Anxious to avoid another Mask of Zorro-type costumed misadventure, Memoirs of a Geisha producer Steven Spielberg took no chances, beginning his campaign months ago to dissuade sartorially exuberant Sony chief Amy Pascal from painting her face white and showing up to the film's premiere in a kimono. The persuasive Spielberg largely succeeded, his lone concession being Pascal's socks-and-platform-sandals flourish (not pictured).

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• VPage:'Geisha' takes a lavish bow [Variety]
• Previously: Inside VPage: Pascal’s Mask Of Zorro [Defamer]
• Sony Allows Asians To Star In Geisha Movie [Defamer]

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