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2012 Oscars: Are Docs Technically Getting the Shaft?

Farihah Zaman | Posted 04.24.2012

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Farihah Zaman

What grander achievement can there be in cinematography than taking something we know and have possibly even seen on film before -- like a historic cave or a simple piece of choreography -- and transforming it into something more real than ever before?

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The 90-Year-Old Fashion Star

The Huffington Post | Erin Clements | Posted 10.25.2011

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We've admired the quirky personal style of self-described "geriatric starlet" Iris Apfel for a long time. Now the New York Times has some exciting...

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Forgotten Women: Notorious and Notable

Gerit Quealy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Scaasi, Bella Abzug, Women's History, Grey Gardens, Slidepollajax, Museum of the City of New York, Big Edie Bouvier Beale, Jackie Kennedy, Christian Dior, Notorious--Notable-20th-Century-Women-of-Style, Slideshow, Chanel, Style News
Gerit Quealy

The exhibit spotlights women whose 15 minutes of fame weren't quite met -- maybe they got 14, maybe only six or seven -- but whose stories are bright threads in the fabric of women's history.

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Free Flick Fridays: Grey Gardens

Tribeca Film | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tribeca Film

Put on your best costume for the day and watch the classic Maysles brothers documentary on Jackie O's relatives, Big Edie and Little Edie Beale. Grey...

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Little Edie's Enduring Legacy

Tanja M. Laden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tanja M. Laden

Most people know Edith Bouvier Beale from the Maysles brothers' captivating 1975 documentary Grey Gardens. Now, Bouvier Beale Jr. brings us even more from Little Edie by publishing her diary.

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The Golden Globes a Disappointment: Gervais was Mixed and Lots of Winners Weren't Prepared

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Russnow

The Golden Globe awards are often the best of the awards shows, because they're more freewheeling and it appears no one really takes them seriously.

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Drew Barrymore's Movies: Which Roles Ruled And Which Did Not? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, 'Whip It,' opens this weekend, so why not take a look back at her career? Drew has grown up in front of the camera...

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Inspiration in Squalor: How I "Rebuilt" Grey Gardens

Michael Sucsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Little Edie Bouvier Beale, Michael Sucsy, Big Edie, Jackie O, Grey Gardens Premiere, Little Edie, Julius Krug, Big Edie Bouvier Beale, Jackie Kennedy, Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens, New York, Drew Barrymore, New York News
Michael Sucsy

Like so many others before and after me, I couldn't turn away from this fascinating mother-daughter duo. The documentary had ended but the spell wasn't broken. I wanted more.

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Meeting the Maysles: Grey Gardens Comes to Harlem

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Henry Adams

Bred to be lovely and pleasant, to take for granted an ample supply of cash, the women of Grey Gardens were essentially abandoned to languish in a mansion infested with raccoons and cats.

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Emmy Drama Begins With Drew And Jessica

New York Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE Emmy Award nominations won't even be announced until July 16, but drama is already heating up between HBO executives and the cast of "Grey Gardens...

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Grey Gardens: What We Can Learn From The Edies

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lesley M. M. Blume

HBO's film remake of 1975 documentary Grey Gardens finally airs amidst great fanfare tonight. Both the film and the documentary feature the lives of ...

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Drew Barrymore's Huge, Teased Hair: Love It Or Lose It? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.25.2011

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Looks like "Grey Gardens" has gone to Drew Barrymore's head. The star of the HBO film, about the eccentric cousins of Jacqueline Kennedy, turned up at...

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'Grey Gardens' Brings Back Fashion's Most Interesting Muse

nytimes.com | ERIC WILSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Countless fashion designers, as diverse as John Galliano and John Bartlett, have tried to get inside the head of Little Edie Beale of "Grey Gardens" f...

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Grey Gardens Gets A Makeover

nytimes.com | JULIE SCELFO | Posted 05.25.2011

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The two Edies have become famous for the way they lived at Grey Gardens -- the squalor of their home was especially striking given that Big Edie was a...

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WWD Applauds New York's Most Eccentric Style

wwd.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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In these risk-averse times, those who have the audacity to take a fearless leap ought to be applauded. How far is too far, though, is up for debate. S...

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Drew Barrymore's Veiled Flapper Look: Love It Or Leave It? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Drew Barrymore turned out dressed in her flapper finery for the premiere of her HBO movie "Grey Gardens," in which she costars with Jessica Lange. In...

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Sally Quinn Speaks About Living In Grey Gardens House

W Magazine | Diane Solway | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ever since the release of the 1975 documentary Grey Gardens, the ramshackle East Hampton estate and its reclusive inhabitants have exerted a mysteriou...

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Drew Barrymore On Rehab, Her Ex And Her Estranged Mom

W Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Drew Barrymore is on the cover of W magazine's April issue and inside she gives a revealing interview on her new role, her mom, her ex, and rehab. On...

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Spend Some Time at Grey Gardens

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Bendersky

More than 30 years have passed since the documentary Grey Gardens illuminated the sordid lives of former New York socialites Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Little Edie.

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Artist Angela Dufresne On Recreating History

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 02.15.2012

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Kimberly Brooks

Angela Dufresne, The Bruno S Island Acting School and the S House, Paris, France, 2006, oil on canvas, 66 by 108 inches. Courtesy of the artist and M...

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Pictures: Drew Barrymore On The Set Of "Grey Gardens"

The Daily Mail (UK) | Posted 05.25.2011

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Drew Barrymore has swapped her favoured worn jeans and old t-shirt look for some Old Hollywood glamour. The star stepped on set of her new film Grey ...

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