Before 1998, the bizarre “confrontational, slightly prickly” ”Spring Breakers” director Harmony Korine, who broke into the film industry in the mid-90s when he was 22, was a frequent guest on David Letterman’s late night show. But he stopped appearing sometime after 1998, and no one knew why, exactly.On last night’s “Late Night with David Letterman,” the host told “Spring Breakers” star and Korine-admirer James Franco the real reason for the absence–Letterman had banned Korine after catching him snooping around backstage:”I went upstairs to greet Meryl Streep and welcome her to the show, and I knock on the door…and she was not in there. And I looked around, and she was not in there, and I found Harmony going through her purse. True story. And so I said, ‘That’s it, put her things back in her bag and then get out.’ “Continue Reading… … Read More
Jennifer Lawrence’s fall to grace
Last night, a debate broke out among our friends on whether the 22-year-old Jennifer Lawrence, now crowned by the academy as the best actress for her terrific performance in “Silver Linings Playbook,” will have staying power. One insisted she was a flash in the pan. The rest of us, who first fell hard for her in “Winter’s Bone,” argued that she really does have the chops. Who can say, really. Remember, Dr. Haing S. Ngor won an Oscar for his brilliant performance in “The Killing Fields,” and that was pretty much the last we saw of him. So, only time will tell how her career pans out, though she’s poised — with the Hunger Games franchise, and a new deal to reteam with David O. Russell — to stick around for a while. Really, the question that lingers is: Why are young women held to such scrutiny?Continue Reading… … Read More
