Premiere is a piece of cake

QUENTIN TARANTINO really knows how to get old in style. Hollywood’s former mauvais garcon celebrated his big 4-4 birthday at the “Grindhouse” premiere after-party held March 26 near the historic Orpheum Theatre, where he used to watch early exploitation films when he was young. 1. The writer-director huffed ‘n’ puffed and blew out all his candles and led his peeps, 2. including Vanessa Ferlito, left, and Rosario Dawson, on a careening conga line. 3. His film femmes fatales, including boa-covered babes Rose McGowan, left, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Marley Shelton, Dawson, Tracie Thoms, Jordan Ladd and Ferlito, sang “Happy B-Day.” Even 4. Harvey Weinstein, left, and Bob Weinstein, with Dawson, were in a party mood while “Grindhouse” co-director 5. Robert Rodriguez, right, palled around with Sidney Poitier, whose daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier has a role in the splatter flick.

-- ELIZABETH SNEAD