Daniel D'addario
Harvey Weinstein might not be eating crow just yet over his recent lawsuit against Relativity Media, but he certainly made nice at the party for Peter Bart's memoir Infamous Players. The Weinstein Company recently sued Relativity, headed by hotshot Ryan Kavanaugh, over the rights to remake The Crow, the 1994 Brandon Lee action flick produced by Bob Weinstein's Dimension Films, during the shooting of which Lee was killed in an accident. (Relativity is reportedly... MORE >
Fareed Zakaria was hanging at the downtown haunt Kenmare on Thursday night, raving about Maggie Betts' new documentary The Carrier, the story of an H.I.V.-positive pregnant woman in Zambia working to keep her baby healthy. "It's breathtaking," the Time editor at large told the Transom. "Her parents are good friends," he added of Chelsea Piers owner Roland Betts and his wife, Lois Phifer... MORE >
Peter Bart couldn't stop marveling at the caliber of guests at a party for his memoir, Infamous Players, at Upper East Side haunt Desmond's. "Bill Maher--and Steve Kroft--and Harvey Weinstein!" he raved to The Observer, pointing out guests as they passed by. "I spent my life in journalism--I started with the New York Times" Mr. Bart said, "and then I spent sixteen years in the movie business, and now I have a show on... MORE >
Some way to preserve your voice before the summer concert tour! Liza Minnelli was spotted lighting up with a male friend last night at the premiere party for The House of Blue Leaves at Sardi's. "Ms. Minnelli? I don't want to interrupt your smoke," asked a timid publicist, attempting to usher the Oscar-winner inside and away from sidewalk gawkers. "Darling!... MORE >
So much happens each day--how to keep it all straight? Time to test your memory! --Which would-be daytime newbie is going to struggle to have a hit--not that flopping has stopped her rise? --Speaking of failing upwards, which film critic proved that the worst (and most weirdly laborious!) way to review Source Code is just to read the... MORE >
So much happens each day--how to keep it all straight? Time to test your memory! --Which actor (who just won an Oscar) and author (who just won a Pulitzer) and cabinet official and talk-show host (both of whom are always on this thing) made Time's 100 most influential list? --Which moguls does Deadline think are... MORE >
Alaskan fishing captains Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand (his brother) and Sig Hansen were in New York to promote their reality series Deadliest Catch at the Discovery Channel upfront presentation, along with the closing-bell ceremony at NASDAQ. Like some fellow grizzly Alaskans, they are bearish: "I'm in the market, and I have gold and silver. I'm diversified," said Andy... MORE >
Neptune would have felt right at home at the Riverkeeper's Fisherman's Ball at Chelsea Piers-the bar was decorated with giant metal fish and fishermen's caps, the tables were bedecked with fish-printed needlepoint tablecloth, the windows overlooked the foggy Hudson. It was reminiscent of a down-market Maine rental cabin. Naturally, they served sushi. (Were we at a ball or an Enchantment Under the Sea dance?) Former night owl Jay McInerney was in his element. "I'm... MORE >
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Britain's Mirror tabloid reports that Madonna, who periodically shops religions like a first-semester college student unsure of her major, is readying to cut ties from Kabbalah.... MORE >
So much happens each day in this town! How to keep it all straight? Time to test your memory! --How is the apocryphal John Gotti movie getting press for the Gotti family? (Hint: it's not by writing and filming a movie that you can pay money to go see!) --What New York quasi-landmark no longer darkens Vogue's... MORE >
Dinner was winding up at the Interview-sponsored New Museum Spring Gala at 7 World Trade Center, and an influx of new guests, given miniature bells on wire to hang from their clothes as party favors, braved the vertiginous 45-story elevator trip to the bar. The crowd was a healthy mix of artists and society types in airy spring dresses, gravitating mothlike to the windows, which showcased stunning views of downtown.... MORE >
"He's in my dreams almost every night!" said Marisa Tomei, star of the New Group's production of Marie and Bruce, about her playwright, Wallace Shawn. "He's, like, giving me advice, so far, about my own personal life!" Ms. Tomei was quick to specify that the real-life Mr. Shawn would never impose himself on her in such a... MORE >
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So much happens each day in this town. How to keep it all straight? Time to test your memory! --How do you get to Carnegie Hall--and if you get there tonight, which bawdy singer, which Lite-FM stalwart, and which hilarious comedian turned tolerable banjo player await... MORE >
