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Rosario Dawson walked into the Waldorf Astoria looking nothing like the violent drug addict she plays in “Gimme Shelter.” Dawson’s smooth skin glowed under only a touch of makeup. The actress’s almond eyes sported a hint of smoky-blue eye shadow. When I told Dawson she looked beautiful, she laughed and said, “Why? Because I brushed my teeth?” Dawson was referring to her character’s brown, rotted teeth.
Snubs and predictions for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Director. American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave, Gravity, Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf of Wall Street, Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club or Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave
Everything from your watch to your refrigerator will soon be custom programmed to your specific data with built-in sensors and a low-power wireless connection. It will know what you like and what you need. Keys will soon be obsolete. Everything you own will have a password capability to lock and unlock.
Jordan Belfort, who Leonardo plays, wrote the book the movie is based on so it’s from his perspective. It describes debaucherous and excessive behavior. I can imagine that other people might not want to be portrayed. They were criminals. They swindled innocent people out of their money and many never paid for their crimes.
Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin and Annette Insdorf, moderator of the “Reel Pieces” series at 92Y Most families have their share of rage, but the Westons in “August: Osage County,” opening December 25, make other dysfunctional families seem normal. The film, adapted by Tracy Letts from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, offers … Read more
Jonah Hill landed his biggest coup yet: he costars with Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which opened on Christmas day. On Thursday, Hill spoke at Annette Insdorf’s “Reel Pieces” series at the 92Y.
“August: Osage County,” opens Christmas day. Written by Tracy Letts, adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play. It’s a close look at three sisters played by Juliette Lewis, Julia Roberts and Julianne Nicholson. Meryl Streep plays Violet Weston, the drug-addled matriarch. Also starring Abigail Breslin, Dermot Mulroney, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Sam Shepard. Produced by George Clooney and Harvey Weinstein
The 2nd Annual Tinsel & Tails Celebrity Catwalk Holiday Party Fundraiser for Fashionista Dogs and Dog Lovers was a tremendous success. Thank you to Jennifer Bartok.
Over the past three-plus decades Whitaker has worked with an extraordinary array of brilliant directors in an astounding number of films. The movies include “The Color of Money” (Martin Scorsese), “Platoon” (Oliver Stone) “Good Morning, Vietnam” (Barry Levinson), “Bird” (Clint Eastwood), “Body Snatchers” (Abel Ferrara), and “The Crying Game” (Neil Jordan).
Many celebs have lined up to support Borghese’s efforts. Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of three-term New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg; Eric Trump, son of billionaire Donald Tump; actors Bernadette Peters, Stephen Baldwin, and Pam Grier; Miss USA Nana Meriwether; Amanda Hearst; and animal activist Beth Ostrosky, Howard Stern’s wife. “They have all been loyal and lent their voices to our cause,” said Borghese.