Rain be darned . Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas were in town Sunday for the first-ever world premiere of a movie at sea—DreamWorks’ animation of Puss ‘n’ Boots, which debuted aboard Royal Caribbean’s ginormous cruise ship, Allure of the Seas as part of the movie company’s new floating partnership with the Miami-based cruise line.
Superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold caught a private screening of Limelight, Miami-based raconteur’s newest documentary about the rise and fall of onetime NYC club king Peter Gatien. A frequent talent at the club, Oakenfold took a minute to walk down memory lane with creators Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman, noting it brought back “good memories.” Currently basking in its own limelight, the doc’s screenings at O Cinema over the weekend were sold out.
Eighties rap artist MC Lyte celebrated her birthday on Friday at Vic & Angelo’s South Beach with 30 of her closest friends. Her manager, known as “Big Fred,” requested a change of music half way through the meal, asking for a more down tempo choice of R&B. MC Lyte chose not to reveal her age, but, says our snitch, “seemed not to have aged after all these years and looked classy and elegant in a black waistcoat and white collarless shirt.”
Prior to her show Saturday with comedian and co-star Richard Lewis at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, Curb Your Enthusiasm star Susie Essman, who stayed at the Park Central Hotel, had dinner with some girl friends at Wynwood Kitchen & Bar.
Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez may have struck out in terms of the playoffs this year, but scored as usual with a blonde Saturday night says a tipster who caught the two hanging out Saturday night together in South Beach.
R&B star Mario hosted Friday night’s breast cancer awareness event at Club Play. Former Florida Gators football coach turned ESPN personality Urban Meyer was seen having dinner Saturday night at Prime 112.