May 17, 2009
STARS WANT TO PLAY FRANK SINATRA
MARTIN Scorsese is facing the challenge of his career casting an actor to play a young Frank Sinatra in his big-budget biopic about the Chairman of the Board. But insiders...
JAMES GANDOLFINI CHOKES UP ON STAGE
"GOD of Carnage" star James Gandolfini had an awkward moment Thursday night. One audience member told us: "He was onstage drinking and smoking a cigar, and he forgot his lines....
KIM CATTRALL'S MILITARY ROOTS
KIM Cattrall, patriot? Sexy Samantha of "Sex and the City" is the new national spokesperson for "Beyond Tribute," a grass-roots initiative supporting the treatment of armed-services vets with post-traumatic-stress disorder...
MARY CAREY BACK TO ADULT FILMS
THAT Mary Carey is returning to adult movies with "Celebrity Pornhab with Dr. Screw," a spoof of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," out June 2 from Red Light, which...
PORN 'N' GORE
THE casting for Harvey and Bob Weinstein's new gore flick, "Piranha 3-D," gets weirder by the second. Just signed to join Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Ving Rhames and Richard Dreyfuss...
PRETTIER PARROT
THE Blue Parrot in East Hampton -- once a dive-y Mexican joint with killer margaritas -- is getting a ritzy face-lift from its new owners, a group including Larry Gagosian,...
HOT TIME FOR HAMPS CLUBS
NIGHTCLUBS in the Hamptons are expecting a profitable summer. With the Town of Southampton cracking down on corporate-sponsored houses (the town requires permit applications 90 days in advance for advertised...
I'M JUST A CLOSET CLOTHES KEEPER
I NEVER got to do spring cleaning, and now it's almost summer. Before I try those lightweight linens I can no longer fit into, still hanging in my closet are...
IMAN: 'NO GREAT BEAUTY' MICHELLE OBAMA GETS BETTER WITH AGE
IMAN says Michelle Obama is "not a great beauty" -- but that's no insult. "She is so interesting looking and so bright. That will always take you further," the 53-year-old...
BROADWAY: JEREMY PIVEN NOT WELCOME
IF you think Broadway is ready to forgive Jeremy Piven (above) for bolting "Speed-the-Plow" last December, which he blamed on mercury poisoning, guess again. "He's not welcome here," Steven Pasquale,...