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Bloomberg Gets Ready to Have Some 'Sex and the City'
Filed under: Comedy », Drama », Romance », Casting », Newsstand », Politics »
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is getting in on all the sex that's happening in his city, and it doesn't look to be one of those teaser scenes created to confuse fans. Reuters reports that according to his spokesman Stu Loeser, the mayor will follow in ex-mayor Ed Koch's footsteps and shoot a cameo for Sex and the City: The Movie at Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan tonight. Unfortunately, there were no other details released about his role. I imagine he won't get to strut his stuff on the catwalk like Koch did, but I'm kind of hoping he'll be ice skating on the now-open ice rink, or something similar. Cameos are good and all, but ones that require the guest to be active in the scene are even better.That being said, Sex and the City has been a bit risque with politics, so maybe it's best for him to smile, maybe throw out a line or two, and hit the road. Before finally nabbing Mr. Big, Carrie dated a politician for a few episodes -- one who had a penchant for golden showers. While I'd give props to any real politician who would take on such a role, that just isn't going to happen, unless said politician is losing their mind. So for now, expect a vanilla glance at Bloomberg. Or, maybe he'll meet Big for lunch and share tips -- Reuters did refer to him as "New York City's real-life Mr. Big."
Rome Film Fest Honors Tribeca; Borrows Films
Filed under: Documentary », Foreign Language », Independent », Awards », Tribeca », Universal », Exhibition », Other Festivals », Cinematical Indie »
Rome wasn't built in a day, but it sure didn't get help from New York City. So why does the Rome Film Festival, which kicks off its first edition next month (Oct. 13 - 21), need the assistance of NYC's Tribeca Film Festival? It probably doesn't, but nonetheless, as Martha reported last month, a partnership between the two was made. Today there was an official announcement of the union, as Mayor Bloomberg welcomed Rome's Mayor Walter Veltroni and RFF CEO Carlo Fuortes to his city. They joined with TFF founders Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff to reveal the films Rome has selected for their Tribeca-conjunction showcase. They are Akeelah and the Bee, The War Tapes, The Bridge, The Lew Rudin Way, The Mist in the Palm Trees (La Niebla en las Palmeras) and The Yacoubian Building. Additionally, a few other films that played at Tribeca this past Spring are already on Rome's slate of films, including Driving Lessons, I'm Reed Fish, Just Like the Son and Tierney Gearon: The Mother Project. Next year, Tribeca will likewise borrow some of this year's RFF titles for a similar showcase.Rome will also be presenting its first "Steps and Stars Award" to the Tribeca Film Festival, in recognition of its significant contribution to the film industry. De Niro will accept the award on the TFF's behalf while at Rome previewing 20 minutes of his new film, The Good Shepherd.
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