Monday night, the IFP/ New York presented a screening of The Machinist for the opening of the IFP Market. The Machinist is Brad Anderson's latest film starring Christian Bale and Jennifer Jason Leigh. The film debuted in Sundance and will be released next month. It was nice to see that Brad has not strayed from his passion of independent films. The pace remains subtle and steady, as in his other films (Happy Accidents, Next Stop Wonderland, Session 9). Although the film's influences are not so subtle, especially the cinematography and lighting.

Bale's performance was striking, but I'd love to give him some advice "Bale, you are a really good actor and I don't think you need to lose 63 lbs in order to convince audiences or morph into your role...that's why they have special effects. Do you realize how much 63 lbs is?"