Virtual Newsstand: Movieline, December/January 2004

ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFE
MOVIELINE
December/January 2004

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Christina Milian: Movie Star 101
At 22 years old, Christina Milian has already co-written a tune for J. Lo ("Play"), sung on a Ja Rule track ("Between You and Me"), had a hit album in Europe and recorded a number-one hit single (2001's "AM to PM").

Jackie Collins: Hollywood Tattletale
The Roman a Clef diva on naked manicures, sequined (male!) producers, those Vanity Fair parties -- and who's who in her latest, Hollywood Divorces.

Matthew Settle: Big Footstep
Preparing for the role of notorious womanizer Warren Beatty in ABC's upcoming Natalie Wood biopic required maximum dedication on the part of actor Matthew Settle. "I've never met Warren," he says, "but I've been with women who've said they've been with him, so I've vicariously been with him. If you look at it that way, I've actually slept with Warren Beatty."

Naomi Watts: High Wattage
After wowing the critics in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive and audiences worldwide in The Ring, Naomi Watts quickly became one of Hollywood's most in-demand actresses. With a gift for dark, wrenching material, like her current film 21 Grams, and a best friend by the name of Nicole Kidman to shepherd her through fame, she knows she can--finally!--enjoy it.

33 Musts For 2004
We're already excited to watch Halle Berry get feline, get cultured at a reopened museum classic and ogle Brad Pitt's gams. (Skirt-wearing hunks -- now there's a positive sign for the New Year...)

LL Cool J: Cool As L
Actor James Todd Smith. Rapper LL Cool J. Whichever. You'd just better not sell him short.

Anthony Minghella: Braving The Cold
Director Anthony Minghella is plagued with anxiety over his new film Cold Mountain, just as he was with his previous Oscar-friendly films The English Patient and The Talented Mr. Ripley. At least there's always Bach.