August 5, 2007
DVD Extra: Winona's Lost Gem
This has been a good week for us fans of Winona Ryder, who's been absent for screens since her 2002 shoplifting arrest except for a cameo in "The Heart is...
Impossible to Avoid: Michelle Pfeiffer
If you donât catch Michelle Pfeiffer this week, you have only yourself to blame. The star of the upcoming flick âStardustâ reigns over the talk-show circuit this week with a...
Who's "Out"
A few questions were asked about the last paragraph of Larry Brooks' column from Thursday, August 2:All the above paragraph means is that, with the roster looking as described, that...
QB cheat sheet
The quarterback may be the anchor of the offense on the field, but in our fantasy world, they wield much less power.The problem isn't scoring - QBs normally average more...
It's OK to pass on top QBs
It tickles the confidence of every fantasy owner to stare at a starting lineup that begins with Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer or Tom Brady. Yet using a high pick on...
ROTO FILES - These guys are someplace else
It wasn't a feeding frenzy of frontrunners gobbling up the talent of also-rans at last week's trade deadline. But a couple of notable players did change addresses, which could change...
KITTY'S DEBUT
JULIE Delpy's parents, veteran French actors Marie Pillet and Albert Delpy, aren't the only close family members to star alongside the actress-screenwriter in her directorial debut, "2 Days in Paris,"...
THE CAT LADY
Last month, I attended the national conference of the American Veterinary Medical Association. I learned a lot of wonderful things, many of which I'll begin to share with you here....
ADOPT ME
Winston, a healthy English Bulldog, is quite the young character. This friendly fellow is full of personality, loves kids and will make just the right person fall in love with...
STICKER SHOCK FOR CLOCK ON THE BLOCK
CHESS BITS of chess history are constantly up for auction these days - and fetching amazing prices. The most striking example occurred last week when a 103-year-old chess clock was...
HOT SEAT
HERE in the Golden Age of Nerds, it's hardly surprising that guys who can't get chicks would band together to intellectualize the process, deconstructing the emotional mapping of females to...
SOCIETY SCULPTURE
WHEN conceptual artist Roby Paine planted his stainless-steel tree sculptures in Madison Square Park this May, he may have also planted a seed in the mind of several other New...
HOT LIST
1. Drama Down Under We can't wait for the drama-rama to begin on the 19th season of MTV's "Real World: Sydney," starting Wednesday at 10 p.m. We're rooting for hometown...
SILVA'S 'SECRET'
DANIEL Silva's latest novel, "The Secret Servant," arrives with all the familiar elements in place: Recurring character? Check. Gabriel Allon, world-weary Israeli intelligence agent, is back for another bite at...
REQUIRED READING
Reading is often too tiring, which is where British television becomes useful, offering so many excellent literary adaptions that you can gaze at a television vacantly and feel vaguely not...
SUMMER'S MOST WANTED
EVA LONGORIA paired denim Armani Exchange "Rinse Overalls" ($125 at armaniexchange.com) with the sky-high YSL Tribute shoes and Gucci's Indy bag to watch David Beckham's L.A. Galaxy debut. Julia Roberts...
UNITED 'STATE'
As Ethan Hawke prepared to direct "The Hottest State," the new film based on his novel, he sought to meld the soundtrack with the lives of his characters. So he...
BRITS ARE COMING
While most Americans are still fawning over Radiohead, the rest of the world has already figured out that Muse is one of the biggest and best bands on the current...
NOW PLAYING: A VERY GOOD YEAR
AS YEARS GO, 1977 may not have been the greatest for fashion (polyester ruled), presidents (Carter was inaugurated) or Elvis (he croaked on the john). But when it came to...
KISS & TELLING
AFTER extensive research, Gallic director and actress Julie Delpy has arrived at a conclusion that may irk her countrymen: The French don't actually have more sex than Americans. They are,...
'SCIENCE' OF FINDING A VOICE
LIFE is like a high school cafeteria - you never know where you're supposed to sit. "Everyone has had that experience," says Jeffrey Blitz, director of "Spellbound," the 2002 spelling-bee...
KONG KINGS IN B'KLYN
BAM Rose Cinemas in Brooklyn is gearing up for an invasion of Hong Kong films. The fun kicks off Wednesday with a seven-day run of the audacious and touching "Fallen...
I SPY
The Cold War has never been hotter. "The Company," TNT's sprawling historical miniseries, offers viewers an inside look at how the CIA shaped American foreign policy in the latter half...
QUEEN BEE
If you've just barely recovered from the enduring drama queen Paula Abdul on "Hey, Paula" and icy narcissist of Victoria Beckham on "Coming To America," you may want to call...
'RESERVATIONS' BOOKS NYC EATERIES
Globe-trotting chef and raconteur Anthony Bourdain has a good thing going with his delicious Travel Channel series "No Reservations." "This year I'll probably hit 20 different locations," says the elegantly...
REEL GOOD
ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) Sunday, 10:15 p.m., TCM Jimmy Stewart plays a lawyer who defends an army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) accused of killing the man who beat and raped...
DON'T MISS LIST
CATEGORY: INTERVIEW Hed: 'Inside' Pfeiffer Michelle Pfeiffer has received some of the best reviews of her career for her work in "Hairspray." The still-beautiful blonde has been a star for...
SILVER FOX
No actors were harmed in the making of "Mad Men," but you'd think cast members are tempting fate (read: lung cancer) with all the cigarettes inhaled in AMC's new Kennedy-era...
LET'S CLEAR THE AIR ABOUT NEWS COPTERS
There are too many TV and radio station helicopters hovering over too many densely populated areas for not enough good reasons. Late last month over central Phoenix, a city where...
'BIG LOVE' HAS A CULTISH HOLD ON ME
Tony Soprano survived being shot in the gut. But will Roman Grant? He's the autocratic polygamy "prophet" who rules the cultish "Juniper Creek" compound of polygamist families on "Big Love,"...
'IRON' & WINE
Chef Anne Burrell - you may know her as Mario Batali's fast and furious sous chef on "Iron Chef" - started cooking up contemporary Italian fare at Centro Vinoteca, owned...
PROOF POSITIVE
During a season when most people drink their rum in beach-side beverages like Mojitos or Mai Tai's, Montecristo Rum has just unveiled a spiced blend they claim tastes best sipped...
HALLIGAN, 34, AND BRADY, 43
MAY 19 - "Somehow, he managed to have the ring for a month," says Kathleen Halligan. Two years after meeting his future bride on Lavalife.com in 2004, Michael Brady proposed...
NEMOTO, 27, AND KELLY, 29
JUNE 1 - Sometimes getting lost can help you find the thing you're looking for. "We met while waiting for a bus in my hometown of Gotemba, Japan, in 2003,"...
RANDALL, 35, AND PRASAD, 34
MAY 19 - After meeting Arun Prasad in 2005, at the Hunt Cup horse race in Far Hills, N.J., Tiffany Randall was the one who raced away. "I was afraid...
KAMENETSKY, 29, AND ZIPPIN, 31
MAY 28 - "We totally understand each other and click," says Margarita Kamenetsky, who wore an ivory strapless Christos gown adorned with asymmetrical lace flowers to marry Jonathan Zippin. The...
WHAT THE BOSS DID FOR N.Y.C.
For more than three decades, George Steinbrenner has been the guy Yankee fans love to hate. But all New Yorkers should be feeling genuine sorrow over reports that, at age...
. . . AND WORRY FOR DEMOCRATS
The No. 3 Democrat in the U.S. House is warning of bad news ahead in Iraq. By bad news, though, Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) doesn't mean increased U.S. casualties,...
A REBOUND IN IRAQ . . .
Iraq is a winnable war. "Victory" won't come in the form of the ideal democratic state described at the start of the star-crossed enterprise. But that doesn't mean that military...
'PORT IN THE PARK
WE make it easier for business executives to engage in commerce; we provide a launch point for NYPD and FDNY personnel rushing to emergencies, and we generate $1 million in...
FAITH, HOPE & POLITICS
THE first Mormon to run for president was the first Mormon. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, formally announced his candidacy on Jan....
BARACK ON THE BALLOT: A TICKET FOR DISASTER?
THE ISSUE: Sen. Obama's willingness to invade Pakistan, an American ally. Why is everyone so surprised that Sen. Barack Obama says silly things on foreign policy ("Obama: I'd Invade Ally,"...
HAMPTONS' CONCERT TIX NIXED
IT'S enough to drive the Piano Man to drink. Billy Joel, who was set to play a $3,000-a-head concert last night in East Hampton, is proving to be a pretty...
NOT A GOOD THING
Former billionairess Martha Stewart is not seeing eye-to-eye anymore with billionaire Eddie Lampert. It's not about who's richer - it's about their business - or lack of it. Stewart, now...
REACH FOR CASH INSTEAD OF PLASTIC DURING THE DOG DAYS
"WATCH those credit cards!" No, that's not your spouse - or even your accountant - talking. Rather, it's an admonition that may be a useful guide to navigating a treacherous...
FIVE YEARS OF A VERY MODEST DOW INDEX
Dear John: If, in March or April of 2002 I offered you a Dow that was above 13,000 in mid-2007, would you have taken it? J.R. Dear J.R.: Absolutely. I...
BALLPARK FIGURES
Chien-Ming Wang, the New York Yankees ace pitcher, is money in the bank when he is on top of his game. Reflecting his rising-star status, one major sports memorabilia company...
DIGITAL DIRTY DEED
Verizon Wireless executives were caught with their pants down last week after claiming the company was the first to offer digital downloads of rock legends AC/DC. Company brass evidently overlooked...
SOME CEOS GIVE $$ TO DEMS & REPS
Some of Wall Street's heaviest hitters are also switch hitters when it comes to supporting candidates for next year's presidential election. Donald Trump, for instance, is one of Gotham's movers...
THIS WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS
WINNERSJANICE MIN Inks two-year deal, worth up to $5 million, to stay as editor of Us magazine.LANE MERRIFIELD One of the founders of Club Penguin, a socialnetworking site, bought by...
BIG APPLE SPENDS UP A STORM
A major hurricane hasn't hit New York City in nearly 70 years, but the city has pumped at least $15 million into stockpiling supplies for hundreds of hurricane shelters for...
POL'S OTHER 'VICTIM'
A young Queens woman who once volunteered in alleged rapist Dennis Gallagher's City Council office told a grand jury last week that he sexually harassed her, according to sources. The...
LAYING LO ON L.I.
Troubled star Lindsay Lohan has sneaked back to her native Long Island, sources confirmed yesterday, to lick her wounds and be with family following a long downward spiral in Los...
RITTER X-RAY 'BOTCH'
A simple X-ray that was ordered but never performed could have saved John Ritter's life, his widow contends in an ongoing wrongful-death suit. What's more, Amy Yasbeck claims, he was...
POLS MOVE ON 9/11 $1B HELD 'CAPTIVE'
Following a Post investigation that revealed how a $1 billion insurance fund for the World Trade Center cleanup has spent tens of millions on overhead and lawyers while paying a...
MY HUBBY GIVE$ MORE TO HILL THAN ME: WIFE
A Long Island housewife claims her estranged husband had no problem raising cash for Hillary Rodham Clinton at a swanky Hamptons fund-raiser Friday night - although he hasn't ponied up...
BUS-SEAT BRAWL IN QUEENS
A Queens bus driver smashed a passenger over the head with a phone when he refused to give up his handicap seat to an elderly woman, police said yesterday. The...
HIGH-5-HUNDRED
A lucky Rutgers University graduate student - a lifelong Yankees fan and a season ticket holder - made the catch of a lifetime, beating dozens of Bombers fans to grab...
BOOB BOBBER'S JOKE
The Brooklyn art boob plucked out of New York Harbor when his homemade submarine breached the Queen Mary 2's security zone apparently hasn't had his fill of the high seas....
$25M LAKE'S ALIVE!
The city and conservationists spent $25 million for the latest Central Park restoration project - and got a lot more than they bargained for. Parks Department workers dredging parts of...
TEEN-HOME STAFF RAPED GIRLS: D.A.
Three workers at an acclaimed residential treatment center for troubled teens - with access to the psychiatric files of vulnerable patients - repeatedly raped young girls over the course of...
'DWI' GAL HITS GIRL, 3, AND 2 WOMEN
A woman driving drunk was arrested after fleeing the scene of an accident yesterday in Forest Hills that left a girl fighting for her life and the child's grandmother and...
DR. WHEEL-GOOD IS ON CALL
He heals on wheels. Fleet-footed physician Thomas Bolte doesn't just make house calls, he responds to medical emergencies the fastest way he can - on Rollerblades. It's the quickest way...
BIG-BUCKS BABY LUES FOR MARTHA'S DAUGHTER
The 41-year-old daughter of Martha Stewart has been trying to get pregnant for two years - spending up to $27,000 a month in the last seven months alone to have...
SUICIDE DUO'S FALL FROM ARTIST ELITE TO MANIC BELIEVERS IN A 'SATANIC PLOT'
On the evening of July 10, ris ing art star Jeremy Blake returned to his New York apartment, a converted rectory at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery that he shared with...
EPIC CAR FEUD DROVE BIZ RIVAL TO A 'HIT'
It all began over a pair of pants. They were green with a stripe - standard uniform slacks of Sanitation Department trash collectors - and they caught the eye of...
TOY SCARE IS JUST STARTING: EXPERTS
The latest recall of Sesame Street and Nickelodeon toys is "just the tip of the iceberg," warned safety advocates, who say parents themselves should test toys for lead paint that...
BADA-BUY SOPRANOS MOB CAR
How's this for a family car! Tony Soprano's Chevy Suburban is up for grabs on eBay, with the bidding starting at $30,000. The eBay listing boasts the maroon 4x4 is...
KEY IOWA '08 SHOWDOWN
Rudy Giuliani and his rivals face off this morning in Iowa's first Republican presidential debate - just days before that state's GOP conducts an early straw poll. Giuliani and John...
SECRET OF BARACK'S RUNNING START
Almost immediately after he was elected to the Senate three years ago, Barack Obama began to carry out "The Plan" - a detailed strategy of how he'd be ready to...
HIS DOLL OF A MOLL
Carmine "The Bull" Agnello, the son-in-law of John Gotti, dined with a beautiful, raven-haired companion at a greasy spoon outside Cleveland last week - but would not confirm if his...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
BROOKLYN A man was shot and critically wounded and his car was stolen after a brawl with two men in Bedford-Stuyvesant yesterday, cops said. The 40-year-old victim got into a...
TEAM MIKE STILL DEALS THE CARDS
HE may be going green, but Mayor Bloom berg didn't make much of a dent this year in City Hall's allocation of official parking placards. Data obtained by The Post...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Sat.: 190; Lucky Sum: 10 / Midday Win-4 Sat.: 3435; Lucky Sum: 15 / Evening Nos. Sat.: 625; Lucky Sum: 13 / Evening Win- 4 Sat.:...
TOUCHING ALL THE BASES
ITEM: Yanks smack 13 homers over two consecutive games. "And," writes D.M. of Massachusetts, "according to John Sterling, all of them landed in the exact same place." ITEM: In the...
PROSPECTS CAN SHINE IN LATE-SUMMER SUN
With the trade deadline expired, the next best way to help your team is to heal thyself. So clubs will be looking internally for solutions, whether off the DL or...
LOWE BUDGET
REGARDING our previously stated position ridiculing Kevin Lowe for picking and choosing his Group II offer-sheet targets based on friendships: Never mind. Talent evaluators can dispute whether Dustin Penner actually...
CAREFUL WITH CURLIN
OCEANPORT, N.J. - Curlin, the me dia-hype horse of the year despite losing two jewels of the Triple Crown, gets a chance to justify the hoopla this afternoon when he...
IT'S OK TO PASS ON TOP QBS
IT TICKLES the confidence of every fantasy owner to stare at a starting lineup that begins with Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer or Tom Brady. Yet using a high pick on...
THESE GUYS ARE SOME PLACE ELSE
IT WASN'T a feeding frenzy of frontrunners gobbling up the talent of also-rans at last week's trade deadline. But a couple of notable players did change addresses, which could change...
SLAM CF WITH BOOMER
BOOMER Esiason will be heading to Montauk and team ing up with the Redbone to help raise money for cystic fibrosis. The Boomer Esiason Foundation (BEF) will partner with the...
THE HOLE IDEA
After a modestly successful junior career on the links as a 0.8 handicap, Post reporter Brett Cyrgalis has attempted a comeback by competing with the best amateur golfers in the...
WOE, HENRY!
SAN DIEGO - Barry Bonds tied Hank Aaron's career home-run mark last night - what a pain in the asterisk. The Giants slugger and suspected steroid user blasted No. 755...
ONE LAST CHANCE
Imagine an entire year of major championships in golf without a Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson victory in any of them. That has a pretty good chance of happening in...
RAGING RED BULL
Brian Vickers is a talented, young driver, and the No. 83 Toyota he pilots for Team Red Bull (TRB) has been strong on race day. Yet, Vickers finds himself 39th...
LUCKY 13 FOR 'HANOVER'
Thirteen proved to be a lucky number in the $1.5 million Hambletonian for Donato Hanover as he extended his win-streak to 13, capturing harness racing's most prestigious race at the...
DREAM RUSH PASSES TEST
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Eleven other 3-year-old fillies lined up to test 6-5 favorite Dream Rush in yesterday's 82nd running of the Grade 1, $250,000 Test Stakes at the Old Spa....
VAC'S WHACKS
Neifi Perez got himself suspended 80 games for his third steroid-related suspension the other day. Perez was hitting .172 with one homer in 64 at-bats this year. You could say...
THE RUMBLE
Battle of the blondes SNY-MSG war now easier on eyes Blonde beauties Julie Donaldson and Jill Martin are back working the same media market. In the escalating war between SNY...
SHOWDOWN AT SARATOGA
Post handicappers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine and Vic Cangialosi challenge former champion steeplechase jockey, OTB backstretch insider and co-publisher of the Saratoga Special, Sean Clancy, as they battle for bragging...
HONDO HITS WITH JAYS
The J's came out smokin' against the Rangers yes terday, winning one for their biggest fan, Al Gore III, and Hondo as the deficit plunged to 405 lepcios. Today, it'll...
SPORTS SHORTS
AUTO: Controversial win for Harvick In Montreal, Kevin Harvick held off hometown star Patrick Carpentier to win NASCAR's inaugural Busch Series race in Canada, but disqualified driver Robby Gordon defiantly...
HE'S NO HANK
* What's going to happen when Barry Bonds passes Henry Aaron's career record of 755 home runs? Nothing - among those who can think for themselves. No intelligent and honest...
FULLY J-LOADED
ALBANY - The ball came out of the large and meaty hand of Jared Lorenzen, cutting through the stillness of another overheated morning yesterday, a perfect spiral to the right...
SACKFUL OF NONSENSE
CHICAGO - Good for Jerry Reese. Good for John Mara. Good for the Giants. For every athlete, even the great ones, there comes a time when the world stops falling...
REJECTOR GADGET: TRICK PLAY FLOPS
ALBANY - What happens here stays here. That might be the approach the Giants take to a certain play yesterday morning that likely never will be seen again. The starting...
COOL AS RICE
Jerry Rice visited Jets training camp on Friday, and even though the future Hall of Famer was only there to address the team, Justin McCareins was pretty sure he could...
KILLER THIRD
CHICAGO - In late March, John Maine said that lasting six innings in all his starts this year was something he was shooting for. He didn't get there yesterday. Or...
GLAVINE READY FOR 2ND SHOT AT 300TH
CHICAGO - For his second attempt, Tom Glavine says he's a little more relaxed. The Met left-hander has been there, though he hasn't yet done that, in his quest for...
LO DUCA EAGER; WILLIE CAUTIOUS
CHICAGO - Paul Lo Duca says he's told Willie Randolph he's able to play. The manager, though, continues to rest him. Suffering from an ailing right hamstring, Lo Duca missed...
A-ROD FEELS HALF-GRAND
Alex Rodriguez remained virtually frozen at the plate. Had he kept the towering fly ball fair? Had he finally done it? With two on and one out in the first...
TOUGH GLOVE
THERE would be no defense this time if Joe Torre emphasized offense down the stretch. Torre decided to bow at the altar of big bats, big contracts and big egos...
A REAL 'HOMER'
JUST like the very inevitability of No. 500, there was little doubt upon its launch that it had the distance. The question only was whether the ball ever would come...
'MISS' A-ROD
The car bringing Cynthia Rodriguez, Alex's wife, to Yankee Stadium was just parking when she heard the radio call of home run No. 500. "I ran out of the car...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH...JOBA CHAMBERLAIN
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the minor-league phenom who is expected to be promoted to the Yankees and assume a key role in the bullpen: Q: One hitter you...
TEAMMATES CELEBRATE SLUGGER'S MILESTONE
Whatever schism supposedly existed between Alex Rodriguez and his teammates sure wasn't there yesterday. Not after he blasted his milestone 500th home run, and the Yankees rushed out of the...
A-ROD A REAL SELLING POINT
The homer heard 'round the world had Yankees marketers seeing dollar signs - even as the crack of the bat was still ringing in fans' ears. Within minutes of Alex...
SUMMER OF '77
Remember the sizzling, scintillating summer of 1977 when Billy Martin's Yankees stormed past the Red Sox and went on to capture their first World Championship in 15 years by beating...
NOT FUL-PHILED
If you weren't impressed by Phil Hughes yesterday, wait and see what happens next time. The expectations may be high for the 21-year-old, but Joe Torre said he thinks his...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
For the Duggar family, 17 is a charm. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have welcomed their 17th child into the world. Jennifer Danielle was born in Rogers, Ark., and weighed...
MEET MARKET
'I love the quintessential girl next door," Jon says. "The kind that looks supercute in a baseball tee and absolutely hot in an evening gown." Some might say the 26-year-old...
ACTING LIKE FRIENDS
Katie, 22, is an actress who doesn't date actors. But what she didn't know was that her date, Ryan, a 24-year-old agent trainee at a literary and talent agency, also...
LIL' KIM A SIGN WE'RE IN 'LIKE'
'YOU'RE wearing a $20,000 dress," Super Preppy's Hysterical Friend is saying as we drink our millionth cocktail on the deck of his summer home in Newport, R.I. "But you're with...