Loot in the booty? The thieves who fleeced $102 million worth of jewels from the Louvre Museum may have hidden the precious pieces up their posteriors in a bid to smuggle them out of France. That eye-popping hypothesis was made by America’s most infamous jewelry thief, Larry Lawton, who spoke with The Post about the … Read more
A bang for your buck! As inflation sends NYC food prices into the stratosphere, eating cheap in the Big Apple has become a thoroughly retro concept — much like peep shows, or subway tokens. But you can still dine for a dollar in some surprising places around town — and gouge-weary Gothamites are flocking to this slowly … Read more
You can make a pretty penny at this park. This American public park is the only one in the world where visitors can mine and take home real diamonds from their original volcanic source. Crater of Diamonds State Park, located in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, has been visited by jewel hunters since 1972. Crater of Diamonds State Park, … Read more
‘Cyrano’ (2022) Stream it on Amazon Prime Video. Edmond Rostand’s late-19th-century play “Cyrano de Bergerac” has proved to be quite a durable text, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise; few things translate as well, no matter the period or genre, than the feeling that the person you love could never feel the same. … Read more
A rare blue diamond was on display Tuesday at an exhibition of $100 million worth of the world’s rarest diamonds in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi. The eight diamonds on display at the Sotheby’s exhibition have a total weight of over 700 carats. The 10-karat blue diamond from South Africa,considered one of the … Read more
‘Ghostlight’ (2024) Stream it on Hulu. So few films concern the daily lives of the working class, in any meaningful way, that it’s sort of astonishing when one comes along that feels so embedded there. That’s the case with this heart-tugging drama from the directors Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson (“Saint Frances”), in which a … Read more
‘The Promised Land’ (2023) Stream it on Hulu. Mads Mikkelsen stars in this epic period drama as Capt. Ludvig Kahlen, described as “a presumptuous soldier in a flea-ridden uniform” — and that’s what they say to his face. The sneers and humiliation he is subjected to by the ruling class of mid-18th-century Denmark give the … Read more
‘How to Have Sex’ (2024) Stream it on Mubi. The title is provocative, but this is no how-to manual; instead, the writer and director Molly Manning Walker tells a contemporary coming-of-age story that will reverberate with viewers of all ages and sexes. Her focus is on Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce), a 16-year-old British girl on a … Read more
‘The Royal Hotel’ (2023) Stream it on Hulu. Kitty Green’s follow-up to the taut drama “The Assistant” is a feminist riff on the ’70s classic “Wake in Fright,” in which two Canadian tourists who have run out of money in Australia take on a gig as bartenders at a grimy watering hole in the middle … Read more
“My name is David Lowery, and I adapted and directed The Green Knight. This is a scene in which Sir Gawain, who is not yet Sir Gawain— he is not a knight yet— played by Dev Patel, stops for rest in what he thinks is an abandoned cottage in the countryside and discovers that it … Read more
A unique horror omnibus, an existentialist supernatural story, and atypical star turns are among our recommendations from the subscription streaming services this month, along with some essential background viewing for one of this year’s Oscar nominees. ‘Mister Organ’ (2023) Stream it on Netflix. The New Zealand journalist David Farrier has carved out an unusual niche … Read more
‘Mutt’ (2023) Stream it on Netflix. Vuk Lungulov-Klotz’s micro-budget New York drama is everything indie movies are supposed to be: keenly observed and modestly executed, telling us a story and showing us a world we don’t usually see in mainstream cinema. In this case, it’s the world of Feña (Lío Mehiel), a transgender man and … Read more
‘Mistress America’ (2015) Stream it on Max. “Barbie” is the current commercial and critical triumph of the screenwriting (and real-life) partners Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, and “Frances Ha” is their origin story. But comparatively little ink is spilled these days on their middle feature (which Baumbach directed), a delightfully funny comedy that turns the … Read more
‘Miss Juneteenth’ (2020) Stream it on Netflix. Of all the films that would have been sleeper hits, had they not been released in 2020 when a theatrical push was off the table, it’s hard to top this, the debut feature from the writer and director Channing Godfrey Peoples. Nicole Beharie stars as Turquoise Jones, a … Read more
It’s finally time to shed cold-weather layers and to let your jewelry shine. If an #armparty is your vibe, layer the season’s boldest takes — gold chain-link circlets, sculptural cuffs or bangles covered entirely in diamonds — for a more-is-more aesthetic. But if kitschy gems are more your speed, look to this summer’s garden-party variety … Read more
The one and only Unica Buccellati’s High Jewelry pieces tend to err on the demure side, with wearable designs that aren’t destined to languish in a safe, only to be trotted out for red-carpet occasions. This Unica necklace is a perfect example of the Italian heritage brand’s quiet ethos, with an intricate openwork design, a … Read more