TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Joel Stratte-McClure DECAF FOR MR. CRUISE, PLEASE: ``Isn't this great?'' Tom Cruise shouted Monday night to fans who had gathered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre  The of this article or section may be compromised by "peacock terms".You can help Wikipedia by removing peacock terms. for an advance showing of ``War of the Worlds.'' ``Man, I have always wanted to do this. And this is my party tonight! All right!'' When a fan shouted, ``We love you, Katie,'' Tom replied, ``What's that? I love you guys, too. That's what I want to hear! Hey, I hope you enjoy the movie. I wish Steven Spielberg Noun 1. Steven Spielberg - United States filmmaker (born in 1947) Spielberg was here because he is the master and I love him.'' Next he made a joke. ``Sorry, but we can't screen the movie tonight. But it opens tomorrow so I hope you'll all come back. Just kidding!'' Finally, like a coach before the big game, Tom shouted, ``Let's get this going! Let it roll!'' As Tom and his fiancee, Katie Holmes Katherine Noelle "Katie" Holmes [1] [2] (born December 18 1978) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. , ran to their seats, Anthony Hopkins called out his hello. Tom turned, grinned and gave Hopkins the famous arm pull that he did on Oprah's couch. Hey, he's happy. And the guy just can't help himself. JUST HUMORING HIM: George Clooney may be the world's sexiest man, an acclaimed actor, a talented filmmaker and a powerful presence in Hollywood. But he's still a goofball goof·ball or goof ball n. A barbiturate or tranquilizer in the form of a pill, especially when taken for nonmedical purposes. . Sam Rockwell, who starred in Clooney's directorial debut, ``Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,'' presented his friend with the Los Angeles Film Festival's inaugural Spirit of Independence Award Saturday at a lavish dinner party in Westwood. Rockwell dished dished adj. 1. Concave. 2. Slanting toward one another at the bottom. Used of a pair of wheels. Adj. 1. dished - shaped like a dish or pan dish-shaped, patelliform concave - curving inward out sincere praise with comic jabs about Clooney's finest ``independent'' film moments: ``Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,'' ``Peacemaker,'' ``One Fine Day'' and ``The Perfect Storm.'' Accepting his doughnut-shaped award, Clooney fought back, saying, ``Thank you all for coming to Sam's intervention tonight. Sam, your parents are here. And you're a drunk.'' Noting all the Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . execs in the audience, Clooney just couldn't resist having some fun. ``I'm so glad that I'm no longer being held responsible for the demise of the Bat franchise,'' he said, referring to his '97 ``Batman and Robin'' and the current box-office hit ``Batman Begins'' starring Christian Bale. ``But you know, I could have done that tormented (stuff),'' Clooney protested. ``Joel Schumacher told me Batman was gay! Seriously, he gave me the nipple nipple - Trackpoint suit and said it was a musical. I could have been all dark and mysterious like Bale.'' Then he and film critic Elvis Mitchell sat down for a 20-minute discussion of more serious topics, like making it in the studio world to finance your independent dreams. But first, they couldn't resist imitating Tom Cruise and Matt Lauer's infamous ``Today'' chat/fight on anti-depressants. ``Ritalin isn't bad,'' Clooney/Lauer began. Mitchell, aping Cruise's confrontational posture and clenched clench tr.v. clenched, clench·ing, clench·es 1. To close tightly: clench one's teeth; clenched my fists in anger. 2. fists, shouted, ``You don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. , Matt. You don't know! But I know!'' Then they both giggled like teenagers as Clooney apologized, ``Sorry, sorry, it's an inside joke.'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) CRUISE, HOLMES: Joined at the lip. Kevin Winter/Getty Images (2) HOPKINS: A disarming encounter. Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com (3) CLOONEY: Showing his Spirit Kevin Parry/WireImage.com |
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