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A Not-So-Accidental Governor

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:25:52 -0500

Pat Quinn’s moment is about to arrive – finally. Illinois’ lieutenant governor, who has toiled for decades in the less visible rungs of state politics, will ascend to the state’s top job whenever Rod Blagojevich steps down or is dragged from it. (Does anyone seriously believe that Blagojevich, arrested by federal agents before Christmas on suspicion of massive corruption, will actually survive the final two years of his term?)

Making his second national television appearance...

Morning Memo: Bill Blass to Close; A Magazine for A Small World; Bernard Madoff Gets Shoved

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:25:14 -0500

Here is a video of disgraced investor Bernard Madoff getting into a pushing match with some people on the street. (One of his recruiters, Bob Jaffe, may have had a similar experience at a birthday party on Saturday night.) [Cityfile]

Nexcon-owned label Bill Blass is shutting down. [The Cut]

Asmallworld.net, Harvey Weinstein's social networking site for fancy people, has launched a "journal of social and contemporary culture." Whether non-members will be able to read...

Bucking Economy, ASmallWorld and Diamond Billionaire Lev Leviev to Host 'Diamonds & Champagne' Party for Socialites

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:52:54 -0500

Yesterday afternoon, the Daily Transom received an emailed invite for a cocktail party taking place on Thurs., Dec. 5 to "celebrate the holidays" with Harvey Weinstein's online community A Small World (a.k.a. Facebook for millionaires) and the luxury diamond brand Leviev at the brand's Madison Avenue boutique.The email's subject line was, "Socials Buck the Recession with Champagne & Diamonds,"

Young socials like Dalia Oberlander, Jennifer Creel, Gillian Hearst-Shaw, and actress Kiera Chaplin, will be...

Harvey Weinstein Banking on Americans' Love for a Good Cry

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:57:22 -0500

"I hope you brought tissues," said Brooke Geahan, whose Accompanied Literary Society hosted a screening of Stephen Daldry's The Reader at the Tribeca Grand on Monday, Nov. 24. "It's a crier!"

Mr. Daldry's film is an adaptation of German writer Bernhard Schlink's bestselling novel starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, and 18-year-old David Kross. The story focuses on an underage boy's brief affair with an older woman, who he re-encounters years later when...

Transom Week In Review: Mary-Kate Olsen at the Accompanied Literary Society; Election Night Madness; Dominick Dunne Toasted

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:56:53 -0500

We channeled the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe alongside Josh Lucas, David Schwimmer, Arden Wohl, and Mary-Kate Olsen at the Accompanied Literary Society Halloween party.

The art world remembered Robert Rauschenberg at a Coalition for the Homeless benefit.

We spent an anxious Election Eve with Graydon Carter, Tina Brown, Salman Rushdie, Regis Philbin, and Nora Ephron at the New York Public Library’s Library Lions benefit.

On November 4th, we saw many people and...

Slideshow: Celebs Flock to Harvey Weinstein's Election Night Playpen

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:02:43 -0500

As regular people partied in the streets last night, the city's Hollywood imports gathered at the Public House in Midtown, where producer Harvey Weinstein, GQ editor Jim Nelson, Borghese CEO Georgette Mosbacher, and Glamour editor Cindi Leive hosted a bipartisan election night party. (On the bar was a bowl of Obama/Biden pins alongside a bowl of McCain/Palin pins.)

Mr. Weinstein, originally a Hillary Clinton supporter, looked on giddily with wife, designer Georgina Chapman (clad...

It’s Barackfest in New York!

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:58:35 -0500

As election night neared, New York’s power elite—but also its creative class, its political class, its partying class, lurched to find the center of gravity for election night.

The premonition that New York’s obvious choice, Barack Obama, was likely to win was not the smallest consideration here.

And then there were those who attempted to provide the city with its own massive town square,...

Georgette Mosbacher's Stiff Upper Lip

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:16:06 -0500

At the Harvey Weinstein/GQ party at the Public House on East 41 St., Georgette Mosbacher, another one of the hosts, was putting on a brave face. “As a Republican I plan to have fun in spite of it all. I’ll make the best of it,” said Ms. Mosbacher, who is the CEO of the Borghese cosmetics company and the ex-wife of Robert Mosbacher, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce under George H.W. Bush.

But...

Georgette Mosbacher's Stiff Upper Lip

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:15:51 -0500

Harvey Weinstein On Election Night: 'We're Gonna Sweat It Out'

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:32:30 -0500

At the Bipartisan Election Night Party hosted by Harvey Weinstein and Georgette Mosbacher, Mr. Weinstein was remembering to another party guest about things were going around 6pm in 2004 for John Kerry. Then Michael Moore called Mr. Weinstein to say that something was wrong in Ohio.

This year, "I'm gonna stay nervous ‘til Ohio and Florida," he said.

In case anyone questioned his loyalties, Mr. Weinstein was wearing an Obama/Biden pin

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Morning Memo: Harvey Weinstein Not Vindicated; Sharon Stone's Dubious Parenting Skills; Heather Locklear's DUI Details

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:23:04 -0400

Per his agreement with Page Six, Harvey Weinstein now owes a charity $1 million after a leaked Scott Rudin email describing Weinstein's bad behavior during the production of The Reader turned out to be real. (Yesterday, Mr. Rudin told Gawker that the email was fake, but that turns out to have been a lie. Confusing!) Also, fun story: "When they were making The Hours, Scott sent Harvey an enormous box of cartons and cartons...

Morning Memo: Harvey Weinstein Vindicated?; Bill Clinton Redirects His Energy; Janet Jackson Hospitalized

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:22:13 -0400

Scott Rudin has admitted that he lied to Page Six about an email that Harvey Weinstein supposedly sent to producer Sydney Pollack on his deathbed, along with the widow of another producer, Anthony Minghella, over issues related to the upcoming release of The Reader. [Gawker]

During a talk about the joys of philanthropy featuring Bill Clinton, The Economist's Matthew Bishop noted, "Neuroscientists have monitored the part of the brain where you get the reward...

Morning Memo: Robert De Niro's "Weird" Calls; OK! Mag to Lose Baby Photos?; Tommy Hilfiger Moves Back In

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:21:24 -0400

In an 11-year-old tape anonymously leaked to Page Six, Harvey Weinstein can be heard warning director Quentin Tarantino of potential "weird late night phone calls" from Robert De Niro, who was apparently angry about the salary he received for Tarantino's 1997 film Jackie Brown. [P6]

Actor Shia LaBeouf will not be charged for a July drunk driving incident due to insufficient evidence. [TMZ]

OK Magazine's Kent Brownridge may be putting a moratorium on the purchse...

At Marchesa, Tinsley Mortimer and Harvey Weinstein Don't Feel Like Talking

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:47:20 -0400

At Marchesa's Wednesday, Sept. 10 presentation at the Chelsea Museum, models stood atop several foot tall white pedestals in voluminous evening gowns that flowed, twisted and turned about their petite bodies as the guests closely examined them like sculptures.

Georgina Chapman, the designer behind Marchesa along with Keren Craig, was fluttering about saying hello to her guests as they were being served mini champagne bottles with insertable flute nozzles that allowed them...

The Vanity Fair 100: Some Rise, Some Fall, We Scratch Our Heads

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:19:08 -0400

Vanity Fair has come out with its list of 100 most powerful influentials, most of which—since they've already been covered by various lists in Time (the Time 100), Forbes (celebs and richest Americans) and elsewhere—come as no surprise.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and Google boys Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt are all in the top 10, followed closely behind by David Geffen, Bill Clinton and billionaire...

Fashion Roundup: Gisele Bundchen Makes a Calendar; Roberto Cavalli Segways Through Saint-Tropez

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:44:58 -0400

Halston, the '70s-tastic label revived last year by Jimmy Choo designer Tamara Mellon and movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, has announced that it will show at the Museum of Modern Art during fashion week, even though designer Marco Zanini departed from the label recently. [FWD]

Model Agyness Deyn and her boyfriend, Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., wear matching shoes. [Jezebel]

Project Runway is suddenly not looking like an automatic hit, as the contestants...

Harvey Weinstein, Blogger

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:35:18 -0400

Harvey Weinstein has finally—finally!—started a blog. The former co-chairman of Miramax and current head of the Weinstein Company has written a post for Portfolio's newest blog, the hiply titled Playas, which will be guest-edited by celebrities and executives. (No, it's not about beaches en Mexico.) According to a press release, Mr. Weinstein will be writing for a week.

In his link-free and comment-disabled post [Update, 2:27 PM: Looks like links and comments have...

Tamara Mellon May Take a More Active Role at Halston

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:37:38 -0400

Less than a day after designer Marco Zanini was reported to be out at Halston, the fashion house recently revived by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and Jimmy Choo designer Tamara Mellon, Fashion Week Daily is reporting that celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe may also be departing.

"She has no creative control over Halston," said a brand spokesman back in February when Ms. Zoe reportedly failed to appear for Halston's fall show. "Her main...

Harvey Weinstein Drops Halston Designer One Year After Hiring Him

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:14:48 -0400

One year after hiring Marco Zanini away from Versace to be Halston's new creative director, Harvey Weinstein and Tamara Mellon, who took over the fashion house last July, are already reportedly looking for a replacement.

According to Women's Wear Daily, sources inside the company's Soho headquarters say that Mr. Zanini no longer works at the office. And while the Spring collection to be shown this fall is designed by Mr. Zanini, sources speculate that...

Tarantino's Long-Awaited WWII Flick to Be Produced by Weinstein?

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:29:54 -0400

Might we spot Harvey Weinstein picking up loose change off New York city streets soon? The man is on the financial outs, according to Nikki Finke on her blog Deadline Hollywood Daily. The media mensch thinks the rumors are true about The Weinstein Company's recent money troubles, since news broke about Harvey producing (not financially backing) Quentin Tarantino's movie Inglorious Bastards.

The movie, a World War II "Spaghetti Western," has been in the works...

The Lineup: April 9, 2008

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:53:23 -0400

This week's print edition of The Observer is packed with media goodness. Here's a rundown:

John Koblin profiles Portfolio's Jacob Lewis, the man who made the trains run on time. Plus, a look at Pulitzer day celebrations at The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Felix Gillette checks in on Politico TV, coming soon to a Sunday morning near you.

Leon Neyfakh notes Rob Weisbach's departure from Harvey Weinstein's publishing arm and notes, "there was...

Weisbach Went Into Miramax Books But Departed Weinstein

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:44:11 -0400

When Rob Weisbach announced last week that he was resigning as president of Weinstein Books, many in the publishing world said they wouldn’t be surprised if the imprint he created three years ago from the ashes of Miramax Books would be allowed to die as quietly as it lived.

Mr. Weisbach’s famously mercurial filmmaker boss, Harvey Weinstein, seemed to have lost interest in the book business after he and his brother left...

Rob Weisbach Is Out as President and C.E.O. of Weinstein Books

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:44:08 -0400

Rob Weisbach, president and C.E.O. of Weinstein Books, is leaving the company "to pursue other publishing opportunities," reports Michael Cader at industry resource Web site Publisher's Marketplace. Harvey and Bob Weinstein brought Mr. Weisbach in as head of Miramax Books back in 2005, just as they were preparing to split from Disney and form their own company. When that new company was formed, Mr. Weisbach moved into the job he has held until today....

Weinstein Bros. Launch DVD Label to Rival Criterion

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:31:21 -0500

It looks like Criterion has some fresh competition. Former Miramax chiefs Bob and Harvey Weinstein, now of the Weinstein Company, launched their own DVD label, the Miriam Collection (named after their mother, how sweet!) in January. Reuters reports that the duo is shooting for 12 to 15 branded releases per year, ranging from major productions, like Miriam's inaugural DVD, Anthony Mann's El Cid, to niche titles like Stephen Frears' (The Queen) made-for-British-TV movie, The...

Harvey Weinstein Wants Another Rambo

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:27:55 -0500

Sigh. So Nikki Finke had a little chat with Harvey Weinstein and he wants a sequel to the current Rambo romp, despite the fact that it will probably tank in U.S. box offices within a week. Mr. Weinstein estimated that Rambo "will end up doing $50 mil here and $100M to $150M foreign. That's what usually happens since this franchise is really big overseas." He "is already talking sequel and even has a plot...

Harvey Weinstein Ties the Knot in Westport

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:52:45 -0500

Movie macher Harvey Weinstein doesn’t do anything small, especially when it comes to his nuptials. Case in point: his wedding last weekend to fashion designer Georgina Chapman. After guests parked at a school near Mr. Weinstein’s waterfront Westport manse, they were shuttled to the home, where they found the Miramax mogul nattily clad in a Tom Ford tux—no doubt the result of a loving nudge from his new fashion-friendly wife, who...

Briton Battsek Keeps Miramax in Awards Race

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:55:00 -0500

The New York Times' David Carr takes a look inside the mind of Daniel Battsek, the man whom the Weinstein brothers left behind at Miramax to carry on their tradition of making risky, quality films.

Mr. Battsek, 49, a soft-spoken Briton whose first significant industry job came in the international division of Miramax, makes little effort to distance himself from the Weinstein filmmaking legacy. And why would he? Under the Weinsteins, Miramax films...

Big Guests at Hillary's Party, but Not Hillary

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:08:44 -0400

Here’s a shot of a few people waiting outside Hillary Clinton’s fund-raiser at Capitale last night. Hillary was voting on an immigration bill in D.C. and didn’t attend, but a few other big names did:

Rapper Darryl McDaniels, also known as DMC. Dressed in a Harley Davidson t-shirt and black jeans, he told me, “I came to experience something I can talk to my grandkids about.”
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The Time 100 Double-Helix

Wed, 09 May 2007 10:40:51 -0400

“I’ve met an estimated 56 of 100,” said NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, surveying the crowd at last night’s Time 100 gala. “I always assumed I might come as a guest but not a lapel-wearing member.”

Oh, Mr. Williams, don't be so modest! Or quite so serious, either: he said he was most looking forward to meeting Elie Wiesel, author of Night.

When guests include the likes of Cate Blanchett, Martha Stewart, Michael J....

Grindhouse Producer Builds West Village Greenhouse

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:17:07 -0400

Grindhousing film mogul Harvey Weinstein has had trouble with this weekend’s grosses, though that hasn’t interfered with his massive real-estate plans.

His new Far West Village townhouse, which he bought last June for $14.95 million, will now have more than its eight fireplaces, seven bedrooms and a screening room. According to neighbor Mimi Sheraton, the veteran food critic (and a Greenwich Village resident since World War II), Mr. Weinstein is...

Oscars at War: A Somber Party, A Gentler Glitz

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Near midnight, Pacific time, on March 23, actor Ryan O’Neal pulled Dr. Ruth Westheimer close to him at the Vanity Fair Oscar party and began to dance. Disheveled in an earth-toned suit, Mr. O’Neal hunched over the petite sex therapist as he swept around a small dance floor of his own making that was bordered by the D.J. booth and a couch where his intermittent girlfriend, actress Farrah Fawcett, the novelist Jackie Collins and...

Harvey's Big Gangs Bang

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:00:00 -0400

I’ve cringed a lot for Martin Scorsese over the last few weeks, but his March 3 appearance on The Tonight Show was particularly tough. Mr. Scorsese looked weary as he attempted to explain his epic movie to the eerily quiet California crowd. And Jay Leno’s vapid and patronizing interview only made things worse. “You feel lucky?” he asked Mr. Scorsese near the end of the segment, referring to his Oscar nomination as Best Director...

Harvey's Big Gangs Bang

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:00:00 -0400

I’ve cringed a lot for Martin Scorsese over the last few weeks, but his March 3 appearance on The Tonight Show was particularly tough. Mr. Scorsese looked weary as he attempted to explain his epic movie to the eerily quiet California crowd. And Jay Leno’s vapid and patronizing interview only made things worse. “You feel lucky?” he asked Mr. Scorsese near the end of the segment, referring to his Oscar nomination as Best Director...

Project Runway: Some Thoughts

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:40:54 -0400

Jeffrey, Uli, Laura and Michael of Project Runway showed this morning in Bryant Park. Because we so enjoy flooding the zone, we sent both Rebecca Dana and Sara Vilkomerson. They met Jeffrey Zucker, Harvey Weinstein and Anthony Michael Hall--but not Robin Givhan? Below, their thoughts--point, counterpoint! This is the third one of these things I've gone too, and I'm continually amazed at how each season gets more and more crowded. At 9 a.m., the supposed...

Curtains at 515

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Broadway producer Jimmy Nederlander Sr. and his wife Charlene have sold their three-bedroom condo at 515 Park Avenue for $9.7 million, $1.2 below the original listing price. “It had a Georgian, French, theatrical feeling,” said Carleton Varney, the president of Dorothy Draper & Company, of the apartment. For two years before the Nederlanders moved in, around 1996 to 1997, Mr. Varney redesigned the apartment with Ms. Nederlander. It was featured in Architectural Digest, he...

Special News Story 1

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:00:00 -0400

WEB HEDS: 07.19.06

Page One Cover Story: (a) Jason Horowitz HED: SUBHED: TEASER: (b) Michael Calderone TEASER: Feature Box: Rebecca Dana—NYTV HED: SUBHED: TEASER: 1. (a) Anna Schneider-Mayerson HED: TEASER: (b) Joshua Mitnick HED: (c) Katherine Zoepf HED: 2. Sheelah Kolhatkar ...

Harvey, Wallbanger

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Last month, The New York Times reported that movie mogul Harvey Weinstein had bought a West Village townhouse, through a corporate entity. But at the time, the only number on the deal that was available was the building’s $12.5 million asking price. Turns out it took a lot more than that for Mr. Weinstein to score the place: City records now show he paid $14.95 million. Considering that Mr. Weinstein was willing to drop...

Balazs’ Neighbors Follow Lead

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Lately, there’s been plenty of activity over at Soho’s New Museum Building, located at 158 Mercer Street. Fashion scion and Saturday Night Live producer Marci Klein is reportedly moving into an 11th-floor unit, purchased through a trust that included entertainment tycoon David Geffen. One floor below, ritzy hotelier André Balazs is selling his 3,800-square-foot place for $10 million. And on the ninth floor—directly below Mr. Balazs—there’s an apartment with a $9.15 million price tag. ...

The Transom

Sun, 07 May 2006 20:00:00 -0400

She’s the One “It’s a great book, you know what I mean?” said Harvey Weinstein. “Rob Weisbach”—the honcho of Miramax Books—“brought it into the company, with Jonathan Burnham”—Mr. Weisbach’s predecessor, who is also the man-friend of Star editor Joe Dolce—“and I read it. Actually, we didn’t even read it! We just interviewed Kathy. She’s so great. We read her other book. It’s a really smart read, and I think it’s what’s on people’s minds.” ...

Gawker Moves to Crosby Street

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:57:03 -0500

Can bloggers still wear pajamas to the office? With Courtney Love moving out, others are already staking claims on Crosby Street. Fishbowl is reporting that Gawker Media chief Nick Denton is eyeing space at 89 Crosby Street as headquarters for his blogging empire. Mr. Denton lives nearby at 76 Crosby Street, where Harvey Weinstein also resides. And with renovations currently underway in Kelly Ripa's duplex penthouse at 76 Crosby, the office might...

Weinstein's Ex Selling C.P.W. Co-op for $25 M.

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:50:33 -0500

Perfect for an Oscar party: Harvey and Eve's former pad.
When film mogul Harvey Weinstein and his now-estranged wife, Eve Chilton Weinstein, decided to separate in the summer of 2004, there were sure to be some loose ends to tie up. Last November, the deed to the couple's Central Park West duplex was transferred into Eve's name. Since Harvey had already relocated downtown to a ritzy Spring Street condo, Eve is now selling...

Weekend Roundup: Harvey, Russians, and Rich Kids

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:33:00 -0500

Even with a new company starting up, Harvey Weinstein has found time for real estate endeavors to ease the transition. Recently, the Weinstein Company purchased the old Miramax office in Tribeca. And now, Mr. Weinstein is buying a couple apartments at 55 Wall Street for the talent, according to the New York Post. Sam Waterston takes a break from his Law & Order duties to fight for a Chelsea seminary’s right to build a...

Harvey Calling

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:31:03 -0400

Only on the Upper East Side would the coming deluge of Bloomberg robo-calls kick off with one from Harvey Weinstein, as one reader who lives up there reports it has.

"Could their database KNOW I like Miramax films?" she asks in jest. Mostly in jest....

Jay-Z Rents and Big Deals

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 04:34:01 -0400

Jay-Z is heading over to the celebrity-filled Time Warner Center, according to the New York Post. The rapper and music and clothing entrepreneur will be renting a four-room apartment for $40,000 a month. Embattled media mogul Conrad Black recently sold his co-op at 635 Park Avenue to developer Marty Berman for $10.5 million, according to New York magazine. And Hugh Jackman has been looking around some pricey properties lately, most recently in Harvey Weinstein’s...

Harvey Weinstein Finally Sells Soho Loft Money-Loser for $6 M.; Rachel Weisz's Real-Estate Spree; Stephen Riggio Books Hamptons

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 20:00:00 -0400

Let’s hope Harvey Weinstein’s post-Miramax ventures run more smoothly than his real-estate dealings. After dropping the asking price twice over the past year, the movie mogul finally unloaded his Soho loft for $6.075 million, according to deed-transfer records. Last August, Mr. Weinstein purchased the condo for $6.2 million through a corporate entity. Like others diving into Manhattan’s bustling real-estate market, he tried to quickly flip the lavish spread for $6.7 million. But...

In Today's Paper ...

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:52:00 -0400

In Manhattan Transfers, Michael Calderone reflects on Harvey Weinstein's real-estate misfortunes. Also: Is Rachel Weisz moving to Brooklyn, or the East Village? Matthew Schuerman gives us the lowdown on the strange dance steps required to make a developer and a community activist kiss--in public. And our newest reporter, Jason Horowitz, fresh from a long stint in Rome, has found a new way of reading the ambitions of New York's cultural institutions, by asking the question: Which...

Harvey's Last Stand

Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:00:00 -0500

"We started the whole thing. And we were so busy working on these movies-these smaller movies, these foreign-language movies-that we never had time to look at it and reflect," said Meryl Poster.

Ms. Poster, a production executive at Miramax Film Corp., had less to do that day than you might imagine an executive at the most important independent film company in New York would. She was sitting behind a mahogany desk in the Miramax offices,...

A Miramax Mirage?

Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:00:00 -0500

When Miramax Books sent out their spring/summer 2005 catalog, the cover art for The Twins of Tribeca, the roman à clef by Rachel Pine based on her time working at Miramax Films, depicted a cowering publicist hiding her face behind a clipboard on an unfurling red carpet. Above her loomed shadows of two big thugs grabbing at each other's throats. It didn't take much of a leap to conclude that the brutes were meant...

Citizen Insane

Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:00:00 -0500

"We are in a street fight," seethes Leonardo DiCaprio, as Howard Hughes in The Aviator, speaking about his nemesis, Pan Am owner Juan Trippe. "And I'm not going to lose."

When last we met on the Harvey Weinstein–Martin Scorsese field of battle, it was about two years ago; the producer and the director were in their own street fight, and it had gone beyond the "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" stage. It wasn't. But like...

Another Gore in the Lit Game-And Kristin, Sadly, Is No Vidal

Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:00:00 -0400

Sammy's Hill , by Kristin Gore. Miramax Books, 368 pages, $23.95.

This is how Sammy's Hill came to be: Last spring Harvey Weinstein, the co-head of Miramax Films, ran into Kristin Gore, daughter of the former V.P., at a benefit for a charity Ms. Gore's older sister, Karenna Gore Schiff, works with. Mr. Weinstein told Ms. Gore that he was looking for someone to write " Bridget Jones Goes to Washington ." Ms. Gore,...