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Smokin' Haute
Debonair designs and three sultry bombshells coax agent-007 charisma out of actor Julian McMahon in the dimly lit nooks of Hollywood hotspot the Avalon.
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George Cukor: Cukor's Nest
Director George Cukor's home high above the Sunset Strip was the epicenter of entertaining in the heyday of Hollywood. Behind the enormous wall Cukor erected on Cordell Drive to ensure privacy for himself and his guests, Katharine Hepburn trysted with Spencer Tracy, Greta Garbo rubbed elbows with Mae West, and the likes of Vivien Leigh, Tallulah Bankhead and Cole Porter enjoyed Cukor's unparalleled hospitality. The recently published book Hollywood Life from Greybull Press presents lavish photographs by Eliot Elisofon of vintage homes owned by icons like Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, Mary Pickford and Cukor. A frequent guest at Cukor's mansion, screenwriter, novelist and biographer Gavin Lambert--who wrote the foreword for Hollywood Life and penned the definitive biography On Cukor --remembers his friend's home and the fabulous soirees he hosted.
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Laura Dern and Mark Ruffalo: When Mark Met Laura
Mark Ruffalo and Laura Dern, who became fast friends on the set of their upcoming adultery drama We Don't Live Here Anymore, sit down for a candid conversation about marriage, passion, career -- and how Meg Ryan brought them together.
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Christina Applegate: Pop Goes Christina
TV's stars like Married...With Children's Christina Applegate rarely get a second chance in Hollywood. But thanks to her persistence (and an assist from Cameron Diaz), she's back in the spotlight as Will Ferrell's nemesis in Anchorman -- and she's got a date on Broadway.
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Starry Eyed Surprise
The stars aligned for our Young Hollywood Awards where unforgettable actors clinked cocktails of congratulation at the show and after-party.
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Ioan Gruffudd: A Knight's Tale
Welsh actor Ioan Gruffud's already conquered Britain -- now the star of King Arthur has his sights set on Hollywood.
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It's Delightful. It's Delicious. It's De-Lovely!
Jet-setting, high-living and never, ever dull, Cole and Linda Porter reigned jubilantly among the glitterati of their day. Now the debonair pair is back on the scene in a lush new film filled with Cole's innumerable, indelible love songs.
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The People's Photographer
In his new book of portraits, British photographer Platon channel surfs through contemporary culture.
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Paris Hilton: Paris is Burning
Paris Hilton is the latest in a long line of rich girls who partied their way to fame. But with a hit TV show, a budding singing and acting career and a tell-all book, could the sexy heiress actually be more than this year's model?
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Jon Foster: Fostering Talent
"I'm definitely not going to be the type of person who is gung-ho about my job," says actor Jon Foster. "Don't get me wrong, I really do enjoy it." It's just that for the 19-year-old, who stars in this month's twisted relationship tale The Door in the Floor, with Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger, acting has never been a dream as much as it just became his reality. He spent childhood summers tagging along to acting camps with his older thespian brother Ben (The Punisher), and when the family relocated to L.A. from Iowa so the elder Foster could pursue his career, Jon simply followed suit. "I just started going to auditions and eventually grew to like it. And here I am."
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Creation Station
Whoever says L.A. isn't an art town hasn't been to funky Bergamot Station, where refined meets underground -- with a Hollywood twist, natch. Actors Ron Livingston and Poppy Montgomery lead a gallery tour.
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Busy Philipps: Keeping Busy
Age: 24 Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona ALL DOLLED UP: Before her stint as the hard-partying Audrey on the final two seasons of Dawson's Creek culminated in a drunken Christmas car crash into Dawson's living room and a trip to rehab, Busy Philipps was working the toy fair circuit in New York as a real-life Barbie doll for Mattel.
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Eric Bana: Trojan Man
Eric Bana is tall, dark, handsome and poised to take Brad Pitt to task as Hector, the brave (and sometimes shirtless) warrior prince in this month's epic extravaganza, Troy.
