Tara’s Tribeca Blog: War Inc. at the Cadillac Lounge

Posted by Tara Settembre (tara@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 30, 2008

Tonight I attended the Cadillac Lounge after party at Tenjune for the satire War, Inc. starring John Cusack (who also wrote the screenplay), Hillary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Sir Ben Kingsley and Joan Cusack. However, the only cast member to appear at the 11 p.m. party was Hilary Duff with her sister Hailey, plus the director Joshua Seftel. Everyone was asking “Where’s John?” even guest Chazz Palmanteri asked a PR person if he was there. Apparently he had a filming conflict or something.

Luckily, I was the only one Hilary gave an interview with on the broadcast side after posing for photos. My in was that I was wearing her perfume With Love. I said to her, “I have a confession to make,” and to that she gave a nervous/scared look and I exclaimed, “I’m wearing your perfume,” which made her happy. She said “I thought I smelt it!” and went on to talk about how she’s been wearing her newest perfume Wrapped With Love. She was very cute and pretty in her black strapless dress, black pumps and was about my height (5’2). I then snuck in another question by commenting on the fact that War, Inc seemed very different than the other films that she’s been in, I.E. she went from Disney and Cheaper by the Dozen to this political satire where she plays a sexy pop star, Yonica Babyyeah.

I went on to speak with the director Joshua Seftel who said the film was shot in Bulgaria and made to look like Turaqistan, which is the fictional war town where the film is set.

The producer was there too, but yeah whatever. It was rainy and late so I can’t really blame the rest of the cast for not being there especially since they just did the red carpet screening hours before.

Each celeb guest meanwhile arrived in a black Cadillac SUV and a Hybrid Cadillac was behind red velvet ropes in front of the club. Below you will find a picture of Hilary Duff on the red carpet.

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