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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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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

be directed to Famous magazine at 102 Atlantic Ave Ste 100 TorontoOntario M6K 1X9 or 4165398800 or Famouscineplexcom

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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

WHEN TECHNOLOGY MEETS STYLETHE RESULTS ARE SPECTACULAR

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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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Give them anassortment of jams

Download hundreds of thousands of songs

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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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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

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

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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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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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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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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

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Yours

jTitanic

kFailure to Launch

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AVAILABLE AT

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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

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Make fewer pit stopsThe Civic doesnrsquot just drive past gas stations ndash it flies past them Thatrsquos the beautyof the Civicrsquos innovative

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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

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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

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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

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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

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potlight I

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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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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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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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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

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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

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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

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

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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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kWhite Christmas

Yours

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kFailure to Launch

kSave the Last Dance

kLast Holiday

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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

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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

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Goth or ladylike The lace on

these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)

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because yoursquoll only wear them at a

party the vertiginous heel and

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of a problem

Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating

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lighten dark circles that result from

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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

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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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Make fewer pit stopsThe Civic doesnrsquot just drive past gas stations ndash it flies past them Thatrsquos the beautyof the Civicrsquos innovative

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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

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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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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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

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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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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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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

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

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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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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

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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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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

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CONTRIBUTORS MATHIEU CHANTELOISEARL DITTMANSCOTT GARDNERSUSAN GRANGERLIZA HERZDAN LIEBMANBOB STRAUSS

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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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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

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

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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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famous 40 | december 2006

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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

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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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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

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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

IS HANDLED BY CINEPLEX MEDIA

HEAD OFFICE 4165398800

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DIRECTOR OF SALES SPECIAL MEDIA MARTY TENENBAUM (ext 249)MANAGING DIRECTOR SALES CINDY FROST (ext 254)

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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

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

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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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

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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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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)

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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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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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

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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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paramountcomhomeentertainmentk An Inconvenient Truth available from Rodale

D V D

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ON DVDVEMBER 21 2006

u owe it to yourself to see this filmrdquo

oger Ebert Chicago Sun Times

ldquoOne of the mostmportantfilms of

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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

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DREAMING OF A

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Just released in clean sleek

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Cellphone ($80 with a three-

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LED flash a built-in MP3

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Bluetooth technology video

capability and customizable

video ring tones

WEAR YOUR

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Take incoming phone

calls or listen to music

from a compatible

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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

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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

P H O T O

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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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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

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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

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party outfit

A WATCH THATrsquoS GOING PLACES

For the serious traveller on your list this

handsome TX 500 Series World Time

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simultaneously tells the time for

24 major cities around the world

WRAP IT UP

When it comes toholiday gifts the

package is almost as

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inside IKEA has some

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these ISIG Red Gift

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those little guys

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famous 42 | december 2006

gift | GUIDE

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STICKY SNAPS

Photo albums are so passeacute

Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for

25 4x6-inch sheets Staples) lets

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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

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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

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Fondue Set and

Fondue Pot ($10 and

$15 respectively

Second Cup) and

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to sample some

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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

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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

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last monthrsquos Casino Royale But the

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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

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Plus the rich and informative

narration is written with both kids

and adults in mind

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ROBOT ENGINEERING 101

Build your very own walking robot

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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

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nd lips) gives holiday gleam without having to resort to an over-the-top clothing statement

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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 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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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

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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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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famous 40 | december 2006

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These star-shaped Spongeables

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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

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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

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for retailers) and the

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online at wwwoakleyca) which

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Visit us at wwwparamountcomhomeentertainmentTMreg amp Copyright copy 2006 by Paramount PicturesAll Rights Reserved

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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

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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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not waiting to see it on dvd priceless

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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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yoursquoll always find it at our Stella Artois Gold Standard Establishments Handpicked from a selection of thousands of bars

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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

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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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

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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

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Plus the rich and informative

narration is written with both kids

and adults in mind

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Build your very own walking robot

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while its amber basenote is

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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

sparkle aplenty to add holiday flash

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Goth or ladylike The lace on

these Black Stilettos ($99 Aldo)

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of a problem

Garnier Nutrionist Regenerating

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With new Shimmery Nights

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Itrsquos like walking around with a

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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

BY SUSAN GRANGER

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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

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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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

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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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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

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i jThe Godfather DVD Collection

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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

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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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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

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

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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

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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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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

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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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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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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

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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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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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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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

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i jThe Godfather DVD Collection

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Yours

jTitanic

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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

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4

2

5

6

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

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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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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

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($199 The Bay)

SPARKLE AND SHINE

Festive but elegant

this Sterling Silver

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($130 Winners) will

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a simple dress

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party outfit

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For the serious traveller on your list this

handsome TX 500 Series World Time

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simultaneously tells the time for

24 major cities around the world

WRAP IT UP

When it comes toholiday gifts the

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famous 42 | december 2006

gift | GUIDE

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Photo albums are so passeacute

Post-it brand Picture Paper ($10 for

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cards journals scrapbookshellip

RETRO LIP GLOSS

Letrsquos face it for the most

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But the new Canadian line

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COOL MINTS

Every stocking has

to have something

sweet We suggest

Sweet Therapy

French and Frosted

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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

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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

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Fondue Pot ($10 and

$15 respectively

Second Cup) and

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to sample some

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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

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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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OR WATCH YOUR PHONE

Sony Ericssonrsquos MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch

($450 sonystyleca) communicates with

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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

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Plus sensors in the eyes measure distance

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while its amber basenote is

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Get more mileage out of your

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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

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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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Itrsquos like walking around with a

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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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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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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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

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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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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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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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

2passesperweekfor52weeks daggerNopurchasenecessary Contestcloses 115959PMET onFeb 152007Open toCanadianresidents overthe ageof majority1grand prizevaluedat $1250 Secondaryprizesvalued at$24 Skill-testinFullcontestdetails atwwwkeepingskinamazingca

Your skin is a

A great filmcan give your skingoosebumps

Imagine how it willreact to winning a yearof free movie passes

WINEnter atkeepingskinamazingca

Movies for a yearor 1 of 25 moviepasses for 2

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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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

canadarsquos 1 movie magazine in canadarsquos 1 theatr

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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

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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

7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006

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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

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

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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

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7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006

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Adapted with permission from

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

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

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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

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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

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

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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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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

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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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

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

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$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning

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wwwLGcachocolate

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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

Page 23: 84. Cineplex Magazine December 2006

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

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$1099Mozzarella cheese bbq steak strips red onions mushrooms sweet garlic and pepper seasoning

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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

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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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7232019 84 Cineplex Magazine December 2006

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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

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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

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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

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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

Page 25: 84. Cineplex Magazine December 2006

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

Page 26: 84. Cineplex Magazine December 2006

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

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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

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httpslidepdfcomreaderfull84-cineplex-magazine-december-2006 2733

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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

Page 28: 84. Cineplex Magazine December 2006

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

Page 29: 84. Cineplex Magazine December 2006

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

Page 30: 84. Cineplex Magazine December 2006

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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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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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

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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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not waiting to see it on dvd priceless

there are some things money canrsquot buy for everything else therersquos MasterCardtrade

The preferred card of