From the Los Angeles Times’ Ministry of Gossip blog:
Let us present one of the loveliest of distractions from the Sundance Film Festival’s focus on independent-film sales: the Sundance “it” girl, an actress who stars in multiple films, lights up cocktail and dinner parties with fun cold-weather fashion and charms jaded industry...
Glenn Close studied Charlie Chaplin’s films in preparing to play a woman disguised as a male butler in the period piece “Albert Nobbs,” based on the short story by George Moore.
“I always felt there was a clownish element to Albert,” says Close, who won an Obie when she first played the character onstage 30 years ago.
“My...
By Etta James’ performance of the enduring classic “At Last” was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient wait.
In real life, little about James was as genteel as that song. The platinum...
“Death Comes to Pemberley” by P.D. James; Alfred A. Knopf ($25.95)
Death comes to Pemberley, one of the great houses in Derbyshire, and a most unwelcome guest it is.
Not only does the loss of life come at a most inopportune time, the night before the annual Lady Anne’s ball, the highlight of the local social...
From the Los Angeles Times’ Ministry of Gossip blog:
No sooner do Golden Globes gowns and tuxedos hit the floor than snow boots and knits come on, as Hollywood migrates to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival.
Here’s the Ministry’s guide to the most anticipated parties, performances and star gatherings that will light up...
