TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.GUARDIAN ANGEL guardian angel believed to protect a particular person. [Folklore: Misc.] See : Angel guardian angel term for Christian namesake who watches over a young child. [Christianity: Misc.] See : Guardianship : Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks didn't attend the premieres of "Starter for 10" (film review on Page 8) 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 earlier this month just because he's one of the producers. Nor did he hit the party at Les Deux -- along with director Tom Vaughan, Bill Paxton, Chloe Sevigny, Doug Jones and Dyan Cannon -- after the screening at the ArcLight in Hollywood simply to listen to the Cure and other '80s bands on the "Starter" soundtrack. Turns out Hanks seriously bonded with the film's British/Scottish cast, including James McAvoy James Andrew McAvoy (April 21, 1979[1]) is a BAFTA-winning Scottish actor. Biography Personal life McAvoy was born in Scotstoun, Glasgow, the son of Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a psychiatric nurse, and James McAvoy, a builder. , who was the doctor in "The Last King of Scotland," when the film was being shot in England. And he left a memorable impression on McAvoy, Rebecca Hall, Alice Eve and other young actors in the romantic comedy that opens today. "He's the most charismatic and confident actor I've ever met," said McAvoy, who plays a working-class college kid making an appearance on a TV quiz show quiz show n. A television or radio program in which the contestants' knowledge is tested by questioning, with some contestants winning money or prizes. . "How can he operate his own company in this business when he's such a nice guy having such a good time?" Still, it was a bit 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 when Hanks dropped by. "It was definitely a bit intimidating to have lunch with someone of his stature," added Hall, who was in "The Prestige." "But he put me completely at ease, and I felt like he was an angel looking over my shoulder." Hanks isn't the only one in Hollywood with whom McAvoy's kept in touch. "Forest (Whitaker) keeps me informed by e-mail and telephone about the wild ride he's having on the way to the Oscars," McAvoy said. "And I've put a tenner down that he'll be best actor." And the winner is ... READY TO ROLL: Don't think that Oscar nominees are fixated fix·ate v. fix·at·ed, fix·at·ing, fix·ates v.tr. 1. To make fixed, stable, or stationary. 2. To focus one's eyes or attention on: fixate a faint object. only on award shows. Jennifer Hudson, Adriana Barraza and Jackie Earle Haley eagerly strutted their stuff on the elevated catwalk at the sixth annual "GM TEN" celebrity fashion show at Paramount Studios on Tuesday night. Haley stopped halfway down the runway to take a snap of Penelope Cruz, who was sitting next to Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, with his BlackBerry. Hudson, wearing a black Roberto Cavalli gown, kept her mind on the task at hand by singing to herself. And Barraza, in a black Michael Kors dress, blew kisses to her husband. The nominees weren't the only models during an evening that links celebs with fashion designers and environmentally friendly GM vehicles. Also on the catwalk were Mary J. Blige, Hayden Panetierre, Chris Kattan, Katherine Heigl, Christina Milian, Emmy Rossum, Denise Richards, Donald Faison, Mekhi Phifer, Tyrese Gibson, Christina Milian and Hayley Bennett. Dolce dol·ce Music adv. & adj. In a gentle and sweet manner. Used chiefly as a direction. [From Italian, sweet, from Latin dulcis.] Adv. 1. & Gabbana were the designers favored by stylist Rachel Zoe while Kattan should get an Oscar for best pirouettes. Panetierre, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka and Jack Coleman from "Heroes" get the best ensemble award. The "models" were accompanied by GM autos, including a '59 Chevrolet Corvette corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships during the great naval wars of the late 18th and Stingray stingray: see ray. stingray or whip-tailed ray Any of various species (family Dasyatidae) of rays noted for their slender, whiplike tail with barbed, usually venomous spines. and a Custom Jay-Z GMC Yukon Denali, in front of a crowd that included Bruce Willis, Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart, T.R. Knight, Maria Menounos, Jenna Elfman, Stacy Keibler, Jason Lee and Ken Davitian. But the hottest red carpet presence was Jay Leno's GM Ecojet, a $2 million-plus 650-horsepower super car that runs on bio-diesel. Wonder who will be sitting in it on Sunday? CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) McAVOY and HANKS: A show of support for the young cast of 'Starter for 10.' Kevin Winter/Getty Images (2) CRUZ, MOORE and KUTCHER: The fashionable view the fashionable at the 'GM TEN.' (3) HALEY: On the catwalk, strutting and snapping. Mark Mainz/Getty Images |
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