This is a movie that encourages us to see the excitement and valor in little things.

LAST VEGAS uses the tits and tropes (if not the gross-out humor) of modern comedy to deliver somber observations about the passing of time as interpreted by a Golden Boys set of seasoned actors.

>> A street sweeper vehicle struck a man in a wheelchair this afternoon at the corner of 14th and P NW. The man was taken to the hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries. [NBC 4] >> Remember Roy L. Pearson Jr., the administrative law judge who’s suing Custom Cleaners in Northeast for $67 million for losing his pants? Well Sherman Joyce points out that his reappointment to a 10-year term is scheduled to commence tomorrow, and…

Washington has become all the rage in the Hollywood set; whether they’re trying to establish their public policy bona fides or soak their late husbands for millions of bucks, the beautiful people (and Michael Douglas) have been showering the District with unprecedented favoritism. So I suppose it should come as no surprise that the strangest and most untentionally hilarious of movie star trappings, the Church of Scientology, should be doing a booming Washington business. So…

Washington has traded up in the area of celebrity worshiping, it seems. Gone are the days of grudgingly admitting that someone is “famous for D.C.” Nicole Kidman, Kiefer Sutherland and Eva Longoria may have left town but media darlings, humanitarians and the preternaturally pretty Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ready to move in. Literally. A faithful DCist reader tipped us off to a People Magazine report that Brad and Angelina were seen leaving the…

Really, what isn’t filming in DC these days? Major Hollywood muscle has been spotted all over town, giving us celebrity gossip hounds a rare and local fix. Last night’s premiere of the Miramax movie “The Great Raid” at the Uptown in Cleveland Park brought out more then a few famous faces, but the buzz was all about Mayor Willams and Michael Douglas shaking hands in front of the Mayflower Hotel. In addition to the movie…

Good morning, Washington. There’s a 70 percent chance of showers today in both the morning and afternoon, so remember to bring along an umbrella. Temps will max out at the positively cool lower 80s. Aziz Gökdemir uploaded this photo of the Awakening statue to DCist photos. The huge statue can be found on Hains Point. Our Mayor, Film Star: Mayor Anthony Williams participated in the filming of a 30-second scene with Michael Douglas for the…