Media-Whore D'Oevres



"Given the certainty the Carpetbagger feels about best picture, this category should move in lock step, but there are some X factors. To wit, 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' took a seemingly impossible cinematic riddle — making a movie that happens mostly between a paralyzed man’s ears — and transported it to a profound and profoundly beautiful place. Now if only Julian Schnabel’s light had been kept under a bushel. His brio and choice of pajamas may play well in the New York art world, but Hollywood found his edginess appalling." (NYTimes)

"Dolce & Gabbana brought some much needed star power and excitement to Milan Fashion Week, with what was not only the week's best turnout, but also the best-handled celebrity press situation in recent years. Fergie, Lindsay Lohan, Sheryl Crow, Fanny Ardant, and Monica Bellucci, all clad in Dolce & Gabbana, gathered on an upper floor of the designer's Metropol show space an hour prior to show time to relax and unwind. Select reporters were invited to a special VIP suite to get their sound bytes and interviews, not to mention some champagne, hors d'oeuvres, and even cigarettes ... Naomi Campbell missed the mingling, but made it just in time for the show. Most of the American press, seated down the runway, didn't even realize who had shown up." (Fashionweekdaily)