Where the celebrities go to spend their vacation time
So right here’s the place they’ve schlepped for holidays:
George Clooney.
Greece.
He’s hawking Omega watches and together with his homes throughout, he wants further bucks like Barbie wants a hairdresser . . .
Newly single Sofía Vergara? La dolce vita.
She says: “If life provides you lemons you come to Italy to squeeze them.”
Which suggests, who is aware of.
Perhaps on the hunt for an additional form to squeeze?
Additionally there, Gwyneth.
Don’t ask, Gwyneth who?
Javier Bardem — Rio . . . Liam Neeson — Anguilla . . . Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have a home in Mallorca.
Doesn’t everybody?
Camila Cabello’s warming her various components in Puerto Rico.
Steve Harvey and fam — St-Tropez.
Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian — Hawaii.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz — Colombia.
Perhaps for espresso?
Nick Lachey & Co. — Disney World.
Jimmy Fallon and household — New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee.
Brian Cox — Turks and Caicos.
Melissa McCarthy and husband — New Mexico.
Gal Gadot — Seychelles.
Liev Schreiber — Bahamas.
He acquired seen hugging a flamingo.
And Tracee Ellis Ross at GoldenEye in Jamaica.
Not Jamaica, Queens.
Stars might shine
SEPT. 29 begins NYC’s 61st annual New York Movie Competition.
Oct. 15 our scorching shot Hollywood celebrities then return within the bottle — or TO the bottle.
Held each autumn, all thought-about the perfect in international moviemaking.
Pay attention, talkies started 1927.
Warner’s “The Jazz Singer” — additionally premiering in New York and starring Al Jolson — value $422,000 to make. New good “Barbie” — $145 million.
In days of yore, Eastwood, Coppola, Clooney, Baumbach, Almodóvar, these Coen brothers, Ang Lee, Woody — don’t ask Woody who? — confirmed.
Now, who is aware of? There’s been value slicing.
So, purple carpet? How? Helpers, assistants, coordinators gone.
Who’ll now lead, push or nudge stars to stroll, discuss or stalk? Second, there’s a strike! What stars will even wish to present up?!
Perhaps now no carpet. Perhaps only a mat?
Going all to pot
Hashish professionals at the moment are awarding hashish permits.
Bureaucrats — Hashish Management Board and Workplace of Hashish Administration — are charged with licensing these beforehand convicted of marijuana possession.
Disabled fight vets need precedence.
Their courtroom listening to’s subsequent week. We a terrific nation or what?
Farewell to a legend
MONDAY we misplaced William Friedkin.
Age, 87.
Born, Chicago.
Lived, Los Angeles.
Married over 30 years to Sherry Lansing — former Paramount chairwoman, former twentieth Century Fox president, first lady to move a significant movement image firm.
Director, producer, screenwriter, Billy introduced us “Caine Mutiny,” “The French Connection” and “biggest movie of all time . . . most terrifying movie in historical past” — 1973’s “The Exorcist,” starring Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Lee J. Cobb.
I knew Billy. I do know his spouse. I knew he was hospitalized days in the past. I additionally knew he and Sherry invited associates over each weekend.
Their chef served dinner.
Leisure — all the time — a never-before-seen first-run screening of a brand new film.
The buddies, the trade, all liked you Billy.
In 1933, President FDR ordered all banks closed to avoid wasting our economic system.
At present banks are open.
However solely to avoid wasting that cash for the IRS.
Oy.
Sighed principally solely in New York, youngsters, solely in New York.
