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"I tend almost never to throw other films under the bus, but ['Piranha 3D'] is exactly an example of what we should not be doing in 3-D. Because it just cheapens the medium and reminds you of the bad 3-D horror films from the 70s and 80s, like 'Friday the 13th 3-D."
Well, excuuuuuse us, James Cameron! Sorry we can't all live up to your Avatar standard and kind of dig lowbrow, kitschy 3-D films. I'm pretty sure the Weinsteins weren't trying to offend you by using the sacred 3-D for cheap thrills in a film about Joe Francis getting his dick bitten off by piranhas, or trying to forge filmmaking innovations on that front...
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Eavesdropping In: Hipsters Continue To Mock And Be Mocked, James Cameron Finally Catches A Break, Brooklyn Has Always Been Ahead Of Stale Old Manhattan
- The first rule of being a hipster: you do not call yourself a hipster. [BrooklynVegan]
- New Yorkers, starve prepare yourselves for the city's biggest fashion show ever. [NYDN]
- Avatar rewrites the record books, despite old fogy 2-D format. [Deadline]
- Even in the '70s, Brooklyn was cooler than Manhattan. The more things change...[NYMag]
- The Great Recession lives on: man steals San Loco tip jar containing 75 cents. [Jeremiah]
- Albany is a mess. But at least its politicians are losing their beer bellies! [NYT]
Glamour's Cindi Leive and Louis Vuitton joined forces last night to celebrate the magazine's "Most Glamourous" issue. Today's biggest starlets dined together on the rooftop of the Rodeo Drive Vuitton store. More»
The always topical dancers from Rick's Cabaret have their acrylic-nailed fingers on the pop culture pulse once again. And while there are plenty of guides to winning your Oscar pool out there, the Rick's girls, who freelance for Cahiers du Cinéma on the side, have produced the best one of all. More»
Geez, Internet, what did Helen Mirren do to you? A Nielsen survey purports to handicap the Oscars by gauging the online chatter about each nominee. And if blog and social media mentions are good predictors (they're not) Avatar, Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock will do well at the big show. More»
- Malibu High School has reality series in the works, starring students that don't party. Um, we didn't like those kids then, so we probably won't watch a show about them, now. [Curbed]
- Conan O'Brien find something to do with all the free time: joins Twitter! [JustJared]
- Halle Berry switches up ICM for CAA. [DeadlineHWood]
- Zac Posen for Target has already hit eBay. [Racked]
- Hurt Locker bickering with Avator, gets three minute time out. [TheWrap]
- Famous and somber faces gather for Alexander McQueen's funeral. [VogueUK]
- Zoolander will have a sequel! [DeadlineHWood]
Anne Hathaway announced the Oscar nominations today. There were few surprises on the list (aside from Hathaway rising before dawn to read it). Even more predictable are all but a handful of the eventual winners. Herein, five ways to avoid the biggest Oscar yawn-fest ever (which is saying something). More»
- Winning one for the cougars, Kelly Bensimon to be in March Playboy. [Ace]
- Martha Stewart, stripper pole: never thought you'd find those in the same sentence, right? [OK]
- David Letterman extortionist to face trial. [People]
- Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen to show The Row in New York. [WWD]
- Alexa Chung to design jeans for Madewell. [TheCut]
- Because we're human and like to freak out whenever possible, Avatar getting viewers all sorts of worked up. [NYT]
At the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards last night, the drizzling rain threatened to turn the glamorous red carpet into a dish sponge and the perfectly made-up nominees into... well, runny watercolor paintings. But as we can see, the winners were more than happy to ditch their umbrellas for a much more satisfying (yet probably not weatherproof) Golden Globe. More»
In a stunning example of making the most of a cramped NYC studio, one man filmed a "remake" of Rambo in his 220 square foot apartment. Anthology Film Archives screens it through tomorrow, so please do see the movie that makes Paranormal Activity look like Avatar. Trailer below... More»
The Directors Guild of America announced its nominees for director of the year today. And if the DGA's slate is any indication, the Oscar race for Best Director Oscar, often one of the show's sleepier categories, could be the most combustible in years. More»
Vassili Verrecchia Shows Off His Favorite Things In His Paris Home
While his brother, Timothee, runs the NYC office, Vassili takes on the Paris-based side of things. To gain some insight to what inspires such a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, we asked Vass to show off some of his favorite worldly and sentimental possessions in his Paris home. See where Vass's travels have taken him...
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