When someone finally harnesses the ability to time travel, its best application will be to skip past the commercials before movies.
Until then, thank Jesus for the ArcLight, where commercials are off-limits. It’s trailers only. And while I was there the other night, as one began, I immediately felt a jolt of adrenaline. It was for St. Vincent, a film my friend Ted Melfi wrote and directed. Ted directed the film I wrote and starred in a few years ago, and it was accepted into 45 film festivals. He’s reached the height of showbiz, and he busts his ass and deserves it. His trailer is above.