Source: The Cut | 31 Oct 2008 | 8:45 pm

Sony/Paramount financing 'Tintin'

Front Page: Steven Spielberg directing first film of series -- Sony Pictures Entertainment and Paramount Pictures are in talks to co-finance the digital 3-D "Tintin," the Steven Spielberg/Peter Jackson series based on the Belgian "Tintin" comics.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 8:38 pm

Judge Blocks Hybrid-Cab Requirement

Today, in a blow to Mayor Bloomberg's environmental plan, a judge blocked the city's effort to require taxi owners and operators to switch to fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles. The mayor said he was "disappointed" in the decision, which could hurt other cities' environmental efforts: "The decision is not a ruling against hybrid cabs, rather a ruling that archaic Washington regulations are applicable and therefore New York City, and all other cities, are prevented from choosing to create cleaner air and a healthier place to live.” Incidentally, the judge, Paul Crotty, was the city’s corporation counsel under Rudy Giuliani. Which makes us wonder: Would some people rather choke to death on fumes than hand Bloomberg a victory at this point? [City Room/NYT]

Source: Daily Intel | 31 Oct 2008 | 8:25 pm

Cindy Crawford Makes a Comeback in French ‘Vogue’

Photo: eye4style.com

The last time we thought about Cindy Crawford for more than five seconds, we wondered why the hell she was designing furniture. But she's back to modeling for the sake of fashion instead of home wares. Cindy appears in an editorial in November's French Vogue. And she looks pretty damn fierce. [eye4style]

Source: The Cut | 31 Oct 2008 | 8:20 pm

Crafty Joey Pants Figured Out How to Make a Buck Off the Recession

Photo: Getty Images

In these tough times, Joe Pantoliano is thinking about renting out his Fairfield, Connecticut, basement. "It’s beautiful," he boasted at the Sundance Institute party on October 27. "It’s on two acres, and it looks out on a five-acre pond. Nice!" The basement comes with a washer and dryer, "a really cool bathroom with a steam room," and a 50-inch television. There’s no kitchen, but Pantoliano says there’s no need to cook. "It’s like a B&B, you eat with us," he said. "Celebrity dining!" Monthly rent would be $1,100, "but I’ll give you a break if you do windows." Pantoliano — who’s working on some indie projects, advocating for a mental-health nonprofit, and pushing his Pepe & Pants line of pasta sauce — thought maybe he’d rent to a recently laid-off banker. "I just want to help the poor bastard who lost everything for his clients," he said.

Source: Daily Intel | 31 Oct 2008 | 8:10 pm

Credit crunch hits plans for U2 tower in Dublin

The credit crunch has forced the postponement of plans involving rock band U2 for a 200 million euro (255 million dollar) skyscraper in Dublin's docklands, seen here in this 2007 computer-generated handout,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 31 Oct 2008 | 7:52 pm

Bravo Developing Five New Fashion-Themed Reality Shows

Our ideal 'Fashionality.'
Photo-illustration: Everett Bogue; Photos: Getty Images

You know why we love Bravo? Because when you tell that network to jump, it asks "How high?" They just announced the development of five fashion- and lifestyle-themed reality shows. These were undoubtedly cooked up to fill the considerable void left by Project Runway, which may end up on Lifetime. The new projects come on top of Fashion House, a fashion designer competition show in which contestants work in teams to create full clothing lines. We think that and the five new shows sound fabulously entertaining. They are:

1. Fashionality - Variety reports this show "will feature New York tastemakers conducting roundtable discussions and interviews on topics centering around pop culture and fashion." Read: Fashion's answer to those annoying political pundit shows.

2. Celebrity Sew-Off - This "features well-knowns cutting and hemming their own clothes in a design competition." Read: Dancing with the Stars, but with people doing things we're actually interested in.

3. Double Exposure - "A docu-style series that follows art and fashion photog Markus Klinko as he shoots his famous subjects." Read: Fabulous clothes, rock stars, and nipple slips.

4. Polo - This docu series profiles the lives of top polo players. Read: Desperate Hamptons housewives contemplate how to get a piece.

5. The Dubai Projects - This show "showcases the lavish lifestyles found in one of the world's fastest-growing cities." Read: Shameless spending runs amok. Plus: the Cavalli Club! We can feel the bass bumpin' already.

This may screw us out of some free posters, but you know what, Bravo? We officially forgive you for Shear Genius and Top Design.

Bravo sews up projects [Variety]

Source: The Cut | 31 Oct 2008 | 7:45 pm

Studs Terkel dies at 96

Front Page: Chicago writer won Pulitzer Prize in 1985 -- Pulitzer Prize-winning author and activist Studs Terkel has died at age 96.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 7:39 pm

Hudson Killings Spotlight Chicago Violence

Hudson family funeral set for Monday as a community searches its soul.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 31 Oct 2008 | 7:33 pm

Found on eBay: Margiela’s Dollar, Dollar Bills Y’All

Earlier this year, Maison Martin Margiela created an $11 bill wallet in a way that seemed very "damn the man!" with missing ink where GW's head is supposed to be. Apparently, gray pumps were also part of the little faux-money line, and now they've made their way onto eBay. From the looks of it, it's the real thing, with the bottom sole and phony $22 bills on the toebox printed exactly like the wallet. Originally, the shoes cost $645, but now they're online with a starting bid of $99. At first, it's like "Wow, Margiela for a hundred bucks!?" But then, reality hits: Even fake twenties will cost you. And in our economy, walking around with money on your toes is a big, bold move. Ironic, don't you think? [Always In Style]

Source: The Cut | 31 Oct 2008 | 7:00 pm

Anne Rice comes to Jesus

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:43 pm

Chavez: Rebel, Ruler... Star Magnet

Hollywood actors flock to Venezuela, but locals are unimpressed.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:34 pm

Couple Pleads Guilty to Selling Wino Drugs

A British couple is charged with selling cocaine and ecstasy to Amy Winehouse.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:08 pm

Stars' Plans as Halloween Goes Hollywood

Find out what the stars have in store for Halloween.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:02 pm

Meet the New Girl: Emma Maclaren

Emma Maclaren
Photo: Courtesy of DNA Model Management

Newcomer Emma Maclaren screams old-school supermodel. Thick, glossy, flaxen hair? Check. Flawless porcelain skin? Check. Legs for days? Check check check! The Worchester native made her runway debut with the spring 2009 season, walking for everyone from Marc Jacobs to Jil Sander to Givenchy. Photographer Corrine Day recently shot the blue-eyed gal for a Cacharel fragrance campaign. (Remember, Kate Moss got her big break working with Corrine for The Face in the early nineties.) This month, Emma's featured in British Glamour, and next month, the 17-year-old appears on her first major cover for French L'Officiel.

Model Profile: Emma Maclaren

Browse plenty more pretty girls and boys in our Model Manual.

Source: The Cut | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:00 pm

Celebrating Big Brothers Big Sisters at The Big Bash! (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily - Expectations ran high on Thursday night, Oct. 30, that superstar Tom Cruise would turn up at The Big Bash!, the annual Rising Stars Gala put on by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and the Inland Empire, despite the fact that he's living in New York at the moment while his wife Katie Holmes stars in a Broadway show.

Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:55 pm

Victoria Beckham to Model Armani Underwear

Fashion icon Victoria Beckham is the spokeswoman for the new Armani fashion house lingerie line -- following in the footsteps of husband David Beckham.
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:47 pm

Curtain closing on kindness?

Front Page: Economy has nonprofits fearing donor dearth -- With a global economy in turmoil, it's harder than ever to make a profit. And things are equally challenging for a not-for-profit.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:45 pm

Displays at the 2008 Venice Biennale

Displays at the Venice Biennale in September 2008. Next year's prestigious Venice Biennale art show will focus on the creative process, breaking with longstanding museum-style exhibitions, organisers said...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:45 pm

Escada Designer ‘Honored’ Sarah Palin Loves His Clothes

Escada designer Damiano Biella.
Photo: Getty Images

Sarah Palin has said Escada is her favorite label. So could the opening of the new in-store Escada shop in Saks, where Palin spent $50,000 on clothes, be more ironically timed? At the party celebrating the new shop last night, Escada Creative Director Damiano Biella admitted he'd heard Palin was wearing his designs. But was that a good thing for the label? “That is a politically incorrect question that I cannot answer,” Biella said, laughing. “I don’t know. I mean, she’s a public person … you know, after the election we’ll talk about it.” He said Escada is not trying to distance itself from Palin. "If she does wear Escada because she likes it, I mean, I’m honored actually. It’s not politics; it’s clothing, after all. No? She’s an attractive woman, so why not?"

Biella did not want to comment on whether the $150,000 shopping spree was a smart political move. The topic also unsettled Saks' articulate CEO, Stephen Sadove, who stammered when we brought it up. “Oh, I’m not," he began. "Sarah Palin obviously shopped here. I don’t really have anything to say beyond that. We have a lot of customers, we have a lot of great products, we’re happy that she chose to shop at Saks.” Raise your hand if you agree!

Source: The Cut | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:45 pm

Report: Angelina Jolie's Breast Feeding Pics Upset Brad Pitt

'W Magazine' spread showing Angie's breasts has Brad's parents steamed, says report
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:30 pm

A Jeff Koons sculpture at Versailles

Queen staircase of the Chateau de Versailles, "Hanging Heart", a sculpture of top-selling US US pop art giant Jeff Koons, hangs above the Queen staircase of the Chateau de Versailles in September 2008...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:15 pm

Ratings for ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and ‘Stylista’ Sink This Week

Anne Slowey
Photo: Getty Images

Barack Obama's infomercial Wednesday night might have stolen Tyra Banks's America's Next Top Model viewers. About 800,000 fewer people watched this week — when the girls were in Amsterdam, no less — than the previous week. A smaller Top Model viewership might have hurt Stylista's ratings, too. That show's audience was 30 percent smaller than the season premiere the week before. Either that or the show just, um … yeah. [Hollywood Insider/EW via Fashionologie]

Source: The Cut | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:00 pm

Joaquin Phoenix Selling L.A. Mansion, Quitting Hollywood

Actor puts $4 million mansion on the market after announcing retirement
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:50 pm

'Rock' hits series high

Front Page: NBC comedy scores in its season premiere -- NBC's award-winning comedy "30 Rock" achieved series highs in its season premiere on Thursday, taking advantage of the buzz surrounding star Tina Fey, whose appearances as Gov. Sarah Palin have generated big buzz over the last month.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:35 pm

A view of "L'Alhambra" theater

A view of "L'Alhambra" theater on October 30, 2008. Two legendary Paris music-halls that saw the birth of stars such as Maurice Chevalier, Django Reinhardt or Charles Aznavour, are making a comeback after...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:31 pm

A view of the stage at "Le Palace" theater

A view of the stage at "Le Palace" theater on October 30, 2008. Two legendary Paris music-halls are making a comeback after years of oblivion. The Palace, an art deco jewel dating back to 1923 which in...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:31 pm

Producer pair launch Vendome

Front Page: Rousselet, Gianfermi start up film company -- Veteran producer Philippe Rousselet ("Lord of War") and Fabrice Gianfermi have launched Vendome Pictures as a development, production and financing banner with plans to produce at least a dozen features in the next five years.     

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:21 pm

Takeshi Kaneshiro

The organisers of Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards on Friday disqualified actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, seen here in 2007, from competing for a special prize recognising local talent.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:09 pm

Report: John McCain to Join Ben Affleck on Saturday Night Li

Presidential candidate to appear just days before voters cast ballots
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Oct 2008 | 3:31 pm

AC/DC: The Essential Album-by-Album Guide

From their humble beginnings through the blockbuster "Black Ice" • AC/DC and the Gospel of Rock and Roll HIGH VOLTAGE (1976) Key Tracks: "T.N.T.," "She's Got Balls" Quick Take: Perhaps AC/DC's most crucial innovation is the way their lyrics make plain the boys' locker room conception of sexuality that had previously bubbled just under the surface of most heavy-duty rock. Shamelessly sexist panderers or refreshingly frank entertainers? AC/DC fits both descriptions, but none of it would matter if guitarist Angus Young wasn't such a gargantuan...

Source: Rolling Stone: Features | 31 Oct 2008 | 3:08 pm

Posh Spice to wear almost nothing

Fashion icon Victoria Beckham will strip down to her underwear in ads for the new Armani lingerie line.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2008 | 2:44 pm

Ashlee Simpson Could Give Birth 'At Any Point'

Husband Pete Wentz on call for imminent birth | Photos
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Oct 2008 | 2:44 pm

Bravo orders new design-competition show

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2008 | 2:30 pm

'Early Show' sends Julie Chen on mystery trip

Read full story for latest details.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2008 | 2:18 pm

Happy Halloween from Bruce Springsteen

The Boss offers free download of Halloween song on his Web site.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 31 Oct 2008 | 1:50 pm

'Zack and Miri' is stupid and childish

Technically, Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) do make a porno in "Zack and Miri Make a Porno." Too bad they also make lame jokes and have to deal with Kevin Smith's sloppy direction.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 31 Oct 2008 | 1:19 pm

Madonna and A-Rod Helicopter to Jerry Seinfeld's House

The two go to extraordinary lengths for some private time at comedian's mansion | Photos
Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Oct 2008 | 1:17 pm