Singer-pianist Harry Connick Jr. talks with musician Bob French in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Sept. 12, 2007. Connick was in town to shoot TV and print ads for Lincoln with French, and to promote a village for musicians that is under construction in the Upper Ninth Ward.
Harry Connick Jr., left, talks with tourist Krys Marchi from Melbourne, Australia in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Sept. 12, 2007.
King Lear
Ian McKellen stars as the title character in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of "King Lear," running in repertory with "The Seagull" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theater through Sept. 30.
In Fashion
Actors Diana Kruger and Rosario Dawson attend the Tommy Hilfiger Collection 2008 show at the Hammerstein Ballroom during New York Fashion Week Spring 2008 on Sept. 12, 2007.
Singer LeAnn Rimes arrives at the Monique LHuillier 2008 show at The Promenade in Bryant Park during New York Fashion Week Spring 2008 on Sept. 11, 2007.
Fashion Rocks London
Actor Samuel L. Jackson poses for a photograph at the launch of Swarovski Fashion Rocks at the Intercontinental Hotel in London on Sept. 13, 2007. The Fashion Rocks event will take place on Oct. 18 in the Royal Albert Hall.
Platinum Party
"Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria speaks during the Platinum Guild International USA Party held at the Luxe Hotel on Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2007.
Actress Cheryl Hines, left, accepts an award from actress Jane Kaczmarek during the Platinum Guild International USA Party held at the Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2007.
Actress Felicity Huffman arrives at the Platinum Guild International USA Party held at the Luxe Hotel on Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2007.
Costume designer Karo Vartanian, left, actress Eva Longoria, and costume designer Catherine Adair pose during the Platinum Guild International USA Party held at the Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2007.
Actress Eva Longoria poses at the Platinum Guild International USA Party held at the Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2007.
New York Screening
Actor Viggo Mortensen attends a screening of "Eastern Promises" hosted by The Cinema Society at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York on Sept. 11, 2007. He stars with Naomi Watts in the movie that premiered in Toronto.
Rapper/actor L.L. Cool J. attends a screening of "Eastern Promises" hosted by The Cinema Society at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York on Sept. 11, 2007.
Actress Edie Falco, star of the HBO hit "The Sopranos," attends a screening of "Eastern Promises" hosted by The Cinema Society at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York on Sept. 11, 2007.
Actor Michael Imperioli of "The Sopranos" attends a screening of "Eastern Promises" hosted by The Cinema Society at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York on Sept. 11, 2007.
"Rush Hour" in Paris
Director Brett Ratner, second from right, and the "Rush Hour 3" cast pose near the Eiffel tower in Paris on Sept. 11, 2007, to promote the opening of the third installment in the martial arts movie franchise. With Ratner from left are Jackie Chan, Yvan Attal and Hiroyuki Sanada.
Actor Jackie Chan, right, poses with French actress Noemie Lenoir and U.S. film director Brett Ratner at the opening of "Rush Hour 3" in Paris on Sept. 11, 2007.
New Album
Singer Gloria Estefan poses during a press conference in Madrid on Sept. 11, 2007. She is promoting her first album in three years, "90 millas."
In Israel
Movie director Guy Ritchie sips a beer on the beach opposite his hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel, after a swim in the Mediterranean on Sept. 13, 2007. Ritchie and his wife Madonna joined other devotees of Kabbalah, a Jewish form of mysticism, in celebrating the Jewish New Year at the upscale David Intercontinental hotel.
Charity Work
Sir Paul McCartney signs a 10-foot-tall Les Paul Guitar sculpture in central London on Sept. 12, 2007. The work by artist Rosie Brooks is part of an exhibition of art to be auctioned in November to raise money for British charity The Prince's Trust.