Next Monday brings the long awaited premiere in Bondi of
A
Few Best Men, the latest offering from
Stephan Elliott (left) whose career has enjoyed
something of roller-coaster ride since picking up an Oscar for his 1994 success
Priscilla Queen of The Dessert.
The movie stars Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall, Kevin Bishop
and Olivia Newton-John and the word is Olivia puts in a great performance as
the mother-of-the-bride in the love romp and the ‘wedding- goes-wrong’ comedy set
in the Outback.
Now that Beach Haus regular Leo DiCaprio has departed these
shores (he’ll be back early February to wrap up filming on The Great Gatsby),
Sydney is devoid of Hollywood stars when usually, with such glorious
summer weather we could expect at least 3 or 4 stars to be hanging around town
Its' the opposite in New York with the town chock a block.
Last Monday Glee star Darren Kriss was the guest of honour at a shindig at The
Darby hosted by Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Lily Rabe, Andrew
Rannells and Jordon Roth The party was to celebrate the Broadway debut of
Darren in "How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying."
The following night at Cipriani 42nd Street recent Sydney visitor
George Clooney received the Best Actor for The Descendants at the National
Board of Review Gala with Tilda Swinton receiving Best Actress for her role in
We Need To Talk About Kevin while Christopher Plummer was awarded best
supporting actor for The Beginners, and Shailene Woodley received best
supporting Actress for The Descendants.
It won’t be the last you hear of The Descendants. Get ready
for the flick to pick up a few Oscars.
No bash worth its salt in New York is complete without the
USA’s top society snapper (and Social Shuttle pal) Patrick McMullan who has
sent us some great snaps from both nights.
We do so love to live vicariously on this island but who could not feel proud that Kirk Baxter, a film editor who studied in Sydney has been nominated for an Oscar at the 2012 Academy Awards.
