Cult Classics

From left, T-Bone Burnett, John Turturro, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Universal Studios Home Entertainment).

Lebowski Fest, Dude

White Russians were flowing by the pre-made bottle at last night’s Lebowski Fest at the Hammerstein Ballroom on 34th Street.

“I’m not sure why we are even offering a full bar,” the bartender told The Observer. As we took our creamy libations from her, an unshaven man donning a bathrobe, jellies and sunglasses pushed by Read More

Changing Reels: N.Y.’s Auteurs Make Ads for Small Screen

Tom Bernard, the co-president of Sony Pictures Classics, the studio behind such sophisticated fare as Howard’s End and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, recently had a revelation. The studio executive and Democratic donor has been quietly observing the year of the political documentary, of left-leaning fare like Fahrenheit 9/11 and Going Upriver as they unspool in Read More