LA FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE OF "TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN"

Optimus Prime is baaaaack! Last night was a big night in Los Angeles as Paramount Pictures' "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" premiered at the LA Film Festival in Westwood. This Michael Bay directed flick, which he also executive produced with Steven Spielberg, will not let action and Transformer-loving audiences down. Sam Witwicky (Shia LeBeouf) struggles with wanting to be a normal college freshman and heeding the call to help the Autobots. After finding a shard of AllSpark, Sam's head is filled with ancients symbols. Together with Jetfire, an old Decepticon who switches to the Autobots, as well as other cronies, they are lead on a journey around the world, including France and Egypt trying to rid the universe of the evil Decepticons. And in true Michael Bay fashion, look for tons of blowups, action sequences, and special effects. And don't forget-a fair amount of (daisy duke and tight shirt wearing) Megan Fox (Mikaela Banes) thrown in for good measure. A nice surprise was comedian Rainn Wilson assuming the role of an eccentric Professor Colan. Celebrities who rolled down the Red Carpet included: Shia Le Beouf, a Grecian goddess looking Megan Fox in a long white dress, an army jacket wearing Emile Hirsch, devilishly handsome Josh Duhamel (sans Fergie who might still be tied up in Toronto due to that Perez Hilton/Black Eyed Peas scuffle), a red tuxedo jacket wearing Tyrese Gibson, singer Ciara, Travis Barker with his 2 kids in tow, musician Deryck Whibley with no Avril Levine in sight, a pregnant Kendra Wilkinson with fiance Hank Baskett, couple Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush, and filmmaker Michael Bay.

The after party was held on a couple of cordoned off city blocks in the middle of Westwood with Paramount Pictures sparing no expense, including a live performance from Linkin Park, who also wrote the music in the film, as well as elaborate food stations catered by Wolfgang Puck and several open bars pouring Rose's Mojito Cocktails. As I made my way to the VIP seating area, many of the stars chatted with one another including Shia LeBeouf, Megan Fox, and Oscar winner and "Tranformers" cast member Jon Voight. Josh Duhamel couldn't have been nicer as we chatted about his performance as Captain Lennox in the movie-does he look good in army fatigues! Tyrese was having a great time speaking with party goers and Emile Hirsch was very modest when given praise about his starring role in "Into the Wild." After the Linkin Park performance which got everybody excited, DJ Bizzy spun his tunes while guests posed for pictures with various Tranformers action figures sprinkled around the perimeter of the soiree. A blowout bash indeed!

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" opens in North American theaters on June 24, 2009.

THE GLOBAL TENNIS SHOWDOWN-WILL FERRELL VS. MATS WILANDER:A SWEDISH TENNIS BALL

Red Carpet Roxy standing in front of the court in the VIP area sipping a Rose's Mojito during the tennis showdown
Will Ferrell playing tennis in a swine flu mask
Rainn Wilson of "The Office"-the T-shirt says it all!
Tennis judge and commentator Andy Richter
Frisbee Girl
Will Ferrell and Rainn Wilson kicking back on the court while pros Mats Wilander and Justin Gimelstob volley with one another
Red Carpet Roxy and Justin Gimelstob
Red Carpet Roxy and Mats Wilander
Red Carpet Roxy and Will Ferrell-Fight On!


Swine Flu Masked Tennis in Action!

Leave it up to former SNL cast member Will Ferrell to assemble a grouping of comical characters like he did this past Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA for a charity fundraiser he hosted to benefit the Swedish School of Los Angeles, a non-profit Swedish cultural school. From tennis judge Andy Richter (and former sidekick of Conan O'Brien) to doubles opponent Rainn Wilson of "The Office" the day was not short on hilarity, ridicule, and bantering from all of the opponents.

Will began the game with a swine flu mask on as he ex-pro Mats Wilander hit the ball back and forth between one another. International Tennis Hall of Famer Mats Wilander, a former World number one who shares the distinction with a select few to have won Grand Slam singles titles on grass, hard and clay courts, happily played on as Will and Andy tossed Swedish and religious jokes his way as well as to each other.

Rainn Wilson assumed the court decked out in a sweat headband as well as a T-shirt that read, "QUIET PLEASE." His doubles partner for the day was former UCLA Bruin and 1998 Austrailian and French Open Mixed Doubles Winner (with Venus Williams) Justin Gimelstob. As the day continued, both Wilson and Ferrell made the most of their non-professional tennis days by laying down (literally) on the court while Wilander and Gimelstob played around them. At the end of the match, the Ferrell/Wilander team claimed victory.

Off to the backyard BBQ on a neighboring court we went, where sponsored beverages Coke, Patron Tequila, and Rose's Mojito Cocktails were poured quite generously as party-goers reveled in the outcome of the match and listened to the sounds of a Ferrell inspired cover band whose main mission was to entertain the audience with SNL type skits and by singling people out for harmless poking. It was here that Will and Viveca Ferrell presented Swedish School honoree Mats Wilander with the Viking Award. A Swedish ball had by all!