TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Jenny Peters OVERHEATED o·ver·heat v. o·ver·heat·ed, o·ver·heat·ing, o·ver·heats v.tr. 1. To heat too much. 2. To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated. v.intr. : Gentlemen, start your engines! The premiere of ``2 Fast 2 Furious'' really revved up Universal CityWalk Universal CityWalk is a part of Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Japan originating from Universal's first park, Universal Studios Hollywood. Tuesday night as the stars burned up the red carpet in front of the Hard Rock restaurant, where diners feasted their eyes on the film's hunky hun·ky 1 n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe. actors, sexy actresses and several of the souped-up star cars. ``2 Furious'' undercover cop Eva Mendes, who came with her mom, also named Eva, was a vision in white, posing cozily with co-stars Tyrese andPaul Walker. Cole Hauser looked far friendlier than he does as the film's nasty Miami drug kingpin. But Hauser's torture scene involving a fat cop, a metal pail, a blow torch and a crazed rat still has us quivering. There were pretty babies at every hairpin turn. Shapely shape·ly adj. shape·li·er, shape·li·est 1. Having a distinct shape. 2. Having a pleasing shape. shape Cindy Margolis got lots of second looks in her tight white pants and hot pink graffiti top. Brandy and Kelly Rowland made a cute pair wearing, respectively, jeans and a denim mini-skirt. Devon Aoki, who plays the film's only girl racer, careened in wearing a patchwork halter halter the simplest form of restraint for the head of farm animals. Comprises a poll strap, a nose band and a halter shank that brings the ends of the nose band together under the mandible. Made of leather or cotton or manila rope. gown. Ashley Scott (best-known as Ashton Kutcher's first red carpet accessory) was all smiles, in jeans and a black lace top. Jessica Alba (remember ``Dark Angel''?) came in jeans and a green jacket to fight the chill. Left at home: her usual hand-warmer, fiance and former ``Angel'' co-star Michael Weatherly. By far the biggest screams were for Matthew McConaughey. On arrival, the greasy-haired actor reached in his pocket, pulled out a big, fat, smelly stogie sto·gy or sto·gie n. pl. sto·gies 1. A cheap cigar. 2. A roughly made heavy shoe or boot. [After Conestoga, a village of southeast Pennsylvania. and stuck it in his mouth. Suddenly, someone shouted, ``Sir, there's NO SMOKING in the theater!'' When a scowling scowl v. scowled, scowl·ing, scowls v.intr. To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval. See Synonyms at frown. v.tr. McConaughey spun around to give the stickler stick·ler n. 1. One who insists on something unyieldingly: a stickler for neatness. 2. Something puzzling or difficult. a ``don't you know who I am'' talking-to, he saw it was just a well-known photographer pal, yanking the star's chain. In a flash, Mattie's frown turned upside down. But we hate to think what might have happened if a real security guard had dared scold SCOLD. A woman who by her habit of scolding becomes a nuisance to the neighborhood, is called a common scold. Vide Common Scold. the smokin' star. Hey, M&M might have played the bongos on the poor guy. LOTUS POSITION: Feel like singing somewhere other than in your shower? You and every hot actor in Hollywood. Which may be why karaoke, the kitchsy '90s sing-along craze, is hotter than ever. Ashton Kutcher, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Jimmy Fallon, and Luke and Owen Wilson are regulars at the monthly (the last Wednesday of every month) Karaoke Night at White Lotus, the hip restaurant/club at 1743 N. Cahuenga Blvd., between Hollywood Boulevard and Yucca Street. Opened in January, White Lotus has become the spot to star-gaze for the likes of Jewel, Jessica Simpson and hubby Nick Lachey, and Neve Campbell. Located on a once-deserted stretch of Cahuenga, White Lotus is a nice addition to neighborhood hangouts such as Cat and Fiddle, Hollywood Athletic Club and The Pig 'n' Whistle. Do make dinner reservations for fabulous sushi and 50 kinds of sake - the later the better. Ten o'clock is considered an Early Bird meal. And plan on staying until 2 a.m. closing time. If you wanna wan·na Informal 1. Contraction of want to: You wanna go now? 2. Contraction of want a: You wanna slice of pie? be a whiz at Name That Tune, brush up on every ditty dit·ty n. pl. dit·ties A simple song. [Middle English dite, a literary composition, from Old French dite, from Latin dict from Neil Diamond ballads to Cheap Trick anthems. It may not be easy to get past doormen at the roped-off front entrance. But if you wear your coolest threads and flash some well-toned flesh, you stand a better chance. Listen, they even turned away millionaire party girl Paris Hilton one night. Man, that's gotta hurt. For more info, call (323) 463-0060. GOOD STUFF: Male beefcake beef·cake n. Informal 1. Images, especially photographs, of minimally attired men with muscular physiques. 2. Attractive men with muscular physiques, such as those in these images. greeted revelers at the Armani Exchange/Stuff Magazine/Skyy Vodka ``Beachdance'' party, a celebration of summer held Thursday night at Astra West, the event space at the Pacific Design Center. The shirtless buff boys waved huge palm fronds and shook their booty as guests arrived, creating an odd scene considering that the party was sponsored by Stuff, ``the quintessential adolescent male fantasy magazine,'' as one partygoer described it. But most females in the crowd were not heard to complain one bit. Plus, there was plenty of celebrity female eye candy for the guys, including ``X2'' villain Kelly Hu, wearing a perfect little black dress, and Bai Ling, whose form-hugging asymmetrical micro mini dress was ``just something I bought in some store.'' A slew of beautiful ex-soap opera actresses turned up, including Jennifer Sky (``General Hospital''), Kathleen McClellan (``Bold and the Beautiful'') and Shaune Bagwell (``Days of Our Lives''), along with small-screen stars like Catherine Bell (``JAG''), Nicki Aycox (``Providence''), and Josie Davis (``Beverly Hills, 90210''). Men looking good included Antonio Sabato Jr.and ``The Other Half'' co- host Dorian Gregory. All the beautiful people (and some of the oddest- dressed, not-so-good-looking ones) partied to ear-splitting house music and munched on goat cheese and crab cakes and echoed the sentiment of one merrymaker mer·ry·mak·ing n. 1. Participation in festive activities. 2. a. A festivity; a revelry. b. Festive activities. mer , who said, ``What is this party for, anyway?'' Any excuse to party is our take on that one. CAPTION(S): 6 photos Photo: (1) McCONAUGHEY: Where there's smoke
(2) THE EVA MENDESES: Like mother, like ``2 Fast'' daughter. (3) MARGOLIS: On the download. (4) AOKI: Fasten your seat belt. Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com (5) SABATO: Where the Stuff is. (6) HU: 'X2' bad girl in black. Donato Sardella/WireImage.com |
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