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Uh, did we mention there was a Corner Gas movie coming out?Michael Bell/The Canadian Press

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Next stop: London, where Angelina Jolie towered like a mighty redwood over two elderly gents at the premiere of the new film Unbroken. The camera adds 10 pounds, but subtracts several vertical inches, apparentlyJoel Ryan

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Not surprisingly, Ms. Jolie’s Unbroken co-star Jack O’Connell regretted his decision not to wear his elevator-shoe liftsPAUL HACKETT/Reuters

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And here's the aformentioned Mr. O’Connell reflexively protecting himself against a penalty kickAnthony Harvey/Getty Images

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Here we see Jackie-boy having a good chuckle over that soccer jokeAnthony Harvey/Getty Images

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Now on to Hollywood, where Rosario Dawson was enlisted as the big celebrity name to announce the Independent Spirit Award nominations. So much promise in Men in Black II, so out of work todayKevin Winter/Getty Images

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Shrewdly, the Independent Spirit organizers found the perfect way to make Rosario look more famous at the event: Stand her beside actor Diego Luna. Go, Diego, go!Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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And now we take you to Paris, where noted ADAW (actor/director/artist/whatever) James Franco was looking a little crusty-eyed at his new photographic installation titled New Film Stills. Wait, what? Now he’s a photographer, too?KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP / Getty Images

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Included in the collection: A large lithograph of a bearded Franco in drag lying in bed. That sound you hear is Ansel Adams spinning like a top in his graveKENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP / Getty Images

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Elsewhere in Paris this week, Canada’s own Jim Carrey showed up for the premiere of Dumb & Dumber To. Hey, if the French admire Jerry Lewis, they must worship JimboDominique Charriau/Getty Images

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Naturally, Carrey’s D&D co-star Jeff Daniels was also there, looking rather wan. That’ll teach him to wait 20 years to agree to a sequelDominique Charriau/Getty Images

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Back in New York, meanwhile, a gaggle of creative types gathered for a sleepover party held at the collaborative work space known as NeueHouse. Among them: Jake Hoffman, the lookalike son of Dustin Hoffman, who became a tad testy when partygoers kept whispering ‘plastics…’BENJAMIN NORMAN/The New York Times

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Also hanging with the swells at the same event was artist Dustin Yellin, who never really gave an explanation why he wore boxers and Christmas wrapping to the event. Try going more artsy, less fartsy next time, DustinBENJAMIN NORMAN/The New York Times

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Now to the land down under, where the actor Chris Lilley was probably the biggest Aussie celebrity at the ARIA music awards in Sydney. Mostly he’s famous for playing an Aussie schoolgirl in a popular comedy series. All of a sudden we really miss Crocodile DundeeRick Rycroft/The Associated Press

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Have you heard about the Australian pop duo known as The Veronicas? Probably not, but twin sisters Lisa and Jessica Origliasso can’t walk down the street in their hometown of Brisbane without being recognized … but usually because they’re dressed like Morticia AdamsRick Rycroft/The Associated Press

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But let’s be honest here: The big draw at this year’s ARIA awards was Ms. Katy Perry, the fresh-scrubbed, semi-wholesome American pop princess who was recently named the halftime act for the next Super Bowl. As the legend goes, she once kissed a girl, and she liked itRick Rycroft/The Associated Press

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In keeping with her global fame, Ms. Perry made the rounds at the ARIAs, starting with her standard procedure of posing for selfies with fans for five straight hours. She’s a proRyan Pierse/Getty Images

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Next, Katy willingly agreed to help demonstrate a teleporter device. She’s indestructible, you knowBrendon Thorne/Getty Images

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And just to keep the fans happy, Katy even knocked off a few impressions, including her bang-on impersonation of a Pez dispenser. Seriously, can anybody name a current celebrity with more sizzle and star wattage?Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

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