Summer and Tropical Thunder

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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise at the L.A. premiere of “Tropic Thunder.”

This past Tuesday at Mann’s Village in Westwood, they held the L.A. premiere of “Tropic Thunder” starring Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr, and Ben Stiller. Back in 1970s, there was a comedy group called Firesign Theater who produced parodies on LPs. I can’t remember the name of the specific album, but I thought of it when I looked at these photographs of people who are regarded as, or presumably are, important actors and film industry people.

The Firesign Theater had one skit called “Lives of Poor People As Told By Rich Hollywood Stars.” A bit of prescience if you take a good look at this gaggle of celebrity, many of whom might have just risen from a long afternoon nap, rolled out of bed, into their Beemer or Mercedes (or Prius) and drove over to Westwood.

In most cases, the glitter and the bling of stardom is completely absent except for the sneakers. I bet some of them came with luxury price tags. All I’m saying is the charisma that inspired the concept of stardom is virtually non-existent in this crew. Well maybe Jody Foster and Tom and Katie and Mr. McConaughey, who was looking like an expensively turned out version of the guy next door (with the bongos) and a couple others. Otherwise scag-au-sport and skank-o-couture.

Amanda and Jason Bateman

Anya Monzikova

Robert Downey Jr and Susan Levin Downey

Bill Hader and Vanessa Angel

Brandon T Jackson

Brandon Soo Hoo

Christopher Jarecki and Alicia Silverstone

Carlos Ramirez and friend

Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller

Emily and Etan Cohen

Jay Baruchel

Jack Black and Tanya Haden

Ed Holmes and John Krasinski

Justin Theroux and Heidi Bivens

Nigel Lithgow and Brian Lithgow

Anthony Ruivivar and Michael Beach

Steve Coogan

Rashida Jones

Jodie Foster

Jena Malone

Jennifer Meyer and Tobey Maguire

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise

Marcela Mar

Maria Menounos

Matthew McConaughey

John Voight

Jake Tusing, Colin Clemens, Mitch Reinholt, and Megan Krizmanich

Nick Nolte

Reggie Lee

Last Saturday in Southampton at the home of Henry Buhl, they held Sunflowers After Hours. They honored Brent Nicklas, Sheila Rosenblum, and Debra Wasser. Honorary Chairs were Henry, Larry Leeds and Susan Sarandon. Co-Chairs were Edward Bulgin, Dominic D’Alleva, Robin Cofer, Leslie Feldman, and Marianna Olszewski Rounick.

They were celebrating 16 years of helping homeless men and women help themselves. Henry started The Association of Commmunity Employment Programs for the Homeless (A.C.E.) with an idea for helping keep his neighborhood clean and orderly and productive. When he moved to SoHo, homelessness was almost epidemic in New York. His plan started simply. Getting the men without a room or cash in their pockets to sweep up the streets and sidewalks. Today it has become an important New York foundation.

His Southampon house is next to a field of 20,000 sunflowers. Henry loves sunflowers. There are more carved on his massive double front doors, and you’ll find the reference to them all over his house.

Henry Buhl

Sara Herbert-Galloway and Caroline McBride

Anthony Buhl and Jennifer Joyce

Debra Wasser and Gregg Wasser

Ed Bulgin

Eliza Osborne and A.C.E.s Susan Needles

Esma Radoncic and Neal Sroka, and Jessica Kantor

Theresa Olszewski and Marianna Olszewski Rounick

Larry Leeds

Laura Pozvolska and Brent Nicklas

Neil Johnson and Michelle Johnson

Ramona Singer

This past Sunday, Edward Nahem hosted a party and outdoor movie screening in Sagaponack for The Fresh Air Fund. Hosts included Diana and Joe DiMenna, Edie Falco, Robert and Soldedad Hurst, Kim Raver and Manu Boyer, Ted and Nathalie Sann, Russell Simmons and Colleen and Rodney Yee.

More than 150 guests enjoyed a special movie screening, on the lawn, to celebrate summer and The Fresh Air Fund. Each summer, nearly 5,000 inner-city children enjoy free summer experiences with volunteer host families in 13 states and southern Canada.

Edie Falco, Fund Executive Director Jenny Morgenthau, and Kim Raver

Ronald Guttman

Russell Simmons and 2 Fresh Air visitors, nine-year-old Isidra and ten-year-old Kayla

Russell Simmons and Edward Nahem’s Fresh Air participants, 14-year-olds Joseph and Luis

FAF Host Family Denise and Jon Schoen

Host Edward Nahem and his Fresh Air visitors, 14-year-olds Joseph and Luis

Edward Nahem, Cynthia Sulzberger, and Gary Simpson

Madeline Hult and Tom Elghanayan with their Fresh Air girls, Isidra and Kayla

Colleen and Rodney Yee with The Fund’s ED, Jenny Morgenthau

Soledad Hurst and Devon Russell

Last Saturday the Bridgehampton Polo Club along with Blue Star Jets and Katie Lee Joel, author of The Comfort Table, hosted the Hampton Cup at the coveted Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge. In the crowd: Ali Lohan, Beth Ostrosky, Chris DeWolf, Dina Lohan, Greta Monahan, Robin Quivers, and Russell Simmons.

Ali Lohan and Dina Lohan

Ann Lawlor and Katie Lee Joel

Catherine Zadeh

Liza D.

Richard Johnson

Jon Gruen

Marnie Locash

Beth Ostrosky, Nacho Figueras, and Robin Quivers

Emmanuel Sylvano

Katrina and Don Peebles

David Yurman, the prominent jewelry and timepiece designer hosted a luncheon at the Core Club in Manhattan in celebration of the Andre Agassi Foundation’s “A Night In the Hamptons” Gala. The Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk children through its support of recreational and educational programs.

Shauna Brook and Stacy Gubinski

Cristina Greeven-Cuomo

Jane Ubell-Meyer

Among those attending were Cristina Cuomo, Jayni Chase, Pablo De Ritis, Elizabeth Mitchell, Avis Richards, Sybille and Gerritt Van Kempen, and Courtney Sale Ross.