Epstein Secrets

s me to the paparazzi infested Palais. He has no tuxedo or tickets for tonight. I tell him to meet me at the dinner and Sony Classics' distributors Michael Barker and Tom Bernard will get him in. My date Jean Pigozzi arrives by boat from his villa. There's total Woody-mania on the red carpet. Woody is very ca

each, the Independent Filmmaker Project and Calvin Klein party is being hosted by Francisco Costa and IFP's Joana Vicente. The event honors women in Cannes including jury member Uma Thurman, "Tree of Life's" Jessica Chastain', "Sleeping Beauty'? breakout actress Emily Browning, Julia Leigh and Jane Cam

Mark Boat,- ' (who is headed to Broadway in The Normal Heart this spring) and CAA's Kevin Huvane, Richard Lovett and Hylda Queally. Sony Classic's Michael Barker tells me The Social Network will win. Tired celebs try to go home, but limo lock is at a standstill. Cell phones don't work in the area. Two hundr

400-pound gorilla refuses to let me on the elevator. Once on, I see Jennifer Lopez in the corner and remind her we met on Len Blavatnik's yacht in Cannes. She graciously pretends to remember me. Her manager, Benny Medina, is kicking me. I slip into Colin Firth's booth to have a tete-a-tare with him

and still the feelings are raw. Filmmakers are exhausted from campaigning. At Bryan Lourd's famous star studded party Sony Classics' Co-President Michael Barker announces to me he has taken a random sampling of voters in the room. He says, "There will be a 'Social Network' upset at the Kodak Theater." Shear

n the elevator until I spot Benny Medina. Once on, I see the radiant Jennifer Lopez in the corner and remind her we met on Len Blavatnik's yacht in Cannes. She graciously pretends to know me. Her manager, Benny Medina is kicking me. I slip into Colin Firth's booth by the front bar to have a tete-a-tet

Forty-five film and media groups handed out awards leading up to Oscar night. Wednesday, February 22 My airplane seatmate to LAX was Sony Classics Michael Barker. The night before Woody Allen had shown Michael "Nero Fiddled", his latest film shot in Rome rumored to be his best. When Woody won the Oscar Sunda

nces of the 2011 Oscar race for the most revered artistic honor in the world. This is how nine films fell into the big picture. Three premiered in Cannes mid-May, a distant nine months ago, creating an Oscar campaign as long as any human pregnancy. At the Palais, the first inkling of Oscar buzz was b

l. Barry walks me to the paparazzi infested Palais. He has no tuxedo or tickets for tonight. I tell him to meet me at the dinner and Sony Classics' Michael Barker and Tom Bernard will get him in. My date, arrives by boat from his villa. can Pigozzi There's total Woody-mania on the red carpet. Woody is very c

each, the Independent Filmmaker Project and Calvin Klein party is being hosted by Francisco Costa and IFP's Joana Vicente. The event honors women in Cannes including jury member Uma Thurman, "Tree of Life's" Jessica Chastain, "Sleeping Beauty's" Julia Leigh breakout actress Emily Browning Friday, May

ances of the 2011 Oscar race for the most revered artistic honor in the world. This is how nine films fell into the big picture. Three premiered in Cannes mid-May, a distant nine months ago, creating an Oscar campaign as long as any human pregnancy. At the Palais, the first inkling of Oscar buzz was bor

him from a distance and gave him Best Original Screenplay as a consolation. Terrence Malicks long-awaited, esoteric The Tree of Life was unveiled at Cannes and won the coveted Palme D’Or, positioning it for a nomination. The Artist, created by the French, shot in Hollywood and about Hollywood was the fe

Oscar night. _—— Berenice Bejo and Michel ~ Hazanaviciu , Michelle Williams WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 My airplane seatmate to LAX was Sony Classics Michael Barker. The night before Woody Allen had shown Michael / To Rome With Love, his new film fy shot in Rome and rumored to be his | best. When Woody won the Os

ut and still the feelings are raw. Filmmakers are exhausted from campaigning. At Bryan Lourd's famous star studded party Sony Classics’ Co-President Michael Barker announces to me he has taken a random sampling of voters in the room. He says, "There will be a ‘Social Network’ upset at the Kodak Theater." Shear p

on the elevator until I spot Benny Medina. Once on, I see the radiant Jennifer Lopez in the corner and remind her we met on Len Blavatnik’s yacht in Cannes. She graciously pretends to know me. Her manager, Benny Medina is kicking me. I slip into Colin Firth’s booth by the front bar to have a tete-a-tete

ut and still the feelings are raw. Filmmakers are exhausted from campaigning. At Bryan Lourd's famous star studded party Sony Classics’ Co-President Michael Barker announces to me he has taken a random sampling of voters in the room. He says, "There will be a ‘Social Network' upset at the Kodak Theater." Shear p

on the elevator until I spot Benny Medina. Once on, I see the radiant Jennifer Lopez in the corner and remind her we met on Len Blavatnik’s yacht in Cannes. She graciously pretends to know me. Her manager, Benny Medina is kicking me. I slip into Colin Firth’s booth by the front bar to have a tete-a-tete

al, Ellen Barkin (who is headed to Broadway in The Normal Heart this spring) and CAA’s Kevin Huvane, Richard Lovett and Hylda Queally. Sony Classic’s Michael Barker tells me The Social Network will win. fn ard Tired celebs try to go home, but limo lock is at a standstill. Johansson Cell phones don’t work in the a

a 400-pound gorilla refuses to let me on the elevator. Once on, I see Jennifer Lopez in the corner and remind her we met on Len Blavatnik’s yacht in Cannes. She graciously pretends to remember me. Her manager, Benny Medina, is kicking me. I slip into Colin Firth’s booth to have a téte-a-téte with him an

ast: Andrea Riseborough, Abbie Cornish, James D'arcy and Oscar Issac, who is also in the Cannes-winner Drive. Simultaneously, Sony Picture Classic's Michael Barker and Tom Bernard premiere Roman Polanski’s Carnage, based on Yasmina Reza's French play God of Carnage, which played to packed houses in Paris, London

s my clothes, | conclude that this is the year Hollywood embraces launching their Oscar-bound films oversees. The race began in May on the beaches of Cannes where Midnight in Paris and The Artist debuted with black-tie galas nightly. Late August, American and English films dominate the Venice waterfront