If you didn't catch "Downtown Calling" at the HBO Latino Film Festival in Chelsea last night, you may have to wait some time to see it. But remember the title because the documentary is lively, expertly edited and presents a deft deconstruction of how New York's creative mythology rose from the ashes of a once broke, lawless and smelly city.
Debuting today at Film Forum in New York and Laemmle's Royal Theatre in Los Angeles, a newly restored "Breathless" will screen in honor of its 50th anniversary. A national release will follow.
As part of the 50th anniversary campaign, Rialto Pictures, the classic films restorer and distributor, invited Rodarte to produce T-shirts inspired by Jean-Luc Godard's seminal debut.
"It's a very serious message in a very frivolous industry," Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey said during the cocktail hour at sixth-annual Harper's Bazaar Anti-Counterfeiting Summit held today at Hearst Tower. Guests milled around the Hearst Tower penthouse, eyeing fake bags, watches and shoes over polite conversation and chilled white wine.
A panel talk began with sobering news from keynote speaker Juan C. Zarate, a national security expert who laid out how three well-known terrorists funded their operations through counterfeit goods. Spain's 2004 train bombings were also financed by pirated movies.
March 11, 2010
Teens scoured the Internet for a peek at the third installment of the 'Twilight' series. Speakeasy's Elva Ramirez explains the enduring appeal on the News Hub.
March 10, 2010
Corey Haim, a teen hearthrob to the Sassy and TigerBeat generation, died today in Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press. He was 38. Autopsy results will confirm the cause of death at a later time.
The teen star, whose fame increased following roles with his best friend Corey Feldman in movies like "License to Drive" and "The Lost Boys," grew into a man who publicly battled drug addiction. In 2007, Haim reunited with Feldman for an A&E reality series, "The Two Coreys."
With the release of R.J. Cutler's "The September Issue" on DVD, someone made the genius decision to pack in over 90 minutes worth of never-before-seen footage. The bonus footage actually exceeds the original film's length. Often, deleted scenes and bonus footage play like indulgent filler, but The September Issues's extras are as compelling and quirky as anything that made the film.
It was the end of her long night as host of Louis Vuitton's Saks Fifth Avenue launch party in midtown, but Maggie Gyllenhaal lit up when asked about her new film, "Crazy Heart."
"I think it's my favorite film I've made," Gyllenhaal said of "Crazy Heart," a character portrait that stars Jeff Bridges as washed-up country singer Bad Blake. After early Oscar buzz, the film is being rushed into theaters in December to qualify for awards season.
