Next Monday comes the Chaplin Awards at Film at Lincoln Center. They’re honoring Viola Davis, who’ll be there along with Meryl Streep and a bunch of A list stars. Everyone loves Viola.
But so far there are tickets to be had by the dozen on the Lincoln Center website. And I mean, at every price. I was able to briefly reserve $103,000 worth of seats tonight from $10,000 gala plus dinner down to $150 to sit way in the back of Alice Tully Hall and not get a peanut. I was able to secure blocks of ten and blocks of four without any trouble.
So what’s going on? Viola Davis should be a big draw. Not only is La Streep coming but so are her “The Help” mate Jessica Chastain, directors Steve McQueen, George C. Wolfe, and Gina Prince-Bythewood, and actress Jayme Lawson from “The Woman King.” (Where is Denzel Washington in all this? He should really be there.)
I haven’t been to the Chaplin Awards since 2017 (they’re not crazy about press) but it sounds like a solid night for movie fans. Tickets can still be found — in bulk — at www.filmlinc.org.
