e hundred power hungry showbiz executives were sent into a tailspin for an alternative activity. Luckily, Sony Pictures Classics’ and industry icons Tom Bernard, and Michael Barker took pity on me and invited me to their table at the Independent Spirit Awards under a wobbly tent that billowed with the wind in

ough, Abbie Cornish, James D'arcy and Oscar Issac, who is also in the Cannes-winner Drive. Simultaneously, Sony Picture Classic's Michael Barker and Tom Bernard premiere Roman Polanski’s Carnage, based on Yasmina Reza's French play God of Carnage, which played to packed houses in Paris, London, New York and L

" from Iran. Israeli and Iranian governments from the other side of the world monitored their directors as the Sony boys kept the peace. Michael and Tom Bernard invited me to the Independent Spirit Awards at the Santa Monica Pier. Michael hosted his "Take Shelter" nominees Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon a

and A Separation from Iran. From the other side of the world both governments monitored their directors as the Sony boys kept the peace. Michael and Tom Bernard invited me to the Independent Spirit Awards at the Santa Monica Pier. Michael hosted his Take Shelter nominees Jessica Chastain, 64 | AVENUE MAGAZIN