After exotica and love and human remains put her in Hollywood's fast lane, Mia Kirshner experienced a bump in the road called The Crow: City of Angels. Now she's back on an upward track with Mad City.
In part two of our interview with him, Oliver Stone calls Pauline Kael "an elitist bag lady," speculates about why Joe Pesci and Gore Vidal sad bad things about him, describes the Zapruder film as "the most beautiful film ever made," confesses he sometimes fears losing his confidence...and more.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the French director 20th Century Fox hired to resurrect its_ Alien_ franchise, talks about sparring with Sigourney Weaver, rethinking a character for Winona Ryder, and shaping Alien Resurrection into a worthy successor to the movies whose real star is a monster that represents "an evil that we all have within ourselves."
Charlize Theron achieved siren status with 2 days in the valley, and now she plays Keanu Reeve's wife in Devil's Advocate. But unlike most starlets=on-the-rise, this dish is full of spice. Here, she cuts loose on what it was like doing sex scenes with Reeves and how she's had to deal with Hollywood sleaze--from shabby hotels to dirtbag directors.
Hollywood's most devoted follower of Tibetan Buddhism talks about his two new movies, Red Corner and The Jackal, explains why he can't possibly take interviews seriously, tells how he evaded the Vietnam draft, slams President Clinton, and reveals why he gave up cocaine.
Eschewing L.A. for London isn't slowing down Colin Firth's career.
David Caruso became a public punching bag after he quit NYPD Blue to pursue movie stardom only to deliver two bleeding turkeys. Now, back on TV and making movies as well, he's willing to talk about the rejection that humbled him, the reality check that helped bring him back, and the credit he deserves for blazing a path for George Clooney.
A dissection of what makes a Diva, how they get there, why we love/hate/love them, and who's making that star turn today.
Seven Years In Tibet director Jean-Jacques Annaud discusses the challenges of making a $70 million movie about a westerner's encounter with the Dalai Lama, disses "Hollywood buddhists," and praises the passion and patience of Brad Pitt.
In part one of the two-part interview, Oliver Stone talks about the new -- his film, U-Turn, and his novel, A Child's Night Dream -- and the old, like the way he lost his virginity, the reason he went to Vietnam, and the time he put LSD in his father's scotch.
Ashley Judd has suddenly caught the public's eye with her beauty and her high-profile beaus. And she has Hollywood's eye with her first starring role in a big-budget studio movie, Kiss the Girls. How much longer will a woman who's never doubted she had a destiny--and who has the ability to use two four-syllable "p"-words in the same short sentence--remain the least famous female in the Judd family?
Once a Bond girl, always a Bond girl, but Famke Janssen has other plans.
The future Mr. Reese Witherspoon (and Ex-Mr.Reese Witherspoon) discusses his latest high flying picture -- emphasis on the high.
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