AARP 4-EVA!

Right before this here blog launched, I was lucky enough to be invited to the AARP Movies for Adults Awards at the posh Bel-Air Hotel. I laughed. I cried. I drank way too much rum. I got my Masshole up. Like the Spirit Awards, the Movies for Grownups were charged, and fun, just the way an awards show should be. Things that happened to me, included:

I Wasn't Annoyed by Political Talk:  Dame Helen Mirren couldn't be there to present her award, so she did one of those videos. And she said that she wanted to celebrate women who were flourishing in real life, like Nancy Pelosi. It was natural, and it was political, and it wasn't about Priuses. Score!

Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen Camilla Zenz/ZUMApress.com

I Laughed: When I saw Kathy Bates walking along at the cocktail hour, I stubbed out my cigarette and ran right over there. In 31 nanoseconds, she cut through all the awards crap to make a couple great notes on Hollywood. She said she's gunning for Little Miss Sunshine, because the well-crafted script would help the young generation of filmmakers understand that good movies start with good writing. I asked if she thinks there's a shortage of good roles for babes of a certain age, and she grinned. "I don't get past the first 10 pages of most scripts." Ha.

I Laughed Again: At a less overproduced event, it's just easier for snafus. Cohost Martin Sheen made a beautiful call for everyone in the house to pay tribute to attendee Mickey Rooney. So everyone started clapping and looking for the icon. Thing is, he had already bailed. Again, ha.

I Cried: If you haven't seen Doug Block's documentary about his parents, 51 Birch Street, then you need to, like, right now.

Joshua Jackson Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

I Got All Verklempt: At the Bobby press junket a few months back, Joshua Jackson made a huge impression on the reporters. We can be so bitchy, but after talking with the alarmingly articulate Josh again, we were all like, "He should run for office!" We talked MySpace, The Departed and other stuff. I am even more convinced that he should step up and go all Barack Obama. Too bad he's Canadian, grrr.

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