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How to make a movie with a title like The Debt sexy? Hire Helen Mirren to star as the retired Mossad secret agent around whom the story revolves. The 66-year-old was recently voted "Body of the Year" in an L.A. Fitness survey, besting even Pippa (she of the famous backside) Middleton. "I don't know if that's true," the actress said of the recent accolade at the film's Tribeca Grand premiere last night. "If they knew the truth, they would prefer a 25-year-old. There's nothing better than the beauty of youth, honestly," she added, nodding at Jessica Chastain, who plays a younger version of her character in the film. Even so, Mirren wowed the likes of Zac Posen and Olivier Theyskens in a red, curve-hugging Michael Kors dress.

In midtown, Kirsten Dunst, Terry Richardson, and Alicia Silverstone, among others, gathered on the rooftop patio of the MiMA Tower for the Cinema Society- and the Weinstein Company-hosted screening of Our Idiot Brother. "I'm the idiot brother in my family," said Steve Coogan, one of the film's co-stars. "But I managed to make a living out of it, so I'm OK." It's Paul Rudd, however, who plays the designated blockhead of the movie's title, a happy-go-lucky biodynamic farmer named Ned. "It was the first time that I've looked at a script and known exactly what the character should look like. The first thing I thought of was Crocs, red Crocs," the actor said of his wardrobe, which included printed board shorts, a tank top, long hair, and a beard. "Man, he's a good beard grower," remarked director Jesse Peretz.

Meanwhile, at Gramercy Park Hotel's Rose Bar, Project Paz hosted a screening of Días de Gracia, a Mexican thriller that explores crime and violence in the country's capital over the course of three World Cups. (It was a hit at Cannes and is on the short list of Mexico's submissions for the Best Foreign Film Academy Award.) A fashion crowd, rather than a sporting one, turned out—the evening was hosted by W's Karla Martinez, jeweler Sara Beltrán, and Michael Bastian's Eugenia Gonzalez Ruiz-Olloqui—but producer Leopoldo Gout cautioned viewers not to underestimate the power of games. "Every four years, crime all over the world lowers itself 30 percent for the 30 days of the World Cup," he said. For peacekeeping the rest of the time, there's Project Paz; Beltrán designed a special peace bracelet, sold after the screening, to benefit the group's efforts.

—Bee-Shyuan Chang, Kristin Studeman, and Matthew Schneier

Guests attending FIT's annual Couture Council bash in Central Park last night were greeted by protesters waving "Boycott the Boathouse" posters. "I don't know what they're upset about, but more power to them," said noted activist and Real Housewives of New York City cast member Alex McCord. "This is America, and I always support when people exercise their rights." The ex-Boathouse employees, in fact, were making their case for the unfair labor practices, sexual harassment, and discrimination charges the famed restaurant is currently under fire for.

Inside, as Bill Cunningham snapped pics of silk jumpsuits and leopard-print pants and designers discussed the upcoming shows—"it's quiet chaos, as always," said Maria Cornejo—one partygoer had an agenda of his own. Thakoon Panichgul has released a limited-edition Masai plaid scarf. "We just launched them today on the site—please, please buy one," he said. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to charity, funding hunger relief efforts for children in Africa.

—Kristin Studeman