New York, NY
(December 2, 2008) – Alec
Baldwin, Gregg Bello and
THE WEEK
hosted an IN-House
screening of “The Wrestler”
to honor director Darren
Aronofsky at Soho House
on Monday, December 1st.
Guests including Willem
Dafoe, Jane Krakowski, Aaron
Sorkin, Movies 101
Professor Richard Brown
and Stephen Baldwin
led the applause for the
film starring Mickey
Rourke and Marisa
Tomei, which is already
receiving Oscar buzz.
The night
began with a trailer to
raise awareness for FilmAid,
which just named IN-House
founder Katrina
Pavlos their global
emissary. Famke Janssen,
model Cindy Guyer,
Scott Weiland, Paz de la
Huerta, Janna Bullock,
Richard Kind, designer
Alvin Valley,
Keven Duffy, model
Cindy Guyer, Dan Hedaya,
Michael Gelman, Elbi
Askin-Balan, Chris and
Cristina Cuomo all
came out to support the
cause and toast Aronofsky on
his latest work.
The IN-House
series founded by film
producer Katrina Pavlos
showcases important films
introduced by world famous
actors, filmmakers,
designers and artists with
an insider’s point of view
on new and old films. The
impact of the series will be
to greatly affect those in
need through donations to
FilmAid, and to celebrate
the power of films to
inspire. Jeremy Irons
hosted the first event in
London, which was followed
by an LA event hosted by
Kate Beckinsale & Len
Wiseman and a NY
screening hosted by
Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The film series raised
awareness for FilmAid, a
nonprofit organization that
uses the power of film to
change lives. By screening
films to hundreds of
thousands of forcibly
displaced people each year,
FilmAid promotes health,
strengthens communities and
enriches the lives of the
world's most vulnerable.
www.filmaid.org