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By Drew Grant 11/27/12 1:53pm

Brad Pitt, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson at No. 8 (PMc)

Ringing Home the Holiday Violence with Brad Pitt at Killing Them Softly Premiere

Last night the Cinema Society and Men’s Health presented Brad Pitt‘s latest feature (besides those Chanel ads), a dark shoot-em-up called Killing Them Softly. The after party, held at No. 8, was jammed back full of celebs, though Mr. Pitt, Harvey Weinstein, Jack McBrayer, and Amy Adams remained secluded from the whole ordeal by two large security guards who literally linked arms to stop the crush of people from trying to wiggle their way into the VIP area. Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 5/19/11 6:12pm

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Upfronts! TV’s Annual Party Brings Stars and TV Affiliates to New York

NBC played a snippet of the Friends theme song during the video preamble to their “upfront” presentation to advertisers on Monday, and one could imagine that the network missed the good old days. Robert Greenblatt, NBC’s newly installed chairman of Entertainment, said during his opening speech: “In the past, nobody did it better than NBC. Read More

By Christopher Rosen 7/16/09 2:44pm

The Emmy Awards: Kinda Like 2008, Only … No, Exactly Like 2008!

The Emmy nominations: Same as they ever were. Despite rule changes that, in theory, allowed for the more “popular” series’ to hopefully gain nominations, it was once again the underdogs and cable that ruled the roost. Tina Fey’s 30 Rock led the field with 22 nominations, including the Comedy Trifecta of Series, Read More

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Ringing Home the Holiday Violence with Brad Pitt at Killing Them Softly Premiere

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The Emmy Awards: Kinda Like 2008, Only … No, Exactly Like 2008!

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