Friday, April 3, 2009







Tribeca Film Fest / NYC Trip
Confirmed Schedule
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd - 8:00 PM


(Having never been to the opera, I decided to start things off with a FRONT ROW seat @ the Met. I'm SO excited...and if it totally ends up sucking, I'm only out a couple hundred bucks...lol.)

"L’Elisir d’Amore" (The Elixir of Love)
@ The Metropolitan Opera House
conductor: Maurizio Benini

CAST: Nicole Cabell, Joseph Calleja, Franco Vassallo, Simone Alaimo

Nemorino, a simple peasant, is in love with the beautiful and wealthy Adina. However, she agrees to marry the charming Sergeant, Belcore. Desperate to gain Adina’s love, Nemorino purchases a magic potion from a traveling quack doctor.





THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd - 6:00 PM
"Stay Cool" (world premiere)
director: Michael Polish

CAST: Mark Polish, Winona Ryder, Hilary Duff, Sean Astin, Chevy Chase
Henry McCarthey (Mark Polish) returns home to give the commencement speech at his high school. But even after almost 20 years, it's as if he never left—he again wants the girl, gets suspended by the principal, and is grounded by his parents. This charmng comedy, featuring Winona Ryder and Hilary Duff, reminds us that time certainly does fly and old flames are hard to put out.






THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd - 9:30 PM
"Accidents Happen" (world premiere)
director:Andrew Lancaster

CAST: Geena Davis, Harrison Gilbertson, Joel Tobeck, Harry Cook, Sebastian Gregory
There are dysfunctional families… and then there are the Conways. After a family tragedy, 15-year-old Billy Conway has become the de facto glue between his bitter mom (Geena Davis), distant brother, and stoic dad. But when Billy starts to act out, everything changes for him and his family in this visually stunning, bittersweet drama.





FRIDAY, APRIL 24th - 3:30PM
Natalie Portman @ the Apple Store


Natalie Portman joins CEO Christine Aylward on the stage of the Apple Store, SoHo, to discuss their new web project — MakingOf — a site that promises to transform the way people view, enjoy, and participate in entertainment.





FRIDAY, APRIL 24th - 6:00 PM
"Don McKay" (world premiere)
director: Jake Goldberger

CAST: Thomas Haden Church, Elisabeth Shue, Melissa Leo, Pruitt Taylor Vince, James Rebhorn
Don McKay (Thomas Haden Church) should have followed the old cliché: "You can't go home again." After 25 years, he returns for the first time to his hometown at the out-of-the-blue bidding of his cancer-stricken ex-girlfriend (Elisabeth Shue). But a lot of time has passed, and an old secret crashes into new ones in this darkly comic thriller, also featuring Melissa Leo.





FRIDAY, APRIL 24th - 9:00 PM
"Outrage" (world premiere)
director: Kirby Dick

CAST: Former Governor Jim McGreevey, Congressman Barney Frank, Michelangelo Signorile, Mike Rogers

Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated) delivers a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to. Outrage boldly reveals the hidden lives of some of our nation's most powerful policymakers, details the harm they've inflicted on millions of Americans, and examines the media's complicity in keeping their secrets.





SATURDAY, APRIL 25th - 2:00 PMBroadway Play (not a movie...)
"Exit The King"
director: Neil Armfield
CAST: Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon, Lauren Ambrose, Andrea Martin
King Berenger is getting old – 400 years old, to be exact – and his health is failing. His country is failing (his empire is down to six people). His marriage is failing (his first marriage already failed). But his pride has most definitely not failed, and despite being told his time is up, the ancient ruler refuses to get off the stage without a fight.






SATURDAY, APRIL 25th - 5:30 PM
"Serious Moonlight" (world premiere)
director: Cheryl Hines
CAST: Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell, Justin Long
High-powered attorney Louise (Meg Ryan) arrives at her country nest for a little R and R only to discover that her husband (Timothy Hutton) plans to leave her for a younger woman (Kristen Bell). Oddly cool, Louise plots to hold Ian captive until he commits to working on their marriage, but that's when things really start to go wrong. Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) skillfully directs Adrienne Shelly's (Waitress) wry and often hilarious script.




SATURDAY, APRIL 25th - 9:30 PM
"Handsome Harry" (world premiere)director: Bette Gordon

CAST: Jamey Sheridan, Steve Buscemi, Aidan Quinn, John Savage, Campbell Scott

Harry (Jamey Sheridan), a divorced father and former Navy man, lives a simple life. But when his dying best friend sparks Harry's drive to confront his past, buried secrets surface and force him to deal with painful memories. This unique and eloquent film also features Steve Buscemi, Aidan Quinn, John Savage, and Campbell Scott.





SUNDAY, APRIL 26th - 6:00 PM
"The Good Guy" (world premiere)
director: Julio DePietro

CAST: Scott Porter, Alexis Bledel, Bryan Greenberg, Andrew McCarthy, Anna Chlumsky
Rising Wall Street star Tommy (Scott Porter) has it all: looks, charm, money, and a budding romance (Alexis Bledel). But when he teaches a seemingly hapless coworker (Bryan Greenberg) the ways of money and seduction, Tommy may become the unwitting agent of his own downfall. This true insider view of Wall Street culture explores what it means to be 'good.' The answer just might surprise you






MONDAY, APRIL 27th - 6:00 PM
"Wonderful World"(world premiere)
director: Josh Goldin

CAST: Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan, Phillip Baker Hall, Michael Kenneth Williams

Matthew Broderick is Ben Singer, the world's most negative man. When his roommate, Ibou, falls ill, Ben is forced to host his Senegalese sister, Khadi (Sanaa Lathan). What starts as an awkward living arrangement soon turns into something more, and Ben's usual self-destructive nature gives way as he begins to find inspiration in the most unlikely of places.





MONDAY, APRIL 27th - 9:30 PM
"An Englishman in New York"(north american premiere)
director: Richard Laxton

CAST: John Hurt, Cynthia Nixon, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker, Swoosie Kurtz

John Hurt astounds as he revisits the role that made him a star (in 1975's The Naked Civil Servant): real-life writer, actor, and gay icon Quentin Crisp. This smart, sensitive drama—marked by Hurt's bravura handling of Crisp's razor-tongued wit—focuses on the flamboyant 72-year-old star's move to New York in 1981, and the fallout from a reckless comment about the burgeoning AIDS epidemic.





TUESDAY, APRIL 28th - 7:00 PMBroadway Play (not a movie...)
"God of Carnage"
director: Matthew Warchus

CAST: Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini, Hope Davis, Jeff Daniels

Two ostensibly civilized married couples meet up to sort out a playground fight. The son of one couple (Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis) has broken two of the teeth of the son of another (James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden). At first diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses and the rum flows, huge tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving more than just their liberal principles in tatters.



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