[Actresses Samantha Mathis and Juliana Margulies joke around. All photos via Getty.] Although director Raymond de Felitta’s latest dramedy already premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in late April, City Island received another screening for so-called “special sponsors” of the festival. While we haven’t exactly figured out what qualifies one to be a special sponsor, we’re almost sure they enjoyed the movie, seeing as it won the 2009 Heineken Audience Award and has received positive reviews at Variety and Newsday. The story follows a quirky family living on City Island, a small harbor community in the Bronx, as the various secrets and lies that they keep from one another unravel before their very eyes. More»

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Last Friday, Undercover Hamptons, a social networking site for jet-setters who vacation out east, and Quintessentially co-hosted the launch party for the indie flick Kassim the Dream at 1920s-ish lounge Antik. More»

[Photos via Getty] The Tribeca Film Festival wasn’t just for scarlets and movie buffs. Residents of this Manhattan neighborhood took the chance to celebrate the festival with an outdoor street fair last Saturday.  Free and open to all, there were puppeteers, storytellers, face painters, stilt walkers, hoola hoops, and more goodies to go around!  THIS was the party not to be missed at the Tribeca Film Festival. More photos below… More»

[Sharon Badal, Mary-Kate Olsen, Cecile Vernant and Maggie Kim.  Photos courtesy of Amy Sussman/Getty Images]

The ladies of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival were honored with a Women’s Filmmaker Brunch yesterday at City Hall Restaurant.  Actresses Mary-Kate Olsen, Debra Messing, and Parker Posey were spotted mingling and enjoying brunch with the festival’s co-founder Jane Rosenthal, among others.  More photos below… More»

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Natalie Portman can add social media founder to her resumé. The acclaimed actress, along with co-founder Christine Aylward, launched MakingOf.com– a networking site for screenwriters, directors, actors, and anyone else involved in movie industry — at Marblehouse Friday night. The event, hosted by Interview magazine and Alex and Ani with Stuart Parr, attracted the likes of rocker Debbie Harry, Academy Award nominee Anne Hathaway, and Rashida Jones and featured Moet & Chandon champagne bottles with the company’s logo. More story below More»

[Hilary Duff and boyfriend Mike Comrie. All photos by Michael Loccisano for Getty Images] What better place for Hilary Duff to have a screening of her new movie (and show off her latest boyfriend) then the Tribeca Film Festival? Stay Cool, a comedy with a noteworthy cast (besides the Duffster, the big names include Chevy Chase, Winona Ryder, Sean Astin and even Josh Holloway) is getting thumbs up so far.  More»

[Photos by JIMI CELESTE fo PMc] Last night  CHANEL hosted their annual dinner in support of the Tribeca Film Festival Artist Awards program. Mary-Kate Olsen did her hair for the occasion. As did Debra Messing -wow. All of the ladies were dressed in Chanel of course. The evening honored ten contemporary artists, who will donate pieces to the Festival’s 2009 Artist Awards Program. More»

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Woody Allen took a break from battling American Apparel to attend the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of his new movie, “Whatever Works” on Wednesday night at the Royalton Hotel. The film marks the end of Allen’s five year hiatus from shooting in his beloved New York City.  Celebrating Allen’s cinematic homecoming were “Whatever Works” stars Evan Rachel Wood, Larry David, Patricia Clarkson and Henry Cavill, as well as Tribeca Jurors Mary-Kate Olsen, Bradley Cooper, Parker Posey, and Melissa Leo. More photos below… More»

The Tribeca Film Festival launches today in NYC and we will be covering all of the events per usual. But, this year, we are also excited to offer one lucky reader a free VIP Screening Ticket to the festival for “City Lights” on the 25th, care of our friends at Snapple. Just send an email to stanley@guestofaguest.com by tomorrow afternoon, with SNAPPLE in the subject line for your chance to win

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What’s a little drizzle when it comes to kicking off the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival?  Guests at Vanity Fair’s opening night dinner hosted by Graydon Carter, Robert DeNiro and Ronald Perelman were seen fashionably flouting the weather by donning umbrellas on their way to the NY State Supreme Courthouse where the party was held.  More story and photos below… More»

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Last night at the W Hotel and Residences Hollywood, a cocktail reception was held in honor of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Program. Directors, producers, and actors all came out to celebrate one of New York’s most prominent yearly events in the film and entertainment world, including Mary-Kate Olsen, a fixture on both coasts and in the Independent film industry. More photos below…  More»