Last night Vantiy Fair helped kick off the Tribeca Film Festival with a party attended by a variety of big names. Robert De Niro and David Bowie were among those who flashed big smiles for the cameras, but apparently there is a fair amount of tension between these two under the surface. It seems that De Niro is not a big fan of Bowie's High Line Festival, which is set to start just three days after Tribeca ends and is catered towards a younger crowd. Here's more:
But a source at the Tribeca festival sniffed to Page Six: "I think they are envisioning themselves as Slamdance to our Sundance and living off the success of Sundance."
Some High Liners believe De Niro has already sabotaged them by keeping Tribeca's public relations team, Rubenstein Communications, from doing press for High Line, the Web site reports. De Niro's flack had no comment. But one longtime De Niro pal insisted, "He could care less."
Rubenstein Communications President Steven Rubenstein denies there's any feud, adding that Bowie was set to attend last night's Tribeca kickoff party sponsored by Vanity Fair. Bowie told us in a statement: "I am afraid I have no control over the inexplicable comments from the High Line producers. I think the Tribeca Film Festival is unique and irreplaceable."
Seems like a lot of fuss over nothing. Besides, Robert should have nothing to worry about, it is his festival that's premiering Spider-man 3, which is sure to be a huge hit!
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Images include Andrew Paquin and Anna Paquin, Brian Williams, Calvin Klein, Whoopi Goldberg and Charlie Rose, Chris Cooper, Christopher Walken, Edward Burns and Christy Turlington, Iman and David Bowie, Edie Falco, Gayle King, Graydon Carter, Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman, Ivanka Trump, Jessica Seinfeld and Narciso Rodriguez, Kerry Washington, Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon, Lauren Bacall and Sam Robards, Minnie Driver, Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower, Walter Cronkite, Tom Freston
but De Niro looks great!!!
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Christy looks great!