After a fun audition for a reality show about spywear I drove an hour to pick up Abe. I've never driven that far or long in my life. I'm accustomed to the MTA where the subway conductor is the driver for an hour! YIKES!
Tonight was a quintessential NYC film at home : James Gray's THE YARD (1999) with Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, Ellen Burstyn, Faye Dunaway and James Caan. What a cast! And a story we loved: corruption in the subway yards of NYC. Politicians, Union leaders, Crime Bosses, everyone profiting off the backs of taxpayers. And then there's that Shakespearean figure once again making right with his soul by telling all, exposing the filth, in order to live with himself. We watched James Gray work with his cast (bless those special features on the DVDs) and learned how obsessive he is, how professional, and we heard how much the older actors appreciated being with the younger actors. Another good night of film and another opportunity to be with filmmakers during the day. A charmed life.
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