Captain America directed a movie, “Before We Go”. After six weeks on VOD (and a reported $1.5 million haul), an Radius-TWC’s Arclight theatrical premiere is the new normal of reverse windowing.
Alice Eve co-stars in the (largely platonic) one-night stand in NYC film that comes out in L.A. and NYC on September 4th. Eve has a second film, with Matthew Broderick, also debuting this Labor Day weekend.
Mark Kassen is a bright spot in “Before We Go” in his one scene. He joined the director/producer/actor at the Heineken hosted Aventine after party on Cahuenga on Wednesday night. Industry faces included Jim Toth, Megan Moss, Brett Gursky, and Rembrandt Flores, amongst others.
Selena can sit in the center, but it’s Taylor’s world. The top squad in Hollywood took a snap at Republic Records’ VMA after party that will one day go in my 2030 coffee table book, “Hollywood in the 2010’s”.
While Nick Jonas (getting a secret from Selena Gomez) made several performances and appearances throughout the weekend, brother Joe has become the second banana, DJ’ing the multiple parties, including Republic’s.
The executives, Charlie Walk and Monte Lipman, hang with crossover hyphenate, Hailee Steinfeld.
Taylor Swift discoverer and “American Idol” mentor Scott Borchetta and wife Sandi at Ysabel, in the old Lola’s space on Fairfax.
Shawn Mendes (with Camila Cabello)went from Canadian Vine star to the top VMA party in two years.
Over at Jeremy Scott’s/Adidas party at the unlikely Union Station, this was the top shot of the night: Iggy Azalea and new duet partner Demi Lovato.
Scott, a psuedo VJ for the night in addition to designing the Moonman, upped his global game for bringing K-pop star CL as his date for the night. Social media cared alot.
At the Adidas party downtown, Theophilus London (in hat) gets a pointer from Kanye West’s creative director Virgil Abloh.
From “Camp Rock” beginnings to the VMAs: Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas headlined one of MTV’s official pre-parties at the Avalon on Friday night, a benefit for Lifebeat put on by Time Warner Cable.
“Even though clubs here finish at 2:00 a.m., there’s always an after party somewhere,” Brit Rita Ora observed of the L.A. scene while rocking her own solo party, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2’s “Song of the Summer” bash at the Samsung Studio on Fairfax. She opened with the Rihanna-sound-alike song that put her on the map “R.I.P.”.
Afterwards, Ora hit up the Abbey.
Just in time for the #SerenaSlam U.S. Open, Jeremy Sisto launched the commercially viable passion project “Break Point” with a special screening at the TCL Chinese on Thursday night. Dave Walton (“About a Boy”) is Sisto’s doubles partner/brother in the comedy.
Here’s the full Broad Green team: J. K. Simmons, Broad Green CCO Daniel Hammond, Chris Parnell, Amy Smart, scene-stealer Joshua Rush, Sisto, Writer/Co-producer Gene Hong, Walton and Director Jay Karas.
“In the time that it took me to get this movie off the ground,” Sisto said, “I looked this up, the Duplass brothers made 147 independent features, 18 television shows, I think they have a food truck as well.” Presumably, J.K. Simmons shot this before last year’s Oscar winning turn in “Whiplash”.
Thomas Middleditch (with Mollie Gates) was just one of many non-affiliated celebs there as friends of co-producer/writer Gene Hong or the film. The crew included Hong pals Jake Gyllenhaal and Adam Levine.
Amy Smart with Perrey Reeves and Aaron Endress-Fox at the Dave and Buster’s After Party at Hollywood and Highland.
Event planners take note. People actually played games at the Dave and Buster’s party — like one of the stars of the film.
Smart also hung with Hammond and Karas as mini-pizzas, brownies, and cookies were passed around with pre-loaded game cards.
“That’s a comedian,” a photo-seeking fan yelled at Stephen Kramer Glickman (“Big Time Rush”, left) as he walked through the tourist-friendly complex.
Smart with Jason Ritter, another celeb fan of the comedy that is already out on VOD, and hitting theaters in L.A. and NYC next weekend, September 4.
Meanwhile over in West Hollywood, Just Jared’s “Way To Wonderland” party drew very strong. The lineup included Nicole Scherzinger (making ex-boyfriends jealous, left) and Jaime King and husband Kyle Newman.
“Bachelorette” regular Nick Viall continues to fuel speculation that he is on the new “Dancing with the Stars” by hanging around L.A., with party regulars like Rumer Willis (still in a foot boot after the whole summer) and a facial haired Chord Overstreet.
Pete Wentz, Meagan Camper, and Leona Lewis represented the 2010 music hit list. Leona has new music out now.
Dania Ramirez and a semi-new entry on the party scene, “Laker” daughters Micaela and Milahna Buss.
Besides the Buss daughters, keep an eye on these two model-DJ’s: Sama and Haya Khadra.
Emmy nominees huddled at the Montage on Monday night. Anthony Anderson, Mayim Bialik, Rachel Brosnahan, Seth Green, and Niecy Nash were the stars at the Television Academy’s 67th Emmy Performance Peer Group Reception.
After chanting “Baruch, ata, adonai…” to successfully get the crowd to shut up, Performers Peer Group Governor Bob Bergen said “They are not just my people…they are also my peer group!” Fellow governor (and nominee) Lily Tomlin was busy shooting “Grace and Frankie.”
The Rock and Rashida, Jake and Ice Cube, Owen Wilson and Lake Bell‘s “No Escape”, and “Downton Abbey’s” wrap party lead the top shots.
Gabrielle Union, Jamie Foxx, and Dwayne Wade dined with VIPs at the intimate pre-party before A$AP Rocky’s performance on the Lot in West Hollywood on Tuesday night, celebrating Samsung’s Friday launch of the Galaxy Edge 6+ and Note5.
Producer Dana Brunetti, posing with recent ad star Chrissy Teigen, has previously hosted Samsung dinners.
A$AP played “Goldie”, “Wild For The Night”, and closed with “Problems” as part of a full 21 song set, unusual for a private gig.
Pierce Brosnan gives Lake Bell some well needed protection on screen in “No Escape,” and from uninvited conversations at the premiere party at WP24 at L.A. Live on Monday night.
Lake Bell had tons of friends at the action premiere, including “Children’s Hospital” pal Erinn Hayes and “Wet Hot American Summer” co-counselor Ken Marino.
Owen Wilson plays Lake Bell‘s on-screen husband in the Weinstein/Bold Films flick out August 26.
The Dowdles (writer Drew and writer-director John Erick) introduced the film at the Regal premiere theatre.
John Erick Dowdle, Weinstein Theatrical Distribution and Home Entertainment President Erik Lomis, and Lionsgate Biz Affairs boss Patricia Laucella at the WP24 after party.
Gary Michael Walters (left) hosted a more intimate producer’s screening on Tuesday night. Pals Lawrence Bender (right), Robert Forster, Bebe foudner Manny Mashouf, and Walters’ legendary dad Norby Walters all came to the UTA Theater.
The man who recently starred in a Weinstein pic and is in a development deal with Bold films, Jake Gyllenhaal, rubbed shoulders with Ice Cube at the HFPA’s Grants Banquet on August 13. Cube was on his way to a $60 million weekend.
The first hit of the summer, “Furious 7”, took a victory lap at Fox’s Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night.
That’s a wrap for “Downton Abbey”. The cast had a fancy wrap party at the Ivy on Saturday night. (The Ivy in London, not the touristy bygone lunch spot on Robertson.)
Sarah Silverman and Joe Manganiello at the HFPA Grants Banquet.
The Rock and Rashida make a fine tag team in Anaheim. Both have thrones inside the Disney kingdom now, meeting up and plugging projects at Disney’s fan convention D23 over the weekend.
Lou Ferrigno (and daughter Shanna Ferrigno, holding the mic) show off why he’s still “The Hulk” at his Saturday morning fitness class “Hey There Muscles” on the Santa Monica Pier. He gives the classes for free.
Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson can drink now that they are done driving. They toasted “Learning to Drive” at Monday night’s premiere in NYC.
Katha Pollitt (center) is the author and director Isabel Coixet (in glasses) celebrated at the Southgate on Central Park South for Broad Green’s upcoming “Learning to Drive” release.
Broad Green’s Daniel Hammond, Sarah Kernochan, and Broad Green CEO Gabriel Hammond at “Learning to Drive.”
Luke Bryan went head to head with Dr. Dre in first week album sales. Bryan’s NYC press tour included Jenny McCarthy and a private show at the Samsung Studio.
A future angel? Back in L.A., Jamie Chung was up to Jamie Chung type activities – buying balloons for a party in Beverly Hills and showing off Victoria’s Secret Pink gear.
Sharon Stone hit the VIP reception for documentary “License to Operate” downtown. The doc, about former gangleaders’ reoriented life view about L.A, got a Grand Park premiere. Stone serves on the board of Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s “A Better LA,” which brought the former gang leaders together.
The Ryan Phillipe/Juliette Lewis series “Secrets and Lies” (ABC/ABC Studios) relocated back to California from North Carolina for Season 2. EP Barbie Kligman and California elected officials celebrated the tax credit-enabled California rebirth on the Paramount lot.
Steve Berg, Jake Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston and Orlando Bloom partied at the premiere of The Orchard’s “Digging For Fire,”courtesy of Sabra.
