2020-03-26_The_Hollywood_Reporter

About Town

People, Places,

Preoccupations

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 32 MARCH 26, 2020

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that much for Biden, accord-

ing to several political advisers.

Biden never has benefited from

a large grassroots donor pool,

instead relying on a small cadre

of donors that includes some of

Hollywood’s big bundlers. Biden

has seen a huge surge in fundrais-

ing since Super Tuesday. During

the last debate, he said he had

raised $33 million in the first

half of March, but he still has

a ways to go to catch President

Tr u m p, whose reelection cam-

paign has more than $94 million

in reserves. “The effort now is

to stop picking up the $2,800

checks,” says one consultant in

contact with Biden’s campaign.

“They’re trying to finish that and

move into much larger figures.

That’s where the big Hollywood

bundlers will be helpful.”

That strategy, however, comes

with risks. Reaching millennial

voters — the ones who typi-

cally write those smaller checks

— has been a challenge for the

77-year-old Biden, and the optics

of further neglecting that class of

voters could be perilous.

“Obviously there will be new

opportunities to fundraise, and

hopefully by late summer or early

fall, some of this will have sub-

sided,” says Gianopulos. Still, how

do you make a fundraising ask in

such an environment? “People are

feeling good about the campaign

and will still actively do things to

support Joe, but we also have to

be sensitive and prioritize taking

care of people and things in our

own community,” says James

Costos, a former HBO exec who

has hosted fundraisers for Biden.

Adds Gianopulos: “Hopefully,

once he’s the candidate, even

small measures will matter.

And a lot of people giving a little

money adds up.”

In his new memoir, Barry Sonnenfeld, Call

Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker,

the cinematographer turned director (The

Addams Family, Men in Black) traces his rise from nebbish

teen (the title refers to when his mother had him paged

during a concert) to the heights of Hollywood. The book

covers his early days shooting XXX movies (he learned

“maximum efficiency”) and working with

Scott Rudin (“Read [the script] in the next two

hours,” the producer once ordered him) and

Penny Marshall. The Telluride-based director,

66, finds home isolation easy: “I don’t do much.

I don’t ski or hike. I walk the dog and read.”

MEMOIR:

HOW BARRY

SONNENFELD

STARTED IN PORN

Book

Scene

The ‘neurotic’ director

recalls life on every sort

of film set By Seth Abramovitch

H

ey, everybody, WG here. OK,

here we are, doing our part

to slow the rate of infection

by staying away from each other. If

there is a silver lining, maybe it’s to

be more grateful for the uncondi-

tional time we’re used to spending

with one another. A few days into

my limited contact with friends,

co-workers and family have me

taking inventory of my life and the

joy I derive from interacting with the

world. If I’m honest, I’ve taken it for

granted. I won’t anymore. I like peo-

ple. I need people. I love people! It is

important in this time to take care of

ourselves, to boost our immune sys-

tem as much as possible. But if you

say, “Fuck it, I need a drankkk” — I

did it day one! — here are six recipes

to try at home while waiting it out.

Restaurants and bars the world over

will at some point be filled again with

conviviality. I can’t wait to see you

there. — AS TOLD TO BRAD JAPHE

From left: Barry Sonnenfeld, Scott Rudin, Jimmy Workman and

Christina Ricci on the set of 1991’s The Addams Family.

APRIL SHOWERS

2 oz. Mulholland Gin

Rosemary sprig

Lightly muddled lime

4 oz. tonic water

Add squeeze of lime

to gin and top off

with quality tonic

water in a Collins

glass with ice.

Garnish with a lime

wheel and rosemary.

MAY FLOWERS

1.5 oz. vodka

.75 oz. chamomile

syrup

(make by steeping

chamomile tea

and adding equal

parts sugar)

.75 oz. fresh

lemon juice

Shake ingredients

together in a cocktail

tin with ice. Strain

into a tumbler with

ice. Garnish with a

lemon wedge and/or

chamomile flower.

BREAKFAST IN BED

2 oz. whiskey

.5 oz. maple syrup

Angostura bitters

Orange and

lemon peel

Add all ingredients in

an Old Fashioned

glass with ice and

stir. Garnish with an

orange peel and

lemon peel.

HOME BASIL (GIMLET)

1.5 oz. gin

Basil leaves

.75 oz. fresh

lime juice

.5 oz. simple syrup

(make with equal

parts water

and sugar)

Put basil and other

ingredients in a

shaker; don’t muddle,

but shake with ice.

Strain into a

stemmed glass.

Garnish with

basil leaf.

EARL GREY GOLD RUSH

1.5 oz. whiskey

.75 oz. Earl Grey

honey syrup

(make by steeping

Earl Grey tea and

adding equal parts

local honey)

.75 oz. fresh

lemon juice

Shake ingredients

together in a cocktail

tin with ice. Strain

into a tumbler with

ice. Garnish with a

lemon twist.

SAGE ADVICE

2 oz. vodka

2-4 sage leaves

Grapefruit soda

Lime

Salt

Lightly press sage

leaves into a Collins

glass with ice. Top

off with a quality

grapefruit soda.

Garnish with lime

wedge and salt.

Rothman

Ingredients

for the April

Showers

cocktail.

Actor and Mulholland Distilling co-founder

Walton Goggins’ ideas for after-WFH drinks

My Quarantini

Cocktail Recipes

Gianopulos

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