NICOLE, TOM CRUISE INTO LATHAM THEATER HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN BIPARTISAN MUSIC.(Living)

It was a quick kiss at the popcorn stand at Hoyt's Latham Circle Cinemas, but it was, as they say in Hollywood, star- powered.

Actor Tom Cruise gave the kiss to Nicole Kidman, his co- star in the summer film "Days of Thunder," while waiting to order a medium popcorn, medium soda and a frozen yogurt. Then the couple darted into a weekend matinee

screening of "GoodFellas."

This act of affection was to the amazement and delight of the young women working at the concession stand, but to few others as the two stars entered the theater without attracting much attention.

In fact, heartthrob Cruise and ladyfriend Kidman entered the theater after …