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december 2006 | volume 7 | number 12
PLUS JULIA ROBERTS QUEEN LATIFAH AND OTHER STARS GET INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO 40708019
Holiday GiftGuideSEE PAGE40
FOX amp McCONAUGHEYON WE ARE MARSHALL
CHRISTIANSLATERBACKS BOBBY
PENEacuteLOPECRUZ
RE VOLVER
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is the Civic Hybrid recipient of the2006 EnerGuide Award for most fuel-eff ıcient compact car On top o
which Civic Hybrid is also the most affordable hybrid car in Canada In the Civic yoursquoll see less of the
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10 EDITORIAL
14 SHORTSGive the gift of big-screen hockey
the Rocky statue returns home
and how many pigs does it take
to make a movie
16 SPOTLIGHTCrystal Lowe celebrates Black Christmas
18 THE BIG PICTURErsquoTis the season for TheHoliday and
The Pursuit of Happyness
50 NAME OF THE GAMEThumbs up thumbs down surveying
the yearrsquos videogames
54 THINGSPrep for party season by giving
yourself a red-carpet makeover
56 VIDEO AND DVDPirates of the Caribbean Dead Manrsquos
Chest sails into your home
60 HOROSCOPEYou were right to be suspicious
Sagittarius
62 FAMOUS LAST WORDSHeath Ledger Gwyneth Paltrow and
other stars talk about Christmas
contents
28
36
32
Famous | volume 7 | number 12
22 LEAVE IT TO WEAVERSigourney Weaver recalls the year
she spent preparing to play an
autistic woman in Snow Cake
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
24 REFORMED CHRISTIANChristian Slater looks to turn his
slumping movie career around with
Bobby Here the rejuvenated actor
tells us why leaving America may
have been his best career move yet
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
28 CURVY CRUZPeneacutelope Cruz on playing a real
woman mdash you know the kind with
hips and attitude mdash in Volver
I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
32 DOUBLE COVERAGEWe Are Marshall rsquos Matthew Fox and
Matthew McConaughey talk about
turning one of the saddest events in
organized-sports history into an
inspiring movie I BY EARL DITTMAN
famous 8 | december 2006
F E A T U R E S D E P A R T M E N T S
C O V E R S T O R Y
36 DREAM ROLEFormer Destinyrsquos Child singer-
turned-actor Beyonceacute Knowles on
playing diva Deena Jones in the
highly anticipated adaptation of the
Broadway musical Dreamgirls
I BY BOB STRAUSS
CHECK IT
OUT
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I N T H E A T R E S D E C E M B E R 2 2famous 10 | december 2006
Word is an early 20-minuteexcerpt from Dreamgirls that screened at Cannes last May was spectacular
Toronto Sun critic (and occassional Famous contributor) Bruce Kirkland wrote atthe time ldquoBill Condonrsquos promisingadaptation of the Broadway musical wasreceivedhelliplike a second coming ofThe Supremes with foot stomping whistles applause and hoots of approvalrdquo
Fast-forward to August of this year when the nearly finished film about
a 1960s Supremes-esque trio calledhe Dreams was test-screened and once again the buzz was goodDreamgirls rsquo momentum has been building in another way as wellyou think yoursquove noticed more local productions of the play yoursquoreght Usually when an adaptation of a major musical is coming out n film the studios prefer a monopoly and tie up the rights so that none else can produce it Thatrsquos what happened to one New York Stateeatre company that had to halt its very successful run of Chicago
efore the movie came outBut Paramount and DreamWorks who co-produced Dreamgirls ok another approach Instead they decided to pay the royalty feesbout $7000 US) for any high school college or community theatre
ompany in the States or Canada that wanted to put on the show They gured everyone who was in a production or saw a production of reamgirls was more likely to see the film Now itrsquos time to find outMuch of the filmrsquos success is riding on Beyonceacute Knowles the fashion-ate pop singer who used to front Destinyrsquos Child and has becomeen more popular as a solo artist In ldquoBeyonceacutersquos Movie Dreamsrdquo
age 36 Knowles makes her case for being taken seriously as an actorSpeaking of Cannes one of this yearrsquos hits was Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos
olver In ldquoRounding Out Peneacuteloperdquo page 28 Almodoacutevarrsquos museneacutelope Cruz discusses the joys of shooting the film in platform shoesOne of the worst tragedies in sports history happened onovember 14 1970 when a plane carrying most of Marshall Universityrsquosotball team crashed In ldquoThe Comeback Kidsrdquo page 32 co-starsatthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox talk about why We Are Marshall
eir movie about the disasterrsquos aftermath is as hopeful as it is sadSpeaking of comebacks with Bobby mdash Emilio Estevezrsquos fictionalizedcount of the hours leading up to Bobby Kennedyrsquos assassination
mdash Christian Slater makes his return to quality filmmaking afterars i n the wilderness of straight-to-video anday-as-well-be-straight-to-video projects In
Born-Again Christianrdquo page 24 Slater recallsetting that important call from Estevez his olduddy from Young Guns II And on page 22 yoursquoll find ldquoInto Her Headrdquo
ur interview with Sigourney Weaver about the yeare spent prepping to play an autistic woman fore Canadian-made Snow Cake mdashMARNI WEISZ
PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR
EDITOR MARNI WEISZ
DEPUTY EDITOR INGRID RANDOJAART DIRECTOR MATTHEW PICKET
PRODUCTIONDIRECTOR SHEILA GREGORYPRODUCTIONASSISTANT ZAC VEGA
CONTRIBUTORS MATHIEU CHANTELOISEARL DITTMANSCOTT GARDNERSUSAN GRANGERLIZA HERZDAN LIEBMANBOB STRAUSS
ADVERTISING SALES FOR FAMOUS FAMOUS QUEBEC AND FAMOUS KIDS
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SPECIAL THANKS MATHIEU CHANTELOISANTHONY CUSHINGJOAN GRANTELLIS JACOBJEAN-FRANCcedilOIS LEacuteGAREacutePAT MARSHALLDAN MCGRATHCATHY PROWSESUSAN REGINELLI
Famous trade magazine is published 12 times a year by Cineplex EntertainmentSubscriptions are $3210 ($30 + GST) a year in Canada $45 a year in the US
and $55 a year overseas Single copies are $3 Back issues are $6All subscription inquiries back issue requests and letters to the editor should
be directed to Famous magazine at 102 Atlantic Ave Ste 100 TorontoOntario M6K 1X9 or 4165398800 or Famouscineplexcom
Publications Mail Agreement No 40708019Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to
Famous magazine 102 Atlantic Ave Suite 100 Toronto Ont M6K 1X9
525000 copies of Famous magazine are distributed through Cineplexand Alliance Atlantis cinemas HMV and other outlets Famous magazine is notresponsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts artwork or other materials
No material in this magazine may be reprinted without the express writtenconsent of the publisher copy Cineplex Entertainment 2006
december 2006 volume 7 number 12
december 2006 | volume7| number 12
PLUS JULIAROBERTSQUEENLATIFAHANDOTHERSTARSGETINTOTHE CHRISTMASSPIRITPUBLICATIONSMAILAGREEMENTNO40708019
Holiday GiftGuideSEEPAGE40
FOX amp McCONAUGHEYONWEAREMARSHALL
CHRISTIANSLATERBACKS BOBBY
PENEacuteLOPECRUZ
RE VOLVER
editorial |
Building the dream
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Crazy reflective crazy loaded
hellomotocom
C r a z y r e fl e c t i v e c r a z y l o a d e d
h e l l o m o t o c o m
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A nticipating the release of this monthrsquos Rocky Balboa the
Rocky statue (commissioned by Sylvester Stallone in 1982
for a scene in Rocky III ) was finally given a permanent home this
past fall at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art not far
from the museum steps Stallone famously climbed in the original
movie Stallone donated the 9-foot-11 1300-pound statue to the
city in 1983 and it was placed at the top of the steps But art
aficionados deemed it was a movie prop not art and had it
moved to the Wachovia Spectrum then Veterans Stadium and
then finally the Wachovia Center where it stood until it was
placed in storage earlier this year mdashIR
famous 14 | december 2006
shorts I
R O C K Y P H O T O
B Y E D D I E
M E J I A K E Y S T O N E
Stumped over what to buy thehockey fan on your gift list
rget about the replica jersey
mmemorative puck or that
ly team flag you stick on the
od of a car
What they really want is
e chance to see an NHL
me live on a wall-to-wall 50-
ot movie screen in
gh-Definition and with
olby Digital Surround Sound
Cineplex Entertainment and
e Toronto Maple Leafs
monton Oilers Vancouver
nucks Calgary Flames and
tawa Senators have joined
rces to bring NHL excitement to
the big screen at participatingtheatres Imagine drops of sweat
the size of loonies a bodycheck
that sounds like colliding Volvos
mdash now thatrsquos hockey
And itrsquos affordable mdash an
adult admission costs $1095
(plus tax) while $895 (plus tax)
will get kids aged 3 to 12 a seat
Plus to increase the you-are-
there experience there will be
prizes trivia giveaways and
appearances from NHL alumni and
team mascots at select theatres
For a list of games and
participating cinemas visit
wwwcineplexcom or ask at
your local theatre mdashIR
PUTTING THEPIG IN PIGLET
If you see Charlottersquos Web this
month keep an eye on Wilbur and
look for little changes Truth is 47 pigs
were used in the making of the fi lm
largely because piglets gain an average
of one pound per day in the first few
months of life According to
Paramount the 47 little porkers ldquowere
all adopted by loving familiesrdquo after
the shoot Whether that means
families that love animals or families
that love bacon wasnrsquot clear mdashMW
GIVE THE GIFT OF HOCKEY
ArtifactThis monthrsquos objet de filmThe Rocky Statue
The Toronto Maple Leafsrsquo
Mats Sundin will appear
much bigger than this
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Christmas at the Lowe
house wonrsquot be very
cheery this year not with
ughter Crystal starring in a
make of the classic Canadian
orror flick Black Christmas
ldquoWersquoll all go see it and check
out but itrsquoll be hard for themrdquo
ys Crystal Lowe on the line
om her Vancouver home ldquoMy
oor stepdad he cringes every
time he sees me get killed it
drives him crazy I did Insomnia
a few years ago and got beaten
[to death] by Robin Williams
and for a week it was lsquoThatrsquos
it Irsquom never seeing another
Robin Williams moviersquo Irsquom like
lsquoDad itrsquos not even him itrsquos a
stunt doublersquo And hersquos like lsquoI
donrsquot carersquo He was so angryrdquo
The 25-year-old actor and
model has made her mark in
horrors and thrillers with credits
in Final Destination 3 and
Snakes on a Plane
Directed by former X-Files
staff writer Glen Morgan the
update of the 1974 film stars
Lowe as Lauren Holden one
of six sorority sisters who are
terrorized over the holidays by a
psychopath who grew up in their
sorority house
ldquoItrsquos a new scriptrdquo explains
Lowe ldquoI know Glen wanted to
stay true to Bob Clark [the
original filmrsquos director] and his
ideas but he didnrsquot want to
copy him Itrsquos just ready for a
new generation so it has to be a
little more gruesomerdquo
Gruesome is a word you donrsquot
immediately associate with
Lowe Born to a Chinese father
and Scottish mother Lowe is
blessed with good looks which
were first spotted at a BC
modeling competition
ldquoMy Chinese aunt pushed me
into doing the Miss Teen Oriental
pageant and I wonrdquo she says ldquoI
was shocked and then I realized
it was just another outlet for mebeing on stage and I loved
being on stage and performing
so I started modelingrdquo
However acting was always
her goal and she took sage
advice from her mother when it
came to choosing a role model
ldquoMy mom was always so
worried when I was modeling
saying lsquoI donrsquot want you to just
rely on your looks what if you get
in a car accident Your looks will
be gonersquo My momrsquos a professor
of 18th-century English
literature shersquos brilliant and
shersquos always been very focused
on using your brain and not your
looks And I grew up with her
going lsquoSee Meryl Streep Thatrsquos
a real actressrsquo And I was like
lsquoYeah yeah yoursquore rightrsquordquo
Although Lowe started acting
and modeling at the same time
itrsquos taken time to build her acting
reacutesumeacute and she says itrsquos
discouraging when people donrsquottake her seriously because of
her modeling
ldquoPeople look at your reacutesumeacute
and think lsquoAw shersquos just a
model she canrsquot actrsquo Look
there are a lot of models who
canrsquot act and there are a lot of
actors who canrsquot act You have
to open your eyes Models get a
bad wrap mdash lsquoThey must dumb
because they are beautifulrsquo
And really itrsquos not truerdquo
mdashINGRID RANDOJA
famous 16 | december 2006
potlight I
Crystal Lowehas killer Christmas plans
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famous 18 | december 2006
he | big | picture |
E C E M B E R 1
AN WILDER 2 THE RISE OF TAJHOrsquoS IN IT Karl Penn Holly Davidson
HO DIRECTED Mort Nathan (Boat Trip )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT His name may be in the
e but frat boy Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds)s disappeared and this follow-up to the
oss-out college flick Van Wilder stars
enn as Taj a VW proteacutegeacute who heads to an
nglish university to instruct uptight
itish students in the fine art of
rtying
URISTASHOrsquoS IN IT Melissa George Josh Duhamel
HO DIRECTED John Stockwell (Into the Blue )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT Six college pals trekking
rough Brazil are kidnapped by nefarious
pes looking to harvest their organs
D E C E M B E R 3
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWDECEMBER TO DISMEMBERCheck wwwcineplexcom for a list of
theatres where you can watch it live and
to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 8
APOCALYPTOWHOrsquoS IN IT Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
WHO DIRECTED Mel Gibson
(The Passion of the Christ )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT He said the right things
to Diane Sawyer but whether or not
Mel Gibsonrsquos transgressions have truly
been forgiven will be decided by the generalpublic who will either support Gibson by
going to see his subtitled blood-soaked look
at the end of Mayan civilization or punish
him with their absence
THE HISTORY BOYSWHOrsquoS IN IT Richard Griffiths
Stephen Campbell Moore
WHO DIRECTED Nicholas Hytner
(Center Stage )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Set in the north of England
in the 1980s this adaptation of Alan
Bennettrsquos award-winning play focuses on
eight unruly British schoolboys who take
extra history lessons with two very different
teachers to prepare for their university
entrance exams
THE HOLIDAYWHOrsquoS IN IT Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED Nancy Meyers
(Somethingrsquos Gotta Give )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Amanda (Diaz) and Iris
(Winslet) realize they can run but they
canrsquot hide from love when they switch
homes for the holidays and Amanda falls
for English village hunk Graham (Jude
Law) while Iris hooks up with Californian
funny guy Miles (Jack Black)
UNACCOMPANIED MINORSWHOrsquoS IN IT Dyllan Christopher Gina Mantegna
WHO DIRECTED Paul Feig (I Am David )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos Breakfast Club in an
airport as a bunch of kids get into
loads of trouble when their flights are
cancelled
BLOOD DIAMONDWHOrsquoS IN IT Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED Edward Zwick
(The Last Samurai )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT The diamond trade isnrsquot
thrilled with this action-adventure flick
that sheds light on the more sinister
aspects of its industry DiCaprio stars
as a South African mercenary (complete
with correct accent) who teams with a
fisherman from Sierra Leone (Hounsou)
to retrieve a priceless pink diamond
which will be exchanged for the
fishermanrsquos captive family
D E C E M B E R 1 5
SNOW CAKEWHOrsquoS IN IT Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman
WHO DIRECTED Marc Evans (My Little Eye )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT When the car hersquos
driving is blindsided by a truck and
his passenger Vivienne is killed Alex
(Rickman) heads to Wawa Ontario
to break the news to Viviennersquos mother
(Weaver) To his surprise he finds a high-
functioning autistic woman who draws
him into her life See Sigourney Weaver
interview page 22
nowintheatresI BY INGRID RANDOJA
THE NATIVITY STORYWHOrsquoS IN IT Keisha Castle-Hughes Oscar Isaac
WHO DIRECTED Catherine Hardwicke
(Lords of Dogtown )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Mary (Castle-Hughes) and
Joseph (Isaac) make the journey to
Bethlehem to await the birth of Jesus The
unmarried 16-year-old Castle-Hughes
recently revealed that shersquos pregnant and
will herself give birth in 2007
bull HITS THEATRES DECEMBER 1
copy 2006 TELUS
Give them anassortment of jams
Download hundreds of thousands of songs
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creates a protective ldquocaprdquo that keeps your Stella Artois from going s tale Itrsquos also just one of nine steps involved in a meticulous
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yoursquoll always find it at our Stella Artois Gold Standard Establishments Handpicked from a selection of thousands of bars
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he middle of Torontorsquos bustlingtainment district lies this entertain-pot great for groups of any size toer before and after the big eventBadalirsquos candlelit cozy tables createually intimate atmosphere Gatheryour group in the 12000 square-
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T HE CROOKED CUE
ETOBICOKE
x of exposed brick polished hardwoodplush armchairs surrounds you at theked Cue an upscale pool joint featuredanadarsquosTop Pool Hallsrdquo on CBCTSNfireplaces light up The Cuersquos twenty-fiveful mahogany billiard tables during
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
famous 20 | december 2006
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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famous 26 | december 2006
The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
PeneacutelopeRoundingout
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famous 30 | december 2006
memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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famous 38 | december 2006
Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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copy 2 0 0 6
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OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
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gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
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i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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video releases and columns every month
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
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which Civic Hybrid is also the most affordable hybrid car in Canada In the Civic yoursquoll see less of the
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10 EDITORIAL
14 SHORTSGive the gift of big-screen hockey
the Rocky statue returns home
and how many pigs does it take
to make a movie
16 SPOTLIGHTCrystal Lowe celebrates Black Christmas
18 THE BIG PICTURErsquoTis the season for TheHoliday and
The Pursuit of Happyness
50 NAME OF THE GAMEThumbs up thumbs down surveying
the yearrsquos videogames
54 THINGSPrep for party season by giving
yourself a red-carpet makeover
56 VIDEO AND DVDPirates of the Caribbean Dead Manrsquos
Chest sails into your home
60 HOROSCOPEYou were right to be suspicious
Sagittarius
62 FAMOUS LAST WORDSHeath Ledger Gwyneth Paltrow and
other stars talk about Christmas
contents
28
36
32
Famous | volume 7 | number 12
22 LEAVE IT TO WEAVERSigourney Weaver recalls the year
she spent preparing to play an
autistic woman in Snow Cake
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
24 REFORMED CHRISTIANChristian Slater looks to turn his
slumping movie career around with
Bobby Here the rejuvenated actor
tells us why leaving America may
have been his best career move yet
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
28 CURVY CRUZPeneacutelope Cruz on playing a real
woman mdash you know the kind with
hips and attitude mdash in Volver
I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
32 DOUBLE COVERAGEWe Are Marshall rsquos Matthew Fox and
Matthew McConaughey talk about
turning one of the saddest events in
organized-sports history into an
inspiring movie I BY EARL DITTMAN
famous 8 | december 2006
F E A T U R E S D E P A R T M E N T S
C O V E R S T O R Y
36 DREAM ROLEFormer Destinyrsquos Child singer-
turned-actor Beyonceacute Knowles on
playing diva Deena Jones in the
highly anticipated adaptation of the
Broadway musical Dreamgirls
I BY BOB STRAUSS
CHECK IT
OUT
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Word is an early 20-minuteexcerpt from Dreamgirls that screened at Cannes last May was spectacular
Toronto Sun critic (and occassional Famous contributor) Bruce Kirkland wrote atthe time ldquoBill Condonrsquos promisingadaptation of the Broadway musical wasreceivedhelliplike a second coming ofThe Supremes with foot stomping whistles applause and hoots of approvalrdquo
Fast-forward to August of this year when the nearly finished film about
a 1960s Supremes-esque trio calledhe Dreams was test-screened and once again the buzz was goodDreamgirls rsquo momentum has been building in another way as wellyou think yoursquove noticed more local productions of the play yoursquoreght Usually when an adaptation of a major musical is coming out n film the studios prefer a monopoly and tie up the rights so that none else can produce it Thatrsquos what happened to one New York Stateeatre company that had to halt its very successful run of Chicago
efore the movie came outBut Paramount and DreamWorks who co-produced Dreamgirls ok another approach Instead they decided to pay the royalty feesbout $7000 US) for any high school college or community theatre
ompany in the States or Canada that wanted to put on the show They gured everyone who was in a production or saw a production of reamgirls was more likely to see the film Now itrsquos time to find outMuch of the filmrsquos success is riding on Beyonceacute Knowles the fashion-ate pop singer who used to front Destinyrsquos Child and has becomeen more popular as a solo artist In ldquoBeyonceacutersquos Movie Dreamsrdquo
age 36 Knowles makes her case for being taken seriously as an actorSpeaking of Cannes one of this yearrsquos hits was Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos
olver In ldquoRounding Out Peneacuteloperdquo page 28 Almodoacutevarrsquos museneacutelope Cruz discusses the joys of shooting the film in platform shoesOne of the worst tragedies in sports history happened onovember 14 1970 when a plane carrying most of Marshall Universityrsquosotball team crashed In ldquoThe Comeback Kidsrdquo page 32 co-starsatthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox talk about why We Are Marshall
eir movie about the disasterrsquos aftermath is as hopeful as it is sadSpeaking of comebacks with Bobby mdash Emilio Estevezrsquos fictionalizedcount of the hours leading up to Bobby Kennedyrsquos assassination
mdash Christian Slater makes his return to quality filmmaking afterars i n the wilderness of straight-to-video anday-as-well-be-straight-to-video projects In
Born-Again Christianrdquo page 24 Slater recallsetting that important call from Estevez his olduddy from Young Guns II And on page 22 yoursquoll find ldquoInto Her Headrdquo
ur interview with Sigourney Weaver about the yeare spent prepping to play an autistic woman fore Canadian-made Snow Cake mdashMARNI WEISZ
PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR
EDITOR MARNI WEISZ
DEPUTY EDITOR INGRID RANDOJAART DIRECTOR MATTHEW PICKET
PRODUCTIONDIRECTOR SHEILA GREGORYPRODUCTIONASSISTANT ZAC VEGA
CONTRIBUTORS MATHIEU CHANTELOISEARL DITTMANSCOTT GARDNERSUSAN GRANGERLIZA HERZDAN LIEBMANBOB STRAUSS
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december 2006 volume 7 number 12
december 2006 | volume7| number 12
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CHRISTIANSLATERBACKS BOBBY
PENEacuteLOPECRUZ
RE VOLVER
editorial |
Building the dream
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Crazy reflective crazy loaded
hellomotocom
C r a z y r e fl e c t i v e c r a z y l o a d e d
h e l l o m o t o c o m
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A nticipating the release of this monthrsquos Rocky Balboa the
Rocky statue (commissioned by Sylvester Stallone in 1982
for a scene in Rocky III ) was finally given a permanent home this
past fall at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art not far
from the museum steps Stallone famously climbed in the original
movie Stallone donated the 9-foot-11 1300-pound statue to the
city in 1983 and it was placed at the top of the steps But art
aficionados deemed it was a movie prop not art and had it
moved to the Wachovia Spectrum then Veterans Stadium and
then finally the Wachovia Center where it stood until it was
placed in storage earlier this year mdashIR
famous 14 | december 2006
shorts I
R O C K Y P H O T O
B Y E D D I E
M E J I A K E Y S T O N E
Stumped over what to buy thehockey fan on your gift list
rget about the replica jersey
mmemorative puck or that
ly team flag you stick on the
od of a car
What they really want is
e chance to see an NHL
me live on a wall-to-wall 50-
ot movie screen in
gh-Definition and with
olby Digital Surround Sound
Cineplex Entertainment and
e Toronto Maple Leafs
monton Oilers Vancouver
nucks Calgary Flames and
tawa Senators have joined
rces to bring NHL excitement to
the big screen at participatingtheatres Imagine drops of sweat
the size of loonies a bodycheck
that sounds like colliding Volvos
mdash now thatrsquos hockey
And itrsquos affordable mdash an
adult admission costs $1095
(plus tax) while $895 (plus tax)
will get kids aged 3 to 12 a seat
Plus to increase the you-are-
there experience there will be
prizes trivia giveaways and
appearances from NHL alumni and
team mascots at select theatres
For a list of games and
participating cinemas visit
wwwcineplexcom or ask at
your local theatre mdashIR
PUTTING THEPIG IN PIGLET
If you see Charlottersquos Web this
month keep an eye on Wilbur and
look for little changes Truth is 47 pigs
were used in the making of the fi lm
largely because piglets gain an average
of one pound per day in the first few
months of life According to
Paramount the 47 little porkers ldquowere
all adopted by loving familiesrdquo after
the shoot Whether that means
families that love animals or families
that love bacon wasnrsquot clear mdashMW
GIVE THE GIFT OF HOCKEY
ArtifactThis monthrsquos objet de filmThe Rocky Statue
The Toronto Maple Leafsrsquo
Mats Sundin will appear
much bigger than this
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Christmas at the Lowe
house wonrsquot be very
cheery this year not with
ughter Crystal starring in a
make of the classic Canadian
orror flick Black Christmas
ldquoWersquoll all go see it and check
out but itrsquoll be hard for themrdquo
ys Crystal Lowe on the line
om her Vancouver home ldquoMy
oor stepdad he cringes every
time he sees me get killed it
drives him crazy I did Insomnia
a few years ago and got beaten
[to death] by Robin Williams
and for a week it was lsquoThatrsquos
it Irsquom never seeing another
Robin Williams moviersquo Irsquom like
lsquoDad itrsquos not even him itrsquos a
stunt doublersquo And hersquos like lsquoI
donrsquot carersquo He was so angryrdquo
The 25-year-old actor and
model has made her mark in
horrors and thrillers with credits
in Final Destination 3 and
Snakes on a Plane
Directed by former X-Files
staff writer Glen Morgan the
update of the 1974 film stars
Lowe as Lauren Holden one
of six sorority sisters who are
terrorized over the holidays by a
psychopath who grew up in their
sorority house
ldquoItrsquos a new scriptrdquo explains
Lowe ldquoI know Glen wanted to
stay true to Bob Clark [the
original filmrsquos director] and his
ideas but he didnrsquot want to
copy him Itrsquos just ready for a
new generation so it has to be a
little more gruesomerdquo
Gruesome is a word you donrsquot
immediately associate with
Lowe Born to a Chinese father
and Scottish mother Lowe is
blessed with good looks which
were first spotted at a BC
modeling competition
ldquoMy Chinese aunt pushed me
into doing the Miss Teen Oriental
pageant and I wonrdquo she says ldquoI
was shocked and then I realized
it was just another outlet for mebeing on stage and I loved
being on stage and performing
so I started modelingrdquo
However acting was always
her goal and she took sage
advice from her mother when it
came to choosing a role model
ldquoMy mom was always so
worried when I was modeling
saying lsquoI donrsquot want you to just
rely on your looks what if you get
in a car accident Your looks will
be gonersquo My momrsquos a professor
of 18th-century English
literature shersquos brilliant and
shersquos always been very focused
on using your brain and not your
looks And I grew up with her
going lsquoSee Meryl Streep Thatrsquos
a real actressrsquo And I was like
lsquoYeah yeah yoursquore rightrsquordquo
Although Lowe started acting
and modeling at the same time
itrsquos taken time to build her acting
reacutesumeacute and she says itrsquos
discouraging when people donrsquottake her seriously because of
her modeling
ldquoPeople look at your reacutesumeacute
and think lsquoAw shersquos just a
model she canrsquot actrsquo Look
there are a lot of models who
canrsquot act and there are a lot of
actors who canrsquot act You have
to open your eyes Models get a
bad wrap mdash lsquoThey must dumb
because they are beautifulrsquo
And really itrsquos not truerdquo
mdashINGRID RANDOJA
famous 16 | december 2006
potlight I
Crystal Lowehas killer Christmas plans
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famous 18 | december 2006
he | big | picture |
E C E M B E R 1
AN WILDER 2 THE RISE OF TAJHOrsquoS IN IT Karl Penn Holly Davidson
HO DIRECTED Mort Nathan (Boat Trip )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT His name may be in the
e but frat boy Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds)s disappeared and this follow-up to the
oss-out college flick Van Wilder stars
enn as Taj a VW proteacutegeacute who heads to an
nglish university to instruct uptight
itish students in the fine art of
rtying
URISTASHOrsquoS IN IT Melissa George Josh Duhamel
HO DIRECTED John Stockwell (Into the Blue )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT Six college pals trekking
rough Brazil are kidnapped by nefarious
pes looking to harvest their organs
D E C E M B E R 3
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWDECEMBER TO DISMEMBERCheck wwwcineplexcom for a list of
theatres where you can watch it live and
to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 8
APOCALYPTOWHOrsquoS IN IT Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
WHO DIRECTED Mel Gibson
(The Passion of the Christ )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT He said the right things
to Diane Sawyer but whether or not
Mel Gibsonrsquos transgressions have truly
been forgiven will be decided by the generalpublic who will either support Gibson by
going to see his subtitled blood-soaked look
at the end of Mayan civilization or punish
him with their absence
THE HISTORY BOYSWHOrsquoS IN IT Richard Griffiths
Stephen Campbell Moore
WHO DIRECTED Nicholas Hytner
(Center Stage )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Set in the north of England
in the 1980s this adaptation of Alan
Bennettrsquos award-winning play focuses on
eight unruly British schoolboys who take
extra history lessons with two very different
teachers to prepare for their university
entrance exams
THE HOLIDAYWHOrsquoS IN IT Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED Nancy Meyers
(Somethingrsquos Gotta Give )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Amanda (Diaz) and Iris
(Winslet) realize they can run but they
canrsquot hide from love when they switch
homes for the holidays and Amanda falls
for English village hunk Graham (Jude
Law) while Iris hooks up with Californian
funny guy Miles (Jack Black)
UNACCOMPANIED MINORSWHOrsquoS IN IT Dyllan Christopher Gina Mantegna
WHO DIRECTED Paul Feig (I Am David )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos Breakfast Club in an
airport as a bunch of kids get into
loads of trouble when their flights are
cancelled
BLOOD DIAMONDWHOrsquoS IN IT Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED Edward Zwick
(The Last Samurai )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT The diamond trade isnrsquot
thrilled with this action-adventure flick
that sheds light on the more sinister
aspects of its industry DiCaprio stars
as a South African mercenary (complete
with correct accent) who teams with a
fisherman from Sierra Leone (Hounsou)
to retrieve a priceless pink diamond
which will be exchanged for the
fishermanrsquos captive family
D E C E M B E R 1 5
SNOW CAKEWHOrsquoS IN IT Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman
WHO DIRECTED Marc Evans (My Little Eye )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT When the car hersquos
driving is blindsided by a truck and
his passenger Vivienne is killed Alex
(Rickman) heads to Wawa Ontario
to break the news to Viviennersquos mother
(Weaver) To his surprise he finds a high-
functioning autistic woman who draws
him into her life See Sigourney Weaver
interview page 22
nowintheatresI BY INGRID RANDOJA
THE NATIVITY STORYWHOrsquoS IN IT Keisha Castle-Hughes Oscar Isaac
WHO DIRECTED Catherine Hardwicke
(Lords of Dogtown )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Mary (Castle-Hughes) and
Joseph (Isaac) make the journey to
Bethlehem to await the birth of Jesus The
unmarried 16-year-old Castle-Hughes
recently revealed that shersquos pregnant and
will herself give birth in 2007
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creates a protective ldquocaprdquo that keeps your Stella Artois from going s tale Itrsquos also just one of nine steps involved in a meticulous
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he middle of Torontorsquos bustlingtainment district lies this entertain-pot great for groups of any size toer before and after the big eventBadalirsquos candlelit cozy tables createually intimate atmosphere Gatheryour group in the 12000 square-
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
famous 20 | december 2006
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
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memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
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nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
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STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
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SHARE
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OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
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Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
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Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
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famous 54 | december 2006
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50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
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which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
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Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
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Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
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for retailers) comes with a
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essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
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because yoursquoll only wear them at a
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of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
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that concept even exists)
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Itrsquos like walking around with a
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your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
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4
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5
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
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10 EDITORIAL
14 SHORTSGive the gift of big-screen hockey
the Rocky statue returns home
and how many pigs does it take
to make a movie
16 SPOTLIGHTCrystal Lowe celebrates Black Christmas
18 THE BIG PICTURErsquoTis the season for TheHoliday and
The Pursuit of Happyness
50 NAME OF THE GAMEThumbs up thumbs down surveying
the yearrsquos videogames
54 THINGSPrep for party season by giving
yourself a red-carpet makeover
56 VIDEO AND DVDPirates of the Caribbean Dead Manrsquos
Chest sails into your home
60 HOROSCOPEYou were right to be suspicious
Sagittarius
62 FAMOUS LAST WORDSHeath Ledger Gwyneth Paltrow and
other stars talk about Christmas
contents
28
36
32
Famous | volume 7 | number 12
22 LEAVE IT TO WEAVERSigourney Weaver recalls the year
she spent preparing to play an
autistic woman in Snow Cake
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
24 REFORMED CHRISTIANChristian Slater looks to turn his
slumping movie career around with
Bobby Here the rejuvenated actor
tells us why leaving America may
have been his best career move yet
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
28 CURVY CRUZPeneacutelope Cruz on playing a real
woman mdash you know the kind with
hips and attitude mdash in Volver
I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
32 DOUBLE COVERAGEWe Are Marshall rsquos Matthew Fox and
Matthew McConaughey talk about
turning one of the saddest events in
organized-sports history into an
inspiring movie I BY EARL DITTMAN
famous 8 | december 2006
F E A T U R E S D E P A R T M E N T S
C O V E R S T O R Y
36 DREAM ROLEFormer Destinyrsquos Child singer-
turned-actor Beyonceacute Knowles on
playing diva Deena Jones in the
highly anticipated adaptation of the
Broadway musical Dreamgirls
I BY BOB STRAUSS
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I N T H E A T R E S D E C E M B E R 2 2famous 10 | december 2006
Word is an early 20-minuteexcerpt from Dreamgirls that screened at Cannes last May was spectacular
Toronto Sun critic (and occassional Famous contributor) Bruce Kirkland wrote atthe time ldquoBill Condonrsquos promisingadaptation of the Broadway musical wasreceivedhelliplike a second coming ofThe Supremes with foot stomping whistles applause and hoots of approvalrdquo
Fast-forward to August of this year when the nearly finished film about
a 1960s Supremes-esque trio calledhe Dreams was test-screened and once again the buzz was goodDreamgirls rsquo momentum has been building in another way as wellyou think yoursquove noticed more local productions of the play yoursquoreght Usually when an adaptation of a major musical is coming out n film the studios prefer a monopoly and tie up the rights so that none else can produce it Thatrsquos what happened to one New York Stateeatre company that had to halt its very successful run of Chicago
efore the movie came outBut Paramount and DreamWorks who co-produced Dreamgirls ok another approach Instead they decided to pay the royalty feesbout $7000 US) for any high school college or community theatre
ompany in the States or Canada that wanted to put on the show They gured everyone who was in a production or saw a production of reamgirls was more likely to see the film Now itrsquos time to find outMuch of the filmrsquos success is riding on Beyonceacute Knowles the fashion-ate pop singer who used to front Destinyrsquos Child and has becomeen more popular as a solo artist In ldquoBeyonceacutersquos Movie Dreamsrdquo
age 36 Knowles makes her case for being taken seriously as an actorSpeaking of Cannes one of this yearrsquos hits was Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos
olver In ldquoRounding Out Peneacuteloperdquo page 28 Almodoacutevarrsquos museneacutelope Cruz discusses the joys of shooting the film in platform shoesOne of the worst tragedies in sports history happened onovember 14 1970 when a plane carrying most of Marshall Universityrsquosotball team crashed In ldquoThe Comeback Kidsrdquo page 32 co-starsatthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox talk about why We Are Marshall
eir movie about the disasterrsquos aftermath is as hopeful as it is sadSpeaking of comebacks with Bobby mdash Emilio Estevezrsquos fictionalizedcount of the hours leading up to Bobby Kennedyrsquos assassination
mdash Christian Slater makes his return to quality filmmaking afterars i n the wilderness of straight-to-video anday-as-well-be-straight-to-video projects In
Born-Again Christianrdquo page 24 Slater recallsetting that important call from Estevez his olduddy from Young Guns II And on page 22 yoursquoll find ldquoInto Her Headrdquo
ur interview with Sigourney Weaver about the yeare spent prepping to play an autistic woman fore Canadian-made Snow Cake mdashMARNI WEISZ
PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR
EDITOR MARNI WEISZ
DEPUTY EDITOR INGRID RANDOJAART DIRECTOR MATTHEW PICKET
PRODUCTIONDIRECTOR SHEILA GREGORYPRODUCTIONASSISTANT ZAC VEGA
CONTRIBUTORS MATHIEU CHANTELOISEARL DITTMANSCOTT GARDNERSUSAN GRANGERLIZA HERZDAN LIEBMANBOB STRAUSS
ADVERTISING SALES FOR FAMOUS FAMOUS QUEBEC AND FAMOUS KIDS
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Famous trade magazine is published 12 times a year by Cineplex EntertainmentSubscriptions are $3210 ($30 + GST) a year in Canada $45 a year in the US
and $55 a year overseas Single copies are $3 Back issues are $6All subscription inquiries back issue requests and letters to the editor should
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No material in this magazine may be reprinted without the express writtenconsent of the publisher copy Cineplex Entertainment 2006
december 2006 volume 7 number 12
december 2006 | volume7| number 12
PLUS JULIAROBERTSQUEENLATIFAHANDOTHERSTARSGETINTOTHE CHRISTMASSPIRITPUBLICATIONSMAILAGREEMENTNO40708019
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FOX amp McCONAUGHEYONWEAREMARSHALL
CHRISTIANSLATERBACKS BOBBY
PENEacuteLOPECRUZ
RE VOLVER
editorial |
Building the dream
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Crazy reflective crazy loaded
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A nticipating the release of this monthrsquos Rocky Balboa the
Rocky statue (commissioned by Sylvester Stallone in 1982
for a scene in Rocky III ) was finally given a permanent home this
past fall at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art not far
from the museum steps Stallone famously climbed in the original
movie Stallone donated the 9-foot-11 1300-pound statue to the
city in 1983 and it was placed at the top of the steps But art
aficionados deemed it was a movie prop not art and had it
moved to the Wachovia Spectrum then Veterans Stadium and
then finally the Wachovia Center where it stood until it was
placed in storage earlier this year mdashIR
famous 14 | december 2006
shorts I
R O C K Y P H O T O
B Y E D D I E
M E J I A K E Y S T O N E
Stumped over what to buy thehockey fan on your gift list
rget about the replica jersey
mmemorative puck or that
ly team flag you stick on the
od of a car
What they really want is
e chance to see an NHL
me live on a wall-to-wall 50-
ot movie screen in
gh-Definition and with
olby Digital Surround Sound
Cineplex Entertainment and
e Toronto Maple Leafs
monton Oilers Vancouver
nucks Calgary Flames and
tawa Senators have joined
rces to bring NHL excitement to
the big screen at participatingtheatres Imagine drops of sweat
the size of loonies a bodycheck
that sounds like colliding Volvos
mdash now thatrsquos hockey
And itrsquos affordable mdash an
adult admission costs $1095
(plus tax) while $895 (plus tax)
will get kids aged 3 to 12 a seat
Plus to increase the you-are-
there experience there will be
prizes trivia giveaways and
appearances from NHL alumni and
team mascots at select theatres
For a list of games and
participating cinemas visit
wwwcineplexcom or ask at
your local theatre mdashIR
PUTTING THEPIG IN PIGLET
If you see Charlottersquos Web this
month keep an eye on Wilbur and
look for little changes Truth is 47 pigs
were used in the making of the fi lm
largely because piglets gain an average
of one pound per day in the first few
months of life According to
Paramount the 47 little porkers ldquowere
all adopted by loving familiesrdquo after
the shoot Whether that means
families that love animals or families
that love bacon wasnrsquot clear mdashMW
GIVE THE GIFT OF HOCKEY
ArtifactThis monthrsquos objet de filmThe Rocky Statue
The Toronto Maple Leafsrsquo
Mats Sundin will appear
much bigger than this
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Christmas at the Lowe
house wonrsquot be very
cheery this year not with
ughter Crystal starring in a
make of the classic Canadian
orror flick Black Christmas
ldquoWersquoll all go see it and check
out but itrsquoll be hard for themrdquo
ys Crystal Lowe on the line
om her Vancouver home ldquoMy
oor stepdad he cringes every
time he sees me get killed it
drives him crazy I did Insomnia
a few years ago and got beaten
[to death] by Robin Williams
and for a week it was lsquoThatrsquos
it Irsquom never seeing another
Robin Williams moviersquo Irsquom like
lsquoDad itrsquos not even him itrsquos a
stunt doublersquo And hersquos like lsquoI
donrsquot carersquo He was so angryrdquo
The 25-year-old actor and
model has made her mark in
horrors and thrillers with credits
in Final Destination 3 and
Snakes on a Plane
Directed by former X-Files
staff writer Glen Morgan the
update of the 1974 film stars
Lowe as Lauren Holden one
of six sorority sisters who are
terrorized over the holidays by a
psychopath who grew up in their
sorority house
ldquoItrsquos a new scriptrdquo explains
Lowe ldquoI know Glen wanted to
stay true to Bob Clark [the
original filmrsquos director] and his
ideas but he didnrsquot want to
copy him Itrsquos just ready for a
new generation so it has to be a
little more gruesomerdquo
Gruesome is a word you donrsquot
immediately associate with
Lowe Born to a Chinese father
and Scottish mother Lowe is
blessed with good looks which
were first spotted at a BC
modeling competition
ldquoMy Chinese aunt pushed me
into doing the Miss Teen Oriental
pageant and I wonrdquo she says ldquoI
was shocked and then I realized
it was just another outlet for mebeing on stage and I loved
being on stage and performing
so I started modelingrdquo
However acting was always
her goal and she took sage
advice from her mother when it
came to choosing a role model
ldquoMy mom was always so
worried when I was modeling
saying lsquoI donrsquot want you to just
rely on your looks what if you get
in a car accident Your looks will
be gonersquo My momrsquos a professor
of 18th-century English
literature shersquos brilliant and
shersquos always been very focused
on using your brain and not your
looks And I grew up with her
going lsquoSee Meryl Streep Thatrsquos
a real actressrsquo And I was like
lsquoYeah yeah yoursquore rightrsquordquo
Although Lowe started acting
and modeling at the same time
itrsquos taken time to build her acting
reacutesumeacute and she says itrsquos
discouraging when people donrsquottake her seriously because of
her modeling
ldquoPeople look at your reacutesumeacute
and think lsquoAw shersquos just a
model she canrsquot actrsquo Look
there are a lot of models who
canrsquot act and there are a lot of
actors who canrsquot act You have
to open your eyes Models get a
bad wrap mdash lsquoThey must dumb
because they are beautifulrsquo
And really itrsquos not truerdquo
mdashINGRID RANDOJA
famous 16 | december 2006
potlight I
Crystal Lowehas killer Christmas plans
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famous 18 | december 2006
he | big | picture |
E C E M B E R 1
AN WILDER 2 THE RISE OF TAJHOrsquoS IN IT Karl Penn Holly Davidson
HO DIRECTED Mort Nathan (Boat Trip )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT His name may be in the
e but frat boy Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds)s disappeared and this follow-up to the
oss-out college flick Van Wilder stars
enn as Taj a VW proteacutegeacute who heads to an
nglish university to instruct uptight
itish students in the fine art of
rtying
URISTASHOrsquoS IN IT Melissa George Josh Duhamel
HO DIRECTED John Stockwell (Into the Blue )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT Six college pals trekking
rough Brazil are kidnapped by nefarious
pes looking to harvest their organs
D E C E M B E R 3
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWDECEMBER TO DISMEMBERCheck wwwcineplexcom for a list of
theatres where you can watch it live and
to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 8
APOCALYPTOWHOrsquoS IN IT Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
WHO DIRECTED Mel Gibson
(The Passion of the Christ )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT He said the right things
to Diane Sawyer but whether or not
Mel Gibsonrsquos transgressions have truly
been forgiven will be decided by the generalpublic who will either support Gibson by
going to see his subtitled blood-soaked look
at the end of Mayan civilization or punish
him with their absence
THE HISTORY BOYSWHOrsquoS IN IT Richard Griffiths
Stephen Campbell Moore
WHO DIRECTED Nicholas Hytner
(Center Stage )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Set in the north of England
in the 1980s this adaptation of Alan
Bennettrsquos award-winning play focuses on
eight unruly British schoolboys who take
extra history lessons with two very different
teachers to prepare for their university
entrance exams
THE HOLIDAYWHOrsquoS IN IT Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED Nancy Meyers
(Somethingrsquos Gotta Give )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Amanda (Diaz) and Iris
(Winslet) realize they can run but they
canrsquot hide from love when they switch
homes for the holidays and Amanda falls
for English village hunk Graham (Jude
Law) while Iris hooks up with Californian
funny guy Miles (Jack Black)
UNACCOMPANIED MINORSWHOrsquoS IN IT Dyllan Christopher Gina Mantegna
WHO DIRECTED Paul Feig (I Am David )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos Breakfast Club in an
airport as a bunch of kids get into
loads of trouble when their flights are
cancelled
BLOOD DIAMONDWHOrsquoS IN IT Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED Edward Zwick
(The Last Samurai )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT The diamond trade isnrsquot
thrilled with this action-adventure flick
that sheds light on the more sinister
aspects of its industry DiCaprio stars
as a South African mercenary (complete
with correct accent) who teams with a
fisherman from Sierra Leone (Hounsou)
to retrieve a priceless pink diamond
which will be exchanged for the
fishermanrsquos captive family
D E C E M B E R 1 5
SNOW CAKEWHOrsquoS IN IT Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman
WHO DIRECTED Marc Evans (My Little Eye )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT When the car hersquos
driving is blindsided by a truck and
his passenger Vivienne is killed Alex
(Rickman) heads to Wawa Ontario
to break the news to Viviennersquos mother
(Weaver) To his surprise he finds a high-
functioning autistic woman who draws
him into her life See Sigourney Weaver
interview page 22
nowintheatresI BY INGRID RANDOJA
THE NATIVITY STORYWHOrsquoS IN IT Keisha Castle-Hughes Oscar Isaac
WHO DIRECTED Catherine Hardwicke
(Lords of Dogtown )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Mary (Castle-Hughes) and
Joseph (Isaac) make the journey to
Bethlehem to await the birth of Jesus The
unmarried 16-year-old Castle-Hughes
recently revealed that shersquos pregnant and
will herself give birth in 2007
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
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memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
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Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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lexus
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
famous 44 | december 2006
copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
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gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
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10 EDITORIAL
14 SHORTSGive the gift of big-screen hockey
the Rocky statue returns home
and how many pigs does it take
to make a movie
16 SPOTLIGHTCrystal Lowe celebrates Black Christmas
18 THE BIG PICTURErsquoTis the season for TheHoliday and
The Pursuit of Happyness
50 NAME OF THE GAMEThumbs up thumbs down surveying
the yearrsquos videogames
54 THINGSPrep for party season by giving
yourself a red-carpet makeover
56 VIDEO AND DVDPirates of the Caribbean Dead Manrsquos
Chest sails into your home
60 HOROSCOPEYou were right to be suspicious
Sagittarius
62 FAMOUS LAST WORDSHeath Ledger Gwyneth Paltrow and
other stars talk about Christmas
contents
28
36
32
Famous | volume 7 | number 12
22 LEAVE IT TO WEAVERSigourney Weaver recalls the year
she spent preparing to play an
autistic woman in Snow Cake
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
24 REFORMED CHRISTIANChristian Slater looks to turn his
slumping movie career around with
Bobby Here the rejuvenated actor
tells us why leaving America may
have been his best career move yet
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
28 CURVY CRUZPeneacutelope Cruz on playing a real
woman mdash you know the kind with
hips and attitude mdash in Volver
I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
32 DOUBLE COVERAGEWe Are Marshall rsquos Matthew Fox and
Matthew McConaughey talk about
turning one of the saddest events in
organized-sports history into an
inspiring movie I BY EARL DITTMAN
famous 8 | december 2006
F E A T U R E S D E P A R T M E N T S
C O V E R S T O R Y
36 DREAM ROLEFormer Destinyrsquos Child singer-
turned-actor Beyonceacute Knowles on
playing diva Deena Jones in the
highly anticipated adaptation of the
Broadway musical Dreamgirls
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I N T H E A T R E S D E C E M B E R 2 2famous 10 | december 2006
Word is an early 20-minuteexcerpt from Dreamgirls that screened at Cannes last May was spectacular
Toronto Sun critic (and occassional Famous contributor) Bruce Kirkland wrote atthe time ldquoBill Condonrsquos promisingadaptation of the Broadway musical wasreceivedhelliplike a second coming ofThe Supremes with foot stomping whistles applause and hoots of approvalrdquo
Fast-forward to August of this year when the nearly finished film about
a 1960s Supremes-esque trio calledhe Dreams was test-screened and once again the buzz was goodDreamgirls rsquo momentum has been building in another way as wellyou think yoursquove noticed more local productions of the play yoursquoreght Usually when an adaptation of a major musical is coming out n film the studios prefer a monopoly and tie up the rights so that none else can produce it Thatrsquos what happened to one New York Stateeatre company that had to halt its very successful run of Chicago
efore the movie came outBut Paramount and DreamWorks who co-produced Dreamgirls ok another approach Instead they decided to pay the royalty feesbout $7000 US) for any high school college or community theatre
ompany in the States or Canada that wanted to put on the show They gured everyone who was in a production or saw a production of reamgirls was more likely to see the film Now itrsquos time to find outMuch of the filmrsquos success is riding on Beyonceacute Knowles the fashion-ate pop singer who used to front Destinyrsquos Child and has becomeen more popular as a solo artist In ldquoBeyonceacutersquos Movie Dreamsrdquo
age 36 Knowles makes her case for being taken seriously as an actorSpeaking of Cannes one of this yearrsquos hits was Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos
olver In ldquoRounding Out Peneacuteloperdquo page 28 Almodoacutevarrsquos museneacutelope Cruz discusses the joys of shooting the film in platform shoesOne of the worst tragedies in sports history happened onovember 14 1970 when a plane carrying most of Marshall Universityrsquosotball team crashed In ldquoThe Comeback Kidsrdquo page 32 co-starsatthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox talk about why We Are Marshall
eir movie about the disasterrsquos aftermath is as hopeful as it is sadSpeaking of comebacks with Bobby mdash Emilio Estevezrsquos fictionalizedcount of the hours leading up to Bobby Kennedyrsquos assassination
mdash Christian Slater makes his return to quality filmmaking afterars i n the wilderness of straight-to-video anday-as-well-be-straight-to-video projects In
Born-Again Christianrdquo page 24 Slater recallsetting that important call from Estevez his olduddy from Young Guns II And on page 22 yoursquoll find ldquoInto Her Headrdquo
ur interview with Sigourney Weaver about the yeare spent prepping to play an autistic woman fore Canadian-made Snow Cake mdashMARNI WEISZ
PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR
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A nticipating the release of this monthrsquos Rocky Balboa the
Rocky statue (commissioned by Sylvester Stallone in 1982
for a scene in Rocky III ) was finally given a permanent home this
past fall at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art not far
from the museum steps Stallone famously climbed in the original
movie Stallone donated the 9-foot-11 1300-pound statue to the
city in 1983 and it was placed at the top of the steps But art
aficionados deemed it was a movie prop not art and had it
moved to the Wachovia Spectrum then Veterans Stadium and
then finally the Wachovia Center where it stood until it was
placed in storage earlier this year mdashIR
famous 14 | december 2006
shorts I
R O C K Y P H O T O
B Y E D D I E
M E J I A K E Y S T O N E
Stumped over what to buy thehockey fan on your gift list
rget about the replica jersey
mmemorative puck or that
ly team flag you stick on the
od of a car
What they really want is
e chance to see an NHL
me live on a wall-to-wall 50-
ot movie screen in
gh-Definition and with
olby Digital Surround Sound
Cineplex Entertainment and
e Toronto Maple Leafs
monton Oilers Vancouver
nucks Calgary Flames and
tawa Senators have joined
rces to bring NHL excitement to
the big screen at participatingtheatres Imagine drops of sweat
the size of loonies a bodycheck
that sounds like colliding Volvos
mdash now thatrsquos hockey
And itrsquos affordable mdash an
adult admission costs $1095
(plus tax) while $895 (plus tax)
will get kids aged 3 to 12 a seat
Plus to increase the you-are-
there experience there will be
prizes trivia giveaways and
appearances from NHL alumni and
team mascots at select theatres
For a list of games and
participating cinemas visit
wwwcineplexcom or ask at
your local theatre mdashIR
PUTTING THEPIG IN PIGLET
If you see Charlottersquos Web this
month keep an eye on Wilbur and
look for little changes Truth is 47 pigs
were used in the making of the fi lm
largely because piglets gain an average
of one pound per day in the first few
months of life According to
Paramount the 47 little porkers ldquowere
all adopted by loving familiesrdquo after
the shoot Whether that means
families that love animals or families
that love bacon wasnrsquot clear mdashMW
GIVE THE GIFT OF HOCKEY
ArtifactThis monthrsquos objet de filmThe Rocky Statue
The Toronto Maple Leafsrsquo
Mats Sundin will appear
much bigger than this
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Christmas at the Lowe
house wonrsquot be very
cheery this year not with
ughter Crystal starring in a
make of the classic Canadian
orror flick Black Christmas
ldquoWersquoll all go see it and check
out but itrsquoll be hard for themrdquo
ys Crystal Lowe on the line
om her Vancouver home ldquoMy
oor stepdad he cringes every
time he sees me get killed it
drives him crazy I did Insomnia
a few years ago and got beaten
[to death] by Robin Williams
and for a week it was lsquoThatrsquos
it Irsquom never seeing another
Robin Williams moviersquo Irsquom like
lsquoDad itrsquos not even him itrsquos a
stunt doublersquo And hersquos like lsquoI
donrsquot carersquo He was so angryrdquo
The 25-year-old actor and
model has made her mark in
horrors and thrillers with credits
in Final Destination 3 and
Snakes on a Plane
Directed by former X-Files
staff writer Glen Morgan the
update of the 1974 film stars
Lowe as Lauren Holden one
of six sorority sisters who are
terrorized over the holidays by a
psychopath who grew up in their
sorority house
ldquoItrsquos a new scriptrdquo explains
Lowe ldquoI know Glen wanted to
stay true to Bob Clark [the
original filmrsquos director] and his
ideas but he didnrsquot want to
copy him Itrsquos just ready for a
new generation so it has to be a
little more gruesomerdquo
Gruesome is a word you donrsquot
immediately associate with
Lowe Born to a Chinese father
and Scottish mother Lowe is
blessed with good looks which
were first spotted at a BC
modeling competition
ldquoMy Chinese aunt pushed me
into doing the Miss Teen Oriental
pageant and I wonrdquo she says ldquoI
was shocked and then I realized
it was just another outlet for mebeing on stage and I loved
being on stage and performing
so I started modelingrdquo
However acting was always
her goal and she took sage
advice from her mother when it
came to choosing a role model
ldquoMy mom was always so
worried when I was modeling
saying lsquoI donrsquot want you to just
rely on your looks what if you get
in a car accident Your looks will
be gonersquo My momrsquos a professor
of 18th-century English
literature shersquos brilliant and
shersquos always been very focused
on using your brain and not your
looks And I grew up with her
going lsquoSee Meryl Streep Thatrsquos
a real actressrsquo And I was like
lsquoYeah yeah yoursquore rightrsquordquo
Although Lowe started acting
and modeling at the same time
itrsquos taken time to build her acting
reacutesumeacute and she says itrsquos
discouraging when people donrsquottake her seriously because of
her modeling
ldquoPeople look at your reacutesumeacute
and think lsquoAw shersquos just a
model she canrsquot actrsquo Look
there are a lot of models who
canrsquot act and there are a lot of
actors who canrsquot act You have
to open your eyes Models get a
bad wrap mdash lsquoThey must dumb
because they are beautifulrsquo
And really itrsquos not truerdquo
mdashINGRID RANDOJA
famous 16 | december 2006
potlight I
Crystal Lowehas killer Christmas plans
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famous 18 | december 2006
he | big | picture |
E C E M B E R 1
AN WILDER 2 THE RISE OF TAJHOrsquoS IN IT Karl Penn Holly Davidson
HO DIRECTED Mort Nathan (Boat Trip )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT His name may be in the
e but frat boy Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds)s disappeared and this follow-up to the
oss-out college flick Van Wilder stars
enn as Taj a VW proteacutegeacute who heads to an
nglish university to instruct uptight
itish students in the fine art of
rtying
URISTASHOrsquoS IN IT Melissa George Josh Duhamel
HO DIRECTED John Stockwell (Into the Blue )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT Six college pals trekking
rough Brazil are kidnapped by nefarious
pes looking to harvest their organs
D E C E M B E R 3
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWDECEMBER TO DISMEMBERCheck wwwcineplexcom for a list of
theatres where you can watch it live and
to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 8
APOCALYPTOWHOrsquoS IN IT Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
WHO DIRECTED Mel Gibson
(The Passion of the Christ )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT He said the right things
to Diane Sawyer but whether or not
Mel Gibsonrsquos transgressions have truly
been forgiven will be decided by the generalpublic who will either support Gibson by
going to see his subtitled blood-soaked look
at the end of Mayan civilization or punish
him with their absence
THE HISTORY BOYSWHOrsquoS IN IT Richard Griffiths
Stephen Campbell Moore
WHO DIRECTED Nicholas Hytner
(Center Stage )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Set in the north of England
in the 1980s this adaptation of Alan
Bennettrsquos award-winning play focuses on
eight unruly British schoolboys who take
extra history lessons with two very different
teachers to prepare for their university
entrance exams
THE HOLIDAYWHOrsquoS IN IT Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED Nancy Meyers
(Somethingrsquos Gotta Give )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Amanda (Diaz) and Iris
(Winslet) realize they can run but they
canrsquot hide from love when they switch
homes for the holidays and Amanda falls
for English village hunk Graham (Jude
Law) while Iris hooks up with Californian
funny guy Miles (Jack Black)
UNACCOMPANIED MINORSWHOrsquoS IN IT Dyllan Christopher Gina Mantegna
WHO DIRECTED Paul Feig (I Am David )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos Breakfast Club in an
airport as a bunch of kids get into
loads of trouble when their flights are
cancelled
BLOOD DIAMONDWHOrsquoS IN IT Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED Edward Zwick
(The Last Samurai )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT The diamond trade isnrsquot
thrilled with this action-adventure flick
that sheds light on the more sinister
aspects of its industry DiCaprio stars
as a South African mercenary (complete
with correct accent) who teams with a
fisherman from Sierra Leone (Hounsou)
to retrieve a priceless pink diamond
which will be exchanged for the
fishermanrsquos captive family
D E C E M B E R 1 5
SNOW CAKEWHOrsquoS IN IT Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman
WHO DIRECTED Marc Evans (My Little Eye )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT When the car hersquos
driving is blindsided by a truck and
his passenger Vivienne is killed Alex
(Rickman) heads to Wawa Ontario
to break the news to Viviennersquos mother
(Weaver) To his surprise he finds a high-
functioning autistic woman who draws
him into her life See Sigourney Weaver
interview page 22
nowintheatresI BY INGRID RANDOJA
THE NATIVITY STORYWHOrsquoS IN IT Keisha Castle-Hughes Oscar Isaac
WHO DIRECTED Catherine Hardwicke
(Lords of Dogtown )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Mary (Castle-Hughes) and
Joseph (Isaac) make the journey to
Bethlehem to await the birth of Jesus The
unmarried 16-year-old Castle-Hughes
recently revealed that shersquos pregnant and
will herself give birth in 2007
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
famous 20 | december 2006
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
PeneacutelopeRoundingout
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famous 30 | december 2006
memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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Letrsquos face it for the most
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Every stocking has
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These star-shaped Spongeables
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infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
famous 44 | december 2006
copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
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gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
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i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
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10 EDITORIAL
14 SHORTSGive the gift of big-screen hockey
the Rocky statue returns home
and how many pigs does it take
to make a movie
16 SPOTLIGHTCrystal Lowe celebrates Black Christmas
18 THE BIG PICTURErsquoTis the season for TheHoliday and
The Pursuit of Happyness
50 NAME OF THE GAMEThumbs up thumbs down surveying
the yearrsquos videogames
54 THINGSPrep for party season by giving
yourself a red-carpet makeover
56 VIDEO AND DVDPirates of the Caribbean Dead Manrsquos
Chest sails into your home
60 HOROSCOPEYou were right to be suspicious
Sagittarius
62 FAMOUS LAST WORDSHeath Ledger Gwyneth Paltrow and
other stars talk about Christmas
contents
28
36
32
Famous | volume 7 | number 12
22 LEAVE IT TO WEAVERSigourney Weaver recalls the year
she spent preparing to play an
autistic woman in Snow Cake
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
24 REFORMED CHRISTIANChristian Slater looks to turn his
slumping movie career around with
Bobby Here the rejuvenated actor
tells us why leaving America may
have been his best career move yet
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
28 CURVY CRUZPeneacutelope Cruz on playing a real
woman mdash you know the kind with
hips and attitude mdash in Volver
I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
32 DOUBLE COVERAGEWe Are Marshall rsquos Matthew Fox and
Matthew McConaughey talk about
turning one of the saddest events in
organized-sports history into an
inspiring movie I BY EARL DITTMAN
famous 8 | december 2006
F E A T U R E S D E P A R T M E N T S
C O V E R S T O R Y
36 DREAM ROLEFormer Destinyrsquos Child singer-
turned-actor Beyonceacute Knowles on
playing diva Deena Jones in the
highly anticipated adaptation of the
Broadway musical Dreamgirls
I BY BOB STRAUSS
CHECK IT
OUT
GiftGuideHoliday
pg40
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Cyber-shot digital camera Itrsquos so compact it can go with
me anywhereT10 takes awesome blur-free pictures for
every shot even when wersquore rehearsingJust check out my
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I N T H E A T R E S D E C E M B E R 2 2famous 10 | december 2006
Word is an early 20-minuteexcerpt from Dreamgirls that screened at Cannes last May was spectacular
Toronto Sun critic (and occassional Famous contributor) Bruce Kirkland wrote atthe time ldquoBill Condonrsquos promisingadaptation of the Broadway musical wasreceivedhelliplike a second coming ofThe Supremes with foot stomping whistles applause and hoots of approvalrdquo
Fast-forward to August of this year when the nearly finished film about
a 1960s Supremes-esque trio calledhe Dreams was test-screened and once again the buzz was goodDreamgirls rsquo momentum has been building in another way as wellyou think yoursquove noticed more local productions of the play yoursquoreght Usually when an adaptation of a major musical is coming out n film the studios prefer a monopoly and tie up the rights so that none else can produce it Thatrsquos what happened to one New York Stateeatre company that had to halt its very successful run of Chicago
efore the movie came outBut Paramount and DreamWorks who co-produced Dreamgirls ok another approach Instead they decided to pay the royalty feesbout $7000 US) for any high school college or community theatre
ompany in the States or Canada that wanted to put on the show They gured everyone who was in a production or saw a production of reamgirls was more likely to see the film Now itrsquos time to find outMuch of the filmrsquos success is riding on Beyonceacute Knowles the fashion-ate pop singer who used to front Destinyrsquos Child and has becomeen more popular as a solo artist In ldquoBeyonceacutersquos Movie Dreamsrdquo
age 36 Knowles makes her case for being taken seriously as an actorSpeaking of Cannes one of this yearrsquos hits was Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos
olver In ldquoRounding Out Peneacuteloperdquo page 28 Almodoacutevarrsquos museneacutelope Cruz discusses the joys of shooting the film in platform shoesOne of the worst tragedies in sports history happened onovember 14 1970 when a plane carrying most of Marshall Universityrsquosotball team crashed In ldquoThe Comeback Kidsrdquo page 32 co-starsatthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox talk about why We Are Marshall
eir movie about the disasterrsquos aftermath is as hopeful as it is sadSpeaking of comebacks with Bobby mdash Emilio Estevezrsquos fictionalizedcount of the hours leading up to Bobby Kennedyrsquos assassination
mdash Christian Slater makes his return to quality filmmaking afterars i n the wilderness of straight-to-video anday-as-well-be-straight-to-video projects In
Born-Again Christianrdquo page 24 Slater recallsetting that important call from Estevez his olduddy from Young Guns II And on page 22 yoursquoll find ldquoInto Her Headrdquo
ur interview with Sigourney Weaver about the yeare spent prepping to play an autistic woman fore Canadian-made Snow Cake mdashMARNI WEISZ
PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR
EDITOR MARNI WEISZ
DEPUTY EDITOR INGRID RANDOJAART DIRECTOR MATTHEW PICKET
PRODUCTIONDIRECTOR SHEILA GREGORYPRODUCTIONASSISTANT ZAC VEGA
CONTRIBUTORS MATHIEU CHANTELOISEARL DITTMANSCOTT GARDNERSUSAN GRANGERLIZA HERZDAN LIEBMANBOB STRAUSS
ADVERTISING SALES FOR FAMOUS FAMOUS QUEBEC AND FAMOUS KIDS
IS HANDLED BY CINEPLEX MEDIA
HEAD OFFICE 4165398800
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ACCOUNT MANAGERS ZOLTAN TOTH(ext 233)JENNA PATERSON (ext 243)BEN MUNGER (ext 235)BILL LAMMERS (ext 257)
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SPECIAL THANKS MATHIEU CHANTELOISANTHONY CUSHINGJOAN GRANTELLIS JACOBJEAN-FRANCcedilOIS LEacuteGAREacutePAT MARSHALLDAN MCGRATHCATHY PROWSESUSAN REGINELLI
Famous trade magazine is published 12 times a year by Cineplex EntertainmentSubscriptions are $3210 ($30 + GST) a year in Canada $45 a year in the US
and $55 a year overseas Single copies are $3 Back issues are $6All subscription inquiries back issue requests and letters to the editor should
be directed to Famous magazine at 102 Atlantic Ave Ste 100 TorontoOntario M6K 1X9 or 4165398800 or Famouscineplexcom
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No material in this magazine may be reprinted without the express writtenconsent of the publisher copy Cineplex Entertainment 2006
december 2006 volume 7 number 12
december 2006 | volume7| number 12
PLUS JULIAROBERTSQUEENLATIFAHANDOTHERSTARSGETINTOTHE CHRISTMASSPIRITPUBLICATIONSMAILAGREEMENTNO40708019
Holiday GiftGuideSEEPAGE40
FOX amp McCONAUGHEYONWEAREMARSHALL
CHRISTIANSLATERBACKS BOBBY
PENEacuteLOPECRUZ
RE VOLVER
editorial |
Building the dream
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Crazy reflective crazy loaded
hellomotocom
C r a z y r e fl e c t i v e c r a z y l o a d e d
h e l l o m o t o c o m
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A nticipating the release of this monthrsquos Rocky Balboa the
Rocky statue (commissioned by Sylvester Stallone in 1982
for a scene in Rocky III ) was finally given a permanent home this
past fall at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art not far
from the museum steps Stallone famously climbed in the original
movie Stallone donated the 9-foot-11 1300-pound statue to the
city in 1983 and it was placed at the top of the steps But art
aficionados deemed it was a movie prop not art and had it
moved to the Wachovia Spectrum then Veterans Stadium and
then finally the Wachovia Center where it stood until it was
placed in storage earlier this year mdashIR
famous 14 | december 2006
shorts I
R O C K Y P H O T O
B Y E D D I E
M E J I A K E Y S T O N E
Stumped over what to buy thehockey fan on your gift list
rget about the replica jersey
mmemorative puck or that
ly team flag you stick on the
od of a car
What they really want is
e chance to see an NHL
me live on a wall-to-wall 50-
ot movie screen in
gh-Definition and with
olby Digital Surround Sound
Cineplex Entertainment and
e Toronto Maple Leafs
monton Oilers Vancouver
nucks Calgary Flames and
tawa Senators have joined
rces to bring NHL excitement to
the big screen at participatingtheatres Imagine drops of sweat
the size of loonies a bodycheck
that sounds like colliding Volvos
mdash now thatrsquos hockey
And itrsquos affordable mdash an
adult admission costs $1095
(plus tax) while $895 (plus tax)
will get kids aged 3 to 12 a seat
Plus to increase the you-are-
there experience there will be
prizes trivia giveaways and
appearances from NHL alumni and
team mascots at select theatres
For a list of games and
participating cinemas visit
wwwcineplexcom or ask at
your local theatre mdashIR
PUTTING THEPIG IN PIGLET
If you see Charlottersquos Web this
month keep an eye on Wilbur and
look for little changes Truth is 47 pigs
were used in the making of the fi lm
largely because piglets gain an average
of one pound per day in the first few
months of life According to
Paramount the 47 little porkers ldquowere
all adopted by loving familiesrdquo after
the shoot Whether that means
families that love animals or families
that love bacon wasnrsquot clear mdashMW
GIVE THE GIFT OF HOCKEY
ArtifactThis monthrsquos objet de filmThe Rocky Statue
The Toronto Maple Leafsrsquo
Mats Sundin will appear
much bigger than this
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Christmas at the Lowe
house wonrsquot be very
cheery this year not with
ughter Crystal starring in a
make of the classic Canadian
orror flick Black Christmas
ldquoWersquoll all go see it and check
out but itrsquoll be hard for themrdquo
ys Crystal Lowe on the line
om her Vancouver home ldquoMy
oor stepdad he cringes every
time he sees me get killed it
drives him crazy I did Insomnia
a few years ago and got beaten
[to death] by Robin Williams
and for a week it was lsquoThatrsquos
it Irsquom never seeing another
Robin Williams moviersquo Irsquom like
lsquoDad itrsquos not even him itrsquos a
stunt doublersquo And hersquos like lsquoI
donrsquot carersquo He was so angryrdquo
The 25-year-old actor and
model has made her mark in
horrors and thrillers with credits
in Final Destination 3 and
Snakes on a Plane
Directed by former X-Files
staff writer Glen Morgan the
update of the 1974 film stars
Lowe as Lauren Holden one
of six sorority sisters who are
terrorized over the holidays by a
psychopath who grew up in their
sorority house
ldquoItrsquos a new scriptrdquo explains
Lowe ldquoI know Glen wanted to
stay true to Bob Clark [the
original filmrsquos director] and his
ideas but he didnrsquot want to
copy him Itrsquos just ready for a
new generation so it has to be a
little more gruesomerdquo
Gruesome is a word you donrsquot
immediately associate with
Lowe Born to a Chinese father
and Scottish mother Lowe is
blessed with good looks which
were first spotted at a BC
modeling competition
ldquoMy Chinese aunt pushed me
into doing the Miss Teen Oriental
pageant and I wonrdquo she says ldquoI
was shocked and then I realized
it was just another outlet for mebeing on stage and I loved
being on stage and performing
so I started modelingrdquo
However acting was always
her goal and she took sage
advice from her mother when it
came to choosing a role model
ldquoMy mom was always so
worried when I was modeling
saying lsquoI donrsquot want you to just
rely on your looks what if you get
in a car accident Your looks will
be gonersquo My momrsquos a professor
of 18th-century English
literature shersquos brilliant and
shersquos always been very focused
on using your brain and not your
looks And I grew up with her
going lsquoSee Meryl Streep Thatrsquos
a real actressrsquo And I was like
lsquoYeah yeah yoursquore rightrsquordquo
Although Lowe started acting
and modeling at the same time
itrsquos taken time to build her acting
reacutesumeacute and she says itrsquos
discouraging when people donrsquottake her seriously because of
her modeling
ldquoPeople look at your reacutesumeacute
and think lsquoAw shersquos just a
model she canrsquot actrsquo Look
there are a lot of models who
canrsquot act and there are a lot of
actors who canrsquot act You have
to open your eyes Models get a
bad wrap mdash lsquoThey must dumb
because they are beautifulrsquo
And really itrsquos not truerdquo
mdashINGRID RANDOJA
famous 16 | december 2006
potlight I
Crystal Lowehas killer Christmas plans
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famous 18 | december 2006
he | big | picture |
E C E M B E R 1
AN WILDER 2 THE RISE OF TAJHOrsquoS IN IT Karl Penn Holly Davidson
HO DIRECTED Mort Nathan (Boat Trip )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT His name may be in the
e but frat boy Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds)s disappeared and this follow-up to the
oss-out college flick Van Wilder stars
enn as Taj a VW proteacutegeacute who heads to an
nglish university to instruct uptight
itish students in the fine art of
rtying
URISTASHOrsquoS IN IT Melissa George Josh Duhamel
HO DIRECTED John Stockwell (Into the Blue )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT Six college pals trekking
rough Brazil are kidnapped by nefarious
pes looking to harvest their organs
D E C E M B E R 3
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWDECEMBER TO DISMEMBERCheck wwwcineplexcom for a list of
theatres where you can watch it live and
to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 8
APOCALYPTOWHOrsquoS IN IT Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
WHO DIRECTED Mel Gibson
(The Passion of the Christ )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT He said the right things
to Diane Sawyer but whether or not
Mel Gibsonrsquos transgressions have truly
been forgiven will be decided by the generalpublic who will either support Gibson by
going to see his subtitled blood-soaked look
at the end of Mayan civilization or punish
him with their absence
THE HISTORY BOYSWHOrsquoS IN IT Richard Griffiths
Stephen Campbell Moore
WHO DIRECTED Nicholas Hytner
(Center Stage )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Set in the north of England
in the 1980s this adaptation of Alan
Bennettrsquos award-winning play focuses on
eight unruly British schoolboys who take
extra history lessons with two very different
teachers to prepare for their university
entrance exams
THE HOLIDAYWHOrsquoS IN IT Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED Nancy Meyers
(Somethingrsquos Gotta Give )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Amanda (Diaz) and Iris
(Winslet) realize they can run but they
canrsquot hide from love when they switch
homes for the holidays and Amanda falls
for English village hunk Graham (Jude
Law) while Iris hooks up with Californian
funny guy Miles (Jack Black)
UNACCOMPANIED MINORSWHOrsquoS IN IT Dyllan Christopher Gina Mantegna
WHO DIRECTED Paul Feig (I Am David )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos Breakfast Club in an
airport as a bunch of kids get into
loads of trouble when their flights are
cancelled
BLOOD DIAMONDWHOrsquoS IN IT Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED Edward Zwick
(The Last Samurai )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT The diamond trade isnrsquot
thrilled with this action-adventure flick
that sheds light on the more sinister
aspects of its industry DiCaprio stars
as a South African mercenary (complete
with correct accent) who teams with a
fisherman from Sierra Leone (Hounsou)
to retrieve a priceless pink diamond
which will be exchanged for the
fishermanrsquos captive family
D E C E M B E R 1 5
SNOW CAKEWHOrsquoS IN IT Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman
WHO DIRECTED Marc Evans (My Little Eye )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT When the car hersquos
driving is blindsided by a truck and
his passenger Vivienne is killed Alex
(Rickman) heads to Wawa Ontario
to break the news to Viviennersquos mother
(Weaver) To his surprise he finds a high-
functioning autistic woman who draws
him into her life See Sigourney Weaver
interview page 22
nowintheatresI BY INGRID RANDOJA
THE NATIVITY STORYWHOrsquoS IN IT Keisha Castle-Hughes Oscar Isaac
WHO DIRECTED Catherine Hardwicke
(Lords of Dogtown )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Mary (Castle-Hughes) and
Joseph (Isaac) make the journey to
Bethlehem to await the birth of Jesus The
unmarried 16-year-old Castle-Hughes
recently revealed that shersquos pregnant and
will herself give birth in 2007
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
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famous 30 | december 2006
memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
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gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
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i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
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Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
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2
4
5
7
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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I N T H E A T R E S D E C E M B E R 2 2famous 10 | december 2006
Word is an early 20-minuteexcerpt from Dreamgirls that screened at Cannes last May was spectacular
Toronto Sun critic (and occassional Famous contributor) Bruce Kirkland wrote atthe time ldquoBill Condonrsquos promisingadaptation of the Broadway musical wasreceivedhelliplike a second coming ofThe Supremes with foot stomping whistles applause and hoots of approvalrdquo
Fast-forward to August of this year when the nearly finished film about
a 1960s Supremes-esque trio calledhe Dreams was test-screened and once again the buzz was goodDreamgirls rsquo momentum has been building in another way as wellyou think yoursquove noticed more local productions of the play yoursquoreght Usually when an adaptation of a major musical is coming out n film the studios prefer a monopoly and tie up the rights so that none else can produce it Thatrsquos what happened to one New York Stateeatre company that had to halt its very successful run of Chicago
efore the movie came outBut Paramount and DreamWorks who co-produced Dreamgirls ok another approach Instead they decided to pay the royalty feesbout $7000 US) for any high school college or community theatre
ompany in the States or Canada that wanted to put on the show They gured everyone who was in a production or saw a production of reamgirls was more likely to see the film Now itrsquos time to find outMuch of the filmrsquos success is riding on Beyonceacute Knowles the fashion-ate pop singer who used to front Destinyrsquos Child and has becomeen more popular as a solo artist In ldquoBeyonceacutersquos Movie Dreamsrdquo
age 36 Knowles makes her case for being taken seriously as an actorSpeaking of Cannes one of this yearrsquos hits was Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos
olver In ldquoRounding Out Peneacuteloperdquo page 28 Almodoacutevarrsquos museneacutelope Cruz discusses the joys of shooting the film in platform shoesOne of the worst tragedies in sports history happened onovember 14 1970 when a plane carrying most of Marshall Universityrsquosotball team crashed In ldquoThe Comeback Kidsrdquo page 32 co-starsatthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox talk about why We Are Marshall
eir movie about the disasterrsquos aftermath is as hopeful as it is sadSpeaking of comebacks with Bobby mdash Emilio Estevezrsquos fictionalizedcount of the hours leading up to Bobby Kennedyrsquos assassination
mdash Christian Slater makes his return to quality filmmaking afterars i n the wilderness of straight-to-video anday-as-well-be-straight-to-video projects In
Born-Again Christianrdquo page 24 Slater recallsetting that important call from Estevez his olduddy from Young Guns II And on page 22 yoursquoll find ldquoInto Her Headrdquo
ur interview with Sigourney Weaver about the yeare spent prepping to play an autistic woman fore Canadian-made Snow Cake mdashMARNI WEISZ
PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR
EDITOR MARNI WEISZ
DEPUTY EDITOR INGRID RANDOJAART DIRECTOR MATTHEW PICKET
PRODUCTIONDIRECTOR SHEILA GREGORYPRODUCTIONASSISTANT ZAC VEGA
CONTRIBUTORS MATHIEU CHANTELOISEARL DITTMANSCOTT GARDNERSUSAN GRANGERLIZA HERZDAN LIEBMANBOB STRAUSS
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and $55 a year overseas Single copies are $3 Back issues are $6All subscription inquiries back issue requests and letters to the editor should
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december 2006 volume 7 number 12
december 2006 | volume7| number 12
PLUS JULIAROBERTSQUEENLATIFAHANDOTHERSTARSGETINTOTHE CHRISTMASSPIRITPUBLICATIONSMAILAGREEMENTNO40708019
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FOX amp McCONAUGHEYONWEAREMARSHALL
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PENEacuteLOPECRUZ
RE VOLVER
editorial |
Building the dream
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Crazy reflective crazy loaded
hellomotocom
C r a z y r e fl e c t i v e c r a z y l o a d e d
h e l l o m o t o c o m
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A nticipating the release of this monthrsquos Rocky Balboa the
Rocky statue (commissioned by Sylvester Stallone in 1982
for a scene in Rocky III ) was finally given a permanent home this
past fall at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art not far
from the museum steps Stallone famously climbed in the original
movie Stallone donated the 9-foot-11 1300-pound statue to the
city in 1983 and it was placed at the top of the steps But art
aficionados deemed it was a movie prop not art and had it
moved to the Wachovia Spectrum then Veterans Stadium and
then finally the Wachovia Center where it stood until it was
placed in storage earlier this year mdashIR
famous 14 | december 2006
shorts I
R O C K Y P H O T O
B Y E D D I E
M E J I A K E Y S T O N E
Stumped over what to buy thehockey fan on your gift list
rget about the replica jersey
mmemorative puck or that
ly team flag you stick on the
od of a car
What they really want is
e chance to see an NHL
me live on a wall-to-wall 50-
ot movie screen in
gh-Definition and with
olby Digital Surround Sound
Cineplex Entertainment and
e Toronto Maple Leafs
monton Oilers Vancouver
nucks Calgary Flames and
tawa Senators have joined
rces to bring NHL excitement to
the big screen at participatingtheatres Imagine drops of sweat
the size of loonies a bodycheck
that sounds like colliding Volvos
mdash now thatrsquos hockey
And itrsquos affordable mdash an
adult admission costs $1095
(plus tax) while $895 (plus tax)
will get kids aged 3 to 12 a seat
Plus to increase the you-are-
there experience there will be
prizes trivia giveaways and
appearances from NHL alumni and
team mascots at select theatres
For a list of games and
participating cinemas visit
wwwcineplexcom or ask at
your local theatre mdashIR
PUTTING THEPIG IN PIGLET
If you see Charlottersquos Web this
month keep an eye on Wilbur and
look for little changes Truth is 47 pigs
were used in the making of the fi lm
largely because piglets gain an average
of one pound per day in the first few
months of life According to
Paramount the 47 little porkers ldquowere
all adopted by loving familiesrdquo after
the shoot Whether that means
families that love animals or families
that love bacon wasnrsquot clear mdashMW
GIVE THE GIFT OF HOCKEY
ArtifactThis monthrsquos objet de filmThe Rocky Statue
The Toronto Maple Leafsrsquo
Mats Sundin will appear
much bigger than this
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Christmas at the Lowe
house wonrsquot be very
cheery this year not with
ughter Crystal starring in a
make of the classic Canadian
orror flick Black Christmas
ldquoWersquoll all go see it and check
out but itrsquoll be hard for themrdquo
ys Crystal Lowe on the line
om her Vancouver home ldquoMy
oor stepdad he cringes every
time he sees me get killed it
drives him crazy I did Insomnia
a few years ago and got beaten
[to death] by Robin Williams
and for a week it was lsquoThatrsquos
it Irsquom never seeing another
Robin Williams moviersquo Irsquom like
lsquoDad itrsquos not even him itrsquos a
stunt doublersquo And hersquos like lsquoI
donrsquot carersquo He was so angryrdquo
The 25-year-old actor and
model has made her mark in
horrors and thrillers with credits
in Final Destination 3 and
Snakes on a Plane
Directed by former X-Files
staff writer Glen Morgan the
update of the 1974 film stars
Lowe as Lauren Holden one
of six sorority sisters who are
terrorized over the holidays by a
psychopath who grew up in their
sorority house
ldquoItrsquos a new scriptrdquo explains
Lowe ldquoI know Glen wanted to
stay true to Bob Clark [the
original filmrsquos director] and his
ideas but he didnrsquot want to
copy him Itrsquos just ready for a
new generation so it has to be a
little more gruesomerdquo
Gruesome is a word you donrsquot
immediately associate with
Lowe Born to a Chinese father
and Scottish mother Lowe is
blessed with good looks which
were first spotted at a BC
modeling competition
ldquoMy Chinese aunt pushed me
into doing the Miss Teen Oriental
pageant and I wonrdquo she says ldquoI
was shocked and then I realized
it was just another outlet for mebeing on stage and I loved
being on stage and performing
so I started modelingrdquo
However acting was always
her goal and she took sage
advice from her mother when it
came to choosing a role model
ldquoMy mom was always so
worried when I was modeling
saying lsquoI donrsquot want you to just
rely on your looks what if you get
in a car accident Your looks will
be gonersquo My momrsquos a professor
of 18th-century English
literature shersquos brilliant and
shersquos always been very focused
on using your brain and not your
looks And I grew up with her
going lsquoSee Meryl Streep Thatrsquos
a real actressrsquo And I was like
lsquoYeah yeah yoursquore rightrsquordquo
Although Lowe started acting
and modeling at the same time
itrsquos taken time to build her acting
reacutesumeacute and she says itrsquos
discouraging when people donrsquottake her seriously because of
her modeling
ldquoPeople look at your reacutesumeacute
and think lsquoAw shersquos just a
model she canrsquot actrsquo Look
there are a lot of models who
canrsquot act and there are a lot of
actors who canrsquot act You have
to open your eyes Models get a
bad wrap mdash lsquoThey must dumb
because they are beautifulrsquo
And really itrsquos not truerdquo
mdashINGRID RANDOJA
famous 16 | december 2006
potlight I
Crystal Lowehas killer Christmas plans
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famous 18 | december 2006
he | big | picture |
E C E M B E R 1
AN WILDER 2 THE RISE OF TAJHOrsquoS IN IT Karl Penn Holly Davidson
HO DIRECTED Mort Nathan (Boat Trip )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT His name may be in the
e but frat boy Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds)s disappeared and this follow-up to the
oss-out college flick Van Wilder stars
enn as Taj a VW proteacutegeacute who heads to an
nglish university to instruct uptight
itish students in the fine art of
rtying
URISTASHOrsquoS IN IT Melissa George Josh Duhamel
HO DIRECTED John Stockwell (Into the Blue )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT Six college pals trekking
rough Brazil are kidnapped by nefarious
pes looking to harvest their organs
D E C E M B E R 3
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWDECEMBER TO DISMEMBERCheck wwwcineplexcom for a list of
theatres where you can watch it live and
to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 8
APOCALYPTOWHOrsquoS IN IT Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
WHO DIRECTED Mel Gibson
(The Passion of the Christ )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT He said the right things
to Diane Sawyer but whether or not
Mel Gibsonrsquos transgressions have truly
been forgiven will be decided by the generalpublic who will either support Gibson by
going to see his subtitled blood-soaked look
at the end of Mayan civilization or punish
him with their absence
THE HISTORY BOYSWHOrsquoS IN IT Richard Griffiths
Stephen Campbell Moore
WHO DIRECTED Nicholas Hytner
(Center Stage )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Set in the north of England
in the 1980s this adaptation of Alan
Bennettrsquos award-winning play focuses on
eight unruly British schoolboys who take
extra history lessons with two very different
teachers to prepare for their university
entrance exams
THE HOLIDAYWHOrsquoS IN IT Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED Nancy Meyers
(Somethingrsquos Gotta Give )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Amanda (Diaz) and Iris
(Winslet) realize they can run but they
canrsquot hide from love when they switch
homes for the holidays and Amanda falls
for English village hunk Graham (Jude
Law) while Iris hooks up with Californian
funny guy Miles (Jack Black)
UNACCOMPANIED MINORSWHOrsquoS IN IT Dyllan Christopher Gina Mantegna
WHO DIRECTED Paul Feig (I Am David )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos Breakfast Club in an
airport as a bunch of kids get into
loads of trouble when their flights are
cancelled
BLOOD DIAMONDWHOrsquoS IN IT Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED Edward Zwick
(The Last Samurai )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT The diamond trade isnrsquot
thrilled with this action-adventure flick
that sheds light on the more sinister
aspects of its industry DiCaprio stars
as a South African mercenary (complete
with correct accent) who teams with a
fisherman from Sierra Leone (Hounsou)
to retrieve a priceless pink diamond
which will be exchanged for the
fishermanrsquos captive family
D E C E M B E R 1 5
SNOW CAKEWHOrsquoS IN IT Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman
WHO DIRECTED Marc Evans (My Little Eye )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT When the car hersquos
driving is blindsided by a truck and
his passenger Vivienne is killed Alex
(Rickman) heads to Wawa Ontario
to break the news to Viviennersquos mother
(Weaver) To his surprise he finds a high-
functioning autistic woman who draws
him into her life See Sigourney Weaver
interview page 22
nowintheatresI BY INGRID RANDOJA
THE NATIVITY STORYWHOrsquoS IN IT Keisha Castle-Hughes Oscar Isaac
WHO DIRECTED Catherine Hardwicke
(Lords of Dogtown )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Mary (Castle-Hughes) and
Joseph (Isaac) make the journey to
Bethlehem to await the birth of Jesus The
unmarried 16-year-old Castle-Hughes
recently revealed that shersquos pregnant and
will herself give birth in 2007
bull HITS THEATRES DECEMBER 1
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
famous 20 | december 2006
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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famous 26 | december 2006
The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
PeneacutelopeRoundingout
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famous 30 | december 2006
memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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famous 38 | december 2006
Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
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OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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wwwntkca
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KNOW IT ALLGet your movie info celebrity scoops in-depth intervi
video releases and columns every month
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
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No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
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not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
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Crazy reflective crazy loaded
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C r a z y r e fl e c t i v e c r a z y l o a d e d
h e l l o m o t o c o m
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A nticipating the release of this monthrsquos Rocky Balboa the
Rocky statue (commissioned by Sylvester Stallone in 1982
for a scene in Rocky III ) was finally given a permanent home this
past fall at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art not far
from the museum steps Stallone famously climbed in the original
movie Stallone donated the 9-foot-11 1300-pound statue to the
city in 1983 and it was placed at the top of the steps But art
aficionados deemed it was a movie prop not art and had it
moved to the Wachovia Spectrum then Veterans Stadium and
then finally the Wachovia Center where it stood until it was
placed in storage earlier this year mdashIR
famous 14 | december 2006
shorts I
R O C K Y P H O T O
B Y E D D I E
M E J I A K E Y S T O N E
Stumped over what to buy thehockey fan on your gift list
rget about the replica jersey
mmemorative puck or that
ly team flag you stick on the
od of a car
What they really want is
e chance to see an NHL
me live on a wall-to-wall 50-
ot movie screen in
gh-Definition and with
olby Digital Surround Sound
Cineplex Entertainment and
e Toronto Maple Leafs
monton Oilers Vancouver
nucks Calgary Flames and
tawa Senators have joined
rces to bring NHL excitement to
the big screen at participatingtheatres Imagine drops of sweat
the size of loonies a bodycheck
that sounds like colliding Volvos
mdash now thatrsquos hockey
And itrsquos affordable mdash an
adult admission costs $1095
(plus tax) while $895 (plus tax)
will get kids aged 3 to 12 a seat
Plus to increase the you-are-
there experience there will be
prizes trivia giveaways and
appearances from NHL alumni and
team mascots at select theatres
For a list of games and
participating cinemas visit
wwwcineplexcom or ask at
your local theatre mdashIR
PUTTING THEPIG IN PIGLET
If you see Charlottersquos Web this
month keep an eye on Wilbur and
look for little changes Truth is 47 pigs
were used in the making of the fi lm
largely because piglets gain an average
of one pound per day in the first few
months of life According to
Paramount the 47 little porkers ldquowere
all adopted by loving familiesrdquo after
the shoot Whether that means
families that love animals or families
that love bacon wasnrsquot clear mdashMW
GIVE THE GIFT OF HOCKEY
ArtifactThis monthrsquos objet de filmThe Rocky Statue
The Toronto Maple Leafsrsquo
Mats Sundin will appear
much bigger than this
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Christmas at the Lowe
house wonrsquot be very
cheery this year not with
ughter Crystal starring in a
make of the classic Canadian
orror flick Black Christmas
ldquoWersquoll all go see it and check
out but itrsquoll be hard for themrdquo
ys Crystal Lowe on the line
om her Vancouver home ldquoMy
oor stepdad he cringes every
time he sees me get killed it
drives him crazy I did Insomnia
a few years ago and got beaten
[to death] by Robin Williams
and for a week it was lsquoThatrsquos
it Irsquom never seeing another
Robin Williams moviersquo Irsquom like
lsquoDad itrsquos not even him itrsquos a
stunt doublersquo And hersquos like lsquoI
donrsquot carersquo He was so angryrdquo
The 25-year-old actor and
model has made her mark in
horrors and thrillers with credits
in Final Destination 3 and
Snakes on a Plane
Directed by former X-Files
staff writer Glen Morgan the
update of the 1974 film stars
Lowe as Lauren Holden one
of six sorority sisters who are
terrorized over the holidays by a
psychopath who grew up in their
sorority house
ldquoItrsquos a new scriptrdquo explains
Lowe ldquoI know Glen wanted to
stay true to Bob Clark [the
original filmrsquos director] and his
ideas but he didnrsquot want to
copy him Itrsquos just ready for a
new generation so it has to be a
little more gruesomerdquo
Gruesome is a word you donrsquot
immediately associate with
Lowe Born to a Chinese father
and Scottish mother Lowe is
blessed with good looks which
were first spotted at a BC
modeling competition
ldquoMy Chinese aunt pushed me
into doing the Miss Teen Oriental
pageant and I wonrdquo she says ldquoI
was shocked and then I realized
it was just another outlet for mebeing on stage and I loved
being on stage and performing
so I started modelingrdquo
However acting was always
her goal and she took sage
advice from her mother when it
came to choosing a role model
ldquoMy mom was always so
worried when I was modeling
saying lsquoI donrsquot want you to just
rely on your looks what if you get
in a car accident Your looks will
be gonersquo My momrsquos a professor
of 18th-century English
literature shersquos brilliant and
shersquos always been very focused
on using your brain and not your
looks And I grew up with her
going lsquoSee Meryl Streep Thatrsquos
a real actressrsquo And I was like
lsquoYeah yeah yoursquore rightrsquordquo
Although Lowe started acting
and modeling at the same time
itrsquos taken time to build her acting
reacutesumeacute and she says itrsquos
discouraging when people donrsquottake her seriously because of
her modeling
ldquoPeople look at your reacutesumeacute
and think lsquoAw shersquos just a
model she canrsquot actrsquo Look
there are a lot of models who
canrsquot act and there are a lot of
actors who canrsquot act You have
to open your eyes Models get a
bad wrap mdash lsquoThey must dumb
because they are beautifulrsquo
And really itrsquos not truerdquo
mdashINGRID RANDOJA
famous 16 | december 2006
potlight I
Crystal Lowehas killer Christmas plans
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he | big | picture |
E C E M B E R 1
AN WILDER 2 THE RISE OF TAJHOrsquoS IN IT Karl Penn Holly Davidson
HO DIRECTED Mort Nathan (Boat Trip )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT His name may be in the
e but frat boy Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds)s disappeared and this follow-up to the
oss-out college flick Van Wilder stars
enn as Taj a VW proteacutegeacute who heads to an
nglish university to instruct uptight
itish students in the fine art of
rtying
URISTASHOrsquoS IN IT Melissa George Josh Duhamel
HO DIRECTED John Stockwell (Into the Blue )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT Six college pals trekking
rough Brazil are kidnapped by nefarious
pes looking to harvest their organs
D E C E M B E R 3
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWDECEMBER TO DISMEMBERCheck wwwcineplexcom for a list of
theatres where you can watch it live and
to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 8
APOCALYPTOWHOrsquoS IN IT Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
WHO DIRECTED Mel Gibson
(The Passion of the Christ )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT He said the right things
to Diane Sawyer but whether or not
Mel Gibsonrsquos transgressions have truly
been forgiven will be decided by the generalpublic who will either support Gibson by
going to see his subtitled blood-soaked look
at the end of Mayan civilization or punish
him with their absence
THE HISTORY BOYSWHOrsquoS IN IT Richard Griffiths
Stephen Campbell Moore
WHO DIRECTED Nicholas Hytner
(Center Stage )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Set in the north of England
in the 1980s this adaptation of Alan
Bennettrsquos award-winning play focuses on
eight unruly British schoolboys who take
extra history lessons with two very different
teachers to prepare for their university
entrance exams
THE HOLIDAYWHOrsquoS IN IT Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED Nancy Meyers
(Somethingrsquos Gotta Give )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Amanda (Diaz) and Iris
(Winslet) realize they can run but they
canrsquot hide from love when they switch
homes for the holidays and Amanda falls
for English village hunk Graham (Jude
Law) while Iris hooks up with Californian
funny guy Miles (Jack Black)
UNACCOMPANIED MINORSWHOrsquoS IN IT Dyllan Christopher Gina Mantegna
WHO DIRECTED Paul Feig (I Am David )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos Breakfast Club in an
airport as a bunch of kids get into
loads of trouble when their flights are
cancelled
BLOOD DIAMONDWHOrsquoS IN IT Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED Edward Zwick
(The Last Samurai )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT The diamond trade isnrsquot
thrilled with this action-adventure flick
that sheds light on the more sinister
aspects of its industry DiCaprio stars
as a South African mercenary (complete
with correct accent) who teams with a
fisherman from Sierra Leone (Hounsou)
to retrieve a priceless pink diamond
which will be exchanged for the
fishermanrsquos captive family
D E C E M B E R 1 5
SNOW CAKEWHOrsquoS IN IT Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman
WHO DIRECTED Marc Evans (My Little Eye )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT When the car hersquos
driving is blindsided by a truck and
his passenger Vivienne is killed Alex
(Rickman) heads to Wawa Ontario
to break the news to Viviennersquos mother
(Weaver) To his surprise he finds a high-
functioning autistic woman who draws
him into her life See Sigourney Weaver
interview page 22
nowintheatresI BY INGRID RANDOJA
THE NATIVITY STORYWHOrsquoS IN IT Keisha Castle-Hughes Oscar Isaac
WHO DIRECTED Catherine Hardwicke
(Lords of Dogtown )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Mary (Castle-Hughes) and
Joseph (Isaac) make the journey to
Bethlehem to await the birth of Jesus The
unmarried 16-year-old Castle-Hughes
recently revealed that shersquos pregnant and
will herself give birth in 2007
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
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memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
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Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
A LITTLE THING LIKE TRACTION
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
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gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
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A nticipating the release of this monthrsquos Rocky Balboa the
Rocky statue (commissioned by Sylvester Stallone in 1982
for a scene in Rocky III ) was finally given a permanent home this
past fall at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art not far
from the museum steps Stallone famously climbed in the original
movie Stallone donated the 9-foot-11 1300-pound statue to the
city in 1983 and it was placed at the top of the steps But art
aficionados deemed it was a movie prop not art and had it
moved to the Wachovia Spectrum then Veterans Stadium and
then finally the Wachovia Center where it stood until it was
placed in storage earlier this year mdashIR
famous 14 | december 2006
shorts I
R O C K Y P H O T O
B Y E D D I E
M E J I A K E Y S T O N E
Stumped over what to buy thehockey fan on your gift list
rget about the replica jersey
mmemorative puck or that
ly team flag you stick on the
od of a car
What they really want is
e chance to see an NHL
me live on a wall-to-wall 50-
ot movie screen in
gh-Definition and with
olby Digital Surround Sound
Cineplex Entertainment and
e Toronto Maple Leafs
monton Oilers Vancouver
nucks Calgary Flames and
tawa Senators have joined
rces to bring NHL excitement to
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the size of loonies a bodycheck
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And itrsquos affordable mdash an
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will get kids aged 3 to 12 a seat
Plus to increase the you-are-
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For a list of games and
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wwwcineplexcom or ask at
your local theatre mdashIR
PUTTING THEPIG IN PIGLET
If you see Charlottersquos Web this
month keep an eye on Wilbur and
look for little changes Truth is 47 pigs
were used in the making of the fi lm
largely because piglets gain an average
of one pound per day in the first few
months of life According to
Paramount the 47 little porkers ldquowere
all adopted by loving familiesrdquo after
the shoot Whether that means
families that love animals or families
that love bacon wasnrsquot clear mdashMW
GIVE THE GIFT OF HOCKEY
ArtifactThis monthrsquos objet de filmThe Rocky Statue
The Toronto Maple Leafsrsquo
Mats Sundin will appear
much bigger than this
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Christmas at the Lowe
house wonrsquot be very
cheery this year not with
ughter Crystal starring in a
make of the classic Canadian
orror flick Black Christmas
ldquoWersquoll all go see it and check
out but itrsquoll be hard for themrdquo
ys Crystal Lowe on the line
om her Vancouver home ldquoMy
oor stepdad he cringes every
time he sees me get killed it
drives him crazy I did Insomnia
a few years ago and got beaten
[to death] by Robin Williams
and for a week it was lsquoThatrsquos
it Irsquom never seeing another
Robin Williams moviersquo Irsquom like
lsquoDad itrsquos not even him itrsquos a
stunt doublersquo And hersquos like lsquoI
donrsquot carersquo He was so angryrdquo
The 25-year-old actor and
model has made her mark in
horrors and thrillers with credits
in Final Destination 3 and
Snakes on a Plane
Directed by former X-Files
staff writer Glen Morgan the
update of the 1974 film stars
Lowe as Lauren Holden one
of six sorority sisters who are
terrorized over the holidays by a
psychopath who grew up in their
sorority house
ldquoItrsquos a new scriptrdquo explains
Lowe ldquoI know Glen wanted to
stay true to Bob Clark [the
original filmrsquos director] and his
ideas but he didnrsquot want to
copy him Itrsquos just ready for a
new generation so it has to be a
little more gruesomerdquo
Gruesome is a word you donrsquot
immediately associate with
Lowe Born to a Chinese father
and Scottish mother Lowe is
blessed with good looks which
were first spotted at a BC
modeling competition
ldquoMy Chinese aunt pushed me
into doing the Miss Teen Oriental
pageant and I wonrdquo she says ldquoI
was shocked and then I realized
it was just another outlet for mebeing on stage and I loved
being on stage and performing
so I started modelingrdquo
However acting was always
her goal and she took sage
advice from her mother when it
came to choosing a role model
ldquoMy mom was always so
worried when I was modeling
saying lsquoI donrsquot want you to just
rely on your looks what if you get
in a car accident Your looks will
be gonersquo My momrsquos a professor
of 18th-century English
literature shersquos brilliant and
shersquos always been very focused
on using your brain and not your
looks And I grew up with her
going lsquoSee Meryl Streep Thatrsquos
a real actressrsquo And I was like
lsquoYeah yeah yoursquore rightrsquordquo
Although Lowe started acting
and modeling at the same time
itrsquos taken time to build her acting
reacutesumeacute and she says itrsquos
discouraging when people donrsquottake her seriously because of
her modeling
ldquoPeople look at your reacutesumeacute
and think lsquoAw shersquos just a
model she canrsquot actrsquo Look
there are a lot of models who
canrsquot act and there are a lot of
actors who canrsquot act You have
to open your eyes Models get a
bad wrap mdash lsquoThey must dumb
because they are beautifulrsquo
And really itrsquos not truerdquo
mdashINGRID RANDOJA
famous 16 | december 2006
potlight I
Crystal Lowehas killer Christmas plans
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famous 18 | december 2006
he | big | picture |
E C E M B E R 1
AN WILDER 2 THE RISE OF TAJHOrsquoS IN IT Karl Penn Holly Davidson
HO DIRECTED Mort Nathan (Boat Trip )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT His name may be in the
e but frat boy Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds)s disappeared and this follow-up to the
oss-out college flick Van Wilder stars
enn as Taj a VW proteacutegeacute who heads to an
nglish university to instruct uptight
itish students in the fine art of
rtying
URISTASHOrsquoS IN IT Melissa George Josh Duhamel
HO DIRECTED John Stockwell (Into the Blue )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT Six college pals trekking
rough Brazil are kidnapped by nefarious
pes looking to harvest their organs
D E C E M B E R 3
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWDECEMBER TO DISMEMBERCheck wwwcineplexcom for a list of
theatres where you can watch it live and
to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 8
APOCALYPTOWHOrsquoS IN IT Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
WHO DIRECTED Mel Gibson
(The Passion of the Christ )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT He said the right things
to Diane Sawyer but whether or not
Mel Gibsonrsquos transgressions have truly
been forgiven will be decided by the generalpublic who will either support Gibson by
going to see his subtitled blood-soaked look
at the end of Mayan civilization or punish
him with their absence
THE HISTORY BOYSWHOrsquoS IN IT Richard Griffiths
Stephen Campbell Moore
WHO DIRECTED Nicholas Hytner
(Center Stage )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Set in the north of England
in the 1980s this adaptation of Alan
Bennettrsquos award-winning play focuses on
eight unruly British schoolboys who take
extra history lessons with two very different
teachers to prepare for their university
entrance exams
THE HOLIDAYWHOrsquoS IN IT Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED Nancy Meyers
(Somethingrsquos Gotta Give )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Amanda (Diaz) and Iris
(Winslet) realize they can run but they
canrsquot hide from love when they switch
homes for the holidays and Amanda falls
for English village hunk Graham (Jude
Law) while Iris hooks up with Californian
funny guy Miles (Jack Black)
UNACCOMPANIED MINORSWHOrsquoS IN IT Dyllan Christopher Gina Mantegna
WHO DIRECTED Paul Feig (I Am David )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos Breakfast Club in an
airport as a bunch of kids get into
loads of trouble when their flights are
cancelled
BLOOD DIAMONDWHOrsquoS IN IT Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED Edward Zwick
(The Last Samurai )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT The diamond trade isnrsquot
thrilled with this action-adventure flick
that sheds light on the more sinister
aspects of its industry DiCaprio stars
as a South African mercenary (complete
with correct accent) who teams with a
fisherman from Sierra Leone (Hounsou)
to retrieve a priceless pink diamond
which will be exchanged for the
fishermanrsquos captive family
D E C E M B E R 1 5
SNOW CAKEWHOrsquoS IN IT Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman
WHO DIRECTED Marc Evans (My Little Eye )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT When the car hersquos
driving is blindsided by a truck and
his passenger Vivienne is killed Alex
(Rickman) heads to Wawa Ontario
to break the news to Viviennersquos mother
(Weaver) To his surprise he finds a high-
functioning autistic woman who draws
him into her life See Sigourney Weaver
interview page 22
nowintheatresI BY INGRID RANDOJA
THE NATIVITY STORYWHOrsquoS IN IT Keisha Castle-Hughes Oscar Isaac
WHO DIRECTED Catherine Hardwicke
(Lords of Dogtown )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Mary (Castle-Hughes) and
Joseph (Isaac) make the journey to
Bethlehem to await the birth of Jesus The
unmarried 16-year-old Castle-Hughes
recently revealed that shersquos pregnant and
will herself give birth in 2007
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creates a protective ldquocaprdquo that keeps your Stella Artois from going s tale Itrsquos also just one of nine steps involved in a meticulous
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
famous 20 | december 2006
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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famous 26 | december 2006
The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
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famous 30 | december 2006
memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
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nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
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STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
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SHARE
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OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
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Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
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to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
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Just released in clean sleek
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Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
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famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
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Get more mileage out of your
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Goth or ladylike The lace on
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Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
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Christmas at the Lowe
house wonrsquot be very
cheery this year not with
ughter Crystal starring in a
make of the classic Canadian
orror flick Black Christmas
ldquoWersquoll all go see it and check
out but itrsquoll be hard for themrdquo
ys Crystal Lowe on the line
om her Vancouver home ldquoMy
oor stepdad he cringes every
time he sees me get killed it
drives him crazy I did Insomnia
a few years ago and got beaten
[to death] by Robin Williams
and for a week it was lsquoThatrsquos
it Irsquom never seeing another
Robin Williams moviersquo Irsquom like
lsquoDad itrsquos not even him itrsquos a
stunt doublersquo And hersquos like lsquoI
donrsquot carersquo He was so angryrdquo
The 25-year-old actor and
model has made her mark in
horrors and thrillers with credits
in Final Destination 3 and
Snakes on a Plane
Directed by former X-Files
staff writer Glen Morgan the
update of the 1974 film stars
Lowe as Lauren Holden one
of six sorority sisters who are
terrorized over the holidays by a
psychopath who grew up in their
sorority house
ldquoItrsquos a new scriptrdquo explains
Lowe ldquoI know Glen wanted to
stay true to Bob Clark [the
original filmrsquos director] and his
ideas but he didnrsquot want to
copy him Itrsquos just ready for a
new generation so it has to be a
little more gruesomerdquo
Gruesome is a word you donrsquot
immediately associate with
Lowe Born to a Chinese father
and Scottish mother Lowe is
blessed with good looks which
were first spotted at a BC
modeling competition
ldquoMy Chinese aunt pushed me
into doing the Miss Teen Oriental
pageant and I wonrdquo she says ldquoI
was shocked and then I realized
it was just another outlet for mebeing on stage and I loved
being on stage and performing
so I started modelingrdquo
However acting was always
her goal and she took sage
advice from her mother when it
came to choosing a role model
ldquoMy mom was always so
worried when I was modeling
saying lsquoI donrsquot want you to just
rely on your looks what if you get
in a car accident Your looks will
be gonersquo My momrsquos a professor
of 18th-century English
literature shersquos brilliant and
shersquos always been very focused
on using your brain and not your
looks And I grew up with her
going lsquoSee Meryl Streep Thatrsquos
a real actressrsquo And I was like
lsquoYeah yeah yoursquore rightrsquordquo
Although Lowe started acting
and modeling at the same time
itrsquos taken time to build her acting
reacutesumeacute and she says itrsquos
discouraging when people donrsquottake her seriously because of
her modeling
ldquoPeople look at your reacutesumeacute
and think lsquoAw shersquos just a
model she canrsquot actrsquo Look
there are a lot of models who
canrsquot act and there are a lot of
actors who canrsquot act You have
to open your eyes Models get a
bad wrap mdash lsquoThey must dumb
because they are beautifulrsquo
And really itrsquos not truerdquo
mdashINGRID RANDOJA
famous 16 | december 2006
potlight I
Crystal Lowehas killer Christmas plans
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famous 18 | december 2006
he | big | picture |
E C E M B E R 1
AN WILDER 2 THE RISE OF TAJHOrsquoS IN IT Karl Penn Holly Davidson
HO DIRECTED Mort Nathan (Boat Trip )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT His name may be in the
e but frat boy Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds)s disappeared and this follow-up to the
oss-out college flick Van Wilder stars
enn as Taj a VW proteacutegeacute who heads to an
nglish university to instruct uptight
itish students in the fine art of
rtying
URISTASHOrsquoS IN IT Melissa George Josh Duhamel
HO DIRECTED John Stockwell (Into the Blue )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT Six college pals trekking
rough Brazil are kidnapped by nefarious
pes looking to harvest their organs
D E C E M B E R 3
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWDECEMBER TO DISMEMBERCheck wwwcineplexcom for a list of
theatres where you can watch it live and
to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 8
APOCALYPTOWHOrsquoS IN IT Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
WHO DIRECTED Mel Gibson
(The Passion of the Christ )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT He said the right things
to Diane Sawyer but whether or not
Mel Gibsonrsquos transgressions have truly
been forgiven will be decided by the generalpublic who will either support Gibson by
going to see his subtitled blood-soaked look
at the end of Mayan civilization or punish
him with their absence
THE HISTORY BOYSWHOrsquoS IN IT Richard Griffiths
Stephen Campbell Moore
WHO DIRECTED Nicholas Hytner
(Center Stage )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Set in the north of England
in the 1980s this adaptation of Alan
Bennettrsquos award-winning play focuses on
eight unruly British schoolboys who take
extra history lessons with two very different
teachers to prepare for their university
entrance exams
THE HOLIDAYWHOrsquoS IN IT Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED Nancy Meyers
(Somethingrsquos Gotta Give )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Amanda (Diaz) and Iris
(Winslet) realize they can run but they
canrsquot hide from love when they switch
homes for the holidays and Amanda falls
for English village hunk Graham (Jude
Law) while Iris hooks up with Californian
funny guy Miles (Jack Black)
UNACCOMPANIED MINORSWHOrsquoS IN IT Dyllan Christopher Gina Mantegna
WHO DIRECTED Paul Feig (I Am David )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos Breakfast Club in an
airport as a bunch of kids get into
loads of trouble when their flights are
cancelled
BLOOD DIAMONDWHOrsquoS IN IT Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED Edward Zwick
(The Last Samurai )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT The diamond trade isnrsquot
thrilled with this action-adventure flick
that sheds light on the more sinister
aspects of its industry DiCaprio stars
as a South African mercenary (complete
with correct accent) who teams with a
fisherman from Sierra Leone (Hounsou)
to retrieve a priceless pink diamond
which will be exchanged for the
fishermanrsquos captive family
D E C E M B E R 1 5
SNOW CAKEWHOrsquoS IN IT Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman
WHO DIRECTED Marc Evans (My Little Eye )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT When the car hersquos
driving is blindsided by a truck and
his passenger Vivienne is killed Alex
(Rickman) heads to Wawa Ontario
to break the news to Viviennersquos mother
(Weaver) To his surprise he finds a high-
functioning autistic woman who draws
him into her life See Sigourney Weaver
interview page 22
nowintheatresI BY INGRID RANDOJA
THE NATIVITY STORYWHOrsquoS IN IT Keisha Castle-Hughes Oscar Isaac
WHO DIRECTED Catherine Hardwicke
(Lords of Dogtown )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Mary (Castle-Hughes) and
Joseph (Isaac) make the journey to
Bethlehem to await the birth of Jesus The
unmarried 16-year-old Castle-Hughes
recently revealed that shersquos pregnant and
will herself give birth in 2007
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
famous 20 | december 2006
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
PeneacutelopeRoundingout
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Itrsquos lightly scented for a refreshing change
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famous 30 | december 2006
memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
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ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
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our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
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SHARE
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TECH
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Get more mileage out of your
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Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
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essentials and has colour and
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Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
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Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
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With new Shimmery Nights
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Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
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4
2
5
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7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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famous 18 | december 2006
he | big | picture |
E C E M B E R 1
AN WILDER 2 THE RISE OF TAJHOrsquoS IN IT Karl Penn Holly Davidson
HO DIRECTED Mort Nathan (Boat Trip )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT His name may be in the
e but frat boy Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds)s disappeared and this follow-up to the
oss-out college flick Van Wilder stars
enn as Taj a VW proteacutegeacute who heads to an
nglish university to instruct uptight
itish students in the fine art of
rtying
URISTASHOrsquoS IN IT Melissa George Josh Duhamel
HO DIRECTED John Stockwell (Into the Blue )
HATrsquoS IT ABOUT Six college pals trekking
rough Brazil are kidnapped by nefarious
pes looking to harvest their organs
D E C E M B E R 3
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWDECEMBER TO DISMEMBERCheck wwwcineplexcom for a list of
theatres where you can watch it live and
to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 8
APOCALYPTOWHOrsquoS IN IT Rudy Youngblood
Dalia Hernandez
WHO DIRECTED Mel Gibson
(The Passion of the Christ )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT He said the right things
to Diane Sawyer but whether or not
Mel Gibsonrsquos transgressions have truly
been forgiven will be decided by the generalpublic who will either support Gibson by
going to see his subtitled blood-soaked look
at the end of Mayan civilization or punish
him with their absence
THE HISTORY BOYSWHOrsquoS IN IT Richard Griffiths
Stephen Campbell Moore
WHO DIRECTED Nicholas Hytner
(Center Stage )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Set in the north of England
in the 1980s this adaptation of Alan
Bennettrsquos award-winning play focuses on
eight unruly British schoolboys who take
extra history lessons with two very different
teachers to prepare for their university
entrance exams
THE HOLIDAYWHOrsquoS IN IT Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED Nancy Meyers
(Somethingrsquos Gotta Give )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Amanda (Diaz) and Iris
(Winslet) realize they can run but they
canrsquot hide from love when they switch
homes for the holidays and Amanda falls
for English village hunk Graham (Jude
Law) while Iris hooks up with Californian
funny guy Miles (Jack Black)
UNACCOMPANIED MINORSWHOrsquoS IN IT Dyllan Christopher Gina Mantegna
WHO DIRECTED Paul Feig (I Am David )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos Breakfast Club in an
airport as a bunch of kids get into
loads of trouble when their flights are
cancelled
BLOOD DIAMONDWHOrsquoS IN IT Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED Edward Zwick
(The Last Samurai )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT The diamond trade isnrsquot
thrilled with this action-adventure flick
that sheds light on the more sinister
aspects of its industry DiCaprio stars
as a South African mercenary (complete
with correct accent) who teams with a
fisherman from Sierra Leone (Hounsou)
to retrieve a priceless pink diamond
which will be exchanged for the
fishermanrsquos captive family
D E C E M B E R 1 5
SNOW CAKEWHOrsquoS IN IT Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman
WHO DIRECTED Marc Evans (My Little Eye )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT When the car hersquos
driving is blindsided by a truck and
his passenger Vivienne is killed Alex
(Rickman) heads to Wawa Ontario
to break the news to Viviennersquos mother
(Weaver) To his surprise he finds a high-
functioning autistic woman who draws
him into her life See Sigourney Weaver
interview page 22
nowintheatresI BY INGRID RANDOJA
THE NATIVITY STORYWHOrsquoS IN IT Keisha Castle-Hughes Oscar Isaac
WHO DIRECTED Catherine Hardwicke
(Lords of Dogtown )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Mary (Castle-Hughes) and
Joseph (Isaac) make the journey to
Bethlehem to await the birth of Jesus The
unmarried 16-year-old Castle-Hughes
recently revealed that shersquos pregnant and
will herself give birth in 2007
bull HITS THEATRES DECEMBER 1
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he middle of Torontorsquos bustlingtainment district lies this entertain-pot great for groups of any size toer before and after the big eventBadalirsquos candlelit cozy tables createually intimate atmosphere Gatheryour group in the 12000 square-
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
PeneacutelopeRoundingout
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memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
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our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
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SHARE
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OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
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call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
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Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
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Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
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the remote
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Just released in clean sleek
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Take incoming phone
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famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
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which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
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become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
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4
2
5
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7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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Perfection is in the details Specifically itrsquos in just the right amount of foam Three centimeters No more No less This head
creates a protective ldquocaprdquo that keeps your Stella Artois from going s tale Itrsquos also just one of nine steps involved in a meticulous
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the | big | picture |THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
WHOrsquoS IN IT Will Smith Jaden Smith
WHO DIRECTED Gabriele Muccino (Thatrsquos It )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A homeless single father
(Smith) spends his nights in shelters parks
and subway bathrooms taking care of his son
(Smithrsquos real-life son Jaden) while interning
at a San Francisco brokerage house
ERAGONWHOrsquoS IN IT Edward Speleers Jeremy Irons
WHO DIRECTED Stefan Fangmeier (debut)
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Newcomer Speleers plays
Eragon a teenager who along with his
dragon Saphira and his wise mentor Brom
(Irons) sets out to dethrone an evil king
THE GOOD GERMANWHOrsquoS IN IT George Clooney Cate Blanchett
WHO DIRECTED Steven Soderbergh (Solaris )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos post-WWII Berlin and a
journalist (Clooney) gets in too deep afteran American serviceman is killed on the
eve of the peace-treaty signing
CHARLOTTErsquoS WEBWHOrsquoS IN IT Dakota Fanning Siobhan Fallon
WHO DIRECTED Gary Winick (13 Going on 30 )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This adaptation of EB
Whitersquos heartfelt tale of a spider named
Charlotte who uses her smarts to try to save
Wilbur the pig from the slaughterhouse calls
on A-list talent such as Julia Roberts and
Oprah Winfrey to voice barnyard creatures
D E C E M B E R 1 7
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEWARMAGEDDON Check wwwcineplexcom
for a list of theatres and to buy tickets
D E C E M B E R 2 2
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMWHOrsquoS IN IT Ben Stiller Robin Williams
WHO DIRECTED Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A large Vancouver sound
stage was used to replicate New YorkrsquosMuseum of Natural History the setting for
this flick about a bumbling security guard
(Stiller) who accidentally unleashes a
curse that brings the displays to life
THE GOOD SHEPHERDWHOrsquoS IN IT Matt Damon Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Edward Wilson (Damon) is
one of the first agents operating inside the
newly formed Central Intelligence Agency
and while the work is meaningful the
danger secrecy and politics within the
agency take a toll on his personal life
WE ARE MARSHALLWHOrsquoS IN IT Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
WHO DIRECTED McG (Charliersquos Angels )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT In 1970 a plane carrying the
Marshall University football team crashed
killing 37 players The film recounts the
valiant efforts of new coach Jake Lengyel
(McConaughey) to rebuild the program and
the schoolrsquos spirit See McConaughey and
Fox interview page 32
ROCKY BALBOAWHOrsquoS IN IT Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia
WHO DIRECTED Sylvester Stallone (Rocky IV )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT This sixth Rocky pic finds
the former boxer running a restaurant inSouth Philly Adrian has died his son
thinks hersquos a joke but Rockyrsquos ego gets a
boost when the reigning albeit
discredited heavyweight champ targets
Mr Balboa as his next opponent
BLACK CHRISTMASWHOrsquoS IN IT Katie Cassidy Crystal Lowe
WHO DIRECTED Glen Morgan (Willard )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT A deranged man hides in
the attic of a sorority house over the
Christmas holidays and starts to pick off
the unsuspecting gals one by one
See Crystal Lowe interview page 16
CHILDREN OF MENWHOrsquoS IN IT Clive Owen Julianne Moore
WHO DIRECTED Alfonso Cuaroacuten
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Itrsquos 2027 a time in which
women are infertile and the human race is
slowly dying But then a w oman becomes
pregnant and a burnt-out bureaucrat
(Owen) is asked to lead her to safety
D E C E M B E R 2 5
DREAMGIRLSWHOrsquoS IN IT Jamie Foxx Beyonceacute Knowles
WHO DIRECTED Bill Condon (Kinsey )
WHATrsquoS IT ABOUT Knowles Jennifer Hudson
and Anika Noni Rose portray the girl group
The Dreams who make their way to the
top of the charts under the watchful
eye of their sleazy manager (Foxx) See
Beyonceacute Knowles interview page 36
CHECK WWWCINEPLEXCOM FOR SHOWTIMES AND LOCATIONS
Some films play only in major markets All release dates subject to change
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
PeneacutelopeRoundingout
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memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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Get more mileage out of your
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Goth or ladylike The lace on
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Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
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Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
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not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
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The Boy Scouts arenrsquot the only ones
who like to be preparedTwo-time Oscar nominee Sigourney
eaver is notorious for researching rolesefore stepping in front of the cameraer list of prep work includes studyingotage of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
nd learning gorilla behaviour fororillas in the Mist and shadowingmale executives for Working Girl Even a small scene in Alien Resurrection
hich called for Weaver to dribble andoot a basketball inspired her to trainr two weeks with a former college
asketball player to learn how to dribblend nail a no-look three-point shot mdashhich she did on the first takeSo if she spent weeks learning to shoot ball how long do you think she spent reparing to play a high-functioningutistic woman Try a year mdash most of it
spent reading visiting institutions andtalking to doctors
In the drama Snow Cake Weaver playsLinda Freeman an autistic woman livingin Wawa Ontario (the film was shot onlocation in the northern part of theprovince) Lindarsquos very ordered life is
turned upside down when Englishman Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) arrives toinform her that her teenage daughter
Vivienne has been killed in a car accident and that he was behind the wheel when it happened
ldquoI knew it would take me a long timeand it did but I needed itrdquo says Weaverabout her long research period Lookingelegant in a crinkly dark skirt and a whiteblouse the 57-year-old actor is seated in aToronto hotel room during this yearrsquosToronto International Film Festival whereSnow Cake (a Canadian-UK co-production)
was screened as a Special PresentationldquoI really had lots and lots of work to do
to try and narrow in on Lindarsquos particularautistic conditionsrdquo she says ldquoAnd I really thought I knew a little bit about autismbut really I knew nothingrdquo
Linda lives alone in an obsessively
clean home guided by rules only shecan understand which include nevertouching garbage and never allowinganyone into her kitchen And sparklyobjects fascinate her
Weaver gives a brave controlled and very nuanced performance which shecredits to the time she s pent with a woman
who is very much like her characterldquoI finally found this really lovely young
woman who let me basically shadow herfor a few days taught me a lot of the phys-ical behaviour and went through the script and made a lot of contributions I liveddown the street in a hotel but she let mein her home She actually made me a cupof tea in the kitchen against her will but her mother really wanted me to see how it would effect her We didnrsquot use waterfrom the tap and I took the teabag home
with me because of the garbage issuerdquo And before y ou go thinking of this
woman as weird or deficient says Weaver you should look in the mirror
ldquoWersquore all on the spectrumrdquo she saysldquoYou go into Starbucks and see someone
doing this [her knee bounces up anddown] they are doing what you callautistic behaviour but itrsquos what we doto stabilize ourselves if we feel uncom-fortable or itrsquos pleasurable I think thedifference between us is not that much
ldquoAlthough itrsquos funny autistic peoplecall us neurotypical which is a muchbetter word than normal They say lsquoOh
you neurotypical peoplersquo Thatrsquos how they refer to us and they think of us as
very needy I mean if you could hearthem talk about the way we spend hourstalking to each otherrdquo
famous 22 | december 2006
nterview | SIGOURNEY WEAVER
NTOHERHEADever one to shy away from a challenge Sigourney Weaverlays an autistic woman in Snow Cake I BY INGRID RANDOJA
ldquoI really thought Iknew a little bitabout autismrdquosays Weaverldquobut reallyI knew nothingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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famous 26 | december 2006
The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
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famous 30 | december 2006
memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
DONrsquoT PANIC
TAKE CONTROL
TAKE plan Breg
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
A LITTLE THING LIKE TRACTION
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lexus
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
Roger Friedman FOXNEWScom famous 46 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
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i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
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A lthough it may seem like ChristianSlater hasnrsquot made a movie forquite some time the truth is he has
quite a few in fact they just havenrsquot been very good
He played the invisible killer in this yearrsquos Hollow Man II which remainedinvisible on the big screen and went straight to DVD In 2005 he headlinedthe tepid political thriller The Deal thebland videogame adaptation Alone in the
Dark and the much-maligned Mindhunters Not exactly the list of movies you keep in
your wallet in case you forget what to rent
at BlockbusterThe irony is that while Slater was
appearing in crappy movies mdash andcontinuing to make tabloid headlines withunruly behaviour mdash he was also turningheads with powerful performances onstage earning raves for his work in theBritish production of One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest and starring alongside JessicaLange on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie
Working in the theatre keeps the 37-year-old actor honest and itrsquos that kind ofhonest simple work he puts forth in Bobby a movie of which he can finally be proud
The drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez focuses on 22 charactersall of whom have assembled at LArsquosfamed Ambassador Hotel on June 41968 the day Senator Bobby Kennedy
wins the California Primary and arrives at the hotel to make his victory speech Withthe win Kennedy becomes the frontrun-ner for the Democratic Party nominationand many feel he will become the next
American President Shortly after mid-night as hersquos taking a shortcut through
the hotel kitchen to face assembledreporters hersquos shot in the head by gunmanSirhan Sirhan He dies the next day
Slater stars as the hotelrsquos kitchen super- visor Darryl Timmons a semi-slimy guy and bigoted boss who wonrsquot let his largely
African-American and Latino employeesleave work to go vote in the Primary In afilm filled with big name actors mdash DemiMoore Anthony Hopkins Sharon Stone
William H Macy Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood mdash playing idealistic liberal-mindedcharacters Slater has the distinction of playing Bobby rsquos least likable guy
famous 24 | december 2006
ersquos had some wild days and made some bad movies
ut with the release of Bobby Christian Slater is looking
o turn things around I BY INGRID RANDOJA
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ChristianBorn-again
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The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
PeneacutelopeRoundingout
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famous 30 | december 2006
memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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famous 38 | december 2006
Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
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OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
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The movie had its North Americanremiere at the Toronto Internationallm Festival and it was in a Torontootel room that the very affable Slater sat own to talk to Famous about the moviend his career
milio Estevez called on a lot of
d friends to help him makeBobby
ow did he nab you
rsquove known him for 15 years We workedn Young Guns II together mdash we tore upe West together and had a great time mdash
ut I really hadnrsquot seen him for a long
me Then I got this call out of the bluee called me when I was in London andld me about this project what it was
bout and who was involved and I wasally excitedrdquo
our character represents the filmrsquos
nti-Bobby Kennedy sentimentHow did
u feel playing a bigoted conservativet was fun When I read the script I went
Oh boy this is awkward this is a littlencomfortablersquo But then I saw there isefinitely a character arc and someoneke Bobby Kennedy was able to seep into
the souls of everyone in a certain respectand even a character like mine was ableto display some humility and humanityrdquo
How did you prepare for the roleldquoI just dove into it I worked with the wardrobe person to get the right costumetogether You know the tapered cheapyimitation sharkskin suit This guy was aclimber a mover and a shaker and it was
fun to be this guyrdquo
How do you think the moviewhich
is set in 1968 but manages to say a lot
about the state of American society todaywill play in the USldquoItrsquos hard to project to know what peoplersquosattitudes are going to be In talking toEuropeans about the movie [the film hadits world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival] they said lsquoItrsquos about an America we remember and an America we missrsquoThat really resonated with me andcertainly the issues and the topics themovie brings up are universal Bobby Kennedy was a man of the people who was also a leader who had faith in who we
really really could berdquo
Yoursquove been living mostly in England for the
past few yearsHas your impression of the
USchanged since living abroad
ldquoI havenrsquot been politically interested in any-thing in the States since the lsquochadrsquo election[2000 Presidential ] Since Bill Clinton left office I havenrsquot felt safe or comfortableso I have been spending a lot of time inEurope and itrsquos just great to get outsideof a particular environment and see abroader picture and just travelrdquo
Where have you travelledldquoIrsquove been to some really amazing placesI went to this place called Ulusaba in
South Africa [Richard Bransonrsquos privategame reserve] my son and I went on asafari there Just getting to go there andsee the local customs the villages how theyrsquore living mdash therersquos no electricity nomovies and no entertainment magazines
mdash and it seemed to me everybody washappy I was blown away by thatrdquo
Where are you living nowldquoI kinda bounce between LondonNew York and LA My kids [seven-year-old son Jaden and five-year-old daughterEliana with ex-wife Ryan Haddon] are inLA so I spend a legitimate amount of time there but I donrsquot own property inLA I just stay with friends when Irsquom
there parachute in swipe my kids andtake them on trips and do things like thatbe a dad and have a great time with themrdquo
Do you think travelling and working in the
theatre make you a better actor
ldquoI think it certainly helps Getting toknow myself a little bit more getting tounderstand what I like and just coming tothe point of realizing that acting is abeautiful thing I mean the great thingabout going to do theatre is that itrsquos alegitimizing experience It couldnrsquot havebeen better It seemed to have a pro-found effect on what people saw I was
willing to do And listen I was having agreat timerdquo
Why do you think theatre has taken such a
hold of your life lately
ldquoI like schedule I absolutely love that With movies you spend a lot of time waiting sitting around and itrsquos justdifferent Movies are justdifferent When you go do a play you know what your job is you get to tell that wholestory that night yoursquore in and yoursquore outand it all works And most times if yoursquorelucky you get applauserdquo
nterview| CHRISTIAN SLATER
ldquoBobby Kennedy was able to seepnto the souls of everyoneand evena character like mine was able todisplay some humilityrdquo says Slater
Christian Slater (left)
and William H Macy
in Bobby
Y ariscYarisc
Meet the all-new 2007 Yaris with a trunk Sleek European styling incredibly fuel-efficient and remarkafun to drive Not to mention the 365 litres of trunk space that keep the things you want to hide hidde
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
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Itrsquos lightly scented for a refreshing change
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famous 30 | december 2006
memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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copy 2 0 0 6
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OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
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gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
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i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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Peneacutelope Cruz likes to say that forVolver Pedro Almodoacutevar directedher from head to toe From head
ecause he demanded that the 32-year-d Spaniardrsquos beautiful long blackair stay pulled back in a messy bun and
toe because she was forced to wearatform shoes throughout the shootldquoIt was much easier than having to act ingh heelsrdquo she says during an interview at e Intercontinental Hotel during the
oronto International Film Festival where
Volver had its North American premiereThe 16th film by Spainrsquos most famous
director rests almost entirely on Cruzrsquosshoulders Set in Spain it revolves aroundthree generations of women At the centreof it all is Raimunda (Cruz) a mother whois completely devoted to her daughterPaula (Yohana Cobo) and desperately inlove with the very flawed Paco (Antoniode la Torre) But one violent act involvingPaco and her daughter spins Raimundarsquoslife in an unexpected direction
The film also follows Raimundarsquos twosisters her aunt and her dead motherIrene (Carmen Maura) who returns as aghost after dying in a mysterious housefire But as dark as all of that sounds thefilm is as much a comedy as a drama
The role was a chance for Cruz whorsquosfeatured in popular Dior and LrsquoOreacutealad campaigns to prove shersquos not only abeautiful face but can also act Which it did mdash landing Cruz and the filmrsquos entirefemale cast the ensemble Best Actressaward at Cannes Almodoacutevar took homethe prize for Best Screenplay
ldquoI was extremely happy But my memo-ries of the award ceremony are a little
vaguerdquo confesses Cruz In fact shedoesnrsquot remember much of her time onLa Croisette mdash the waterfront area wherethe festival takes place mdash other than the
first time she saw the film ldquoI was in a stateof shock I would have given anything tohave been able to restyle my hair or have
worn a little more makeuprdquo And maybe had a slightly smaller rear
end During the shoot Cruz was forcedto wear a prosthesis to amplify herbehind ldquoNormally I am a very cerebralactress but not this time Once I slippedinto my fake backside the energy camefrom somewhere else Everything wascoming through my butt It was great Iam European and I donrsquot feel theHollywood pressure that requires all
women to be super-thin Concerning my hair however I am much more pickyrdquoshe says with a laugh
Growing up in Madrid Cruz spent long hours with her mother a hairdresser
while her father worked in the businesssector Her parents were less than thrilled
when at 17 Cruz told them she wantedto quit school to pursue a career in thearts ldquoBut they knew it was something that I had to do They understood that my destiny was not to be found in school
textbooksrdquo she explainsldquoWhen I used to come home from
school I always wanted to show them what I had learnedrdquo she continues ldquoI was ver y lucky to have very patient parents They
watched all of my small school showsThey might not have been artists in l ifebut they were artists in their heartrdquo
In addition to starring in both Spanishand American films over the past coupleof years Cruz has acted in French( Fafan La Tulipe ) and Italian (Sin noticias de Dios ) two languages she has farfrom mastered In fact she had to
famous 28 | december 2006
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
xpect a fuller performance from thepanish star in Pedro Almodoacutevarrsquos Volver Not only doeseneacutelope Cruz show off a fuller figure she also shows she canct with the best of them I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
PeneacutelopeRoundingout
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Itrsquos lightly scented for a refreshing change
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memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
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ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
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our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
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ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
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Get more mileage out of your
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Goth or ladylike The lace on
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Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
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Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
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4
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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famous 30 | december 2006
memorize her lines phoneticallyldquoI am stubborn I like to work hard
he quality I like most in actors is braverye need a lot of it if we truly want to
xplore our characters And with eachew role we begin againrdquo
Cruz has had many of these neweginnings In the past 15 years she hasarred in more than 40 feature films ldquoIope I can still act when I am oldrdquo sheys ldquobut I donrsquot plan on keeping up this
ace of work for the rest of my liferdquoSo does the success of Volver mean Cruzll distance herself from Americanockbusters to do more work in Europe
My work in English in the United Statesnothing more than the continuation of y work in Spanish My goal is to portray e best characters possible I really envy liette Binoche She can play any role
she wants in any countryrdquo she saysldquoIt was difficult to get recognized on
American soil I think what really helpedme was that Hollywood was getting very cold and needed to warm itself up withactresses like Jennifer Lopez SalmaHayek and me We criticize Hollywood alot but it often teaches the world a lessonin multiculturalism The films that aredone these days reflect more and morethe richness of cultural diversityrdquo
Cruz is happy to talk about Hollywoodand culture but donrsquot ask her to talkabout her movie-star ex-boyfriends
Tom Cruise or Matthew McConaugheyldquoIn Spain I have done so many inter-
views for years now that journalists know to no longer even try to ask me about my personal life All that I will tell you is that I am a very loyal woman Ever since I was16 I have had longterm relationships My first relationship mdash with a man who hadnothing to do with the film industry mdashlasted six years It was the same thing withthe second and third three years eachThe one with Tom lasted three years It
was only the last one [with McConaughey]that lasted a little over one year And now
that I am single they invent love affairs forme every month Itrsquos laughablerdquo
The big love of her life these daysseems to be Almodoacutevar with whom shehas made three films She played a pros-titute in 1997rsquos Carne treacutemula (Live Flesh )and a pregnant HIV-positive nun in1999rsquos Todo sobre mid madre (All AboutMy Mother ) which won the Oscar forBest Foreign Language Film
ldquoPedro is my priorityrdquo she says ldquoMycareer and my life would not be thesame without him I can try and hidethings from him but itrsquos no use He is a
fearsome observer I donrsquot know how hedoes it He must be an alien
ldquoAnd he knows exactly what hersquos doingrdquoshe adds ldquoI will never tell him no I havecomplete confidence in him For example
when he was filming my plungingneckline while I was washing the dishes it
wasnrsquot erotic It was poetry For him a womanrsquos breast evokes maternityrdquo
Head to toehellipand everything inbetween
Mathieu Chantelois is the editor ofFamous Queacutebec
nterview| PENEacuteLOPE CRUZ
ldquoThe quality I like most in actors isbraveryrdquo says Cruz ldquoWe need a lot of it ifwe truly want to explore our charactersrdquo
Top Peneacutelope Cruz shows off
her fake booty in Volver
Below Cruz with her man of
the moment Pedro Almodoacutevar
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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famous 38 | december 2006
Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
Roger Friedman FOXNEWScom famous 46 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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It was windy and rainy on the night of November 14 1970when a Southern Airways DC-9 began its descent towardTri-State Airport which straddles the border between Ohio
nd West Virginia That plane never reached the runwayldquoThe Marshall University football team was returning from an
way game in North Carolina and the plane hit some treesashed and they all diedrdquo explains Matthew McConaughey
ne of the stars of We Are Marshall which is based on that crashnd its repercussions Directed by Charliersquos Angels helmsman
McG the film recounts that horrific night but also the effectit had on the victimsrsquo families left behind in Huntington
West Virginia and the dubious future of Marshallrsquos football teamldquoItrsquos a very sad tragic story but itrsquos also one about how people
can pull together at the most painful time and hope for abetter futurerdquo adds McConaughey unshaven and dressedcasually in jeans and a T-shirt for this New York City interview
The team known as the Thundering Herd was flying homeafter losing yet another game in yet another losing season
famous 32 | december 2006
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
n We Are Marshall Matthew McConaughey teams with Matthew Fox to rebuild a universityootball squad decimated by a catastrophic accident I EARL DITTMAN
THE COMEBACK
KIDS
Matthew McConaughey (left) and
Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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famous 38 | december 2006
Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
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gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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famous 34 | december 2006
they had won only 22 games in 10 years In addition to7 of Marshallrsquos football players five crew members eightoaches and 25 family members and supporters died in theash which was eventually attributed to pilot error Yet severalayers who hadnrsquot made the trip because they were sidelinedr injured remained as did the teamrsquos assistant coachilliam ldquoRedrdquo Dawson who drove home from North Carolinater the game So the debate over whether or not to keep theam going beganMatthew Fox who is no stranger to plane crashes thanks tos starring role on TVrsquos Lost plays Dawson ldquoDoing a season of
ost is really intense and tiring so yoursquore not always anxious too anything but rest during your hiatus between seasonsrdquoxplains Fox in Los Angeles a few months after McConaugheyrsquosterview ldquoBut when you come across a screenplay as moving
nd genuine as this one you just canrsquot pass it up If I was goingspend my time off doing something worthwhile this was itrdquoDawson took over as head coach but with the understanding
at he would only do it until they found a permanent replace-ent so the university recruited coach Jack Lengyel (played by cConaughey) to rebuild Marshallrsquos football teamldquoThis guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo sayscConaughey ldquoI know what itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wallfront of you and yoursquore trying to get to the other side I means the year after the accident and a small town and its families
nd players are faced with that unbelievable grief and theuestion lsquoWhat do we dorsquo Half of the people want to shut therogram down and go out gracefully and the other choice is toeep the program alive And Jack helps them deal with grief nd helps them to move onrdquoldquoYou canrsquot make up a story as compelling and inspiring as
hat happened to themrdquo says Fox
While filming took place primarily in Georgia and Louisianamany cast members travelled to West Virginia to talk with theirreal-life counterparts and the townspeople who lived throughthe tragedy
ldquoDoing films based on real people or actual events can betrickyrdquo says McConaughey ldquoYou want to make sure that you get as much of what happened right but you also have to condensea lot of what happened into two hours or so Thatrsquos when the
writers have to be careful with the dramatic license they take You donrsquot want to insult anybody by changing the facts Itrsquos a bit of a tightrope walkrdquo
And it isnrsquot any easier for the actors adds McConaughey ldquoYoudonrsquot just want to imitate the person whether you meet themor watch films or tapes of them More than anything you want to bring your interpretation of them to life What you really
want to do is give the viewers a glimpse into their soul You want to present their essence and not just a caricaturerdquo
After starring in a string of romantic comedies including
Failure to Launch Sahara and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days McConaughey says it was time for him to tackle a drama ldquoI lovedoing a romantic comedy but after doing a couple of hit onesin a row you get typecast mdash yoursquore lsquoMatthew the RomanticComedy Guyrsquo to producers and studiosrdquo he explains ldquoSo thisscript came along at the perfect time for me I was looking forsomething very serious and real and it fit the billrdquo
Fox now one of the highest-paid actors on television thanksto Lost has also earned the right to be picky ldquoIrsquom not alwayshaving to worry about my next paycheque Irsquom interested indoing films that will stand the test of time Irsquom looking forqualityrdquo he says ldquonot particularly quantityrdquo
Earl Dittman is a Houston-based entertainment writer
nterview |McCONAUGHEY amp FOX
This guy had a really tough job ahead of himrdquo says McConaughey ldquoI knowwhat itrsquos like when therersquos a brick wall in front of yourdquo
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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You coulddagger
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famous 38 | december 2006
Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
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copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
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OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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Beyonceacute Knowles as glamorous popdiva Deena Jones in the movie version of Dreamgirls Sounds like
e biggest Hollywood no-brainer since
ell Diana Ross was tapped to playllie Holiday for Lady Sings the Blues But according to the music-biz phenomom Destinyrsquos Child landing the roleok some convincingldquoThe director wasnrsquot sure that I coulday the partrdquo explains the 25-year-old
ngersongwriteractorspokesmodelesigner during an interview at LArsquosour Seasons Hotel ldquoI had to audition forand prove myself But after they saw at they said okay shersquos Deenardquo DuhAlthough the hit Broadway musical isosely based on the rise of and rancourthin Rossrsquos legendar y soul grouphe Supremes Knowlesrsquos own girl groupxperienced similar success tensions andsterly bonding over the years Also like
oss Knowles has gone on to establish anutstanding solo recording career andnotorious glamour-girl persona And
shersquos handled herself adequately in ahandful of undemanding movie roles(Austin Powers in Goldmember The Fighting Temptations the Pink Panther remake)
Deenarsquos the prettiest of The Dreamettesmdash an RampB trio fronted by Effie White(played by American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson) that gets its start singing
backup for RampB legend James ldquoThunderrdquoEarly (Eddie Murphy) But when thegroup is discovered by an ambitious
manager Curtis Taylor Jr (Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx) who turns them into a white-friendly po p gr oup and r enamesthem The Dreams Effie is quickly pushed aside to make room for the mor eattractive Deena
ldquoI donrsquot think people have any idea of what I can do as an actorrdquo says KnowlesldquoEven though I am playing a singer thispart in Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act
ldquoThere are some very dramatic scenesthat have nothing to do with musicrdquo shecontinues ldquoSome emotional scenes mdashthere are all of these different colours
Deena starts out at 16 with no makeupbushy eyebrows crazy wighellipand grows upand butterflies into a diva Itrsquos great to beable to play someone with range Irsquom soexcited that Irsquom able to challenge myselfrdquo
Thatrsquos nothing new Ever since she wasa little girl growing up in Houston TexasKnowles has pushed herself Thoughmanaged by her father Mathew sheclaims that the show business aspirations were always her idea not her parentsrsquo
(mom Tina designed Destinyrsquos Childrsquosrevealing costumes and she and Beyonceacuteare partners in the House of Dereonclothing line)
The standard line is that Knowles wasovercompensating for being shy
ldquoProbably yes I became a performer toget out of itrdquo Knowles admits ldquoI donrsquot say Irsquom shy anymore Irsquom just kind of quietan dcalm and I observe When Irsquom not work-ing I just like being I guess I come out of my shell when Irsquom on the stage and now Irsquom learning that I can do the same thingin films with different charactersrdquo
famous 36 | december 2006
op diva Beyonceacute Knowles tackles her first starring role asead singer of The Dreams in Dreamgirls I BY BOB STRAUSS
Beyonceacutersquosmovie Dreams
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
The Dreams from left
Jennifer Hudson
Beyonceacute Knowles and
Anika Noni Rose
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famous 38 | december 2006
Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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famous 40 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
TM amp copy2006AppleComputer Inc Donrsquotstealmusic 1-800-MY-APPLEor visitwwwapplecaipodnano
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famous 42 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
famous 44 | december 2006
copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
Roger Friedman FOXNEWScom famous 46 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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Adapted with permission from
wwwntkca
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KNOW IT ALLGet your movie info celebrity scoops in-depth intervi
video releases and columns every month
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
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No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
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not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
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famous 38 | december 2006
Whatever the impetus the upwardajectory of her career is astonishingldquoI started singing when I wa s fourrdquo she
egins reciting ldquoI started with Destinyrsquoshild when I was nine We got a record
eal when I was 12 We got dropped weot another one when I was 14 Our singleame out at 15 went Number One at 16nce then put out an album a year and
e past four years a movie a yearrdquoAnd like many a showbiz type Knowles
ates another industry hotshot mdash rappernd record executive Jay-Z who appearsn her hits ldquoCrazy in Loverdquo and ldquoDeacutejagrave vurdquoBut even with nine Grammy Awards
nder her belt Knowles is definitelyaying in a new league with Dreamgirls That initially skeptical director isll Condon who wrote the screen adap-tion for the last Oscar-winning musical
hicago and has his own Academy Awardr writing the acclaimed Gods and
Monsters which he also directedDespite the heavy-duty talent ande demanding expectations that cometh them Knowles says the cast whichcludes Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal
the other Dreams got along famouslyldquoFirst of all we had two months tohearserdquo she notes ldquoThat allowed me
nd the other ladies to really bond We
ave such a great chemistry togethernd itrsquos real even off-screen we do littleazy things that friends dordquoThat must have struck close to homeespite personnel conflicts in earliercarnations of Destinyrsquos Child and now
aving officially made their last albumgether Knowles says shersquos still tight with
er last two DC partners Kelly Rowlandnd Michelle Williams and hopes theyrsquollerform as a trio againldquoIrsquom blessed to have worked with two
eople that I do loverdquo she says then
dds of one-time roommate Rowland ldquoWe
shared bathrooms We shared a roomand clothes and everything So wersquoresisters mdash really we are thatrsquos foreverrdquo
Which is somewhat more pleasant than what went down with The Dreams Oreven moreso The Supremes Well aware
that many feel the musical reflects poorly on Diana Ross Knowles is quick to point
out that although she definitely usedRoss as a referenceshe did so in the most respectful terms
ldquoIrsquom a very big fan of Diana RossrdquoKnowles says ldquoAnd Irsquove become evenmore of a fan of her now that Irsquove seen somuch footage of her that I wouldnrsquot haveotherwise seen I just watched everything And this movie is not directly based onher itrsquos very different in a lot of ways But she is my inspiration and I had picturesof her all over my trailer and I listened toThe Supremes every day
ldquoShe was great in Lady Sings the Blues
she was a very successful singer and very glamorousrdquo Knowles adds ldquoBut I love alot of different people I guess Irsquom thebiggest fan of Tina Turnerrdquo Too bad
Whatrsquos Love Got to Do With It has already been made But whatever else comesalong it seems Knowles will somehow find a way to step up to the challenge
ldquoEvery movie I do I learn a little bit morerdquo she says ldquoAfter going on auditionsand not getting some movies and gettingsome movies and having more lifeexperiences and taking a couple of actingclasses I realize that I am an actor and Ican really do this
ldquoIrsquom very ambitiousrdquo she concludesreasonably enough ldquoThere was alwayssomething about me since I was a littlegirl that was just differentrdquo
Bob Strauss is an LA-basedentertainment writer
ldquoThere are some verydramatic scenes that havenothing to do with musicrdquo saysKnowles ldquoSome emotionalscenes mdash there are all thesedifferent coloursrdquo
cover |story |BEYONCEacute KNOWLES
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famous 40 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
TM amp copy2006AppleComputer Inc Donrsquotstealmusic 1-800-MY-APPLEor visitwwwapplecaipodnano
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famous 42 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
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gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
famous 44 | december 2006
copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2433
wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
Roger Friedman FOXNEWScom famous 46 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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wwwntkca
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A N N U A L S U B S C R I P T I O N R A T E S
Canada $3210 ($30+ GST) C H E Q U E V I
card__________________________________________________ expiry date____________
name___________________________________________________________________________
addres s____________________________________________________ c i t y _____________
prov ince____________________________________________ postal code________________
phone number__________________________________________________________________
Please send subscription orders to Famous magazine 102 Atlantic Ave Suite 100 Toronto Ontario M6K
US$4 500 Other Countries$5500
D O N rsquo T M I S S A N I S S U E
KNOW IT ALLGet your movie info celebrity scoops in-depth intervi
video releases and columns every month
canadarsquos 1 movie magazine in canadarsquos 1 theatr
Ne w
m i c r o wa
veab l e M I N I S
F o r
k i d
size f u n
Boy this stuff is good
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
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Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or coupon Taxes amp delivery extra Some restrictions apply Subject to expire without notice Registered trademarks of
Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership used under license copyPizza Pizza 2006 0007029
$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning
MEDIUMPIZZA
copy2006 Universal Studios All Rights Reservedofferavailableup to 60 days afterreleasedatewith proofofcurrentretail priceOfferis limited to retailers within localmarketonly
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wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
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1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
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amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
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not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
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famous 40 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
Holiday
From little to big wersquove got 24 great waysto cross people off that list
GiftGuide
COUNTER COFFEE SHOP
Whether the family wants
lattes cappuccino coffee
espresso hot chocolate or tea
after the big meal making itrsquos a
snap with the Tassimo
Hot Beverage System
($199 The Bay)
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Festive but elegant
this Sterling Silver
and Onyx Necklace
($130 Winners) will
instantly transform
a simple dress
into a stunning
party outfit
A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES
For the serious traveller on your list this
handsome TX 500 Series World Time
Watch ($495 preferred jewellers)
simultaneously tells the time for
24 major cities around the world
WRAP IT UP
When it comes toholiday gifts the
package is almost as
important as whatrsquos
inside IKEA has some
great options including
these ISIG Red Gift
Boxes ($3 for a set of 3
IKEA) But donrsquot call
those little guys
gnomes in Sweden
theyrsquore ldquotomtenrdquo
CELEBR ATE
TM amp copy2006AppleComputer Inc Donrsquotstealmusic 1-800-MY-APPLEor visitwwwapplecaipodnano
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gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
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gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
famous 44 | december 2006
copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
Roger Friedman FOXNEWScom famous 46 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2533
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2633
Adapted with permission from
wwwntkca
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2733
A N N U A L S U B S C R I P T I O N R A T E S
Canada $3210 ($30+ GST) C H E Q U E V I
card__________________________________________________ expiry date____________
name___________________________________________________________________________
addres s____________________________________________________ c i t y _____________
prov ince____________________________________________ postal code________________
phone number__________________________________________________________________
Please send subscription orders to Famous magazine 102 Atlantic Ave Suite 100 Toronto Ontario M6K
US$4 500 Other Countries$5500
D O N rsquo T M I S S A N I S S U E
KNOW IT ALLGet your movie info celebrity scoops in-depth intervi
video releases and columns every month
canadarsquos 1 movie magazine in canadarsquos 1 theatr
Ne w
m i c r o wa
veab l e M I N I S
F o r
k i d
size f u n
Boy this stuff is good
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2833
hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2933
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or coupon Taxes amp delivery extra Some restrictions apply Subject to expire without notice Registered trademarks of
Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership used under license copyPizza Pizza 2006 0007029
$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning
MEDIUMPIZZA
copy2006 Universal Studios All Rights Reservedofferavailableup to 60 days afterreleasedatewith proofofcurrentretail priceOfferis limited to retailers within localmarketonly
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3033
wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3133
I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
friends4friendsca
1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3233
famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3333
not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2233
famous 42 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
STOCKING STUFFERS
STICKY SNAPS
Photo albums are so passeacute
Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for
25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets
you peel and stick your pictures to
anything you want mdash lockers
cards journals scrapbookshellip
RETRO LIP GLOSS
Letrsquos face it for the most
part gloss is gloss is gloss
But the new Canadian line
Balmshell ($25 Holt Renfrew)
comes in 10 of the coolest
tubes yoursquoll ever see Each
colour has a corresponding
theme (this onersquos called
ldquoShopaholicrdquo) with a scenario
that changes as you tilt the
tube mdash just like those
pens from the rsquo70s
COOL MINTS
Every stocking has
to have something
sweet We suggest
Sweet Therapy
French and Frosted
Mints ($550 for
115g Laura Secord
stores)
GOOD CLEAN FUN
These star-shaped Spongeables
from Visage ($10 wwwcarylbaker
visagecom for salons) are
infused with a creamy bath gel
that foams up when wet And
the relaxing cucumber-melon scent
will wash away that holiday tension
SPARKLE LIKE A STAR
From Revlonrsquos Star Style
collection comes this roll-on Starry Eyes Eyeshimmer in
Turquoise Twinkle ($12 drugstores) Designed for
Kate Bosworth itrsquos perfect for blondes
MARTINI ANYONE
Donrsquot know the first thing about choosing a bottle of
wine Skip it and go with this Absolut Vodka Five-Pack
($1275 liquor stores) Each bottle features a
different flavour mdash Absolut Mandrin Absolut Citron
Absolut Apeach Absolut Raspberri and Absolut Vanilia
DO YOUFONDUE
Show up to a
dinner party with
this Marshmallows
and Chocolate
Fondue Set and
Fondue Pot ($10 and
$15 respectively
Second Cup) and
you might just get
to sample some
for dessert
BLACK CHRISTMAS
Not every party serves vanilla martinis and not
every host appreciates the joys of making fondue
For those gatherings where beer and pork rinds
will more likely be served we recommend
bringing Tenacious Drsquos new C D
The Pick of Destiny ($20 record
stores) the soundtrack from the
Jack Black movie of the same name
Aside from D the album features
the sonic stylings of Meatloaf and
Ronnie James Dio both of whom
appear in the movie
HOST GIFTS
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
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gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
famous 44 | december 2006
copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2433
wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
Roger Friedman FOXNEWScom famous 46 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2533
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2633
Adapted with permission from
wwwntkca
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
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A N N U A L S U B S C R I P T I O N R A T E S
Canada $3210 ($30+ GST) C H E Q U E V I
card__________________________________________________ expiry date____________
name___________________________________________________________________________
addres s____________________________________________________ c i t y _____________
prov ince____________________________________________ postal code________________
phone number__________________________________________________________________
Please send subscription orders to Famous magazine 102 Atlantic Ave Suite 100 Toronto Ontario M6K
US$4 500 Other Countries$5500
D O N rsquo T M I S S A N I S S U E
KNOW IT ALLGet your movie info celebrity scoops in-depth intervi
video releases and columns every month
canadarsquos 1 movie magazine in canadarsquos 1 theatr
Ne w
m i c r o wa
veab l e M I N I S
F o r
k i d
size f u n
Boy this stuff is good
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2833
hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2933
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or coupon Taxes amp delivery extra Some restrictions apply Subject to expire without notice Registered trademarks of
Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership used under license copyPizza Pizza 2006 0007029
$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning
MEDIUMPIZZA
copy2006 Universal Studios All Rights Reservedofferavailableup to 60 days afterreleasedatewith proofofcurrentretail priceOfferis limited to retailers within localmarketonly
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3033
wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3133
I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
friends4friendsca
1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
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not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2333
gift | GUIDE
DVDs
BOOKSDO-IT-YOURSELF PRESENT
Know someone who needs a hobby
This easy to follow Crochet book from Klutz
($30 bookstores) comes with everything
theyrsquoll need to get started including yarn
buttons needles and a carrying case
The eclectic designs range from the
ubiquitous scarf to a mini-purse glasses
case and cap
THE COMPLETE BOND
For the James Bond fanatic MGM
offers these four box-sets of 007rsquos
adventures the James Bond Ultimate
Editions ($120 each set video stores)
Buy them all and yoursquoll own every
official Bond film made except for
last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the
appeal merely begins with the movies
each set is also packed with bonus
material including never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives
deleted scenes interviews and
featurettes
THE HOLY GRAIL OF GIFTS
People who love The Da Vinci Code just canrsquot get enough
of Dan Brownrsquos puzzles and back-story The Da Vinci Code
Gift Set ($104 video stores) includes the 2-Disc Special
Edition Widescreen version of the movie (with more than
90 minutes of bonus features) but it also comes with a
working replica of the cryptex and a reproduction of
Robert Langdonrsquos journal
CARTOON TREK
Available on DVD for the first time Star Trek The Animated
Series ($76 video stores) features all 22 episodes of the
kitschy cartoon that resurrected the crew of the
Starship Enterprise four years after their flesh-and-blood
version went off the air It ran on NBC for two seasons
(1973-1974) and most of the original stars returned to
voice their characters including William Shatner Leonard
Nimoy Nichelle Nichols and George Takei Bonuses include
a photo gallery commentaries storyboards and featurettes
STILL HAVENrsquoT FOUND WHAT
YOUrsquoRE LOOKING FOR
From a Dublin kitchen in 1975 to world
domination three decades later U2 is one of
the most enduring rock bands of all time In
the lavish coffee table book U2 By U2 ($50
bookstor es) Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and
Larry Mullen Jr tell their story in their own words
via page after page of quote-form anecdotes
EYE-POPPING POP-UP
Quite possibly the most amazing pop-up book yoursquoll
ever see Castle Medieval Days and Knights ($25
bookstores) is a sheer marvel of paper engineering
Each page is more amazing than the last with a
seemingly endless array of things to pull out and
pop up on every spread including a bustling
castlescape spinning maiden jousting
knight working catapult and elaborate feast
Plus the rich and informative
narration is written with both kids
and adults in mind
famous 44 | december 2006
copy 2 0 0 6
P amp G
OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 30 2007
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2433
wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
Roger Friedman FOXNEWScom famous 46 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2533
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2633
Adapted with permission from
wwwntkca
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2733
A N N U A L S U B S C R I P T I O N R A T E S
Canada $3210 ($30+ GST) C H E Q U E V I
card__________________________________________________ expiry date____________
name___________________________________________________________________________
addres s____________________________________________________ c i t y _____________
prov ince____________________________________________ postal code________________
phone number__________________________________________________________________
Please send subscription orders to Famous magazine 102 Atlantic Ave Suite 100 Toronto Ontario M6K
US$4 500 Other Countries$5500
D O N rsquo T M I S S A N I S S U E
KNOW IT ALLGet your movie info celebrity scoops in-depth intervi
video releases and columns every month
canadarsquos 1 movie magazine in canadarsquos 1 theatr
Ne w
m i c r o wa
veab l e M I N I S
F o r
k i d
size f u n
Boy this stuff is good
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2833
hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2933
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or coupon Taxes amp delivery extra Some restrictions apply Subject to expire without notice Registered trademarks of
Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership used under license copyPizza Pizza 2006 0007029
$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning
MEDIUMPIZZA
copy2006 Universal Studios All Rights Reservedofferavailableup to 60 days afterreleasedatewith proofofcurrentretail priceOfferis limited to retailers within localmarketonly
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3033
wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3133
I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
friends4friendsca
1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3233
famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3333
not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
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wwwclimatecrisisnet
paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale
D V D
E X C L U
S I V E
ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006
u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo
oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times
ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of
our timerdquoJeffrey Lyons NBCrsquos Reel Talk
is now the DVD you musthellip
OWNWATCH
and
SHARE
Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount Pictures AllRightsReserved
Roger Friedman FOXNEWScom famous 46 | december 2006
gift | GUIDE
OR WATCH YOUR PHONE
Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch
($450 sonystyleca) communicates with
your cellphone so that when a call comes
in the callerrsquos name or number flashes
across your watch If you canrsquot take the
call the push of a button will send
them to voicemail
ROBOT ENGINEERING 101
Build your very own walking robot
with the Lego Mindstorms NXT ($380
toy stores) The kit comes with a 32-bit
microprocessor ldquobrainrdquo sound speakers and
Bluetooth technology to create a sophisticated
robot of your design in as little as 30 minutes
Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance
sensors in the ears recognize sound commands
and finger sensors respond to touch
TECH
THE BIG BIG BIG-TICKET ITEM
Turn your living room into a movie theatre with
Toshibarsquos 72-Inch Cinema Series HD DLP Television
($5000 electronics stores) featuring Virtual Dolby
and 1080p resolution Plus you can connect it
to your PC and access MP3 files or jpegs using
the remote
DREAMING OF A
WHITE CELLPHONE
Just released in clean sleek
white Nokiarsquos 6275i
Cellphone ($80 with a three-
year term Telus) features a
2-megapixel camera with
LED flash a built-in MP3
player and FM radio
Bluetooth technology video
capability and customizable
video ring tones
WEAR YOUR
PHONE
Take incoming phone
calls or listen to music
from a compatible
mobile device with
Bluetooth Enabled Wearables
from Motorola Shown here
are the Burton RED Padded
Hat ($199 wwwburtoncom
for retailers) and the
O ROKR Sunglasses ($300
online at wwwoakleyca) which
use Oakleyrsquos High Definition Optics lenses
Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved
TM amp copy 2006 DreamWorks LLC All Rights Reserved
g
i jThe Godfather DVD Collection
kGrease
kBreakfast at Tiffanyrsquos
kWhite Christmas
Yours
jTitanic
kFailure to Launch
kSave the Last Dance
kLast Holiday
jGladiator
AVAILABLE AT
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Adapted with permission from
wwwntkca
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KNOW IT ALLGet your movie info celebrity scoops in-depth intervi
video releases and columns every month
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size f u n
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
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Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or coupon Taxes amp delivery extra Some restrictions apply Subject to expire without notice Registered trademarks of
Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership used under license copyPizza Pizza 2006 0007029
$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning
MEDIUMPIZZA
copy2006 Universal Studios All Rights Reservedofferavailableup to 60 days afterreleasedatewith proofofcurrentretail priceOfferis limited to retailers within localmarketonly
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3033
wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
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I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
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1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3333
not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2533
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2633
Adapted with permission from
wwwntkca
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2733
A N N U A L S U B S C R I P T I O N R A T E S
Canada $3210 ($30+ GST) C H E Q U E V I
card__________________________________________________ expiry date____________
name___________________________________________________________________________
addres s____________________________________________________ c i t y _____________
prov ince____________________________________________ postal code________________
phone number__________________________________________________________________
Please send subscription orders to Famous magazine 102 Atlantic Ave Suite 100 Toronto Ontario M6K
US$4 500 Other Countries$5500
D O N rsquo T M I S S A N I S S U E
KNOW IT ALLGet your movie info celebrity scoops in-depth intervi
video releases and columns every month
canadarsquos 1 movie magazine in canadarsquos 1 theatr
Ne w
m i c r o wa
veab l e M I N I S
F o r
k i d
size f u n
Boy this stuff is good
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2833
hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2933
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or coupon Taxes amp delivery extra Some restrictions apply Subject to expire without notice Registered trademarks of
Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership used under license copyPizza Pizza 2006 0007029
$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning
MEDIUMPIZZA
copy2006 Universal Studios All Rights Reservedofferavailableup to 60 days afterreleasedatewith proofofcurrentretail priceOfferis limited to retailers within localmarketonly
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3033
wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3133
I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
friends4friendsca
1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3233
famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3333
not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2633
Adapted with permission from
wwwntkca
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2733
A N N U A L S U B S C R I P T I O N R A T E S
Canada $3210 ($30+ GST) C H E Q U E V I
card__________________________________________________ expiry date____________
name___________________________________________________________________________
addres s____________________________________________________ c i t y _____________
prov ince____________________________________________ postal code________________
phone number__________________________________________________________________
Please send subscription orders to Famous magazine 102 Atlantic Ave Suite 100 Toronto Ontario M6K
US$4 500 Other Countries$5500
D O N rsquo T M I S S A N I S S U E
KNOW IT ALLGet your movie info celebrity scoops in-depth intervi
video releases and columns every month
canadarsquos 1 movie magazine in canadarsquos 1 theatr
Ne w
m i c r o wa
veab l e M I N I S
F o r
k i d
size f u n
Boy this stuff is good
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2833
hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2933
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or coupon Taxes amp delivery extra Some restrictions apply Subject to expire without notice Registered trademarks of
Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership used under license copyPizza Pizza 2006 0007029
$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning
MEDIUMPIZZA
copy2006 Universal Studios All Rights Reservedofferavailableup to 60 days afterreleasedatewith proofofcurrentretail priceOfferis limited to retailers within localmarketonly
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3033
wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3133
I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
friends4friendsca
1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3233
famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3333
not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2733
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7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
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hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2933
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or coupon Taxes amp delivery extra Some restrictions apply Subject to expire without notice Registered trademarks of
Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership used under license copyPizza Pizza 2006 0007029
$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning
MEDIUMPIZZA
copy2006 Universal Studios All Rights Reservedofferavailableup to 60 days afterreleasedatewith proofofcurrentretail priceOfferis limited to retailers within localmarketonly
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3033
wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3133
I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
friends4friendsca
1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3233
famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3333
not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2833
hings |
famous 54 | december 2006
Deacutelices de Cartier ($90 for
50 ml Holt Renfrew) has a flirty
candy-like morello cherry topnote
which appeals to our girlie side
while its amber basenote is
sophisticated and heady for our
more mature self
Get more mileage out of your
holiday wear by going chic and
black for your basics and getting
the bling in the details We
guarantee this sleek Wrap-Front Top
($40 Reitmans) paired with plain
black trousers or a flirty skirt will
become a party staple
Slick Pupa Splendour Extreme
Gold Lipgloss ($20 Shoppers Drug
Mart) over bare lips for instant
gilding or over your daytime colour
for shimmer with colour and depth
Bonus we swear it tastes like Pez
This Velvet Crocheted Evening
Bag ($150 wwwjeannelottiecom
for retailers) comes with a
removable zip satin pouch for
essentials and has colour and
sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash
to any evening look
Goth or ladylike The lace on
these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)
can take your look either way And
because yoursquoll only wear them at a
party the vertiginous heel and
pointy toe shouldnrsquot be too much
of a problem
Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating
Eye Moisturizer ($19 drugstores)
nourishes with omega 3 and 6 fattyacids while caffeine extracts
lighten dark circles that result from
attending too many parties (like
that concept even exists)
With new Shimmery Nights
Shimmer Spray Gel ($6 drugstores)
the hair scientists at Herbal Essence
have magically united the control
of gel with the glamour of gold
Itrsquos like walking around with a
permanent spotlight trained on
your head
Making an entrance at a holiday party is the closest a non-celebrity
ets to walking the red carpet Although there may be no photographers jostling each
her to take your picture there are other nerve-wracking elements to consider peoplerutinizing your look whether you can really walk in those shoes and finally ldquodid I choose
e right outfitrdquo Here at Famous we are all about the easy yet dramatic transformation
hieved with a hefty dose of party sparkle A sprinkling of shimmer on the face (and hair
nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement
Our best piece of pre-party advice Polaroid your outfit to get a sense of how you look
efore heading out The pros do this to avoid the humiliation of being mocked on celebrity
shion mistake websites like Go Fug Yourself (httpgofugyourselftypepadcom)
ST A RParty 1
3
4
2
5
6
7
ips to make your big entrance memorable I BY LIZA HERZ
like a
1
2
4
5
7
3
6
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2933
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or coupon Taxes amp delivery extra Some restrictions apply Subject to expire without notice Registered trademarks of
Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership used under license copyPizza Pizza 2006 0007029
$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning
MEDIUMPIZZA
copy2006 Universal Studios All Rights Reservedofferavailableup to 60 days afterreleasedatewith proofofcurrentretail priceOfferis limited to retailers within localmarketonly
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3033
wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3133
I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
friends4friendsca
1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3233
famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3333
not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2933
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or coupon Taxes amp delivery extra Some restrictions apply Subject to expire without notice Registered trademarks of
Pizza Pizza Royalty Limited Partnership used under license copyPizza Pizza 2006 0007029
$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning
MEDIUMPIZZA
copy2006 Universal Studios All Rights Reservedofferavailableup to 60 days afterreleasedatewith proofofcurrentretail priceOfferis limited to retailers within localmarketonly
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3033
wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3133
I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
friends4friendsca
1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3233
famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3333
not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3033
wwwLGcachocolate
copy2006LGElectronics IncLG Logoand ChocolateLogoare trademarksof LGElectronicsInc
Nothingrsquos more tempting than
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3133
I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
friends4friendsca
1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3233
famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
copy2006 Layout and Design SonyPictures HomeEntertainment Inc AllRightsReservedC
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improveones chances of winning Void where prohibitedOpen only to legal US DC and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) 13 or older as of 111406Starts 111406Online entries must be received by 1159 PM PT on 22807 Mail entries must be postmarked by 30107 and received by 30807 Prize restrictions applyFor Rules and how to enter without game play send a self addres
envelope toUnlock the Codes Sweepstakes Rules POBox 6375 Burbank CA 91510 or visit wwwunlockthecodescom
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3333
not waiting to see it on dvd priceless
there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade
The preferred card of
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3133
I f gambl ing is taking over a fr iendrsquos l i fe he could use your help Find out more at
friends4friendsca
1 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 0 - 3 5 0 5Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 3233
famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
THE DA VINCI CODE
THE CODES WILL BE REVEALED NOV 14th
Y OU COULD W IN GREAT TREASUREsGo to YAHOO MOVIES to enter and play ldquoUnlock the Codesrdquo
for a chance to win a trip to Europe and more
ON 2-DISC DVD
wwwSonyPicturescom moviesyahoocomcopy2006 ColumbiaPicturesIndustries Inc AllRightsReserved
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famous 62 | december 2006
amous | last | words |
10STARS
HEATH LEDGER ldquoIn Australia I grew
up singing lsquodashing through the snowrsquo
standing around a barbecuehellipin shorts
and flip-flops wondering where all the
snow wasrdquo
FELICITY HUFFMAN ldquoI usually
give money to an environmental cause
like Greenpeace and send a card
acknowledging that to the people
I care aboutrdquo
GWYNETH PALTROW ldquoI give gifts
people can use no one needs a ceramic
turtle Some people want a gift certificate
but I try to make it specific to the person
mdash maybe sending them on a triprdquo
HILARY DUFF ldquoWhen I really wanted a
sewing machine for Christmas my
boyfriend bought me one I love clothes
and I wanted to make mine I know itrsquos so
dorky but I love sewing at home and
knitting on an airplanerdquo
JULIA ROBERTS ldquoI always have
chocolate pie for Christmas with pecans
Itrsquos very Southernrdquo
QUEEN LATIFAH ldquoI take my family on
vacation every Christmas and New Yearrsquos
But I also go to Wal-Mart and get a bunch
of gift certificates These are great for
someone like me People think I already
have everything but therersquos always some
simple thing you needrdquo
EVA MENDES ldquoI love fake Christmas
trees They have nostalgia for me Growing
up I always had one We were poor and
theyrsquore cheaper to keep year after yearrdquo
NATASHA RICHARDSON ldquoI always
cook a traditional British Christmas dinner
of turkey chestnut stuffing Brussels
sprouts roast potatoes Fortnum amp
Masonrsquos pickled walnuts mince meat pie
and a Christmas pudding with coinstucked insiderdquo
GARRISON KEILLOR ldquoA lovely thing
about Christmas is that itrsquos compulsory
like a thunderstorm and we all go through
it togetherrdquo
P H O T O B Y R A N D A L L M I C H E L S O N W I R E I M A G E
TALK ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
KRISTEN BELL
ldquoI like to knit scarves for people all year long and
stockpile them for Christmas givingrdquo
BY SUSAN GRANGER
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