Brooks Brothers is offering a limited-edition (only 250) "Mad Men Edition" suit, retailing at $998, which is "inspired" by the 1960s-era office duds worn by Draper (Jon Hamm) in the AMC series which is set among '60s-era Madison Avenue ad execs.
The suit is available from Monday, Oct. 19, through the Nov. 8 "Mad Men" season finale.
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"One Man Beatles," a documentary on power pop cult hero Emitt Rhodes is set to debut at the International Rome Film Festival.
Synopsis
A young director crosses the ocean to find Emitt Rhodes, the mysterious forgotten American pop star from the 1960s/70s, once dubbed as the secret alter ego of Paul McCartney. But these theories are refuted by Emitt himself, flushed out and placed in front of a video camera after many years spent holed up in his house full of old guitars and vintage amplifiers. His words reveal a past filled with regrets. His voice and his music proving his pure talent. Cosimo Messeri records his American dream in a dazed and enthusiastic diary, a portrait of unfulfilled ambitions and loneliness that smacks of Chekov.
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Via Mark Evanier: Monty Python members Terry Jones, John Cleese and Terry Gilliam on CNBC, talking about the group's 40th anniversary.
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More Pythons: NPR has a feature on the new documentary about the group.
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The Sex Pistols are suing an ice cream maker over its new advertising campaign.
London-based company Icecreamists' online advertisements feature a picture of the Queen backed by a Union flag, with an ice cream spoon in her mouth and the words "God save the cream" written across her face. Lawyers for the band say the design is too similar to the Sex Pistols' Jamie Reid-designed artwork, which was used on singles including 'God Save The Queen'.
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The Attic of Astounding Artifacts displays vintage Dalek toys.
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The BBC plans an adaptation of Douglas Adams' "Dirk Gently" books.
Literary agent Ed Victor, who represents the author’s estate revealed the news at a Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy celebration in central London.
He said he had seen ‘a great script – not just a good script’ for the planned adaptation, but warned: ‘With the BBC, it can take forever’.
He said the producer attached to the project – thought to be former Cosby Show executive Caryn Mandabach – described the novels as ‘the greatest storytelling opportunity for television since Star Trek’.
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