«Lay the
Favorite» Synopsis: A ditzy thirtysomething stripper - turned -
cocktail - waitress (Rebecca Hall) becomes involved with a group of geeky fiftyish men who have found a way to work the sportsbook system
in Las Vegas to their advantage What You Need To Know: Directed by Stephen Frears («The Grifters,» «The Queen» «Tamara Drewe «-RRB-, a filmmaker who has admittedly had a hit - and - miss career, but featuring a pretty much all - star cast of Bruce Willis (always good
in the
hands of a real filmmaker), Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta - Jones, Vince Vaughn, Laura Prepon and Joshua Jackson, it's hard not to be intrigued by a mid-sized dramedy that's not being made by either a major studio or a mid-sized indie.
This is, without a doubt, one of my
favorite experiences
in Arizona: sitting with a
cocktail in hand on the patio of the resort's Jade Bar and watching the sunset over Camelback and Mummy mountains.