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Will Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon</i> Find Favor With the Academy? 'He's Not a Dick,' Says <i>NYT's David Carr
Toward the end of the film Frost/Nixon, based on the Peter Morgan play of the same name, Frank Langella's Richard Nixon wonders whether his legacy will prevent young people from aspiring to a life in politics. "They'll think it's all just corrupt," he laments.
"I always felt that line was powerful," director Ron Howard told the Daily Transom at the Four Seasons Monday evening, after the film's premiere at the Ziegfeld. "And tonight, post-election, I felt it resonated even more for me."
The movie re-creates the filming of British talk show host David Frost's (played by Michael Sheen) 1977 four-part interview with Richard Nixon—the result of which was the disgraced President's tacit admission of guilt in the Watergate scandal, and for which Mr. read more »
Morning Memo: Agyness Deyn Engaged; Mariah Carey Celebrates Her Marriage; Gossip Girl Identity Theft
Model Agyness Deyn and Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. are engaged. [Us]
Woody Allen's new film Vicky Cristina Barcelona premiered Wednesday night at the Hotel Plaza Athenee on East 64th St.; stars Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall didn't show up. [WWD]
At the screening, Vicky Cristina Barcelona star Javier Bardem gloated over his sex scenes with Ms. Johansson, Ms. Hall and real-life girlfriend Penelope Cruz. [P6]
Mariah Carey is paying $125,000 to rent the Stone Meadow Farm in East Hampton for one week to celebrate her recent marriage to Nick Cannon. [P6]
Someone has been RSVPing for events under Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively and Penn Badgley's names, and now people are wondering who's playing a joke on Serena and Dan. [Rush & Molloy]
