about someone and it’s a deal breaker. Probably why I have few friends and fewer enemies. I’m also not into cell phones. I have a phone but I rarely answer or even look at it. And I’m not into drugs. I hate drugs.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: I love sex. Having sex, talking about sex, watching sex, sneaking sex. I mean of course I’m off the market but that makes my hubby one lucky guy! I’m always in the mood and I’m faithful!
• MAKES ME SAD: Deployment.
• HOBBIES: I love renovating our home, crafting (think I’ve said that enough), hiking in the mountains and traveling with my soldier hubby! Since the army sends us all over creation, I love to scrapbook our journeys!
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My family.
• VICES: Since I have known my husband I have started swearing a shit ton more than I used too! I like bringing edible items in the bedroom, not to mention a camera and other toys. I eat oatmeal about six times a day and I’m a worry wart.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Outside with my dog procrastinating the things I’m really supposed to be doing.

Get to know Elvera better over at SuicideGirls.com!