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Former Mrs. Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr, 34, Marries Snapchat Billionaire Seven Years Younger

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Former Mrs. Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr, 34, Marries Snapchat Billionaire Seven Years Younger

Hats off to Miranda Kerr, whoever she is. Over the weekend the 34 year old supermodel and former wife of Orlando Bloom married a billionaire seven years her junior. If only Jackie Collins or Joan Rivers were alive to comment on this matrimony.

Evan Spiegel, her husband, is a co-founder of Snapchat. He’s worth billions. But he’s so much younger than Kerr that he was actually born in a different decade. He was ushered into life in 1990, she in 1983. He dropped out of Stanford and then start the disappearing video service with two pals.

His family must be thrilled. Kerr’s first fiancee, Adrian Camilleri. was found guilty on five counts of fraud by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, back in 2004.  She married Bloom, who became very wealthy from the “Lord of the Rings” movies. But they separated before their son was born in 2011.

In 2014, Kerr told GQ: “I appreciate both men and women. I love the female body and truly appreciate the female form. I want to explore. Never say never!”

Well, never, except at your wedding to a billionaire. Good luck everyone! Sign the pre-nup!

Where the Stars Are: Clint Eastwood, Debra Messing, Mick Jagger, Dr. Oz All Like to Eat Out

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Where the Stars Are: Clint Eastwood, Debra Messing, Mick Jagger, Dr. Oz All Like to Eat Out

Yes, the stars must eat. Even the thin ones like a good meal!

Debra Messing spotted dining at Soho hotspot Mamo after a party there celebrating her cover of “Haute Living” magazine. Mamo is the New York outpost of Cannes movie star eatery Michelangelo. Clint Eastwood and all the big stars hid out there this year…

Mick Jagger spotted at Amaranth restaurant in New York with his girlfriend. The pair, with Jagger’s bodyguards, were seen enjoying angel hair pasta, roasted chicken and a flourless chocolate cake. Mick was strangely NOT in Cannes. This year he skipped Johnny Pigozzi’s annual lunch and Charles Finch’s dinner to stay in New York. The parties have become like “Groundhog Day.”

Hugh Jackman has been filming his P.T. Barnum movie so he needed to get that circus feeling. So he went to Times Square and was spotted dining at Bobby Van’s steak house. Tom Thumb was nowhere in sight!

Television health expert Dr. Oz looking for healthy Italian food, spotted in the 8-story Atrium at Il Gattopardo on West 54th St.

“The Americans” actor Matthew Rhys, Swizz Beatz, and artists Dustin Yellin and Jose Parla spotted at Il Gattopardo attending an event held by Master & Dynamic, MoMA and Dom Perignon. Master & Dynamic makes the best luxe headphones known to man.

Country star and Trump performer Toby Keith was spotted dining at the new Bobby Van’s on Central Park South two nights in a row. We won’t hold it against the restaurant, which also welcomes Resistors!

Cannes Awards: Sofia Coppola Scores a First, Joaquin Phoenix Wins, Nicole Kidman Celebrated

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Cannes Awards: Sofia Coppola Scores a First, Joaquin Phoenix Wins, Nicole Kidman Celebrated

The 70th annual Cannes Film Festival is over. The winner of the Palme D’or is The Square by Ruben Ostlund. Sofia Coppola is the first American woman ever and the second woman in the world to win Best Director “The Beguiled.” Joaquin Phoenix and Diane Kruger won Best Actor and Actress, respectively. Nicole Kidman was given an award just for being fabulous. D’accord!

Overall, though, it was a dull festival. The movies did not seem exciting, and the overall mood was pensive. No one made any wild statements at press conferences. There were no surprise appearances. The nicest party seems like it was for the festival’s 70th anniversary. The amFAR shindig was reduced to models and reality stars, well below amFAR from the early days. Even Elton John didn’t show up, and he lives in town.

FEATURE FILMS

PALME D’OR
THE SQUARE by Ruben ÖSTLUND

70th Anniversary Award
Nicole KIDMAN

GRAND PRIX
120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE (BPM – Beats Per Minute)
by Robin CAMPILLO

BEST DIRECTOR
Sofia COPPOLA for THE BEGUILED

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Joaquin PHOENIX in YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE by Lynne RAMSAY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Diane KRUGER in AUS DEM NICHTS (In The Fade) by Fatih AKIN

JURY PRIZE
NELYUBOV (Loveless) by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV

BEST SCREENPLAY EX-ÆQUO
Yorgos LANTHIMOS and Efthimis FILIPPOU
for THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
Lynne RAMSAY
for YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

SHORT FILMS

PALME D’OR
XIAO CHENG ER YUE (A Gentle Night) by QIU Yang

MENTION DISTINCTION BY THE JURY
KATTO (The Ceiling) by Teppo AIRAKSINEN

CAMÉRA D’OR

JEUNE FEMME (Montparnasse Bienvenüe) by Léonor SERRAILLE
presented at UN CERTAIN REGARD

The CST Jury decided to award the VULCAIN PRIZE FOR ARTIST-TECHNICIAN to: Josefin ASBERG for her remarkable artistic contribution to match the inventiveness of the film THE SQUARE.

Movies: A Memorial Day Box Office In Memoriam as “Baywatch,” “Pirates” Flop

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Movies: A Memorial Day Box Office In Memoriam as “Baywatch,” “Pirates” Flop

The good news for Disney is that “Pirates of the Caribbean” has made $270 worldwide. The bad news is that in this country, very few people cared. The domestic total for three (really four) days is $62 million. The opening weekend take in 2011 for the last “Pirates” movie was $90 million. You do the math.

In 2011, “Pirates 4” was in its second week on Memorial Day weekend. The number 1 movie for the holiday was “The Hangover 2.” It made $85 million. You do the math.

Franchise movies– endless sequels no one cares about, made for the money only — are coming to an end. This is their “Twilight,” so to speak. A whole generation of moviegoers is wiped out on the cynicism of it all. In the case of “Pirates,” the enervating feel of more of the same swashbuckling is combined with knowing you gave Johnny Depp all that money so he could squander it on crap and a bad short marriage.

Meanwhile, Paramount has to deal with “Baywatch” the way Warners lived with “CHiPS.” Why are we making movies out of terrible TV? There must be a few good ideas out there. “Baywatch” brought home $18 million this weekend. It cost, they say, $69 million. We’ll say $80 million. Still water, not waves, killed it. I’m not sure I’ll ever watch it on an airplane.

The next month brings “Wonder Woman,” “The Mummy,” another “Transformers” movie, and another “Spider Man” Movie. It all seems underwhelming…

One Night Gregg Allman Came into Elaine’s And I Finally Got to Meet Him

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One Night Gregg Allman Came into Elaine’s And I Finally Got to Meet Him

One night Gregg Allman came into Elaine’s. It was late, and the restaurant was pretty empty. He came in with a lady friend, said hello to Gianni, the head waiter, and walked to the back. Gianna put them at a table sort of nowhere, kind of hidden. I watched this from where I was having dinner with Elaine Kaufman, the famous owner and raconteur and hostess, as if it were happening in slow motion. Hundreds of celebrities had come to Elaine’s. But this seemed like an apparition.

I said to Elaine, “Oh my god, is that really Gregg Allman?” She nodded. “Whaddaya think? Of course it is. He’s been here before. No big deal.”

Really? Gregg Allman is a rock god. I have listened to “Jessica” and “Whipping Post” and “Live at Fillmore East” my whole life. He is an icon, with pink skin and white hair and a pony tail. He was in town for one of those annual 10 day gigs at the Beacon Theater.

“Go say hello to him,” Elaine said, because she always said that. I met a lot of people with the words, “Elaine says hi. She sent me over.” I’m already sitting down now, staring at Gregg Allman. What do I remember now? I thanked him for “Melissa” and “Blue Sky” and “Midnight Rider.” I did not tell him how many speeding tickets I’ve almost gotten listening to “Jessica.” I was cool, don’t worry. He was very nice. We talked about the tour. I didn’t ask about Cher or his late brother Duane or anything else.

I knew a few weeks ago when Cher said she had a family problem and couldn’t go shoot a movie, it was Gregg–father of her son Elijah Blue– who was ill. Everyone else said it was the mother. But Allman had cancelled all his 2017 shows. It was known that he was pretty sick. The end was near.

The Allman Brothers Band is far more important in rock history than given credit for. The music, the songwriting, the structure of it. The Allman Brothers surprise you still when you listen to them. It’s part big band, part swing, jug band, Texas blues. So original and so American. It’s the creme de la creme of what is called Southern Rock, and so much more. What a legacy. If I met Gregg Allman again, I couldn’t say thank you enough times.

 

Sinks like a Rock: “Baywatch” Movie Drowns with $5.7 Mil Friday Box, Johnny Depp “Pirates” Off to Series Low

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Sinks like a Rock: “Baywatch” Movie Drowns with $5.7 Mil Friday Box, Johnny Depp “Pirates” Off to Series Low

The early returns are in. “Baywatch: The Movie” has sunk with the Rock, like a rock. The ill conceived TV adaptation has drowned with just $5.7 million on Friday night, and a total from Wednesday previews and Thursday of just over $10 million. All the abs in China won’t save this thing.

Meanwhile “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” made $19 million Friday night, plus $5 mil from Thursday previews. Lowest numbers since the original movie back in 1931 when Depp was just coming off “21 Jump Street,” the TV series, and didn’t own an island.

Keep refreshing…

The Beatles $117 Sgt. Pepper Box Set is Number 1 on Amazon, Number 6 Download on iTunes

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The Beatles $117 Sgt. Pepper Box Set is Number 1 on Amazon, Number 6 Download on iTunes

Fifty years later, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is marching to the top again.

The 50th anniversary box set is number 1 on amazon.com. The lavish package with 4 CDs and 2 DVDs retails for $117.99. It’s been at the top with pre-orders for a month. But now it’s here, and it’s outselling all regularly priced albums.

The downloadable version (which is great but as extensive as the offerings in the box set) is number 6 on iTunes. That version includes the remixed original album plus a sequence of outtakes that form a ‘reimagined’ version of the album. “Strawberry Fields” and “Penny Lane” are included in new stereo mixes.

But you have to get the box set to get the Mono version (with those extra songs– including the famous piccolo ending on “Penny Lane”) plus two CDs of outtakes and two DVDs (one is a Blu Ray).

The limited version can be streamed, too, on Spotify.

The 50th anniversary box is really an occasion. Hats off to Jeff Jones and Jonathan Clyde and the Apple Records staff. They’ve really done the Beatles justice. There so many spectacular small things about the box set. For one thing, all the songs are great. There isn’t a dud. The more you listen, thanks to Giles Martin’s remix, the more you hear. I’ve been listening to this album for five decades and find surprise after surprise. The outtakes, instrumentals, and “work drafts” so to speak reveal layer after layer. “Sgt. Pepper” is an astonishing achievement. “Revolver” prefaced it, and the three subsequent albums– the White Album, Abbey Road, Let it Be– plus “Hey Jude”– fulfilled its promise.

Ariana Grande Says She’ll Return to Manchester for a Memorial Concert

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Ariana Grande Says She’ll Return to Manchester for a Memorial Concert

Ariana Grande says she’ll return to Manchester for a memorial concert. “We will not quit or operate in fear,” the singer said on Twitter.

This Preview of Sam Moore Singing on the Warrior Games Commercial Will Blow Your Mind

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This Preview of Sam Moore Singing on the Warrior Games Commercial Will Blow Your Mind

This preview of famed singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer singing on the Warrior Games commercial will blow your mind. The Games are in Chicago June 30-July 8th. I sure hope there’s a full version coming of this song, called “Show for You.” Holy moley! Sam Moore, by the way, is 81. His voice just gets better and better.

Box Office: “Baywatch” is a Wipe Out, “Pirates” May Still Have Some Swashbuckle

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Box Office: “Baywatch” is a Wipe Out, “Pirates” May Still Have Some Swashbuckle

The Weds-Thursday box office is in. “Baywatch” is a wipe out. Paramount’s taken in $4.5 million over the two nights. The future is dim, to say the least. Projections are for more maybe $20 million over the four day holiday weekend. After Warner’s mess with “CHiPS,” maybe it’s time not to make keep remaking these TV shows. They weren’t good in the first place, they aren’t good now.

“Pirates of the Caribbean” is panned everywhere. But the box office may not be a total disaster, just a “disappointment.” Starting with $5.5 million Thursday night, and $34 million international, there’s some hope for the moment. The film is literally coasting on brand name recognition and “nothing else out there.” If your choice is between nitwit lifeguards, and some good sword play, what’s the answer? Plus you’re looking for Paul McCartney.

Yes, that’s right. 50 years after the release of the greatest rock album ever made, you’re looking for its creator in a Pirates movie. Of course, 240 years after the United States declared independence, a crazy person is president. So all bets are off!

Some good news: the word on “Wonder Woman” is very good. What a relief. More on that later…

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