Not everyone stuffed into MTV Networks chairman Tom Freston’s East 66th Street townhouse on April 12 wanted to say how they’d made a fool of themselves recently-even though the party was for Fanatics and Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America, Arianna Huffington’s 10th book.
Her publisher at Miramax Books, Harvey Weinstein, declined to Read More
In the aftermath of Tom Cruise’s decision to leave his publicist of 14 years, PMK/HBH’s Pat Kingsley, some movie-industry Kremlinologists find it interesting that Andrea Jaffe is getting back into show business.
Back in the 80′s and early 90′s, Ms. Jaffe-the sister of producer and former Paramount Communications chief executive Stanley Jaffe and daughter of Read More
It looks like there is at least one Hollywood star who thinks a political endorsement from a celebrity is as useless as one from Al Gore.
At a recent lunch at Michael’s in honor of Barbarian Invasions director Denys Arcand, actor Bob Balaban, wearing a black pinstripe suit and sporting a short platinum-blond hairdo, humbly Read More
“Oh my God, this is so much worse than I pictured!” said real-estate guru Barbara Corcoran, speaking from the stage of Caroline’s comedy club on Feb. 3.
Well, she got that much right.
Looking pert in an orange turtleneck and suede pants, Ms. Corcoran was supposed to be headlining an evening of business-themed comedy Read More
At a press junket for the film We Don’t Live Here Anymore at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 10, the reporters were there to meet the actors-but the one camera in the place was focused on a reporter.
Casey Basden, the 25-year-old in charge of the entertainment section of the city’s paper, The Park Read More
The push to capitalize on Paris Hilton’s porn-meets-prime-time notoriety continues apace. Sources tell The Transom that Ms. Hilton’s management firm, Untitled Entertainment, is talking to Guess? about featuring Ms. Hilton in an upcoming ad campaign for its clothing. “We do have an offer, but I have no other details,” said Ms. Hilton’s manager, Jason Moore, Read More
January 21, 2004 – January 28, 2004
Wednesday 21st
Before Seinfeld , before Swingers , before American Pie, there was Diner – Kevin Bacon before the Kevin Bacon game, Ellen Barkin before Ron Perelman, and Mickey Rourke before a plastic surgeon made him look like Bea Arthur …. Tonight, the 1982 flick gets screened Read More
January 14, 2004 – January 21, 2004
Wednesday 14th
Forsomereason,we’d thought that Harry and Tina had moved back to bonny Britain years ago , after Tina’s magazine flopped and Harry was eased out of Random House , but it seems they’re still here! Today Harry-who dabbles in writing and racquetball-opens the doors of Read More
Wednesday 7th
Wake up, New Yorkers! The New Year is already a week old and you’re still romping around in your chandelier earrings in “holiday” mode, eating pastries, sucking down girl drinks and rolling into the office at 11 a.m. … This isn’t Aspen, folks! Then again, maybe it’s Santa Fe : strap on your Read More
Wednesday 17th
If life came with Ctrl + Alt + Del keys, we’d hit them now and reboot in January …. There aren’t many “shave-worthy” events going on over the next two weeks, and all the holiday hypermania may have you wishing you could curl up in your very own “spider hole” just like Read More
