"Tightest gowns get the nod for breast picture"
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Jupiter. And, go figure, the biggest nova of all? Carson Kressley. In a
salmon-colored jacket (smoked lox, not Bumblebee), "The Queer Eye for
the Straight Guy" fashion guy gushed: "The Oscars, Independent Spirit
Awards, Bravo, everybody wants me for the red carpet. I'm now gay in
quadruplicate. And making my hair look good at the same time."
Post-Janet Jackson news is — nipples are in. Or, rather, out! Holly
Hunter's poked through her Vera Wang job. I also saw Maggie Gyllenhaal's
in her snug blue dress. Nifty. If I ever switch, she'll be first. Even
Jane Fonda's kid Troy unbuttoned his black shirt and wiggled his left
one at a camera. No idea why. U.S. citizen Shohreh Aghdashloo comes from
repressed Muslim Iran, but her tight red number did not repress
anything. Everything showed but her naturalization papers.
The bigger the star, the bigger the car. Tom Cruise travels in a black
SUV. A caravan. His p.r. man, Pat Kingsley, has an SUV. His follow car
with the security — another SUV.
The bigger the crowd, the bigger the generation gap. Seeing Zooey
Deschanel, fotogs chanted, "Zooey . . . Zooey . . . " A senior watching
asked: "Who?"
The schmattas: Nominee Patricia Clarkson in beige see-through Michael
Vollbracht. As she walked off, I saw everything but the label. "It's no
loaner. I'll keep it. Oh, yeah, it's mine." . . . Nominee Samantha
Morton's brocade was a 1951 Givenchy. "From his first collection." . . .
Nia "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" Vardalos got a last-minute fitting for
her black-and-white Patricia Rowland. "And I didn't diet to fit it. I'm
an eater. I always eat." . . . Jennifer Tilly wore a 20-year-old, beaded
Helen Rose: "I bought this myself at the vintage store Decade."
The knockouts: Calvin Klein spokesbeaut Scarlett Johansson in drop-dead
green Alberto Ferretti. And stunning-to-die-for, the ruffled, black,
lowlowlowlow-cut Gucci that Susan Sarandon nearly wore. "What will I do
with something like this in my lifestyle? I'm not keeping it. It's going
to auction for charity." While she was telling me this and fixing her
busted shoe, Robin Williams was kissing Tim Robbins' award-winning hand.
The nominated cootchy-coo: Nominee Naomi Watts in a sleeveless,
backless, armless gown was freezing. Her man, Heath Ledger, stroked her
arm, rubbed her back, hugged her close, touched her earlobe, massaged
her waist. Trust me, this dude does good work.
The nominated jewelry. The vintage Cartier diamond necklace Renée
Zellweger wore. Borrowed. Not hers. And the Neil Lane diamond necklace
Sting's wife, Trudie Styler, wore. Not borrowed. Hers.
The sights of the week: Peter Dinklage hand-in-hand with his full-size
brother hidden behind Harvey Weinstein . . . Wall-to-wall James Bonds:
Pierce Brosnan talking to Sean Connery. We're talking 0014 . . . Arianna
Huffington making no political statement for a change. She walked in the
middle of the red carpet . . . Elvis Costello dogging the entrance as
though he wanted to see a movie star like everyone else . . . Nicole
Kidman, usually accessible, stiffing reporters by ducking into the
theater P.D.Q.
The remark of the week: Paris Hilton, at New Line's party in sexy, filmy
pink with a bejeweled cell phone hanging off her neck: "I can't tell you
whose dress this is. I really don't know. Somebody sent it to me."
The doings of the week: Sean Penn hosting a party for presidential
contender Dennis Ku cinich . . . Charlize Theron getting an all-Dior
products makeup from Shane Paish . . . Ted Turner introducing James Caan
to his live-in, Rebecca Stewart, with: "He made a movie with Jane
[ex-wife Fonda]." Stunning blond Rebecca looked thrilled.
The comments: Keisha Castle-Hughes in New Zealand designer Liz Mitchell:
"Everyone asks the same questions, but they're all very polite. It's
been quite nice, ackshelly." . . . Sir Ben Kingsley: "I keep my awards
in the library. Our housekeeper dusts them carefully. I don't do it
personally." . . . New Line Cinema's Michael Lynne: "So many of us
involved in 'The Lord of the Rings' production. I wonder who'd
physically get to keep the Oscar." . . . Jude Law wore a bespoke Savile
Row number. When a fan yelled: "You're even prettier in person," he
hollered back, "You, too." . . . Francis Ford Coppola: "Sofia was good
in art as a child. I guess her career is the result."
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