TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Jenny Peters and Mike Szymanski PRADA PERFECTION: Courtney Love Courtney Love Cobain[1] (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress. Love is best known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole, and for her two-year marriage to Nirvana puffed away in one corner, trying to avoid a greasy guy who was determined to catch her eye, while Lindsay Lohan and Angie Harmon hugged and giggled for the cameras. Dustin Hoffman wandered by, and Paris Hilton spent the whole night with her cell phone glued to her ear. What brought out the stars in force? Prada, darling. Miuccia Prada invited a sea of her famous friends to the launch of her special exhibit, ``Waist Down: Skirts by Miuccia Prada,'' a massive retrospective of her designs from 1988 to today. Installed at her Prada Epicenter on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, the touring exhibition will be on display through Aug. 27. But everyone who is anyone was there Thursday night as Prada welcomed Hollywood's elite to her opening party. ``Her clothes are just so wonderful,'' said the gorgeous Harmon, showing off her summery dress and large black leather handbag. ``I'm willing to buy Prada, since I have two daughters and I know that I can pass down the pieces to them, and they will always be classics.'' So many stars agreed, it was slightly mind-boggling. Upstairs, a bevy bevy a flock of birds. of beauties -- Rebecca Romijn, Amber Valletta, Eva Mendes, Heather Graham and Mary-Kate Olsen -- checked out the skirts, while in the jam-packed downstairs, Nicole Richie, Amanda Peet, Kelly Rowan, Jeri Ryan, Lake Bell, Patricia Arquette and Michelle Rodriguez nibbled on Dungeness crab, giant prawns and sugar-soaked strawberries. Prada-loving guys turned out, too, from Joaquin Phoenix and Sir Ben Kingsley to LL Cool J, Heavy D, Justin Bateman and Giovanni Ribisi, but it was ultra-cool singer Lyle Lovett who put his finger on just what makes Prada the fashion choice for stars in the know. ``I've been wearing Prada for a long time,'' he said. ``I always come back to Prada because of how good her clothes make me feel. ``They are so comfortable, you never feel like you're wearing a costume when you've got Prada on -- you just feel great.'' Once the opening wound down (around midnight) most of the famous Prada-clad crowd went on to the party's after-party at the Chateau Marmont, proving once again that one fantastic fete -- even if it is Prada -- just isn't enough when it comes to making a splash on the Hollywood scene. TO HAVE AND HAVE ... LESS: It was a study in contrasts this week at the ArcLight as two comedies premiered on successive nights there. First was Universal Studios' ``You, Me and Dupree,'' a huge, sophisticated event that spilled onto multiple screens and then took over the transformed top floor of the parking structure for a luxurious after-party. A-list stars Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson and Matt Dillon were dressed to the nines and swamped with adoring fans along the red carpet; later they joined Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926) is an American character actor. Stanton was born in West Irvine, Kentucky to Ersel and Sheridan Harry Stanton, who divorced when Stanton was in high school; they later re-married. He had two younger brothers, Archie and Ralph. , Seth Rogen, Jon Voight and NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= great Reggie Miller for the massive celebration that featured ice sculptures with flowing Patron tequila and Pyrat rum pouring freely to go along with the groaning tables of fajitas fajitas Noun, pl a Mexican dish of soft tortillas wrapped around fried strips of meat or vegetables [Mexican Spanish] , sushi, lamb and an incredible array of desserts, all offered while hot dance music filled the night air. Hudson, who spent the whole night sporting a wide, happy grin, recalled how hard it was to keep a straight face opposite Wilson's antics in the film. ``I was just out of my mind, trying to stay serious. I just couldn't get it together. I couldn't even look at him and not laugh!'' We all had to laugh at the contrast to the big-bucks ``Dupree'' opening when on Tuesday night we hit the ``Clerks II'' screening at the ArcLight and after-party at the Avalon. Scruffy, baggy clothes and baseball caps were the style of the night, and the assembled slacker crowd at the venue had to beg servers to hand over a mini-burger and some fries. Despite the limited fare, stars Rosario Dawson, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson and director Kevin Smith's wife, Jennifer Schwalbach, all made the most of their party, celebrating along with Kristen Bell, Ali Larter, Eliza Dushku, Jason Lewis and Harvey Weinstein, whose new eponymous company is releasing the raunchy raun·chy adj. raun·chi·er, raun·chi·est Slang 1. a. Obscene, lewd, or vulgar: "[He] sequel. ``Tonight's after-party cost as much as the budget of the first movie (1994's ``Clerks''), director/writer/star Smith joked; now THAT is a scary thought. CAR CULTURE: Jamie Kennedy showed off a barbecue and movie screen in the back of his Chevy. Boxer Bernard Hopkins drove out in his red Hummer, lined with ostrich ostrich, common name for a large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa and parts of SW Asia, allied to the rhea, the emu and the extinct moa. It is the largest of living birds; some males reach a height of 8 ft (244 cm) and weigh from 200 to 300 lb , called ``the Executioner EXECUTIONER. The name given to him who puts criminals to death, according to their sentence; a hangman. 2. In the United States, executions are so rare that there are no executioners by profession. .'' ``Today'' show's Maria Menounos bounced out in her `63 Chevy Impala impala, species of antelope, Aepyceros melampus, closely related to the gazelle and found in the savannah and bush country of E and S Africa. It is the antelope most commonly depicted in illustrations and in motion pictures. . Stacy Keibler called her SRX (Speed and Range EXpansion) A proprietary MIMO-based wireless LAN technology from Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems (www.linksys.com). It was introduced in 2004 prior to standardization of 802.11n. See MIMO and 802.11n. truck a ``tripped-out soccer mom car'' and Blink-182 rapper Travis Barker showed off his black Escalade es·ca·lade n. The act of scaling a fortified wall or rampart. [French, from Italian scalata, ultimately from Latin sc as much as he showed off his ``Cadillac'' tattoo down the left side of his chest. Stars and athletes drove out to an exclusive invitation-only charity competition at the Paramount Studios backlot backlot Noun an area outside a film or television studio used for outdoor filming Tuesday night to show off their cars at the third annual GM All-Car Showdown. The evening's host, Shaquille O'Neal, said the Escalade he drove on stage has 28-inch wheels and a TV inside. ``Snoop gave it to me, and I love it.'' Rapper Snoop Dogg drove up in a white '76 Cadillac called ``Angel Dust'' with chandeliers inside. ``As a young kid, I liked the chandeliers at my grandma's house, and I want to feel like I'm in my grandma's house all the time,'' Dogg said. The crowd of star onlookers included a group of inner-city school kids up past midnight, as well as David Lee Roth, Busta Rhymes, Ian Ziering, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga players Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush, Indianapolis 500 winner Sam Hornish Jr. and tennis star Serena Williams. Ludacris won Best Exterior for what Nick Cannon called a ``mojito-colored'' car, and Cedric the Entertainer Cedric the Entertainer (born Cedric Antonio Kyles on April 24, 1964) is an American actor and comedian. Biography Personal life n 1992, he made his first TV appearance on It's Showtime at the Apollo. won Best Old School for his '52 Buick convertible, while King of Bling went to Miami Heat NBA champ Dwyane Wade for his white truck with alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. interior and 30-inch wheels. Winners earned $10,000 for their favorite charities. And when Snoop won his award for Best Interior, he turned to the crowd of kids and said, ``Who said pimpin' ain't easy Pimpin' Ain't Easy is an episode of the American television sitcom Yes, Dear. Plot The Warner’s are having lunch in Greg’s office when Savitsky comes in and tells Greg he needs a favor and hands him work to do. ?'' CAPTION(S): 7 photos Photo: (1) LOVETT: In praise of Prada (2) HARMON: She's all about Prada - now and for the next generation (3) VALLeTTA and MENDES: They like the designer's skirts (4) CEDRIC'S CAR: 1952 Buick convertible lets Entertainer ride in style (5) DOGG: Have chandelier, will travel (6) HUDSON, WILSON and DILLON: The she and he's of `You, Me and Dupree' (7) SMITH, LEE: Living the modest `Clerks II' life |
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