New York

Jason Statham's latest action vehicle ripped into Manhattan on April 16 for its premiere, hosted by The Cinema Society and TW Steel. Pictured above from left to right: producer Lawrence Bender, Statham, director/writer Boaz Yakin, and executive producers Jason Constantine and Stuart Ford. The party was at PH-D at Dream Downtown. Guest included Statham's girlfriend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Ice-T & Coco and Marlon Wayans.

John Cusack joined by his "The Raven" co-star Alice Eve at a special screening of the period thriller on April 16th in Manhattan. The Peggy Siegal Company hosted the night, sponsored by DeLeon Tequila. The party was held at The Vault at Pfaff. "The Raven" opens April 27th.

2012 Cesar Award winner Omar Sy is huge in France where his breakout hit "The Intouchables," conquered the domestic box-office, towering over the Hollywood competition. Judging by the reception at a special screening in NY on April 4, presented by Chopard and The Weinstein Company, he's well on his way to becoming a star Stateside too. Among the guests at the screening: Derek Blasberg, Phillip Bloch, Eddie Borgo, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Jeisa Chiminazzo, Alexa Chung, Jamie Colby, Rebecca Dayan, Paul Feig, Tom Freston, Valentino Garavani, Kristin Gore, Alistair Banks Griffin, Tiffany Hines, Pat Kiernan, Carrie Maclemore, Tamara Mellon, Jennifer Missoni, Shala Monroque, Britne Oldford, Robert Pulcini, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfield, John Patrick Shanley, Olivier Theyskens, Antoine Verglas, Hannah Ware, and George C. Wolfe. After party was held at La Petite Maison.

Whit Stillman's latest film "Damsels in Distress" made its NYC premiere at the Tribeca Grand Hotel on Monday, April 2. The Cinema Society with Town & Country and Brooks Brothers hosted the event. Pictured from left to right are director Whit Stillman, actors Megalyn Echikunwoke, Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Carrie MacLemore, Analeigh Tipton, Billy Magnussen and Sony Picture Classics Co-President Tom Bernard. On why he chose to make the film, Stillman told Indiewire, "I wanted to come back to the States and make a funny American film, and this was the funniest idea I had." Cast members had nothing but praise for their director and his script. "You read the first page and it's so funny and intelligent and layered and there's so many ideas," said Brody. "I mean to be so funny and then have so many philosophical ideas in there is just a real feat." Gerwig said she channeled Stillman himself in the role. "He's said in a lot of interviews [that] this is the character he feels closest to," she said. "And I think in a lot of ways he's using this character as a mouthpiece for ideas that he actually holds himself. I felt like I kind of became what Whit would have been if he had a sister." Along with the cast and crew, other attendees including Chloe Sevigny, Dylan McDermott, Andie MacDowell, Noah Baumbach, Chace Crawford, Paul Haggis and Jack McBrayer sipped Woodbridge Sparkling Wine and enjoyed popcorn and other refreshments. [photo by Nick Hunt/Patrick McMullan Co.]

French actress Melanie Laurent ("Inglourious Basterds") screened her directorial debut "The Adopted" on Wednesday March 28 in Manhattan to some of the city's finest. The night, hosted by The Cinema Society and Dior Beauty, kicked off at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, followed by an intimate gathering at the Soho Grand Hotel in their luxurious Club Room. Pictured above are Laurent (right) and her star Marie Denarnaud. Among the night's guests: Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Dylan McDermott, Michele Hicks, Michael Kelly (Criminal Minds), Dave Franco (21 Jump Street), Paul Haggis, Eva Amurri, Kelly Rutherford, Matthew Settle, Russell Simmons, Tony Danza, Gaby Hoffman, and Cary Fukunaga.

Meryl Streep (pictured above) hosted a NY special screening of the acclaimed documentary "Bully," along with David Boies and Theodore Olson on March 20. The event, held at The Paley Center for Media, and presented by The Weinstain Company and JP Morgan Chase & Co, in partnership with Bing and Gucci, attracted the likes of Katie Couric and director Lee Hirsch (both above), as well as Tom Brokaw. Following the screening there was a Q&A with Hirsch and students from the film.

"The Hunger Games" rocked Manhattan last night at a special screening hosted by The Cinema Society and Calvin Klein. Pictured above from L to R are: Joe Drake, Stanley Tucci, Gary Ross, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Nina Jacobson, John Feltheimer, Alli Shearmur. The night kicked off with a packed screening where the paparazzi were out in full force to capture a glowing Lawrence, a few days before the film is set to break records on Friday. She was joined later by guests including Seth Meyers, Steven Soderbergh, Clive Owen, Darren Aronofsky, Spike Lee, Courtney Love and Cuba Gooding Jr., for a glam after-party at The Top of the Standard. Guests were treated to Grey Goose cocktails.

Paul Weitz, Nick Flynn, Olivia Thirlby and Paul Dano at a special NYC screening of the Focus Features release "Being Flynn" on March 1. The event was held at the Tribeca Grand Hotel Screening Room, followed by a party at Chinatown hotspot Pulqueria on Doyers Street.

Jennifer Westfeldt brought her directorial debut, "Friends With Kids," home to Manhattan last night at a special screening of her romantic comedy, starring Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Chris O'Dowd, Megan Fox, Edward Burns, Maya Rudolph and longtime partner Jon Hamm. The night, hosted by The Cinema Society with People StyleWatch & Grey Goose Cherry Noir, attracted the likes of Seth Meyers, Ryan Phillippe, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Sarah Silverman, Christy Turlington, Trudie Styler, Russell Simmons, Courtney Love, Alan Cumming, Gina Gershon, and a slew of "SNL" talent.

Greg Kinnear was joined by his "Thin Ice" co-stars Lea Thompson and Billy Crudup at an intimate screening of the ATO Pictures release on February 6th, hosted by The Cinema Society and Grey Goose. The film, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival under the title "The Convincer," centers on Mickey Prohaska (Kinnear), a small time insurance agent whose attempt to sucker an old man out of his valuable violin gets derailed when he comes in contact with an ex-con (Crudup, at his manic best). It opens in select cities February 17. The event, held at both the Tribeca Grand Hotel and the Soho Grand Hotel's Club Room, attracted the likes of Debbie Harry, Paul Haggis, Ezra Miller, Jennifer Esposito, Julie Taymor and Andrew Jarecki. [Photo by Nick Hunt/Patrick McMullan Co.]