Ad Exec Merv Bloch Vanishes from “Ghostbusters” Building for a Not so Scary...
Merwin Bloch had considerably less luck in the film business than in 55 Central Park West, the building in which he
View ArticleBudapest in Berlin: Wes Anderson’s Latest Premieres to Rapturous Applause
The 64th Berlinale, an international kinofest of gluttonous cinephilia and one of the major stops on the annual film festival circuit.
View ArticleBill Murray Trolls Reddit, Charlie Rose (Video)
For the olds: Bill Murray, a comedian and actor you know from Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters and Wes Anderson movies,
View ArticleBill Murray Sinks to Unexplored Levels of Immaturity in Ho-Hum Comedy ‘St....
The man who knew too little.
View ArticleHollywood Out East: Celebrity Spotting at the Hamptons International Film...
Hamptons traffic was worse than August this past weekend, but a bottleneck can’t stop the Hamptons International Film Festival—in fact, hordes of regular ticket holders were turned away because too...
View ArticleBill Murray Joins Poets House’s Annual Walk Across The Brooklyn Bridge
Mr. Murray sported his fedora to join patrons and prestigious poets alike for the nonprofit’s annual walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.
View ArticleWill You Join the Celeb Fans of This Morbid and Nightmarish Jewelry Label?
Verameat has allured the likes of Chloë Sevigny and Aubrey Plaza with its playful baubles
View ArticleThe Penthouse Suite Effect
Design cues for the latest billionaire homes come from the world’s most exclusive penthouses and presidential suites.
View ArticleWATCH: “A Quirky Christmas Card from the Patron Saint of Down-to-Earth Stardom”
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View ArticleSAG Awards 2016: Rami Malek for Lead Actor, Key & Peele for Ensemble, and More
The Screen Actors Guild released its nominations for the 2016 SAG Awards, and there are some gems mixed in the bunch.
View ArticleNew Book of Reddit AMAs Offers Unfiltered Look at A-Listers and Worker Bees
A new book of Reddit AMAs, though organized strangely, sheds light on everyone from A-listers to everyday workers.
View ArticleThe Jesus and Mary Chain on Their First Album in 19 Years
"We hadn't a clue what we were dong back then. We'd just stumble through the music scene and cause a fuckin' riot."
View ArticleBill Murray Overcomes Speech-Impeding Red Hots in National Board of Review...
A sizeable pocket of Hollywood descended upon 42nd Street last night for the National Board of Review Awards, at Cipriani. The Carpetbagger tagged along for the ride, and returned with anecdotes of the...
View ArticleCannes, Day Un: Wes Is Not More
CANNES, FRANCE– Last year’s Cannes Film Festival was a bizarre anomaly by any measure. The art-house powerhouse debuted Oscar’s best picture (The Artist); Woody Allen’s highest-grossing film ever...
View ArticleA Wet, Hot American Summer: Hyde Park on Hudson Lets FDR Shed His Stuffy Layers
Let others slobber over Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln. In this year of looking over our shoulders at past leaders with more heroic leadership qualities than the ones we’ve been getting lately,...
View ArticleLord Voldemort Heads Cast of Wes Anderson Types in New Wes Anderson Feature...
Even from the trailer, the mood of Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel seems darker, more adult, than any of his work since Bottle Rocket. Sure, it’s still super-whimsical, with a bunch of...
View ArticleDanny Rubin on Writing ‘Groundhog Day’ for the Stage, Sans Bill Murray
Between Amelie, and Anastasia, Waitress and School of Rock, there’s been a recent glut of musicals on Broadway adapted from well-loved films. While taking your story from a movie that already exists,...
View Article‘Meatballs’ and ‘Cagney & Lacey’ Actor Harvey Atkin Dead at 74
Canadian actor Harvey Atkin, known for his roles in the Ivan Reitman comedy Meatballs and the police drama Cagney & Lacey died Monday. He was 74. Atkin died after a lengthy battle with cancer....
View ArticleThere Was a Looming Zoom Manifestation of Bill Murray at NYFF
Given the idiosyncratic output of Wes Anderson, it’s no surprise that The French Dispatch, a picture he made pre-pandemic, got an idiosyncratic launch at the 59th New York Film Festival. It was a...
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