Friday, October 9, 2009

Hamptons Film Festival launches 5-day run


pierce brosnan mingled during happy hour and cheryl hines hung out at the Hedges Inn as the 17th annual hamtons ınternational film festival launched its five-day run Thursday.

Brosnan, making his third appearance at the festival, talked about his role as a grieving father in "The Greatest," the festival's opening-night film, which also stars susan sarandon and rising young actress Carey Mulligan ("An Education," released Friday).

The filmmakers wanted Sarandon to co-star, Brosnan said at the bar of the East Hampton hotel c/o The Maidstone. "So I called her. Left a message on her machine, actually. I said, 'Come on, why not? What else have you got going on?' She said, 'You had me at why not.' "

The Greatest: The Festival’s Opener directed by newcomer Shana Feste stars Susan Sarandon, Pierce Brosnan, Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kravitz, and tells the story of a family who deals with one son’s death, and one son’s drug use.





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