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Olivia Wilde and Dennis Farina at the Tribeca Film Fest
Last Friday night we went to a couple screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival. We spoke with Olivia Wilde (above) who co-produced the short documentary Sun City Picture House - an inspiring film about a movie theater built in post-quake Haiti. Wilde also recently finished shooting the feature film Blackbird with Eric Bana and Charlie Hunnam. When asked if she was a "Sons of Anarchy" fan, she said "I am now!"
We also spoke with Dennis Farina and Gary Cole (below) who are in the independent feature film, The Last Rites of Joe May. The film is about an aging small-time hustler, Joe May, played by Farina who is on his way out. Gary Cole also stars in the film and we had the chance to ask him if he will be back on HBO's "Entourage" this season and it turns out he won't - maybe he will be in the cast if the "Entourage" movie ever gets made.
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