Virtual Newsstand: Movieline, August 1997

ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFE
MOVIELINE
August 1997

FEATURES

Joely Richardson: All in the Family
The emergence of the latest heir to the U.K.'s most dramatic theater dynasty, the Redgrave/Richardsons/Neesans, but Joley's in a class by herself.

Juliette Binoche: The Secret Meaning of Binoche
Her portayal of the beautiful, compassionate nurse in The English Patient woke americans up to her talent. But when Juliette Binoche won her surprise Oscar in front of a billion viewers, the whole world fell in love with her.

Michael Keaton: Dr. Michael & Mr. Keaton
On-screen ex-Batman Michael Keaton is as likey to portray a homicidal sociopath as he is to play a smart, funny guy. Offscreen he's only slightly more predictable.

4,000 Blows
What does an actor have to do to win the favor of the masses and become an overpaid movie star? It turns out that, as we've always suspected, the public demands payment in blood.

Kevin Reynolds: Reynolds Rap
How did Kevin Reynolds, who brought you the bloated Waterworld, come to direct this summer's 187, a high-intensity drama about vicious kids in the L.A.school system?

Portrait of the Young Man as an Actor
Notoriously stable child star Jonathan Taylor Thomas demonstrates his awesome powers of diplomacy, describes what it's like to be the butt of Ellen DeGeneres's jokes, and responds to the question of whether he's ever had sex ("Noooooooo!").

Serpent's Tale: Anaconda
In Anaconda, the scariest creature in the black lagoon is Jon Voight.