The "E" is for "Exhausted"

So, it's pretty much been wall to wall Wah-Wah week around these parts. The film opens tomorrow (May 12th) in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Dallas. On Monday we screened for Stephen Farber (no relation to Ronald), and a surprising number of South Africans, as part of the Reel Talk series at the Wadsworth Theatre in L.A. Withnail himself, Richard E. Grant, somehow found time between one entirely full day of press and another entirely full day of press to squeeze in a Q&A after the screening, during which he recounted his days growing up in Swaziland and met a man who owns over 3,000 puppets. Don't ask.

Then on Tuesday night, we moved the circus over to the Arclight in Hollywood for an AFI screening of the film followed by a Q&A with Mr. Grant and special guest moderator Steve Martin. Appearing neither wild nor crazy nor jerkish nor cheaper by the dozen (I don't know what that last one means), Mr. Martin conducted a very urbane, sophisticated discussion of the film. Although at one point he did wrestle an audience member for the microphone to the amusement of such celebrity guests such as Eric Idle, Winona Ryder, Eugene Levy and LA's (sole?) resident genius, Nicole Holofcener.

Sorry, I almost tripped over all those names I just dropped. Anyway, be sure to catch Wah-Wah this weekend at fine cinemas everywhere. Or at least everywhere that matters. Kidding! But seriously, take your mom for Mother's Day. I'm sure she'd rather see this than watch Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas drown. Although, come to think of it, that might be nice too.