Lorraine Cwelich

Pamela Love Is More Than Downtown

February 10, 2012

First the downtown It girls couldn’t get enough of Pamela Love’s jewelry. Soon the CFDA took notice, bestowing a Swarovski Award nomination for Accessory Design in 2011.

Alexa Chung Drops in on Jason Wu

February 10, 2012

Emily VanCamp and Alexa Chung looked on from the front row this afternoon as Jason Wu presented easily the most spectacular show so far this Fashion Week. Amid a cloud of billowing smoke, Wu’s models burst through enormous red and gold doors with the ferocity of warrior princesses, and closed the show by walking in three abreast through dense smoke, like a conquering army of Amazon women.

Rose McGowan and Christie Brinkley Sound Off on Heartbreak at Red Dress

February 9, 2012

We chatted backstage with Rose McGowan about a different kind of heartbreak—dangerous love. “Broken hearts suck,” she said. “There’s nothing pretty about them. It just takes time to heal. And there’s that amazing day when all of sudden it doesn’t hurt anymore. I’ve had a broken heart that hurt so badly that it actually physically woke me up from sleep.” And the best way to recover from heartbreak? “Find somebody new, darling.”

Gary Oldman and Colin Firth Join the Circus

December 9, 2011

Gary Oldman stars in the adaptation of John le Carré’s best-selling 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as George Smiley, an esteemed British agent who is summoned out of retirement to spearhead the search (although he is a suspect himself). Colin Firth plays his debonair colleague and friend, Bill Haydon.

Andrea Nevins’ Punk Papas

November 11, 2011

The unintentionally hilarious juxtaposition of hardcore punk and the family lives of its aging frontmen gives The Other F Word its comic punch.

Drake Doremus’ Mode and Method

October 27, 2011

Like Crazy is just the third film from 28-year-old auteur Drake Doremus, who directed it not from a traditional screenplay, but from his 50-page outline, which incorporates not a single line of scripted dialogue.

Zac Posen Is in a New York Mood

September 13, 2011

Fully half of Zac Posen’s 35 looks for spring were magnificent gowns with full sweeping skirts or fitted trumpet hemlines, with cascades of ruffles and breathtakingly intricate ruching.

In the Mix: Charlotte and Sam Ronson

September 13, 2011

Charlotte Ronson’s backstage is, year in and year out, one of this week’s coolest mixes of music and fashion.

Prabal Gurung’s Feminist Front Row

September 12, 2011

Nicki Minaj and Amanda Seyfried watched from the front row as Prabal Gurung sent a stunning collection of surreal-print dresses down the runway at IAC in Chelsea this weekend.

Bryan Goluboff’s Paper Heart

September 8, 2011

In the clever new film Beware the Gonzo, teen reporter Eddie “Gonzo” Gilman (Ezra Miller) creates his own underground newspaper when the corrupt editor-in-chief (Jesse McCartney) of the high school’s official newspaper refuses to print Gonzo’s investigative piece accusing his football player pals of steroid use.

Make Way for Bow Wow

August 10, 2011

Stealing scenes from veteran performers is nothing new for Shad Moss, also known as hip-hop artist Bow Wow—he’s being doing it since he was in middle school.

Marc Singer After Dark

July 1, 2011

Urban myths abound in New York City, particularly underground: alligators swim in the sewers; “mole people” inhabit the subway tunnels; announcements claim “this train will be moving momentarily.” While the first and last are unlikely, the second is proven true in the powerful documentary Dark Days.

David Hyde Pierce Has a Personality Parade

June 30, 2011

Even while discussing his newest project, the intense psychological thriller The Perfect Host, four-time Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce began most of his replies to our questions with a quip.

Health Advice and Summer Plans at the Urban Zen Awards

June 13, 2011

New York’s power elite showed up Thursday night to support Donna Karan’s charity, The Urban Zen Stephan Weiss Apple Awards, but many weren’t exactly talkative: Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Uma Thurman posed for photos and waved as they bypassed reporters on the red carpet.

Rhys Plays Nice

June 2, 2011

In Mr. Nice, Rhys Ifans is joined by Chloë Sevigny and Crispin Glover in a three-continent romp, stretching from smoke-filled Oxford dorm rooms and the hashish fields of Kabul, Afghanistan to IRA-terrorist-filled pubs and federal prison.

Stoudemire Holds the Whitney’s New Court

May 25, 2011

The Whitney Museum of American Art’s Art Party at Highline Stages last night was called “The Groundbreakers,” because it celebrated yesterday’s groundbreaking for the museum’s new Meatpacking District headquarters.

Keira Knightley

May 12, 2011

Keira Knightley gives a quietly devastating performance in Massy Tadjedin’s Last Night.

Designers Go Back to School for Parsons

May 11, 2011

At Parsons’ annual black-tie benefit at Chelsea Piers, Interview chatted with The New School of Design alums Narcisco Rodriguez and Prabal Gurung.

Cameron Crowe’s State of The Union

May 5, 2011

Cameron Crowe’s highly anticipated documentary, The Union, chronicles the collaboration of Elton John and Leon Russell as they recorded their new album and prepared to perform at the Beacon Theater in October 2010.

Cameron Crowe

May 5, 2011

Cameron Crowe’s highly anticipated documentary, The Union, chronicles the collaboration of Elton John and Leon Russell as they recorded their new album and prepared to perform at the Beacon Theater in October 2010.