Thursday, March 28, 2024

Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Once Next Door Neighbors, Now Co-Stars

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Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon used to live next to each other on the top floor of a very nice Greenwich Village apartment house. Sarandon and Tim Robbins were on one side; Gere was on the other in a kind of greenhouse. Now they co-star in Nick Jarecki’s very astute financial thriller, “Arbitrage,” opening Friday. Last night “Arbitrage” got its New York premiere at the Walter Reade Theater and then at the Monkey Bar, owned by Vanity Fair’s Graydon Carter. Carter hosted the party but he’s also in the film–and is pretty damn good as a mysterious businessman upon whose deal Gere’s character is depending to stay alive.

At the party: like, everyone. Gere, wife Carey Lowell, Sarandon, co-star Nate Parker. Bryant Gumbel congratulated Michael Strahan on his new gig with Kelly Ripa. Lainie Kazan was resplendent as usual. Tina Brown and Harry Evans made a rare appearance considering it was a Carter event–he succeeded her as editor of Vanity Fair. Chris Noth, Amy Irving, Gina Gershon, Ashley Banfield, Harry Belafonte, James Cramer, and Deborah Norville were among those in the audience.

Producer Laura Bickford’s been working on “Arbitrage” for some time, and it screened at Sundance. This labor of love is quite the accomplishment for first timer Jarecki, whose brother Andrew made “Capturing the Friedmans” and “All Good Things.” They’ve done a great job. And young Nick Jarecki even got a custom made suit out of it from Brioni, one of the night’s sponsors (along with Piaget and the Wall Street Journal).

Also at the screening: actress Kelly Rutherford from “Gossip Girl.” She’s going through an outrageous custody battle with her ex husband, who now has her two children–ages 5 and 3– in France. He can’t come to the US because his visa has been revoked, so she has to fly to France every two weeks to see them. This is the work of a judge in New York family court. Shameful! Who would separate small children from their mother? Luckily Alan Dershowitz is getting into the case now.

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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