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About Town
Events that have people talking
 Rhythm of the night
It was easy to get into the groove at Touchstone and Summit Entertainment's premiere of "Step Up" in Hollywood on Monday thanks to the freestyle break dancers and the smoking hot cast, including stars Channing Tatum, left, and Jenna Dewan, right, shown with producer Jennifer Gibgot.
Stepping out
Legendary crooner Tony Bennett celebrated his 80th birthday in New York last Thursday with a gigantic birthday cake worthy of just such an occasion. Katie Couric, Donald and Melania Trump, Bruce Willis and a host of other world-class friends joined Bennett in the festivities.
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Find him with a club
Rapper 50 Cent practiced his swing at Chelsea Piers Golf Club in New York for Ecko Unlimited's fourth annual "Tikva Drive For Life," benefitting Odessa's Orphaned and Abandoned Children. Mark Ecko, Miri Ben-Ari, rapper Saigon and more teed up for Thursday's fundraiser.
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Just the 'Fact's
Lily Taylor, left, Matt Dillon and the rest of the "Factotum" cast gathered at the IFC Theater in New York on Tuesday evening for the premiere of the literary drama. The film's writer-director Bent Hamer, actor Ally Sheedy and director Abel Ferarra were also in attendance.
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Harnessing his Chong
Actor-comedian Tommy Chong is adding author to his multi-hyphenate now that his new book, "The I Chong: Meditations From The Joint," is in stores. He stopped by the Virgin Megastore in Hollywood Tuesday to sign copies for his fans.
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RISKY BUSINESS
Lyles works 'Deadwood' like Par Westerns of yore
A.C. Lyles' fourth-floor office on the Paramount lot is, appropriately enough, in the William S. Hart building. Hart was a Western star for the studio, and Lyles was a producer of some 15 Paramount B-Westerns from "Johnny Reno" to "Red Tomahawk."
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THE PULSE
Keeping you up to date on Mel, Mee and TMZ
So here we are on Day 11 of the post-MGM (Mel Gibson meltdown) era in Hollywood, and already we find that many questions are beginning to be answered while others remain bogged down in ambiguity. This much can be said for certain: Much of the knee-jerk anger in town has subsided, giving way to the usual fence-sitting speculation.
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ROBERT OSBORNE
McDowell docking for Port Townsend tribute
Malcolm McDowell will be the principal guest of honor at this year's seventh annual Port Townsend Film Festival near Seattle, where two of McDowell's most celebrated films will be screened (Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" and Lindsay Anderson's "If").
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THE PULSE
Burstyn's Emmy nom no vote of confidence
Remember the furor that erupted in 1999 over the Oscar win of Dame Judi Dench as best supporting actress for "Shakespeare in Love"? The issue was the brevity of her role, eight minutes to be exact.
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ROBERT OSBORNE
King of the roadshow: U.S. to get 'Shook Up'
"All Shook Up," the rock 'n' roll musical of Elvis Presley songs that played for 213 performances (and 33 prevues) last year at the Palace, will begin its first national tour Sept. 12, a 30-city jaunt with Susan Anton heading a cast that also features newcomer Joe Mandragona and Jenny Fellner ("Mamma Mia!").
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