[S]he shoots them in role, asking each to perform and cry for the camera and demands the actor’s investment in the process. These are no passive sitters.

True to the blurb, Daniel Craig showed up determined to be an active sitter, and after a marathon session in which he was made to relive every side-by-side humiliation foisted upon him by the bully-geniuses at CraigNotBond.com, it was in the unlikeliest of mental corners that he finally achieved eye-moistening success: recalling the time his inner 7-year-old was made to do cartwheels up and down the bar of his father's pub, singing "Skip To My Lou, My Darling."

• Crying Men [steidl via Mollygood]

In today's episode: Sacha Baron Cohen; Adam Sandler and Richard Dreyfuss; Drew Barrymore; Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, Omar Epps, and Arye Gross; Hayden Christensen; Jason Schwartzman; Chad Faust; Kirstie Alley; Howie Mandel; Nick Nolte; Mickey Rourke; Heidi Klum and Kathleen Robertson; Dylan McDermott; Lauren Graham; Justin Long; Rob Corddry; Christopher Mintz-Plasse; David Boreanaz; Emily Deschanel and Zachary Quinto; Nicky Hilton, David and Jeff Katzenberg; Christopher Mintz-Plasse; Danny Bonaduce; Brooke White; Monty Hall and Gary Owens.

· I saw Sacha Baron Cohen doing filming as Bruno (gay Austrian) at On Your Marks Studio in Sherman Oaks on Feb. 21st. He was dressed in tight leather black pants with a bedazzeled g-string showing. his hair was frosted blond and straight. He was interviewing parents with their children pretending to be an german / austrian ad agent looking for a child to do a car commercial. He asked questions like : are you willing to film your child with ants? bees or wasps? dogs? ect. very funny.

· Feb 20 - Adam Sandler was in the dining room of the Polo Lounge in a green t shirt at a table with a bunch of little kids. Kind of awesome. Then, in the lobby, a very old woman said, "I want something nice to snack on!" Her date, or friend, or companion, or whatever, an old guy who looked a bit like a shriveled Einstein, said, "Oh, something to do like THIS?"—and mimed shoving a candy bar in his mouth. Would it surprise you if I said that the wisened little man was Richard Dreyfuss?

· I'm simply shocked (shocked!) no one sent in Drew Barrymore at the Derby Dolls game on Saturday night (Feb 16). She sat front and center in the VIP section with some moody hipster types. I later saw her jumping up and down, all smiles talking with star jammer Mila Minute. Maybe Drew's scouting extras for her directorial debut? I've even got some photographic evidence.

· 2/20 Hugo's Studio City - Gwen, Gavin and Kingston Stefani-Rossdale looking magnificent, Arye Gross of "Ellen" notoriety, Omar Epps who only tip waitresses and the last time I saw Hayden Christensen there he hit on me, but I refuse to disclose the identify my sex.

· Feb 25 - This weekend I had two sightings at M Cafe de Chaya on Melrose. Saturday I saw Jason Schwartzman looking very cute with a nice healthy glow. Must be all that delicious Cafe M macrobiotic food! Someone was blocking his car in and he was very patient and polite. Sunday I went back to Cafe M for more deliciousness and saw Chad Faust from the USA show the 4400. I must be one of seven people that watch that show but man is the boy hot.

· Kirstie Alley: Saturday Feb 23 eating at Gingergrass in Silver Lake with two teen age girls and a couple 20 something chicks. One of her guests was eating salad; from the detritus on her plate, KA had KO'd a plate of sauteed meat and rice. KA had no make up and was dressed in large casual clothes. She's full figured but not obese, though some alpha hydroxy or laser around the lips and chin would def be a suggestion—more so than weight loss—for prettying up. No idea what they were gabbing about, they were too far away to eavesdrop on.

· last Thursday (Feb 21), having lunch in the 'bu at coogie's on pch, when who should walk in but the be-chromed dome himself, howie mandel. he was with a couple and the three of them were seated in the booth next to mine. i listened carefully as they discussed what they were going to order and waited to see what it was going to be for howie - a meal or no meal.

· then on friday, again in the 'bu, i was enjoying my delicious high protein burrito from howie's taqueria in the malibu country mart, when i see a tall-ish, dishevelled man walking my direction, wearing diaphanous, black man-made fiber pants, a black man-made fiber trench coat and a straw fedora-esque hat with a whole lotta crazy hair trying to escape from under it. as the gentlemen gets close i realize it's malibu's second favorite DUI son - nick nolte! aside from the air of crazy he exudes, what was most striking was the fact that he was wearing all that black and all that clothing in close to 80 degree weather.

· Feb 26 - I'm getting some work done at the Santa Monica Public Library, but some guy keeps snoring really loudly. I look up and am completely un-surprised to find that it's Mickey Rourke, sunglasses on and feet propped on a canvas bag. A girl politely wakes him up, and he proceeds to hit on her. Yes, that all sounds about right.

· It was a double dose of celebrity fun at 25 Degrees this afternoon (February 21st). Shortly after being seated in the far back booth for lunch, my friends and I spotted Kathleen Robertson of 90210 fame. Looking pretty and casually dressed, she ate with an older couple. Service for our meal was a little on the slow side (per usual), until it came time to pay the check and have our plates cleared. It was then we were informed that Heidi Klum needed a table — our table. We barely had a chance get up and walk away before Heidi and her entourage took over. She was shorter than I imagined; let's say 5'8".

· 2/25 - Dylan McDermott looking just as pretty as you'd expect Dylan McDermott to look cruising through Santa Monica in a black Porsche.

· 2/23 at Mexico City in Los Feliz: Lauren Graham sat in the booth next to us. She was with a couple and was looking fabulous. Still quite the (fictional) MILF!

· getting off the 10 at the 4th/5th st exit into santa monica, got cut off by some douche in a black prius. i'm able to use a pit maneuver and get in front of said douche, check my rearview and i see justin long. boytoy was in a hurry to get down to main street.

· Feb 21 - This morning! Rob Corddry! Jogging! In my neighborhood! (Almost ran over him with my car, but we won't mention that part in the awesomeness of the occasion.) Am wondering what he's doing hanging out so close to the place where they stash all the American Idol contenders each year.

· On Thursday, Feb. 28th, at about 10:10 am, I spotted David Boreanaz exiting a gas station on the corner of La Cienga and Holloway. He was in his silver mercedes, looking quite handsome.

· Feb 21 - Emily Deschanel and Zach Quinto of Heroes were at Brently Heilbron and Liz Feldman's Awesome War Show at the Comedy Central Stage Wednesday.

· Saw Zachary Quinto more times than I'd like to remember in the Silverlake hood. He seems to really think he's someone really special. He wears a hoodie over his head really low when he goes into Intelligentsia café—you know, incognito, cause he's so famous. Also, last Friday (Feb 15) at Akbar (in hood) he was occupying the service area, so the nice-guy bartender asked him to move. He refused, and actually pulled out the "Do you know who I am?" line.

· Didn't expect a star sighting at The Ivy morning of the Oscars because
I figured nobody in this town would be eating until 9pm that night,
but lo and behold, in walked Nicky Hilton and David Katzenberg, along with Jeff Katzenberg and I'm assuming a whole slew of other Katzenbergs. Things must be getting serious for Nicky if she's allowed to crash fam brunch...

· Feb 25 - I saw Christopher Mintz-Plasse (also known as McLovin of Superbad fame) coming out of a showing of Diary of the Dead at the Universal City Walk AMC Theatre on Saturday the 23rd. He was wearing a cap somewhat low (maybe so he wouldn't be recognized) but he was on his cell phone talking and I definitely recognized his voice

· Driving South on LaBrea approaching 3rd St, right by Trader Joes on Monday afternoon (2/25) when I looked out the window and spotted a unicyclist pedaling furiously on the sidewalk. Just as I was wondering to myself, just why unicyclists do what they do, I realized that this unicyclist was none other than Danny Bonaduce. And, well, since I don't understand anything he does, I just kept driving.

· Thursday night, 2/28, at the Westwood Urban Outfitters. The store had closed five minutes prior when a couple girls and a guy try to make their way in. Of course, they were denied entry by the sales staff but then the man starts pleading, saying she knows what shirt she needs. The cashier relents and that's when a perky blonde runs over to the shirt table. As soon as she opened her mouth, I recognized her as America's favorite LDS nanny from American Idol, Brooke White. I guess they do pick out their own clothes after all. I'll be looking for that white long sleeved shirt this Wednesday.

· Feb 20 - Gosh-a-roony! Just saw Monty Hall and Gary Owens (Millenials, you can Wiki them) waiting for their cars with a couple equally-aged buddies outside Factor's...Seemed pleasant in demeanor...Just four dudes kibbitzing after lunch. I grew up watching Monty and Gary back in the good old three broadcast network days, so me thinks it's always good to see some of the old school still reprezent. Bye.

1. Jumper - $27.225 million
So well did Doug Liman's teleportation adventure connect with audiences (expect the words "fourth highest President's Day opening ever" to grace a trade gatefold ad in coming days, featuring a tiny Hayden Christensen standing atop Mt. Rushmore, perched on the tip of the Washington Monument, and avoiding swerving traffic at the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel), that Fox is already talking franchise:

"When you have a successful movie, you want to built on it and have sequels," senior VP of distribution Bert Livingston tells Variety. Still, by the time those roll around, audiences will have already grown wise to the studio's strategy of using dozens of lightspeed location changes to distract from the star's dead-eyed line readings. Jumper 2: Emoter will therefore pose effects engineers with a challenge unlike any other: creating the awesome illusion that Christensen can shift mood gears as quickly as his character can leap from bed to the top of Empire State Building.

2. Step Up 2 the Streets - $19.666
While Step Up star Channing Tatum may have only appeared in it for the contractually mandated minimum (consisting of one shot of the actor with a hand over his cellphone as he fields a call from his agent, wishing the next generation of Step Up-pers best of luck on their sequel adventures), Step Up 2 the Streets still managed to outperform expectations. Our only concern, however, is that its catchy pun-title may have painted future installments into a corner. Sure, Step Up 4 What's Yours has a nice ring to it, but Step Up 3 Is 1 More Than 2, Can U Feel It?!? is likely to just confuse people.

3. The Spiderwick Chronicles - $19.080 million
The underperforming Spiderwick suggests young audiences might have finally reached their saturation point with the fantasy genre. Parents currently struggling with home infestations, however, may still want to consider taking the family, as further nightmares might be avoided by telling your children that the rodents and cockroaches scampering across their pillows are in fact the magical Boggarts and Brownies of the Faerie realm, visible only through a magical seeing stone you've managed to misplace.

4. Fool's Gold - $13.08 million
That's $2.18 million per ab!

5. Definitely, Maybe - $9.685 million
With the Fanning sisters effectively nudged out of the running, Abigail Breslin (as if we didn't see this one coming) has fully ascended to Hollywood's Favorite Precocious Youngster Capable of Imparting Worldly Wisdom Exceeding That of Most Adults Five-Times Her Age. Whether her palpable chemistry with screen dad Ryan Reynolds will yield further pairings remains to be seen, however, although we will say this: Paper Moon isn't going to unnecessary-remake itself.

• WEEKEND BOX OFFICE February 15-17, 2008 [Box Office Mojo]

In today's episode: Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon; Jack Nicholson and Ice Cube; Hayden Christensen; Dax Shepard; Richard Edson; Pierce Brosnan; Lindsay Lohan; Bill Nighy and Alicia Silverstone; Beau Bridges; Sandra Oh; Marcia Cross; Hayden Panettiere; Jeff Garlin; Anton Yelchin; Ashley Tisdale; Dean Cameron; and Dave Annable.

· Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon were on my flight from SFO to Burbank Monday afternoon. They sat very far away from the gate and of course, kept their sunglasses on the whole time. At one point, I saw him put his head on her shoulder while she stroked his back. Once everyone was on-board except for us stragglers, they snuck in through the United VIP line. Honestly, with no bodyguards or hangers-on, they made more of a production of themselves, looking completely sullen and put-upon in that totally obvious "Don't you dare look at me, I'm famous" way. Like, one girl recognized them and didn't really seem to care, and most people just wondered who the tools in the sunglasses were. Once I was in line to board, I got stuck behind Jake as he tried to load his bag in the overhead bin. But once he saw that a girl in her 20s was standing right behind him, he totally dropped the bag, sat down, and kinda covered his face.

· Last Friday at the Laker game, I had the obligatory Jack Nicholson sighting. Way more fun was Ice Cube in one luxury box and photographer Michael "I filmed Kim Kardashian's mom naked" Segal in another.

Saturday I saw Richard Edson (the guy who takes Ferris' car and says, "Trust me. I'm a professional.") at Café 101. (Thanks IMDB!)

Today I saw Hayden Christensen at Runyon Canyon in all his shirtless hiking glory. Was not wheezing like Darth Vader. Then I saw a very freshly-tattooed Dax Shepard at Starbucks in Studio City on my way to work. Very tall and surprisingly cute.

· I saw Pierce Brosnan yesterday Nov 12 on the 3rd st promenade. looking surprisingly together, like he had stepped off the set of of the thomas crown affair 2, or something. I thought who is that handsome guy with all the shopping bags who looks like Pierce Brosnan. oh, fuck, it IS pierce brosnan! ha.

· 11/8 - Had my first paparazzi swarm sighting since moving here almost 2 years ago (weird, I know) at Bossa Nova on Sunset, caused by none other than Lindsay Lohan and her giant boobs, accompanied by an older model Lindsay (Dina?) and bodyguard. What kind of town is this where even a fresh-out-of-rehab former child superstar can't eat her moderately priced Brazilian/Italian fusion cuisine in peace?

· Friday, 11/9 - Saw Alicia Silverstone & Bill Nighy meeting up over snacks and tea at the Newsroom in BH. Strange (platonic) pair, until my friend reminded me that they were in a movie together not too long ago. He looked like he always does: natty, though slightly frumpy, glasses, adorable; she looked cute as a button and like she hadn't aged since Clueless. If being a vegan makes your skin look that good, I'm switching to that team pronto.

· While in the 15 or less (maybe 10?) check out line at the Ralphs in Malibu on Saturday, spotted Beau Bridges behind us. Among his purchases was a bag of green colored fruit - not limes. Wearing a forest green t-shirt and baggy gross navy blue sweatpants, he ignored all us fellow non D plus celebrities. When my friend had to leave the line to get an extra item he didn't complain, but did slapped down a People and Us Weekly magazine in a huff to add to his purchases. Overall pleasant demeanor but a little ragged looking. Perhaps that's the Malibu look? He has crazy eyebrows.

· 11/15 - La Poubelle — Sandra Oh having dinner with a small group of friends. None of this "please don't let me be seen by the masses" crap for her. Oh no, she was sitting at the first table inside the door, clearly enjoying the food and the company. I get the feeling that she goes there often since not a single person (but me) paid any notice she was there. Telling a story of some kind that required lots of waving and arm movements, but everyone was enthralled. She looks EXACTLY like she does on TV but with a bigger head; but that could have been the poufy hair.

· Saw Marcia Cross getting off the LAX flight in JFK last night (11/14). That woman's cheekbones could cut glass. Seriously, anyone snogging with her needs to be careful. She could slice your jugular while administering a hickey.

· Waiting for my virgin america flight to sfo on the 16th and just saw hayden panettiere the dolphin saver walk by me with 2 of her friends to their nyc flight. Also walking by are the victoria secrets angels to board the nyc flight. Tsa was going crazy opening a dedicated line for them to pass through.

· Captain's Log, Stardate 3958.8 (11/15/2007). Jeff Garlin spotted in top row at Century City AMC, heartily enjoying 7:30 showing of "Star Trek: The Original Series" two-part episode "The Menagerie". He adorably yelled out "Boo!" in the darkened, tension-wrought silence before the show (after the initial promotion for the Star Trek HD DVDs), which got a good laugh—quite a feat, considering the audience was filled with grade-A, uncut, pure Columbian nerd. Myself included, I guess. (I was one of the few female specimens in attendance, I might add. Surprising? Not really.) Of course, no PrivacyWatch™ sighting, no matter how Garlin-y, can compete with Shatner's glowing smirk, which sparkled on the silver screen that evening. Captain, you can board my vessel anytime.

· 11/10 - Anton Yelchin was playing a mean harmonica at a jam party that I got invited to at Beer City Studios in Van Nuys. There was a cute young blonde girl who came with him but I couldn't tell if they were bf/gf.

· Wednesday Nov 14th - while enjoying a cheap but leisurely manicure at the Nail Garden in Studio City during my lunch break, spotted Ashley Tisdale of High School Musical fame getting her feet done. I guess she missed the big SAG rally at Universal by a day and decided to get a mani/pedi instead...

· He was an A-lister when I was 15 and think a few out there may appreciate. Monday night during "corey-oky" at Happy Endings I spy Dean Cameron (Francis 'Chainsaw' Gremp of Summer School fame) leading the 3 man Corey band. These sightings are more fun then any present day A-lister, unless of course they are running over a photographer or are Keifer Sutherland.

· 11/15—Dave Annable out with a friend at CAA-sponsored "Young Hollywood Party". An actor must always support his representation, right? Especially those young Death Star leaders in training.

The HOTTEST club in Vegas. LADIES FREE on my GUESTLIST!!! RSVP with your FULL name BEFORE 2pm on Friday If you have more than 2 guests, leave another ladies name, and I will add them as well.

Only Ladies names will be put on the list, Dress code will be STRICTLY enforced and as always all entry is at the Doorman's discretion. So come lookin good!

We know that it's common industry practice to try to keep the male-to-female clubgoer ratios skewed vaginaward, but with event promoters so dedicated to luring women into Hayden Christensen's birthday party, it will be almost statistically impossible for his publicist not to snap a picture of her client making out with an off-duty stripper, then leak it to the rags as evidence of his heterosexuality.

• Hayden Christensen's 25th Birthday - Friday @ TAO [MySpace]

Hayden Christensen does not suffer hecklers gladly. The actor, currently shooting "Awake" with Jessica Alba, was leaving his trailer to do a scene inside Bellevue Hospital the other day when a fan approached. But instead of asking Christensen for an autograph, the fan yelled, "You ruined the 'Star Wars' movies!" Our set-side source says the annoyed Anakin Skywalker "chased the guy down the street and scared him away." A spokeswoman for the Weinstein Co., which is producing "Awake," declined comment.

What the item failed to report was that the "fan" in question was none other than George Lucas, who has a long history of ambushing former cast members in an epic game of blame-deflecting cat n' mouse. Billy Dee Williams is still smarting from Lucas' 1983 trailer assault on the set of Chiefs, when the director, frustrated at negative Return of the Jedi reviews, grabbed the actor by his collar and shouted, "Your hamfisted scenery-chewing killed the pacing of the Sarlaac Pit sequence!"

• CRANKY FORCE [NY Post]

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• Hayden Christensen goes to the playboy mansion [OHNOTHEYDIDNT]
• Previously: Darth Vader Conspicuously Leaves Party With Housewife [Defamer]