The real Marcia f—ing Brady of the Upper East Side headed downtown Saturday night … and right into a seat at Cruel Intentions: The Musical. Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played Kathryn Merteuil in the original 1999 film, was joined by a table full of friends, including actor Lee Pace, for the performance at (le) Poisson Rouge. During the show, she laughed, cheered, and even swayed when Sebastian Valmont (Constantine Rousouli) sang a heartbreaking rendition of Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris. Read More...
On the one-year anniversary of Robin Williams’ death, Sarah Michelle Gellar paid tribute to her former costar on Instagram. Gellar posted a photo of the bench from Good Will Hunting, accompanied by a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of the intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the beauty in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that one life has breathed easier because you lived here. Read More...
Sarah Paulson is brilliant at playing villains. It’s not so simple as humanizing them, as human nature is a fickle thing to begin with. No, in her hands, a character’s villainy is impressive, monumental even, without coming off over-the-top or cartoonish. Whether she’s throwing a decanter directly in Lupita Nyong’o’s face in 12 Years a Slave or wiretapping and betraying her best friend as Linda Tripp in Impeachment: American Crime Story, Paulson has a remarkable ability to make acts of moral turpitude thrilling — uncomfortably so. Read More...
