Manhattan Transfers

Mr. LaPaglia has sold his West Village home.

Anthony LaPaglia Ends Long Run At West Village Townhouse, Sells to Big-Time Homebuilder Hovnanian

Aussie actor Anthony LaPaglia has sold his West Village townhouse at 292 West 4th Street and left without a trace.

Did the block become too chic for Mr. LaPaglia’s liking? After all, the man is famous for playing mobsters and cops; a fancy address messes with a man’s street cred. Or perhaps starring in the Australian made-for-TV movie about Julian Assange and playing an Aussie in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Django Unchained left him feeling homesick for a house in his native land? In any event, Mr. DiPaglia will have more than enough cash to cover his tracks after selling the place for $7 million, according to city records. Read More

Toronto Ends With a Bang

The Toronto International Film Festival, which just ended, rounded the midway point with a collage of passionate impressions, and climaxed with a happily exhausted sea of critics and journalists heading for the airport with six months of copy in their tote bags. In 10 days, I saw 40 movies and consumed about 10,000 crab cakes. Read More

LaPaglia’s Triumphs In A View From the Bridge

There can be no doubt that Anthony LaPaglia is giving a wonderful performance in the new production of A View From the Bridge at the Roundabout Theater. His Eddie Carbone, the Brooklyn longshoreman who is among Arthur Miller’s most affecting tragic heroes, is a magnificent achievement.

He will receive the lion’s share of the plaudits Read More