Christine Vachon

AMEX lounge at IAH.This lounge is the polar opposite of the one in SLC– overwhelmingly busy – subterranean – sludgy food. This pasty soup kind of sums it all up. On the bright side, I am sampling the Sauvignon Blanc and it's not disgusting.

AMEX Centurion lounge SLC. These are the wines on offer – which frankly are a tad disappointing. It may well be an extra bloody extra Mary morning for me, but if I was going to drink a wine, I guess it would be the Sauvignon Blanc.

AMEX centurion lounge SLC – extremely impressive buffet! Probably the most exotic I've ever seen in an airport lounge. AND--the bar is open even though it's only 6 AM. Kind of a shocker for Utah! Almost makes up for our first flight getting canceled…

‘Barbara Forever’ Review: A Loving and Intimate Tribute to a Queer Cinema Legend Brydie O’Connor’s Barbara Hammer documentary is a veritable goldmine of queer cinema history, and a film worthy of its peerless subject.

Here at Sundance: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

Admirals club EWR – newsflash! The Club has switched over to lunch with a much more substantial buffet – and the not pictured lobster bisque, southwest chili, and a kind of gray beef with vegetables…

Admirals club EWR. I missed these... apple filled pancakes at the buffet. Not brave enough to eat! Was delayed at security because a man insisted that his passport had been stolen out of one of the bins. I finally got through, but I was kind of eager to see what happened.

Heading to Sundance--Bought my way into the admirals club at EWR! This is the entire breakfast set up – I walked past it twice looking for something more substantial. The wine on offer is a dreadful Chardonnay no surprise. But there is a premium H/B rosé that is kind of quaffable.

YouTube video by Sundance Institute LIVE@SUNDANCE '10: Producers Round Table, Part 1

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk9z...

Marlene McCarty: Sasi guztien gainetik (Over the Brambles) | The Brooklyn Rail Artist Marlene McCarty joins Rail contributor Ksenia M. Soboleva for a conversation on Zoom.

Don't miss this!!! brooklynrail.org/event/2026/0...

Got to the St. Vincent Argyle airport EARLY so I could check out this lounge – but even though online it says it's open at 7 AM. It is not actually open until eight! Not sure I will actually have time to check it out but I will give it my best shot

And I'm back at American Airlines Admiral club! Sadly, my ticket to St. Vincent and the Grenadines does not allow access to the FAR spiffier chelsea or Greenwich lounge. The most festive item in the rather lean buffet are these donut holes…

From Harry Potter to The Crying Game, Susie Figgis’s explosive enthusiasm made her an irreplaceable casting director Producer Stephen Woolley pays tribute to Figgis, who has died aged 77, a brilliant professional whose ‘molotov cocktail personality’ enabled her work in British and Hollywood cinema

One of the greats. Privileged to have worked with her: www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...

Facebook just restricted my account because of this post from a year ago! (Of course I am delighted! But what took them so long??)

Sundance Film Festival 2026 Lineup Includes New Films from Gregg Araki, Judd Apatow, Josephine Decker, Jay Duplass New films from Judd Apatow, Olivia Wilde, Gregg Araki, and more round out the 2026 Sundance Film Festival lineup.

Killer is heading to Sundance with BARBARA FOREVER-- delighted to be part of this extraordinary film!!! www.indiewire.com/news/festiva...

As you should be!

I was on the jury at sundance in 2005— 4 of the top prize winners, Noah Baumbach, Ira Sachs, Craig Brewer and Rian Johnson have movies out or about to open now (only one filmmaker thanked us! but that is in the vault)

10 hours at the Austin Airport-flights delayed bc republican shutdown)United let me to buy a lounge pass- but then refused to honor it! Finally got on the plane-Taxied-then pilot announced he was too sick to fly so back to the gate we went.
Vino Volo was a superstar. A lovely French Rose.

British Airways lounge Gatwick. What I have learned here is that these potato chips are essentially our version of barbecue potato chips.

Bilbao airport – VIP lounge. As you know, I do love an offbrand lounge. I have no idea why these little nubbins of stale dough are labeled "tex mex" . I'm not brave enough to taste them.

Madrid airport-Dali VIP lounge at the crack of dawn. I love this Jaunty popcorn display but it doesn't say breakfast to me. Not tempted to drink, but I did ask if there were any bloody Mary's available and was told that they don't appear until noon. there is a lot of lurid rosé and a ton of beer.

AA Greenwich lounge at JFK. I walked by this bloody Mary station twice! It has gin, tequila, vodka, and nonalcoholic gin. Trying to decide whether or not I should partake.

AA Greenwich lounge at JFK. Besides the usual mundane Chardonnay and an offbrand Sauv Blanc that I'm not really brave enough to taste – there is this DIY set up. Not pictured are three types of vodka -I'm tempted, but the garnishes (lemons and olives)look miserable

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

Iberian lounge Madrid airport. Had a very tight connection so I could only do a drive-by. Did manage to have a quick slurp of this very lackluster Verdejo.

American/British Airways lounge Greenwich. The food is the usual chicken thigh sludge, but one bright spot appears to be these tea sandwiches!

Iberian air got me entry to the AA/BA Greenwich lounge at JFK -- their " least good " apparently but my favorite. This quaffable rose is on offer (self serve, which is my favorite kind of serve) as is piper heidsack champagne!

Delta lounge CVG airport-- THIS is how you know that the Cincinnati airport is actually in Kentucky!!