From Marlon Brando to Kevin Costner, sooner or later everyone's fair game in the celebrity journalist's quest for an unforgettable interview. Here are 10 memorable rounds when author or subject--and sometimes, both--came out swinging.
The celebrated underground director who died by his own hand left behind only one testament to his own genius, the revered cult film My Sweet Dread, or so we thought. Writer David Thomson, who last year removed one veil from the memory of his friend Perk Cobb, this year drops another.
Without pausing to consider which of two time-honored adages--"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" or "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"--applies best to the current situation, Movieline recently queried a select roster of Industry insiders about any practical notions they might have for making Hollywood even more wonderful than it already is. Here are the top 100 suggestions they offered, and damn fine ones they are.
Impressed by the great performances, David Bowie has given in a handful of movies that almost no one has seen. One of our editors talks to the ex-rock god about the films he's made, the films he almost made, and the film he's making.
I'm telling Bill Pullman about a funny upcoming movie Dale Launer wrote, because I know Bill knows Dale--he played the hilariously crazed extortionist in Launer's Ruthless People. "I think he must have been waiting to use the central plot point for years," I say, "because I've been in his house and he has Road & Track all over the place." Pullman looks at me blankly. I start to explain, "You do know that he's really into cars..."
Though they claim to hate the paparazzi, it's a rare night that you'll find these kids at home. Wherever you go in Hollywood, there they are underfoot, those pesky 25-year-olds--usually in their torn jeans, but occasionally in some Armani they've lifted from the wardrobe truck. It's not that they can't afford to buy these things--it's just that they're still at that awkward outlaw age.
Our intrepid reporter goes undercover to learn where the town's hottest deals--drug deals, that is--are going down, and finds that heroin, cocaine, and ecstacy are not that much more difficult to buy than a cup of coffee.
How thrilling and/or evil are the byways of Hollywood for those of tender years? Young stars Edward Furlong, Sara Gilbert and Lukas Haas offer us their circumspect opinions.
Ethan Hawke isn't sure whether he wants to be either one, or both. Here, the sought-after young star talks about Henry Miller, his generation, girls, and what it's really like to see one's name up in lights.
"There's no formula for determining who has star potential," says casting director Valorie Massalas. "It's a combination: the way they walk, their tone of voice, the way they look when they enter a room, their intelligence." According to the casting directors we talked to, the following five young actors all have that "combination."
Hollywood used to want bright young directors because they were fresh and full of new ideas. Now Hollywood is using more first-time directors than ever -- because they're inexpensive and easier to control.
Even if you climb to the top of the Young Hollywood ladder, you still have to face the frightening task over a deep, deep ravine into the Land of Adult Actors. Since many once-blazing careers have dropped into that particular abyss, we here offer up completely unsolicited career advice from eight thespian Evel Knievels.
The youngest member of Hollywood's royal family went from a sweet little chick to an ugly duckling, and now at 17 she emerges as a fire-breathing swan.
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