Cake & Cocktails

Attended the premiere of [The Cake Eaters], [Mary Stuart Masterson](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000524/)'s directorial debut at [Clearview Chelsea Cinemas ](http://www.clearviewcinemas.com/cgi-bin/locations.cgi?id=034&flag=diplay_theatre)this evening. It's a competent film about dysfunctional families with a flair for the inspirational -- yeah, pretty typical for indie fare these days. As everyone kept repeating, "the acting is excellent," and that's true despite some directorial and writing faults. Everyone's feeling a bit of the disorganization of Tribeca this year, Rubinstein (the hired hands) don't quite know what's going on, the TFF staff are just as clueless and aren't communicating with the individual publicists. So it's a big mess no matter what is happening (which was also apparent in an attempt to attend the Passio screening at St. John the Divine which ended in no answers or tickets).

After Cake,  I met up with some friends to attend the premiere party at the [Star Lounge] in the Chelsea Hotel's basement. The party was a total bust: no real star power, lots of hangers-on (didn't realize that large, obnoxious floral prints was the choice of both the scenesters as well as the out of towners). We gorged on some of the cupcakes (get it? cake eaters?), tried to talk to Mary Stuart but were blocked by the over-protective publicist and, then, left.

I took off to the Ricki Lake's premiere party for her film about her natural birth, [The Business of Being Born] taking place at[ Miracle Bar & Grill](http://www.menupages.com/restaurantdetails.asp?areaid=0&neighborhoodid=0&cuisineid=59&restaurantid=4985). Much different crowd (older, lesbian and all looking like they were on some Atkins or other trend diet with pinched faces and pleading loins) but they had better drinks (blood orange something or others). But we passed right by Ricki, she's so skinny. No, really. I heard her telling another reporter that she's on some diet (not to be disclosed since she's paying full price for the products and doesn't want to give them press) and is super thin. In her own words, "I haven't been this skinny since I was 12!" And this woman had a baby? She looks all of 24, younger than when she had her own talk show. Also, when questioned if she missed the talk show circuit, she said she'd be making a guest appearance on "The View" this Tuesday, May 1, now that Rosie called it quits. If they think they're replacing one big girl for another, they have seen the new and improved Ricki.

After taking advantage of all the Zone diet options as apps (and some tasty blood orange-vodka cocktails), it was time to call it quits. I mean, one Sunday full of Tribeca goodness is enough, right?