Last night at the "Sconset" Casino, the Nantucket Film Festival held a tribute to Paul Haggis and Ben Queen, two deserving screen writers. The highlight of the ceremony was MC Brian Williams, veteran newscaster and all around (in a good way) whack-job. If you ever have a chance to see him on TV in some role other than newscaster, do not miss it. They gave us all we wanted to drink and to eat and the ceremony was short and sweet. Both honorees were pleasant although Mr. Haggis was a bit self-effacing and critical of his own writing which in light of back to back Oscars seems unusual.
Chris Matthews of MSNBC and Senator Chris Dodd were in attendance and we saw them up close and personal at a private event afterwards. Though not a fan of his politics, Mr. Dodd is a gracious and gentlemanly individual who was outgoing and interested in meeting people. Chris Matthews was Chris Matthews.
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