Liberace

Steven Soderbergh Walks Like a 3-D Egyptian

Move over Liz, there's a new Cleopatra in town
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Move over Liz, there's a new Cleopatra in town

Our brain is simply spinning with the news that Steven Soderbergh is planning on making a 3-D rock musical about Egyptian sexpot ruler Cleopatra. First, the casting: Variety reports today that Mr. Soderbergh is sniffing around Catherine Zeta-Jones to take on the role, previously held by both Claudette Colbert (in 1934) and Elizabeth Taylor (1963) with Hugh Jackman stepping into the gladiator sandals, once filled by Richard Burton, to play Marc Anthony. We can sort of see Ms. Zeta-Jones rocking the eyeliner, can't you? But then, there's the music, which will be provided by Guided by Voices. Guided by Voices! Could this be as exciting as when Shudder to Think wrote all those songs for  read more »

After Che, Soderbergh To Do Liberace

After <i>Che</i>, Soderbergh To Do Liberace
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Fresh off the news that Steven Soderbergh's Che has been picked up by IFC Films, now there's word that the director's developing a film based on the last years of singer Liberace. Michael Douglas will star as the flamboyant singer, while Matt Damon is in talks for the role of Liberace's supposed companion of five years. Of course, being so prolific, Mr. Soderbergh still has a few films lined up before he can even get to this, so expect to see Liberace sparkling into theaters sometime in 2010.  read more »

Don't Ya Hate Pants!

KARA: "So," my bridesmaid Joy begins, a sinister twinkle in her eye, "how well do you really know Brian?" She unfolds a wrinkled list of Brian's deepest, darkest secrets.

We're halfway through my bridal shower. Having had a few glasses of Chardonnay, I'm not intimidated by this quiz. I know all the dirt, even the name of his first doll or, as he called Stanley, his "buddy." (Sorry Brian!)  read more »

Oscar de la Renta

SD: Let’s talk about aging.  read more »

Fie on the Old Gray Lady! She Fops Me Over

Very superficial? Butch Johnny Knoxville and foppish Mickey Boardman flank a dour Tatum O'Neal at an Aug. 2 party for Mr. Boardman, the <i>Paper</i> columnist.
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Very superficial? Butch Johnny Knoxville and foppish Mickey Boardman flank a dour Tatum O'Neal at an Aug. 2 party for Mr. Boardman, the Paper columnist.

What a horrid, torrid week!    read more »

Fie on the Old Gray Lady! She Fops Me Over

What a horrid, torrid week!It started off with the arrival, on Sunday, July 31, of The New York Time  read more »

Corcoran Ain't No Corker

"Oh my God, this is so much worse than I pictured!" said real-estate guru Barbara Corcoran, speaking  read more »

Fluff This! Man Coddles Dog; Stores Flood With Pooch Merch

We pet owners are being bombarded by manipulative marketers who are hell-bent on exploiting our incr  read more »

Boozy Funsters–on Vespas! My Anti-Armageddon Gift Guide

Radiation-blocking potassium-iodide pills do not a holiday gift make.  read more »

I Love My Norwich Terrier; Cecil Beaton Redressed

I was right in the middle of slicing cooked broccoli into bite-sized florets for the delectation of  read more »

Start Dressing Like a Gypsy

On Tuesday, May 16, Liberace, that "deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent i  read more »

Happening Vacations Are a Myth

It's hard to open a magazine without reading about some lunatic (usually hetero and gentile) coughin  read more »