TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead WHO NEEDS A SPEECH?: Renee Zellweger looked none the worse for her overnight jet journey from London to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Thursday. And the frequent-flier miles were well worth it to pick up an Icon Award at the Premiere magazine Women in Film luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . The two-time Oscar nominee has been busy in Britain for the past few months shooting the sequel ``Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,'' which picks up four weeks after the first film ended with our hapless heroine already antsy ant·sy adj. ant·si·er, ant·si·est Slang 1. Restless or impatient; fidgety: The long wait made the children antsy. 2. with the stodgy stodg·y adj. stodg·i·er, stodg·i·est 1. a. Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace. b. Prim or pompous; stuffy: , ultra-conservative Mark Darcy. Big surprise. Zellweger, who looked painfully thin for her role as the murderous ``Chicago'' chorus girl, is said to have packed on about 20 pounds to reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. her role as the pudgy Jones. But in the flesh (sorry) she didn't look displeasingly dis·please v. dis·pleased, dis·pleas·ing, dis·pleas·es v.tr. To cause annoyance or vexation to. v.intr. To cause annoyance or displeasure. plump in Verb 1. plump in - arrive suddenly and unannounced; "He plumped in on a Sunday morning" arrive, come, get - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" her slim black Chanel skirt, matching coat and high black boots. And she even packed a few extra millimeters: The paycheck for the film is around $20 million. If someone offered us roughly $1 million per pound, we'd hit the Haagen-Dazs pretty hard, too. After being introduced by Universal Studios chairman Stacey Snider, Zellweger demurred, ``Thank you, Stacey, for saying all those lovely things and for being here, because you played such a major role in what's led me to this fabulous salmon lunch.'' Zellweger bemoaned the fact that Jessica Lange and Maggie Gyllenhaal gave such great speeches for their awards. ``I thought, 'Wow! Great speeches,' and then I thought, 'I'm screwed,' because I didn't prepare a speech, which you are probably all happy about. I left London 20 hours ago straight from the set of 'Bridget Jones,' so please forgive me if this speech is far more in character than I would ever wish it to be.'' She did start to make a list of women to thank. ``But it started to look like the invitee An individual who enters another's premises as a result of an express or implied invitation of the owner or occupant for their mutual gain or benefit. For example, a customer in a restaurant or a depositor entering a bank to cash a check are both invitees. list, so I guess I'll just thank the whole room.'' The room also included quite a few men: ``Band of Brothers'' star Ron Livingston; ``Shattered Glass'' star Peter Sarsgaard, who was glued to Gyllenhaal's side; a sober, svelte Robert Downey Jr., who clung to the hand of his new film-producer girlfriend, Susan Levin; and Tim Burton, who presented the Icon Award to Lange, saying, ``She is an amazing person, and I loved her in 'King Kong,' but we won't go into that.'' SCARLETT, FRANKLY: With the highly anticipated ``Girl With the Pearl Earring'' and the highly praised ``Lost in Translation,'' expect Scarlett Johansson to be on top of the critics' lists this awards season. The 19-year-old actress, who broke through in Robert Redford's ``The Horse Whisperer,'' has two daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin and disparate 2003 roles that could capture the gold. ``I probably saw 150 actresses between the ages of 18 and 22 for this role,'' says ``Girl'' director Peter Webber. ``No one could have been Griet (a peasant girl forced to work as a maid in painter Johannes Vermeer's household) but Scarlett. Her face conveys an enormous range of emotions without her saying a single word. She could have been a silent-film star.'' Johansson's arrival at Monday night's Hollywood Movie Awards gala at the Beverly Hilton sure had folks speechless. The actress, who took home the Hollywood Breakthrough Award, sported upswept platinum-blond hair, dark sooty soot·y adj. soot·i·er, soot·i·est 1. Covered with or as if with soot. 2. Blackish or dusky in color. 3. Of or producing soot. eyes and pale lips. Heads were turning to check out her revealing velvet 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. mini-dress that dipped dangerously low in back. ``Charlie's Angel'' Drew Barrymore presented the Hollywood Leadership award to her boss/pal, Columbia Pictures chairwoman Amy Pascal, with a long and gushing gush v. gushed, gush·ing, gush·es v.intr. 1. To flow forth suddenly in great volume: water gushing from a hydrant. 2. intro. Pascal returned the compliments, saying ``I've known Drew for so many years. She is the one person I know who has grown the most but changed the least.'' All together now: Awwwwwwww! TWO OF A KIND: Whatever happened that caused the cancellation of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's wedding, it did not cause a permanent rift. The still-happy couple were spotted at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas last weekend, and according to one eye witness, ``They are still obviously very much together, in love and were hugging each other.'' Jen and her mom were there watching Ben play in a celebrity poker tournament. ANIMAL INSTINCTS: The party got pretty wild at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion last weekend. We're talking huge tongue-flicking lizards, giant wiggling pythons, preening peacocks, raucous tropical parrots, screeching spider and squirrel monkeys, even a bunny or two (the furry kind) at the Wildlife Waystation's ninth annual fund-raising Safari Brunch. Dog lover Betty White cuddled a gorgeous yellow Lab, auctioned off later to a loving home. Eric Roberts got real cozy with an albino albino (ălbī`nō) [Port.,=white], animal or plant lacking normal pigmentation. The absence of pigment is observed in the body covering (skin, hair, and feathers) and in the iris of the eye. python. Stefanie Powers, who created the William Holden Foundation in his memory to protect and preserve African wildlife, peeked inside the infamous Playboy Grotto (a rock-entombed hot tub) and chatted with Dr. Tony Shipp, the vet to the stars who cares for pampered pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. pets like Liz Taylor's Maltese Sugar and Merv Griffin's best canine pals. Hef was reportedly ``in the house'' but didn't venture out to check out the wildlife. The interspecies action raised bucks for the nonprofit refuge in the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los that rescues, rehabs and relocates exotic animals around the globe. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1) ZELLWEGER: Shades of 'Bridget Jones' (2) GYLLENHAAL and SARSGAARD: United by double a's in their names? Steve Granitz/WireImage.com (3) BURTON: He's a giver ... of awards. (4) JOHANSSON: Don't let the dress fool you - she's a serious actress! Lester Cohen/WireImage.com (5) ROBERTS: Hollywood is full of snakes. Mark Sullivan/WireImage.com |
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