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FEATURES
20 ATTENTION SHOPPERS!
Still need to buy a few last-minute
gifts? Then check out our HOLIDAY
GIFT GUIDE for some brilliant
suggestions. Weve got your
big-ticket presents, decorative
items, and even sensational host
gifts and stocking stuffers
30 COWBOY JUNKIE
What does JAKE GYLLENHAAL say
was the coolest thing about
playing a gay cowboy in Brokeback
Mountain? Riding a horse,
of course! (And you thought it
would be kissing Heath Ledger)
I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
34 STATE OF FLUX
CHARLIZE THERON plays a comely
assassin in the futuristic thriller
Aeon Flux. Here she recounts the
near-paralyzing on-set injury that
almost curtailed the film and
ended her career
I BY EARL DITTMAN
34
DEPARTMENTS
06 EDITORIAL
The honest truth about King Kong
08 SNAPS
Uma...dressed as a superhero;
Penlope Cruz and Matthew
McConaughey stroll through Paris
10 SHORTS
Drool over the Deluxe Bamboo
Director Chair; and Tom Green raps
about his new hip-hop album
14 THE BIG PICTURE

Meet The Producers, Casanova and
The Family Stone
46 TRIVIA
What movie won first-time director
Rob Marshall an Oscar? Who is
Ta Leonis real-life partner in crime?
48 EATS
Paul Newman, Dolly Parton, Oprah
Winfrey and Pierce Brosnan share
holiday recipes
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52 STYLE
Five of our favourite Canadian
designers
56 VIDEO AND DVD

Brace yourself for Sin City: Recut,
Extended and Unrated
60 HOROSCOPE
Prepare to be emotional, Sagittarius
62 FAMOUS LAST WORDS

The stars talk faith
COVER STORY
40 APE QUEEN
Shes finally earned a spot in
Hollywoods upper echelon, but
is NAOMI WATTS risking her
new-found success by starring
as a monkeys plaything in
Peter Jacksons big-budget
remake of King Kong?
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December 2005
RETURN OF THE KING
ave you seen the original King Kong?

No honestly. Have you seen the
original King Kong?
A quick, entirely unscientific, survey
around the Famous offices shows that,
although theyre reluctant to admit it, most
people under the age of 40 have never seen
the 1933 version of King Kong. Despite its
classic status, and that it starred Canadian
Fay Wray, its one of those movies that
represents an embarrassing blank spot
in many movie lovers filmographies.
I would like to go on the record to say
that, I, Marni Weisz, editor of a national movie magazine, have
never seen King Kong. I thought I had, but then I realized I was
confusing it with 1949s Mighty Joe Young, another movie about a
gorilla brought from Africa to the States by a Hollywood promoter
looking to make a buck. Just like Kong, an exploited Mighty Joe
breaks loose and wreaks havoc. So you can understand my error.
Its for exactly this reason that Peter Jacksons new remake of
King Kong isnt such a bad idea. At a time when so many questions
begin, Why on Earth are they remaking this redo actually makes
some sense. In Finding her Wray, page 40, NAOMI WATTS talks
about the delights and challenges of taking over Fay Wrays role as
the object of the big apes animal desires.
You may be surprised to see CHARLIZE THERON in this months
slick sci-fi action pic Aeon Flux. After all, hasnt the leggy
South African gotten all serious on us? There was her Oscarwinning turn as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster, then her
wrenching performance as a sexually harassed miner in Octobers
true-ish North Country. So whats up?
Truth is she signed on to do Aeon Flux before shed even won
the Oscar, not that she would have changed her mind. In
Charlize Therons Backbreaking Role, page 34, she says it was
the chance to work with director Karyn Kusama, whose only other
movie was the popular 2000 indie Girlfight, that attracted her to the
film. Oh, and the backbreaking part of it? Theron was almost
paralyzed after an accident on set.
Speaking of backbreaking, JAKE GYLLENHAAL stars in the new
Ang Lee western Brokeback Mountain. But this is no typical western
you know, heroic ranchers taking on greedy landowners and all
that. This ones about a topic most dont immediately associate with
the genre gay love.
The winner of the Golden Lion for Best Picture at the Venice
International Film Festival, by all accounts Brokeback Mountain is a
tender, heartbreaking story well worth seeing. In
Playing Cowboys, page 30, Gyllenhaal tries to
convince us that the fact its Heath Ledger hes
kissing is no big deal.
And with the holidays within spitting distance
we wouldnt think of leaving you without
some last-minute gift ideas. Check out our
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE on page 20, and have a
wonderful festive season.
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Matthew McConaughey and Penlope Cruz take

a romantic stroll past the chic boutiques of
Avenue Montaigne in Paris.
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Its pretty rare that an actor will do a

public photo session on a movie set, but when
youve got something like Uma Thurmans outfit in
Super Ex-Girlfriend to promote, it just makes good
marketing sense. Thurman plays a superhero who
makes her exs (Luke Wilson) life difficult after he
dumps her. Its shooting in New Jersey (this pic was
taken at Liberty State Park) and should be out
next summer.
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Sopranos star James Gandolfini gives a snapper

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Isnt that the

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look. Here the star of
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enjoys an Oscar de la
Renta outfit at Couture
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Breast Cancer in
Los Angeles.
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Mena Suvari hasnt had a hit in a long time, but, boy, does she know how to
pose for the cameras. Here she sizzles at Desankas Spring 2006 fashion
show in Los Angeles. And that hit? Well, it might come in the form of this
months Rumor Has It she plays Jennifer Anistons nave little sister in the Rob
Reiner comedy.
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Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams who both hail from
Southwestern Ontario are actually a couple. Here
Gosling clowns around as the pair finishes up some
grocery shopping in L.A. Reportedly, there was
smooching as well.
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cant control and should focus on having fun, which explains why the Canadian comedian is
returning to his first love: rap music.
Greens debut rap CD, Prepare for Impact (in stores December 6th), is a throwback to
Greens early years in Ottawa where he was a teenage rap sensation.
I started playing a lot of shows around Ottawa and got a record deal, says Green on the
line from a Toronto studio where hes busy editing a top-secret new movie he wrote and
directed (due out next year).
I got the record deal right before I got cancer and ended up not being able to complete
that record, remembers Green, and during that process I built a whole recording studio, but
had to put the breaks on my music when I got sick.
Prepare for Impact sounds exactly how one would expect a
Tom Green rap album to sound. Songs such as My Bum is on Ya
Lips, Im an Idiot and I Like Hooters capture Greens goofball,
bodily functions-obsessed charm. The surprise is discovering that
Green can really rhyme.
Green kicks off a cross-Canada Keepin It Real Crew tour this
January, and dont be surprised if you see some real live Hooters
gals on stage with the rapper.
When we roll into each town well usually eat lunch at the
Hooters and basically ask the waitress if theyd like to dance on
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WHATS IT ABOUT? Rapper Usher lands his

first starring role playing a DJ who saves
the lives of a mobster (Chazz Palminteri)
and his daughter (Chriqui), and is then
forced to work as the mafia princesss
bodyguard.
DECEMBER
13
KING KONG
WHOS IN IT? Naomi Watts, Jack Black

WHO DIRECTED? Peter Jackson (The Lord of
the Rings: The Return of the King)
WHATS IT ABOUT? In this remake of the
1933 classic, a band of filmmakers come
across a giant ape on an island that
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH

AND THE WARDROBE
WHOS IN IT? Tilda Swinton, Jim Broadbent
WHO DIRECTED? Andrew Adamson (Shrek)
WHATS IT ABOUT? C.S. Lewiss classic tale of four siblings who wander into the mythical
world of Narnia and help lead an army of magical creatures against an evil witch
(Swinton) is poised to vanquish King Potter from the family-friendly box office throne. And
if it does, it will be in large part due to the work of WETA, the New Zealand special effects
house that spent some two years perfecting the films costumes, weapons and 64 separate
types of creatures (they worked nine months on the centaurs alone).
HITS THEATRES DECEMBER 9
DECEMBER
AEON FLUX
WHOS IN IT? Charlize Theron, Jonny Lee Miller
WHO DIRECTED? Karyn Kusama (Girlfight)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Four hundred years after a
nasty virus wipes out most of humanity
and sends the survivors into a single
remaining city, a superhot assassin (Theron)
is conscripted by rebel leaders to take out
a ruling government official. See Charlize
Theron interview, page 34.
CAKE
WHOS IN IT? Heather Graham, Sandra Oh
WHO DIRECTED? Nisha Ganatra (Fast Food High)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Shot in Toronto a while
back, this romantic-comedy follows a travel
writer (Graham) who reluctantly takes the
reins of her dads wedding magazine.
IN THE MIX
WHOS IN IT? Usher, Emmanuelle Chriqui
WHO DIRECTED? Ron Underwood
(The Adventures of Pluto Nash)
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WHOS IN IT? Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe
WHO DIRECTED? Rob Marshall (Chicago)
WHATS IT ABOUT? The daughter (Zhang)
of a poor Japanese fisherman is sold to
a Geisha house in Kyoto during the
1920s and eventually becomes the
citys most renowned Geisha, but she
can never completely win the heart of
her lover (Watanabe). Kyotos oncefamed Geisha district of Gion was too
modern-looking to use as a location, so
most of the ornate sets, including
cobblestone streets, were constructed
in Ventura, California.
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time forgot and then take said ape to the

wilds of New York City. We should also
mention the simians got a thing for a
certain blond actress (Watts), and bad
things happen to those who get between
a monkey and his girl. See Naomi Watts
interview, page 40.
THE PRODUCERS
WHOS IN IT? Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick
WHO DIRECTED? Susan Stroman (debut)
WHATS IT ABOUT? A devious theatrical
producer (Lane) and his lawyer partner
(Broderick) decide to bilk their investors
by creating a play so wretched that itll
close after a single show and allow them
to skip away with the profits. Who knew
Springtime for Hitler would be such a
hit?! The original 1968 movie, turned into
a Broadway smash, turned back into a
movie should make its investors very,
very happy.
DECEMBER
16
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
WHOS IN IT? Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal
WHO DIRECTED? Ang Lee (The Hulk)
WHATS ABOUT? This nuanced and heartbreaking drama recounts the 20-year love
CASANOVA
WHOS IN IT? Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller
WHO DIRECTED? Lasse Hallstrm
(An Unfinished Life)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Ledger swings both ways
this month, playing Brokeback Mountains
gay cowboy and Casanovas legendary
heterosexual lover. In this spirited romance
Casanova falls for the one woman (Miller)
who doesnt want him.
THE FAMILY STONE

affair between two cowboys who can never
come out to anyone except each other.
Gyllenhaal, and especially Ledger, give
marvelous performances as men forced to
lead double lives. See Jake Gyllenhaal
interview, page 30.
DECEMBER
18
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEW
ARMAGEDDON
Check www.famousplayers.com or
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where you can watch it live, and to buy
tickets.
WHOS IN IT? Dermot Mulroney,

Sarah Jessica Parker
WHO DIRECTED? Thomas Bezucha (Big Eden)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Everett Stone (Mulroney)
brings his nervous girlfriend Meredith
(Parker) home for Christmas thinking his
clan will go gaga over her. Wrong! They
hate her, so she calls on charming sis Julie
(Claire Danes) to help turn the negative tide.
DECEMBER
21
FUN WITH DICK AND JANE

WHOS IN IT? Jim Carrey, Ta Leoni
WHO DIRECTED? Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Dick and Jane just
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cant keep up with their affluent,

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CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2

WHOS IN IT? Steve Martin, Hilary Duff
WHO DIRECTED? Adam Shankman
(The Pacifier)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Tom and Kate Baker take
RUMOR HAS IT
WHOS IN IT? Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner
WHO DIRECTED? Rob Reiner
(This is Spinal Tap)
WHATS IT ABOUT? On the eve of her sisters
wedding, Sarah (Aniston) suspects her
family was the real-life inspiration for the
Robinson clan, made famous in the novel
The Graduate, and later the movie. Shirley
MacLaine is perfectly cast as the famed
Mrs. Robinson, but the question is, will
you buy Costner as aged Benjamin
Braddock?
their brood of 12 to a summer camp for a

relaxing vacation. But their stress-free
sojourn ends when a vacationing family
with eight kids challenges the Bakers to
some not-so-friendly fun and games.
THE RINGER
WHOS IN IT? Johnny Knoxville, Bill Chott
WHO DIRECTED? Barry W. Blaustein
(Beyond the Mat)
WHATS IT ABOUT? It should come as no
surprise that the Farrelly Brothers exec
produced this comedy about a guy
(Knoxville) who pretends to be mentally
challenged so he can enter, and win, the
Special Olympics. FYI: The Special
Olympics approved the script and
participated in the filming.
MUNICH
WHOS IN IT? Eric Bana, Daniel Craig
WHO DIRECTED? Steven Spielberg
(War of the Worlds)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Spielberg enters powderkeg territory with his latest drama about
the squad of Mossad agents (led by
Bana) assembled to hunt down the
Palestinian terrorists who kidnapped and
killed 11 Israeli athletes in the Olympic
Village during the 1972 Games. Quebec
star Marie-Jose Croze lands a plum role
as a spy.
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JAKE GYLLENHAAL
PLAYING COWBOYS
JAKE GYLLENHAAL and Heath Ledger fall for each other in Ang Lees award-winning BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.
Here Gyllenhaal opens up about playing gay I BY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS
hen he was a young boy, Jake Gyllenhaal dreamed of

being a firefighter. I was so wrong, he says, thinking
back. It was my friends who wanted to be cowboys
that had it right. There is nothing cooler than being a cowboy.
And if the hat fits Gyllenhaal does look ruggedly
handsome with a wide Stetson sitting atop his head in his first
western, Brokeback Mountain a movie that has, since its
world premiere this summer, been receiving nothing but
praise for its sensitive script and breathtaking beauty.
A day after the films North American premiere at the
Toronto International Film Festival, Gyllenhaal is clearly
jubilant about the response the film has garnered so far. His
smile is white and wide, his blinking eyes gigantic and blue.
He has already read a couple of reviews this morning
everywhere there is praise for the raw direction of filmmaker
Ang Lee (The Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), and
for Gyllenhaal. This same weekend the Venice International
Film Festival handed Brokeback Mountain the Golden Lion for
Best Film, the festivals highest honour.
An actor best-known for soulful portrayals of misunderstood, sensitive young men (October Sky, Moonlight Mile,
The Good Girl), this film gives the 24-year-old a chance to give
one of his most mature performances yet.
This is my first gay character and the most masculine
portrayal I have undertaken on screen. It marks a turning
point in my career, the actor says, then pauses for a couple
of seconds and adds, but I cant stop to think about that
because it goes against the nature of my work.
Adapted from a short story by American author Annie Proulx
that was first published in a 1997 issue of The New Yorker,
Brokeback Mountain tells of the forbidden love affair between
Jack Twist (Gyllenhaal) and Ennis del Mar (Heath Ledger),
two cowboys hired to tend sheep on a Wyoming mountain
one summer in the 1960s. Hostile toward each other at first,
the two develop a deep bond
Heath Ledger (left) and Gyllenhaal
and quickly become friends,
then lovers.
At the end of the summer
the two part ways and return
to their normal lives. But
four years, two marriages and
several children later, they
find themselves face to face
again, and realize their feelings havent been dulled by
the passage of time.
It is a film about the erosion of time that reminds us
that we need to do what we want to do in life. We need to
fight for what we believe in, explains Gyllenhaal.
Speaking of fighting for what one believes in, it took more
Jake Gyllenhaal as than six years for producer James Schamus to find the
cowboy Jack Twist
funding for this project. Joel Schumacher flirted with it.
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JAKE GYLLENHAAL
Gus Van Sant tried to make it.

Gyllenhaal remembers meeting with Van Sant, whose work
he admired, for the role. I remember saying No way, he
says, laughing at himself. All I heard was that they wanted to
make a gay cowboy movie. I was 16! I could not imagine
myself acting in a film like that.
Six years later, one of Gyllenhaals agents passed him the
script with Ang Lees name attached.
I really wanted to shoot this story once I saw that Ang Lee
was associated with the project, says Gyllenhaal. I have an
unconditional respect for his work. But my desire to do the
film went farther than that. It is so difficult to find truly
beautiful love stories out there today. Almost everything has
already been done. In the United States, we do hundreds of
dramas and romantic comedies a year. Most of them are
almost always full of pretense and clichs.
And Gyllenhaal knows Hollywood. Born in Los Angeles, he

grew up in the industry. His father, Stephen Gyllenhaal, is a
director, and his mother, Naomi Foner, is a screenwriter. His
sister, Maggie, has also made a name for herself as an actor
with memorable roles in films like Secretary, Mona Lisa Smile
and Happy Endings.
Films have greatly influenced my life. Even my love life!
Of course the characters on screen are all fictional, but for
years I tried to recreate the relationships I saw on screen. I
can even remember using dialogue from films to try and
impress my girlfriends. And, you know what? It never worked!
Brokeback Mountains message is full of meaning. It reminds
you that love is rare and when we find it we need to hang on,
by hook or by crook, imparts Gyllenhaal, who turns 25 on
the 19th of this month.
The guy who has locked lips on screen with Gwyneth Paltrow
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and Jennifer Aniston doesnt consider his numerous and

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first time I kissed a guy, he says. People all want to hear the
juicy details about what it was like. But there arent any.
Whats the big deal? The majority of my straight male friends
have also kissed other men. I think all men go through a
phase where they find themselves attracted to a member of
the same sex. It is the same thing with women but they talk
about it more easily. This taboo that men have about
discussing their sexuality really fascinates me.
Making even more of an impression on Gyllenhaal were his
first time on the back of a horse (totally cool, dude) and the
mountainous terrain of Calgary, where the film was shot
(cold, but extremely beautiful).
It is difficult to associate Canada with anything other than
winter, he says, making reference to both Brokeback Mountain
and the blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow he filmed in
Montreal over two cold months in the winter of 2002/2003.
We filmed [The Day After Tomorrow] during the harshest
months of the winter. I didnt see much [of the city], everything was wrapped up in an immense mountain of snow. But
the people were great. The technical team were really
patient. You must be a very calm and courageous people to
live through these winters. I think patience is one of the great
virtues of Canadians.
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CHARLIZE THERONS BACKBREAKING ROLE
ears from now, when Charlize Theron is flipping

through the channels and comes across a late-night
showing of Aeon Flux, before she even has a chance to
judge her old performance, gawk at that funky hairdo or
marvel at the painterly cinematography, odds are shell get a
twinge in her back.
Her injury, God willing, will be completely healed by then,
but a herniated disc between your third and fourth vertebrae
especially when its the result of a sudden and dramatic
accident is just the sort of thing your body never forgets.
Maybe it was the fact that Theron trained as a ballet dancer
in her native South Africa that made her think she could really
push it with the stunts, or maybe it was just her compulsion
to throw herself into her characters we all remember how
the model-turned-actor transformed for Monster, winning an
Oscar in the process.
Theron puts it more simply: Im usually doing romances

or dramas, so I dont have very many action scenes to film. So
when Im doing a film that offers me a lot of stunts, I train for
the stunts that I feel confident I can do which luckily end
up being most of them and leave the questionable and
maybe overly technical ones to the pros.
In retrospect, the stunt in question may have been one that
should have been left for the pros production of the
big-budget thriller had to be shut down for a long six weeks
while the 30-year-old actor healed.
Aeon Flux takes place 400 years in the future, just under 400
years after industrial disease wipes out most of the worlds
population. A walled, Utopian society called Bregna represents
the majority of the remaining civilization, but there is an
underground society called Monica, comprised of those who
know the tranquility in Bregna is only surface-deep.
In Flux: Charlize Theron gets physical as assassin Aeon Flux

Youd never know it from looking at CHARLIZE THERON today, but an accident on the set of AEON FLUX
could very easily have left her in a wheelchair. Here she talks about the injury and the physical
demands of the role I BY EARL DITTMAN
interview | CHARLIZE THERON
Theron plays the title hero, a gymnastic secret agent sent

by The Handler (Frances McDormand, who also starred with
Theron in Octobers moving drama North Country) to assassinate a government leader in Bregna. Based on the animated
series that ran on MTV, the films look and feel falls somewhere
between live action, animation and a slick videogame. And
its the first film from director Karyn Kusama since her
debut, Girlfight, caused a stir back in 2000.
Literally hours before she was whisked off to the Emmy
Awards in Los Angeles this past September, Charlize Theron
squeezed in a few interviews with the press, including
this one.
What did you actually do to cause this kind of damage to your back?
I did a back handspring, my feet slipped from underneath
me, and I landed on my neck with my body straight. I was on
a wire but the thing is, I was really learning gymnastics and
you only get speed from not really using the wire that much.
The wire was just guiding me, the wire wasnt lifting.
Was it tough to stop for six weeks in the middle of filming?
Not only did I have the time and luxury to get to know my
character of Aeon much better, and understand what
compelled her to almost single-handedly lead this rebellion
against the bad guys, but I got to know her as a feeling, loving
It was an accident. Accidents happen and you

have got to get over that fear, says Theron
Let it show.
Let it show.
Let it show.
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woman. Before Aeon Flux, I hadnt been able to spend much
time with my mom [Gerda], my wonderful boyfriend [actor
Stuart Townsend, star of TVs updated Night Stalker series] and
my animals. That time off gave me a chance to get my head
together, because I had literally spent just days between
reporting to films sets. After Monster, it was Head in the Clouds,
then North Country and finally Aeon Flux. Honestly, I think
Aeon Flux will benefit from my time off.
Are you completely healed?

Yeah, I go for one more check up. The reason why we had to
shut down was just because if I had any other smaller
accident, like a car accident or if I slipped and fell or anything
like that, it was really very close. If [the disc] had moved any
more it would have compressed on my spinal cord. Thats
paralyzed. The nerve damage was really what was problematic
because I lost all feeling in the right side of my body.
Did you know you were in trouble when you landed?
No, because I had been in so much pain in this movie
[laughs]. I thought it was just maybe a spasm. I got up and said,
No, Im fine, I think maybe I just pulled it a little bit. Its just
spasming a little bit. I lay down for a second, started to stretch
a little bit, and within 20 minutes the pain got so intense that
we went to the hospital and did a CAT scan and found out.
Did you vow that you would never do another action movie?
No, it was an accident. Accidents happen and you have got
to get over that fear. I wouldnt have wanted to make that
film if I couldnt. The physical aspect is what I was so
interested in. I come from a background of telling stories
with my body and I really thought that this was a great
throwback to that.
Does a part of you stay in character the entire time youre working on
a movie?
No, I dont like bringing my work home because it makes my
work not as effective, I think. I need the energy, I need to be
able to switch off and rest.
So you can walk off that set and that energy, that character, disappears?
I really believe that every actor can do it, its discipline.
Does that come from your dance background?
Maybe. But also just because I love my life. I really love my
life just as much as I love my work and I dont want the two
to override each other.
You and Stuart Townsend have been a couple for quite a while, how do
you keep it going with your crazy lives?
Weve been together almost five years now. I think the most
important thing is not what the persons occupation is, but
just the personalities. Its the two personalities that have to
live together, and he challenges me and keeps me on my
toes. Hes a fire sign, Im a fire sign. What I like to call a
Saggi-terrorist [laughs].
After winning the Oscar, did you become more selective about roles?
No. I took North Country a week before I won the Oscar. I
would be stupid to say that it wasnt because of the noise, Im
sure it had a lot to do with that too, but it was before I actually
won the Oscar. When I won the award I never even entertained
any other offers, I never read any other scripts. I havent read
a script since Aeon Flux and then North Country in the last two
years since I won it.
The Aeon Flux announcement was just shortly after you won the Oscar.
But I had said yes, then they go and do all the paperwork and
all of that stuff. I had completely committed myself to the two
projects of Aeon Flux and North Country because of directors
Karyn Kusama and because of Niki Caro [North Countrys director, whod previously made a splash with Whale Rider]. Those
are two filmmakers that I really wanted to work with, they felt
like two projects that were day and night from each other.
Martin Csokas looks to

Theron to save the day
Whats next for you?

Nothing, Im going to go live life. Its time to go live life. Im
doing a five-episode character on Arrested Development. I really
didnt think I would go back to acting for the rest of this year,
then they called and I said, Oh God, I love the show. Id love
to go do some comedy. Im producing a couple of things
that dont take me away from home. Stuarts working nights,
so I can work a little bit during the day.
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FINDING HER WRAY

There are few roles more iconic than Fay Wrays
screaming Ann Darrow in KING KONG. Will
NAOMI WATTS be able to make it her own in
Peter Jackosns redo? I BY RON DICKER
fter Alberta farm girl Fay Wray caught the eye of a giant
ape in the 1933 classic King Kong, she said she didnt
realize that King Kong and I were going to be together
for the rest of our lives, and longer.
Naomi Watts discovers this month whether she and the
supersized simian can form an eternal bond as she reprises
Wrays Ann Darrow in the new King Kong.
It is an event movie of the highest order, combining an
Oscar-winning director, Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings)
fulfilling his greatest ambition, and cinemas greatest beauty
and the beast story.
No pressure, right?
I try not to pay attention to it, says Watts, surrounded
by the snowy mountains of Park City, Utah, during the
Sundance Film Festival. On a break from shooting Kong in
Wellington, New Zealand, Watts is here to hype the comedy
Ellie Parker, about a wannabe actor struggling to maintain her
dignity. I show up on the day, give it my all. The minute you
start thinking about what people are going think of you and
how theyll react, its death.

At the same time, Watts hopes that, while this might be the
defining role of her career, it will not define her. I wont be
this part forever, she insists.
Right, like we forget that Judy Garland ever wore ruby
slippers.
But this compelling actor today she looks dazzling in a
sweater and boots, blond and Noxzema radiant cant really
complain. Not long ago her fears werent about being
typecast; they were about not being cast at all.
I remember spending a lot of time in my car, she says.
While I was driving along Mulholland Drive, Id think,
Maybe Ill take a right there and drive myself off the cliff. I
cant take it.
She laughs at the irony. Mulholland Drive is also the name
of the 2001 David Lynch mindbender that launched her
career in North America.
The England-born and Australia-raised 37-year-old became a
soap star Down Under then followed Nicole Kidman to
Los Angeles and watched her blossom into an international
sensation and a target. Watts had no idea that she, too, would
become a victim of Australias tall poppy syndrome, the natives
term for the collective urge to chop down those who rise above.
We have a tabloid cancer in Australia and its very toxic,
she says.
A now-defunct relationship with fellow Australian actor
Heath Ledger, 10 years her junior, created quite a stir, and
Handmaiden: Naomi Watts gets a lift from

giant ape Kong in King Kong
cover | story | NAOMI WATTS
Watts radiates that perfect 30s look
Its not you, its me: Watts relates

to her oversized love interest
Watts is at the point where anything she does, any movie

she chooses, grabs attention. Kong, of course, has upped
the ante.
With success, stakes get higher and higher, she says. It
doesnt matter what your dream is in life. You cant really go,
Now Im done.
Her credibility as an actor was sealed with an Oscarnominated turn as a grief-worn mother in 21 Grams (2003),
shes made two hit horror films, The Ring (2002) and its
2005 sequel, and last year she starred in three thinky critics
faves, I Heart Huckabees, The Assassination of Richard Nixon and
We Dont Live Here Anymore.
But Watts, a Hollywood bridesmaid so many times before
she became the bride of Kong, still vividly remembers a time
when validation, from the public and her peers, seemed
unattainable.
I tried to think of something else I could do but theres
nothing I loved as much as this acting, she says. She hung in
there long enough to get the call that would jolt any movie
star. While Jackson was putting the final touches on his third
Lord of the Rings film, he called Watts to see if she was interested
in being Ann Darrow. They had dinner in London.
We spoke about the project, but mostly we just talked,
Watts recalls.
Dessert came later, when Jackson informed her that she
had won the role. Although Watts had never before worked
on an action adventure, she insists she adores them if they
are done properly.
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WETA GOES APE

When it comes to using cutting-edge technology to make and promote
his films, theres no one better than King Kong director Peter Jackson.
Like George Lucas before him, New Zealand native Jackson helped
launch a design workshop and digital effects house to serve his
filmmaking needs. WETA established in the Wellington suburb
of Miramar in1995 and named after an antennaed bug native to
New Zealand is best known for producing the costumes, creatures,
miniatures and the thousands of digital shots used in the Lord of the
Rings trilogy and this months The Chronicles of Narnia.
With King Kong, WETAs staff faced the daunting task of
creating a huge ape who had to be able to act. They turned to actor
Andy Serkis and motion-capture technology to pull it off. Serkis,
who had been down this road before playing LotRs computergenerated Gollum, was plastered with sensors that recorded his
muscle movements. Concentrated mostly on his face, the sensors
provided the road map WETAs digital artists needed to create an
ape who could look perplexed, happy and, of course, really,
really mad.
Check out the stellar website KongisKing.net, and specifically the
series of production diaries, to see the motion-capture technology
at work. The diaries offer a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at
the complex and often mind-bending technology used to recast Kong
as a 21st-century ape. IR
Ron Dicker is a freelance writer based in New York City. His

entertainment coverage appears frequently in the San Francisco
Chronicle.
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King Kong did not adore Watts, however. She was bruised
and emotionally spent, particularly from the well-known
scene in which the Skull Island natives offer her up to their
hairy tormentor. But Watts says the spirit of the moment
carried her through any physical discomfort. She and Jackson
had even asked the cast to tone down their aggression, but
realized the immediacy fizzled once they did.
The rubber-limbed Andy Serkis, who stood in as the slithery
Gollum before he was digitalized in the Lord of the Rings trilogy,
performed similar duties as the stand-in for Kong.
The plot is basically the same as in the 1933 version, with a
few tweaks. A filmmaking crew with a bully of a director
(Jack Black instead of the vaudeville blowhard played by
Robert Armstrong), a beautiful actress (Watts instead of
Wray) and a screenwriter (Adrien Brody instead of the
explorer played by Bruce Cabot) arrive at Skull Island to
investigate the Kong legend, but find themselves terrorized
by the real deal. The natives kidnap Ann as altar candy for
Kong, and the crew embarks on a rescue mission.
The team eventually bags the creature, crates him, and
brings him to New York to be the ultimate freak show. Kong
goes bananas, of course, and the Empire State Building
becomes his tree house away from home. He cradles Ann and
swats fighter airplanes like mosquitoes in what is perhaps
cinemas most memorable finale.
As an homage to the original, Watts wears a hat similar to
one worn by Wray. It is an iconic movie and an iconic role,
Watts says. Those are very big shoes to fill.
But not so big as to dissuade Watts from taking one more stab
at Hollywood Royalty. Next year shell appear in another role
originally played by a seemingly incomparable icon Greta
Garbos part as an adulteress in a remake of The Painted Veil.
Despite the success, Watts says she remains her worst critic
although a bad audition is not likely to give her that splitsecond urge to take the short route down Mulholland Drive.
I do have a little bit more confidence that it wont go away
tomorrow, she says.
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Matthew Broderick plays nebbish accountant Leo Bloom in an updated

version of The Producers. Who played his character in the 1968 original?
From left: Matthew Broderick, Will Ferrell
and Nathan Lane in The Producers
The Family Stone stars Dermot Mulroney

as a guy who just wants his offbeat family
to like his girlfriend. Can you name the
1988 western thats considered to be
Mulroneys breakthrough film? Clue: It
also starred Emilio Estevez, Kiefer
Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips.
Fun with Dick and Jane has Jim Carrey
and Ta Leoni as a burgling husband and
wife team. Which actor/director is Leoni
married to in real life? >>>
In Rumor Has It, Jennifer Anistons character thinks that her grandmother was the
inspiration for The Graduates mature
seductress, Mrs. Robinson. Can you name
the pop-folk duo that performed the song
Mrs. Robinson used in both films?
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answers
Heath Ledger stars in two movies this

month, Brokeback Mountain and
Casanova. Of the following starlets, which one has Ledger not dated
Michelle Williams, Heather Graham, Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts?
C.S. Lewis 2. Chicago
Gene Wilder 4. Young Guns
David Duchovny
Simon and Garfunkel 7. Kate Hudson
Rob Marshall directs the new movie Memoirs of a Geisha, about a poor
Japanese girl sold into slavery. The last movie he directed won Best Picture
at the Oscars. Name it.
1.
3.
5.
6.
1
2
3
The big-screen adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the

Witch and the Wardrobe comes out this month. Who wrote the book on
which its based?
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HOLIDAY COOKING FIT FOR A STAR

Pierce Brosnan, Dolly Parton, Oprah Winfrey and Paul Newman share their favourite holiday recipes I BY SUSAN GRANGER
DOLLY PARTON
This is such an easy Christmas bread to prepare, and

it makes a wonderful gift during the holiday season.
CHRISTMAS-CRANBERRY BREAD
(serves 4 to 6)
Ingredients:
1 cup fresh cranberries, chopped

2 cups sifted flour
3/4 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup walnuts
2 eggs
1/4 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
Method:
Combine cranberries, flour, sugar, baking
powder and walnuts in a large mixing bowl.
2. Beat the eggs slightly and mix with melted
butter, vanilla and milk. 3. Make a depression
in the centre of the cranberry mixture and
pour in the egg mixture. 4. Stir until dry ingredients are moist. 5. Pour into greased 9 by
5 bread pan. 6. Bake for 55 minutes at 350 F,
or until a toothpick inserted comes out dry.
PAUL NEWMAN
This is one of Joanne [Woodward] and my

favourite appetizers and it combines the
colours of the Christmas season.
(serves 4)
Ingredients:
20 to 24 fresh asparagus spears

4 thin slices smoked salmon
watercress sprigs for garnish
to taste: extra virgin olive oil,
wine vinegar, capers, freshly ground
black pepper
Method:
Cut all asparagus to about 6 inches long,
steam or boil until tender-crisp (al dente),
and cool by immediately immersing in cold
water. 2. Wrap smoked salmon around five
or six spears to make a bundle. 3. Place an
asparagus bundle on each plate and garnish
with watercress. 4. At the table, pass cruets
of oil and vinegar, a pepper mill and a small
bowl of drained capers.
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OPRAH WINFREY
Everyone wants rich, creamy comfort foods at Christmas. This one

not only tastes great but it has those great aromas of holiday baking.
[Chef] Rosie Daley taught me to bake, rather than boil, the sweet
potatoes for the filling, which produces a more intense flavour.
SWEET POTATO PIE (serves 12)

Ingredients for crust:
light vegetable cooking spray

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 large egg white
Ingredients for filling:

4 baked medium sweet potatoes (prick the surface of
each potato 4 times with the tines of a fork and bake
for 1 hour at 350 degrees F)
6 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon each: ground nutmeg, ground cloves,
ground allspice, ground ginger
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
5 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon honey
6 ounces light cream cheese
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. Spray a 10-round pie pan 3 times with vegetable oil
to coat. 3. Put all the remaining ingredients for the crust in the bowl of a food
processor. Pulse 5 times. 4. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and press
down firmly, spreading the crumb crust until it covers the bottom evenly.
5. Peel sweet potatoes and place in large mixing bowl. Mash them with a fork.
6. Transfer potatoes to blender and add all the remaining filling ingredients.
Whip until mixture is smooth and frothy, scraping down the sides as necessary
so that all the ingredients are blended. 7. Pour filling into crust. 8. Bake 30 to
45 minutes, until centre of the pie is firm and not sticky to the touch. 9. Transfer
pan to rack and allow pie to cool 30 minutes. 10. Refrigerate for 1 hour. I like
to garnish each serving with a dollop of real or mock whipped cream and a
sprinkle of ground nutmeg or cinnamon.
PIERCE BROSNAN
Being from Ireland, I remember with fondness the Christmas Goose.
ROAST CHRISTMAS GOOSE (serves 10 to 15)

Ingredients:
1 10- to 14-pound young goose

6 sprigs of rosemary
6 sprigs of thyme
2 apples, cut into quarters
2 oranges, cut into quarters
2 onions, peeled and cut into quarters
salt and pepper to taste
Method:
Preheat oven to 375 F. 2. Sprinkle the goose with salt and

pepper, both inside and out. 3. Remove any additional fat
and discard. Prick the skin and allow the fat beneath to run
out as it cooks. Place the rosemary and thyme in the cavity.
4. Place the goose, breast-side down, in a deep roasting
pan. Arrange the apples, oranges and onions around the
goose in the pan. 5. Pour in enough water to come halfway
up the sides of the goose. 6. Roast for 2 to 2.5 hours. Pour
off fat from time to time, adding more water if necessary,
stirring it into the pan juices. 7. Turn the goose breast-side
up and roast for another 1.5 to 2 hours, or until completely
cooked. (Insert meat thermometer in thick inner thigh.)
8. Pour off the fat and add more water, as necessary, stirring
it into the pan juices. 9. Transfer goose to a large serving
platter and keep it warm. 10. Remove remaining fat from
sauce and strain sauce, seasoning it with salt and pepper.
11. Serve goose with sauce. Dont try to slice more than the
breast and thigh meat at the table; goose is so rich that
smaller portions are fine.
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Over the past year Famous style columns have bowed

at the well-shod feet of international trendsetters like
Mouret, Balenciaga, Chloe, Armani and Lang.
But wed be remiss if we let the year draw to a close
without paying attention to some of the great talent
we have at home. Here are five of our faves
I By Mathieu Chantelois, Jean-Francois Lgar and milie Villeneuve
ANDY TH-ANH
The three letters comprising designer Andy Th-Ahns label,

P.O.W., stand for Power of Women, but also form an onomatopoeia
that fits. The Quebecers collections, which explode with shape
and colour, have been delighting Montreal fashionistas for five
years now. We remember his summer 2004 line with an almost
childlike nostalgia, those satin skirts in electric reds and blues!
This fall, Th-Ahn presents a line thats as much military as
romantic, as if lifted from 19th-century Russia. Shades of black
and violet set off luminous lilacs, while printed silk ribbons hug
waistlines. The Vietnamese-born designer renounces the concept of
a single look, opting instead for an amalgam of structured pieces,
starched fabrics and light, floral-print chiffons, proving that
opposites do attract. V
ARTHUR
MONDONA
In the kingdom of designers,

there is a King Arthur. Not yet
30 years old, hes already been
lauded on the runways of
Los Angeles, Sao Paolo and
Montreal. And everywhere,
nothing but accolades for this
designer who was still a fashion
student at Torontos Ryerson
University just three years ago.
But once ultra-chic Wallpaper*
magazine gushed over Mendona,
it wasnt long before the rest of
the fashion media followed suit:
A rising star, trumpeted British
Vogue. The next Alfred Sung,
proclaimed Toronto Life. The
designer to watch, announced
Elle Canada. His collections
seduce with modernity and
sensuality, his fabrics are
sumptuous, his lines striking,
and his fits masterly. MC
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The designer who began his career

12 years ago as the Montreal
hipsters best kept secret has now
expanded into markets from
New York to Tokyo. In 2003, his
line of skirts for men snagged
Dubuc an invitation the only one
bestowed upon a Canadian to
show at the prestigious London
exhibition Men in Skirts alongside the likes of Jean-Paul Gaultier.
Hes also among the precious few
Canadians who have shown their
collections in Paris. Upon his most
recent journey to the city of lights,
French Vogue proclaimed Dubuc a
designer to watch. This winter
he follows in the footsteps of
Dior Homme with a punk rockinspired collection featuring
silhouettes reminiscent of London
in the early 80s. Dark colours
(black, charcoal) and robust fabrics
(wool, mesh, jersey) are elegantly
crumpled, brushed or boiled. And
ladies, worry not; womens wear
has been added to the line. JFL
HOAX
COUTURE
One is an architect, the

other a lawyer. In both life
and work, they make a
spectacular duo. Its hard
to believe its been 15
years since Torontonians
Jim Searle and Chris Tyrell
first created their label,
Hoax Couture. With no
formal fashion training, the
pair quit their respective
day jobs to begin selling
their creations which,
at the time, consisted of
T-shirts on a street
corner. When their first
collections turned all the
right heads, the pair played
their cards right and the
rest is history. Their style is
at once classic and romantic,
unique but with universal
appeal. And their threads
can be spotted on the
backs of such celebrities as
*NSYNC, Jann Arden,
Alannah Myles and boy-band
The Moffatts. MC
JULIE BRUB
Four years ago, this 31-year-old graduate of Montreals

LaSalle College opted to cross the pond and move to London,
England. I was fed up after my studies and wanted a new life
experience, she explained during a recent telephone interview.
Once in London, Brub was promptly hired as assistant to
German designer Markus Lupfer, and, somehow, also found
time to work on her own creations. Evidently, her move was a
good one. Brub presented her first show at prestigious
London Fashion Week last February. Starting with androgynous
silhouettes, she unites ultra-feminine pieces, such as capes
and cardigans with plunging necklines, with more basic styles,
including pinstripe trousers that evoke a military sensibility.
She also loves to combine neutral shades with vibrant colour,
creating an innovative yet accessible prt-a-porter collection
that fuses streetwear and subtle glamour. JFL
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Story: In this years
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Stars: Ioan Gruffudd,

Jessica Alba
Director: Tim Story
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Story: After being
exposed to cosmic
radiation, four astronauts gain incredible
superpowers. Together they must protect
the world from their former teammate,
who has mutated into the evil Dr. Doom.
DVD Extras: three deleted scenes, three
making-of featurettes
DECEMBER 13
BAD NEWS BEARS
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton,
Greg Kinnear
Director: Richard Linklater
(School of Rock)
Story: A boozy, cranky,
foul-mouthed former
baseball player
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inept team of (equally foul-mouthed)
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THE 40-YEAR-OLD
VIRGIN
Stars: Steve Carell,
Catherine Keener
Director: Judd Apatow
(debut)
Story: After discovering
that nice guy Andy
(Carell) has never
known the love of a good (or any) woman,
his pals are determined to set him up
before he hits 41. The prime candidate: a
hot grandmother (Keener). DVD Extras: gag
reel, four featurettes; and an Unrated
Edition adds 17 extra minutes and two
more featurettes.
Although it only debuted on DVD in August, this loaded-up special

edition featuring both the 124-minute theatrical cut, as well as a
new 147-minute extended one arrives just in time for the fanboy
(or girl) on your Christmas list.
Co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, and adapted
from Millers graphic novels, Basin Sin City is a dank and dangerous
place populated by crooked cops, remorseless killers and femmes
fatale. Shot mostly in black and white, with occasional violent
splashes of colour, the film-noir fantasy follows several overlapping
hard-boiled tales of violence, vengeance and heartbreak.
Available Dec. 13, the bonus features are too numerous to list in
full, but heres a taste: three commentary tracks, one with Rodriguez and Miller, a second
track with Rodriguez and guest director Quentin Tarantino and a third with the Austin, Texas,
crowd at the films premiere.
Also included are nine making-of
featurettes, plus the 15 Minute Film
School with Robert Rodriguez, 10 Minute
Cooking School with Robert Rodriguez,
The Long Take: 17 Uninterrupted Minutes
of Tarantinos Segment, Sin City Night at
Antones cast and crew party, bloopers, a
Sin-Chroni-City Interactive Game, teaser
and theatrical trailers. Rounding out the
package will be a Special Edition printing
Robert Rodriguez (left) and
of the original Sin City graphic novel
Frank Miller on set
The Hard Goodbye.
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Director: Michael Bay
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Story: Its all about
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Lincoln Six-Echo
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Director: Terry
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Story: In 18thcentury Europe the
Grimm Brothers
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two white track down her killers and
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DVD Extras: Singletons commentary,
deleted scenes, four making-of featurettes.
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Stars: Tom Wilkinson, Laura Linney
Director: Scott Derrickson (debut)
Story: Loosely based on a true story, a
priest (Wilkinson) goes on trial for
performing an exorcism on the teenage
Emily. Meanwhile, the lawyer (Linney)
defending him is visited by evil spirits.
THE GREAT RAID

Stars: Benjamin Bratt,
James Franco
Director: John Dahl
(The Last Seduction)
Story: This oldfashioned Second
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prisoners held under brutal conditions.
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Stars: Diane Lane,
John Cusack
Director: Gary David
Goldberg (Dad)
Story: After her
family posts a
personal ad for a
man who must love
dogs, an attractive single woman (Lane)
borrows a pooch to impress her sweet,
but intense, new suitor (Cusack).
SERENITY
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres
Director: Joss Whedon (debut)
Story: An immensely entertaining mash-up
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involving a group of wisecracking space
outlaws on the run from agents of a totalitarian intergalactic government. Based on
the short-lived 2002 TV show Firefly.
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Stars: Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly
Director: Walter Salles (The Motorcycle
Diaries)
Story: In another remake of a Japanese
horror hit, a mother (Connelly) must
protect her young daughter from the evil
lurking in their new apartment. Because
even living with evil spirits is more fun
than moving. DVD Extras: deleted scenes,
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HOROSCOPE | BY DAN LIEBMAN
Sagittarius
November 22
December 22
The emotional and intuitive sides of your

personality are on display this month. On
the one hand, small things irritate you.
On the other, you seem to be able to
figure out whats going to happen next
especially in matters involving finance.
January 20
Its been a difficult year in the commitment

department, whether youre trying to get
one or trying to make one. But all that
changes around the 15th. As the year
draws to a close, your social standing
so important to your sign has rarely
been this elevated.
Aquarius
January 21
February 19
Youve been finding it hard to get together

with someone, but this is the month when
the two of you finally connect. If youve
been looking for answers, try searching in
different places.
Pisces
February 20
Aries
March 21
Capricorn
December 23
Happy 33rd, Jude Law
March 20
Bette Midler
Lucy Liu
Brendan Fraser
Marisa Tomei
Frankie Muniz
Tom Hulce
Ellen Burstyn
Kim Basinger
John Malkovich
Kenneth Branagh
Teri Garr
12th:
13th:
14th:
15th:
16th:
17th:
18th:
19th:
20th:
21st:
22nd:
June 22
July 22
Trying a new approach helps you get

through to a friend. Now its time to take
some of your own advice, especially
where relationships are concerned. Enjoy
improvements in your home environment.
Taurus
Leo
If youve been concerned about your

recent lack of incentive or lack of work
you can expect a turnaround. Despite
the usual tendency to slow down this
month, youve seldom been so productive.
You still find time to socialize, and in a
stylish fashion at that.
The gap narrows as you develop rapport

with those from both older and younger
generations. Your leadership skills are in
demand, especially during the middle
chunk of the month. To everyones surprise
and relief your domestic skills are
impressive.
Gemini
Virgo
Dont hold back when it comes to telling

others how much you care about them.
Be cautious, however, where criticism is
involved. Someone youre just getting to
know shares an unusual interest. Get a
professional opinion before signing
agreements.
Despite the hubbub of the season

in fact, because of it this proves a
productive time. Your listening skills are
sharp, so you can expect to pick up
important bits of information.
April 21
May 22
June 21
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th:
6th:
7th:
8th:
9th:
10th:
11th:
Cancer
Sometime this month you get a glimpse

into the year ahead. There could be an
indication of an upcoming job, vacation
or move. Dont hold back when it comes
to emotional support for a friend.
May 23
Youll be paying some sort of tribute to a

person you admire. At the same time, you
receive accolades from an unlikely party.
Dont hesitate to seek comfort from a
new friend.
April 20
Jennifer Connelly
Jamie Foxx
Patty Duke
Don Johnson
Benjamin Bratt
Eugene Levy
Brad Pitt
Jake Gyllenhaal
John Spencer
Kiefer Sutherland
Ralph Fiennes
23rd:
24th:
25th:
26th:
27th:
28th:
29th:
30th:
31st:
Estella Warren
Ricky Martin
Sissy Spacek
Jared Leto
Grard Depardieu
Maggie Smith
Jude Law
Tracey Ullman
Val Kilmer
July 23
August 22
August 23
September 22
Libra
September 23
October 22
Your practical side emerges during the

first half of December. Thanks to your
business savvy, you could be climbing the
professional ladder. Your spiritual side is
prominent during the last two weeks.
Scorpio
October 23
November 21
Dont use the holiday season as an

excuse to ignore tricky issues. You do well
to tackle these and ask hard questions
before the end of the year. The full
moon of the 15th marks the start of an
extended period of both stability.
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STARS TALK ABOUT FAITH
I BY SUSAN GRANGER
BRITNEY SPEARS I believe in the

power of prayer. Im a practicing Baptist.
I had a Bible book that I prayed in, night
after night. I would pray, I hope my song
plays on a certain radio station thats
really big, and it happened. Then I was
like, I pray they play it on MTV. I am
totally blessed.
JOHN MALKOVICH I believe in people.
I believe in humans. I believe in a car.
But I dont believe in something I can
have absolutely no evidence of.
JENNIFER LOPEZ Although, as a good

Catholic, I went to church every Sunday,
it wasnt until I was an adult that I realized
how important it is to have a relationship
with God. God is a very big part of my
life. I pray a lot.
COURTNEY LOVE When I attend

church and they say, Father, I replace
that with Mother.
ELIJAH WOOD When I sign an autograph I always write, God Bless You. Im
a Christian and thats important to me.
BILL GATES Religion is not very

efficient. Theres a lot more I could be
doing on a Sunday morning.
WESLEY SNIPES I never fail to pray
before a meal.
JOHN WOO I am a Christian and I love

doves. Doves represent the purity of love,
beauty. Theyre spiritual. Also, the dove is
the messenger between people and God.
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JANEANE GAROFALO
I am almost certain
there is no Heaven but,
if there is, I want to make
sure I have just enough
faith to get in.
MARTIN SHEEN I was married in the

Church, and I baptized my children. But,
like all modern Catholics, I felt for a time
that I had outgrown the Church. Now it is
a bone of contention in my soul that I did
not share my faith with my kids, as my
parents did with me. It was a source of
grace when I needed it. I have been greatly
nurtured and inspired by my faith.
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