Virtual Newsstand: Movieline, February 1998

ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFE
MOVIELINE
February 1998

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Sean Patrick Flanery: Actor Anonymous
Playing the titular role in Powder does not a recognizable movie star make, but Sean Patrick Flanery likes it that way.

Elizabeth Berkley: Starlet Fever
In the Chinese zodiac, 1972 ought to be known as "The Year of the Starlet."

Thomas Jane: Sweet Jane
He's off doing Terrence Malick's World War II epic The Thin Red Line now, but until that film comes out, one would be justified in taking Thomas Jane for a guy who falls naturally into edgy, contemporary sex-and-drugs roles.

Catherine Zeta-Jones: Welsh Spitfire
So, Catherine Zeta-Jones is gorgeous, obviously. But that's not the most incredible thing about her.

Jennifer Lopez: The Wow
Beautiful and bodacious Jennifer Lopez is full of surprises, not the least of which are raging talent and a two-million dollar price tag. Here, the actress who seems to have burst out of nowhere into stardom explains why she gets roles Sandra Bullock doesn't, describes how Wesley Snipes wouldn't give it a rest, and reveals that Oliver Stone smells like "spicy lavender."

Elizabeth Berkley: Starlet Fever
In the Chinese zodiac, 1972 ought to be known as "The Year of the Starlet."

Jon Bon Jovi: Music to the Eyes
Jon Bon Jovi was a rock god in the '80s. Will he be a screen god in the '90s?

Madeline Stowe: Stowe-ing Away
On the occasion of returning to the screen after a two-year baby hiatus, the inimitable Madeline Stowe talks about playing nasty Barbies as a child and making love to William Hurt, Kenneth Branagh, and Doogie Howser in her new film, Tempting Fate.

Advanced Chemistry
Over and over filmmakers bet the box office that the stars they've cast in their films will click together and create cinematic magic. But who do their stars think they'd sizzle with on the silver screen?

Claudia Schiffer: Too Beautiful for You?
Is Claudia Schiffer too famous as a model to pass for an actress? She hopes Abel Ferrara's The Blackout will make people see her as more than a stick figure.

Milla Jovovich: Milla Meter
Russian-born Milla Jovovich, the tall glass of vodka who livened up last spring's The Fifth Element, grew up fast. And now she thinks fast, talks fast, loves fast food, and is becoming one of Hollywood's favorite exotic beauties.