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Saks and the City

Posted on September 9, 2008 by admin

Beleaguered mega-editor Sylvie Fowler (Annette Bening) takes refuge in Saks Fifth Avenue in The Women. The WomenDirected and Written by Diane EnglishWith Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, Eva Mendes, Cloris Leachman, Bette Midler, and … Continue reading →

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Found: Soul in the Hamptons

Posted on August 26, 2008 by admin

Aretha Franklin gets a little respect in East Hampton. Photo by Cesar Vera/Ross. By Mary Lyn Maiscott I am staring into Christie Brinkley’s baby-blue eyes. This does not look like someone who has just gone through an ugly divorce, someone … Continue reading →

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Rocking and Rolling with Alan Rickman

Posted on August 17, 2008 by admin

Alan Rickman in Randall Miller’s film, Bottle Shock. By Victoria Looseleaf Just a few hours after an earthquake hit the City of Angels, your faithful reporter sauntered into the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, adjacent to my abode, to … Continue reading →

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Jew on a Camel

Posted on August 15, 2008 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf (we shortened it from ‘Looseleafkowitz’) After much ballyhooing and back-and-forthing between a battery of New York publicists and this ink-stained wretch, it came to pass that I was able to both celebrate my father’s 84th birthday in … Continue reading →

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Debt in Venice

Posted on August 12, 2008 by admin

Gondolas at the Rialto Bridge. Photos © Victoria Looseleaf, 2008 By Victoria Looseleaf It’s been a while since your devoted scribe has posted, but she has been on a series of—as always—remarkable journeys. My most recent excursion was to Venice, … Continue reading →

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McDreamy Dancing with Nellie McKay

Posted on July 10, 2008 by admin

Nellie McKay pounds the piano at a “Midsummer Night Swing.” By Mary Lyn Maiscott An elderly man in a straw hat was getting his mojo on with a flushed, swivel-hipped blonde—I’m talking swing dance—as Nellie McKay (rhymes with McPie) channeled … Continue reading →

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Unwanted

Posted on July 8, 2008 by admin

Angelina Jolie tries to persuade Morgan Freeman to see things her way in Wanted. By Mary Lyn Maiscott While much of the world awaits Angelina Jolie’s delivery of twins, here’s what I’ve been wondering: How does someone who, by all … Continue reading →

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It Was a Very Wack Year

Posted on July 2, 2008 by admin

While Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) consults his psychiatrist (Ben Kingley), his psychiatrist consults his drug dealer. The WacknessWritten and directed by Jonathan Levine95 minutes Even the great Ben Kingsley cannot make Dr. Jeffrey Squires, his bonghead, immature psychiatrist character in … Continue reading →

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The True Horror of Dean Koontz

Posted on June 26, 2008 by admin

Dean Koontz and his golden retriever, Trixie. Photo © Jerry Bauer By Robert Rosen I think it’s safe to say that Dean Koontz, who’s already churned out more New York Times bestsellers than most authors could reasonably hope to write … Continue reading →

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John Cusack Goes “Down the Rabbit Hole” with Mary Lyn Maiscott on VanityFair.com

Posted on May 22, 2008 by admin

John Cusack as Brand Hauser, CIA hitman, in War Inc. In an interview with our own Mary Lyn Maiscott for Vanity Fair magazine’s Web site, John Cusack talks about his new film, War Inc. Cusack, the star and co-writer of … Continue reading →

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