ARTICLES ON STARS

THE BEST AND THE WORST OF THE YEAR FROM A TO Z

P.77.Zellweger Triumphs! After triumphing as a musical heroine in the Oscar winner ``Chicago,'' Renee Zellweger ends her new comedy, ``Down With Love,'' with a song. ``When we did that song I wasn't even supposed to be recording,'' Zellweger said of the duet with her co-star, Ewan McGregor.

 

 

P.68. VALERIA GOLINO: Now this is what you call a star entrance. Italian actress Valeria Golino strides through the door of a London hotel suite and bears down on me with a purposeful if amused look in her cobalt blue eyes. As she walks, her mane of wavy, reddish-brown hair flies every which way, and her hips swing meaningfully. Tall and slim, she is swathed in grey; her sweater and tailored slacks do little to dispel hints of curves beneath. She looks ravishing.

 

 

P.72. Prima Donna: Minnie Driver in Hope Springs: A romantic comedy; a classic adaptation and a Scottish road movie - three new British films all have their charms, even the one featuring Minnie Driver's trademark Prima Donna routine, says Sukhdev Sandhu. Hope springs infernal when it comes to films starring Minnie Driver. All too often she comes across like a spoiled child bawling her eyes out because she's just dropped a lollipop on the floor, a flouncy prima donna kicking up a fuss upon learning that she can't have the restaurant table she wants.

 

P.74. Blanchett: She's a Renegade with no Deadline. “Veronica Guerin” Starring: Cate Blanchett. RATING: 2 Stars Movies have always confused journalists with cops, and maybe the comparison isn't far off: Both jobs appear to be about unraveling mysteries, but both are really about paperwork. The difference, however, is that cops get shot more often. Not to belittle those journalists who put their lives on the line daily, but their movie brethren are a Hollywood fantasy of tough-talking, street-walking renegades without deadlines.

 

 

 

 

 

P.230-234.  PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: From Sharon Stone to  Cindy Crawford. Hot hot stories, gossips and hidden news...

 

 

 

 

 

P. 326-328. IN MEMORIAM: WACJ Remembers KATHARINE H. HEPBURN (1907-2003).One of the world’s most accomplished actresses. Winner of four Academy Awards. Katharine Hepburn was born and raised in Hartford and West Hartford. She was the daughter of Katharine  Houghton Hepburn, a member of the rich and socially prominent family that founded the Corning Glass Works and an active supporter of women's rights, and Dr. Thomas Hepburn, a prominent surgeon. The second of five children, Katharine was bright and independent and excelled in athletics. She became interested in the theater at an early age, and at 8, she dramatized Uncle Tom's Cabin, cast it with neighborhood children and presented it in the tiny theater that her father had built for her in the back yard.

P.329-331. BOB HOPE: WACJ Remembers BOB HOPE, THE IMMORTAL (1903-2003). For a man who played third billing to Siamese twins and trained seals, Bob Hope has become the most recognized profile and talent in the world. And, in the entire history of show business, no individual has traveled so far -- so often -- to entertain so many. Hope's entertainment persona has been evident in every decade of the 20th century -- from impersonating Charlie Chaplin in front of the firehouse in Cleveland in 1909, to celebrating an unprecedented sixty year with NBC in 1996.

P.332. Gregory Peck: When there was talk earlier this year of the Oscars being postponed because of the war in Iraq, there were many references to a previous cancellation, in 1968, following the assassination of Martin Luther King. The then president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who announced the postponement, said that it was "the only appropriate gesture of respect" and made it clear that a film awards ceremony paled beside the tragedy of Dr King's death. The president was Gregory Peck, whose espousal of liberal causes and opposition to racism and anti-Semitism were reflected in a number of roles he played. Throughout his life, he always stressed that his roles on screen were just parts that he played and did not compare with the true heroics of such men as Dr King whom he admired so much. Now he has died, aged 87, fellow members of the industry around the world have paid tribute both to his body of work and his modest and laconic style. Peck was already in his mid-20s when he finally decided to embark on a career in acting. Born in southern California, in La Jolla, his father was a pharmacist of Irish descent, who separated from his mother when Peck was only six.

P.333-336. IN MEMORIAM: THE QUEEN OF SALSA, CELIA CRUZ IS DEAD! "I don't want to say that we've lost Celia because her music, her spirit and her 'azucar' will always be with us," said Cuban-born singer Gloria Estefan, referring to Cruz's exuberant shout of "azucar", Spanish for "sugar". I am sad and I miss her a lot," said a 72-year-old exile who identified himself only as Mr. Martinez. He had traveled the 225 miles from his home in Orlando, Florida, to attend a church service in Cruz's honor on Thursday.

 

P.382-386. STARS: Isabel Rose, star extraordinaire , co-writer of the film Anything But Love and author of the upcoming Doubleday novel The J.A.P Chronicles (Hardcover: 256 pages. Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (May 17, 2005. ISBN: 0385512864) is coming to The Hideaway Room at Helen's, 169 Eighth Avenue, New York City,  on November 16th, 21st, and 23rd at 9:30pm, for an evening of  superb entertainment accompanied by the Jeffrey Klitz trio. Her novel comes out in March "which she is fashioning a new show around" said her publicist, Scott Klein from Keith Sherman and Associates .

 

P.387- 391CINEMA AND SHOWBIZ LATEST NEWS:  Tom Hanks used experimental technology to morph into a little boy, a train conductor, a hobo and Santa Claus for the new Christmas adventure The Polar Express... Liam Neeson stars in Kinsey, which some conservative groups have denounced as being too favourable to pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey. Indignant conservative groups are protesting the opening of the film Kinsey, denouncing it as "propaganda" seeking to glorify the researcher they blame for inspiring the sexual revolution. "Alfred Kinsey is responsible in part for my generation being forced to deal face-to-face with the devastating consequences of sexually transmitted diseases, pornography and abortion," said Brandi Swindell, head of a college-oriented group called Generation Life that plans to picket theatres showing the film...Sopranos role gives  actor Curatola recognition and "respect".

 

P.424-429. STARS' FASHION: CLASSIEST, MOST ELEGANT AND WORST DRESSED STARS OF THE YEAR.