Place: Pacific Grove Theater
Celeb: Jeff Balis (producer from Project Greenlight who plays himself)

I was getting out of Lost In Translation which got such buzz and anticipation for some reason. I think it was just the right confluence of elements: Bill Murray, Scarlet Johannsen, and an independent film w/ a fairly unique plot. Waiting for S. to come back from the bathroom and Jeff was standing w/ some young looking friends. He looked bewildered and slightly dismayed. He saw the same film I did and I could only think he was thinking like a producer saying to himself "There's no way I'd give this movie a greenlight...". Although LIT was amusing and an interesting attempt, I thought it failed overall as an artistic endeavor. It's gotten more kudos than deserved.