Last night, at what is widely hyped as the best night in New York fashion, the attendees of the annual gala benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute did not disappoint. Patterns, we saw a few: a lot of black, a lot of neon, a lot of feathers, and a lot of sheer. And Read More
The last time we were in the Park Avenue Armory was for the Winter Antiques show, where every inch of the massive space was covered in paintings, curios, Edwardian furniture and antique lovers, most of whom were no longer sample sizes. Last night, however, the space was entirely empty, save for two giant screens, each fifty feet tall, and not a single guest exceeded a size six. Read More
On the final night of Fashion Week, New York’s sartorial royalty skipped the final few Fall 2011 shows in order to get a peek at Set in Style, the new Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt.
Bergdorf Goodman’s Linda Fargo, in frothy Vera Wang, lamented having to miss the two shows for the Read More
This takes care of one obstacle: Stephen C. Byrd, the Broadway producer with the rights to stage Streetcar, has told The Times that he wants to help transfer the Cate Blanchett BAM production to Broadway.
He hasn’t seen it yet, but he hears good things:
“From what I’ve heard, it’s fabulous, and I Read More
The New York Times today dissects the possiblity of an extremely successful Australian production of A Streetcar Named Desire, currently playing at BAM, moving to Broadway.
That possibility appears small. In an “active but brutal” season where celebrity appearances have proved key to success, the buzzy Blanchett Streetcar would seem Read More
David Mamet’s new play is here! The play that was to be Mamet, back in classic Mamet form! With a plot so incendiary that nothing about it could be revealed before performances started! With its poster and Playbill cover featuring only a simple, sexy shot of a shapely black woman’s legs in a slinky, red-sequined Read More
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Running time 159 minutes
Written by Eric Roth
Directed by David Fincher
Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson
They saved the best for last. Sure, the end of 2008 produced its share of animated kid stuff. Read More
Today in Sydney, Australia, actress Cate Blanchett looked as healthy as a horse, a very pregnant horse. “People often talk about pregnancy as if it’s an illness, don’t they, and the thing is I’m very fortunate to feel disgustingly well,” the 38-year-old actress told reporters on the red carpet at the Read More
I’M NOT THERE
Running Time 135 minutes
Directed by Todd Haynes
Written by Todd Haynes and Oren Moverman
Starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger
Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There, from a screenplay by Mr. Haynes and Oren Moverman, has convinced me that Mr. Haynes knows infinitely more about Bob Dylan, his life, his times Read More
Fall is the season for ‘quality’ movies, the kinds of movies that make good showbiz at the Oscars. But that doesn’t mean that fluffier stuff can’t break out the box office: witness Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married, the No. 1 film last weekend over Elizabeth: The Golden Age (critics seem to Read More
