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Her boyfriend, HOLT McLAREN, 33, a better-looking Sean Penn,

vogues to the lighted make-up mirror, pulls at his carefully

crafted spiky bedhead.

MICHELLE, their driver, turns around and regards the couple.

MICHELLE:

You ready?

HOLT:

Ask her, she’s the star.

JULIA:

One sec.

She takes out a lip gloss, doesn’t even look in the mirror,

applies it in one move and hands it to Holt.

JULIA (CONT’D)

You mind? I don’t have any

pockets.

And indeed she doesn’t. The gown is one piece of sheer,

clingy fabric.

She steps from the limo out on to the red carpet.

MUSIC:
“Ride It On” by Mazzy Star...

SUPER SLO MO -- MOS

As her Jimmy Choo-clad feet touch down on the red carpet.

Holt climbs out after her, having to slide across the seat to

get there, so his exit is not nearly so graceful. We

recognize his camera face from his vogue-ing in the mirror.

6.

Posters and print ads from the movie everywhere; “Subliminal

Velocity,” all ice-blue with guns and futuristic wardrobe.

They face a SEA OF FLASHES. The “LEGIT” PRESS elbow the

PAPARAZZI...they’re all out in full force, screaming, waving,

flashing, taping...we see but don’t hear their hysterics.

Spittle on the corners of mouths, grabbing at competitors,

faces contorted in desperate pleas for a shot...

ON JULIA AND HOLT

SUPER-DUPER SLO-MO now, as they walk up the red carpet,

holding hands. They are the essence of beauty, symmetry,

love.

RETURN TO SPEED -- EAR-SHATTERING SOUND

As the PAPARAZZI scream...and behind them, the deafening

Greek Chorus that is THE FANS, set up behind ropes that are

set up behind ropes. They scream for one glance, one wave,

knowing that their Gods will never make it over to them for

an autograph.

The photogs and vid-hounds fire away at the couple. We MOVE

BACK AND FORTH between the smooth red carpet POV of the stars

and the rough, hand-held scrum that is the press pit.

VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHER POVS

As the photos frame up and FREEZE. We watch them move from

photos of Julia and Holt, to photos of Julia only, as Holt isframed further and further out, until he’s not in the photos

at all.

ONE PAPARAZZ0

Can we get a fashion shot of Julia,

please?

(A nice way of getting Holt out of the shot.)

Julia and Holt greet KIRA KLAY, Julia’s best friend and

fellow it-girl of the moment.

KIRA:

(to Julia)

Hey Sexy.

JULIA:

Look who’s talking.

They pose together for some photos, Kira doing her trademark

wild-child-sticking-out-pierced-tongue thing while Julia goes

for classic starlet.

Holt watches as Julia shimmers her way through an interview

with “Access Hollywood”.

7.

Holt watches the feeding frenzy on Julia. He gets pushed

closer and closer to the velvet ropes, bumping up against the

sweaty paparazzi.

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