Stars like doing animated films because this way they can forget makeup.
It’s schlep to work without fake eyelashes and with real pajamas.
“Wonder Park” is a film about a make-believe amusement park that stars Jennifer Garner, Matthew Broderick, Mila Kunis, plus Kenan Thompson and Ken Jeong, who do much of their “a funny thing happened to me on the way to TV” on TV.
Kunis: “This is about the power girls have. Ways they have fun. It’s how actually healing can one little girl’s imagination be?”
Jeong: “It’s a family movie. I’m a family man. As a real father, I’m a lot like my character — high-energy and well-intentioned. Kenan Thompson and I are the story’s comic relief. We’re the busy beavers. Almost actually real beavers.”
The “Wonder Park” premiere was a true wonder. The stars showed in their own street clothes.
Hudson bull
Hudson Yarders are carrying on with their importance. One “couldn’t discuss our particular area with outsiders,” another: “too early” to invite anybody. Another wanted a blood sample before asking you over. Enough already with this Hudson. People carried on less in 1609 when Henry discovered it.
No manners at Mac show
Fleetwood Mac in concert with MSG (Madison Square Garden, not chow mein flavoring) drew many females. And many of these females were seniors. The cranky comments were that young’uns, standing, all holding phones facing the stage, kept all those behind in cheaper seats unable to see. Good manners, like garter belts, have disappeared.
Hill and Bill depicted on B’way
“Hillary and Clinton” opened for previews at the Golden. The four-character play stars multi awardees Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow and — surprise! surprise! — it’s about marriage, like, who could have believed that and we couldn’t have figured this, right?
Compact, in tight “A Doll’s House, Part 2” style, it’s also sort of a knockoff because writer Lucas Hnath also wrote “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” which is also about a couple also warring. He sees things one way — she another way.
It’s set in a New Hampshire hotel room. Having lost the primaries, she’s tearful. There’s campaign guy Mark Penn, who then sees things his way. It takes place in 2008 but easily could’ve been 2016. It paints, as classier writers than me would say, a broad canvas.
The play’s touching. Hillary comes off good. She elicits sympathy. The Obama character appears in Act 1. HRC “may have seen the script.”
Bookish Bill
After 15 No. 1 best sellers (which Bill O’Reilly modestly printed on the front), comes now book 16. Pub date: September. Title: “The United States of Trump.” Subtitle: “How the President Really sees America.” Cover: Red, white and blue. Photo: Big shot of the Big Shot in open-collar shirt, French cuffs and pointed finger.
O’Reilly: “I’m writing 1,000 words a day to make the May deadline. This is the real story and history of the man himself since birth. Eighty percent of what’s written about Trump in the past is balderdash. For me, it’s making research a nightmare.”
Playing fetch
Bunnies and puppies play well together. Newly reopened Playboy Club — accustomed to tails wagging — is now into wagging other tails. They just hosted “Bunnies for Dog Rescue.” Every rear end got fluffed and buffed, and human food was served for nonprofit Chic Chien Chateau Dog Rescue. Great idea. We give it four arfs.
This news about fake college admissions? On the plus side: no class reunions. And according to reports: not only in New York, kids, not only in New York.