Scorsese rolls in and out of town
No fan of flying, Martin Scorsese was driven from the Big Apple to Boston yesterday, managing to arrive just in time to celebrate the work of Thelma Schoonmaker , the Oscar-winning film editor with whom he's worked almost exclusively over the course of his remarkable career. The legendary director was part of a panel to deconstruct his celebrated South Boston-based mob flick, "The Departed," before a packed house at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. (Schoonmaker, who won an Academy Award for her work on the film, received the Coolidge Award Wednesday.) Never one to linger, Scorsese, who's at work on a documentary about the Rolling Stones, returned to New York right after last night's event. During the day yesterday, Schoonmaker, 67, taught a master class to college students and film fans, screening clips from "Raging Bull," "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp," and a silent film from 1914. "It was mesmerizing," said Lois Smith, who helped organize the tribute. Boston native William Monahan , the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "The Departed," was in town for the event, as was composer Howard Shore .
Pitcher and pictures get the hook
It's a shame that the Sox have designated relief pitcher J.D. Durbin for assignment, but not because he's a good pitcher. (In his last spring outing with the Diamondbacks, the righty pitched two-thirds of an inning and gave up seven hits and seven earned runs.) No, we dug Durbin because, until yesterday, he had a MySpace page that included a picture of him wearing a cooler; a picture of him standing beside Garth Brooks; a picture of him with his dog Hoss; and several pictures of himself with attractive young women. Cowboy up! For some reason, Durbin's MySpace site has been taken down, and now Durbin has been sent down.
OK, a little to the east. . .
We're guessing Natalie Jacobson didn't major in geography. Chatting with Channel 5 meteorologist Dick Albert during Wednesday's 6 p.m. newscast, Jacobson had this to say about the continuing cold temperatures. "Oh, joy," she said. "I'm thinking Daisuke [ Matsuzaka ] might go back to China." Of course, the Sox sensation is Japanese, not Chinese. The chagrined anchor made sure to correct herself later in the broadcast. "OK. . . . When I was talking about Daisuke escaping the snow, heading back to China, obviously I meant Japan," she said. "We all know he's from Japan, and we wish him well." . . . Channel 7's weekend news anchor Jeff Glor is off to CBS's "The Early Show," where he'll be a national correspondent. Glor has been at WHDH since 2003.
Caroline Kennedy attended Publicolor's annual Stir Splatter and Roll event in New York this week. Publicolor uses color and collaboration to energize at-risk students and turn struggling public schools into vibrant community centers.
Hall of Famer and former Baltimore Orioles "Iron Man" Cal Ripken Jr. signed copies of his book "Get in the Game" yesterday at the Borders Bookstore in Downtown Crossing. . . . In January, pop artist Roy Lichtenstein's 30-foot-high sculpture "Brushstroke" was installed at UMass-Boston. This week, his widow, Dorothy, was in town to dedicate it and to praise art professor Paul Tucker for acquiring it : "He really fought for it," she said. Lichtenstein also raved about the new Institute of Contemporary Art . "It's a bit cold to enjoy the outside," Lichtenstein said. " [ But ] . . . the light was good and the location is fantastic."
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