‘Broken’ fires up film fest
It was one of those wet Chicago summer nights, so humid that flat-ironed hair frizzed and make-up melted on every woman in the room — everyone except Heather Graham, who looked perfect.
The actress came to town last Tuesday night for the premiere of “Broken,” an indie film that was showcased as part of the Gen Art Film Festival, a nonprofit event series that supports the arts in Chicago.
“It’s a steamy and balmy exciting summer night,” said Graham, who literally glowed in a crocheted minidress and cream-colored, knee-length leather boots. “The movie has a cool surprise and a twist in it; it’s kind of ‘Memento’-esque,” she told me. “You don’t know what you’re seeing until the end.”
About 700 people attended the showing at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport. With the air-conditioning taking a cue from the movie title — or maybe it just wasn’t on — it was a relief to hit the much breezier after-party at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon. A highlight was Car-a-oke, where guests sat in a shiny Acura jamming along to their favorite songs selected from an iPod; their live videos played on flat-screen TVs in the second-floor lounge.
Graham’s boyfriend Charles Ferri, who owns the nightclub Star Room in the Hamptons, was by her side all night. They strolled through the butterfly haven and sipped cocktails in a VIP lounge. “She the coolest,” says Ferri of his girlfriend; they’ve been dating 10 months despite being geographically challenged. “We’re bi-coastal,” he says, pausing for a moment. “That sounds pretty hot, right?”
Source: suntimes.com

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