ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFE
MOVIELINE
May 1997
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Milla Jovovich: Feathered Friend
The greatest thing to come out of Kiev since perogies, young Ms. Jovovich dazzles in The Fifth Element.
Lisa Kudrow: Daughter of invention
This ditzy blonde ain't no dummy.
David Duchovny: Hiding in Plain Sight
David Duchovny explains his esthetics of self-protection, talks about his foray back onto the big screen in Playing God, and lays out the strategy for "The X-Files" movie(s).
Morgan Freeman: The Latecomer
Morgan Freeman, the man considered by many to be the best actor working on-screen today, didn't break through until the age of 50, and is now about to turn 60. Here he talks about dealing with gangs as a kid, having an epiphany in a T-33 Jet Trainer, starving on the streets of Los Angeles, and using his late-life success to tell his part of American history.
Heather Graham: Come Heather
Heather Graham grew up a good Catholic girl, which somehow prepared her to distinguish herself first as a junkie in Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy and most recently as a porn star in Boogie Nights.
Caught in the Act
Now that the influx of mannequins into moviedom has reached high tide, it's high time for The Cindy Crawford Scale, our scientific system for measuring the acting skills of Elizabeth Hurley, Naomi Campbell, Vendela and other supermodels with big-screen aspirations.
Jon Voight: Isn't it Romantic?
With Midnight Cowboy, Deliverance, and Coming Home to his credit, Jon Voight is one of the great acting heavies, but in real life he's sweetness and light. Our intrepid reporter chats with Voight about the good old days, and about the slew of movies he's done recently.
The 100 Dumbest Things Hollywood's Done Lately
Hollywood let Cameron Crowe make Jerry Maguire. Tom Cruise decided to star in Jerry Maguire. Renee Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr. got cast in Jerry Maguire. That takes care of most of the smart things Hollywood's done lately. Now for the other side of the story.