At Endeavor’s soiree Monday night for “Factory Girl,” pic’s title star Sienna Miller sweetly hugged well-wishers — Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and clan included — and intermittently got teary eyed upon being praised for her fierce perf as Andy Warhol’s celebutante muse Edie Sedgwick.
Miller, whose British tones melted away in the smooth, Holly Golightly lilt she created for her character, said she “bloody well” hoped she’d nailed Edie’s voice. Confirmation came from the late Sedgwick’s husband, who was in attendance on Monday. Miller said he told her he thought he was hearing his former wife when she first spoke in the film.
It must have been all music to Miller’s ears — it’s no secret she’s hoping Academy members will see what other kudo orgs so far have missed.
Pic’s producer Holly Wiersma also held court in Endeavor’s futuresque cinema lobby in Beverly Hills, along with a small army of PR mavens hovering nearby. Wiersma, who normally has a more frenzied air, seemed rather relaxed. Then again, awards season is probably a comparative breeze given her usual schedule. On top of “Factory Girl,” Wiersma also produced Golden Globe nominee “Bobby” (hence, the Moore-Kutcher presence) and production of the two films overlapped for three weeks.
For “Bobby” and “Factory Girl” distrib Weinstein Co./MGM, the kudo cajoling is now hitting top gear. The Endeavor soiree was part of a recent “Factory” flurry whipped up by the Weinstein machine: Miller was on hand last Friday for another unspooling at MGM in Century City, she presented awards at the Palm Springs Intl. Film Festival on Saturday, and was back in Los Angeles for Monday’s intimate agency gathering as well as a lunch hosted today [TUESDAY, Jan. 9] by filmmaker Chuck Workman, who helmed “Superstar: The Life and Time of Andy Warhol” and is also a longtime Oscar telecast editor. Billy Friedkin will host another luncheon for Miller on Thursday, among potential additional last-minute “Factory” fetes before Acad ballots are due to hit mailboxes on Saturday. (S. Swart)
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