TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead QUEASY QUEASY - An early system on the IBM 701. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. RIDERS: One half expected to be handed a cup of grog at the premiere of ``Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' at the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Embarcadero. An Irish band played the fiddle 'n' fife while guests strolled the deck of the tall ship HMS Rose Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rose after the rose:
Thank heavens one detail of life aboard a ship in 1805 was missing: the crushing seasickness seasickness: see motion sickness. . Neither Russell Crowe (Capt. Jack Aubrey) nor Paul Bettany (Dr. Stephen Maturin) suffered during the filming, but Bettany saw others lose their lunch every day. ``The only thing I can tell you is that I have never seen that many people throw up since the Cure concert in 1989,'' he said. ``It's a funny thing watching that many people not be able to control their stomachs.'' Bettany has been pals with Crowe since they co-starred in ``A Beautiful Mind.'' ``Russell's a mate and we always have a giggle,'' he says. ``But in that film, he was nuts and I was a figment fig·ment n. Something invented, made up, or fabricated: just a figment of the imagination. [Middle English, from Latin figmentum, from fingere, of his imagination so we worked hard to not duplicate that relationship in this film.'' But as arduous as the filming of this period sea adventure was, Bettany is definitely not whining. ``Listen, you're getting paid a large sum of money, dressing up in clothes and having a ball, working with inspirational, intelligent people. If you put enough days like that together, acting is a hell of a good life.'' BAFTA Baf´ta n. 1. A coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export. RAP: Hugh Grant took a breather from shooting ``Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' in London to accept an award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Los Angeles. The prestigious Stanley Kubrick Award for Excellence in Film was presented by Grant's ``Two Weeks Notice'' co-star Sandra Bullock, who addressed the rumors that arose during the filming. ``As you all know, Hugh and I Hugh and I was a highly successful black-and-white British sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1967. It starred Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd as two friends who shared with Terry's mother and was followed by a sequel called Hugh and I Spy. have had quite the relationship. Married. Pregnant. Well, me. Unfaithful to each other. Him. Now, apparently I'm stalking him, and that's not true because I really was invited here tonight.'' At the VIP cocktail party, Grant mingled with Alan Cumming, Billy Connolly, Robin Williams, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Chris Weitz, Andy Serkis, Jennifer Connelly and husband Paul Bettany, and BAFTA award recipients Angela Lansbury, director Peter Weir and Sony CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Howard Stringer. Asked the difference between American and British awards, Grant said, ``I think the American awards shows are less drunk. This one being a hybrid, half the room will be roaring drunk, the other will be sipping Perrier water.'' After a rave for his disco dance in ``Love Actually'' (sure to put Tom Cruise's underwear dance in the dustbin), Grant demurred, ``I didn't want to do that scene at all. I dreaded it more than anything in the world and had to be forced at gunpoint. But during the course of the day it took to shoot, I became convinced that I actually was a pretty cool and amusing dancer. And when I saw it on tape, I was so shocked I resolved to never dance again as long as I live. I think it's the worst scene in the film. In fact, I think it's the worst scene in any film ever made in the history of cinema.'' He was equally glum glum adj. glum·mer, glum·mest 1. Moody and melancholy; dejected. 2. Gloomy; dismal. n. 1. about future films. What's after Bridget? ``Nothing. No, I mustn't say that anymore. I'm looking forward to my next acting challenge. How's that?'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) BETTANY: Keep it down, please. Carla Van Wagoner/WireImage.com (2) GRANT, BULLOCK: Holding a torch? Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com |
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