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08 SHORTS Sergio Di Zio talks acting; dubbingRobots’ Robin Williams; The RoughGuide to Kids’ Movies; and yourGenie nominees

12 THE BIG PICTUREMiss Congeniality 2: Armed andFabulous, The Pacifier and Hostagecommandeer theatres

32 COMING SOONPreparing for War of the Worlds

36 TRIVIAWhich former Prime Minister didKim Cattrall date?

38 LINER NOTESKathleen Edwards comes back withBack to Me

40 NAME OF THE GAMEDarkwatch’s vampires get loose inthe Old West

42 VIDEO AND DVDOscar-calibre pics like The Incredibles,Finding Neverland and Vera Drakemake it to video. And Bambi’sreleased on DVD for the first time

44 HOROSCOPEIf you need it, Pisces, don’t beafraid to get help from your friends

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34 CRUZING FOR A BRUISINGSpanish beauty PENÉLOPE CRUZadmits that making the action flickSahara left her hot, tired and verysore. But it also left her with a new beau (co-star MatthewMcConaughey) and quite possibly a whole new throng of fans. So whydid Cruz have recurring nightmaresthat she would lose the role? I BY EARL DITTMAN

STYLE GUIDE14 TRENDS FROM LA LA LAND

Fashion experts break down theinspiring looks of four stylish actors

20 COLOUR MY WORLDDesigners are going gaga overbright, happy hues I BY LIZA HERZ

22 A FISH CALLED WONDERFULFind out how adding fish to yourdiet can make you look, and feel,better I BY MARNI WEISZ

24 SHOP GIRLS Celebrity chicks love to shop, andwe’ve got a page of snaps to prove it!

26 DREAM WEAVERSIGOURNEY WEAVER says it feltgreat to go from fab to frumpy toplay a suburban mom in ImaginaryHeroes I BY INGRID RANDOJA

30 CHILI WHACK JOHN TRAVOLTA talks about thethrills and fears involved in reprisinghis role as tough-guy Chili Palmerfor the Get Shorty sequel, Be CoolI BY BOB THOMPSON

We ran our first interview with thismonth’s cover girl Penélope Cruzin 2001, when Vanilla Sky was

being released. She played the intoxi-cating female lead, Sofia…again. Thiswas, after all, a Hollywood remake of theSpanish film Abra los ojos, in which shehad also starred.

Cruz had just started a relationshipwith Tom Cruise and had made fiveEnglish-language films in two years —Woman on Top, All the Pretty Horses, Blowand Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, so youcouldn’t really fault her Spanish fanbase(she’d been making films there for 10

years before most of us had heard of her) for getting worried. Butshe promised she wouldn’t abandon them.

“The Spanish press always ask me, ‘Are you leaving us?’” she’dsaid then. “I don’t think it’s good for my career, here and there, ifI’m in only one place all the time.”

Yet Penélope was on an A-list trajectory, and as we’d learned fromher non-American peers like Antonio Banderas, Olivier Martinezand Salma Hayek, once you break through in Hollywood it’s toughto go back to making films in your native tongue.

But Cruz stuck to her word, spending the past four years movingback and forth between Hollywood pics like the Halle Berry thrillerGothika and international fare like the Spanish drama Non ti muovere.

Next month, Cruz stars in her first Hollywood blockbuster, the$130-million (U.S.) adventure flick Sahara opposite her apparentnew squeeze Matthew McConaughey. So, will anchoring such amainstream movie make Penélope finally turn her back on the culture and cachet of European cinema for the big bucks andbright lights of Hollywood?

Apparently not. Her next four projects are the Spanish films Tu vida en 65 minutos and Volver, the British drama Chromophobia andBandidas, a French/Mexican/U.S. co-production co-starring Hayek.

Read our interview with Cruz, “Penélope, Queen of the Desert,”page 34, to find out what the intercontinental actor thought of mak-ing her first American action flick.

Also in this issue, on page 26 we have “Desperate Housewife,” aninterview with Sigourney Weaver about her new suburban dramedyImaginary Heroes. Then on page 30 you’llfind “Gangster Rap,” in which John Travolta,Uma Thurman and Vince Vaughn weigh inon making the Get Shorty sequel, Be Cool.

And don’t miss our special Style Sectionthat starts on page 14. Malls are finally beingflooded with new spring stock and we feel it’sour duty to help you wade through it.

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Still...Lady of Spain

As every Québécois voice actor wellknows, dubbing an animated feature fromEnglish to French is not easy at the bestof times.

For every word spoken in English, thereare often two needed in French. Andsince characters’ faces are animated precisely to fit the English-speakingactors’ mouth movements, there’s almostzero wiggle room.

But those difficulties go from bad toworse when you’re voicing a characteroriginated by manic improv comedianRobin Williams. Benoît Brière learnedthat lesson only too well when he wasasked to translate the role of Fender,Williams’ rusty ragtag tinman in the newFox animated feature Robots.

“This guy’s totally crazy! Especially inthis kind of movie where they give himincredible freedom,” says Brière, one ofQuébec’s most popular actors havingappeared in two of the province’s biggestrecent hits — La Grande séduction andSéraphin: un homme et son péché. “I’mconvinced they gave him carte blancheand told him to have fun, improvise.”

And, just as he did with his BlueGenie in 1992’s Aladdin, Williams experiments with different accents andimpressions while playing Fender —none of which work in French.

“Sometimes Robin Williams was talkingwith a British accent, then a Latinoaccent, then at the end his charactersaid something in a very Irish accent,”recalls Brière. “In French, what was Isupposed to do?”

“That’s where the creative part camefor me,” continues Brière. “I had to findsomething that worked with the image,but would also have connotations for thepublic.”

—MW, with files from Marie Labrecque

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Being Robin Williams

MARCH BREAK BREAKWhen you think of the Rough Guide books, you probably thinkof backpacking through Europe with huge hopes and a tinybudget. The practical but funky guides first published in 1982helped a generation of young travellers findits way down cobblestone streets and up narrowmountain passes.

But that generation is all grown up, andmany of its members have even spawned achild or two. And with their offspring clam-ouring for something to do this March Break,the realization slowly sets in that vacationsare now more about finding ways to entertainthe kids than to entertain themselves.

At least parents can return to that faithfulold series from their carefree youths for counsel, but this time it’s The Rough Guideto Kids’ Movies.

Author Paul Simpson uses the same practi-cal, detailed, and dare we say cynical, advice

on which young travellers relied to guide parents toward thebest videos and DVDs for their children. And although olderkids, say 12- or 13-year-olds, might get something out of thisbook, it’s really written for grown-ups.

Pop culture references like, “Lady and the Tramp have morechemistry than most real movie stars — certainly more than Harrison Ford and KateCapshaw in Indiana Jones and the Temple ofDoom,” or sarcastic gems like, “On its release,children flocked to see My Girl to cry overMacauley Culkin’s character’s death, whilstparents were happy to watch the brat croak,”were clearly not written with minors in mind.

And hey, doesn’t knowing you’re ploppingyour kids down in front of the best qualitymovies for a couple of hours make you feel a bit less guilty? While they’re soaking upCinderella, you can always pull out your tattered old Rough Guides and photo albums,have a glass of wine, and take a trip of yourown…—MW

Robin Williams seems calm...

Robots star FenderBenoît Brièretries to keep up

same sex. different city.

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And the nominees in themajor categories are…Best Motion PictureBeing Julia – Robert LantosLove, Sex & Eating the Bones

– Jennifer HolnessMa vie en cinémascope

– Denise Robert, Daniel LouisMémoires affectives (Looking for Alexander)

– Barbara ShrierLes Triplettes de Belleville

(The Triplets of Belleville) – Paul Cadieux

Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleIsabelle Blais – Les Aiments (Love and Magnets)Céline Bonnier

– Monica la mitraille (Machine Gun Molly)Pascales Bussières – Ma vie en cinémascopeEmily Hampshire – BloodJacinthe Lagüe

– Elles étaient cinq (The Five of Us)

Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleMichel Côté – Le Dernier Tunnel (The Last Tunnel)Roy Dupuis

– Mémoires affectives (Looking for Alexander)David La Haye – Nouvelle-FranceIan McKellen – EmileNick Stahl – Twist

Performance by an Actress in aSupporting RoleJuliette Gosselin – Nouvelle-FranceJennifer Jason Leigh – ChildstarSylvie Moreau – Les Aiments (Love and Magnets)Ellen Page – Wilby WonderfulSusana Salazar – A Silent Love

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleGary Farmer – TwistBrendan Fehr – SugarBruce Greenwood – Being JuliaJean Lapointe

– Le Dernier Tunnel (The Last Tunnel)Kyle MacLachlan – A Touch of Pink

Achievement in DirectionDenise Filiatrault – Ma vie en cinémascopePierre Houle

– Monica la mitraille (Machine Gun Molly)Bronwen Hughes – StanderFrancis Leclerc

– Mémoires affectives (Looking for Alexander)David “Sudz” Sutherland

– Love, Sex & Eating the Bones

Original ScreenplayDenise Filiatrault – Ma vie en cinémascopeFederico Hidalgo, Paulina Robles

– A Silent LoveFrancis Leclerc, Marcel Beaulieu

– Mémoires affectives (Looking for Alexander)Don McKellar, Michael Goldbach – ChildstarDavid “Sudz” Sutherland

– Love, Sex & Eating the Bones

Adapted ScreenplayJoël Champetier, Daniel Roby

– La Peau blanche (White Skin)Jerry Ciccoritti – BloodLuc Dionne, Sylvain Guy

– Monica la mitraille (Machine Gun Molly)Todd Klinck, Jaie Laplante, John Palmer

– SugarJacob Tierney – Twist

Best DocumentaryThe Corporation

– Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, Bart SimpsonMr. Mergler’s Gift

– Beverly Shaffer, Germaine Ying-Gee WongWhat Remains of Us – François Prévost, YvesBisaillon, Hugo Latulippe

Achievement in CinematographyLouis Ernsted – Nouvelle-FranceBernard Couture

– Le Dernier Tunnel (The Last Tunnel)Pierre Mignot – Ma vie en cinémascopePaul Sarossy – Head in the CloudsAndré Turpin – Childstar

Congratulations to allthe Genie nominees!The 25th annual Genie Awards air on CHUM and ASN television stationsacross Canada on March 21st. Check local listings for channels and times.

What are you wearing right now,”Sergio Di Zio asks me over the

phone.“A black sweater,” I say, feeling a bit

self-conscious.“So I’d say, ‘You’re wearing a black

sweater,’” he explains. “And you’drepeat, ‘I’m wearing a black sweater.’”

“I’m wearing a black sweater,” Irepeat, trying not to laugh.

This is not the world’s worst 1-800chatline conversation. Really.

Sergio Di Zio is an actor, and he’sattempting to illustrate the MeisnerTechnique. It would probably haveworked better if we’d actually been inthe same room, but hindsight’s 20/20.

The technique is an offshoot ofMethod acting, Di Zio explains, and heswears by it. The repetition exercise wewere just doing (albeit very poorly) isone of its central devices.

“It’s all very basic,” Di Zio says, “it justteaches you to observe the other personand you’ll be fascinated. And becauseyou’re fascinated you’ll be fascinating.”

Other offshoots of Method don’tseem very practical to Di Zio. Theymight work well in the classroom, butonce you’re on a set surrounded bycrew and cameras, everything youlearned goes out the window, he says.“With Meisner it just gets simplifieddown to a point where all you have to

do is trust yourself and listen to theother person,” he explains.

The 32-year-old Toronto native hasbeen studying the theories of SanfordMeisner (who was himself a student of the great Russian acting teacherKonstantin Stanislavsky) for aboutthree years, and all the work is payingoff. He’s snagged roles in the criticallyacclaimed Canadian films 19 Monthsand Luck, and this season he appearson CBC’s courtroom drama This isWonderland as newbie lawyer MarcusWeekes.

“I get on judges nerves a bit. I’m newand don’t really know what I’m doing,and I don’t really care yet. I’m in myown little world, very aware of themoment,” Di Zio says of his character,and then suddenly realizes, “He’s likethis perfect Meisner actor!”

Di Zio will also have a wee role in theupcoming Russell Crowe boxing movieCinderella Man, which was shot inToronto last year. “My character’s nameis ‘Young Reporter,’” he says with a self-effacing laugh.

But his time on screen won’t reflecthow much time he spent on set — animpressive 30 days. It seems the film’scasting director was a fan, so hired Di Zio to read opposite other actorsauditioning for parts. That meant a lotof time spent with director Ron Howard,

who Di Zio says was “the warmest person in the world.”

“He’d call my name sometimes whenwe were on set and I’d almost want topretend that I didn’t hear him the firsttime, just to hear him go ‘Sergio’again,” Di Zio recalls, punching the“Sergio” with an unmistakable RichieCunningham inflection.

It’s a bit early for impressions, just 10 a.m. after a crazy day spent runningfrom audition to audition — commer-cials in the morning, an American pilotin the afternoon, and a play reading atnight. That’s where things got heated.

“I had a big argument with anotheractor about Meisner last night,” Di Zioadmits. “There’s a lot of bad Meisneractors out there so it’s misunderstoodsometimes.” But he swears it didn’tcome to blows, quashing my fantasies ofan actor slapfest like the one Colin Firthand Hugh Grant had in Bridget Jones’sDiary.

“Sometimes people have crappyteachers and they might even beabused by them in the name of Methodacting, and this guy wanted to throw itall away because of this crappy teacher,”Di Zio says.

Then, after a thoughtful pause, heconcludes, “In the end, if you’re a goodactor, who cares how you got there?”

—Marni Weisz

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It’s all in the TECHNIQUE

“I had a big argument withanother actorabout Meisner lastnight.... There’s alot of bad Meisneractors out thereso it’s misunder-stood sometimes”

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M A R C H 4

BE COOLWHO’S IN IT? John Travolta, Uma ThurmanWHO DIRECTED? F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? This sequel to Get Shortysees smooth-talking enforcer Chili Palmer(Travolta) move out of the movie businessand muscle into record producing. Sincethis comedy is based on an ElmoreLeonard book, expect a cast of colourfulcharacters to talk tough, carry big sticksand look cool doing both. See JohnTravolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughninterview, page 30.

DANIEL AND THE SUPERDOGSWHO’S IN IT? Matthew Harbour, Claire BloomWHO DIRECTED? André Melançon (Nénette)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? After the death of hismother, Daniel finds solace training hispooch for the upcoming Superdogs show.

THE JACKETWHO’S IN IT? Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley WHO DIRECTED? John Maybury (Love is the Devil)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? This trippy thriller starsBrody as a returning soldier who windsup in an asylum where a gnarly doc (KrisKristofferson) pumps him full of a drugthat enables him to see into the future.That future includes his death, and he’sgot four days in which to prevent it fromhappening.

M A R C H 1 1

ROBOTSVOICES: Ewan McGregor, Robin WilliamsWHO DIRECTED? Chris Wedge and CarlosSaldanha (Ice Age)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? In a world made up entirelyof robots, idealistic inventor RodneyCopperbottom (McGregor) travels to RobotCity where he discovers an underclass ofragtag ’bots that need his help.

PHIL THE ALIENWHO’S IN IT? Rob Stefaniuk, Nicole de BoerWHO DIRECTED? Rob Stefaniuk (debut)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? This Canadian comedystars writer/director Stefaniuk as Phil theAlien, whose spaceship crashes near asmall Northern Ontario town. Left to hisown devices Phil develops a drinking

problem, gets tossed in jail, becomes aChristian and eventually the lead singerfor the local bar band.

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ICE PRINCESSWHO’S IN IT? Michelle Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall WHO DIRECTED? Tim Fywell (Hear the Silence)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Brainy Casey Carlyle(Trachtenberg) throws everyone for a loopby going from geek to figure skating star.

THE UPSIDE OF ANGERWHO’S IN IT? Kevin Costner, Joan Allen WHO DIRECTED? Mike Binder (Blankman)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? A woman (Allen) who isabandoned by her husband turns to herold friend (Costner) for comfort.

THE PACIFIER

WHO’S IN IT? Vin Diesel, Brad GarrettWHO DIRECTED? Adam Shankman (BringingDown the House)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? He’s just like MaryPoppins, that is if Mary was trained insubaquatic combat and knew how to reada GPS unit. Diesel stars as Navy SEALShane Wolf, who gets a crash course incarpooling and diaper changing whenhe’s assigned to protect the children of amurdered American scientist.

• HITS THEATRES MARCH 4

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HOSTAGEWHO’S IN IT? Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak WHO DIRECTED? Florent Emilio Siri (debut)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Willis plays a disgracedLos Angeles hostage negotiator whomoves to the suburbs where, surprise, he winds up trying to diffuse a hostagesituation. But then his wife and kid arekidnapped by the bad guys, meaning he’sgot two families to save.


THE RING TWOWHO’S IN IT? Naomi Watts, David DorfmanWHO DIRECTED? Hideo Nakata (Ringu)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Six months after RachelKeller (Watts) and her son escaped theclutches of the creepy girl with the tragi-cally bad hair, they discover the gal andthe deadly VHS tape are still at large.

DEAR FRANKIEWHO’S IN IT? Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler WHO DIRECTED? Shona Auerbach (debut)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Mortimer plays a momwho hires a man (Butler) to pretend to beher deaf son Frankie’s long-lost father.

DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMANWHO’S IN IT? Kimberly Elise, Shemar MooreWHO DIRECTED? Darren Grant (debut)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? When her husband of 20years leaves her, Helen McCarter (Elise)is left shattered and angry. But thingsheat up when a young hunk (The Youngand the Restless’ Moore) enters her life.

IMAGINARY HEROESWHO’S IN IT? Sigourney Weaver, Emile HirschWHO DIRECTED? Dan Harris (debut)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Weaver gives a stellar

performance as a sarcastic suburbanwife and mother desperately trying tohold her dysfunctional family together.See Sigourney Weaver interview, page 26.

M A R C H 2 5

GUESS WHOWHO’S IN IT? Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher WHO DIRECTED? Kevin Rodney Sullivan(Barbershop 2: Back in Business)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? The seminal ’60s civil

rights drama Guess Who’s Coming toDinner gets a 21st-century makeover whenrace roles are reversed and it’s a blackfather (Mac) who is concerned his daugh-ter is marrying a white man (Kutcher).

THE KARATE DOGWHO’S IN IT? Jon Voight, Simon RexWHO DIRECTED? Bob Clark (Baby Geniuses)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Cho Cho the karate-kickingdog teams up with an L.A. cop to findthe men who killed his master.

Some films play only in major markets. All release dates subject to change.

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MISS CONGENIALITY 2:ARMED AND FABULOUSWHO’S IN IT? Sandra Bullock, Regina KingWHO DIRECTED? John Pasquin (Joe Somebody)WHAT’S IT ABOUT? In this sequel to MissCongeniality, star FBI agent Gracie Hart(Bullock) teams up with nonplussed agentSam Fuller (King) to help save Gracie’sbeauty pageant pals (Heather Burns andWilliam Shatner).



FASHION: MAHA

FULL METALJACKET

A fashion phenom, Gyllenhaal exempli-fies polished ease, a dichotomy of lax

and luxe, which just happens tobe the exact mood of Spring ’05.

A Marc Jacobs loyalist, she’s on point with

fashion’s newestobsession, metallicmania. Gyllenhaal isa pro at taking aclassic evening fabric and pairingit with daytime

denim, personifyingthe idea of uptown lady meets downtown diva.

She’s a perfect example of the powerwielded by the up-and-coming quirkyactresses of today, even being chosen tostar in the Fall ’04 Louis Vuitton cam-paign, an honour usually reserved forheavy-hitting actresses and supermodels.Wanna get this look? Grab a pair ofRock & Republic jeans, combine with asatin camisole and a vintage blazer.

MAKEUP: TRINIDAD

LESS IS MOREMaggie understands that subtle, prettylooks make a big impact. To achieve thisstyle follow the make-under essentialsfor this spring and summer.

To start, use some Yves Saint Laurent ToucheÉclat Highlighter to highlight the centre of the face.Apply light mascara by choosing a lengthening (notthickening) formula to avoid clumps. Use theChristian Dior Powder Eyebrow Pencil which allowsyou to draw tiny flicks of colour to simulate actualbrow hairs. Softly blend your eye liner only on the outside corner of the eye. Then use a pencil like ChanelPrecision Eye Definer, which goes on relatively quicklyand blends easily.

Finally, match your lip liner with the colour of your lipsand not the gloss or lipstick. Add some Delux Beauty

Lip Gloss in “Hank.” It’s a formula that’ssheer and moist and has just a hint ofcolour. Don’t forget that modern makeupis meant to enhance what you alreadyhave, not fake what you don’t!

HAIR: ADAM

SHORTANDSEXYIt’s about time a star inHollywood realized hairdoesn’t have to be longand blond to be sexy.Maggie Gyllenhaal’scropped mop may beadventurous but it isquite easily achieved.Apply a curl lotion likeAveda’s Be Curly todamp hair, then blowdry using fingers to getthose kicks and flips.Finish with TIGI ShineJunkie for shine and apiece-y look.

style | inspiration

MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL

Look to the stars FASHION: Maha

Most recently the host of Prime TV’smakeover show Diva on a Dime, Mahahas dressed celebrities from urban-chicchanteuse Nelly Furtado to classicCanuck Bruce McCulloch of Kids in the Hall fame.

HAIR: Adam PardyNow working in Beverly Hills at the B2VSalon, Adam originally hails from New York but spent five years working inToronto. He has performed fabulous hairmakeovers on CityTV’s Cityline andMuchMusic and is currently working forABC’s Extreme Makeover.

MAKEUP: TrinidadA one-time model himself, Trinidad hastransformed Quebec faves Mitsou andKarine Vanasse and Berkeley, California,rockers Green Day. Now he’s teaching hiscraft at Montreal’s College Inter-DEC andis part of the avant-garde makeup teamKröm Productions.

Spring’s around the corner and it’s time to freshen up your winter-ravaged look. In order to inspire, we enlisted three beauty professionals to pick apart four of Hollywood’s most interesting fashion icons.

Behold, be creative and, most importantly, be yourself

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ROSARIO DAWSONFASHION: MAHA

MISSONI IMPOSSIBLE This hip-hop hippie just may have a personalitydisorder. She juggles an eclectic mix of urban dudsand retro chic. The star of Josie and the Pussycatseschews the pop diva look in favour of vintageMissoni and funky Baby Phat. She’s a saucy chickwith a penchant for sexy glamour.

Steal Rosario’s style by pairing a vintage Dianevon Furstenberg wrap dress with a killer pair ofManolo Blahnik stilettos. Or, play to her otherpersonality: the street savvy siren. Baggy jeans, atight tank top and phat kicks will do the trick. Butdon’t forget the bling.

MAKEUP: TRINIDAD

SUBLIME SKINRosario Dawson is living, glowing

proof that taking good care of your complexion truly pays off in theform of healthy, radiant skin. Ifyou’re blessed like her, you have acomplexion so smooth and pore-less that makeup is almost anafterthought. Indeed, you only

need to apply concealer or foun-dation where necessary (under the

eyes, on the chin and over blemishes).To start, having good habits always

helps! Wear sunscreen every single day.Origins’ Have a Nice Day Super-Charged

Moisture Lotion with SPF15 will absorb oil in the T-zone (thenose and forehead) and hydrate dry areas. Then add someM.A.C. Studio Fix powder and foundation in one, which, usedwith a brush gives a sheer veil of foundation and applied witha sponge gives a flawless finish. Spray some Vichy Thermal SpaWater to give a dewy finish to your complexion, then addsome Stila Lip Glaze to keep your lip glossier longer.

HAIR: ADAM

THE THICK OF ITExotic beauty, killer body, and perfecthair...well, two outta three ain’t bad.Rosario Dawson gives hope to those withthin and fine hair. To put some life intoyour locks start with a thickening shampoo like Bumble and BumbleThickening Shampoo followed byBumble and Bumble Leave In (RinseOut) Conditioner. Be careful the condi-tioner does not get on your roots. Use a volumizer likePhytovolume Actif on roots. Smooth using a round brush andfinish with a big barrel curling iron on front layers.

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GIRL WITH A PEARLNECKLACECatapulted to fame thanks to herquietly powerful performance inLost in Translation, Johansson’s fashionsense was only perpetuated by themovie’s fabulous Marc Jacobs wardrobe.The current new face of Calvin KleinEternity Moment, Scarlett never fails to

dazzle the critics on thered carpet. She wowed

the crowds at the2004 Oscars in anemerald green gownby Alberta Ferretti,

and stole the show atlast year’s Costume

Institute Ball in alemon yellow CalvinKlein dress.

She’s a little bitUpper East Side and a little bitBrooklyn. For her style, layer on some

coloured, ribbed tank tops, grab a frillymini skirt and top it off with a cus-tomized jean jacket.

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GIRL NEXTDOORScarlett’s simple, freshand modern lookis perfect forspring andsummer.

She showsthat as long asyour brows are in great shape, youneed almost no othermakeup to look pol-ished and pulledtogether. However, if you covet thislook, you might want to add someNARS Multiple Cream-to-Powder make-up in “Mustique” to your brows to keepfrom washing out your skin tone. Justuse your fingers.

Make your eyes glow in soft, contouredlayers of brown and beige with RevlonColorstay 12 Hour Eye Shadow Quad inCopper Spice. The velvety powders arepacked with tenacious micropigmentsthat won’t slip away (or cause creases)by happy hour. Tired of gloss? Try asatin-finish lipstick in a pale shade.Apply the lipstick straight from thetube, dabbing (not rubbing) it on.

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SWEPTAWAYScarlett Johansson hasproven once again thatshe can wear any style andlook great. Even with thissimple ponytail Scarlettshows effortless beauty. Tokeep blond tresses look-ing their best rotate yourfavourite shampoo withPantene Pro-V BlondeExpressions, which keepscoloured hair brighterlonger. And blond hairlooks best when it is brightand shiny, so try workingin Phyto Pro Ultra Glosswax.

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MEAN STYLE Hollywood’s latest It-Girl, Lindsay Lohanis the embodiment of boho chic. Herfavourite after-hours look is TrueReligion jeans, a sexy jersey tank andlots of bling. Vintage boots are her

weakness, only offset by her bevyof designer handbags. Lindsay

puts the slick in city slicker,always toting around amuch-used cellphone andwearing a fabulous pairof sunglasses.

Lohan’s style is a dan-gerous mix of vintageand couture, puttingthis starlet in a league of

her own. If you like thislook, try pairing Juicy

Couture jeans with vintagedistressed boots (or moc-

casins) and a L.A.M.B.handbag. Meow.

MAKEUP: TRINIDAD

LASH OUTLindsay’s doe-eyed look simply glows.She makes her eyes stand out by doingher lips in pale tones, and a fresh peach

blush brightens her complexion.To achieve such a glamorous

look, get some fake lash on!First, draw a thin black lineabove the eye using the Make Up For Ever ColorLiner in black, one of themost precise and long-lasting liners, with thesharpest, most defined look. Dab eyelash glueon faux lashes and use tweezers to place them

against your lash line. Finish with a coat of non-smudging L’Oreal VoluminousWaterproof Mascara.

Complete this glam look by applyingsome liquid Benefit Benetint rose-tinted lip and cheek stain. It will adddimension to your face and reflectlight.

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EXTEND YOURSELFI swear Lindsay carries around a stylist in her Marc Jacobsbag. Even after an all-nighter on the Sunset Strip Lindsay

looks great. To get her look, find a salon that features Hollywood’s hottest trend, Great Lengths Extensions. To maintain hairextensions use a moisture rich shampoo andconditioner like Redkin Smooth Down. Don’tscrub too hard when shampooing extensions, itwill tangle the bonded area. And whether or notyour red locks are your own, you might want totry John Frieda’s Radiant Red Colour Lust DailyColour Sealer to protect and prolong your ginger hue.

Lightly blow dry, scrunching your hair withyour fingers to bring out the natural body. Use around brush to smooth the waves and finish witha big barrel curling iron on the top layers andaround the face. Spray with a light spray likeSebastian Shaper.

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Last fall’s ladylike look, all tweedsuits and boxy handbags, promisedelegance but delivered a heavy

lashing of frump — a librarians’ convention run amok.

The intention was admirable. Womencraved an antidote to all the runwayand tabloid sleaze (yes, Britney you areto blame) and an end to the idea that apair of Juicy sweatpants, a hoodie andsome Ugg Boots were the zenith oftaste. Women wanted prettiness, butgranny-style overkill just wasn’t the wayto get it done.

Fashion designers, to put it mildly,were bored gormless. “If I see anothertweed pencil skirt,” designer LazaroHernandez of Proenza Schouler toldthe New York Times recently, “I’m goingto . . .”

Instead, Proenza Schouler and itsfashion brethren responded with themost exuberant spring lines in recentmemory. Colour was everywhere,riotous colour, fruits and foliage, palmfronds, huge impressionistic flowers,floaty tops with embroidered detail —flirty and girly but executed in luxuriousfabrics. And most of it’s dazzlingly wearable: a fuller skirt (theevolution of the dreadpencil skirt) but with ashrunken jacket or girlycardigan which consider-ably lightens the effect.

Even Milan’s doyenne of“cerebral chic,” MiucciaPrada, continued her loveaffair with whimsy overirony, whipping up a palpa-bly fun-loving profusion ofpeacock feathers, gold fishscales and crocheted details— all in one outfit.

Everywhere fabrics arefluid again, colours are trueand everything is utterly covetable, because really, dowe want fashion to offer mordant commentary on the“culture” or to stimulate dreamsand reflect the exhilaration ofspring? That’s not really a choiceat all, is it?

Happy’s the stuff:Colour and optimism rule for spring

Clinique’s new fragrance Happy to Be (50 ml. for $49.50, departmentstores) induces giddy spring-like feelings with its delicious scentjuiced with pear and hibiscus.

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Floaty tops and chunky banglesruled Christian Dior’s runway

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Spring2005Fruits and flowers - Fromwatercolour impressionist silk chiffon at Roberto Cavalli and Diorto palm frond prints at Dolce &Gabbana to cherries adorningVuitton’s classic logo’d bags, theeffect is to coax a smile fromeven the most jaded urbanite.

OrganicAccessories - Astack of chunky wooden bangles, a wide leather beltto accent the waist andoversized necklaces madefrom shells, wood andleather all say spring. Earthyalso meets luxe in handbagsfrom wicker or canvas totesto Marni’s turquoise-trimmed clutch in burlap.

Baggy pants - Afteryears of creeping southwardpast the human equator,waistbands are rising againas pant legs become looserin fluid fabrics like silkcharmeuse. Wear themwith a fitted top or ashrunken jacket so theeffect is modern, notMichelin Man.

Soft suits - Start witha cardigan or shrunkenjacket then add a softprinted top and a Greciandraped skirt for a lookthat’s pretty and pulledtogether. Proenza Schouler,Zac Posen, Marc Jacobsand Oscar de la Renta areall apostles of “soft.”

Shoes - You can givethose Sex and the Citysky-high stilettos a rest and instead choose retrowedges for day or sleek(and comfortable) flats atnight.


L’Oreal Happy Dermmoisturizer ($15, drugstores),in its cheery Creamsicle orangebottle, will smooth out rough skinas if winter never happened.

Prada’s peacock feathersThe soft touch of

Marc Jacobs

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Just as healthy foods keep your bonesstrong, your organs humming and yourenergy high, the right foods can also

make you more beautiful.Now, don’t get the wrong idea. We’re

not going to tell you that if you go eat abowl of X your skin will suddenly glow andyou’ll look 10 years younger. It’s all abouteating right and realizing that your skin isan organ just like any other — put simply,when your skin is well nourished, it willlook better.

With that in mind, we asked Dr. LisaHark, a registered dietician and author ofthe new book Nutrition for Life, to recom-mend a recipe that’s good for your skin. Itwon’t surprise anyone who’s been readingabout omega-3 fatty acids lately, that shechose a fish dish, since fish is crammedfull of omega-3s.

“Omega-3 reduces inflammation…. Weusually think about it in the blood system,it has to do with circulation and it’s goodto get a lot of circulation to the skin,”explains Dr. Hark over the phone from herhome in Philadelphia where she serves asdirector of the Nutrition Education andPrevention Program for the University ofPennsylvania’s School of Medicine.

But there’s another, even simpler, reason why omega-3 fatty acids are goodfor the skin. “If you don’t eat fat yourskin gets very dry and scaly. We knowthat the right oils and the right fats canhelp promote healthy skin,” says Dr. Hark.Aside from the fats you’ll find in fish,Dr. Hark says olive oil and canola oil arealso good choices.

This particular recipe is also beneficialbecause of the tomatoes and peppers,

which provide vitamin C to help healbruises, and vitamin A, which correctsdry, flaky or scaly skin.

Vitamins A and C are also considered tobe antioxidants, which neutralize free radicals, chemicals in the body that dodamage to our cells and are caused bysmoking, spending too much time in thesun or exposure to pollution.

Dr. Hark suggests that these free radicalscontribute to the formation of age spots(those brown patches that appear on thebody as we get older), and that consumingantioxidants will help prevent them.

That doesn’t mean you can spend allthe time you want chain-smoking on thebeach, then eat a tomato and you’ll befine. “What we’re saying is that theseantioxidants probably minimize [the damage],” says Dr. Hark.

The recipe will work with many types of fish, so just pick your favourite.But keep in mind that fatty fish likemackerel, bluefin tuna, salmon and halibut are higher in omega-3s than white fish like sea trout, sea bass, cod or haddock.

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Ingredients2 lemons4 pieces of fish (your choice, see above guidelines)1 yellow bell pepper1 stalk celery4 plum tomatoes1 onion2 chili peppers1 garlic clove

black pepperolive oilfresh flat-leaf parsley

Method:• Grate the zest of one lemon into a shallow dish, add the juice

of both lemons and ground black pepper to taste.• Add the fish and marinate for 30 minutes, turning once and

keeping refrigerated.• De-seed the pepper and chop finely along with the celery,

tomatoes, onions, chilis and some parsley. Crush garlic andadd to other ingredients, mixing together to make salsa.

• Preheat oven to 220 degrees C (425 degrees F). Lightlybrush a baking dish with olive oil and arrange the fish steaksin it. Cover each steak with a few spoonfuls of salsa. Pour themarinade over the salsa and add a bit more olive oil on top.

• Bake for 20 minutes, until cooked through.• Garnish with the remaining parsley. Dr. Hark recommends

serving the fish with a green salad, green beans, broccoli orspinach for an antioxidant-rich meal.

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CELEBRITY SHOPPING SPREEIMAGINE HAVING ENOUGH CASH TO BUY WHATEVER YOU WANT....

So now we know. Even gorgeous, svelte Katie Holmes worries how her butt looks in apair of pants. Holmes tried on a bunch of outfits in the Vionnet store on Beverly Hills’trendy Robertson Boulevard.

Yeah, that would be a bit hard to wear, wouldn’tit? Jamie Lee Curtis looks disapprovingly at afuchsia feather cocktail dress in a boutique

along West Hollywood’s Melrose Avenue.

Oooh…we like it Selma. But we really think you should try on that pink coat too.Pencil-thin fashionista Selma Blair admires

a floral-print skirt at a Rodeo Drive boutique.

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If the boot scaresyou that much Andie, youshouldn’t buy it. AndieMacDowell considers anunreasonably high-heeledpair of boots during a dayof shoe-shopping onBeverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive.

You know it’s anice handbag store whenthe bag they give you toput your handbag in isalmost nicer than the bagyou just bought. JenniferLove Hewitt spends somecash on Robertson Blvd. inBeverly Hills.

It’s never too early toseed a love of goodboots. Madonna treats

eight-year-old daughterLourdes to some shoppingin Paris. Ahhh…Paris.

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Sigourney Weaver’s onscreen bat-tles have shifted from aliens toalienation.

The woman whose portrayal of EllenRipley in the Alien films became the goldstandard by which all other femaleaction heroes would be judged has, fornow, hung up her blaster. And exceptfor her laugh-out-loud turn as a spacebimbo in the comedy Galaxy Quest, hermost recent movie characters haven’tleft Earth.

Weaver has shifted between starringin offbeat comedies (Company Men,Heartbreakers, Tadpole) to playing womendealing with tragedy: the death of achild in A Map of the World, 9/11 in The Guys and now a disintegrating family in Imaginary Heroes.

The film is directed by writing wunderkind Dan Harris (the 25-year-old penned X2: X-Men United when hewas just 22, and is currently writing theupcoming Superman Returns andLogan’s Run remake) and tells the storyof the Travis family.

Weaver plays sarcastic, seething wifeand mother Sandy Travis, who is dealingwith the suicide of her oldest son, a husband (Jeff Daniels) who has pulledaway from her emotionally and physically,

and her depressed teenage son Tim(Emile Hirsch), who hates his dad, takesdrugs and is harbouring a terrible secret.

It’s a black comedy which is anchoredby Weaver’s incredible performance asSandy, a woman whose dry wit andunflinching honesty comes across asboth comic and sad, especially whenshe is dealing with Tim, who she unwit-tingly uses as a sounding boardthroughout the movie.

“She usually tells [Tim] more than Ithink she should,” says Weaver during aday of press at last year’s TorontoInternational Film Festival. “But I thinkshe adores Tim and I love their relation-ship. I think, like all mothers, you havelittle stop signals that tell you [that you]are about to almost burden your kidswith too much responsibility by askingthem about a decision you might make.You are kind of passing the buck a littlebit, and I do think she sometimes doesit, but I think it is forgivable under thecircumstances, and luckily for her Timsays, ‘That’s more than I want to hear.’”

Weaver is herself the mother of ateenage daughter, 15-year-old Charlotte,born when the actor was 40. If you dothe math you realize Sigourney Weaveris 55 years old, which is hard to believe

when you’re sitting next to her andshe’s wearing low-riding pants and acrop top that exposes her belly andlooks like it might have been stolenfrom her daughter’s closet. Her trade-mark trim figure is intact and her fair,freckled skin glows. Fifty really is thenew 40 when you’re talking aboutSigourney Weaver.

But when it comes to her onscreencharacter, Sandy Travis, Weaver opts toplay her without much makeup, sportinglong hair and unflattering flannel shirts.

“I like the idea she might be frozen,looking the way she might have lookedwhen she was last happy,” says Weaver.“I don’t know if you watch What Not ToWear, but my daughter and I always

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watch it and you see these people whoare just frozen when they were in collegeor something. I just find all that stufffascinating, and I just felt she had notevolved since everything had started toclose down around her.”

Weaver clearly relished playingSandy, but convincing producers anddirectors to allow her to play “regular”women has been the greatest challengeof her career. Standing almost six-feettall and with the bearing of an EastCoast blueblood — she grew up wealthyin New York City and Connecticut, thedaughter of former English stage andscreen actress Elizabeth Inglis and NBCTV executive Sylvester L. Weaver Jr. —the classically trained actor has battledshort-sighted filmmakers.

In a September 1997 Movieline inter-view she explained she’s “not the averageproducer’s sexual fantasy. I am tall. WhenI come into a room wearing platforms,they go, ‘She’s not my type of woman,’because what they’re looking for is thepetite blonde who looks up to them.”

She’s managed to carve out a stellarcareer despite heightism, although sheadmits that there have been some directors who have been intimidated byher stature and composure.

“I have had a couple of experiences

where I realized later on the directorwas intimidated by me and the otheractors,” reveals the performer, “and it’slike, ‘Oh, what a waste of time. We needyou to tell us things!’ People think thatjust because I’ve done 40 films I knowwhat I’m doing. I don’t. It’s all brail andI can’t see it, so I love to be supportedand encouraged. And boy, give me anarrow target to hit, and I love to hit it.”

What about working with ImaginaryHeroes’ puppyish, 25-year-old directorHarris?

“He’s a young man with an old soul,”she says. “I always had complete confi-dence in him. I really like working withfirst-time directors. You’re not working

with some jaded, hackneyed guy forwhom it’s just a job. I just think the passion you get with a first-time directoris better than anything. I never reallyworried about it.”

Weaver’s admission that she needs tobe directed turns into a discussion of hercraft. How did she transform herself intosuch women as Dian Fossey in Gorillas inthe Mist, a torture victim looking forrevenge in Death and the Maiden and adisillusioned ’70s wife in The Ice Storm.

“I work exactly the same way whetherit’s a play or a movie,” she says. “I stillneed to do a lot of work ahead of time.I don’t know exactly what I do, it’s sortof like packing a suitcase [she mimespicking up a piece of clothing, lookingat it and folding it into an imaginarysuitcase]. Without thinking too much,you kind of throw everything in andthen you don’t even open it until youneed it. You’ll have a scene, you open it,and it’s all there because you brought itwith you.

“It’s a very wild, exciting, kind ofscary process. You can’t decide ahead oftime what’s appropriate for a scene.You’ve got to see what happens to youand kind of get out of the way.”

The action in Imaginary Heroes takesplace in the suburbs, a place completelyalien to city girl Weaver.

“There seems to be more pressure inthe suburbs to appear as if nothing iswrong. I grew up in New York City,that’s where I live, and I just automati-cally assume I’m surrounded by crazypeople who are doing God knows whatbehind closed doors,” she says with agrin. “In the suburbs, I guess, there’s akind of pressure to feel more normal,which I think would be really, reallyhard if you were unconventional.”

And when it came time to raise achild, Weaver was adamant it wouldn’tbe in any place except the big city.

“I thought, as a parent, it would bedangerous to bring my kid up in the suburbs because I don’t want her to thinkof our world as a place of white, middle-class people. That’s not our world, andthat’s not what makes the world interest-ing. When my daughter was a baby wewould travel around the city and she’dsay hi to everybody, and if the homelessguy on the corner wouldn’t say helloback she’d go ‘hello, hello, HELLO!’She was like the little mayor of New York.I think that is such an advantage for her,to live in the world as it is.”

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Round about the time crime writerElmore Leonard was trying tomake sense of things, he became

even more confused than usual. As hetells it, he was almost overwhelmed withconfusion back in 1994. And here’s why.

He had been invited onto the L.A. setof Get Shorty, the movie version of hispopular crime novel, and not only werethe directions to the set correct, thecast and crew actually talked to himwhen he got there.

Even more shocking for the veteranwriter was this impossible dream: TheGet Shorty movie, a wise and wickedsatire of Hollywood’s whims and ways,

was full of Leonard’s dry wit and drolldialogue from his book, an astoundingfirst. Previously, Leonard had morethan 30 novels optioned or made intofilms over his long 50-year career. Andnot one of them captured the uniqueLeonard style, although, as Leonardrecalls, he almost sat through Hombrewith Paul Newman.

No, Leonard had been worked overpretty good by the Hollywood studios,his scripts butchered, his books alteredbeyond recognition, his ideas stolen.An entire novel, The Switch, was madeinto a movie called Ruthless People,where Bette Midler gets ransomed, but

the husband doesn’t want her back.Remember?Elmore Leonard does. He didn’t get

credit for it or paid — got nothing.Leonard shrugged it off. So things, youunderstand, were looking pretty goodwhen the movie folks started talking toLeonard about a Get Shorty sequel.

A sequel, huh? Leonard thought hebetter write a book first, another ChiliPalmer misadventure. So he did.

He called his follow-up Be Cool, andhad his main character, the loan-shark-turned-movie-producer Chili Palmer(John Travolta), slide sideways from themovie industry into the West Coast

GangsterrapGet ready for a second helping of Chili. Writer BOB THOMPSON interrogates JOHN TRAVOLTA,

VINCE VAUGHN and UMA THURMAN about the Get Shorty sequel, Be Cool

From left: John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Cedric the Entertainer in Be Cool

music business as the co-owner of arecord label.

The Be Cool book more or less wroteitself after a few years of research, andrewriting, and the usual fine tuning.The movie, Be Cool, on the other hand,got bogged down in all kinds of devel-opments, including Travolta’s peoplenegotiating a proper paycheque for theresurrected star. That got settled twoyears ago, but nobody would say howmuch Travolta was getting, a $25-millionrumour never confirmed.

Money, sure, was a big factor in per-suading Travolta to resurrect smoothtough-guy Palmer, but don’t underesti-mate the power of Leonard’s words, theones that Travolta demanded be injectedfrom the novel into the Get Shorty scriptway back when, the same sardonic bitsTravolta made sure made it from the Be Cool novel into the film which opensMarch 4th.

“I mean it’s wonderful to return toChili’s world,” says Travolta, all smiles,during a day spent meeting the press inBoston. “But I don’t think I would haverevisited it had it not been for ElmoreLeonard writing the second book. Hereally gave me permission to do asequel, because normally I wouldn’t beattracted to sequels.”

The two sequels to Look Who’s Talkingwould be exceptions. Saturday NightFever’s follow-up, Staying Alive, would beanother.

But Chili Palmer is special to Travolta,since the movie was released the yearafter his Oscar-nominated, ultraviolentportrayal of Vinny in Pulp Fiction. AsTravolta says, Chili was the in-controlstreet thug to Vinny’s drug-addled, out-of-control contract killer. Get Shortytold the film industry and moviegoersthere was more to Travolta’s comebackthan Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fictionscript, which, ironically, imitated manyof Elmore Leonard’s poetic losers featured in previous crime concoctions,including Get Shorty.

So yeah, Be Cool. Great opportunity.But was Travolta a little nervous aboutreturning to Chili Palmer’s world?

“A little bit,” he says.Fear of, like, repeating himself? “Exactly,” he says, confirming his fear

with a big grin.“Okay, it was kind of like I’ve said

these kind of lines before,” admitsTravolta, “but the difference is themusic industry, and the music industry

is funnier than the movie industry. Themusic industry has all sorts of gangsters,and, you know, wild scenarios going on.”

And get this. Travolta has the addedbonus of playing off of his Pulp Fictionbuddy, Uma Thurman, who doesn’t dothe gun moll thing in Be Cool, butinstead portrays music business oppor-tunist, Edie, who hooks up with Chili asa partner at an independent recordlabel with a promising pop-star wannabe(Christina Milian) on its roster.

That’s when things get complicated.Chili has to handle the pop star’s slimymanager (Vince Vaughn), his gay,quasi-actor bodyguard (Dwayne “TheRock” Johnson), some Russian mobsters,and a mouthy music producer (Cedricthe Entertainer) to save the label. Healso has to duck a hitman while tryingto get his negotiating done.

Cameos come from Andre 3000 ofOutKast who plays a rapper, and SteveTyler of Aerosmith who plays himself.Returning from Get Shorty are DannyDeVito as the height-challenged actorMartin Weir and James Gandolfini asthe stuntman turned bad guy, turnedgood guy, Bear. Managing the wholecircus is director F. Gary Gray, who hassome decent credits, like The Italian Job,The Negotiator and Friday.

Circus? Vince Vaughn confirms thatBe Cool is circus-like in so many ways, butespecially in the so-called scene-stealingmoments he has with macho-manwrestler The Rock, who plays his body-guard.

“He’s hilarious,” says Vaughn. “Hereally does have a good time, gettinginto the guy on the make, trying tomake it, but who is trying to hide a fewof his more obvious secrets.”

Thurman isn’t as gushy on the Be Coolsubject, but she confirms an important

rumour, that one about her andTravolta doing a dance number together,recalling their kitschy twist routinefrom Pulp Fiction. “We do,” she says, butdoesn’t elaborate much except to saythe bit is done to The Black Eyed Peassinging “Sexy.”

So, has Travolta changed? “He has,”she says, this time deciding to explainherself a little more. “Oh yeah, he’s verydifferent. He’s expanding his horizons.”

Travolta couldn’t agree more. “Ithink that this year [2004] is a verygood example of the differentiation ofcharacters,” he says. “I did The Punisher,a bad guy. Ladder 49, definitely thegood-guy firefighter.” And Chili Palmer.He’s in-between, and maybe that’s whyTravolta likes him so much.


Thurman and Travolta,together again

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (left) and Vince Vaughn in Be Cool

interview |“I try to lead the honest life of the actor, meaning I’m always

trying to be true to the characters,” Travolta says, earnest now,trying to get his point across. “I can put my stardom on holdin order to do a character correctly, that way I’ll last a longtime. Chili is one of those guys where I just get out of the way.”

Travolta’s into his fourth decade, evolving each time orrecovering from a slump, depending on how you want to lookat it. “You have to reinvent yourself,” he says. “And the best wayto reinvent yourself is to do different characters as often as possible, because then the audience gets used to you doing different things, and it’s not a surprise, it’s kind of like okay forme to be Chili Palmer and have a good time being a little bad.

“That’s a good thing,” Travolta continues. “I think it meanslongevity, not unlike when I would watch Gene Hackman orRobert Duvall in movies with me. They are, and I hope I am,like a musician, who has the same issues, where it’s importantto be original each time out.”

Which is what Leonard says he tries to do, although thesame problem keeps cropping up, whether it’s Be Cool or Get Shorty. Endings, man, aren’t as easy as they look.

Bob Thompson writes about movies for the National Post.

soonVALIANT (April)Voices: Ewan McGregor, Ben KingsleyDirector: Gary Chapman (debut)Story: If you’re an actor with a British accent and youdidn’t get a voice role in Disney’s latest animated feature,you should probably get a new agent. Ewan McGregor, BenKingsley, Jim Broadbent, John Cleese, Tim Curry, RupertEverett and John Hurt are all among the thespians lendingtheir pipes to this story of a clumsy pigeon named Valiant(McGregor) who sneaks his way into the Allied Forces’ RoyalPigeon Service during World War Two. Don’t laugh (althoughthis is a comedy), the Pigeon Service was a very realresource used to transfer messages between England andthe troops overseas. Valiant’s mission is to bring an importantnote to the Allied forces just before they storm the beach atNormandy.

THE LONGEST YARD (April)Stars: Adam Sandler, Burt ReynoldsDirector: Peter Segal (50 First Dates)Story: Having just spoofed his role in 1972’s Deliverancefor last year’s Without a Paddle, Reynolds once again takesadvantage of one of his old classics to get a role in a newmovie. While Sandler plays the part made famous byReynolds in the 1974 version of The Longest Yard — anincarcerated football player enlisted by the prison warden to put together a team of convicts — Reynolds steps in asveteran coach Nate Scarborough (played in the original byMichael Conrad) who lends some old-time expertise.

FEVER PITCH (April)Stars: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy FallonDirectors: Bobby and Peter Farrelly (Stuck on You)Story: This romantic comedy is based on the autobio-graphical book by Nick Hornby (About a Boy) which wasalready made into a film back in 1997 with Colin Firth as aguy whose relationship is jeopardized by his obsession withthe Arsenal soccer team. In the American re-do it’s Fallon’sobsession with those lovable losers the Boston Red Sox thatthreatens his relationship with Barrymore. Funny thing is,while they were shooting this movie last fall those crazy Red Sox actually won the World Series. Will they change theAmerican ending to reflect the Bo Sox win? Well, we did seeFallon and Barrymore on the field partying with the playersafter the big victory at Busch Stadium.

WAR OF THE WORLDS (June)Stars: Tom Cruise, Miranda OttoDirector: Steven Spielberg (The Terminal)Story: Orson Welles’ crack at this H.G. Wells sci-fi talewas so authentic that listeners (this was a radio production)actually thought Earth was being invaded by aliens. Sowhere does Spielberg go from there? He casts the world’sbiggest star — Tom Cruise — as alien-fighting hero RayFerrier of course. Strangely, the trailer seems much more M. Night Shyamalan than Spielberg.

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MoreElmoreHollywood just can’t get enough ofElmore Leonard’s quirky crimecapers. The 79-year-old author canlook forward to at least four moremovie adaptations of his works. Thebook-to-film lineup includes:

Book: Tishomingo Blues (2003). A professional high diver, a Detroit gangster looking to avenge his grandfather’s lynching,a crooked sheriff and an honest cop cross paths in Mississippi.Hollywood players: Don Cheadle makes his directo-rial debut with this off-beat dramedy. He’ll also star alongsidethe suddenly hot Matthew McConaughey.

Book: Killshot (1989). A woman and her husband becomethe targets of two determined hitmen.Hollywood players: Miramax Films has signed JohnMadden (Shakespeare in Love) to helm the thriller. Currentlycasting.

Book: Pagan Babies (2000). Set against the backdrop of theRwandan genocide, a priest and a female ex-con join forces topull a fast one on a Detroit gangster. Hollywood players: Danny DeVito’s production com-pany, Jersey Films, bought the rights to the book and UniversalFilms is distributing. No word yet on the director or cast.

Book: Cuba Libre (1998). An American gunrunner getscaught up in the Spanish-American War of 1898.Hollywood players: The Coen Brothers wrote thescreenplay a few years ago, but it is not, as often reported, afilm they’ll direct. The project is presently stuck in limbo. —IR

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Penélope Cruz is one of thoseactors whose face is instantly recognizable, whose love life we

are all too well-acquainted with andwhose name rings of A-list Hollywood.Yet, look at the films she’s done over thepast few years and there probably aren’tmany you’ve seen — Head in the Clouds,Noel, Gothika, Fanfan la tulipe, Maskedand Anonymous, Waking Up in Reno.

In part, that’s because she’s an inter-national star who is as likely to take arole in a European film as an Americanone. (Aside from the French periodpiece Fanfan la tulipe, she also did theItalian/Spanish drama Non ti muovere inthat time.)

But another reason for her ratherhumble resumé of late is Sahara — theRaiders of the Lost Ark meets NationalTreasure adventure pic opening April8th. The film was supposed to startshooting in the fall of 2001, but afterSeptember 11th the production was puton hold. While scads of other moviesthat were delayed by world events eithergot back on track or were simply can-celled, Sahara languished in limbo, andits leading lady languished along with it.

“I had this horrible nightmare that Iwould agree to do another movie thattook months and months to make onlyfor them to tell me, ‘We have to beginSahara next week, so I guess we aregoing to have to get someone else.’ Iwould wake up in a sweat, screaming,‘Oh no, I’m doomed,’” Cruz recalls.

So, she stuck to films that wouldn’t tieup too much of her time, including twothat were shot in Montreal (“One of themost beautiful cities in North America,”she gushes), the 1930s-set drama

After years of delay and a strenuous shoot, Sahara finallyhits theatres. Star PENÉLOPE CRUZis sure hoping her sacrifices and hard work pay off I BY EARL DITTMAN

Penélope,Queenof the Desert

Head in the Clouds and the psychologicalthriller Gothika, opposite Halle Berry.

Cruz’s nightmare did come true forthe actor who was supposed to playSahara’s leading man, Hugh Jackman.By the time filming got back on track,Jackman’s commitments to the X-Mensequel, X2: X-Men United, and his year-long stint on Broadway in the PeterAllen bio-musical The Boy From Ozforced him to drop out of the movie.

“I wanted to work with HughJackman but I can understand why hecouldn’t do it,” says Cruz, looking sleekin a stylish Dolce & Gabbana suit as shemeets press in a Manhattan hotel. “Imean, I would never miss a chance tobe in my own Broadway show.”

Matthew McConaughey ended upsnagging the role that was meant forJackman: Dirk Pitt, the treasure-huntingprotagonist of 16 Clive Cussler novels.The movie is an adaptation of the 11thnovel about Pitt’s adventures. In thisone, Pitt and his treasure-hunting crewfrom NUMA (National Underwaterand Marine Agency) are in the Africandesert searching for a long-lost CivilWar battleship (yes, the American CivilWar) full of gold coins. The locals thinkthe ship is cursed, and have dubbed it“The Ship of Death.”

Meanwhile, a doctor working in thearea, Eva Rojas (Cruz), has discoveredthere may be some truth to the locals’belief, and that the ship may be linkedto a rash of mysterious deaths in thearea. Saving the entire world from anenvironmental catastrophe just addsjuice to Pitt’s desire to find the buriedvessel. Steve Zahn steps in as Pitt’s wise-cracking sidekick Al Giordino andDelroy Lindo plays a CIA agent.

This was Cruz’s first out-and-outaction movie, and it came with a definitephysical price as the classically trainedballerina had to build up muscles shehadn’t used in a while. “The workingout and weight training and all that wasuseful for me so that I could do a lot ofmy own stunts,” she says. “I’ve neverreally done a lot of action stunts beforebecause I’ve done mostly dramas,comedies and love stories and theydon’t require a lot of stunt work.”

Even after she’d prepared her body,the Moroccan desert — where much ofthe film was shot — took its toll. Therewere rumours that she’d collapsed during filming and that her then-boyfriend Tom Cruise (this was shortly

before their breakup) had flown toMorocco to see her. “I can now see whyactors can’t do a whole lot of actionfilms in a row, because your body wouldbe one big bruise, or you’d be stuck inbed recovering for months,” she says.

There were still more rumours emanating from the Sahara set — theseones about a romantic relationship thatwas brewing between Cruz andMcConaughey. Cruz has never beenone to talk about her personal life ininterviews, and is certainly even lessinclined since her much-publicizedsplit from Cruise.

Becoming a movie star in Spain whileshe was still a teenager — she won a BestActress Goya at age 25 (the Spanishequivalent of the Oscar) for the Spanishfilm The Girl of Your Dreams — Cruzlearned early on the valuable lesson ofkeeping your personal life private. WhileCruise and Cruz were together for morethan three years, and were reportedly onthe verge of tying the knot at one point,they never spoke freely about their relationship to the press.

“Ever since I was 17, a lot of goodthings began to happen to me, but Ialso began to discover that beingfamous had its drawbacks, and they allhad to do with these so-called reporterswanting to know about my personallife,” she says, picking up some of thecelebrity magazines scattered on hersofa table. “I really began to becomeconcerned when it started to affect my

family and friends. “Then, when people started asking

me things like, ‘Who are you dating?’ Ilearned to deal with it by putting distance between work and my privatelife. I learned never to talk about myprivate life. I feel like part of my respon-sibility, as a person, is to protect it and Ido…. Sometimes, though, I would loveto talk about more personal things thatmake me happy, but you always end upregretting it, so I don’t.”

Although she reluctantly reveals sheand Tom are still friends, Cruz refusesto even address the McConaugheyrumours. But it’s getting harder forthem to deny their relationship, sincethey’ve been photographed togetheron vacation and holding hands.

“I think that all the attention happensto anyone who has a profession like thisone,” she admits. “But sometimes, Ithink that it goes too far, that’s why Idon’t read the gossip papers…. Quitesimply, you have to do your work asgood as you can and try to learn asmuch as you can, and forget all theother stupidness.”

An accomplished photographer (“I’dbe taking pictures for a living if I didn’tlove acting so much,” she says), Cruzconfesses she has found a unique andenjoyable way to battle the paparazzi.

“I usually always have a camera withme, because I love taking pictures ofthe sky, people on the set and even people walking on the street,” Cruz


From left: Penélope Cruz, Matthew McConaughey and Steve Zahn in Sahara

explains, browsing through the hotelroom menu, deciding what she’d likefor a late-afternoon snack.

“And if a tabloid photographer isbehind, taking pictures, I turn aroundand go, ‘Can I take your picture? I’dreally like to.’ It really shocks them,they don’t know what to do. If they say‘no,’ I go, ‘Well, you have been takingmy picture all day, I think that’s onlyfair, don’t you?’ They usually say some-thing under their breath and walk away.

But I have had a few tell me, ‘Sure, goahead.’ And I’ll take a couple of picturesof them and they’ll ask for a couple ofme and they go away. It’s actuallyworked out pretty good for me.”

Cruz is realistic and knows that beautyis the biggest commodity for a womanin Hollywood, and that in a few yearsshe may no longer be in demand. She’shopeful she’ll be allowed to act far intoher golden years, but is ready tobecome a full-time photographer —like her picture-taking idols HelmutNewton and Annie Leibovitz — if themovie roles dry up.

“When I was doing Sahara, I realizedthat there are so many parts of theworld I would love to photograph,”Cruz says. “I could spend the rest of mylife travelling the world and never evenget to shoot a tiny portion of it. So,there are definitely other things that Iwould like to do with my life.

“When I start to lose the freedomthat I have now to choose the films Iwant to do and the directors I want towork with, I’ll take up photography full-time,” she continues. “Don’t get mewrong, though, because I love actingand I would love to keep doing it untilI’m old and gray. But more and more,I’m learning that it’s a business for theyoung. I’m only 30, but my people keeptelling me that I should lie about myage, that way I could do movies forlonger. But I’m not going to lie aboutmy age, I would never do that. I takepride in getting older because it means,hopefully, I’m getting wiser. At least,that’s what they tell me.”

Earl Dittman is an entertainment writerbased in Houston, Texas.

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1 For which 1999 animatedfeature did The Pacifier starVin Diesel voice the titlecharacter?

Which former CanadianPrime Minister did KimCattrall, who stars in thismonth’s Ice Princess, oncedate?

Bruce Willis’ 15-year-olddaughter has a role in hisnew thriller Hostage. Thegossip is, she has an unusualname. What is it?

Robin Williams voices therobot Fender in the new ani-mated feature Robots. One ofhis most famous performancescame in another animated filmreleased in 1992. Name it.

For which film did The RingTwo star Naomi Watts earnher only Oscar nomination?

William Shatner appears in thenew comedy Miss Congeniality2: Armed and Fabulous. Which Canadian universityattended by the actor boastsThe Shatner Building, namedin his honour?

The new Bernie Mac, AshtonKutcher movie Guess Who isan update of which seminal1960s civil rights drama?

Which star of the X-Menmovies was originally supposed to play hero Dirk Pittin Sahara?

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Cussler’s WatermarkIn a case of life imitating art, what wasthe fictional organization NUMA (NationalUnderwater & Marine Agency) featured inauthor Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt novels,has become a real-world entity.

In the books — the first Pitt adventurewas published in 1973 — NUMA andPitt stumble on far-fetched underwatersites such as Atlantis. However, thereal-life NUMA, founded by Cussler anda bevy of volunteers in 1979, search forless renowned, albeit still fascinating,underwater wrecks. The mandate of thereal NUMA (a non-profit organizationfunded almost entirely by the royaltiesfrom Cussler’s books) is to find and preserve wreck sites, and educate thepublic about marine history.

NUMA has found more than 60wrecks, including the remains of theCarpathia, the ship that rescued survivors of the Titanic, and the MaryCeleste, also known as the “GhostShip” because it was discovered driftingoff the coast of the Azores without itscaptain or crew. You can find out moreat www.numa.net. —IR

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Kathleen Edwards misses OttawaKathleen Edwards admits the pressure of making the follow-upto her critically acclaimed debut album, 2002’s Failure, ate ather a little bit. But the 26-year-old Ottawa native put on blindersand hunkered down to create Back to Me, an album that sheknows outshines her first effort.

“Regardless of how it’s received, I know it’s a better recordthan Failure,” says the singer/songwriter on the phone from herToronto home. “I know I’ve made a really solid sophomorerecord. I feel I wrote really good songs, and I feel the arrange-ments really represent my sound. I’m certainly not reinventingthe wheel, but considering a lot of women my age in this industry are not writing their own material and doing their ownthing, well I feel really good about that.”

While Failure was awash with alt-country twang, Back to Meoffers slightly edgier, more abrasive melodies to accompanyher smart-as-a-whip lyrics about failed relationships and comingto grips with loneliness.

For someone who’s opened for Bob Dylan, appeared on The Tonight Show, David Letterman (twice) and was namedone of the 10 artists to watch by Rolling Stone in 2003, you

have to wonder why such longing and feelings of incompletenessrise to the surface of her songs.

“I’m from Ottawa and I used to have a wonderful little placein the country outside Lakefield, Quebec, but I moved toToronto to be with my partner and I really miss it,” she explains.“Last year was pretty intense for me, not only was I on theroad, but all this amazing stuff was happening. But as thisamazing stuff was happening I knew I was never going homeagain, and I think a lot of the songs are about me strugglingwith that notion.

“It’s more about nostalgia, I’m so nostalgic for my wonderfulhometown and the people who were part of my life there.”

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Juno’s Winnipeg weekendThe 34th annual Juno Awards will be handed out Sunday, April 3rdat Winnipeg’s new MTS Centre, hosted by Corner Gas creator andstar Brent Butt. The show will be broadcast live on CTV starting at8 p.m. EST.

But the Juno experience extends beyond a single awards show.Hardy ’Peggers can enjoy an entire weekend of activities includingJunoFest, for which nominees will perform live around town, theSongwriters’ Circle, an intimate gathering where fans discover howmusicians craft their tunes, and the Juno Cup, a charity hockeygame anchored by speedy forward and Blue Rodeo front man, Jim Cuddy. Tickets for all events can be purchased throughTicketmaster.

OUT THIS MONTH50 CENTThe Massacre >> March 8The bad boy rapper with the heavily inked guns will havecash registers dinging with this follow-up to his hugely popular debut disc, Get Rich or Die Tryin.

ATHLETETourist >> March 15They’ve been called Coldplay Jr., but this awesome quartetfrom South London should lose that tag when this CD blowsup and their songs full of beautiful melodies and stark lyricshit the mainstream.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGELullabies to Paralyze >> March 22 Hard rock’s reigning royalty — who somehow manage tosucceed despite a revolving-door lineup — drop this bombthat should please, and probably challenge, their fans.


On March 31st, do what you do best…And make a difference while you’re at it.Proceeds from Spring for Life will be directed toward HIV/AIDS research and

community based services for people living with HIV/AIDS across the country.

Visit www.springforlife.ca to find out which businesses in your community are taking part!

We’re working together! Spring for Life is brought to you by the following coalition of agencies:

Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) – AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia – Farha Foundation –

AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) – Fife House (A Taste for Life) – Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Winnipeg) –

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DARKWATCH PS2, XBOX

Polish your six-shooter, put on your 10-gallon hat, grab a string of garlic and you’reready for Darkwatch — a vampire-themed first-person shooter set in the Old West.

The Darkwatch, it seems, are a mysterious group that have protected humanity fromevil for millennia. You’re their newest and most deadly agent: Jericho Cross, an outlawgunslinger pulled into their ranks after a close encounter with a powerful vampire.

To regain his stolen humanity, Jericho must pursue the vampire lord through afrontier overrun by the undead. Along the way he relies on a mix of deadly gunfightingskills and advanced weapons created by the Darkwatch.

And it turns out that suddenly becoming part vamp ain’t so bad. Now Jericho canleap to surprising heights, see in the dark and withstand physical punishment thatwould shred a mortal. He can also summon his demon horse from the very ground onwhich he’s standing or blaze across the prairie in a sorcery-powered buggy.

Since good and evil in the Old West were sometimes relative, Darkwatch alsoincludes a “reputation” feature. No — not the kind of reputation your sister got afterthat ninth-grade dance, but a system borrowed from role-playing games that allowsplayers to adopt a certain code of conduct. So interactions with the non-player charactersin the game will, in part, depend on the reputation you’ve created.

For example, if the locals see you bravely taking down demons they might decideto join in the fight themselves. On the other hand, if your Jericho feels a mite peckishand decides to quench his strange new thirst for blood on the townspeople, reputationgoes down and you might end up on a Wanted poster.

It seems like a durn long while since there’s been a good Western-style consolegame, and Darkwatch’s vampiric twist is doubly fresh.

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DEVIL MAY CRY 3: DANTE’S AWAKENING PS2After 2003’s disappointing Devil MayCry 2, this once-great supernaturalaction title received a major overhaul.Now the third installment has resur-faced as one of PlayStation 2’s mostanticipated games of the year.

As a prequel to the original, Dante’s Awakening reveals an earlierchapter in the demon-slayer’s history— a fateful clash with his evil twinbrother, Virgil. And, of course, there’s afresh batch of enormous, grotesque andvery pissed-off Hell-beasts that need tobe sliced and diced.

And slice you will, with an all-new gameplay fighting systemthat lets you customize Dante’s abilities for short-range, long-range, defensive or evasive play styles. There are also collectibleweapons galore, including blades, pistols and a tricked-out guitar. Gives new meaning to the term “guitar god.”

STAR WARS: REPUBLIC COMMANDO PC, XBOX The latest title from the Star Wars universe is a dark and intensefirst-person shooter where you control an elite four-person squadof the Republic’s Special Operations unit.

The game is set at the start of the Clone Wars and featuresRepublic Troopers and Jedi fighting side-by-side against an alien-droid army. The three major locations are the Episode IIplanet Geonosis, a large Republic ship, and the wookie home

planet of Kashyyyk.The gameplay is a hybrid of Halo-syle blasting ’n’ dodging,

and efficiently deploying your squad members using a simple“one touch” control system. That means no fiddly micromanaging— simply set modes like “search and destroy” for aggressiveadvances or “form up” for cautious play.

GOD OF WAR PS2 God of War begins with Kratos— a once-mighty Spartan warrior — throwing himself offa cliff. But before he hits thejagged rocks below, the storyflashes back in time. Kratosonce served the will of thegods — gods who endowedhim with superhuman powers

— but his quest to kill Ares, the god of war, left him tortured bya dark secret.

The story now involves figuring out how and why Kratos meetshis death. Unraveling the mystery means fighting fierce enemies,swinging on ropes, scaling mountain cliffs, swimming throughrivers and solving puzzles.

Using an innovative — and incredibly rich — combat system,Kratos fights with a pair of sword-like chain weapons that heuses to grab enemies, perform multi-hit combos and pull off avariety of aerial attacks. And in a brutally fun twist, fallen enemies can become weapons — for example, after defeatingMedusa, Kratos can tote her severed head around and use it toturn new foes to stone.

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EXORCIST: THEBEGINNINGStars: StellanSkarsgård, IzabellaScorupcoDirector: Renny Harlin(Deep Blue Sea)Story: This prequel to1973’s The Exorcist

features Father Merrin’s first encounterwith the Devil in post-WWII Africa.

SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL:THE JOURNEY OFROMÉO DALLAIRE Stars: Lieutenant-General RoméoDallaireDirector: PeterRaymont (The WorldStopped Watching)Story: This powerful

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THE SPONGEBOBSQUAREPANTSMOVIEVoices: Tom Kenny, Alec BaldwinDirector: StephenHillenburg (debut)Story: The flexible and

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LADDER 49 Stars: JoaquinPhoenix, John TravoltaDirector: Jay Russell(My Dog Skip)Story: Trapped in ablazing high-rise andquickly running out oftime, a veteran fire-

fighter (Phoenix) reflects on the thingshe holds most important — family, dutyand courage. DVD Extras: director’s commentary, deleted scenes, making-ofand “Everyday Heroes” featurettes

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ALFIE Stars: Jude Law, Marisa TomeiDirector: Charles Shyer(Father of the Bride)Story: This remake of the1966 British countercul-ture classic stars Jude

Law as a sweet-talkinglimo driver who seduces many of New York’s loveliest ladies, but then has

doubts about his ring-a-ding lifestyle.DVD Extras: two commentary tracks, eightdeleted scenes, five behind-the-scenesfeaturettes, script, production and storyboard galleries

THEINCREDIBLES Voices: Craig T.Nelson, HollyHunter Director: Brad Bird(The Iron Giant)Story: Once a greatsuperhero, BobParr is now a bored suburban

drone…until a mysterious message summons him back into action as “Mr. Incedible.” Too bad it’s a trap. Nowit’s up to his superpowered family to res-cue him. DVD Extras: the all-new animatedshort “Jack-Jack Attack,” an alternateopening, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, “Incredi-blunders”

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BRIDGETJONES: THE EDGE OFREASON Stars: RenéeZellweger, HughGrantDirector: BeebanKidron (Sweptfrom the Sea)Story: The heroineof working

women and “singletons” everywhere, ourdear Bridg careens through an embar-rassing suite of self-doubt, romantic misunderstandings and zany escapadesas she tries to hold on to her man. DVD Extras: “Fight Scene” featurette,deleted scenes, alternate opening, inter-views with Zellweger and Colin Firth

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FINDINGNEVERLANDStars: JohnnyDepp, Kate WinsletDirector: MarcForster (Monster’sBall)Story: In this magical drama, alovely widow(Winslet) and her

four high-spirited boys inspire playwrightJ.M. Barrie (Depp) to pen his timelessmasterwork Peter Pan. DVD Extras: “TheMagic of Finding Neverland,” “CreatingNeverland,” deleted scenes, outtakes

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CLOSERStars: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen Director: Mike Nichols (The Birdcage) Story: This raw, not-for-kids drama follows the tangled web of sex, lies andbetrayal created by two photogenic buttroubled couples — Anna (Roberts) andLarry (Owen), and Dan (Jude Law) andAlice (Natalie Portman).

AFTER THESUNSET Stars: PierceBrosnan, SalmaHayek Director: BrettRatner (Rush Hour)Story: A pair ofretired masterthieves (Brosnan,Hayek) are settling

down on “Paradise Island” until their FBInemesis (Woody Harrelson) tracks themdown, convinced they’re planning onemore heist. Comic capers ensue against abackdrop of palm trees, blue skies andHayek’s bikini.

BEING JULIA Stars: AnnetteBening, JeremyIronsDirector: IstvanSzabo (Sunshine)Story: As sheenters her early40s, London theatre actressJulia Lambert

(Bening) starts having a nervousbreakdown. Julia still rules the WestEnd of the 1930s, but she’s growingtoo old for ingenue parts. Enter anadoring lad half her age…

VERADRAKE Stars: ImeldaStaunton, PhilipDavisDirector: MikeLeigh (Topsy-Turvy)Story: In 1950sworking-classEngland, VeraDrake (Staunton) is

a selflessly devoted wife and mother. Butshe also secretly performs abortions for“girls in trouble.” When the authoritiesfind out, Vera’s world and family life rapidly unravel.

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TVonDVDJust how enduring is the popularity of The BradyBunch? Walk into a room and sing:

“Here’s the story…of a lovely lady, who wasbringing up three very lovely girls,” and in 10 seconds you’re guaranteed to have a feel-good sing-along. No one is really sure why this showbecame such an enduring pop-culture touchstone,but whatever the reason, you can take home all 25episodes from the 1969-’70 season on March 1st.One potentially interesting extra: creator and sitcom

god Sherwood Schwartz (Gilligan’s Island) provides commentary on the pilot ep.Other nostalgia-worthy TV on DVD debuts this month include the first seasons of Kojak

and Doogie Howser, M.D. (March 8th), Hogan’s Heroes: The Complete First Season(March 15th) and Murder, She Wrote: Season One (March 29th).—SG

BAMBI(1942)

In Disney’s spectacularly animated forest fable, a fawn named Bambi, destined to become “Prince of the

Forest,” befriends other woodland creaturesincluding his playful pal Thumper, the lovable skunk Flower and wise friend Owl.

As the seasons pass, they endure valu-able life lessons in the woods, including

the (Gasp! Tears!)death of Bambi’smother. Eventually,Bambi comes of age,completing the cycleof life.

By the way, natural-ists say the incredible popularity of thismovie is responsible for rehabilitating thedeer’s image from “crop-munching pest”to “wide-eyed cutie-pie that only a barbarianwould shoot.”

First released in 1942, Bambi hasbeen digitally restored and is presented inits original 1.33:1 full-screen aspect,with a second disc of extras. Goodiesinclude the “Walt’s Annotated Bambi”documentary, the “Disneypedia” and“Disney Time Capsule” featurettes, never-before-seen deleted scenes, an all-new“Thumper’s Storytime” short and eightgames for the kiddies.—SG

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1st: Ron Howard2nd: Jon Bon Jovi3rd: Jessica Biel4th: Patricia Heaton5th: Eva Mendes6th: Rob Reiner7th: Rachel Weisz8th: Aidan Quinn9th: Juliette Binoche10th: Sharon Stone11th: Thora Birch

12th: Liza Minnelli13th: William H. Macy14th: Michael Caine15th: Judd Hirsch16th: Jerry Lewis17th: Gary Sinise18th: Queen Latifah19th: Glenn Close20th: Holly Hunter21st: Matthew

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Parker26th: Martin Short27th: Quentin Tarantino28th: Dianne Wiest29th: Lucy Lawless30th: Norah Jones31st: Ewan McGregor

PiscesFebruary 20 >> March 20Pisces is, as usual, responding to theneeds of others. But this month, don’thesitate to get a little help from yourfriends — they’re eager to offer ideas andassistance. Late-month is a good time tobrush up on technical skills and spendsome money on yourself.

AriesMarch 21 >> April 20 A new friendship reaches a critical point,and by the 20th you should have a goodidea of where things are — or aren’t —heading. Make sure you receive propercredit for recent suggestions. And watchout for a late-month tendency to overcom-mit yourself.

TaurusApril 21 >> May 22March is filled with opportunities forgrowth; it’s an especially good time to starta job or tackle a new hobby. It’s fine toquestion the motives of others — everyonefrom health professionals to meddling rela-tives. Just don’t become confrontational.

GeminiMay 23 >> June 21It’s a good month to reach out to others.You can persuade someone to make achoice or a change. And, especially afterthe 21st, you connect with some interestingpeople. Try to promote your unique skills,but don’t expect any kind of instantrecognition.

CancerJune 22 >> July 22Continue to concentrate on long-rangefinancial planning. Travel, with anemphasis on adventure, is likely. Yourexcellent memory plays tricks, so don’trely on it for everything. But your intuitivenature is reliable.

LeoJuly 23 >> August 22Friends are still full of surprises. Eitherthey’re hard to please or they open up —revealing more than you want to know.The 20th marks the start of a period ofproductivity. You’re also highly persuasive.The last two weeks are especially goodfor making requests.

VirgoAugust 23 >> September 22You and a neighbour discover that youcomplement each other in terms of personality or interests. Mid-March is agood time to work on your appearanceand update your wardrobe. A relative maybe unusually sensitive to criticism, soproceed cautiously.

LibraSeptember 23 >> October 22March sees you dealing with a mix of people — stimulating guests, eccentricneighbours, high-maintenance relatives.Throughout the month, you’re able to recognize people who are genuinelydecent. Good financial news may arrivearound the full moon of the 25th.

ScorpioOctober 23 >> November 21After making recent sacrifices for others,you’re now able to chase your owndreams. You may be offered an importantopportunity between the 14th and the24th. It’s a good month for long-distancefriendships. Shared financial arrangementsneed clarification.

SagittariusNovember 22 >> December 22You may be faced with some challenges,and the way in which you respond —intensely or casually — is critical. Yourclosest friends and relatives can be utterlyunpredictable. Late March finds you in agood position to ask for a favour, or evena raise.

CapricornDecember 23 >> January 20You’re making headway in a personal orprofessional relationship, but don’t blowthings by being too critical. The entertainingside of your personality emerges near the17th, making late March a choice time toaudition, do standup, or just make peoplefeel happy.

AquariusJanuary 21 >> February 19 The month could hardly suit you better.An abundance of parties appeals to yourgregarious side, while your idealisticnature finds you involved in severalhumanitarian causes. Experiment in thearts, but not in health or finance.

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