[Amy Poehler. All pictures by ANDREAS BRANCH for PMc] In Hollywood last night, comedian Amy Poehler celebrated the premiere episode of "Parks & Recreation", the new NBC sitcom brought to you by the same people who gave us "The Office". Thanks to Kahlua (and a lot of it), everyone from Anna Farris to Poehler's co-stars Chris Pratt, who plays her boyfriend in the new comic venture, and Rashida Jones were there to celebrate the latest laugh-fest at MyHouse. More story and photos below... More»

News from the English press is that actress Emma Watson, has just made a deal to be the new face of the Chanel fragrance Coco Mademoiselle. You may remember Watson, who has played Harry Potter's main homegirl, Hermione Granger, since 2001. The little wizard girl seems to be turning into quite the bewitching woman or at least the aesthetically more qualified people at Chanel surely do think so. To a writer that has always had kind of thing for the little bit nerdy, little bit weird girl who blossoms into the belle of the ball scenario this is magical justice.

The Bryant Park Summer Film Festival kicks off today with Dr. No, the first James Bond movie starring arguably the best James Bond, Sean Connery. The film festival features other classics like Bride of Frankenstein (June 23), Arsenic and Old Lace (July 21), and Superman (August 18) every Monday through the end of August. You can get to the lawn at 5pm but the movie will not screen until around 8pm or 9pm for sunset. In case there’s a torrential downpour like this Saturday, Dr. No will be screened at sunset on Tuesday.

Puzzled by the Academy's choice of Jessica Alba as the Sci/Tech award presenter? So were we, initially. Could it be for her convincing turn as a scuba diver in Into the Blue? Or perhaps her highly praised work as the genetically-enhanced Max Guevara, on Dark Angel? But no, a glance at the past decade's presenters dispelled that theory:

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2006 -Maggie Gyllenhaal
2005 -Rachel McAdams
2004- Scarlet Johansson
2003 -Jennifer Garner
2002 -Kate Hudson
2001 -Charlize Theron
2000 -Renee Zellweger
1999 -Salma Hayak
1998 -Anne Heche

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