Out & About
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Performances by Natalie Merchant, Moby, Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell, and the Roots were mere interludes last night at the MoveOn PAC gala, as too were remarks by Janeane Garofalo and Governor Dean. What really got the crowd going at the Hammerstein Ballroom were the first showings of the new spots in the anti-Bush organization’s “10 Weeks: Don’t Get Mad, Get Even!” ad campaign. The 15 commercials are star-studded, with appearances by Rebecca Romijn, Ione Skye, and Illeana Douglas, and voices by Scarlett Johansson, Kevin Bacon, Ed Asner, Martin Sheen, and Matt Damon. Writers and directors include Darren Aronofsky (“Re quiem for a Dream”), Richard Linklater (“Before Sunset”), John Sayles, Doug Liman, and Rob Reiner.
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Multi-talented artist Vincent Gallo, who recently caused a stir with a risque billboard on Sunset Boulevard promoting his new film “The Brown Bunny,” returned to New York this week after a cross-country trip that included 500 appearances. And there’s no rest for this energizer bunny-man. Last night his thick brown curls flopped over his eyes as he signed copies of his new book, a collection of images from his sexy road-trip film that was panned at Cannes but is enjoying some critical praise after being revamped. Tonight, Mr. Gallo performs with Sean Lennon at Rothko on the Lower East Side. Friday, he’ll be at Landmark Sunshine, where his film will open on two screens. Maybe he’ll get a break from work next week, when he plans to attend portions of the Republican National Convention. The arts crowd at the book signing included filmmaker Jeanne Omlor, artist Jon D’Orazio, acrobat Jonathan Nosan, and designers Jennifer Hartley and Karen Zaitzeff.