The Ziegfeld Theater was once again the site of a movie premiere last night as Stephen Daldry’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close held its red carpet gala in New York, the city at the heart of the film. Cast members Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright, Max von Sydow and young Thomas Horn all made an appearance.

Sorry Sandy, but you’re lookin’ a little like Morticia Addams with that all black ensemble and your stick straight hair. And why are you standing like that, with your butt sticking out. You look like you need to make a dash inside the theater for a pit stop.  Tom’s wife, the lovely Rita Wilson, also in all black, doesn’t look nearly as ‘funereal’.  (If this couple ever goes south, I’ll lose all faith in humanity.) That’s Rita with one of their sons (I think it’s Truman.)

Viola Davis looks beautiful in pink. (Love her Grecian inspired dress with the leather collar and her hair is fabulous.) She was just nominated for  SAG and Golden Globe Awards for her role in The Help. It was only a few years ago when Meryl Streep, accepting her SAG award for Doubt (for which Davis was also nominated), said of this New York based stage actress, “Someone give this woman a job”.  (Even though she did have a string of film credits to her name already) she’s worked steadily ever since. She mopped the floor with Jamie Foxx in Law Abiding Citizen (her first film appearance after Meryl’s request) and she generally gets some sort of nomination for everything she does.

There’s something creepy, I’m sorry to say, about the kid in this movie. Thomas Horn, who can’t be more than 12 or 13, talks like he’s already had way too many acting classes. He’s not normal. (Maybe I’m suspicious because not only was he on Teen Jeopardy but he actually won – because he bet it all on Final Jeopardy – unlike some people *coughyourstrulycough* who are wimps and listen to advice from the wrong people. But I digress…)

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is about a nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist who searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Get out your handkerchiefs, the film starts its awards qualifying run on December 25 and then opens wide on January 20.

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Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson are suing their former insurance broker.  They worked with J.B. Goldman Insurance Agency for more than 20 years.

Well, they switched brokers a few weeks ago and the new broker found some gross overcharging inside various policies they had with them.

Their claims say that the broker overcharged them, insured them multiple times for the same things, and engaged in a “predatory embezzlement scheme” that cost all the plaintiffs hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars.

The amount that they are suing for hasn’t been listed, but you can imagine it’s a very large sum. This is Tom Hanks we are talking about and you know he has some serious cash involved here.

I know that a lot of people don’t care because he’s still got more money in his left pants pocket than most people would see in a year.  But, that doesn’t make ripping him off okay.

I hope these insurance guys go down in flames.

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I guess it’s safe to assume Nicole Richie did not get married this weekend as she attended last night’s Opening Gala and unmasking of the Resnick Pavilion at LACMA (the Los Angeles County Museum of Art). Her dress looks cute on her. What do you think?

Mr. ‘I like to masturbate all day long‘ James Franco attended. I wonder if he had to excuse himself during the festivities or if he was able to control himself? One has to think an event like that is 3-4 hours long. He must have been dying a little inside not able to take matters into his own hand.

Christina Aguilera brought her epic boobies and weave along to the party.

Roma Downey and billionaire hubby Mark Burnett are so in love it almost started to defrost my ice cold heart.

One of the original Charlie’s Angel, Jaclyn Smith graced the event with her timeless and elegant beauty. That is one beautiful woman both inside and out.

I’m not really liking Olivia Wilde’s jacket over her dress. There’s a time and place for a jean jacket but I don’t think a gala like this is it. It might not be a jean jacket but it really doesn’t go too well with the dress.

Lots of other celebs attended:

• Kim Kardashian
• Tom Hanks
• Rita Wilson
• Teri Hatcher
• Lauren Sanchez

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The stars came out big for An Unforgettable Evening hosted by EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund to raise money and awareness for early detection and research.

Christina Applegate who herself is a breast cancer survivor was honoured with the Nat King Cole award and told ET:

“That’s the reason that this happened to me, so that I can be outspoken and forthright about everything…I feel like I have a responsibility to all the women out there, to not let them live in fear…Fear perpetuates disease”

Country couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw also attended and Tim, who lost both parents to cancer, talked about what the evening meant to him:

“I grew up with my mom and two sisters and now I have a house full of women, my wife and my three daughters, so anything that advances the research for cancer and advances the chances of finding cures, I’m all for”

Also attending this wonderful event:

• Reese Witherspoon
• Steven Spielberg
• Angie Harmon
• Julianne Hough
• Taylor Swift
• Rita Wilson
• Lori Loughlin
• Olivia Wilde
• Tom Hanks
• Molly Sims
• Kirk Douglas
• Amber Heard

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John Krasinski and fiancée Emily Blunt pose at the New York premiere of ‘It’s Complicated’ which stars John, as well as Steve Martin, Meryl  Streep, Alec Baldwin, Lake Bell and Rita Wilson.

The tagline of this romantic comedy is:

First comes marriage. Then comes divorce. And then…Divorce with benefits

The trailer actually looks quite good and if it has Meryl Streep in it, you know it is going to be good!.  It opens Christmas Day.  To see her and Alec Baldwin as a couple is hysterical.

Also at the premiere:

• Tina Fey
• Mariska Hargitay
• Meryl Streep
• Rita Wilson
• Alexandra Wentworth
• Alec Baldwin
• Steve Martin
• Lake Bell
• Zoe Kazan

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Fashion icon Tom Ford wrote and directed this movie (that’s freakin awesome) about:

A story that centers on an English professor who, after the sudden death of his partner tries to go about his typical day in Los Angeles

Colin Firth plays the lead role and the film also stars Julianne Moore and Ginnifer Goodwin.   At the New York premiere last night:

• Cindy Crawford
• Rande Gerber
• Nicholas Hoult
• Ryan Simpkins
• Ginnifer Goodwin
• Lisa Rinna
• Harry Hamlin
• Tom Ford
• Angela Bassett
• Rita Wilson
• Joey Kern

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The stars came out to honour Tom Hanks for his body of work over the years and included such celebs as: 

• Sally Field
• Glenn Close
• Charlize Theron
• Adrien Brody
• Steven Spielberg
• Ron Howard
• Julia Roberts
• Lorne Michaels
• Jeremy Irons
• Christy Turlington
• Ed Burns

Julia Roberts’ speech was especially memorable given all the F-bombs she dropped:

“Alright well, it’s late and I’m paying my babysitter overtime and I have to pee,” she began. “So Tom, everybody f—–g likes you. All my bits are gone. Listen, I had lunch today with Rita [Wilson, Hanks' wife], and her t–s were here [motioned high] and her waist was here [motioned small] and her a– was like that [motioned high], so what can I tell you that’s new? Tom Hanks, what the f–k?”

I love how she’s concerned about paying a babysitter.  She makes millions per film.  Like that’s an issue.

in 2004′s Ladykillers], I didn’t even know what the f–k that movie was about!” Of 2004′s The Terminal, she cracked, “You in the airport with the accent? It was a pass for me. Airport? Were you just an immigrant lost? I didn’t know. I love you, and I didn’t know what to do, really. God, I’m wearing the same f—–g dress tonight as your publicist!”

She concluded her ‘speech’ without any F-bombs:

“Listen, I’ve got to get home. But this much we know … I will say this: Tom Hanks, I love you.”  “It’s so dark out there, I feel like I’m in space,” she said as an audience member held up their cell phone. “Thank you, whoever just made it light. [Lost creator] J.J. Abrams, are you here?”

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