The past 2 times I have gone to the ArcLight movie theater in Hollywood i have been there on a night of a movie premiere. The first was for Miley Cyrus' new movie the Last Song and the other for Demi Moore's new film, The Joneses. While its purely coincidental that i came across these preimeres and their stars, i think its notable to share what i observed. Arriving at the theatre the night of the Miley premiere, the place was a madhouse. There were tween girls everywhere all with all of their Miley paraphenalia ready to be signed. While hanging out in the lobby waiting for my own movie to begin I was able to observe them all from a safe distance. The first celebrity I saw was John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston. Despite his huge star status, he garnered almost no reaction and i actually heard a few young girls asking who he was (which made me incredibly sad considering how excited i was to see him in person..he's Danny Zuko!) Then I experienced what is possibly the loudest screams I have ever heard and I knew Miley must have arrived. She went through the press line with her boyfriend surrounded by her "people" the entire time. When it came time for her to come into the theater, the security guards made everyone leave before she would come through. She did not acknowledge nor did she seem to notice the amount of fans who had come to see her.
The other premiere was notably less key as the movie does not have as wide of a release. The stars were mainly older and the only notable people who i recognized were David Duchovny, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and one of her daughters. However despite there being considering less buzz surrounding this film and its stars, those involved seemed entirely more excited and passionate about being there. Within minutes of arriving, Ashton Kutcher was outside the confines of the red carpet signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans. He then proceeded to come inside and wait with just a few people for Demi Moore to finish press. When Moore was ready to come in, she simply joined he husband and walked down to the theater after signing a few autographs.
Despite Cyrus arguably being a much bigger star than Demi Moore at this point, it was interesting that she seemed to not care all that much about the fans who have made her so famous. Kutcher and Moore seemed incredibly classy and grateful for those who came out to see them.Miley is definitely a star of the moment, but it seems to be that the way to stay relevant and keep her fame and career on such a high would be to actually recognize those who are spending the money to see her. Furthermore, demanding everyone leave a theater lobby just so you can walk through seemed a bit absurd. If stars like John Travolta, and Demi Moore can handle walking around with just their family/friends, i think that she should be more than fine. Her fans don't want to jump her, they just want an autograph.
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