The second half of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival slate was revealed today, with Spotlight screenings of Julie Delpy’s 2 Days in New York (her follow-up to 2 Days in Paris, costarring Chris Rock), Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud’s Chicken With Plums, and Tanya Wexler’s Hysteria (starring Maggie Gyllenhaal in the story of the invention Read More
That we-don’t-know-what-to-call-it Broadway play starring Chris Rock (the Tony announcers called it The Mother With the Hat, which is an apt descriptor of Queen Elizabeth if not a brazenly funny drama about drug addiction, recouped its investment, as was announced today. The presence of Mr. Rock surely helped (or–did they? Plenty of superstars don’t Read More
Two major A-list stars open movies this weekend, but judging from the product, you’ll probably want to see Toy Story 3 again. Here’s a handy guide to the new releases.
Knight & Day
What’s the story: We know Hollywood loves remakes, but was it really necessary to take another swing at Killers so soon after Read More
In mid-October, about three weeks to go before election night, Barack Obama found himself in the classy old Metropolitan Club on 66th Street with a group of his top New York fund-raisers.
He told them there was “extraordinary expertise” in the room. “Who knows?” he said. “There might be some of you Read More
Former Life Magazine managing editor Bill Shapiro sent the above cover of the magazine from September 2004 (left) to Jim Romenesko’s blog as a nod to Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, whom many have noted resembles Tina Fey.
Media Mob was just struck by how similar Ms. Fey’s pose is to the most Read More
Reclusive comedian Dave Chappelle missed two flights out of Ohio last night and failed to get to a Manhattan fund-raiser for Congressional candidate Kevin Powell of Brooklyn.
The clip above shows Powell earlier in the evening, before the announcement about Chappelle, continuing to criticize incumbent Representative Ed Towns for what Powell thinks is Read More
In this clip, Chris Rock introduces Barack Obama—the candidate for “progressive people that are not scared,” Mr. Rock says, who “want to be on the right side of history, because you’ll be real embarrassed if he won and you wasn’t down with it.” The comedian adds that the “smart” senator from Illinois, who he Read More
Here’s a completely earnest Chris Rock doing a robo-call call for Barack Obama.
The calls will cover New York State and target 500,000 to 600,000 voters between the ages of 18 and 35, according to the campaign.
During the call, Rock says, “For the first time in my life, I’m inspired by a Read More
The massive, earth-shattering February 6 party Gucci is planning to coincide with the opening of their biggest store will be held on the lawn of the United Nations in Turtle Bay. “A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF,” which is what the fete has been named, is to be the first event of its Read More
As Barack Obama left Sylvia’s soul food restaurant on Thursday night after a meeting with Rev. Al Sharpton, he said, “It always feels good” to be back in Harlem.
The visit to Harlem was Obama’s first as a presidential candidate, and if the intention was to strike a stark contrast between the popular support he Read More
