Los Angeles, November 5, 2006 – Everyone in Hollywood popped up at the premiere of Brad Pitt’s new movie, Babel, but the celebs were as disappointed as we were that Angelina Jolie was not there – she was still over in India shooting a film. But it wasn’t crying over Angie that had Brad rubbing his eyes; rather, he complained that the flashbulbs irritated them.

Just a few of the folks joining Pitt and costar Cate Blanchett were Casey Affleck, Zach Braff, Don Cheadle, Julie Delpy, Jacqueline Bissett, Tom Sizemore, Josh Lucas and Vinnie Jones. Bradley Cooper was with fiancée Jennifer Esposito.

Immediately after the Babel premiere at Mann’s Village Theater, we went just a few blocks down the road - to another premiere! Harsh Times, starring Christian Bale and Freddy Rodriguez, made its debut at the nearby Crest Theater.

Eva Longoria has said that she’d like to concentrate on movies rather than television series’, but you wouldn’t know it from her behavior at this premiere. Despite having a role in Harsh Times, she walked the red carpet, then got right back into her car and left.

We noticed that Ricardo Chavira, who plays Eva’s husband Carlos on Desperate Housewives, came to check out Babel, but didn’t bother to support his DH costar’s cinematic effort.