Shades of the 1960s beach party movies! It's actor George Hamilton and he is helping to measure the World's Largest Beach Towel on Wednesday, June 28, 2006, on Hermosa Beach, Calif. The enormous towel measured 131 feet by 78 feet and weighed over 1,000 lbs.
'Little Miss Sunshine' Bows In
Actors Greg Kinnear, left, and Steve Carell joke around for photographers at the party after the Los Angeles Film Festival closing night premiere of "Little Miss Sunshine" at the Wadsworth Theatre on July 2, 2006, in Brentwood, Calif.
Actress Zooey Deschanel attends the Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF) closing night premiere of "Little Miss Sunshine" at the Wadsworth Theatre on July 2, 2006. The comedy is about a family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant.
Young actor Haley Joel Osment attends the LAFF closing night premiere of "Little Miss Sunshine" at the Wadsworth Theatre on July 2, 2006, in Brentwood, Calif. The 18-year-old "Sixth Sense" star will be in "Home of the Giants," due out later this year.
Actor Steve Carell poses for photographers at the party after the LAFF closing night premiere of his new movie "Little Miss Sunshine" at the Wadsworth Theatre on July 2, 2006. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris directed the movie about a dysfunctional family on a road trip.
Executive Director Dawn Hudson, left, and actress Christina Applegate were among the guests at the LAFF closing night premiere of "Little Miss Sunshine" at the Wadsworth Theatre on July 2, 2006.
Actor Alan Arkin attends the LAFF closing night premiere of his new movie "Little Miss Sunshine" at the Wadsworth Theatre on July 2, 2006, in Brentwood, Calif. Arkin plays Grandpa in the movie.
Actor Greg Kinnear, star of the new movie "Little Miss Sunshine," poses for photographers at the movie's premiere on the closing night of the Los Angeles Film Festival at the Wadsworth Theatre on July 2, 2006.
Actresses Kerry Washington and Brittany Daniel pose together at the Sony Pictures premiere of "Little Man" at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006, in Westwood, Calif. Both women are in the movie, which opens July 14.
Actor Shawn Wayans is photographed at the premiere of "Little Man" at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006. He has a role in and helped write the movie, which is directed by his brother, Keenen Ivory Wayans.
Actors David Moscow and Kerry Washington pose together at Sony Pictures' premiere of "Little Man" at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006, in Westwood, Calif. The comedy is about a dad who mistakes a pint-sized adult criminal for his adopted son.
Actor Marlon Wayans signs autographs at the premiere of "Little Man" at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006 in Westwood, Calif. Marlon, who helped write the script, portrays the title character.
Actor Linden Porco and director Keenen Ivory Wayans pose together at the premiere of their movie "Little Man" at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006.
Actor Damon Wayans and former NBA player Earvin "Magic" Johnson chat together at the premiere of "Little Man" at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006, in Westwood, Calif. The movie is directed by Wayans' brother.
Actor-director Keenan Ivory Wayans attends the Sony Pictures premiere of his new movie "Little Man" at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006.
Actors Damon Wayans and Damien Dante Wayans attend the Sony Pictures premiere of "Little Man" at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006. Their brother, the creator of TV's "In Living Color," directed the movie.
Actor and former "SNL" cast member Tracy Morgan attends Sony Pictures' premiere of his new movie "Little Man" at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006.
Recording artist Snoop Dogg attends Sony Pictures' premiere of "Little Man" at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006, in Westwood, Calif.
Brothers and "Little Man" co-stars Marlon Wayans, left, and Shawn Wayans attend the premiere of their Sony Pictures movie at the Mann National Theater on July 6, 2006.
Movies and Music
Musician Richie Sambora, right, former Vice President Al Gore and musician Jon Bon Jovi, left, appear onstage before an outdoor screening of Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" during the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 24, 2006, in Los Angeles, Calif.