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Source at Fund-Raiser: Edwards Calls McCain 'Crazy' and Says Hillary Thinks There's More on Rezko

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Before John Edwards let David Letterman mess up his hair on the Late Show last night, the former Senator was at a private fund-raiser in midtown Manhattan, also attended by Kevin Bacon, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Alex Forger—one of the co-executors of the Jackie Onassis estate.

A reader who attended the event—held in the Fifth Avenue home of Edwards contributor Joseph Bondi—emailed me last night with this report of Edwards' remarks:  read more »

Girl on Film: Saw, Again, Carell in Dan in Real Life, Clint Eastwood's Spawn, and Bacon—Mmmm, Bacon

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This weekend we’ll be treated to a blessed break from the heavy-duty Oscar-hopeful onslaught of late. If, like us, you have barely been able to breathe under the weight of recent movies (see Reservation Road, Rendition, Things We Lost in the Fire—ouch! It hurts!), Halloween torture flicks might actually feel like relief. The folks at Lions Gate are hoping that Saw IV (we know, we know … do you need to go back and watch Saw I, II, and III before seeing this one? We’re guessing not!), a series of disturbing prolific-ness, will have the kind of box office that Alaskan vampire flick, 30 Days of Night, had last weekend. Saw IV can’t boast the same amount of star wattage (no hottie Hartnett in this one!), but when aren’t people in the mood for random orifice blood-spurting? Seriously.  read more »

Off-track

Kevin Bacon.
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Kevin Bacon.

RAILS & TIES
Running time 96 minutes
Directed by Alison Eastwood
Written by Micky Levy  read more »

Only in Park City, Kids

PARK CITY, UTAH—“There’s all this public kind of side, and then there are the film  read more »

Post-9/11 N.Y. Gets Crash ed

‘The camera pans the gap-toothed Manhattan skyline where the World Trade Center used to be.  read more »

Post-9/11 N.Y. Gets Crashed

Maggie Gyllenhaal in <i>The Great New Wonderful</i>.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Great New Wonderful.

‘The camera pans the gap-toothed Manhattan skyline where the World Trade Center used to be.  read more »

Events for June 21, 2006

The New York Young Republican Club hosts its 94th Annual Dinner with Curtis Sliwa as Master of Ceremonies at Battery Gardens. [Corrected: Governor has scheduling conflict.]

The New York Times will hold a forum entitled, The Pentagon Papers and What They Mean Today.

Dan Donovan hosts a fundraiser for his re-election campaign.

Friends of the High Line host a Summer Benefit with Christine Quinn, Diane von Furstenberg, and Kevin Bacon at Cipriani Wall Street.

New York Society for Ethical Culture will hold a forum on corruption in politics.

—Nicole Brydson

The Lonely Hunters

It's all over but the box-office math.  read more »

Postgrad Pretty Women

"I have had a crush on Kevin Bacon since seventh grade," said Elli Frank, glimpsing the actor as she  read more »

Grim Flicks Creep Out Toronto

Near the end of the 29th Toronto International Film Festival, after the unveiling of 328 movies in 1  read more »

Top of the Volcano, Ma! But Where's the Lava?

On the face of it, I can think of no better recommendation forthe beautiful, mind-blowing possibilit  read more »

Who's Afraid Of Kevin Bacon? … A Cast Digs Its Own Grave

Who's Afraid Of Kevin Bacon?"Power corrupts" is a tired theme that is not necessarily restricted to  read more »