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So I went with a few friends to a pre-release screening of "A History of Violence" tonight, which turned out to be pretty awesome. We were the first audience to see the movie, and the audio wasn't done, but it was still a cool experience. The film stars Viggo Mortenson, who did a great job. The exciting part, however, occurred after the movie when we met the director, David Cronenberg. He wasn't announced, but he was just standing quietly outside the theatre as we were leaving. Few people even know who this is, but he's an awesome director. Chad, one of the guys I went with, is in love with Cronenberg, so he sort of has this halo-ish glow after he talked to him. The best part was, Cronenberg blessed Chad (like, benediction, cross and bless) for loving his film "eXistenZ." So now we think Chad will make awesome movies.

In addition, tomorrow night's the party for IFP. Ah Hollywood. Cronenberg Wednesday, Tarantino Thursday, all my other favorite stars Saturday.