Virtual Newsstand: Movieline, April 2000

ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFE
MOVIELINE
April 2000

FEATURES

Jon Favreau
I think it was Walter Matthau who said 'All you need are breaks,'" says actor/writer Jon Favreau. "One break does not make your career-but still, you better be ready for it.

Ripley's Italian Seacoast
The Talented Mr. Ripley has given a dark glamour to the azure waters and breathtaking vistas of cities, islands and villages are along Italy's coast.

David Duchovny: Coming and Going
The star of "The X-Files" talks about coming to the big screen in the romantic comedy Return to Me, and not going back to the small screen for "The X-Files" no matter what.

The Collectors
Often enough, successful Hollywood actors spend their wealth on showy homes, exotic cars and lavish private parties. But many possess the means and taste to collect works of art that inspire and delight them. With their well-established art collections, Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson are successors to earlier Hollywood collectors like Vincent Price and Edward G. Robinson. Here are five actors who are not necessarily known for extensive collections, but who own paintings they passionately love.

Beyond Feng Shui
Thanks to the better flow of positive energy around Hollywood, which is due solely to the ministrations of feng shui experts, box-office revenues are up. But too many high-priced movies still bomb. The next step? Feng che.

Amanda Peet: Running Wild
As her alter ego Jacqueline Barrett on the prime-time drama "Jack & Jill," actress Amanda Peet plays a high-maintenance Manhattanite who secretly pines after her handsome neighbor. She recently had attention-grabbing supporting roles in both Isn't She Great, opposite Bette Midler, and The Whole Nine Yards, opposite Bruce Willis. In her upcoming film Whipped, the 28-year-old Peet portrays an urban vixen who captures the attentions of three best friends, one of whom is played by her real-life boyfriend, Brian Van Holt. When we let the New York City native loose in Malibu Canyon wearing spring's light, naturalistic dresses, she revealed a wild, earthy side we didn't know she had.