TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Joel Stratte-McClure `EXPRESS' OPINIONS: Fasten your seat belts. Salma Hayek wants you to see ``Secuestro Express.'' And she hopes you'll tell your friends to go see it, too. That's why she hosted a special screening of the Venezuelan film at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. . ``A lot of people I love are involved in this film,'' Hayek explained. ``There's an incredible passion behind this project because the subject matter is so very important for the Latin community.'' ``Secuestro,'' now playing in L.A. and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , dramatizes the growing wave of brutal kidnappings in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. ; every 60 minutes, a wealthy victim is snatched by gangs who extort To compel or coerce, as in a confession or information, by any means serving to overcome the other's power of resistance, thus making the confession or admission involuntary. To gain by wrongful methods; to obtain in an unlawful manner, as in to compel payments by means of threats of money from families who don't often call the police. Mia Maestro and Jean Paul Jean Paul: see Richter, Johann Paul Friedrich. Leroux play an upper-class couple who struggle to survive their capture and terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. ride through the Caracas crime world. Director Robert Rodriguez's wife, producer Elizabeth Avellan (``Sin City,'' ``Once Upon a Time in Mexico,'' ``From Dusk Till Dawn,'' ``Desperado''), got on board the film written and directed by young Venezuelan filmmaker Jonathan Jakubowicz. ``Elizabeth is one of the best producers I have ever worked with,'' raved her fan Hayek. ``She inspired me to become a producer because she does her job with a very human, mothering approach.'' Hayek wasn't the only Latin lovely supporting ``Secuestro.'' Jessica Alba Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Honey, Dark Angel, Sin City, Fantastic Four, Into the Blue and Idle Hands. and Eva Mendes, the latter sporting a cap that made her look like a '60s airline stewardess, also turned up. BAD TO THE BONE: Kate Hudson could easily have raised the dead at the premiere of ``The Skeleton Key'' in her very sheer, very sexy vintage Versace beaded black gown and black G-string. But at the New Orleans-style after-party - tarot tarot Sets of cards used in fortune-telling and in certain card games. The origins of tarot cards are obscure; cards approximating their present form first appeared in Italy and France in the late 14th century. cards, fortune tellers, coffin table centerpieces, gumbo, jambalaya jam·ba·lay·a n. A Creole dish consisting of rice that has been cooked with shrimp, oysters, ham, or chicken and seasoned with spices and herbs. [Louisiana French, from Provençal jambalaia. and pralines for dessert - in the Universal Studios theme park, Hudson changed to a short Stella McCartney Stella Nina McCartney (born 13 September 1971) is an English fashion designer. Early life Stella McCartney was born in London, the daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, an American rock music photographer famous for her support of vegetarianism black dress with a borrowed men's jacket tossed over her shoulders to fight off the chill. ``Key,'' in theaters on Friday, is a creepy Southern Gothic Southern Gothic is a subgenre of the Gothic writing style, unique to American literature. Like its parent genre, it relies on supernatural, ironic, or unusual events to guide the plot. thriller about an old house, buried secrets and magic spells. It has a distinct ``Sixth Sense'' feel and a very surprising ``huh?'' ending. ``There are a couple of clues that you can catch if you go see it again,'' Hudson whispered. She had a great time in New Orleans but didn't bring back any scary souvenirs. ``No, I didn't pick up any voodoo trinkets. That's not my thing. But I did bring back some beignet bei·gnet also bei·gné n. Southern Louisiana 1. A square doughnut with no hole: "a New Orleans coffeehouse selling beignets, an insidious Louisianian cousin of the doughnut that exists to get powdered mix.'' Sipping a beer and puffing a ciggie at a table with her husband, Chris Robinson, Hudson looked forward to shooting another Universal film, ``You, Me and Dupree,'' with Matt Dillon as her new hubby and Owen Wilson as his friend that moves in with them. For good. Her ``Key'' co-star Peter Sarsgaard is busy, too. He has three other films coming out this fall: ``Flightplan'' with Jodie Foster, ``Dying Gaul'' with Patricia Clarkson and Campbell Scott, and ``Jarhead jar·head n. Slang A U.S. Marine. [Perhaps from the shape of the hat the Marines once wore.] ,'' a riveting Gulf War film. ``I'm interested in entertaining different audiences, and I think I've done that this year,'' Sarsgaard said. ``I don't think the same people will go see me in all these movies - so hopefully they won't get sick of me.'' Oh, hardly. Hudson's other co-stars, Gena Rowlands and John Hurt, the film's creepy couple, showed up later at the party. But ``Key'' director Iain Softley (``The Wings of a Dove'') went missing and was rumored to be lost in the theme park. Hey, great idea for a horror movie. DADDY KNOWS BEST: Who says reality TV's dead? Certainly not Joe Simpson, Jessica and Ashlee's minister-turned-manager dad. After choreographing his daughters' rise to fame on reality shows, the spiky-haired pop is now producing E! Network's new show ``Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive,'' starring Fabian Basabe and Haley Giraldo. And as well as managing singer Ryan Cabrera's musical career, he's also found a new boy band called Barefoot. ``They're like the Eagles,'' Joe bragged to a TV camera crew at E! Network's Summer Splash party. ``The Eagles of the present day,'' he quickly clarified. Haven't heard of them? Don't worry. You will. Ashlee and Ryan loyally came to support Joe's new ventures at the bash held in the Tropicana, that hip Hollywood hang-out. While Joe did his manager/producer duties, the couple wandered, Ash holding onto Ryan with her fingers stuck in his back pocket. There was a surreal array of guests: the stars of several E! shows such as ``Kill Reality'' and ``The Modern Girl's Guide to Life,'' Hard Rock heir Harry Morton, E! host Giuliana DePandi, former ``Hulk'' Lou Ferrigno, Bruce Jenner, ``Less Than Perfect's'' Sara Rue, Brittny Gastineau and her mom, Lisa, and Nicole Richie's fiance DJ AM. Seems little Nic was at a hoity-toity Glamour bash at L'Ermitage in Beverly Hills. Even Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner arrived with his blond babes Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, the stars of E!'s ``The Girls Next Door,'' a show that reveals the playmates' astonishingly a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. mundane real lives. The party, held literally in and around the hip and trendy Tropicana pool, featured a synchronized swimming team, clad in ``E-kinis,'' performing water ballet to Queen's ``We Will Rock You.'' Apparently inspired by the attention the aquatic gals received, Cabrera got into the swim of things. Before eve's end, Cabrera jumped into the pool, making quite a splash. Just call it a desperate plea for Joe Simpson's attention. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) MENDES and HAYEK: Generating plenty of heat. (2) HUDSON: Sheer and now. Lester Cohen/WireImage.com (3) SIMPSON and CABRERA: Moments later, he was all wet. Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com |
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