Race to Witch Mountain... US and beyond!

Disney's "Race to Witch Mountain" is still climbing in box office totals around the world and the premieres in Los Angeles and London were spectacular!  London's West End was always a dream for me... but to walk a red carpet there was pretty terrific.  Even if most people wanted me to sign Hottie and Nottie posters and told me "I looked better in real life".  Thank you?

My great friends Alex and Stella were on hand for the event and made my trip so lovely.  They took me to a great brunch in Oxfordshire, out on the town to a show and of course to the Ivy Club, which was as delicious as it was posh.  Watch out Victoria.  I'm on the heels of your Louboutins....

Mingling with some of the UK crowd out to see the show...!  Cherrio mates!

After the premiere, Carla Gugino and I cheers to her success in both "Watchman" and "RTWM"- not to mention the big Broadway show she is in now, Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms".  She left that night to start tech on the show.  I mean... she's so lazy.  

Out in the country for a Pimm's and some delicious food.  Alex wonders, "where's that blanket?"  It was chilly and thankfully Stella had the foresight to bring one.  Well done Stella.  Well done.

Nothing says The English Countryside more than drinking a strange alcoholic drink that is supposedly good for you, while wrapped in a blanket in the sunshine.  Who's from California?  Uh, that would be table 3.

My trip was much too short... Farewell Hazlebury road.... until next time.

Back in LA, things were heating up!   Omg, that sounds so ridiculous.  I get why people think it sounds glamorous but trust me... it's not.  I was literally in my Gap sweats wondering if a skirt from 9th grade would cut it when thankfully my friend Scott Allgauer lent me a dress from a killer line called Rag and Bone.  I did not want to give it back.  Thank you Scott!  And thank you Marcus Wainwright and David Neville for creating such fabulous clothes.  You helped avoid a paisley print disaster in the "what were they thinking?" column.    

Garry Marshall and I kick it on the carpet.  He dressed up and sported a stylin' hair cut on the carpet before stealing all the comedic scenes in the movie.  Love him.

Work it, work it, own it, own it- FIERCE - Tyra Mail!  .... then someone yells out, "who are you???"  (see recent statement about "glamour")

Brokedown Cadillac gets busy on the carpet singing some tunes...

AnnaSophia Robb.  The prettiest alien girl I know.  I literally look like an aboriginee in this photo.  Can someone tone down the spray tan please?  Good lord...

Tom Everett Scott and I mingle.  Im still too tan for the indoors but it was sort of dark in there and I don't think he noticed.  See , here's one the the greatest publicity mysteries revealed.  Too tan inside = perfect red carpet color.  This is valuable information that most Hollywood types would not admit to.  But I'm doing it.  For you.  So the moral of the story is, you have to choose folks.  You either look great in an online photo... or like Spray Tan Barbie to handsome actors inside the event.  Clearly I made my decision.  And I think I should apologize to Tom.  
Ahh.  Nothing says love like the actor/director relationship.  I am currently in film school for this very reason....

Emerson invades Valentine

Emerson and her mom Rebecca came out for a visit a few weeks ago and spent time hanging out on set with me.  We had so much fun and everyone talked about how cute and sweet Miss Em was.  She is getting so big and will be walking before we know it!  I think she could get used to set life- lots of attention, lots of interesting food and fun places to crawl and get dirty. (stage floors are not so clean we discovered)  Here she is relaxing in front of her trailer... 

This episode featured a Bollywood wedding and dance number so here I am in my costume- I love it!
Jaime Murray and I show off our moves
Emerson was impressed but she had to get back to the trailer to roll some calls....
After all the rehearsal and craft service, TV life can get tiring!  Time for a face plant nap.
Aunt Stinky loves you little cutie pie!
We even found time to hit the town one night for my friend Joel's engagement party. (Cheers!)
Gigi was on hand too to share in the love
That is, when her blackberry didn't beckon her back to work...
We stopped by Burbank Bar and Grill to see our friends Randy and Corri play their weekly gig.  They even did a few originals from their "Brokedown Cadalliac" set.  They were awesome.
So much fun!  Cant wait to have Bec and Em return! 

British invasion

One of my best friends, Alex was out here on holiday (as they say) and we were up to our usual no good... martini's at Nic's, pizza nights at Casa B, laying out by the pool with pina colodas... simply divine.

Marty and Inda count the rent
Corri avoids the paparazzi glare of my camera... but randy soaks it up with an Olen Mills pose..? hmm...  Also known as the corri and randy of Brokedown Cadalliac.  Yes, I just named dropped.  Deal with it.
Me and miss alex.  Cheers!