TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Jenny Peters LOVE FOR SALE: Talk about hot dates. If there's an escort service that can arrange dates with the likes of Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger and Michael Des Barres Michael Philip Des Barres, Marquis des Barres (born 24 January 1948) is a British actor and rock singer. He is known for playing the recurring role of Murdoc on the television show MacGyver , sign us up. All three star in ``The Man From Elysian Fields,'' with Garcia playing a struggling novelist who, along with a surprisingly dapper Dapper lawyer’s clerk; swindled into believing himself perfect gambler. [Br. Lit.: The Alchemist] See : Dupery Des Barres, is forced to work as a high-priced male escort. Jagger jag 1 n. 1. A sharp projection; a barb. 2. a. A hanging flap along the edge of a garment. b. A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color. tr.v. plays their boss. At the film's L.A. premiere party held at the Argyle Hotel on Sunset Boulevard, family man Garcia, with his wife and daughters, admitted he was fascinated by the dilemma of a man wanting to provide for his wife and child who's willing to do anything for them. ``It was a unique premise with great writing,'' Garcia said. ``It had intelligence, wit and freshness, and I became enamored en·am·or tr.v. en·am·ored, en·am·or·ing, en·am·ors To inspire with love; captivate: was enamored of the beautiful dancer; were enamored with the charming island. with this guy's predicament.'' Jagger, also a family man but known for his predilection for beautiful and much younger women, couldn't make the party due to musical conflicts. But he'll be in 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 this weekend for the East Coast premiere of the film, which opens in L.A. today and in New York the following week. But Des Barres, looking rock-star skinny in a sleeveless black T that showed off his colorful tattoos, held up the aging rocker banner, arriving with hot date Jodi Lyn O'Keefe Jodi Lyn O’Keefe (born October 10, 1978) is an American actress and model, who arose to fame at age 17 as Don Johnson's daughter, Cassidy Bridges on Nash Bridges. , a 24-year-old actress best-known for dating Don Johnson when she was playing his daughter on ``Nash Bridges.'' REELING WOMEN: Yes, there was a smattering of men in the ballroom of the Century Plaza Hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers. to participate in the Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards. The awards honor people who have made significant contributions to the entertainment industry. Halle Berry, looking fabulous in a short black Armani cocktail dress and a breathtaking Harry Winston diamond choker, took home a Crystal Award given by surprise guest Warren Beatty. Berry joked that it was easy to get Beatty to turn up to present when the event was populated by a roomful of women, but of course these days he is always with wife Annette Bening, who accompanied him, as did Berry's husband Eric Benet. Rosie O'Donnell received a Lucy Award, presented by Penny Marshall (whose brother Garry was one of the few-and-far-between men in attendance). O'Donnell's heartfelt acceptance speech brought much of the room to tears. Disney/ABC television executive Anne Sweeney, cinematographer Carolyn Chen, and musicians Linda Thompson and David Foster also received awards in the course of the evening, a night mixed with speeches and film clips, but it was Amy Brenneman and especially Tyne Daly (who also received Lucy Awards) who brought down the house. Daly, gorgeously clad in a black embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. Chinese-inspired jacket and long skirt, had the audience in hysterics hysterics /hys·ter·ics/ (his-ter´iks) popular term for an uncontrollable emotional outburst. throughout her raucous (and slightly filthy) acceptance speech; she even refused to cut it short when given the kill sign, at the crowd's boisterous urging to continue. On a more serious note, producer Laura Ziskin, another Crystal Award winner, reminded the audience of the real facts behind Women in Film's 25-year history of lobbying for parity between women and men in the industry. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) GARCIA AND DAUGHTERS: Family man of 'Elysian Fields' (2) DES BARRES: Not a gigolo gig·o·lo n. pl. gig·o·los 1. A man who has a continuing sexual relationship with and receives financial support from a woman. 2. A man who is hired as an escort or a dancing partner for a woman. ... Justin Kahn/WireImage.com (3) BERRY: Diamonds and a Crystal Award Arun Nevader/WireImage.com |
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