Why ‘The Jinx’ Owes Its Existence to a Bizarre Movie About Robert Durst

Why ‘The Jinx’ Owes Its Existence to a Bizarre Movie About Robert Durst

Certainly true crime stories have been adapted for the screen many times. What’s wild about this one is that Durst himself watched “All Good Things” and decided that he liked it. After years of refusing to talk to the news media, he contacted Jarecki and said he’d be willing to sit down for interviews. In … Read more

76ers broadcasters provide ultimate jinx before epic Game 2 collapse vs. Knicks

76ers broadcasters provide ultimate jinx before epic Game 2 collapse vs. Knicks

The 76ers broadcasters ate their words Monday night. With less than a minute to go in the fourth quarter and the 76ers leading by five, NBC Philadelphia analyst Alaa Abdelnaby and play-by-play voice Kate Scott got ahead of themselves, saying how necessary it was for the 76ers to come away with a Game 2 win … Read more

‘Murderous’ Robert Durst was ‘a unicorn,’ ‘comfortable with gang members in prison,’ says ‘Jinx: Part Two’ director

‘Murderous’ Robert Durst was ‘a unicorn,’ ‘comfortable with gang members in prison,’ says ‘Jinx: Part Two’ director

Robert Durst has been a part of director Andrew Jarecki’s life for nearly two years. In 2005, the director began working on the 2010 film “All Good Things,” starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, and was inspired by the life of Durst and the disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack. He then followed that … Read more

‘The Jinx’ director felt ‘sad’ after convicted killer Robert Durst’s bone-chilling hot mic comments

‘The Jinx’ director felt ‘sad’ after convicted killer Robert Durst’s bone-chilling hot mic comments

A film director who caught New York real estate scion Robert Durst on a hot mic apparently admitting to multiple murders said he felt “sad” over the chilling TV moment. “The Jinx” director Andrew Jarecki reflected on the alleged 2015 confession ahead of the release of “The Jinx: Part Two,” which follows on from Durst’s … Read more

Convicted killer Robert Durst is back from the dead in ‘The Jinx — Part Two’ trailer: ‘Don’t tell them s–t’

Convicted killer Robert Durst is back from the dead in ‘The Jinx — Part Two’ trailer: ‘Don’t tell them s–t’

Convicted killer Robert Durst died in 2022 — but the bizarre story of the multimillionaire New York real estate heir turned murderer is still unravelling. On Wednesday, HBO dropped the first trailer for “The Jinx: Part Two,” the juicy continuation of the 2015 documentary series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” that … Read more

Lane Kiffin’s girlfriend roasts him as March Madness ‘jinx’ after Grand Canyon pick

Lane Kiffin’s girlfriend roasts him as March Madness ‘jinx’ after Grand Canyon pick

Lane Kiffin has probably had better Sundays. The Ole Miss football coach, 48, capped off his weekend by watching his NCAA Tournament bracket get partially wrecked by an Alabama victory over the twelfth-seeded Grand Canyon, with girlfriend Sally Rychlak rubbing salt in the wound. Kiffin originally predicted a Round of 32 showdown between No. 4 … Read more

Flood, fires, pandemic: Brooklyn BBQ restaurant owners beat jinx

Flood, fires, pandemic: Brooklyn BBQ restaurant owners beat jinx

Talk about having the patience of Job. Many Big Apple eateries bravely survived the pandemic-era shutdowns and the challenges that followed. But for one local family of restaurateurs, the coronavirus was just one more cross to bear in a biblical-level string of bad luck. When Peter and Penny Glazier and their son Matthew welcomed diners … Read more