TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Jenny Peters and Joel Stratte-McClure `SNAKES' ALIVE: It was the hottest ticket in town, the ``Snakes on the Plane'' boarding pass for the premiere at the Mann Grauman's Chinese Theatre  The of this article or section may be compromised by "peacock terms".You can help Wikipedia by removing peacock terms. on Thursday night and star Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. knows exactly why. ``When I see a script like this, it reminds me of all those movies that I went to see as a kid, like `Creature From the Black Lagoon' and `It' and the Dracula movies and Frankenstein and the Vincent Price movies and Peter Cushing and all of the things that made us go home at night and bite the pillow when mom came in the room and turned the lights out,'' Jackson said with a grin, right after posing with a huge boa constrictor boa constrictor largest of all snakes; squeezes its victims in a deadly grip. [Zoology: NCE, 317] See : Deadliness draped around his neck. The slithery slith·er v. slith·ered, slith·er·ing, slith·ers v.intr. 1. To glide or slide like a reptile. See Synonyms at slide. 2. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait. 3. creatures in the movie terrorize ter·ror·ize tr.v. ter·ror·ized, ter·ror·iz·ing, ter·ror·iz·es 1. To fill or overpower with terror; terrify. 2. To coerce by intimidation or fear. See Synonyms at frighten. a flight between Honolulu and Los Angeles, and the packed house screamed and squealed accordingly as the surprisingly entertaining flick unspooled. Of course, that's the whole point, as co-star Julianna Margulies gleefully glee·ful adj. Full of jubilant delight; joyful. glee  ful·ly adv.glee pointed out. ``This is exactly what it is, it's called `Snakes on a Plane.' So either go or don't go. You go because you know what it is about; if you don't want to see snakes on a plane, then don't go. ``Pretty simple!'' Chris Rock was there for the ride, as were Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, Kelly Osbourne, Amber Tamblyn, Ethan Embry, Annabella Sciorra, Carla Gugino, Jon Tenney, Victoria Rowell and Clifton Collins Jr. Not every famous face made it to the campy after-party, however, as it didn't start until well after 11 p.m., and moved from Hollywood & Highland a couple of miles away to the rooftop of the ArcLight Cinemas parking lot. Director David Ellis and the giddy cast -- Bobby Cannavale, Lin Shaye, Kenan Thompson, Flex Alexander, Nathan Phillips, Sunny Mabrey and Rachel Blanchard -- showed up en masse to celebrate, however, amid the airline terminal seats, rolling food carts, ticket counters and security screening stations. A typical airport scene -- except for the red mood lighting, the blaring tunes, the go-go-dancing stewards and stewardesses, and the giant ice sculptures pouring out Patron tequila drinks. Liquids were definitely allowed on this flight! Happily, no poisonous snakes made the after-party, except for the Adina Designs hammered gold snake bracelet and earrings that Blanchard sported, and on the customized T-shirts the happy travelers took home to commemorate the soon-to-be cult classic. GIRL POWER: Replacing the ladies who lunch Ladies who lunch is a phrase to describe well-off women who meet for lunch socially, normally during the working week. Typically, the women involved are married and non-working. Normally the lunch is in a restaurant, perhaps in a department store during shopping. this week were the power players who dine, as the Museum of Television and Radio Museum of Television and Radio, American museum that chronicles the evolution of radio and television; opened in New York City as the Museum of Broadcasting in 1976. It is in effect the first public library devoted to the electronic media. gathered the top females of California's government, business and entertainment industries Wednesday night for an exclusive dinner held on the rooftop of the Harry Winston salon on Rodeo Drive. Every woman who is anyone was there -- from Sen. Barbara Boxer to Disney-ABC Television president Anne Sweeney, actress Lily Tomlin, MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company reporter Willow Bay, actress Leeza Gibbons, producer Suzanne de Passe Suzanne de Passe (born in 1948 in New York City, New York) is an American entertainment executive; the CEO of television production company de Passe Entertainment; and the first and only African-American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for writing. and 70 other determined females. All celebrated the museum's latest project, ``She Made It: Women Creating Television and Radio,'' a three-year spotlight on the accomplishments of females in entertainment, news, sports and the executive suite. ```She Made It' is one of the biggest, most important initiatives the museum has launched in its 30-year history,'' said Pat Mitchell, the MT&R president. < This being Hollywood, lunch can still be a power play, as proven the next day. ``I've got Jack Nicholson's speech,'' gloated emcee Felicity Huffman as she stuffed a piece of paper down the front of her dress at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual installation luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. on Thursday. Four-time Golden Globe winner Nicholson had just thanked the HFPA HFPA Hollywood Foreign Press Association HFPA Health Facility Planning Agency (US Army) HFPA Home Furnishings Professionals Association for giving him $300,000 and left his notes on the podium. ``Accepting a check is something I'm very comfortable doing,'' said a grinning Nicholson, though it was made out to the Film Foundation and was the largest of $1 million in financial grants that the HFPA donated to 26 film-related charities and educational organizations. Others accepting funds on behalf of institutions like the Sundance Institute and Outfest included Annette Bening, Dustin Hoffman, Lisa Kudrow, Christina Ricci, Diane Lane, James Franco, Bill Condon, Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated American actor and director. Some of his most memorable roles were Lt. Martin Castillo in Miami Vice, Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver and Admiral William Adama in the , Mark Ruffalo and Forest Whitaker. Hoffman brought down the house in the Rodeo Ballroom when he accepted a check for the Los Angeles Conservancy The Los Angeles Conservancy is the preeminent historic preservation organization in Los Angeles, California. It works to document, rescue and revitalize historic buildings, places and neighborhoods in the city. . ``The last time I was in this room was for my daughter's bat mitzvah,'' said Hoffman. ``There's one scheduled at 2 o'clock, so I'll hurry things along by abbreviating the name of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to Hifpah.'' That enabled everyone to shorten their speeches and leave before the bat mitzvah got under way. COX AND ARQUETTES RALLY: Courteney Cox and members of the Arquette clan -- including her husband, David, sister-in-law Rosanna and dressed-in-drag brother-in-law Alexis -- weren't telling many jokes about epidermolysis bullosa Epidermolysis Bullosa Definition Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of rare inherited skin diseases that are characterized by the development of blisters following minimal pressure to the skin. (EB) at the Comedy Store in West Hollywood on Monday night. ``This genetic skin disease is one of the most crippling things that can afflict a child,'' said Cox, the host of an EB Medical Research Foundation benefit that attracted Reese Witherspoon, David Spade, Holly Robinson Peete Holly Robinson Peete (born September 18, 1964, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (known before her marriage as Holly Robinson) is an American actress and author. , Ricki Lake, Ashley Scott and Bill Fichtner. ``I want to increase awareness about EB and raise money for research now under way at Stanford University.'' Cox, a spokeswoman for the cosmetic line of Kinerase, which donated $35,000 of the $200,000 raised at the benefit, didn't just get family members, celebrities and corporate sponsors to support her cause. She also recruited best buddy Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt to join the EBMRF honorary board when her manager had a child born with EB in 2003 (www.ebkids.org). ``I go to Jennifer for everything, and she's definitely here in spirit tonight,'' said Cox as she sipped a margarita during an evening that featured EBingo games called by drag queens Alexis Arquette and Belle Aire. Other family members made a direct contribution to the cause. ``I'm blessed to have a healthy daughter, but I have a great deal of compassion for every child suffering with EB,'' said Rosanna Arquette, accompanied by daughter Zoe. ``The best thing we can do right now to help find a cure is to bid at the silent auction and spend money playing EBingo.'' Bingo! CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1) JACKSON: `Snakes' charmer charm·er n. 1. One that charms, especially a disarmingly attractive person. 2. One who casts spells; an enchanter or magician. Noun 1. (2) SNAKES ON A SHOE: Jackson's specially designed Vans (3) MARGULIES and ELLIS: `Plane' entertaining (4) HOFFMAN, HUFFMAN, NICHOLSON: Go ahead, consider it a Golden moment Kevin Winter/Getty Images (5) COX: Bringing out the stars Steve Granitz/WireImage.com |
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