As momentum builds in Hollywood for the Academy Awards, Tracy’s Kids, a local charitable program for children with cancer, held their own movie-themed gala on Tuesday night. Politicos, corporate honchos, and other benevolent Washington types filled Lucky Strike for a reception before taking the escalator upstairs to the Regal Gallery Place cinemas to see one of six Oscar nominated films.
“We’re not intimidated by thugs.” Senator Leahy recalled his line from The Dark Knight, one of the movies on offer after the gala. He even recounted Joker’s response as he simulated holding a knife to this author’s throat. “You know, you remind me of my father. I hated my father.” Well played, Senator!
