Hailee on wrong side of the tracks

REEL NEWS: More fun with political correctness

REEL NEWS:More fun with political correctness. A few weeks ago we mused on the Spanish advertising authority's decision to fine the makers of Larry Crowne for issuing a poster showing the stars riding a scooter without helmets.

Now the UK equivalent has banned a poster for Miu Miu, the clothing chain, for showing True Grit's Hailee Steinfeld standing in an unsafe location. The banner has Steinfeld weeping on a quiet stretch of railway tracks.

Bruce Weber, creator of the campaign, explained that the shot was supposed to represent “the set of an imaginary film”. But the watchdogs weren’t having it.

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnist