For the past two years, Mr. Brody has been on self-imposed hiatus, focusing on the paintings he creates in a Manhattan studio and at the castle he owns in upstate New York. But as Mr. Brody knows, the entertainment business is like the mob. Just when you think you are out, “they pull you back in,” to use the famous “Godfather” formulation. There is Nicole Kidman, tall and milky pale in a strapless bubble Chanel confection. “Ruth, up a step!” Mr. Farrell barks.

Source: New York Times February 26, 2017 17:59 UTC