FameCrawler : julian schnabel

Cradle Robber: Elle Macpherson, 44, Dating Julian Schnabel's Son, 21

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:35:00 GMT

There needs to be a new term for something beyond cradle robbing. 'Womb robbing' sounds too sinister. But what do you call it when a 44-year old woman with two kids dates a kid who's barely old enough to order a beer? Is it just me or does Elle look like she's hanging out with one of the cast members from a Nickelodeon show?

Word is that supermodel Elle 'The Body' Macpherson, 44, is dating Vito Schnabel, the 21-year old son of Oscar-nominated director Julian Schnabel. And it sounds like the whole thing has daddy's stamp of approval. "They’re hanging out. It’s not like he’s smuggling heroin across the border! It’s not a big deal" says the elder Schnabel.

Julian Schnabel recently made headlines when he was heckled by a drunk Sean Young while accepting a DGA award for his "Diving Bell and Butterfly."

When asked about her boy-toy Macpherson, replied, "No, I am not. Sorry. I never talk about my personal life but in this particular case, because he is nearly underage, I have to deny it because there is nothing else to do except deny it."

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Independent Spirit Awards: The Complete List of Winners

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:35:00 GMT

Hurray for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the hip, cool cousin of the Academy Awards. They take place the day before the Oscars in a tent in Santa Monica, and honor the best in independent filmmaking.

Here's a list of the winners from last night's ceremony:

BEST FEATURE
Juno

BEST FIRST FEATURE
The Lookout

BEST DIRECTOR
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

BEST MALE LEAD
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Savages

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Ellen Page - Juno

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Talk To Me

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There

BEST SCREENPLAY
Tamara Jenkins - The Savages

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody - Juno

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Janusz Kaminski - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Crazy Love

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Once (Ireland)

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
I'm Not There, Directed by Todd Haynes

Independent Spirit Awards: Keri Russell

Independent Spirit Awards: Angelina Jolie Totally Reveals Her Humongous Baby Bump

Independent Spirit Awards: Diablo Cody Wins Best First Screenplay

Mommy's In Rehab: Sean Young Checks Herself In

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:40:00 GMT

Sean Young, last seen being dragged out of the Director's Guild Awards in her white fur coat on Saturday night, has checked herself into a rehab center to seek treatment for alcoholism. Young was tossed out of the awards after getting tanked and then heckling director Julian Schnabel while he was on stage. According to the actress' rep, "It is understood that Young has struggled against the disease for many years."

According to Entertainment Weekly, Young's undignified exit on Saturday night wasn't the first time she'd been forcibly removed from an event - in 2006 she attempted to crash the Vanity Fair Oscar party by sneaking in behind Jennifer Aniston, only to be escorted out the back door by a bouncer.

Hey, at least she's welcome at the rehab center.

[photo: Usmagazine.com]

Mommy's Drunk: Sean Young Gets Kicked Out of DGA Awards

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:02:00 GMT

Remember Sean Young? I didn't think so. She was big in the '80's, most notably for her role in Blade Runner and opposite Kevin Costner in No Way Out but now apparently makes a living chugging free booze and heckling people with talent. Young was kicked to the curb for disrupting the Directors Guild Awards that took place in Los Angeles on Saturday night. According to a source that was there, Young "was obviously drunk and insisted on talking loudly throughout the ceremony. At times, she was literally yelling during some of the winners' acceptance speeches."

"When she wasn't yelling, Sean would stand up, put on her white fur coat and walk around her table and then retake her seat," the source reported.

Things got heated when director Julian Schnabel took the stage to say a few words and Young shouted, "Get on with it!" A flustered Schnabel yelled back at her to "have another drink," cut short his speech and started to leave the stage. Audience members urged him to finish which he did, while Young, stumbling in her fur coat and falling to the floor at one point, was finally escorted out of the ballroom by two security guards.

Young, who has two children with ex-husband Robert Lujan, also gained some (unwanted) publicity in 1990 when she attempted to snag a role in Batman Returns by donning a home-made Catwoman costume and confronting director Tim Burton on set. Cringe.