Celebrating 17 Years of Film.Biz.Fans. by Alison Willmore July
25, 2013 5:00 PM   • |  TCA: Alec Baldwin and James Toback Talk
'Seduced and Abandoned,' Why Theatrical Exhibition is a 'Quaint,
Outdated Medium'  James Toback and Alec Baldwin in 'Seduced and
Abandoned' HBO  James Toback was on hand to talk about his HBO
documentary "Seduced and Abandoned" at the TCA press tour
yesterday, a film about the film biz which was shot at Cannes
2012 and premiered at the festival this year. Alec Baldwin, his
collaborator on the film, was not, instead popping in via
satellite from a vineyard, rows of grapevines stretching out in
the window behind him.  The film, which will premiere on HBO on
October 28, follows Baldwin and Toback as they try to raise
money for their version of "Last Tango in Paris," in the process
speaking with Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Roman
Polanski, Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain about the industry.
The film provided the opportunity for Baldwin and Toback to
reflect on the business the