'Dewey Beach' Moviemakers Hope to Catch an Indie Wave

MTV still hasn't given us "The Real World: Washington." So here's to local filmmakers Greg Godbout and Tom Prather, who found out this past summer what happens when young D.C. professionals stop being polite and start getting real -- at least in Dewey Beach.

Producer Godbout -- owner of Arlington Cinema 'n' Drafthouse -- and director Prather are putting the finishing touches on a "reality" movie set in the hard-partying Delaware beach house scene that they hope to launch this winter on the festival circuit (but watch for that DVD). Last week they previewed scenes at a Drafthouse premiere party, and -- well, how can the judges at Cannes say no?

"One summer will change four lives forever," intones a narrator. Then bikinis, sunsets, beer cans, surfboards, meaningful glances, a guy murmuring in voice-over, "I'm so taking you home this evening." Yeah -- hot!

Prather, of Rockville, hopes "Dewey Beach: The Movie" is a portrait that will intrigue both locals and outsiders. "It's a unique little spot in the world," he said. "There's a definite schedule: a time you have to be at Taco Toss at the Lighthouse, a time to go to the Starboard for Suicide Wings."

His stars: Four urban singles who skipped across the Bay Bridge almost every weekend of Summer '06. Ken Natoli, 23, an IT guy newly transplanted from Boston to Arlington, had never done the Dewey thing ("It's like spring break of the North every weekend!" he told us), while Eric Myers, 37, was the grizzled veteran of eight summers. In a scene we hope makes the final cut, Myers explained to Natoli the crucial group house distinctions between "a girlfriend, a sleepover guest and drag-back." ("In some houses, if she showers she has to pay a guest fee," he told us.)

Best friends Lisa Tsimbidis and Lauren Kenney, both 25, shared a house. "I was like anti-meeting someone at Dewey," said Tsimbidis, a radio account manager who ended up finding love in front of the cameras, while real-estate consultant Kenney's story was that of "the first summer I was single, ever."

None of the stars got paid -- Prather kept the budget under $100,000 -- but they have no regrets. "If anything," said Kenney, "it's like a scrapbook of our summer."

HEY, ISN'T THAT . . . ?

Joe Lieberman and wife Hadassah at the Georgetown Loews Saturday night, making heads turn when it looked like they were walking into "Borat." But no: A ticket-taker noticed the mistake and sent them to their intended screening, "The Queen." The Connecticut senator was congratulated by fellow moviegoers on his reelection.

Karl Rove, clad in a golf shirt and getting Asian carryout from Bambu in Palisades on Saturday night. Long week, good night to stay in . . .

Watergate figure Alexander Butterfield making a surprise appearance at Politics and Prose on Sunday as Alicia Shepard discussed her book " Woodward and Bernstein: Life in the Shadow of Watergate." The former White House aide, who told the world about Nixon's taping system, introduced himself to the author and quickly drew a crowd; he even signed copies of the book. Butterfield lives in California and was in town to see his Navy officer son.

Britney's soon-to-be-ex Kevin Federline blithely whistling in the lobby of hipster boutique hotel Rouge -- just in case you ladies were wondering where he stays in D.C. . . .

LOVE, ETC.

Late returns: Nancy Pelosi was on hand yesterday morning in NYC for the birth of her sixth grandchild -- 8-pound, 10-ounce Paul Michael Vos, son of her filmmaker daughter Alexandra and her husband, Michiel. Paul's anticipated arrival had threatened to keep the speaker-to-be from election night revels, but he graciously waited a week past his due date. Grandma returned to D.C. last night to meet with new House members but plans to go back to see him later in the week. President Bush called both mom and grandmom with congratulations; the future speaker teased him that "Paul" just barely beat out "George" as the name.

Born: A daughter, to "Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire, 31, and jewelry designer fiancee Jennifer Meyer, 29, on Friday in Los Angeles, his rep said. Meyer's dad is Ron Meyer, prez of Universal Studios, which produced Maguire's "Seabiscuit."

Split: British movie stars Jude Law, 33, and Sienna Miller, 24, have split for good, more than a year after his caught-with-the-nanny scandal. Or so says People magazine -- honestly, did you remember they were even back together again?

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