A Luxurious Night on the Town with the Hollywood Crowd

Attending a film premiere or a “special screening” of a new movie is one of those magical luxury experiences that somehow never gets old. You can't buy your way in; you have to know someone or work in the business to get invited. The stories one can tell the next day are invaluable social currency. And the people-watching is unrivaled -- even better than hanging around the pool at the Chateau Marmont. If experimental luxury is your thing, this is one of the better experiences to aspire to.

A few of us here at Dandelion Chandelier have been lucky enough to attend these events from time to time, and the excitement and anticipation that kicks in about an hour before go-time rivals Christmas morning, especially if the film and its stars are part of your daydream universe.

Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to get myself (and a plus one!) invited to the New York special screening of the upcoming film "Fences." You probably already know that it's an adaptation of one of Tony-and Pulitzer-award winning playwright August Wilson's Pittsburg Cycle plays. This one is set in the 1950s, and its protagonists are Troy, a 53-year old sanitation worker with thwarted dreams of playing Major League Baseball and his long-suffering wife Rose. These roles are played by Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, respectively, and the film is directed by Mr. Washington. Suffice it to say, they had me at Denzel.

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