Oscar Sunday: Enter TAR’s Something Sweet, Something Beautiful Sweepstakes
Will it be Jean or George taking a trip to the podium to claim the best actor prize at the Academy Awards? Will Michel best Marty, who took home the trophy as top director for “The Departed” five years ago? Will “The Artist” continue its inexorable march to the finish? Will the best actress statuette end up in the hands of Viola? Those questions and many others will be answered tonight at the place soon to be...
The Grammys Pay Fitting Tribute to a Fallen Star
Although she died far too young, it was almost destined that Whitney Houston should take her permanent leave on the night of her mentor Clive Davis’ party, the eve of the 54th annual Grammy Awards – as they always call it, music’s biggest night. For although her heyday was 20 years ago, Houston left this world as one of music’s biggest stars. Because of the timing, her name was on the lips of everyone in the...
The Middle Finger at the Super Bowl: Thumbs Down
Even as the New York Giants pulled off a thrilling come-from-behind, down to the last play win inIndianapolis, what Super Bowl XLVI may be remembered for nearly as much are its record ratings for the NBC broadcast, the M.I.A bird flip during the Madonna halftime show and the Clint Eastwood Chrysler commercial. With :30 spots going for a pricey $3.5 million each, the majority of those that seemed to resonate most were for...
Tilda Swinton + Italian Jewelry = A Champagne-Soaked Night
The ethereal Tilda Swinton, dressed in luminous white on a balmy night, brought her unique blend of sophistication and beauty to the opening of a new jewelry store on Rodeo Drive. Swinton, starring in this season’s “We Have to Talk About Kevin,” is the face of the jeweler, Pomellato, and wore two of its signature chunky jeweled chains around her neck while greeting guests as the host of the event, which benefited LA’s Museum of...
A Controversial Show Vindicated (Again) by Awards Gold
It was Michel Hazanavicius’ night at the DGA Awards. Yes, you better learn how to pronounce the French director’s six syllable name of Lithuanian origin already. More on that in a moment. It would be an understatement to say that “The Kennedys” began as a very rough road for Jon Cassar and everyone else involved in the production of the mini-series about the presidency of JFK, starring Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes as...
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