November 6-12 - A bunch of pretty but unfamiliar Hollywood starlets gathered at L.A.’s Century Plaza Hotel for a fashion show, but all of their dates were even cuter. The Fabrese fashion show and Jeep Yappy Hour included a runway show of G.W. Little’s newest designs for canines, and the pups were the real stars here. Rescue organization Amanda Foundation reaped the benefit. Oh, wait a minute, there’s one pretty blonde we recognize, Hilary Duff.

Some cute Europeans invaded Hollywood this week. A Brit named William Shakespeare had a lucky break; they made a movie out of a play he wrote called The Merchant of Venice. The premiere at the ArcLight in Hollywood brought out Will’s homies like Joseph Fiennes. Yank Al Pacino, who plays Shylock, must have been busy fox hunting or something, and didn’t attend.

We guess the French are as concerned about piracy as their American counterparts. Like U.S. films that premiere all over the world to thwart the practice, French flick A Very Long Engagement received the red carpet treatment at Mann’s Chinese Theatre. The delicious Audrey Tautou and Gaspard Ulliel star in the WW1 drama.

One of the things the stars of After the Sunset liked best about shooting the film in the Bahamas was Salma Hayek in a bikini. Unfortunately, it was way too cold at the New York premiere for Salma to model them.

Actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ed Harris joined the literary crowd at the Paris Review Foundation’s annual dinner, reading from honoree William Styron’s works.

Victoria’s Secret models concluded the Angels Across America promotional tour in L.A., at the Grove. Sticking their hands into cement for a VS version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Gisele Bundchen commented, “We’re getting our hands dirty. We’re doing some real work.”

With Jen Lowery in Los Angeles