The September Issue

Release Date (UK) - 11 September 2009

Certificate (UK) - 12

Country - USA

Director - R J Cutler

Runtime - 90 mins

This documentary follows Anna Wintour, American Vogue Editor (and ice queen of the fashion world) and her staff as they put together the September 2007 issue of the magazine. Covering the photography and fashion content of this issue we see how fiercely Anna controls and vetoes what gets into the final magazine and the relationship she has with Creative Director Grace Coddington. We follow them to fashion shows, photo shoots, and also get glimpses into Annas own life with scenes with her daughter, who interestingly doesn't want a career in fashion or publishing, Anna herself having been born to be an editor being the daughter of big time newspaper editor Charles Wintour.

Instantly labelled the real life Devil wears Prada this film outshines it on so many levels. Its hilarious and also incredibly fascinating and gripping. Even if your not a fashionata this film is well worth a watch - for anyone interested in photography its a glimpse into the inspiration and process of idea to what actually gets into the magazine and the often ridiculous fashion items can get anyone laughing almost echoing the hilarity of Ben Stiller in Zoolander. This film is having a limited cinema release and then being released on DVD 10 days later, a tactic usually reserved for films nowhere near as great as this documentary and I'm really not sure why this is so. If its on at a cinema near you then go see it but I think a DVD purchase is only really necessary for fashion obsessives.