I am still buzzing after one of the best LA experiences yet. last night I went to a preview screening of THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE, the autobiographical documentary on the life of late 60's - 70's uber-producer Robert Evans. this guy has led an extraordinary life. he is also one of the most larger-than-life characters you'd ever hope to come across. he's like the elvis of hollywood producers. you have to see this when it plays in your town. he attended the screening and did a Q & A afterwards, where he jokingly called the director a "prick," and when asked about his romantically fateful introduction into hollywood: "I jumped into a pool and came out a movie star" ( he was a clothes salesman from new york in LA when he skipped out on work to take a dip in the beverly hills hotel swimming pool, where he encountered an older hollywood starlet. within an hour he was asked to play opposite her and james cagney in a film.) he answered -- " it's actually a dick story."
wes anderon and gwyneth paltrow are just a few of the lucky bastards who get to hang out at the house and soak up the war stories of the man who commissioned films such as rosemary's baby, the godfather, and chinatown.
gimme a year or two - I'll be there too - sipping martini's, catching rays and laughing in a new and obnoxiously loud way.