New York, April 6, 2006 – EXCLUSIVE - Colin Farrell was a surprise guest at the Gen Art Film Festival premiere of Wristcutters: A Love Story at the Chelsea West cinema on Thursday. Less surprising was the fact that Farrell and a group of friends spent two hours prior to the screening bellied up to the bar at the Westside Tavern, across 23rd street from the theater. Farrell graciously stepped behind the bar and posed for a photo with the bartender, a fellow Irishman, who wanted to send the picture to his ma.

It seems Farrell’s recent rehab stint has been successful: he drank only Coca-Cola while in the bar.

Farrell came to support his buddy, Shea Whigham, who stars in Wristcutters. The two worked together on the movie Tigerland. After the screening, the party moved on to the club Bed.