Spooky director David Lynch ("The Elephant Man," "Blue Velvet," "Mulholland Drive") rocked into Shanghai last December, and here's what he got up to: a 16-minute film for Dior called "Lady Blue Shanghai." Art directed by designer John Galliano, it stars Marion Cotillard as an appropriately distressed damsel in a perfectly tailored Dior skirt suit. The film begins with our heroine returning to her posh Shanghai hotel, where she quickly discovers that someone has entered her room and left behind a beautiful sapphire Lady Dior quilted handbag sitting smack in the center of the room. It emits smoke and light, so she freaks out and calls security. I'd have flung myself onto the bag and thanked the mysterious Dior gods for their blessing. more ›

• Christian Dior's high drama ads with Marion Cotillard will soon feature Shanghai, with a David Lynch directed 12-minute piece entitled “Lady Blue.” Says Galliano, “In the David Lynch film, Marion is reciting a poem that he wrote, and was inspired by the Pearl Tower itself. The words and building fuse in the picture he paints on-screen. Shanghai is such a vibrant and inspiring city.” Well, it's got more than enough twin peaks... [Fabsugar]
• Oops! Despite it being advertised on the official Shanghai ticketing website, the Gwen Stefani tour dates for our city are fake. Her Gwen-ness will not be coming in May, instead "Gwen and the guys are in the studio working on the upcoming No Doubt album." [Shanghai Talk]
• SmartShanghai informs us that Phoking, Nam 1975 and the California Pizza Kitchen in the Portman are all closing down. Tony Romas in the Portman is still around though, because their owners made a deal with the devil... or something. Seriously, how is it still around? [SmartShanghai]

Hollywood actress Sharon Stone arrived in Shanghai late Tuesday night at Pudong International Airport. After passing immigration casually dressed in white slacks and a dark long-sleeved top, she was quickly driven downtown in a Mercedes Sedan to the JW Marriott Hotel. more ›