Afterward, I dined at what may or may not have been the kiddie table—which was perfect. Lots of laughing, and most of it was laughing out loud. You know, music to my ears, or whatever. On July 10, Persol fêted the opening of the “Persol Magnificent Obsessions: 30 Stories of Craftsmanship in Film” exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image. So, it was off to Queens for a dinner attended by Anna Kendrick, Zosia Mamet, Emma Rossum, Liev Schreiber, and Marisa Tomei, a celebration of the brand, and the cinema that echoes the brand’s iconic-ness: Catch Me If You Can, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Requiem for a Dream. On display, there were props from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and masks
Julianna Young, Ludovica Ferme, and Ryan Harper joined the Young New Yorkers for the Philharmonic.
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Racquet and Tennis Club on June 25.
of John Malkovich so that you could “be” John Malkovich. Har, har. On the 15th, the Cinema Society hosted a screening of Girl Most Likely, which stars Darren Criss and Kristen Wiig. I sat with Drew Grant (and her box of popcorn) for the film, which riffs on the scene of the Upper East Side as well as that of the New Jersey shore, with its Backstreet Boys cover bands and its boardwalk. Really, it’s charming—a go-see. Then after the party it’s the hotel lobby at Hotel Americano, where guests like Matt Dillon, Judah Friedlander, Charlotte Ronson, Cynthia Rowley, and Whit Stillman enjoyed the easy, breezy atmosphere while sipping glasses of Kim Crawford wine. X
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