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UNIVERSAL PICTURES
invites you to a
private downtown screening of
IT’S COMPLICATED
written and directed by Nancy Meyers
starring
Meryl Streep Steve Martin Alec Baldwin
John Krasinski Lake Bell Hunter Parrish Zoe Kazan Caitlin Fitzgerald
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
7:30pm - Screening
Chelsea Cinema 9
260 West 23rd Street
(between 7th & 8th Avenues)
9:30pm - Party
Gramercy Park Hotel - Rooftop
2 Lexington Avenue
(between 21st and 22nd Streets)
Featuring DJs Cassie Coane and Harley Viera-Newton
[email protected] or 212-935-6700
this invitation is non-transferable
Season’s Greetings and Garderobes
―It‘s complicated‖ may be this holiday season‘s best catchphrase. It is complicated. With
all the questions, lists, parties, and obligations, there are certain events, fortunately, that
offer a little respite. Take, for example, the double screenings of the film It’s
Complicated. Wednesday night was the uptown version, the world premiere at the Paris
Theatre with ladies like Tina Fey and Lake Bell; then, last night, the downtown version,
complete with after-party at Gramercy Park Hotel. Of course, though, it wasn‘t that
simple. Before heading to the GPH, we had to stop by VBH all the way up on Seventyfourth Street to celebrate Bravura! Lucia Chase and the American Ballet Theatre. The
book‘s author, Chase‘s son Alex C. Ewing, came to celebrate with supporters such as
Blaine Trump and Frédéric Fekkai and Shirin von Wulffen. Downstairs in the VBH
(once a bank vault!) we found not only Valentina dresses that had once belonged to Lucia
but also her grandchildren, Caroline and Sandy. ―She lied about her age. No one knew
how old she was,‖ said Sandy. Lucia was 43 when she became codirector of the ABT and
continued as a principal dancer well into her 60s. Caroline shared another secret: She‘s
worn the very same dresses on display—quite the grandmother‘s closet to raid! Then, it
was onto the GPH, where It’s Complicated’s Zoe Kazan told us about her own closets.
She has five in her new place. ―There were stars in my eyes, and he was like ‗This is it,‘ ‖
she said of her boyfriend‘s reaction to her wardrobe discovery mid–apartment hunt. ―He
has four shirts—and the rest is mine.‖ Having to share would be so much more
complicated
Emily Blunt & Jon Krasinski, You‟re The Cutest Couple! And
You Both Screened Your Fab Movies On The Same Night!
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski have so much to celebrate! They are engaged to be
married, and both have amazing movies hitting theaters!
Emily and John‘s flicks were each shown during (separate) special screenings on Dec. 10
in NYC. Universal Pictures screened John‘s It’s Complicated — a hilarious romantic
comedy starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin — at The Chelsea Cinema 9. And a few
blocks away, Grand Marnier & The New Yorker hosted the The Cinema Society
screening of Emily‘s Young Victoria — a Queen Victoria biopic — at Regal Cinemas
Union Square.
Young Victoria producer, Martin Scorsese, came out to support Emily, as did Kelly
Bensimon, Michael Stipe, Rachel Roy, Natalie Morales, Olivia Palermo, Chris
Noth, Martha Stewart and model Jessica White.
And a even though John didn‘t show up to his screening (he and Emily went to his
premiere on Dec. 9) a slew of other celebs — including It’s Complicated stars Hunter
Parrish, Zoe Kazan, and Caitlin Fitzgerald — came out for the flick.
Congrats to you Emily and John. Both movies are a ―Must See!‖ — Corynne Steindler
& Chloe Melas
Hunter Parrish, You Have TWO Famous On-Screen Moms!
Hottie Hunter Parrish has the most famous ―mom‖ in Hollywood! Not only is he Silas,
the older son of Mary-Louise Parker‘s character Nancy Botwin, on Showtime hit Weeds
… but he‘s Meryl Streep‘s son, too!
In It’s Complicated, Hunter plays Luke Adler, the lovable party boy son of Jane & Jake
Adler (played by Meryl and Alec Baldwin) and at the Universal Studios screening of the
the film at Chelsea Cinema on Dec. 10, Hunter told HollywoodLife.com
EXCLUSIVELY how he feels about his on-screen moms. ―Jane Adler is a fantastic
mother,‖ Hunter gushed of Meryl‘s character.
Which is a huge change from Mary-Louise on Weeds! ‖Nancy Botwin forgets to be a
mother quite a bit. I don‘t know who I would pick [to be my mom], but if there were an
award the majority would pick Jane Adler as the best mom.
As for playing a totally new character, Hunter tells us ―Silas and Luke are completely
different. One is sort of a rebel, kind of crazy kid in Weeds with a lot of problems and a
dysfunctional family. The other is a privileged, sweet kid that lives in Santa Barbara.‖
Well, Hunter, whether you‘re playing a dysfunctional rebel or a sweet privileged child,
we hope we keep seeing a lot more of you!
GUEST OF A GUEST
“It’s Complicated” Private Screening In Chelsea
Thursday night saw a private
screening of ―It‘s Complicated‖ at the
Chelsea Cinema 9 - but where was
Jack Donaghy/Alec Baldwin?!
[Photo by Scott Morgan for PMc].
Ok ok, so he attended the premiere
the night before at the Paris Theater
(click here to read our coverage of the
event!) but everyone needs more Alec
Baldwin in their life.
―It‘s Complicated‖ is a film for the ages. Or, well, at least for those who are middle-aged,
fans of Meryl Streep‘s brilliant acting or, more importantly, lovers of Alec Baldwin! And
who hasn‘t fallen for this man post-30 Rock reinvention? As the character Jack Donaghy,
millions have swooned for the charmingly charismatic yet power-hungry t.v. exec. And it
seemed last night that Hollywood agreed as Mark Indelicato, Elisabeth Moss, Dean
Winters and Joshua Bell came out to see the film and support the talented cast and crew.
The night continued at the afterparty,where Justin Kirk, Lake Bell, Jeff Probst and Lauren
Remington Platt braved the cold atop the Gramercy Park Hotel Private Roof Club.
Mark Indelicato
Lindsay Ellingson
Elisabeth Moss
Zoe Kazan
Dylan Lauren
Dean Winters, Kelly Hulbert
Kate Schelter
Chrishell Stause
Catlin Fitzgerald
Hunter Parrish
Joshua Bell
Cameron Richardson
Jennifer Missoni
Gequeline ?, Carlos Miele
Jeff Probst
Lake Bell
Justin Kirk
Doug Porter, Tom Baer, Allison Williams, Mattie Siegal, Peggy Siegal
Adrienne Stillman, Jessica Chalkley
Kate Furst, Jake Furst
Hunter Parrish, Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Kate Brian
A Second 'It's Complicated' Night
Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin may have taken the night off, but that didn't stop the
younger cast members of Nancy Meyers' "It's Complicated" from gathering on the
rooftop on the Gramercy Park Hotel on Thursday night to celebrate the film's release for
the second night in a row.
Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Hunter Parrish and Caitlin Fitzgerald sipped Champagne and
mingled with other fresh-faced guests while DJs Harley Viera Newton and Cassie Coane
manned the turntables.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the brains behind the fete was Meyers' 22-year-old daughter,
Hallie Meyers-Shyer. "I said 'Mom, I want a downtown screening and, all of a sudden, I
was being cc'ed on all of these e-mails," Myers-Shyer said with a laugh.
Star Potential
Up-and-Coming Actresses Are the Toast of the Town at a Pair of New
York Screenings
All eyes were on Emily Blunt last night at the
Cinema Society screening of The Young
Victoria. Her turn as the English monarch may
be the, er, crowning achievement in the actress'
career to date; if you ask us, she's an Oscar
contender. "I don't feel like I had a burning
ambition to play the Queen of England," Blunt
said at the after-party at Norwood, adding that
she did feel a deep sympathy for Victoria and
her royal struggles. "She learned not to mistake
stubbornness for strength, and I learned about
the humanity of that world." Blunt was the
only cast member making the rounds, but she
found a friend in Michael Stipe when he
cozied up to her on the couch.
Meanwhile, a youthful crowd flocked to the
second kickoff screening of the midlife
comedy It's Complicated. (Co-stars Alec
Baldwin and Meryl Streep had turned out for
the uptown premiere the night before.) "This is
the kid's premiere—the cool one," explained actress Lake Bell, who plays the
"misunderstood predator" for whom Baldwin has left Streep in the film. Zoe Kazan was
quick to point out how much she had learned from her elders during filming. "The goal is
not to be Meryl Streep—the goal is to be able to work like Meryl works," theorized
Kazan, who plays the couple's middle daughter in the film. "It looks like magic, but it's
not."
PartyLines
Special Screening of „It‟s Complicated‟
Chelsea Cinemas, and Gramercy Park Hotel Rooftop. December 10, 2009. By Mike
Vilensky
What‟s your reaction to the film getting an R rating? ―I hope that
it‘s known that it‘s as soft an R as you can get. To equate us with
Saw 4 is odd.‖ —Nancy Meyers, Director
Meryl Streep and Steve Martin both smoke weed in the movie.
Have you ever seen your mom, Nancy Meyers, do it? ―You know
what? I‘ve tried. She won‘t give. She will not smoke weed.‖ —Hallie
Meyers-Shyer
Is it surprising that the film got an R rating for the one scene
involving marijuana? ―Highly surprising. I don‘t think it‘s a mystery
that parents are smoking weed all over the country.‖ —Lake Bell
Did you have tips for your fellow actors on how to act high? ―No,
I actually learned some. You‘d think after five years [on Weeds] I
would be the professional.‖ —Hunter Parrish
Do you feel pressure when you act with Tina Fey on 30 Rock?
―No, because I play her ex-love interest and literally the world‘s
biggest retard.‖ —Dean Winters
If there were going to be a Survivor: New York, what would you
have the cast do? ―They could build their careers on the backs of
others. If you can make it in New York City, as they say, you can
probably make it on Survivor.‖ —Jeff Probst
Are you and Paul Dano a Brooklyn power couple? ―I really
hope not. It‘s a terrible label! I don‘t think anyone wants to be a
Brooklyn power couple.‖ —Zoe Kazan
Have you ever seen your parents smoke pot? ―Yes. I‘m from Maine.
There are a lot of homegrown botanicals up there. I went to Burning
Man with my parents— their suggestion, not mine.‖ —Caitlin
Fitzgerald
Aspirations of a social climber
It's Complicated
How can I explain last night? It was Complicated. I needed be in two place at the same
time and still make the downtown screening of "it's Complicated". This is how the night
played out. The first stop was easy, the Le Sportsac holiday shopping event since I work
just down the street from their shop in Soho. I love a little discount on my favorite bags
and what a Christmas present they make. I waited as long as I could but missed my good
friend D'Arcy from Le Sportsac as I had to run to the next event. It was the opening for
an exhibit by Pablo Posada. I wasn't sure what I was in for since I am not familiar with
his work. When we arrive to the gallery it was the size of a shoebox so I was not worried
that I would be late for the screening as it would take just a few minutes to look at his
work and enjoy a quick glass of wine. We made it to the screening in plenty of time to get
a good seat and look around at who was there before the movie started. I notice some of
the cast from Ugly Betty and a handful of socials and the younger stars from the cast as
the lights started to dim. It was a nice way to end an evening a running around.
„It‟s Complicated‟ creates a Stir.
With the actual premiere being this past Wednesday, last night was a special downtown
screening of Nancy Meyers‟ latest venture, “It‟s Complicated.” The film was
wonderfully comedic accompanied by stellar performances by Alec Baldwin and John
Krasinski, as well as the obvious Mrs. Meryl Streep. Nancy Meyers kept her same light
toned premise but synched it with new age jokes and a memorable and hilarious ―high
times‖ scene with Streep and Steve Martin, who played her love interest.
Zoe Kazan stopped to chat on the red carpet with Scallywag sharing that in meeting Paul
Dano, her current boyfriend, a couple years back at their Broadway show “Things We
Want” she had to choose Dano since Peter Dinklage was taken. Kazan never ceases to
present brave performances, perhaps being influenced by one of her favorite authors
Vladimir Nabokov.
Unfortunately John Krasinski was escorting fiancé Emily Blunt at her screening of
“Young Victoria” at the Regal Union Square and was not in attendance, as previously
promised.
Lake Bell of the Ball
Lake Bell is probably one of the most down to earth actresses around. The native New
Yorker was on hand last night for the Downtown screening of her latest flick It’s
Complicated, in which she stars alongside Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin and Meryl
Streep. Bell mixed elegance and edge in a strapless black dress and layered necklaces
from Dannijo. The actress was all smiles at the after party, which was held on the
Gramercy Park Hotel rooftop. She graciously greeted guests, including Survivor’s Jeff
Probst, Ugly Betty’s Mark Indelicato and Michael Urie, Cynthia Rowley, Rachel
Dratch and Dylan Lauren, and danced into the morning with friends like designer Lyn
Devon. It seems Bell is far from complicated! ~Nola Weinstein
It‟s Complicated Private Screening and Reception
Universal Pictures hosted a downtown private
screening of the new Meryl Streep/Alec
Baldwin vehicle “It’s Complicated” last night.
Following the screening, we were spirited off by
bus to a wonderful fete at the sparkling
Gramercy Park Hotel Rooftop (2 Lexington
Ave @ 21st) for a party where dinner and Red
Bull infused cocktails were served. In
attendance for the evening were the movie‘s
writer/director Nancy Meyers, cast members
Lake Bell, Hunter Parrish, Zoe Kaplan, and
Caitlin Fitzgerald, and executive producer Suzanne Farwell. I also spied Survivor host
Jeff Probst and the two lovely guys from “Ugly Betty”, Michael Urie and Mark
Indelicato.
Had a wonderful hoot and a holla with the
riotous Rachel Dratch, formerly of SNL she
is set to appear in a full slate of comedies in
2010. We were having a juicy dish about the
media lunacy surrounding, the formerly
reclusive, Tiger Woods. I was particularly
flattered that I could crack her up and that she
told me I was funny, as she is comic genius!
Last Thursday night at the Chelsea Cinema 9, there was a private screening for ―It‘s
Complicated,‖ the new film by writer/director/producer Nancy Meyers.
Cast members who attended were Lake Bell, Hunter Parrish, Zoe Kazan and Caitlin
Fitzgerald along with executive producer Suzanne Farwell. Also attending: including
Joshua Bell, Alexis Bledel, Rachel Dratch, Lindsay Ellingson, Mark Indelicato,
Justin Kirk, Dylan Lauren, David Lauren and Lauren Bush, Amy Lemons, Hallie
Meyers-Shyer, Carlos Miele, Jennifer Missoni, Bonnie Morrison, Elisabeth Moss,
Lauren Remington Platt, Jeff Probst, Cameron Richardson, Cynthia Rowley, Kelly
Rutherford, Chrishell Stause, Michael Urie, Harley Viera Newton, Dean Winter.
Big hit with the audience! There was an after-party at the Gramercy Park Hotel Rooftop
featuring DJs Cassie Coane and Harley Viera-Newton.
Annelise Peterson and Lesley
Schulhof
Adrienne Stillman and Jessica
Chalkley
Chrishell Stause
Ben Shulman, Cameron Richardson, Rebecca Stern, and Aaron Stern
Dean Winters
Jeff Probst
Lake Bell
Mark Boehringer and Molly
Dowd
Zoe Kazan and Caitlin
FItzgerald
Henry Gottfried, Robin Kent, and
Doug Porter
Lauren Remington Platt
Doug Porter, Tom Baer, Allison Williams, Mattie Siegal, and Peggy
Siegal
Tom Guy and Oliver Evans
Michael Urie
Sara Beth Shraeger and Jamie Sharpe
Lauren Bolingeri, Lawerence Robins, and Lisa Benson
Gary Gershoff, Brian Bedder, and Steve Eichner
Tatyana Reigart and Deanna Miller
Aaron Bakalar and Dio
Andrew Rothschild and Catherine Gargan
Tom Delancey, Harper Dill, Max Winkler, and Ellen Greenberg
Tilley Scott Pedersen and Geanni
Pigozzi
Robert Rokoff and Jamie Kay
Hayley Bloomingdale, Sarah Basile, Nina Freudenberger, Kate Schelter,
and Dalia Oberlander
Ethan Duffy, Jennifer Eatze, Lisa Zobel, and Sue Farwell
Hunter Parrish and Justin Kirk
Alex Tonetta and Nana Mensah
Jessica Chalkley, Kerrigan Leach, and Adrienne
Stillman
Cinema | “It’s Complicated” is simply HILARIOUS
December 15, 2009
Universal Picture‘s newest comedy follows the torrid affair between divorcees Jane and
Jake Adler, portrayed by Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. After having been divorced
more than a decade, during which time Mr Adler gains a new wife (Lake Bell), the
Adler‘s end up having a steamy affair with each other! Add 3 adult children, 1 step child
and 1 suitor (Steve Martin) to the mix and you have a recipe for complexity that will surely
bring on the guffaws and giggles.
Though the comedy of life is central in
this movie it is not without a conscience.
The story does not shy away or gloss
over the cost of this mad affair, by
simply ignoring the complications that
are bound to occur. Issues are tackled
head on with a humor and wit we‘ve all
come to recognize in writer/director
Nancy Meyer‘s work. Meyer‘s films
include: Something‘s Gotta Give, The
Holiday and Father of the Bride all of
which feature strong female leads and make humor from the oddest circumstances,
without resorting to fart jokes and profanity. It‘s Complicated as with most of Meyer‘s
films bring issues such as aging body image and infidelity to the forefront with so much
realness and compassion its hard not to find yourself among the characters she creates.
The all-star cast gave brilliant performances all the way through. Alec Baldwin‘s
brazenly sexy and over confident Jake was the perfect match for Meryl‘s insecure and
overly cautious Jane. Their scenes together were full of chemistry and provided enough
heat to keep the movie going. Steve Martin‘s bumbling suitor brought some good laughs
and tenderness to the film. From belly laughs to tender moments there‘s never a dull
scene. For the low-brow set there‘s even a joint smoking scene that is sure to get some
laughs out of even the most discerning viewer. With it‘s high drama, hilarity and heart,
―It‘s complicated‖ is simply entertaining.
IT‟S COMPLICATED opens in theaters on Friday, December 25, 2009.
***Today the film received three Golden Globe nominations, including Best Picture
(Comedy/Musical)