Tribeca 2011 Daily Recap: April 26th

For me, today’s experience at the Tribeca Film Festival was the definition of short but sweet. It opened once again with free Magnum ice cream for breakfast followed by a press screening of EVERYTHING MUST GO. The film brings us a more reserved Will Ferrell similar to what we saw in films like STRANGER THAN FICTION and he once again does a great job with that type of character. The film follows a man who lost his job only to come home and find out his wife is leaving him so he does what everyone would do in that situation, decides to live on his front lawn.

After the screening I found out that my first interview for the festival fell through, which was disappointing. However, the next email I read made me forget all about it. I got confirmation for an interview with Abigail Breslin and Alessandro Nivola for JANIE JONES, which I just reviewed yesterday. They were able to squeeze me in at the end of their press day, which I was very grateful for. It is funny how these things work out sometimes.

Since I had some time to kill before the interview, I grabbed a surprisingly cheap & delicious lunch at Dallas BBQ and then went back to the press lounge to work on my questions. The interview was set to take place right next door at the GEM Hotel. Since they had finished early, they said I could come up sooner so I got to listen to Abigail Breslin jam for a few minutes before the interview. That girl is insanely talented in everything she does. Alessando Nivola said that she is a machine and it’s true. They were both really cool to talk with and sadly our 10 minutes flew by. I will post the full interview tomorrow but for now here is a screen grab:

After that, I headed home. As I said, short but sweet.

Jerry Cavallaro  – www.StuckLikeChuck.com