The Scene With Kevin Smith, AMC Boss Charlie Collier at TheGrill Special Event (Photos)

Influencers descend upon the Montage Hotel for sneak peek of TheGrill, which takes place Oct. 2-3

| July 26, 2017 @ 2:08 PM
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To launch TheGrill -- TheWrap's annual event about the convergence between Entertainment, Media and Technology -- influencers, including Kevin Smith, AMC President Charlie Collier and more gathered Tuesday at the Montage Hotel on Tuesday for hard-hitting conversations and cocktails.      Also Read: TheGrill Special Event With Kevin Smith: AMC and SundanceTV President Charlie Collier Joins
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Guests check in for the evening.     Also Read: TheGrill Conference Returns October 2-3 2017 For Two Full Days Of Hard-Hitting Conversation
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Actress, producer and model Lily Lisa picks up TheWrap's annual Emmy issue.
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Model/actress Nadia Dawn poses on the carpet.     Also Read: 4 Takeaways From TheGrill 2016: DVDs and VR Headsets Are Out but China Is Everywhere
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TheWrap's Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman is all smiles with David Suissa, President of Tribe Media.
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Actress Greer Grammer poses before the night gets underway.
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Actress, model, screenwriter and activist Celeste Thorson ("How I Met Your Mother") strikes a pose.
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A Montage Hotel employee keeps the guests fed.     Also Read: TheGrill 2016: Can Data Drive Storytelling? Van Toffler and Charlie Corwin Weigh In
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The scene at the Montage.
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President and General Manager of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios, Charlie Collier arrives at the Montage.
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Cocktails!
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Jason Hirschhorn, CEO of Media REDEF alongside Waxman and Collier.
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The scene at the Montage before the talks get underway.     Also Read: Watch Kevin Smith, AMC President Charlie Collier Talk the Future of Cable TV on Facebook Live (Video)
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Waxman quizzes Hirschhorn about tech and the media world.
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Attendees listen in.
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Smith introduces his AMC boss, Collier.   Smith tells an off-color story about his wife, his show "Comic Book Men" and their private.... conversations Also Read: Kevin Smith’s Wife Can’t Stand His ‘Comic Book Men’ Live-Tweets (Video)
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The "Clerks" filmmaker brings the laughs.
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From inside the room.
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Waxman welcomes Collier to the stage.
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Collier delves into his AMC success model.     Also Read: Why AMC’s New Streaming Service Is a Toe-Dip Into Cord-Cutting
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And that's a wrap!     Also Read: Hulu Hires AMC’s Joel Stillerman, Exec Behind ‘Mad Men’ and ‘The Walking Dead,’ as Chief Content Officer