David Foxley
On Monday, Feb. 25, Lorraine Bracco—who around here is still better known as the shrieky wife in GoodFellas than for her role as the shrink with a smoky voice on The Sopranos—threw a launch party for her new line of wines at the Hard Rock Café on Broadway and 43rd Street. No matter how you slice it, a TV actor launching an eponymous line of booze at a Times Square theme restaurant on a... MORE >
Looks like Nicole Kidman will grace a fall cover of Vogue, which was shot by Annie Leibovitz in a town near Sydney, Australia. [WWD] Just spotted at the Colette boutique in Paris: party gal/model Cory Kennedy, who “love[s] Paris for its fashion.” [T] Donald Rumsfeld was spotted admiring the lovely flowers at Café des Artistes, where Mayor Bloomberg, dining nearby, didn’t say hello. [P6] The New York Philharmonic was able to perform in North Korea; the... MORE >
Things really have gotten out of control over at TMZ.com. They’ve just posted a live streaming link at the departures curb at LAX. “Can we spot Best Actress winner Marion Cotillard before she jets back to France? Watch and find out.” Though it looks like the most exciting thing their cam will catch is a frustrated skycap flipping the bird to a bad tipper, something tells us that a sad chunk of people will... MORE >
Harper’s Bazaar has all sorts of fun ideas tucked up its couture sleeve. The latest: recreating the Marc Jacobs spring ’08 runway show as a spoof, to be snapped by famed fashion photog Peter Lindbergh. This clip shows the on-set happenings at the magazine shoot. And make sure to keep your eyes peeled for the famous faces assembled in the “front row”—yup, that’s Marcia Gay Harden sitting near party photographer Patrick McMullan. Meanwhile... MORE >
Plenty of leading ladies relied on the expert advice of their stylists to “play it safe” on the red carpet at last night’s Oscars. (During a brief interview, Jennifer Garner, who looked insanely chic in a black Oscar de la Renta ruffled gown, mentioned her beauty-bestie Rachel Zoe several times.) Sarah Larson, on the other hand, looked to blast-from-the-past actor George Clooney, her boyfriend of seven months, to ensure her ensemble was sufficiently wowable. “I... MORE >
Tilda Swinton, the 47-year old actress who picked up a Best Supporting Actress Oscar last night for her turn as a corporate lawyer in Michael Clayton, celebrated her win last night with the younger of her two lovers, the Daily Mail reports today. While 29-year-old artist Sandro Kopp looked on adoringly as Ms. Swinton got up to deliver her acceptance speech, 68-year-old John Byrne, the father of her ten-year-old twins, Xavier and Honor, was... MORE >
Baird Jones, gossip reporter and Webster Hall curator, died in his Greenwich Village apartment on Thursday night at the age of 53. [NYDN] All about actress Charlize Theron, who has “her feet firmly planted on the ground.” [T] At Oscar parties, celebs like Sean Penn and Rocco DiSpirito showed up with new, attractive girlfriends. [P6] On the red carpet this year, a lot of leading ladies played it safe. [NYT] John Mayer left a... MORE >
Clicking through New York actress and socialite Serena Merriman’s Facebook album, called “Friends,” we found the above shot of Ms. Merriman, pal Sturgis Adams and, um, Leelee Poohead? That sure looks a lot like 24-year-old actress Leelee Sobieski. Call it the new twist on the common socialite practice of switching the placement of first and last names to avoid easy searchability (file under Laliberte Kristian; Rambin Leven; Hearst... MORE >
There are only 13 days till the Project Runway finale airs. And while we have a few ideas about who’s going to win—thanks to a certain little bird—the anticipation continues to build. Last night, Bravo aired one of those reality TV reunion episodes, in which almost everyone comes back to the show, where they are filmed fidgeting in a poorly designed set. It gives them a chance to rehash tired feuds, dish about “what... MORE >
Chuck Norris isn’t the only celebrity who has stumped for Republican Mike Huckabee. Here’s a clip of rock group KB Gunn and the Boston Tea Party singing their support for the presidential hopeful from Arkansas. The tune, cleverly titled “The Huckabee Song,” rides high on harmonic intricacies that alone express a fiery passion for Mr. Huckabee’s unique platform of issues. Self-styled proponents of real change in the nation’s capital, Mr. Gunn and his invisible... MORE >
Andre Benjamin (a.k.a. Outkast’s Andre 3000) may not be so set on finding an East Village place after all; he recently toured a penthouse loft on West 13th Street. [P6] For many women searching for that perfect wedding dress, less is definitely more. Sayonara, Cinderella. [NYT] Elizabeth Hurley and husband Arun Nayar are accused of paying their full-time London housekeeper $200 a week. [P6]Hedi Slimane, the former Dior Homme designer, took the pictures for... MORE >
Warning to those affected by motion sickness—now is the time to pop a Dramamine. Beyond all the jiggles and giggles, the nougat at the core of this promo clip—a sewing-circle interview of Hillary Clinton conducted by Traveling Pants sister Amber Tamblyn, Ugly Betty star America Ferrera and the inside of her mouth (Chelsea Clinton is apparently there, too)—is... MORE >
Savoring what is fast becoming the gastronomical awakening of the Upper West Side, Times foodie Frank Bruni gives the hood’s Dovetail three stars. [NYT] Jennifer Lopez, who is pregnant with twins, has checked into her private room at a Long Island hospital. [P6] Asked by a reporter how his daughter Jenna’s wedding plans were coming, President Bush said: “It’s coming like I have nothing to say about it, is how it’s coming.” [Rush&Malloy]... MORE >
“I’ve never experienced an Oscars that’s as apathetic and unenthusiastic as this one,” said Cameron Silver, the owner of Decades, a vintage couture boutique on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood.... MORE >
In Milan, where fashion week is currently underway, Giorgio Armani recently decided to ban Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn from his show, which took place last night. Aside from the 73-year-old designer’s apparent displeasure with Mr. Horyn’s write up of events preceding the show (and, perhaps, an unflattering comment she made about one of his trousers last year), the real reason for his decision has been a matter of speculation. Filing a dispatch from... MORE >
