While filming a scene for “Valentino: The Last Emperor,” with the maestro. There were so many happy and incredible moments. Eternal thanks to Valentino and Giancarlo for letting me inside the unique world they built. ❤️
Frank O. Gehry, the architect whom his peers voted the greatest of his time in a feature I wrote and Wayne Lawson edited in Vanity Fair, died yesterday at 96. I wrote 4 or 5 pieces about some of Frank’s most significant buildings for VF, and spent a lot of time interviewing him over the years, and being driven by his 7 Series BMW, looking at his work as we glided down the streets of L.A., a city he transformed with his mold-breaking, revolutionary work. He was very nice to talk to, and very generous with his time and thoughts. Those who lived in L.A. when he was becoming a breakthrough architect will recall one of his most idiosyncratic works—a Mexican restaurant in Venice, called Rebecca’s. A really eccentric interior that captured the excitement of L.A. in the last decades of the XXth century. Photos by Todd Eberle. Layout by David Harris. Graydon Carter’s era at VF.
Such a treat to interview the inimitable James Carville and director @tyrnauer last night at the opening of the incredible Carville documentary, now playing at @ifccenter and nationwide. Make sure to swipe to see what Carville’s daughter Emerson thinks of her dad after seeing his life on film. Many props given to @susanmccue for dreaming this all up. @cnn #carvilledoc #cnnfilms
