Author Truman Capote, who was born on this day in 1924 (he died in 1984), was known for three things: his 1958 novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s, his 1965 “non-fiction novel” In Cold Blood, and for being Truman Capote. He was a gossip-hound who did everything he could to become the kind of rich, eccentric celebrity he had always idolized.
So he would probably be very pleased at the meal that got whipped up in London to mark the opening of the West End production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s (or B@T’s as I have just decided I like to call it) … Read More
According to John Krasinski, one of the stars of television’s The Office (Season Six began airing last week), he’s been looking for the “perfect” motion picture role to do during his short hiatuses between seasons of The Office ever since the Americanized version of Ricky Gervais’ British comedy sensation hit North American airwaves. Although he has snagged lead roles in such films as the George Clooney-directed Leatherheads and License To Wed (with Robin Williams), both ended-up box office and artistic disappointments.
“I’m always looking for a film that will challenge me as an actor,” Krasinski insisted a few years ago. “I’m always waiting for that role that will blow me away and make me push myself as an actor.” Krasinski would find what he was looking for when Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) phoned him with an offer to star in the comedy Away We Go. Thinking the offer was a ruse, courtesy of his pal George Clooney, Krasinski almost passed on the part. “I’m so glad it wasn’t one of George’s pranks,” he admits, “because it’s one of the best gifts I’ve ever been giving as an actor in a movie. It’s one of those great one-of-a-lifetime parts.” (Krasinksi’s interview plus this week in home video, after the jump.)
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David Miller, Toronto’s high-profile mayor, made the surprise announcement last Friday that he would not run for a third term next year. Miller says he had made the decision not to run back in 2007, and only just got around to letting everyone know, but that’s a little hard to believe, given that, according to some stories, many of his closest political backers only heard about Friday morning, just before he went public. There were even some people on the inside who only heard when Miller went in front of the mikes.
So why’d he do it?
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