Angie Harmon: Beauty and the Break
"Law & Order" star Angie Harmon is on her first hiatus from the hit show that put her in the spotlight, so she's doing what every other series star does these days--looking for the best movie role she can find. That means lots of meetings, like the hush-hush one that made her an hour late for this photo shoot. Here at the new retro-themed Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills, Harmon leaves behind the tough D.A. demeanor of her "Law & Order" alter ego, Abbie Carmichael, and playacts her own drama--the TV star in search of the perfect big-screen part.
Melissa Joan Hart: Witchy Woman
Melissa Joan Hart has built up a massive young following as the immensely likable girl next door she plays on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. But now as she hits the big screen in Next to You, Hart is letting it be known that she, like Sabrina, is not exactly what she seems.
Halle Berry: Ripe Berry
Halle Berry finally took her labor of love, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, to HBO, and ended up producing and starring in a movie both Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson wanted to make themselves.
David Lynch: The ABC of Going From the Big Screen to the Small
More film directors than ever are suddenly heading for television. Here David Lynch recounts his adventures in returning to the small screen once more.
Big in Japan
If you enjoy keeping up-to-date on which big-name Hollywood stars are hawking products overseas, visit the Tokyo-based Web site Sold Out!
Garry Marshall: Runaway Funny
Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall is a mix of Tinseltown and the Bronx, with quite a few laughs thrown in. Which is why Julia Roberts and Richard Gere were happy to reteam with him for Runaway Bride.
Roger Mitchell: King of the Hill
He had only one film on his resume, but somehow Roger Michell landed the job of directing one of the world's biggest movie stars opposite Hugh Grant in a sweet little love story that isn't so little anymore. Here's how Notting Hill, the first of Julia Roberts's two romantic comedies this summer, came together.
Hell's Bells
The scariest film of the year, hoax or not, cost about as much to make and promote as a used car.
Shannon Elizabeth
What's an ambitious, part-Syrian, all-beautiful girl like Shannon Elizabeth supposed to do in sleepy Waco, Texas? Figure out how to escape, of course.
Denise Richards: Drop Dead Delectable
Denise Richards claims she was brought up to be a nice girl, but on the evidence of Starship Troopers, Wild Things and this summer's Drop Dead Gorgeous, most of her fans remain blissfully ignorant of the possibility. Now that she's in front of cameras as the new Bond beauty, maybe it's time to set the record straight.
