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Just by the trailer alone, we're already big fans of Gus Van Sant's upcoming film Milk, starring Sean Penn and a host of other male actors in the 18-34 demographic (James Franco, Diego Luna, Emile Hirsch) and the thing hasn't even come out yet! Stoking our fire even more, this month's Interview has a cover story featuring one of those male actors, the recently ubiquitous Mr. Franco. With Milk, Pineapple Express, last week's SNL hosting gig, and even a small part in the weepy Nights in Rodanthe, the Nicolas Sparks adaptation coming out this weekend, Mr. Franco looks like the poor man's 2008 Robert Downey, Jr.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/just-try-get-away-james-franco#comments Gus Van Sant Interview James Franco Milk Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:20:04 -0400 Christopher Rosen 75824 at http://www.observer.com Look Out Below! Interview Throws Party in André Balazs's Still-Unfinished Standard Hotel http://www.observer.com/2008/style/interview-party

As far as Fashion Week parties go, Thursday night's Interview magazine relaunch party at the yet-to-be finished Standard Hotel in the meatpacking district will be hard to top. The Standard is still a construction zone—exposed wire, plywood laid down for walkways, DJs in hard hats—and the effect was very much early '90s East Berlin, except for all the New York darlings wandering around, thrilled at the prospect of a new party venue.

Arden Wohl was there. Donna Karan was there. Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen made an appearance, as did model Jessica Stam, author Tama Janowitz, real estate developer Janna Bullock, socialite Stella Schnabel, and actresses Mary-Kate Olsen and Lauren Hutton.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/style/interview-party#comments Style Andre Balazs Arden Wohl Christopher Bolan Genevieve Jones Glenn O'Brian Interview Lauren Hutton Lydia Hearst Mary Kate Olsen Stephanie La Cava Taylor Momsen Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:12:43 -0400 Irina Aleksander 74719 at http://www.observer.com The Post-Sischy Interview http://www.observer.com/2008/post-sischy-interview

On the evening of March 10, Christopher Bollen, the new editor in chief of Interview magazine, met with Off the Record over a cup of Earl Grey at Grounded, a coffee shop on Jane Street. Mr. Bollen, 32, was speaking about a long-lost era when some magazines were so good that it absolutely terrified you to miss a single issue.

“I think people used to feel that way about Interview,” he said. “And people used to feel that way about Details when it first started.  read more »

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