ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFE
MOVIELINE
February 1999
FEATURES
Kate Hudson: Sunshine and Cigarettes
Those who are in the know are forecasting major things for Kate Hudson, the 19-year-old whose megawatt sunshine lights the darkly comic 200 Cigarettes. Her director, Risa Bramon Garcia, has already declared her "the biggest movie star I've ever seen." That's saying something, because the ensemble cast of 200 Cigarettes includes Courtney Love, Ben and Casey Affleck, Christina Ricci, Paul Rudd and Jay Mohr.
Catherine Zeta-Jones: Woman with a Past
When Catherine Zeta-Jones turned the heat up in Hollywood with her fiery turn in The Mask of Zorro, it seemed as if she'd arrived fully formed out of nowhere. But it didn't happen that way at all.
Sex Symbols for the 21st Century
Stars like Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Leonardo DiCaprio would be sex symbols in any era. Here are stars who custom-designed to steam up the new century.
Joel Schumacher: Radiance and Shadow
When Matthew McConaughey lit up screens and delivered on the unreasonable hype that had preceded his starring role in 1996's A Time to Kill, he'd already appeared in a number of films. But he might as well have been making his film debut, because we were, in some respects, "seeing" him for the first time. He looked the way director Joel Schumacher knew he could look, radiant with the sexual presence Hollywood has always sought to capture on-screen. Cinematic sexual glamour is something Joel Schumacher has an uncanny knack for.
Dougray Scott: A Man For All Seasons
He breezed into Hollywood on the wings of a fairy tale as Drew Barrymore's Prince Charming in the witty, inventive and madly romantic summer hit Ever After: A Cinderella Story. But 33-year-old Scotsman Dougray Scott did not get to the point of "breezing" without a lot of work.
Rose McGowan: Budding Rose
Rose McGowan is the queen of self-exposure, whether it's baring her soul in films or baring her body for the paparazzi. Now she'll be revealing her dark side in the very black comedy Jawbreaker.
James Van Der Beek: The Sober Sensation
PROFILE: James Van Der Beek
Not Enough Wild Things
These days, with a few notable exceptions, the world's favorite activity is looking tragically tame on the big screen.
Michael Bay: Bigger and Better
Like his movies, director Michael Bay's home theater system blows away just about everyone else's.