Guy Ritchie

Oh Ciccone! Chance Collision With Madonna's Not-So-Buff Bro

To its surprise, the Transom ran into designer Christopher Ciccone—SMACK!—outside the Rouge Wine Bar at Paris Commune in the West Village. Madonna’s short, paunchy but sensual brother had flown in from London early that evening and was flying to Los Angeles the following morning—part of the whirlwind press tour surrounding his book, Life With My Sister Madonna (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $26).

Wearing jeans, black sneakers, a tight black T-shirt and a veil of cinnamon-inflected cologne, he was there to see aspiring Broadway star (and dear friend) Ryan Raftery’s one-man show, Ryan Raftery and Friends: A Solo Act.

“There are plenty of things I left out of the book, and things that the lawyers and editors took out,” Mr.  read more »

What If Madonna Was Single Soon?

Wouldn't it be weird if Madonna got divorced from Guy Ritchie? Like, soon?

And why have, like, eighteen people mentioned this idea in the last week?

Madonna is a good bit shy of 50. Two-thirds, or so, of second marriages end in divorce. The former pop tartlet is currently on tour, heading towards Rome, and upsetting Catholics (again) with the use Christ imagery in her show. What if she were soon upsetting them with that modern practice that is second-least-beloved-of-Catholics—divorce?

Update: Madonna pal says no way.

Not Swept Away By Madonna

If there is one thing worse than a Guy Ritchie movie, it's a Guy Ritchie movie with Madonna in it.  read more »

How Old Is That Boy at the Mike?

New York is a town with a prodigy on every block, but how many of them ever become as famous at 18 a  read more »

In England, 'Madge' Is Ultimate People's Queen

British national pride, humbled by another loss atWimbledon, the collapse of the once-proud railroad  read more »

A Nicholson Knockout … Snitching on Snatch

A Nicholson KnockoutThe Pledge , one of the best movies I saw in the year 2000, is now opening in th  read more »

An Unsexy Spat Between Brats … London Robbing

An Unsexy Spat Between Brats We're in the middle of a plague of moronic teenage movies featuring thu  read more »

Little Rascals With Shotguns; Hard-Core Cage, Tortured Hero

Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels turns out to be as rollickingly funny as a barrel  read more »