THE X FILES MOVIE PREMIER
9:47 p.m. This morning in Los Angeles was
primed to be the perfect day for an
X-file--overcast, a tad rainy, a chill in the air.
We had everything but the eerie soundtrack. But the
sun has at last come
through, there's not a
cloud in the sky and it
seems more like the
perfect day for a
Hollywood premiere. And
that's what we're doing,
as the sun sets behind
the Mann Bruin theater
in Westwood--red carpet,
screaming fans and David
and Gillian. Ah, I love L.A.
9:49 Bad news: Local radio-station guys are here
as emcees, and that means loud and corny. They're
out in force, so interviews are blaring nonstop
from the speakers.
9:52 Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines, the
celebs have started arriving. Chris Carter, Martin
Landau and John Neville (no relation to this
reporter) are starting the walk of fame. Guess they
came early to maximize interview time.
9:57 The stars were so surprisingly early that Pat
O'Brien of Access Hollywood had to put down his
slice of Domino's with everything to prepare for
the onslaught. He seemed disappointed. He shouldn't
worry, his show has extra cheese.
10:02 Mitch Pileggi (Skinner) and William B. Davis
(the Cigarette-Smoking Man) are here. (He just
wrapped up a chat in the E! Online tent.) Wow. All
the cool guys right up front. And Chris Carter just
stopped right in front of me. He's surprisingly
dashing. For a writer.
From ladyjane: Do Scully
and Mulder kiss in the movie,
and does it have anything to
do with saving her life?
Nobody's really saying for
sure, but I can guarantee you
nothing's going to happen
that'll change their
relationship. The TV show
must go on.
10:05 It works like this:
Celebs climb out of their limos, walk down the red
carpet on one side of the street, over to the other
side of the street and back down to the limo area,
where they enter the theater for the screening. In
the mind of a studio publicist somewhere, this
makes sense.
10:09 Pileggi has come over to the stands and is
signing autographs for fans. He's here with his
wife, beaming proudly. He just looks so happy. It's
kind of sweet.
10:11 There's a wild scream from down at the other
end of the bleachers, and that means only one
thing...Yes, David Duchovny has arrived.
From chopinchopin: What's David wearing?
A light turquoise suit that's got a satiny shimmer
and tightish pants like an English rocker would
wear.
10:13 News flash: The radio guys actually mined a
good quote from the main man. They asked Duchovny
if there's a lot of pressure at home to outperform
Téa Leoni's Deep Impact, and he said, "Yes, there's
a lot of pressure to perform."
10:18 The L.A. Kings' Luc Robitaille is here with
a blonde babe on his arm. But he's a hockey
player--what would you expect? (Other than bad hair
and no teeth.)
10:19 Good-guy alert: Some fan in the bleachers
threw down an interview book to Robert Forster, his
career resurgent in the wake of Jackie Brown, and
he signed it and tossed it
back up. Class. Why is it
we're always surprised when a
star does something nice?
From xangel18: Are D.D. and
G.A. walking around together
or separate?
David is doing the carpet
with Téa, and Gillian is
walking it alone, though
stopping to chat with so many
people she's hardly ever by
herself.
10:25 Don't take this the wrong way, because I
love the guy, but David Duchovny looks awful. His
hair is cropped short like my seven-year-old
nephew's--and my sister cuts that with a bowl and a
pair of kitchen shears.
10:32 Téa, of course, is with her husband. She
looks great, chatting with some folks and waving to
the crowd. Gillian just ambled by, too. She has a
sleek new 'do. There's something big going on here
with hair, and we've got to get to the bottom of
it. Obviously, it's a conspiracy.
From strider21: What's Gillian wearing?
Gillian is in a sleek, rose-colored sleeveless
dress with a flowing hemline and similarly colored
shawl. It would be too much for some, but she pulls
it off through sheer exuberance--she's definitely
happy in the dress.
10:33 Jennifer Tilly and Carol Alt are having a
peach of a chat down in front of the Access
Hollywood area. They seem to be comparing notes on
their dresses, both clingy silky things that look,
well, great.
10:34 Kudos to Fox for getting out the talent
tonight--Mimi Rogers, Kelly Preston, Scott Wolf,
Bill Maher, Eric Karros of the L.A. Dodgers--and
the hits just keep on coming.
10:39 Gillian just came back over this way to give
Scott Wolf a big hug. Shoot, I'm getting the warm
fuzzies all over.
10:41 Mark Hamill is
signing some autographs
over here, and, frankly,
folks, I just don't know
what to say. He looks
like a cross between
David Bowie and Herman
Munster. Bleached-blond hair, pale white face,
spooky green eyes. Wow. All those "Wing Commander"
games have taken their toll.
10:43 Two words: Téa's calves. Two more words:
Un-freakin'-believable.
From yummygrl: What do you mean Téa's calves?
I mean, they look great--cut and toned to the nth
degree. She walked past me, then turned around to
talk to someone. She's really thin, but her calves
are exceptionally muscular. For a few moments, I
couldn't speak--I could only type...
10:50 Angie Everhart is here in red leather pants,
a white leather jacket, red-striped Adidas tennis
shoes, flaming red hair and a big soft smile. Sly,
what were you thinking?
10:51 And, as usual, as quickly as it began, it's
over. The radio guys said goodnight, the fans are
filing out and a few stragglers are working their
way down to the end of the red carpet.
10:56 So, that's a wrap from Westwood, folks. The
sun is down, the movie is starting, and it's
getting seriously chilly out here. Another day in
L.A. comes to a close. The truth is, we're outta
here.