It ain’t news, but it’s the bee’s knees: the Eight-mm. camera app on iPhone. There isn’t much more to say. What’s cooler than that? And Julia Restoin Roitfeld has given it her seal of approval in the “FanFair” section of … Read More
The racy ‘Maitresse’ shows how S&M’s done (Frenchie-style). One that fell through the, uh, cracks, the great Barbet Schroeder (“Barfly,” “Reversal of Fortune”) directed this little gem in 1975, now available on Blue-Ray, and few but the French saw it. But … Read More
One more for the road, ‘Big Sur’ promises to blow all the other Jack Kerouac vehicles away. First looks at tonally-harmonious director Michael Polish’s film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s “Big Sur”–which debuted last month at Sundance–are all visual, no dialogue, … Read More
Last night at Hotel Victor, soon to be Thompson Ocean Drive we threw a launch party to celebrate Ruvan Wijesooriya’s latest book titled LCD. The book of photography, created by Ruvan Wijesooriya, will be released on December 11th, 2012. LCD chronicles the existence of … Read More
From Venice–en route to the Toronto Film Fest—the nightclub mother of them all holds forth on being a porn star in another life, stealing Cipriani ashtrays, and piloting Air Bungalow (now departing). Look who’s ‘popping up’ at the Thompson Toronto, … Read More
Who cares if that front door speaker doesn’t work! Just in time for breaking out Bob Seger’s ‘Night Moves,’ hiding pals in the trunk, and making out in Dad’s brand-new Prius: a lonnnng list of some of those last picture … Read More
We’re editing the list down for you: Round 1 of our most highly anticipated films to hit the theaters for, from May 25th through July 20th. And….action! Print it out, and cut all the blockbusters sequels. Summer doesn’t mean stoo-pid, … Read More
Luminary-luring Thompson Hotels is official partner of world’s largest short film fest (with a $20K top prize!) Tropfest New York which is taking place on the Bryant Park grounds on June 23rd, is calling for entries from emerging U.S. filmmakers. … Read More
As Earth Week approaches, check out these super-secret clubhouses perched “up there.” Wes Anderson knows it, and Roderick Romero does it. Tree houses or forts, if you prefer, are sort of awesome, and can be used for adult-only respites, makeshift … Read More
A trio of tomes defying our wimpy times land with a big, bad-ass bang from three visual giants who occupied Manhattan when it was the great and powerful Gotham. Bow to, and unbind them. Cecil Beaton, Harry Benson and Martin … Read More
Room 100: The Magazine!: Thompson Hotels publishes its smashing in-house new bedside companion. Our Winter 2012 edition of Room 100 just hit the rooms, lounges and front desks of all our hotels, including our newest ventures in South Beach, Miami, … Read More
Leonardo DiCaprio IS Jon Voight. After watching a screening of “J. Edgar” last week, Room 100 just couldn’t shake thinking about how Hollywood loves to make life so hard on its actors, all in the name of being “brave” and … Read More
This bizarre and kinda amazing YouTube hit now available on iTunes. In the recent history of YouTube overdub hits of viral significance, there have been some masterpieces: Markets Of Britain, by Lee Titt, and Cats Playing Patty Cake, anyone? The latest comes … Read More
This month’s coolest film, The Rum Diary, reveals early years of Hunter S. Thompson. The time Johnny Depp and Hunter S. Thompson spent shooting and drinking together on Thompson’s Colorado ranch gave Depp ample time to absorb the spirit of his host. For … Read More
Be afraid. The original torture-porn film gets a remake. “Every man has his breaking point” was the tagline of Sam Peckinpah’s creepy-ass “Straw Dogs,” released in 1971. And doesn’t that still hold true today in our wimpy world of laptop-obsessed … Read More
