Monday, May 16, 2005

Star Wars 3 at Cannes

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Above: "Watch it back there," sniffs Billy Zane, as a clone stormtrooper arrests the aggressively metrosexual Titanic star on the social misdemeanor of: "Excessive Fabulosity."

Hello!Magazine covers Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith at Cannes:

"... Director George Lucas said that the latest episode, which is a prequel to the original, reflects events in Iraq, in the same way that the first movie, 30 years ago, was inspired by the Vietnam War."

"Battalions of storm troopers and fights with light sabres set the impressive scene for the red carpet event, which was graced by the likes of Sharon Stone � ultra elegant in pale gold � and Eva Longoria."

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Above: Sharon Stone, ahead of the crowd, early adopter

"A �1-million party featuring huge ice sculptures of the sci-fi saga's characters followed the lavish screening.

"The most striking effect of the evening, though, was Natalie Portman's hair � or lack of."

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Above: A dirty little Sith trick executed flawlessly by George Lucas instantly renders the normally sassy Natalie Portman into "Press Junket Compliant."

"The 23-year-old staggered onlookers by making her entrance with a shaven head. 'After all the crazy hairstyles I had to endure for the (Star Wars) films, it's quite liberating to have no hair,' she said of the new 'do, which is a pre-requisite for her new movie, V For Vendetta.

"Her co-stars Hayden Christensen and Samuel Jackson joined her at the premiere, though Ewan MacGregor was unable to make it because he's rehearsing for the West End musical Guys And Dolls.

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The whole story here.

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