Susser

The story, headlined "In L.A., a Restaurant Contender Elbows In," details how Craig Susser, the long-time manager of a legendary Italian celebrity joint in West Hollywood, Dan Tana's, recently left there after the 75-year-old owner sold it (supposedly for $6 million!) to someone else (a Croatian countryman of his).

Jay Weston: Craig's -- The Hottest New Restaurant in LA. Here's Why Jay Weston 2011

La Peer between Doheny and Robertson, 45-year old Susser has gathered up many of the favorite and famous clientele of his old stomping grounds in the process.

Jay Weston: Craig's -- The Hottest New Restaurant in LA. Here's Why Jay Weston 2011

Gregory Siskind, founder of Siskind-Susser, one of the largest immigration law firms in the country, examined the documents at the request of Talking Points Memo:

Phil Trounstine: Why Didn't eMeg Sign Nicky's Work Documents? Phil Trounstine 2010

La Peer between Doheny and Robertson, 45-year old Susser has gathered up many of the favorite and famous clientele of his old stomping grounds in the process.

Jay Weston: Craig's -- The Hottest New Restaurant in LA. Here's Why Jay Weston 2011

Gregory Siskind, founder of Siskind-Susser, one of the largest immigration law firms in the country, examined the documents at the request of Talking Points Memo:

Phil Trounstine: Why Didn't eMeg Sign Nicky's Work Documents? Phil Trounstine 2010

Hesher serves Mr. Susser, who wrote the screenplay with David Michôd, as not much more than an anxiety-making machine in a movie that otherwise depends on moist clichés (Rainn Wilson's lachrymose widower, T.J.'s puppy love for Natalie Portman's nebbishy loser) and life-affirming gestures (the movie's climax) that feel like borrowings from MTV.

'Bridesmaids' Catches the Bouquet Joe Morgenstern 2011

Hesher (Director: Spencer Susser; Screenwriters: Spencer Susser and David Michod; Story by Brian Charles Frank) — A mysterious, anarchical trickster descends on the lives of a family struggling to deal with a painful loss.

Sundance 2010 Competition Lineup Arrives, And Here Are Some Highlights » MTV Movies Blog 2009

There's a solid cast here and the director, Spencer Susser, had some sort of involvement with "R2-D2: Beneath the Dome," so he's okay in my book.

Sundance 2010 Competition Lineup Arrives, And Here Are Some Highlights » MTV Movies Blog 2009

It's readily available on DVD, and I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Susser has seen it.

'Bridesmaids' Catches the Bouquet Joe Morgenstern 2011

Gregory Siskind, founder of Siskind-Susser, one of the largest immigration law firms in the country, examined the documents at the request of Talking Points Memo:

Phil Trounstine: Why Didn't eMeg Sign Nicky's Work Documents? Phil Trounstine 2010