Earliest arrival, Jesse Eisenberg, whose movie “A Real Pain” — now in theaters — he wrote, directed and stars in. The moving memory story is a trip back to Poland to see where his grandma once lived. “Took me 14 years to write this. I’m spending the 15th year doing promos and I leave to fly back home tomorrow first thing in the morning.”

The stars came out to celebrate the National Board of Review annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City last night. Willie Geist hosted the event honoring the art of cinema, with categories that include Best Film,