Some gender reversal is the twist to a new short film based on Dorothy Parker’s short story “You Were Perfectly Fine.” The film was shot by Irish actor-director Karl Geary (Coney Island Baby) and stars his wife, Scottish TV star Laura Fraser (A Knight’s Tale), and English actress Miranda Nolan. No plans to release it…
Multimedia Package for Black History Month
The Bergen Record across the river in New Jersey put on its site today a multimedia package for Black History Month about Dorothy Parker. It ties into the nice column written by Lawrence Aaron that is in today’s paper. Reading this, it reminds me that Mrs. Parker belongs in the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
Community Service Continues Feb. 12
Emily (right) with Maya at PAL. Our community service project began last month and is off to a terrific start. We had five volunteers work with five children one-on-one at the Police Athletic League in Hell’s Kitchen. The Dorothy Parker Society’s first night of volunteers were Emily (matched with Maya), Nat (and Natalie), Maureen (who…
Feb. 26th Bookshop Reading & Signing
The Mysterious Bookshop is the place to be on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 for a reading and party to celebrate the publication of The Vicious Circle (Pegasus Books), a collection of crime and mystery stories written by members of the Algonquin Round Table and their friends. The editor of the book is Otto Penzler,…
It’s 1922 as Oak Room Books Monday Night Show
We just heard about the premiere of the new musical Glimpses of the Moon. This Jazz Age musical (based on the Edith Wharton novel) will have its world premiere Monday, January 21 at the famed Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel for an eight-week run (through March 10th), with performances every Monday at 8 p.m….
New Video from DPS Member
Parker Society member Sue Bachner‘s band, Ether Park, has a new video out. We have the world debut of “Where’s Jeffrey?” right here. Watch Jeffrey attempt to finally “come of age” at the prom, in spite of his extremely worried mom, and his fellow Chess Club members. Congrats to Sue and the band, it is…