One of 2024’s obsessions is “Feud: “Capote vs. the Swans.” The FX on Hulu limited series revolves around the best-selling novelist Truman Capote‘s friendship with several of the highest of New York’s society women include Babe Paley, Slim Keith and Lee Radziwill, the sister of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. The women treat him as a sort of father confessor, but when he publishes an excerpt from what he considers his will be his masterwork “Answered Prayers” in Esquire — a thinly veiled account of their lives and secrets –they feel betrayed and turn their back on their once trusted friend. He spends the rest of his life trying to get back into their good graces.
Everyone knows Capote wrote “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and his superb “In Cold Blood” and was a witty albeit inebriated guest on countless talk shows, but how much do you really know about him?
Capote was...
Everyone knows Capote wrote “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and his superb “In Cold Blood” and was a witty albeit inebriated guest on countless talk shows, but how much do you really know about him?
Capote was...
- 3/19/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Gail O’Neill, a top fashion model who became one of the original correspondents on CBS’ The Early Show, died October 10. She was believed to be 61. No cause of the death has been released.
The daughter of Jamaican immigrants, O’Neill was born in Westchester, NY. She was working a marketing job for Xerox when she was discovered and embarked on a modeling career in the mid-1980s. O’Neill appeared on the covers of magazines such as Vogue, Mademoiselle and Essence, she was featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, starred in ads for such companies as Avon, Revlon and Coca-Cola and modeled for such designers as Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Perry Ellis, Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors.
Along with Naomi Campbell, O’Neill was an early member of the Black Girls Coalition, an advocacy group for black models founded by Iman and Bethann Hardison. Throughout her career, she...
The daughter of Jamaican immigrants, O’Neill was born in Westchester, NY. She was working a marketing job for Xerox when she was discovered and embarked on a modeling career in the mid-1980s. O’Neill appeared on the covers of magazines such as Vogue, Mademoiselle and Essence, she was featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, starred in ads for such companies as Avon, Revlon and Coca-Cola and modeled for such designers as Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Perry Ellis, Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors.
Along with Naomi Campbell, O’Neill was an early member of the Black Girls Coalition, an advocacy group for black models founded by Iman and Bethann Hardison. Throughout her career, she...
- 10/14/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Shelley Smith, a model and actress known for her roles in the TV shows The Associates and For Love and Honor, has died. She was 70 years old. Michael Maguire, Smith’s husband, announced her passing in a Facebook video, telling supporters that she died on August 8 after cardiac arrest put her in a coma at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital three days earlier. “She wasn’t in any pain, and she passed peacefully, with me and Nicky and Miranda, her children, holding her hand and kissing her head and telling her how much we loved her,” Maguire said in the video. Born in 1952 in Princeton, New Jersey, Smith found success as a model, appearing on the cover of Vogue, Glamour, Mademoiselle, and Harper’s Bazaar, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She segued into acting in 1979, starring that year in the ABC comedy The Associates, in which she played Wall Street lawyer Sara James opposite Martin Short,...
- 8/13/2023
- TV Insider
Shelley Smith, who starred with Martin Short on ABC sitcom The Associates, has died. She was 70 and her death from cardiac arrest came on Aug. 8.
Smith died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, according to her husband of 18 years, actor Michael Maguire.
“I’m sorry I have not updated everyone sooner,” Maguire said in his post. “My dear, sweet angel Shelly Smith passed peacefully yesterday at 2:20 Pm. Her children, Nicky and Miranda Nathan and I were at her side and holding her hand and kissing her head and singing to her and telling her how much we loved her. Also, with us was Grant Stevens, my great great friend, who gave up himself to help us, understand the process of dying, and guided us through it with so much class and dignity! We owe him a tremendous debt!
“Shelley lived an incredible life! We are all heartbroken, but we are also...
Smith died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, according to her husband of 18 years, actor Michael Maguire.
“I’m sorry I have not updated everyone sooner,” Maguire said in his post. “My dear, sweet angel Shelly Smith passed peacefully yesterday at 2:20 Pm. Her children, Nicky and Miranda Nathan and I were at her side and holding her hand and kissing her head and singing to her and telling her how much we loved her. Also, with us was Grant Stevens, my great great friend, who gave up himself to help us, understand the process of dying, and guided us through it with so much class and dignity! We owe him a tremendous debt!
“Shelley lived an incredible life! We are all heartbroken, but we are also...
- 8/12/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Shelley Smith, the ’70s super model turned actor known for her work on “The Associates” and “For Love and Honor,” died Tuesday after going into cardiac arrest days earlier. She was 70.
Smith died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, her husband Michael Maguire said in a video posted to Facebook on Wednesday.
“She loved helping people. Most of all, she helped me. She made me a much better person than I ever would have been. We had a great marriage,” Maguire said in the video. “I don’t know how to go on without her. But I know that we had an incredible relationship and it was as pure as anything could be.”
Smith kicked off her modeling career in the early 1970s, landing the cover of Harper’s Bazaar and getting features in Vogue, Mademoiselle and Glamour magazines. In 1979, she stepping into the television world and made her star debut on “The Associates” alongside Martin Short,...
Smith died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, her husband Michael Maguire said in a video posted to Facebook on Wednesday.
“She loved helping people. Most of all, she helped me. She made me a much better person than I ever would have been. We had a great marriage,” Maguire said in the video. “I don’t know how to go on without her. But I know that we had an incredible relationship and it was as pure as anything could be.”
Smith kicked off her modeling career in the early 1970s, landing the cover of Harper’s Bazaar and getting features in Vogue, Mademoiselle and Glamour magazines. In 1979, she stepping into the television world and made her star debut on “The Associates” alongside Martin Short,...
- 8/12/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Shelley Smith, the statuesque super model who starred alongside Martin Short on a sitcom and was a regular on game shows like The $10,000 Pyramid before she launched an egg-donor program to assist infertile couples, has died. She was 70.
Smith died Tuesday at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, her husband of 18 years, actor Michael Maguire, tearfully announced on social media. She had been in a coma after experiencing cardiac arrest three days earlier, and her health had deteriorated in the past year, he said.
On the 1979-80 ABC comedy The Associates, a sequel of sorts to The Paper Chase from creators James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels and Charlie Hauck, Smith played a sharp, upper-class Bostonian who works at a Wall Street law firm.
The show, which also featured Short, Joe Regalbuto, Alley Mills and Wilfrid Hyde-White — with whom she graced the cover of TV Guide in November 1979 — lasted just 13 episodes.
The 5-foot-9 Smith then played Capt.
Smith died Tuesday at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, her husband of 18 years, actor Michael Maguire, tearfully announced on social media. She had been in a coma after experiencing cardiac arrest three days earlier, and her health had deteriorated in the past year, he said.
On the 1979-80 ABC comedy The Associates, a sequel of sorts to The Paper Chase from creators James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels and Charlie Hauck, Smith played a sharp, upper-class Bostonian who works at a Wall Street law firm.
The show, which also featured Short, Joe Regalbuto, Alley Mills and Wilfrid Hyde-White — with whom she graced the cover of TV Guide in November 1979 — lasted just 13 episodes.
The 5-foot-9 Smith then played Capt.
- 8/12/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Classics includes restored version of Jacques Rivette’s New Wave film L’amour Fou.
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced selections in the Wavelengths and Classics programmes ahead of the festival (September 7-17).
The expanded Wavelengths section offers 11 features and 19 shorts including the world premiere of Canadian artist and filmmaker Isiah Medina’s deconstructed heist tale He Thought He Died (pictured), Denis Côté’s Mademoiselle Kenopsia, and Angela Schanelec’s retelling of the Oedipus myth, Music.
“Wavelengths is a testament to the range of cinema celebrated at TIFF,” said Anita Lee, TIFF’s chief programming officer. “It is also evidence...
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced selections in the Wavelengths and Classics programmes ahead of the festival (September 7-17).
The expanded Wavelengths section offers 11 features and 19 shorts including the world premiere of Canadian artist and filmmaker Isiah Medina’s deconstructed heist tale He Thought He Died (pictured), Denis Côté’s Mademoiselle Kenopsia, and Angela Schanelec’s retelling of the Oedipus myth, Music.
“Wavelengths is a testament to the range of cinema celebrated at TIFF,” said Anita Lee, TIFF’s chief programming officer. “It is also evidence...
- 8/11/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Leading French producer Michael Gentile’s Paris-based outfit The Film is about to start shooting Julie Delpy’s next directorial outing, “The Barbarians,” and Laurence Arné’s “Les Hennedricks” starring Dany Boon.
Delpy’s comeback to French filmmaking since “Lolo,” “The Barbarians” is a satirical comedy unfolding in a small town in Brittany which is preparing to welcome Ukrainian refugees after voting unanimously to greet them in exchange for subsidies from the government. But instead of seeing Ukrainians come into town, they see Syrian refugees, causing some tensions among locals and testing their liberal beliefs. Delpy will star in the film opposite Sandrine Kiberlain (“Mademoiselle Chambon”), Laurent Lafitte (“Elle”) and Ziad Bakri (“The Weekend Away”), India Hair (“Angry Annie”), Mathieu Demy (“The Bureau”) and Delpy’s father Albert Delpy.
Delpy penned the script with Matthieu Rumani (“Family Business”), in collaboration with Lea Domenech (“Bernadette”). “The Barbarians” will start filming on...
Delpy’s comeback to French filmmaking since “Lolo,” “The Barbarians” is a satirical comedy unfolding in a small town in Brittany which is preparing to welcome Ukrainian refugees after voting unanimously to greet them in exchange for subsidies from the government. But instead of seeing Ukrainians come into town, they see Syrian refugees, causing some tensions among locals and testing their liberal beliefs. Delpy will star in the film opposite Sandrine Kiberlain (“Mademoiselle Chambon”), Laurent Lafitte (“Elle”) and Ziad Bakri (“The Weekend Away”), India Hair (“Angry Annie”), Mathieu Demy (“The Bureau”) and Delpy’s father Albert Delpy.
Delpy penned the script with Matthieu Rumani (“Family Business”), in collaboration with Lea Domenech (“Bernadette”). “The Barbarians” will start filming on...
- 5/19/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
In September, Sunset Tower maître d’ Gabé Doppelt informed the staff that with hotelier Jeff Klein’s blessing, she would soon be departing her post at the industry power spot in favor of a new gig at Klein’s members-only club, San Vicente Bungalows.
The job change comes as Klein pushes forward with expansion plans for Svb, first in Santa Monica and later in New York City, with Doppelt on board to help navigate the two new outposts.
Per two sources, Klein and company are close to finalizing an address for their Westside location. If all goes according to plan, Svb Santa Monica will take over the third floor and rooftop of the building that houses Water Grill, located on Ocean Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, with covetable ocean views.
THR reached out to a San Vicente Bungalows rep and Klein for confirmation, and they had no comment.
When THR...
The job change comes as Klein pushes forward with expansion plans for Svb, first in Santa Monica and later in New York City, with Doppelt on board to help navigate the two new outposts.
Per two sources, Klein and company are close to finalizing an address for their Westside location. If all goes according to plan, Svb Santa Monica will take over the third floor and rooftop of the building that houses Water Grill, located on Ocean Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, with covetable ocean views.
THR reached out to a San Vicente Bungalows rep and Klein for confirmation, and they had no comment.
When THR...
- 4/1/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jason Isaacs revealed new details about his upcoming movie Mass, which he called “the most powerful, emotional experience I’ve ever had making anything,” in his new uInterview. “It’s a simple story,” he told uInterview Founder Erik Meers exclusively. “Two people whose child was killed in a school shooting meet up with the parents of the […]
The post Video Exclusive: Jason Isaacs Calls New Film ‘Mass’ The ‘Most Emotional Experience I’ve Ever Had’ appeared first on uInterview.
The post Video Exclusive: Jason Isaacs Calls New Film ‘Mass’ The ‘Most Emotional Experience I’ve Ever Had’ appeared first on uInterview.
- 2/1/2021
- by Marie Fiero
- Uinterview
In Body Of Truth Evelyn Schels explores the lives and works of Marina Abramović, Sigalit Landau, Shirin Neshat, and Katharina Sieverding Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
As the tenth annual Doc NYC Closing Night selection, Ebs Burnough’s The Capote Tapes (based on audio recordings by George Plimpton of Truman Capote) was screening at Sva Theatre 1, I attended the international première of Evelyn Schels’ Body Of Truth, screening in Sva Theatre 2.
Shot by Börres Weiffenbach (Margarethe von Trotta’s Searching For Ingmar Bergman), edited by Ulrike Tortora (Nina Wesemann’s Kids) and with a score by Christoph Rinnert (Schels’ Georg Baselitz), Body Of Truth explores the lives and work of four artists - Marina Abramovic, Shirin Neshat, Sigalit Landau, and Katharina Sieverding.
Marina Abramović with Klaus Biesenbach at the Gotham Awards for Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At Cinépolis Chelsea, Evelyn Schels and producer Arek Gielnik (Isabella Sandri’s An Uncertain.
As the tenth annual Doc NYC Closing Night selection, Ebs Burnough’s The Capote Tapes (based on audio recordings by George Plimpton of Truman Capote) was screening at Sva Theatre 1, I attended the international première of Evelyn Schels’ Body Of Truth, screening in Sva Theatre 2.
Shot by Börres Weiffenbach (Margarethe von Trotta’s Searching For Ingmar Bergman), edited by Ulrike Tortora (Nina Wesemann’s Kids) and with a score by Christoph Rinnert (Schels’ Georg Baselitz), Body Of Truth explores the lives and work of four artists - Marina Abramovic, Shirin Neshat, Sigalit Landau, and Katharina Sieverding.
Marina Abramović with Klaus Biesenbach at the Gotham Awards for Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At Cinépolis Chelsea, Evelyn Schels and producer Arek Gielnik (Isabella Sandri’s An Uncertain.
- 11/18/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Jackson has restored, colourised and added voices to footage of the western front, bringing the soldiers unforgettably back to life
To mark the centenary of the first world war’s end, Peter Jackson has created a visually staggering thought experiment; an immersive deep-dive into what it was like for ordinary British soldiers on the western front. This he has done using state-of-the-art digital technology to restore flickery old black-and-white archive footage of the servicemen’s life in training and in the trenches. He has colourised it, sharpened it, put it in 3D and, as well as using diaries and letters for narrative voiceover, he has used lip-readers to help dub in what the men are actually saying.
The effect is electrifying. The soldiers are returned to an eerie, hyperreal kind of life in front of our eyes, like ghosts or figures summoned up in a seance. The faces are unforgettable.
To mark the centenary of the first world war’s end, Peter Jackson has created a visually staggering thought experiment; an immersive deep-dive into what it was like for ordinary British soldiers on the western front. This he has done using state-of-the-art digital technology to restore flickery old black-and-white archive footage of the servicemen’s life in training and in the trenches. He has colourised it, sharpened it, put it in 3D and, as well as using diaries and letters for narrative voiceover, he has used lip-readers to help dub in what the men are actually saying.
The effect is electrifying. The soldiers are returned to an eerie, hyperreal kind of life in front of our eyes, like ghosts or figures summoned up in a seance. The faces are unforgettable.
- 10/16/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Fashion designer Kate Spade died yesterday at the age of 55 leaving behind a bountiful legacy that’s so far-reaching it’s almost impossible to fully grasp. Her handbags became a rite of passage for a generation of women who yesterday paid homage on social media to her accessories that for many signified adulthood, their first "grown-up" handbag. Beyond her cheery shoes and witty clutches, Kate made an indelible mark on the fashion industry that still oscillates today. Kate — who sold her last share of the namesake company in 2006 — made one slick marketing move in the early 90s that has become ubiquitous across every tier of the fashion world. After working as an accessories editor at Mademoiselle magazine in the early 1990s, Kate, with her soon-to-be husband Andy Spade, sought to create a handbag line that was affordable, stylish, and unserious. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Merging her name and Andy’s,...
- 6/6/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
12:30 Pm Pt -- Our law enforcement sources confirm Kate's husband, Andy was home at the time she died. 11:45 Am Pt -- Our law enforcement sources confirm the note Kate left behind was addressed to her daughter ... telling the 13-year-old the suicide wasn't her fault. Iconic fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday morning in her NYC apartment ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources confirm a housekeeper found Kate's...
- 6/5/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Those mourning the loss of Kate Spade include Hollywood luminaries many may not know were related to the revered fashion designer: She was the sister-in-law to “Saturday Night Live” alum David Spade, and the aunt of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Rachel Brosnahan.
Kate Spade married David Spade’s brother, Andy Spade, in 1994. She guest-starred as herself on David Spade’s sitcom “Just Shoot Me” in 2002. He tweeted an image of her late Tuesday at a signing for his 2015 memoir, “Almost Interesting.”
“Katy at my book signing. I love this pic of her. So pretty,” David Spade wrote. “I don’t think everyone knew how f—ing funny she was… It’s a rough world out there people. Try to hang on.”
Also Read: Kate Spade, Fashion Designer, Dies at 55 in Apparent Suicide
Kate Spade shares her maiden name with Rachel Brosnahan, who starred on “House of Cards” before moving...
Kate Spade married David Spade’s brother, Andy Spade, in 1994. She guest-starred as herself on David Spade’s sitcom “Just Shoot Me” in 2002. He tweeted an image of her late Tuesday at a signing for his 2015 memoir, “Almost Interesting.”
“Katy at my book signing. I love this pic of her. So pretty,” David Spade wrote. “I don’t think everyone knew how f—ing funny she was… It’s a rough world out there people. Try to hang on.”
Also Read: Kate Spade, Fashion Designer, Dies at 55 in Apparent Suicide
Kate Spade shares her maiden name with Rachel Brosnahan, who starred on “House of Cards” before moving...
- 6/5/2018
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Rest in peace, Kate Spade. The iconic fashion designer died of an apparent suicide at age 55 inside her Park Avenue NYC apartment on Tuesday, June 5. TMZ was the first outlet to report the sad news with The New York Times later confirming her death through local police officials. Later on Tuesday, the Kate Spade New York brand's official Instagram account posted a heartfelt message about Kate's death. "Kate Spade, the visionary founder of our brand, has passed. Our thoughts are with her family at this incredibly heartbreaking time. We honor all the beauty she brought to this world," the message read. Following Kate's passing, law enforcement sources also divulged the heartbreaking details of the designer's suicide note to TMZ. According to the outlet, Kate penned a letter to her 13-year-old daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade, with husband Andy Spade, 55, with the following text: "Bea — I have always loved you. This is not your fault.
- 6/5/2018
- by Julia Birkinbine
- Life and Style
Fashion designer Kate Spade has been found dead in an apparent suicide, according to law enforcement officials. She was 55.
Officials say she was found in New York City at her Park Avenue apartment at around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday. A housekeeper found Spade hanging from a red scarf tied to her bedroom doorknob, officials said. The housekeeper called 911, and Spade was pronounced dead on the scene. She left a note, but officials did not know what it said.
Spade, born Katherine Brosnahan, grew up in Kansas City, Mo. Spade got her start working in the accessories department of Mademoiselle magazine in Manhattan. While working there, she moved in with her husband-to-be, Andy Spade (brother of David Spade). She left the magazine in 1991, and went on to create her own handbag line.
Her New York-based company, which she co-founded with her husband in 1994, initially sold handbags, but the designer brand eventually extended to clothing,...
Officials say she was found in New York City at her Park Avenue apartment at around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday. A housekeeper found Spade hanging from a red scarf tied to her bedroom doorknob, officials said. The housekeeper called 911, and Spade was pronounced dead on the scene. She left a note, but officials did not know what it said.
Spade, born Katherine Brosnahan, grew up in Kansas City, Mo. Spade got her start working in the accessories department of Mademoiselle magazine in Manhattan. While working there, she moved in with her husband-to-be, Andy Spade (brother of David Spade). She left the magazine in 1991, and went on to create her own handbag line.
Her New York-based company, which she co-founded with her husband in 1994, initially sold handbags, but the designer brand eventually extended to clothing,...
- 6/5/2018
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Rest in peace, Kate Spade. The iconic fashion designer died of an apparent suicide at age 55 inside her Park Avenue NYC apartment on Tuesday, June 5. TMZ was the first outlet to report the sad news with The New York Times later confirming her death through local police officials. Later on Tuesday, the Kate Spade New York brand's official Instagram account posted a heartfelt message about Kate's death. "Kate Spade, the visionary founder of our brand, has passed. Our thoughts are with her family at this incredibly heartbreaking time. We honor all the beauty she brought to this world," the message read. Following Kate's passing, law enforcement sources also divulged the heartbreaking details of the designer's suicide note to TMZ. According to the outlet, Kate penned a letter to her 13-year-old daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade, with husband Andy Spade, 55, with the following text: "Bea — I have always loved you. This is not your fault.
- 6/5/2018
- by Julia Birkinbine
- Closer Weekly
The classic French film has made leading lady Emmanuelle Riva famous again. She is treating her acclaim with Gallic disdain…
Emmanuelle Riva is not given to sentimental nonsense. Finding herself an international star at 85, however, does have a fairytale element about it, admits the surprise star of the surprise hit French film Amour.
"This film is such a wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary gift. I cannot tell you how happy I am. Completely happy," Riva says. "The whole thing is like a fairytale. Everybody knows there are very few roles for older actresses. Almost none, in fact. And that is what makes all this so exceptional."
Riva will not be at the Bafta awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday, where she is nominated for a best actress award. She is saving herself for the Gallic equivalent, the Césars, in a fortnight. Then the Oscars – on the day of her 86th birthday – beckon.
Emmanuelle Riva is not given to sentimental nonsense. Finding herself an international star at 85, however, does have a fairytale element about it, admits the surprise star of the surprise hit French film Amour.
"This film is such a wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary gift. I cannot tell you how happy I am. Completely happy," Riva says. "The whole thing is like a fairytale. Everybody knows there are very few roles for older actresses. Almost none, in fact. And that is what makes all this so exceptional."
Riva will not be at the Bafta awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday, where she is nominated for a best actress award. She is saving herself for the Gallic equivalent, the Césars, in a fortnight. Then the Oscars – on the day of her 86th birthday – beckon.
- 2/10/2013
- by Kim Willsher
- The Guardian - Film News
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