Grindhouse
Manolo says, sometimes the Manolo comes across the pictures of the celebrity event which astound. Such is the case with the photos from the premiere of the new Quentino Tarentino and Robert Rodriguez juvenile movie, Grindhouse.

Bucket o’ Ugly

The Hat that Ate Los Angeles

Natasha Lyonne in the improvised Hefty Bag dress.

Sydney Tamiia Portier in the improvised Hefty Bag Dress, Formal Edition.

Mira! Eva Mendes dropped by while on the way to pick up her groceries!


The Manolo has no idea who this person is, nor does he have any desire to make her aquaintance.






March 27th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Oddly, I feel better about my own personal style after seeing this report.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
ah…I actually like what Eva Mendes is wearing. What kind of pants are those?
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March 27th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Ms. Riffel’s bio like the Showgirls is unintentionally funny
http://www.renariffel.com/biography.html
and includes this claim to fame.
Pink’s Famous Hot Dog stand named a hot dog after Rena’s scene in Mulholland Drive. “The Mulholland Drive Dog” Chili Cheese Mushrooms Onions and Bacon.
Rena is credited in Showgirls as the singer and songwriter of the song “Deep Kiss”. You can hear the song in the beginning of the lap dance scene. Rena has a finished CD with a bonus track of the remixed version of Deep Kiss on it.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
i definitely agree, though i’m pretty sure the “hefty” dresses cost more than a normal trashbag. though i don’t think eva looked quite THAT bad. atleast she wore real clothes!
March 27th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
I think the Manolo was commenting on how casually Mendes is dressed not on whether the outfit is nice. Sure, it is a cute look, but it does rather look like she just happened to be in the neighborhood and decided to stop in after dropping off her Blockbuster rentals and before picking up some KFC.
March 27th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
I think she is actually Amibitious-DancerWannaBe-but-really-a-Stripper-who-is-not-Elizabeth-Berkley #2 from Showgirls.
March 28th, 2007 at 4:56 am
God, it’s totally scary that I immediately recognized her as the skanky hooker from Mulholland Dr. who doesn’t want anything to eat but does want a cigarette. And yeah, she was in Showgirls, too.
March 28th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
this is some mest up shit. most people that are not on tv no how to dress better then these freacks
March 28th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Aw, Manolo, you missed the most egregious fashion at the Grindhouse premier! (luckily the fuggirls did not… http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/2007/03/fughouse.html)
March 29th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Isn’t that girl the one from Mullholland Dr. from Pinks Hot Dog stand and also she was Penny in Showgirls…and was with Demi Moore in Striptease..I am sure it is her…..Rena Rifel or something!!!!
April 2nd, 2007 at 8:22 am
Eva Mendes looks most uncomfortable. Like she is trying to fade into the background of such foolishness. ‘Tis a pity, although I do quite like her jacket.