Qs & As

It's been a crazy couple days around here as we hurtle towards the Friday opening of Pretty Persuasion. Monday was "Press Day" in Beverly Hills. If you've never been to one of these things, here's how it goes: The cast and director get to a hotel at like 6:00 am for hair and make-up. Then they're placed (imprisoned?) in a hotel room where, for no less than four but no more than ten hours, they are interviewed about the movie. Most of the reporters get about five minutes with each cast member, which translates to about three questions. And here's the weird thing: They're the same three questions! And now here is your highly-exclusive look at said questions:

1) This movie is a very dark comedy. What did you think when you read the script?
2) What was it like to work with [insert name of cast and/or crew member here]?
3) Do you think you're anything like your character in the film?

Amazingly Evan, James, Ron, Elisabeth, Adi, Marcos and Skander (yes, we're all on a first-name basis. well, not really) were all total pros and not only kept themselves from strangling anyone, but actually answered all the questions very eloquently and with superhumanly good manners. And all they got in return were some weird sandwiches that had orange mango-things where the meat should be. What troopers!

Hopefully "Press Day" will lead to several stories on Access Hollywood, Extra, The Insider and The McLaughlin Group. But we'd be happy with just three of the four. Here are two early pieces posted by reporters who are seriously on the ball: TeenHollywood, Zap2It. Give these fine journalists a raise. Or at least some meat in their sandwiches.