Feldshuh Floored by German Docudrama; Maysles Brother Can’t Read Subtitles

Dressed in a black coat, black-and-white shawl, and white-tipped black heels, actress Tovah Feldshuh wiped tears from her eyes after the U.S. premiere of The Baader Meinhof Complex, a docudrama directed by Uli Edels that follows the downward path of young German terrorists in the 1970s. The event was sponsored by The Atlantic.

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The Transom in Print, Oct. 15, 2008: Socialite Halloween!; Kim Hastreiter’s Book on Geoffrey Beene; Chris Wilson’s Tall Tale

Irina Aleksander called around to find out the costumes prominent New Yorkers are wearing this Halloween. Celerie Kemble‘s going to need a lot of hairspray!

Ms. Aleksander also moseyed down to Diane von Furstenberg‘s meatpacking district store, where the fashion empress was throwing a party for Paper mag’s Kim Hastreiter‘s new book about Read More

The Moby Dames

Every year, as the hangovers from the holiday benefit season begin to wear off, the Museum of Natural History throws open its doors to the fluttery creatures of the junior-society set for its annual Winter Dance. The event traditionally honors some prominent staple of the New York social scene-Charles Rockefeller, Theodore Roosevelt V, Dayssi Olarte Read More