TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.

Byline: Jenny Peters and Jennifer Sklar

THE WIND CRIES FUNNY: Pouring rain and snarled traffic didn't deter most of the funniest people in Hollywood on Tuesday night from making it to the gala premiere of Christopher Guest's latest spoof, a send-up of the folk music movement of the early '60s called ``A Mighty Wind.''

The red carpet at the Directors Guild on Sunset Boulevard was teeming with comic geniuses, a gang that included Guest himself, wife Jamie Lee Curtis, Rob and Carl Reiner, Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Rita Wilson, Drew Carey, Eric Idle, Martin Mull, Dennis Miller, Jack Black and Penny Marshall.

``What we worry about is whether it's funny, pure and simple,'' Guest said of his mockumentary. ``If you start worrying about what kids are going to like, then that's a different business. Some other people are in that business, but Gene (Levy, who co-wrote and also stars in the film) and I try to make each other laugh and do something that we find fun to do, and hope it works out. I think if you sit at home and start thinking about that, then we're out of our realm.'' Everyone at the hootenanny after-party in the vast DGA lobby seemed to get the joke just fine, including Miller's young sons, Guest and Curtis' daughter, Annie, Idle's daughter and teen actress Scarlett Johansson. Sadly, the film's stars didn't break out their instruments and start a big sing-along, despite the presence of members of the band Bare Naked Ladies in the crowd.

But lots of traditional folk music wafted through the packed rooms, where comfort food (meatloaf, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and chocolate fondue) was served along with high-class spirits, guaranteeing that everyone left the festivities with a warm and happy feeling about ``A Mighty Wind.''

FOR THE HOLE FAMILY: It seems that fans of the best-selling book ``Holes'' have Sigourney Weaver's daughter, Charlotte Simpson, to thank for her mom's role as the diabolical camp warden in the film version, arriving in theaters today.

``It's her favorite book,'' Weaver said at the premiere party on the top floor of the Hollywood & Highland complex. ``I am not offered many movies that my daughter can even see, so I just did it. Plus the chance to play someone evil and to work with all these great people was wonderful.''

With a cast including Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson, Henry Winkler and a slew of up-and-coming child actors, ``Holes'' tells the tale of unlucky Stanley Yelnats IV (Shia LaBeouf) and his family's century-old curse.

Voight arrived with Alaskan crooner Jewel, earning them the Oddest Pair award of the evening. ``I am just a family friend,'' Jewel explained.

Wolfgang Puck's southwestern theme was right on target for the after-party with sea bass in mole sauce, black beans and mixed vegetable salad. For dessert, guests grabbed chocolate-dipped frozen bananas, chocolate mousse and peach cookies.

It was definitely a family-friendly throw-down. David Hasselhoff brought his kids, while Marilu Henner escorted her son to the psychic tent, where people either had their palms or tarot cards read. L.A. Laker Rick Fox, who has a small role in the film, and his wife, Vanessa L. Williams, stuck close to their DNA-blessed children and posed for pictures with friends and fans.

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(1) GUEST: A little winded.

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(2) Shia La Beouf, second from left, with Lakers forward Rick Fox, his son, Kyle, bottom left, and Vanessa Williams' son, Devean, dig their souvenirs from the ``Holes'' premiere.

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