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BEVERLY HILLS, California - The A-list dinner party drew top performers and singing legends.

George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bruce Willis, Larry David, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gathered around Jerry Weintraub's table at the posh UNICEF Ball in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel ballroom Thursday night to honor the legendary producer's philanthropic work. Clooney presented Weintraub with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award, named after the late singer-actor.

You'll have to forgive 18-year-old Mavis Spencer if she suddenly has a "Golden" glow about her.

Mavis - the daughter of actress Alfre Woodard and writer/producer Roderick Spencer - has been selected as 2010 Miss Golden Globe, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In the glow of the success of "New Moon," independent film studio Summit Entertainment is ratcheting up its development slate with two projects that couldn't be further from vampire-romance territory.

The company is developing a feature version of the Top Cow comic book "Alibi," tapping John Hlavin to write the adaptation, to be produced by Mandeville's David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. It also is teaming with Participant Pictures in acquiring the Ben Magid alien-attack spec script "Invasion," which would see Strike Entertainment pair with horror filmmaker Eli Roth to produce.

Hollywood studios are now thinking twice about splurging on A-list movie stars and costly productions in reaction to the poor economy, but also because of the surprising success of recent films with unknown actors.

After buddy comedy "The Hangover," a movie with a little known cast, made $459 million at global box offices this past summer, several films have shown that a great concept or story can trump star appeal when it comes to luring fans.