Call it the Silver Linings Hookup. Long before “Silver Linings Playbook” — the 2012 box-office hit that earned him his first Oscar nomination — a young Bradley Cooper was writing the script on besties becoming boos. The Cooper Opinion — in a 1993 column titled “When best friends cross the line” — was published in … Read more
Work can wait. Bradley Cooper abruptly left a press conference for his film “Maestro” after he received a phone call about his daughter, Lea, on Thursday. “So sorry. The school nurse just called me,” he said, according to the Daily Mail. “Can I just leave the room for a second to call them back and … Read more
How much of the film’s score is Bernstein’s music? That cue you hear when Bernstein finds out he’ll be making his conducting debut at the New York Philharmonic? That’s from “On the Waterfront,” the 1954 Marlon Brando drama for which Bernstein wrote the music. That spiky, horn-filled composition that signals tension when Bernstein and a … Read more
They’re totes in love. Back in the early to mid-aughts, there was almost nowhere — from airport to slumber party — you didn’t take your colorful, quilted Vera Bradley tote bag. Now, after years spent collecting dust at the back of closets, the blast-from-the-past padded, floral accessories are enjoying a major comeback, thanks to a … Read more
Bradley Cooper is on a roll! The “Maestro” star, 48, shocked fans when he pulled up to Sixth Avenue and West Third Street in Greenwich Village and started doling out Philly cheesesteak sandwiches on Wednesday. Cooper was spotted in an Angelo’s Pizzeria food truck, whipping up some cheesy goodness for a plethora of customers. The … Read more
Bradley Cooper isn’t ruling out returning to comedy. In Friday’s episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour, Cooper, 48, was asked if he was putting his comedic past behind him to take more dramatic roles, as he’s getting Oscar buzz for his latest movie, “Maestro.” “Are you done with fun?” host David Remnick asked. “In … Read more
Bradley Cooper defended his movie “Maestro” against criticism that the prosthetic nose he wears to play Leonard Bernstein is insulting to Jewish people. “I thought, ‘Maybe we don’t need to do it,’” Cooper, 48, said on “CBS Mornings” of his look in the biopic, which he also directed. “But it’s all about balance, and, you … Read more
What a shame that the major controversy surrounding the movie “Maestro,” the Leonard Bernstein biopic that had its North American premiere Monday night at the New York Film Festival, was over its director-and-star Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose. Instead, the uproar should have been about his wildly self-indulgent schmacting as he plays the brilliant composer of … Read more
He composed a sincere apology. Oscar-winning makeup artist Kazu Hiro apologized Saturday after the prosthetic nose he created for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic, “Maestro,” caused a crescendo of online backlash — with several users calling the nose a prime example of “Jewface,” reports Deadline. “I wasn’t expecting it to happen,” Hiro, 54, told press at … Read more
Bradley Cooper revealed he once felt his struggle with drug and alcohol use would cost him his life. “The Hangover” star, 48, had an open and honest conversation about the lowest points in his life in a recent episode of the hit National Geographic series “Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge.” “You definitely had … Read more
CBS analyst Amanda Balionis Renner hit back at critics that took issue with her interview with Keegan Bradley after the American pro won the 2023 Travelers Championship on Sunday. After Bradley secured his sixth career PGA Tour victory at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., Renner asked “what does it mean to be a winner … Read more
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon take their intellectual pursuits seriously. The brainy best friends, famed for co-writing the Oscar-winning screenplay “Good Will Hunting,” are both ultra-competitive when it comes to Wordle. And while Affleck, 50, declared that he and Damon, 52, play the popular word game, the “Justice League” star is feeling injustice because he’s … Read more
Bradley Cooper might be a highly-acclaimed actor, but he can’t quite pull off the role of T-Mobile salesperson. The “Silver Linings Playbook” star, 48, appeared in the phone company’s 2023 Super Bowl commercial alongside his mom, Gloria Campano, where he was tasked with selling her a cell phone. However, Cooper couldn’t complete the challenge after … Read more