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FEATURES
36 HIS MAYORSHIP
Steve Carell gets behind the mic to
voice the Mayor of Who-ville in the
animated Horton Hears a Who!
Listen closely, because if the actor
has his way hell soon fall silent,
stepping out of the spotlight to
enjoy a long break I BY JIM SLOTEK
40 BEAUTY SLEEP
The stunning Charlize Theron is not
afraid to play less-than-glamorous
characters, including a delinquent
mom in the drama Sleepwalking.
Find out why the ex-model takes
her job so seriously
I BY BOB STRAUSS
44 SECOND WIND
David Schwimmer makes his
directorial debut with the comedy
Run, Fat Boy, Run. Here the Friends
star talks about finally coming to
terms with the show's demise, just
as his new career is taking off
I BY RON DICKER
DEPARTMENTS
06 EDITORIAL
08 SNAPS
Jennifer Aniston in Vancouver;
Jack Blacks magically floating
head; Clive Owen gets bloody
for his art
10 SHORTS
Take the Sweeney Todd
audio tour; and a peek inside
the Batcave Home Theatre
12 THE BIG PICTURE

Bet on 21
28 GAMES
WWII comes to New York in
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
48 ON DVD
Falling under Enchanteds spell
50 HOROSCOPE
No looking for love online,
Pisces
famous 4 | march 2008
44
FamousTeens
We roll out the red carpet

for our teen readers with a
preview of spring flicks for
younger fans, a peek at
prom fashions and a profile
of Canadas hottest young
actor, Ellen Page
19
COVER STORY
32 SMARTY PANTS
Her co-stars adore her, her directors
are in awe of her talent and magazine
editors want her face on their
covers. How did Ellen Page, the tiny
21-year-old acting phenom and star of
next months Smart People, become
Hollywoods latest It Girl? She says
it has a lot to do with her hometown
of Halifax I BY BOB STRAUSS
COVER: PHOTO BY EMILY SHUR/CORBIS OUTLINE
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STEVE
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If you were a 21-year-old actor suddenly

thrust into the spotlight, would you want
one of your co-stars to compare you to
Meryl Streep?
Now think about it for a minute. Sure,
its flattering. Wow, it would feel nice. But
thats a lot of pressure. Its not the kind of
pressure that comes with being nominated
for an Oscar, being followed by paparazzi
or even reading about yourself in a
magazine. Its worse.
Its pressure to deliver.

Dennis Quaid laid the Meryl Streep comparison on his Smart People
co-star Ellen Page when he told Famous writer Bob Strauss, Ellen Page
is a movie star. I actually think shes like Meryl Streep.
If like most people youve only seen Page in Juno and her
various red carpet interviews, you may think that comparison is
misplaced. Truth is, the real-life Page seems pretty similar to her
charming, smartass character in Juno. And great acting is about
becoming something that youre not.
But dig back a little deeper in Pages 10-year career and youll
find several roles that are utterly smartass free. These are largely
tragic parts in movies like An American Crime, the true story of a
brutally abused girl in 1960s Indiana, or Hard Candy, where she
plays a single-minded 14-year-old out to get even with a pedophile.
In Hot Out of Halifax, page 32, Page explains why shes excited
to play an extremely bitchy, arrogant Young Republican in next
months Smart People, a character she says is extremely different
from Juno.
Charlize Theron has proven shes at her best when portraying a
character nothing like herself. The former model won an Oscar
playing a grizzly serial killer in Monster and was nominated for a
second as North Countrys down-and-out coal miner. This month
youll see her in another less-than-glam role a neglectful mother
who abandons her little girl in Sleepwalking. Read Getting Ugly,
page 40, to find out why Therons attracted to these harsh roles.
In Running the Show, page 44, former
Friends star David Schwimmer talks about
shooting his directorial debut, Run, Fat Boy, Run
in London, and on a shoestring budget.
And on page 36 youll find Whos Who,
our interview with Steve Carell about
voicing the Mayor of Who-ville in the latest
Dr. Seuss story to make it to the big screen,
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1 Whadya get? Whadya

get? After a stop at
West Hollywoods
Scout Clothing Boutique,
Mischa Barton looks
pleased with whatevers
in that bag.
CLIVE OWEN, JENNIFER ANISTON, TILDA SWINTON, MISCHA BARTON, JACK BLACK, MICHEL GONDRY
PHOTO BY ERIC GRAY/KEYSTONE
2 Wow, Tilda Swinton

is striking. Even waiting
for her car at LAX. Even
after the long flight from
New York to L.A. Even
with no makeup.
PHOTO BY ROB ROSEN/
SPLASH-KEYSTONE
3 Game of catch, anyone?

Absurdist filmmaker
Michel Gondry and his
Be Kind Rewind star
Jack Black have fun
with a red curtain at the
Sundance Film Festival.
PHOTO BY FRANK MICELOTTA/GETTY
4 Ummm, Clive. Youve

got something on your
faceand your shirt.
A bloodied Clive Owen
relaxes between takes
on the New York set of
The International.
PHOTO BY DOUG MESZLER/
SPLASH-KEYSTONE
5 The license plate

may say Washington,
but thats Vancouver
pavement beneath
Jennifer Anistons feet.
She was in B.C. shooting
Traveling, a romantic
drama co-starring
Aaron Eckhart.
PHOTO BY NICK STERN/
SPLASH-KEYSTONE
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5
shorts I
WALK WITH
TODD
Rampant prostitution,
typhus, cholera and blood.
Lots of blood. Who wouldnt want

to spend part of their vacation
back in Sweeney Todds
Victorian London?
Now you can, and its
absolutely free except for
the plane fare, hotel and food.
Warner Brothers, the studio
behind Tim Burtons Sweeney
Todd: The Demon Barber of
Fleet Street, has teamed
with audio walk specialists
Soundmap to create the
Sweeney Todds London
audio tour, which is

free to download at
Timeout.com/SweeneyTodd.
Starting at the River Thames,
where the scorned barber
returned (singing, apparently)
to his vile London, the tour
consists of 17 stops
in the Fleet Street area, all
of which are significant to
Todds story of revenge, slashed
jugulars and human meat
pies. The narrator would like
you to believe Todd (played
by Johnny Depp in the movie)
really existed, and he may have.
Thomas Peckett Prest first wrote

about Todd in 1846, and Prest
was often inspired by crime
stories he read in The Times.
The narration is interspersed
with music from the movie and
sound bites from Burton, Depp
and Helena Bonham Carter,
who plays Mrs. Lovett, maker
Artifact
This months
objet de film:
Holy Home Theatre!
o, youre not looking at Batmans

secret lair, but rather the basement
of a private home in Palm Beach,
California, thats been transformed
into the Batcave Home Theatre by
the Surrey, B.C.-based Elite Home
Theater Seating company.
This 30' x 40' theatre, which cost
$500,000 (U.S.) to construct and
thats without any A/V equipment
seats 12 people. The cave walls are
made from a foam product thats
acoustically efficient and there are
speakers hidden in the stalactites
hanging from the ceiling. The designers
used the Bat Suit as their inspiration
for the sleek black chairs, and since
Batman loves his gizmos, the theatres
A/V equipment is not hidden away but
left out in the open. IR
of meat pies. The download

also includes a PDF map to
print off before you go.
Or, if youre not planning to
be in London anytime soon you
can do what we did. Download
it at work, put the headphones
on, shut your eyes and dream.
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MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY

WHOS IN IT? Frances McDormand,
Amy Adams
WHO DIRECTED? Bharat Nalluri
(The Crow: Salvation)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Set in 1930s London,
this period comedy finds dowdy British
governess Miss Pettigrew (McDormand)
becoming the social secretary to a ditzy
American actress (Adams) who cant
decide which of her three lovers to wed.
The film, based on a 1938 novel, was all
set to be made in 1942 with Billy Burke
(Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard
of Oz) starring as Miss Pettigrew.
However, the attack on Pearl Harbor
waylaid the making of silly Hollywood
comedies, and after the war the project
faded from sight.
HITS THEATRES MARCH 7
COLLEGE ROAD TRIP

WHOS IN IT? Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symon
WHO DIRECTED? Roger Kumble
(Just Friends)
WHATS IT ABOUT? An overprotective father
(Lawrence) and his teenage daughter
(Symon) get into a load of trouble while on
their way to survey Georgetown University.
10,000 B.C.
WHOS IN IT? Steven Strait, Camilla Belle
WHO DIRECTED? Roland Emmerich
(The Day After Tomorrow)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Angry cavemen in furry
underpants take on woolly mammoths and
sabre-toothed tigers in this special-effects
extravaganza.
THE BANK JOB

WHOS IN IT? Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows
WHO DIRECTED? Roger Donaldson
(The Worlds Fastest Indian)
WHATS IT ABOUT? In September 1971
thieves dug a tunnel under the safe deposit
boxes inside a London bank and walked
away with their contents. The criminals were
never caught and the British government
issued a gag order known as a D Notice,
which prohibited any coverage of the
heist for the next 35 years. Why the
secrecy? The film reveals that the boxes
contained scandalous photos involving the

Royal Family, hot potatoes the thieves were
not expecting to find.
PARANOID PARK
WHOS IN IT? Gabe Nevins, Taylor Momsen
WHO DIRECTED? Gus Van Sant (Last Days)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Director Van Sant
used MySpace to cast this drama about
a 16-year-old skateboarder (Nevins)
implicated in the death of a security guard.
MARRIED LIFE
WHOS IN IT? Pierce Brosnan,
Rachel McAdams
WHO DIRECTED? Ira Sachs
(Forty Shades of Blue)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Set during the 40s, this
noir-ish drama finds Harry (Chris Cooper)
confiding to his pal Richard (Brosnan) that
hes going to murder his wife (Patricia
Clarkson) so he can marry his mistress
(McAdams).
THE NHL ON SCREEN
Pucks are flying and goals are being scored.

Dont miss your favourite Canadian NHL
team in action on the big screen and in
high definition. For game dates, a list of
participating theatres and to buy tickets go to
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MARCH 14
SNOW ANGELS
WHOS IN IT? Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell
WHO DIRECTED? David Gordon Green
(Undertow)
WHATS IT ABOUT? The teenage Arthur
(Michael Angarano) is attracted to his
former babysitter, Annie (Beckinsale).
Meanwhile, Annie is having trouble
believing her alcoholic ex-husband
(Rockwell) has changed his ways,
and isnt so sure he should spend
time with their young daughter.
DOOMSDAY
WHOS IN IT? Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins
WHO DIRECTED? Neil Marshall (The Descent)
WHATS IT ABOUT? In 2008, a deadly virus
sweeps through the U.K. killing millions.
The British government walls off a portion
of the country and leaves the infected to
die. Fast-forward 25 years to the year 2033,
when the virus reappears and a crack team
of commandos, led by Eden Sinclair
(Mitra), break into the contained area to
find survivors, and therefore a cure.
SLEEPWALKING
WHOS IN IT? Charlize Theron, Nick Stahl
WHO DIRECTED? Bill Maher (debut)
WHATS IT ABOUT? When Joleen (Theron)
abandons her 11-year-old daughter

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HORTON HEARS A WHO!
VOICES: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell
WHO DIRECTED? Jimmy Hayward,
Steve Martino
WHATS IT ABOUT? The Dr. Seuss story
comes to the big screen with Carrey as the
voice of the elephant Horton, who is
derided by his fellow pachyderms when he
tells them he hears a cry for help coming
from the microscopic Whos, who live
on a speck of dust. Carell pipes up as
the panicked Mayor of Who-ville.
See Steve Carell interview, page 36.
WITLESS PROTECTION
WHOS IN IT? Larry the Cable Guy,
Ivana Milicevic
WHO DIRECTED? Charles Robert Carner (debut)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Larry the Cable Guy
plays a small-town sheriff protecting a
whistle-blowing witness on her way to
a big-city trial.
NEVER BACK DOWN

WHOS IN IT? Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED? Jeff Wadlow (Cry Wolf)
WHATS IT ABOUT? A rebellious high
schooler (Faris) stumbles upon an
underground fight club for teens.
THE METROPOLITAN
OPERA
Enjoy live and encore performances from

New Yorks renowned Metropolitan Opera.
Check www.cineplex.com for a list of
theatres, and to buy tickets.
MANON LESCAUT (PUCCINI)

Encore: Saturday, March 1, 1 p.m. EST
PETER GRIMES (BRITTEN)

Live: Saturday, March 15, 1:30 p.m. EST
Encore: Saturday, March 29, 1:30 p.m. EST
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (WAGNER)

MARCH 21
SHUTTER
WHOS IN IT? Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor
WHO DIRECTED? Masayuki Ochiai (Infection)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Do you think all those
J-Horror spirits have Hollywood agents?
Maybe they have entourages too. The creepy
ghouls star in this remake of the 2004 Thai
horror film of the same name that focuses
on an American couple honeymooning in
Tokyo who discover ghostly images popping
up on their photographs.
DRILLBIT TAYLOR
WHOS IN IT? Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann
WHO DIRECTED? Steve Brill (Mr. Deeds)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Three dorky high school
freshmen are tormented by the school
bully. To protect themselves they hire
down-and-out soldier of fortune Drillbit
Taylor (Wilson) to act as their bodyguard.
MEET THE BROWNS

WHOS IN IT? Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett
WHO DIRECTED? Tyler Perry
(Why Did I Get Married?)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Brenda (Bassett), a
single mother of three living in Chicago,
travels to Georgia to attend the funeral of
the father she never knew. Its there that
she meets her southern relatives the
Browns, a clan known for their emotional
outbursts and in-your-face antics. Look for
writer/director Tyler in the cross-dressing
role of Madea and as Uncle Joe.
MARCH 28
STOP-LOSS
WHOS IN IT? Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish
WHO DIRECTED? Kimberly Peirce
(Boys Dont Cry)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Decorated soldier
Brandon King (Phillippe) returns home
to Texas after serving his tour of duty.
However, when he drops off his gear
hes told hes being sent back to Iraq
via the governments Stop-Loss policy,
so Brandon thinks about hightailing it
to Canada. Peirce based some of the
film on the experiences of her younger

brother, who was wounded while
serving in the army.
SUPERHERO!
WHOS IN IT? Sara Paxton, Drake Bell
WHO DIRECTED? Craig Mazin (The Specials)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Batman, Superman
and the Fantastic Four are just some of
the indestructible superheroes spoofed
in this satire.
RUN, FAT BOY, FUN

WHOS IN IT? Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton
WHO DIRECTED? David Schwimmer (debut)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Five years ago Dennis
(Pegg) made the mistake of abandoning
his pregnant fiance (Newton) at the altar.
Now he wants her back, and hell prove
his undying love by putting his sad sack
body on the line and running alongside
her husband-to-be (Hank Azaria) in the
London Marathon. See David Schwimmer
interview, page 44.
21
WHOS IN IT? Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey
WHO DIRECTED? Robert Luketic
(Monster-in-Law)
WHATS IT ABOUT? This based-on-a-truestory thriller stars Sturgess as mathematical
genius and MIT student Ben Campbell,
who needs to earn loads of cash in order
to stay at school. So Ben agrees to join
Professor Rosas (Spacey) group of cardcounting students, who routinely go to
Vegas and win big at the blackjack tables.
Their story was first told in the Ben Mezrich
book Bringing Down the House.
WWE-PAY-PER-VIEW

Tara (AnnaSophie Robb), her brother

James (Stahl) is forced to take care of the
girl. See Charlize Theron interview, page 40.
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HORTON HEARS A WHO!
VOICES: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell
WHO DIRECTED? Jimmy Hayward,
Steve Martino
WHATS IT ABOUT? The Dr. Seuss story
comes to the big screen with Carrey as the
voice of the elephant Horton, who is
derided by his fellow pachyderms when he
tells them he hears a cry for help coming
from the microscopic Whos, who live
on a speck of dust. Carell pipes up as
the panicked Mayor of Who-ville.
See Steve Carell interview, page 36.
WITLESS PROTECTION
WHOS IN IT? Larry the Cable Guy,
Ivana Milicevic
WHO DIRECTED? Charles Robert Carner (debut)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Larry the Cable Guy
plays a small-town sheriff protecting a
whistle-blowing witness on her way to
a big-city trial.
NEVER BACK DOWN

WHOS IN IT? Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou
WHO DIRECTED? Jeff Wadlow (Cry Wolf)
WHATS IT ABOUT? A rebellious high
schooler (Faris) stumbles upon an
underground fight club for teens.
THE METROPOLITAN
OPERA
Enjoy live and encore performances from

New Yorks renowned Metropolitan Opera.
theatres, and to buy tickets.
MANON LESCAUT (PUCCINI)

Encore: Saturday, March 1, 1 p.m. EST
PETER GRIMES (BRITTEN)

Encore: Saturday, March 29, 1:30 p.m. EST
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (WAGNER)

MARCH 21
SHUTTER
WHOS IN IT? Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor
WHO DIRECTED? Masayuki Ochiai (Infection)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Do you think all those
J-Horror spirits have Hollywood agents?
Maybe they have entourages too. The creepy
ghouls star in this remake of the 2004 Thai
horror film of the same name that focuses
on an American couple honeymooning in
Tokyo who discover ghostly images popping
up on their photographs.
DRILLBIT TAYLOR
WHOS IN IT? Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann
WHO DIRECTED? Steve Brill (Mr. Deeds)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Three dorky high school
freshmen are tormented by the school
bully. To protect themselves they hire
down-and-out soldier of fortune Drillbit
Taylor (Wilson) to act as their bodyguard.
MEET THE BROWNS

WHOS IN IT? Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett
WHO DIRECTED? Tyler Perry
(Why Did I Get Married?)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Brenda (Bassett), a
single mother of three living in Chicago,
travels to Georgia to attend the funeral of
the father she never knew. Its there that
she meets her southern relatives the
Browns, a clan known for their emotional
outbursts and in-your-face antics. Look for
writer/director Tyler in the cross-dressing
role of Madea and as Uncle Joe.
MARCH 28
STOP-LOSS
WHOS IN IT? Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish
WHO DIRECTED? Kimberly Peirce
(Boys Dont Cry)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Decorated soldier
Brandon King (Phillippe) returns home
to Texas after serving his tour of duty.
However, when he drops off his gear
hes told hes being sent back to Iraq
via the governments Stop-Loss policy,
so Brandon thinks about hightailing it
to Canada. Peirce based some of the
film on the experiences of her younger

brother, who was wounded while
serving in the army.
SUPERHERO!
WHOS IN IT? Sara Paxton, Drake Bell
WHO DIRECTED? Craig Mazin (The Specials)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Batman, Superman
and the Fantastic Four are just some of
the indestructible superheroes spoofed
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RUN, FAT BOY, FUN

WHOS IN IT? Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton
WHO DIRECTED? David Schwimmer (debut)
WHATS IT ABOUT? Five years ago Dennis
(Pegg) made the mistake of abandoning
his pregnant fiance (Newton) at the altar.
Now he wants her back, and hell prove
his undying love by putting his sad sack
body on the line and running alongside
her husband-to-be (Hank Azaria) in the
London Marathon. See David Schwimmer
interview, page 44.
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WHOS IN IT? Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey
WHO DIRECTED? Robert Luketic
(Monster-in-Law)
WHATS IT ABOUT? This based-on-a-truestory thriller stars Sturgess as mathematical
genius and MIT student Ben Campbell,
who needs to earn loads of cash in order
to stay at school. So Ben agrees to join
Professor Rosas (Spacey) group of cardcounting students, who routinely go to
Vegas and win big at the blackjack tables.
Their story was first told in the Ben Mezrich
book Bringing Down the House.
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Comedy, March 7
High school senior Melanie Porter

(Raven-Symon) dreams of attending
Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,
but her overprotective dad (Martin
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school hundreds of miles from home. He
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NEVER BACK DOWN

Action, March 14
Jake (Sean Faris) is a nice kid

from Ohio who moves to Orlando
and unwittingly gets pulled into an
underground teen fight club by a
hot blonde named Baja (Amber
Heard). Its Bajas boyfriend Ryan
(Cam Gigandet) who wants to beat
the snot out of Jake. So, Jake
hooks up with a wise martial arts
coach (Djimon Hounsou) in an
effort to come out on top.
WHO WILL LIKE IT? Boys with an

overabundance of testosterone,
and the girls that love em.
WHY SEE IT? The guys are
half-naked, and theyre ripped.
ONE TO WATCH: Amber Heard,
who made a splash playing
luscious Greta Matthews on the
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a role in the next Seth Rogen/
Judd Apatow comedy, Pineapple
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Sean Faris gets

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WHO WILL LIKE IT? Fans of gettinginto-college pics like Orange County
and Accepted.
WHY SEE IT? Its fun to watch Martin
Lawrence get tasered and knocked around.
ONE TO WATCH: Raven-Symon is out
to prove shes more than a child actorturned-Cheetah Girl. The 22-year-old wants
to show she can carry a movie like A-listers
such as Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes.
DRILLBIT TAYLOR
Comedy, March 21
Three dorky guys are the targets of two high school

bullies until they hire Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson)
to work as their bodyguard. To provide the level of
protection they need, Drillbit masquerades as a teacher
at their school. But will his crush on pretty English
teacher Miss Grant stop him from doing his job?
WHO WILL LIKE IT? Anyone who has ever been
bullied and believes in getting even.
WHY SEE IT? Cause its co-written by Seth Rogen
who penned Superbad and parts of The Ali G Show.
ONE TO WATCH: Josh Peck, who plays Ronnie,
one of the bullies. You remember Peck as the lovable
loser Josh on TVs Josh and Drake, but that was then
and this is now. Pecks grown up and shows he can
play a guy with a mean streak.
From left: Troy Gentile,

Nate Hartley and
David Dorfman look
on as Owen Wilsons
clocked by Alex Frost
Josh Peck
PROM NIGHT
SPEED RACER
Who doesnt secretly want the prom queen to

come to some terrible end or at least have
the bejesus scared out of her while watching
her friends be picked off one by one? Years
ago, Donna Keppler (Brittany Snow) had a
stalker. But he went to jail and she thought
everything was okay. Guess not. Come prom
night just as Donnas about to be named
queen the maniac returns.
This live-action movie is based on the 60s

Japanese cartoon and focuses on fearless driver
Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch), who enters The
Crucible a dangerous cross-country race
hoping to defeat his rival, Racer X, and put
the corrupt Royalton Industries out of business.
Horror, April 11
WHO WILL LIKE IT? Those who think MTVs

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Jason became Laurens nosy new neighbour.
WHY SEE IT? Reduce your own prom-night
anxiety. Compared to this bloodbath, how bad
could your prom be?
ONE TO WATCH: Dana Davis, who plays
Donnas scream-arific friend Lisa. The
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Comedy, April 11
Kevin (Drake Bell) and his girlfriend are
about to graduate from high school and
attend Fairmont University together.
Gosh, sweet. But then she dumps him.
Kevins friends, Carter (Andrew Caldwell)
and Morris (Kevin Covais), force him to
attend freshman orientation anyway. As
luck would have it, the rowdiest fraternity
on campus recruits the boys, leading to
hijinks and humiliation.
WHO WILL LIKE IT? Those who believe
the geeks should inherit the Earth.
WHY SEE IT? Superbad whet your
appetite for jokes about sex and booze.
ONE TO WATCH: Kevin Covais, who
plays nerdy Morris. Wanna know why you
recognize him? He was the contestant
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NAZIS IN NEW YORK, BIO-MUTANTS AND ANCIENT MAYHEM By Scott Gardner
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In America, the 1950s are fondly

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and predictable. In Turning Point:
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Set in 1953, this first-person
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As construction worker
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warships takes New York
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Zeppelins darken the sky. With
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the city block by block, Carson
barely escapes, but the
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And videogame or not, its
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the Statue of Liberty.
Playing as the street-smart,
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This prequel tracks the trials of the brutal (but

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decade developing powerful

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that were on its drawing boards
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So youre outgunned and
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Carson and his comrades just
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Gamers have good reason to be suspicious of

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SIX MONTHS AGO FEW HAD HEARD OF ELLEN PAGE. NOW, THANKS TO
A LOT OF TALENT AND ONE PREGNANT TEEN, SHES THE MOST TALKED
ABOUT YOUNG ACTOR IN HOLLYWOOD. HERE THE 21-YEAR-OLD
DISCUSSES HER UNCONVENTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, STAYING IN NOVA SCOTIA
AND PLAYING A YOUNG REPUBLICAN IN SMART PEOPLE By Bob Strauss
MY HIGH SCHOOL
[WAS] CALLED
SHAMBHALA AND IT
WAS STARTED BY
BUDDHISTS, SAYS
PAGE.THEY DONT
TEACH YOU BUDDHISM,
BUT THE WAY THE
SCHOOL WORKS STEMS
FROM THE PHILOSOPHY
living in Halifax. Other than that, not so

much. Im obviously still the same. But
well probably be able to tell more soon.
Well see what happens.
It will be instructive to see if Pages
sharp, offbeat humour proves as popular
with audiences of her next indie release,
Smart People, which revolves around a
sad, dysfunctional family, and debuted
at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
The film is scheduled to open across
North America on April 14th.
I play a character who is extremely
different from Juno, which is exciting,
Page enthuses during a recent interview
at the Los Angeles Four Seasons Hotel.
Shes an extremely bitchy, arrogant
Young Republican. It was a blast to shoot.
Its not a political movie, though, more a
slice of life. It was produced by Michael
London who produced Sideways, and
directed by a wonderful director named
Noam Murro. Its kind of a dramedy, or
whatever you want to call it.
One person whos certain Page will
continue to be a sensation is Smart People
co-star Dennis Quaid, who plays her selfabsorbed, college professor father.
Ellen Page is a movie star, Quaid

declares. Shes an incredible actress. I
actually think shes like Meryl Streep.
Youre going to hear stuff about her.
Streep, however, followed a rigorous
course of formal training. It all began kind
of off-handedly for Page, when a TV
movie shoot, Pit Pony, came to Halifax
looking for a tween girl to put on a horse.
When I was 10 I just kind of randomly
got asked to audition for a CBC movie
of the week by a local casting director
because I was short and had brown hair or
whatever, she says with a shrug. I ended
up being in that, and it was supposed to be
this one neat little experience, but then
that turned into a TV show, which led to
something else and that led to something
else. And now Im in the Four Seasons!
It took a while for the young actor to
figure out that she was also an artist.
Pages filmography is filled with edgy
indie titles Hard Candy, Mouth to Mouth,
The Tracey Fragments, An American Crime
all of which cover alarming territory.
Not that shes above a little lowbrow
comedy or a good effects movie. Page
made the requisite, multi-episode

ho could have predicted that

Americas newest teen sweetheart would be a pregnant punk
played by an iconoclastic Canadian?
But Ellen Pages lead role in the surprise
indie smash Juno has turned the 51
Halifax native, and still resident, into
Hollywoods It Girl.
Page has earned an Oscar nomination,
won praise for the role literally left and
right (conservatives have lauded Junos
decision to have her baby and put it up
for adoption, liberals more tentatively
appreciate that the girl makes all of
her own choices) and even been linked
to a Spears scandal, with some absurdly
accusing Juno of having an influence on
Jamie Lynns pregnancy.
Can higher Teen Queen status possibly
be achieved?
For Page, who just turned 21, its all
beside the point. She is far too earthy,
serious-minded and, well, Canadian to
want exploding fame to affect her much.
But shes also realistic enough to realize
that it may.
It does in the sense that Im away a
lot, says Page, who insists shell keep
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appearance as Treena Lahey on the

Halifax-produced phenomenon Trailer
Park Boys, and she did teenage-mutant
duty in X-Men: The Last Stand as Kitty
Pride, who can walk through walls and
other solid materials.
When I started, I wasnt really conscious of what was going on, she recalls.
I just was happy to memorize lines and
ride ponies and things. Then, as I continued to work and started playing more
mature roles that required depth and
passion and some sort of emotional
transcendence, it began to connect.
That was about when I was 15 or 16.
Probably the first film I shot that had a
quality of depth was called Marion Bridge,
Molly Parker starred in it.
It was almost a moment thats, like,
inexplicable that happened. It was kind
of, Oh, I wanna feel that again! And I
just wanted to learn more and take it
much more seriously.
Ellens mom and dad, a teacher and
a graphic designer respectively, were
apparently the perfect stage parents: i.e.,
not like the stereotypes at all.
My parents just want me to remain
balanced and healthy and stay the same
grounded human being that I am, she
says. Theyre incredibly supportive but
they never push me. It always is just
about my personal being, and I adore
them for that. Its a perfect kind of a
situation. We just trust each other.
Between acting gigs, the teenaged Page
would try to keep her life as normal as she
could. Wait, make that better than normal.
My high school [was] called Shambhala
and it was started by Buddhists, she explains. They dont teach you Buddhism,
but the way the school works stems from
the philosophy. Its about openness. It
was one of those weird situations where
you didnt feel like anyone was judging
anyone. It was about harvesting individuals desire to learn, and talking about
and learning about whatever, not being
censored learning about things that,
maybe, in public school, teachers would
be fired for.
And though she was small, Page was a
total jock. She grew up playing a lot of
sports, soccer competitively. As she puts
it, I like being in my body.
That active nature made her into an
outdoorsy person, and it was during a
European hiking trip that Page realized
there is no place like home. Its not that
anything bad happened; but something
the
Grammy Awards
Rap and R&B
Ellen Pages Young Republican

with her free-spirited uncle
(Thomas Haden Church)
in Smart People
just clicked, and it made her reassess

Nova Scotia as both a refuge from
Hollywood and as something more.
I just genuinely love it. I never
thought thats where I would end up, but
Im feeling like it was one of the best
decisions Ive ever made, she says of
keeping Nova Scotias capital as her
home base. When I was backpacking in
Eastern Europe which was amazing
I also realized that, My God, I love where
Im from. I think being there, in a community thats just so far removed from
the film industry, just people working
and doing their thing, its humbling and
it keeps your feet on the ground and
keeps your perspective balanced.
As for Canada in general, Page is
proud of the nations progressive attributes. But she knows enough about how
the world works to acknowledge that, As
much as I love Canada and love that we
have access to health care and things like
that, and there are a lot of wonderful
things, we live a comfortable lifestyle and
still live on this very imperialistic side of
the world. To live well, bad things must
happen, and Canada isnt some innocent,
peace-crazy country, you know what I
mean? Im aware of that, and its something I do want to be aware of. But I do
love where Im from and I love a lot of
the things that we stand for.
Next up: playing a lesbian werewolf
opposite Juno co-star Olivia Thirlby in
Jack and Diane and a beauty queen turned
roller derby bruiser in Whip It, directed
by Drew Barrymore, of all people. Like
we said, Page doesnt exactly follow
the mainstream. But there was nothing
mainstream about Juno until everybody
fell in love with her, either.
However huge any future project may
become, dont be surprised if you run
From braggadocious street poetry to soul-stirring balladry to party-starting floor-fillers and all points in between, this year's hip-hop and
R&B nominees have all the angles covered.
into Ellen Page, just chilling out and
collecting herself on the street in Halifax.
I definitely need time between roles,
she explains. You need moments to
breathe and connect your feet to the
ground and what have you. I feel like if
you dont have your own individual life
then youre just going to burn out.
Rihanna
Good Girl Gone Bad
The Bajan born pop princess has delivered her best album yet
with Good Girl Gone Bad, stacked full of pop hits infused with
R&B, reggae and her signature dancehall sound. Includes the
hits "Umbrella," and the new smash Hate That I Love You
featuring Ne-Yo!
Bob Strauss is an L.A.-based

entertainment writer.
6 Nominations! Song Of the Year and Record Of the Year - "Umbrella" with Jay-Z, Best Rap/Sung
Collaboration, Best Dance Recording - "Please Don't Stop The Music", Best R&B Vocal Performance
By A Duo or A Group and Best R&B Song - "Hate That I Love You" with Ne-Yo
Alicia Keys
As I Am
Promising a fresh and new direction for her third studio outing, Alicia
Keys delivers with the spectacular pop-soul crossover of As I Am. In
addition to hit singles No One and Superwoman, songwriter Linda
Perry lends a hand to The Thing About Love, and guitarist John
Mayer makes an appearance on Lesson Learned.
Whopper of a role
The audition process doesnt
always involve a big dark room with
a director and casting agent. After
seeing Ellen Page in the indie film
Hard Candy, Smart People director
Noam Murro liked her for the role of
overachieving Vanessa. So the two
met not in Hollywood, but at a
Burger King at the Newark Airport.
Page flew in from Canada, Murrow
from Pittsburgh. Murrow quickly
realized she was the one, but it had
nothing to do with their conversation
or the way she ate her Whopper. As
he recalls, I saw her small figure
and frame walking towards me and
I just knew in that instant that she
was the genius I was looking for.
From one of HipHop's most influential artists comes Graduation,

Kanye West's third instalment in the groundbreaking series that
started with College Dropout and Late Registration. Once again,
Kanye challenges boundaries and raises the bar with his inventive
style, as seen on the single Stronger. Graduation features special
guests Mos Def, T-Pain, Daft Punk and Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Includes the new single Good Life.
8 Nominations! Album of the Year, Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo
Performance - Stronger, Best Rap Song - Cant Tell Me Nothin,
Best Rap Song - Good Life, Best Rap Collaboration - Good Life,
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group - Better Than Ive Ever
Been with Nas (released as a charity single), Rakim and KRS-One
and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group - Southside with
Common (from Commons album Finding Forever)
2 Nominations! Best Female R&B Vocal Performance No One" and Best R&B song - No One
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Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Mary J. Blige's 8th
studio album Growing Pains features production by Timbaland and
Tricky Stewart who produced the first single Just Fine. The
Queen Of Hip Hop Soul has firmly established herself as an icon as
well as one of the best selling recording artists of our time.
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Whos
WHO
MAKE YOUR SKIN

FEEL IRRESISTIBLE
plenty of screen time, the actors never

even saw each other while making the
movie about an elephant who encounters an entire race of tiny people living on
a speck of dust.
I never saw Jim Carrey once, says
Carell during an L.A. interview last
November, just as his work on Horton was
drawing to a close. But I still have a few
more sessions to do, so we might just run
into each other, you never know. I must
say its looking really cool. They really
captured that Dr. Seuss look, but at the
same time its very three-dimensional
and feels alive. Its going to look good.
Of course, Seuss fans know that the

titular Horton and Carells character,
the microscopic Mayor of tiny Who-ville,
inhabit separate worlds on screen. Having
discovered a world of people literally at
his feet (We are HERE! We are HERE!
We are HERE!), Horton is treated like a
lunatic by his fellow pachyderms.
Meanwhile, the Mayor is similarly disbelieved even by his own wife (Amy
Poehler) when he first spreads the
news that their entire universe is in
danger of being crushed by elephants.
Hes kind of an insecure mayor, given
the circumstances, Carell says, I play

he Hollywood trade papers painted

it as something of a reunion when
Jim Carrey and Steve Carell were cast
as the lead voices in Horton Hears a Who!,
the CGI adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic.
They had played opposite each other
in Bruce Almighty, with Carrey as Gods
vessel Bruce and Carell as Bruces office
rival Evan. And Carell an A-lister after
the success of his romantic-comedy
The 40-Year-Old Virgin inherited the
less-successful sequel, Evan Almighty.
So its ironic (but not surprising given
how animated films are made) that while
Carrey and Carells characters share
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Mayor of Who-ville, in Horton Hears a Who! But, quite frankly, the much-in-demand
actor is still a little shocked hes an actor at all I BY JIM SLOTEK
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interview | STEVE CARELL
Steve Carell and his

Horton Hears a Who!
character, the Mayor of
Who-ville

him with kind of a heightened

version of my own voice.
Tom Shadyac, the director of
both Almightys, has suggested that
Carrey and Carell inhabit different
worlds comedically as well. Carrey, he
says, is a consummately proactive comic
actor whose characters control the action.
Carell, meanwhile, is wonderfully reactive,
playing best when things happen to him,
his deadpan face communicating an
absurd comic sadness.
That theory certainly seems to apply to
Carells best movie work, including
Little Miss Sunshine, where he plays a
suicidal academic confined to a van
on a dysfunctional family road trip,
or Dan in Real Life, where hes a
lovelorn single dad, trapped at a
raucous family reunion, suffering in
silence but sporadically acting out in
comic angst as the woman he loves
clings to his brothers arm.
And, of course, in his breakthrough
movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin hes a guy
whos spent the best years of his life waiting for sex to happen to him. (Although,
as an exception that proves the rule,
Michael Scott, his Golden Globe-winning
character on The Office, is definitely the
clueless, klutzy straw that stirs the drink.)
And to hear Carell tell it, his career
kind of just happened to him as well.
They really
captured that
Dr. Seuss
look, says
Carell, but at
the same time
its very threedimensional
and feels
alive
Ive way, way overshot my target, he
says, this target didnt exist.
In fact, there was absolutely nothing
in my upbringing that would have pointed
me to a career as an actor. My family was
not predisposed to the arts, frankly. My
one brother is an architect, ones an engineer, the other was a professional chef
and now owns a landscape company.
As for Carell, he was supposed to be a
lawyer, all the way from his childhood
in Concord, N.H., to Ohios Denison
University, where the acting bug first bit
him. It was just something I enjoyed
doing. I never considered it a potential
vocation. I thought it was just a fun hobby
and extracurricular activity, he says.
After a career crisis, and a stint as a
postal worker, he took a flyer and moved
to Chicago in the late 1980s, enrolling
in classes with that citys much storied
Second City troupe.
Second City seemed, to Carell, to be
where he belonged. He made lifelong
friends among the cast, including best
friend Stephen Colbert, now of The Colbert
Report. He quickly made his way up the
ranks, from Second Citys touring company to its mainstage troupe to a gig as an
improv instructor. Among his students:
a talented young comic actor named
Nancy Walls who would become his wife
and the mother of their two children.
(Fans of The Office will recognize Walls as

Carol Stills, Michael Scotts real estate
agent and sort-of girlfriend for five
episodes early in the series.)
It was like the graduate school of comedy. I just found it a place where I could
fail miserably night after night and there
were no implications. Thats a very freeing
experience and you learn a lot. We tried
everything, the most outlandish characters, wed write things that were political
and satirical. The AIDS epidemic was
new and we did a montage about AIDS
that, in retrospect, was very heavy-handed
and preachy, but it was dangerous at the
time and taboo and it was okay to try.
Everything was an experiment.
I think it also helped shape my comedy
in that I became attracted to characters
who werent self-aware, who didnt know
they were funny.
It was idyllic, but temporary. Colbert
moved to New York to join the short-lived
The Dana Carvey Show as a writer, and
Walls nailed an audition to become a cast
member on Saturday Night Live. Rejected
after his own SNL audition, Carell moved
to New York to be with her, and joined
Colbert as a writer for Carvey.
Eventually, the lives of all three would
intersect again when they were hired as
writer/correspondents on The Daily Show
with Jon Stewart in 1999. It was Stephen
who got me on The Daily Show, Carell

says. Wed done all that work together
and they were looking for correspondents
and he threw my name in the hat. Ill
always be grateful for that.
Carell was a standout on The Daily Show
for six years and more than 350 episodes
(often sharing reports and regular features with his wife) before finally leaving
to take up the movie and TV offers that
had been coming his way. It was, he says,
a heavy-hearted decision.
I felt enormous trepidation leaving
The Daily Show, he says. Theyd been so
good to me the entire time I was there. So
I kept the door open because I wasnt
sure how these other things would pan
out. If things hadnt worked out, I was
assured I could have gone back. It was
like home.
Instead, he came back a star a
featured interview guest on the eve of the
release of The 40-Year-Old Virgin. It was
very cool to come back, he says of that
night. I owe so much to Jon and to that
show, it was like coming back to family. I
have a real affection for those people.
From his 2007-2008 release schedule
(Evan Almighty, Dan in Real Life, Horton
Hears a Who! and the upcoming Get Smart,
a movie remake of the 60s sitcom in
which Carell plays Agent 86 opposite
Anne Hathaway as Agent 99), you might
conclude Carell is a workaholic.

But unlike many actors who approached
the season-of-the-strike by trying to fit in
as much work in the first half of 08 as
possible, Carell says he deliberately said
no to anything new until the labour situation blew over.
My wifes like, Bring it on baby, bring
on the strike! Whatever happens, well
probably go back to Massachusetts and
hang out for the summer, he says of an
08 tentatively dedicated to rest and
recreation.
In fact, there may soon be a Carell-free
period on the screen irrespective of the
labour situation. When Walls put her own
career on hold for the children, it was with
the proviso that the situation would eventually reverse itself, with Carell playing
Mr. Mom. Weve talked about that, shes
been getting calls too. She doesnt want
to do anything right now. Weve got a
First Grader and a preschooler, but its
definitely something weve discussed.
Shes been getting a lot of calls and
interest for auditions and parts. Shes
been turning them down of her own
choosing. But she knows Im happy to
[be a househusband] when shes ready,
and itll probably happen.
Jim Slotek writes about movies for the
Toronto Sun.
interview | CHARLIZE THERON
Getting
UGLY
Charlize Theron plays a bad mom who abandons her little girl in Sleepwalkers.
Unattractive as the character is, the role has what the former model likes best,
a little bit of ugly truth I BY BOB STRAUSS
or just contentedly lending her presence to movies that capture

her imagination.
The one-time model claims quite persuasively that she
doesnt care whether or not a film emphasizes or downplays her
blond goddess appearance, is built around her or makes a lot
of money. Just like North Country and In the Valley of Elah, her
latest release Sleepwalking which she also produced proves
all of those points.
Like everything that I do, it was a very initial response,
Theron says in a recent phone interview. Were still living in a
society where we want women to be mothers and nurturers and
girlfriends. This character wasnt that. Though Im never looking
for anything specific, I do know that I get excited when I find
something that has a little bit of ugly truth to it.

o you win an Oscar for playing way against type. Then

youre supposed to cash in, right? Do big-paying projects
that dont necessarily tax your skills as much, with the
occasional prestige pic thrown in just to remind moviegoers (and,
of course, producers) that youre capable of the arty goods.
Unless youre Charlize Theron. Since putting on poundage
and loads of unattractive makeup for her Academy Awardwinning portrayal of a serial killer in Monster, the South African
beauty has clearly been following her heart.
Yes, she made a sci-fi superhero movie, Aeon Flux, but it was such
an unusual take on the genre that it died on release. And, true,
Theron will be seen later this year in another superhero project,
Hancock, opposite none other than box-office king Will Smith.
But for the most part, Theron has been headlining, producing
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Charlize Theron as
Joleen in Sleepwalking
Bill Maher directs Theron
Though Im never looking for anything specific,

I do know that I get excited when I find something
that has a little bit of ugly truth to it, says Theron

Directed by first-timer Bill Maher (not the political comic)

from a script by Zac Stanford, Sleepwalking casts Theron as
restless single mother Joleen who, along with her 11-year-old
daughter Tara (AnnaSophia Robb), moves in with her brother
James (Nick Stahl) after her boyfriend is arrested and shes
forced out of her home. But soon after moving in, Joleen meets
a new man and walks out on James, leaving Tara in his care.
Theron says the role intrigued her not as a star vehicle (her part
is not huge), but more as something she just had to see get made.
[Screen time] was never a concern of mine, she says. I
think this story is really well-constructed, in that you really
feel the entire lives of all of these people. The little girl, who is
obviously one of the leads in this film, really carries a lot of the
circumstances of living with this mom. I think you learn a lot
about her mom through watching her.
As an actor, I feel like its not about you, Theron adds. Its
always in servicing the story. There are so many great performances that you can look up, but just off the bat, Hal Holbrook in
Into the Wild is something that has stayed with me til today, and
I saw the movie eight months ago. Yknow, I never went, What
happens to him and where is his development? He serviced that
story so unbelievably beautifully, and I think that thats what you

do. You never look at the size. To me, its more about how
does it all come together. I think thats why Im a producer.
Sleepwalking is the second feature film Theron has both starred
in and produced. Her first was Monster, and she learned then
that not only was producing fulfilling; it could be a sanity-saver.
Its a mixture of a few things, Theron explains. Im very
passionate about filmmaking, and for me thats been through
being an actor and a producer; for others its through writing
and directing. But theres something really creative and amazing
that happens when I do produce. And I do think that producing
actually is a positive thing for me when Im acting. You know, as
an actor, you spend a lot of time alone in your trailer. Im sure
for some people thats a good thing. But I learned on Monster
that it would have destroyed me, personally, if I had to live in a
trailer by myself while playing that. I would have gone stir crazy.
Theron also backed the music documentary East of Havana,
and has an executive producer credit on the film shes currently
shooting, The Burning Plain.
Sometimes, though, it can be rewarding in an entirely different way just to act. Like when it shows you a whole new side
Nick Stahl and AnnaSophia Robb

deal with their situation
of someone you know very well. Therons real-life love interest,

actor Stuart Townsend, makes his directorial debut with the
politically charged drama Battle in Seattle later this spring, and
she plays a key role.
Working with him was amazing, Theron says in the straightforward, matter-of-fact way she speaks on most topics; in other
words, not sounding too gushy. I think people want to hear the
little tagline or the funny thing because hes my boyfriend. But
at the end of the day, I was incredibly impressed. I showed up as
an actress and he was the director and, other than once in a
while slipping up and calling him his nickname in front of his
crew, it was very much a working relationship. And I really,
truly believe that he has incredible talents as a director.
And no, Theron is not about to share that pet name.
She is happy to point out that her apparently rarefied taste
and preference for serious subject matter should in no way be
interpreted as snobbishness.
I want to make good movies, she acknowledges. I want to
make great movies. I want to make movies that make people feel
something when they leave the theatre, and that ask a lot of
questions.
But Im committed to all kinds of film, Theron adds. Im
in Hancock; if I read something I like, its not genre-driven or
anything for me. I thought it was a really well-written piece that
wasnt just fluff. There was a real intelligence to it, yet it was fun.
Its smart, complicated, had a lot of conflict. I dont see a lot of
that come Fourth of July [Hancocks scheduled release date].
And while that action pic looks like the kind of surefire hit
even the most respected award winners like to add to their

rsums, Theron sees no upside to thinking along those lines.
Yknow, there is no recipe in this industry, she observes.
You can ask the biggest stars that Will Smith, Tom Hanks,
Tom Cruise theres no recipe to knowing whats going to
work. If youre going to sit around and try to figure that out,
good luck to you. At the end of the day everybody has their
priorities. My priority is just to do stuff that somehow gets into
my bones. Theres no way of really explaining it. Its just something that you feel and it happens and not for one second do I
ever go, Well, let me see; will this be a commercial success?
Bob Strauss is an L.A.-based entertainment writer.
COLD COMFORT
Although Sleepwalking takes place first in Northern California,

and then in Utah, what youre seeing on the screen is all
Regina, Saskatchewan.
The largely California-based cast and crew braved blizzards
and temperatures of -37 Celsius in order to make the most of their
limited budget by shooting here.
According to director Bill Maher, there was one more famous
Canadian element they had to brave ribbing from local crew
members who had little sympathy for their warm-blooded
counterparts. MW
interview | DAVID SCHWIMMER
Dinner & a Movie
THE SHOW
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script with Pegg starring as pudgy groom Dennis who leaves

his pregnant fiance Libby (Thandie Newton) at the altar and
tries to win her back years later by racing in the London
Marathon. His saggy will power and Libbys studly boyfriend Whit
(Hank Azaria) stand between Dennis and his one true love.
Schwimmer had his own long-distance race to get the lowbudget comedy shot on time and on budget in a relatively
unfamiliar location. His previous directing experience was
confined to television, including 10 episodes of Friends.
I was impressed on a daily basis with him in terms of

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fter ending his 1994-2004 run as Ross Geller on the sitcom

Friends, David Schwimmer took the transatlantic route to
directing his first big-screen feature, Run, Fat Boy, Run.
He made his West End London theatre debut in Neil LaButes
Some Girls in 2005 and co-starred in the England- and Vancouvershot Big Nothing, a blackmail caper that limped out of U.K.
movie theatres in 2006.
But something emerged from Nothing: Schwimmer cemented
his collaboration with co-star Simon Pegg of Shaun of the Dead and
Hot Fuzz fame. They tweaked Michael Ian Blacks Run, Fat Boy, Run
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The face of pain.

Opposite page: Simon Pegg grimaces while running
This page: Simon Pegg grimaces while riding a
stationary bike next Hank Azaria

how he came at it, Pegg says in an interview at the

Toronto International Film Festival, where the movie made its
North American debut this past September. A cynical person
might say hes bored now because hes made all this money. He
didnt walk onto the set like a novice. He walked on the set
utterly aware of lens size and angles, and the line and all the
technical know-how you need as a director.
He is an actor, so he knows how to handle us and get the best
out of us, Pegg adds. It was very reassuring to see him being
so professional.
Far from his moping persona on Friends, a bubbly Schwimmer,
41, discussed his maiden voyage into feature directing and
beyond during a private chat during the festival.
Did it make sense to you to direct your first movie in a foreign place?
It wasnt by choice, really. The script was originally set in
New York around the New York Marathon, but it got purchased
by Material Entertainment in London and their mission is to
make films in London. So suddenly I found myself the director
of an English film.
Given that you had spent a chunk of the previous few years in England
performing on the West End and acting in a movie with Simon, werent
you ready to go home? When he signed up to do the rewrite and
star in it, it was kind of a no-brainer.
Did being there for so long give you a better feel for the British
sensibility? It certainly gave me the opportunity to get familiar
with the particular parts of London which are so fantastic,

which we tried to put on camera in the film. Im a huge
fan of architecture and loved exploring the different
neighbourhoods. That really prepared me to kind of immerse
myself in London and the vibe there. It surprised me when I
thought about other English films other romantic comedies
I had seen here in the States that werent really
representative of the London I was experiencing, primarily in
terms of casting and colour. There was no real ethnic diversity
in the films. I was determined, and so was Simon, to do it
different in this one.
Were you nervous about directing a movie for the first time? I
certainly, in a healthy way, kind of felt, Lets bring it. You have
to bring your A game to the table. I was very prepared. I
worked really hard in preproduction to be just as prepared as
possible, every scene blocked and shot-listed. I wanted a battle
plan so that if mistakes happened, I would be more able to roll
with the punches. I knew we were shooting a very ambitious film
and we had no money. We had very little money.
How about a ballpark figure? Four-and-a-half million dollars. It
was shot over 50 locations over 35 days in the middle of possibly
the most expensive city to shoot in in the world. I saw that we
had a marathon in the movie and when I saw that my assistant
AD had budgeted 200 extras for that whole sequence there
are normally 10,000 to 30,000 runners I thought, did we all
read the same script? But that was our budget.
In hindsight, was it convenient to shoot this away from the States, a

bit under the radar? I didnt feel there was less pressure but, um,
there was something nice about being a guest in the country. It
was a feeling that pervaded my whole attitude and whole
experience there. I always felt really grateful, every day.
Could this be the start of a new career path? I hope so. I certainly
want to direct more movies. Its been a really interesting three
years from when [Friends] ended. I think I didnt want to kind
of deal with how it would feel when the show ended, so I just
tried to work as much as possible. I kind of kept my nose to the
ground. Its only after having worked on this for almost a year
and a half that I can kind of check in with myself again. How do
I feel about the show having ended? Is this a new chapter?
Wow, not even a pop-culture icon can relax. Im not brought up
to relax. Theres a real work ethic my parents instilled in me
that I feel somehow that Im not being productive if Im not
working. Im being lazy or something.
Have your parents changed? Yeah, now they say you need to take
a break.
Simon said you did everything in your power to show authority on the
set in a positive way. I had done my homework, I guess.
Thats nice of him to say. I felt the job is really easy in that you
cast great actors. If you cast great actors, and you surround
yourself with excellent people, your job is a lot easier.
You were quoted that you wont be happy until youre a dad. Could you
elaborate? I am a happy guy. What I meant by that, and maybe
its a little out of context, is that I think I will be happiest when
I have a family, when I have children. And I say that because Ive
seen my closest friends happier. Ive never seen them as happy
as when theyre holding their first kids and stuff.
When its not happening romantically, do you bury yourself in work?
Its quite the opposite. I feel like my personal life is probably
taking a backseat to my professional life. I think I need to start
making that more of a priority. Its impossible to have a real
relationship when youre working as much or travelling in
different countries.
After working as an actor for hire on Rod Luries Nothing But the
Truth, the Valerie Plame-inspired story, do you have your eye on some
directing projects? Yeah, there are a couple of things Ive read
that Ive liked. Im also developing something with a writer
thats a dramatic thriller about internet predators.
Although Friends ended in 2004, the public and media still seem very
interested in you. Is that rewarding? I think if you ask any actor
that, theyd probably give a similar answer, which is theres a
desire for more of a private life, but at the same time its really
touching to me that that show and that character impacted as
many people as it did, especially young people.
Ron Dicker is a New York-based entertainment writer.
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MARCH 4
INTO THE WILD

From left: Amy Adams,
Patrick Dempsey and
James Marsden
in Enchanted
STARS: Emile Hirsch,

Marcia Gay Harden
DIRECTOR: Sean Penn
(The Pledge)
STORY: Christopher
McCandless was 20
when he said goodbye to his family and
a nascent law career and headed to
Alaska to live simply. Unfortunately, he
was ill-prepared to survive such a romantic
dream and quickly found himself in a heap
of trouble. Based on the biography by
Jon Krakauer. DVD EXTRAS: Into the Wild:
The Story, the Characters, Into the Wild:
The Experience
MR. MAGORIUMS
WONDER EMPORIUM
ENCHANTED
MARCH 18
Like 1998s Antz and A Bugs Life, and
Armageddon and Deep Impact that same
year, in 2007 the Hollywood zeitgeist
demanded two movies in which sweet
and sheltered animated characters find
themselves desperately out of place
in New York City.
But where in Jerry Seinfelds Bee Movie
honeybee Barry B. Benson quickly
acclimates to the hectic metropolis, even
taking on one of its toughest lawyers,
Enchanteds heroine takes a little longer
to find her way.
Amy Adams plays Giselle, a traditional
Disney-style sunshine and smiles animated
princess. But Giselles fairy-tale existence
dissolves when shes banished to a liveaction Big Apple by the evil Queen
(Susan Sarandon) who doesnt want
Giselle marrying her son, Prince Edward
(James Marsden).
Giselle, whos shocked by the nature of

most New Yorkers, is fortunate to be taken
in by a kind divorce lawyer (Patrick
Dempsey) who doesnt really believe her
story, but recognizes that she needs help.
When Edward shows up to rescue his
beloved, Giselle is torn between her
prince and this strange new man who
came to her rescue.
The DVD is loaded with bonus features,
including the brand-new animated short,
Pips Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure,
three behind-the-scenes featurettes
revealing the special-effects tricks and
tools that brought the story to life, deleted
scenes and bloopers.
STARS: Natalie Portman,

Dustin Hoffman
DIRECTOR: Zack Helm (debut)
STORY: When 243-year-old
eccentric Mr. Edward
Magorium (Hoffman) decides to retire he
needs someone very special to take over
his business. Thats because his business
is a magical toy store where the toys
routinely spring to life. He thinks his
assistant Molly (Portman) has the right
stuff, but shes not so sure. DVD EXTRAS:
ROM game: Paper Airplane Tutor,
Strangely Weird and Weirdly Strange:
The Magical World of a Wonder Emporium
THINGS WE LOST
IN THE FIRE
STARS: Halle Berry,
Benicio Del Toro
DIRECTOR: Susanne Bier
(After the Wedding)
STORY: After her husband
dies, a woman (Berry) invites his best
friend (Del Toro), a down-and-out drug
addict, to live with her young family.
DVD EXTRAS: deleted scenes, commentary
MARCH 11
HITMAN
AWAKE
STARS: Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba
DIRECTOR: Job Harold (debut)
STORY: A very rich man (Christensen) with
a bad heart puts his life in the hands of
a suspect doctor (Terrence Howard) and
pays dearly when he remains awake during
open-heart surgery.
NO COUNTRY
FOR OLD MEN
STARS: Javier Bardem,
Josh Brolin
DIRECTORS: Joel Coen,
Ethan Coen (The Ladykillers)
STORY: When down-and-out West Texan
Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) comes across
a suitcase with $2-million from a drug deal
gone wrong, he takes it, having no idea
that hes making himself the target of
psychopathic hitman Anton Chigurh
(Bardem). Tommy Lee Jones plays the
sheriff trying to figure out what happened
and keep Moss alive. DVD EXTRAS: Working
with the Coens: Reflections of Cast and
Crew, Diary of a Country Sheriff,
The Making of No Country for Old Men
STARS: Timothy Olyphant,

Dougray Scott
DIRECTOR: Xavier Gens
(Frontier(s))
STORY: Since birth,
Agent 47 (Olyphant) has been raised to be
an assassin, and hes already killed more
than 100 people. But when hes assigned
to murder the Russian president it
becomes clear that Agent 47 is being
double-crossed. DVD EXTRAS: deleted
scenes, alternate ending
MARCH 18
THE MIST
STARS: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden
DIRECTOR: Frank Darabont (The Green Mile)
STORY: When a thick mist envelops a
small Maine village and knocks out power,
David Drayton (Jane) and his son head into
town to pick up supplies. But once inside
the grocery store they realize there are
some very foreboding creatures floating
around in that mist.
THE ASSASSINATION
OF JESSE JAMES
BY THE COWARD
ROBERT FORD
BEE MOVIE
VOICES: Jerry Seinfeld,
Rene Zellwegger
DIRECTORS: Steve Hickner,
Simon J. Smith
STORY: An independentminded bee named Barry
(Seinfeld) escapes his controlling hive and
goes to New York City where he befriends
a florist (Zellweger) and discovers that
humans have been stealing, and eating,
bees honey. So he decides to sue.
DVD EXTRAS: alternate endings, lost
scenes, The Animators Corner,
Inside the Hive: The Cast of Bee Movie
DAN IN REAL LIFE

STARS: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche
DIRECTOR: Peter Hedges (Pieces of April)
STORY: Dan Burns (Carell), widowed father
of three, finally meets a woman who makes
him feel he can love again. Little does he
know that Marie (Binoche) is his brothers
new girlfriend. Shes also one of the guests
heading to the familys home for a very
awkward reunion weekend. DVD EXTRAS:
deleted scenes, outtakes, Handmade
Music: Creating the Score
MAIDEN
VOYAGE
STARS: Brad Pitt,

Casey Affleck
DIRECTOR: Andrew Dominik (Chopper)
STORY: Robert Ford (Affleck) is a disturbed
young man who joins the band of outlaws
led by his idol, Jesse James. Jealous of
James notoriety, Ford quickly becomes
more of a danger than a boon to the
notorious hold-up man.
ON DVD MARCH 4
APRIL 1
THE WATER HORSE:
LEGEND OF THE DEEP
STARS: Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin
DIRECTOR: Jay Russell (Ladder 49)
STORY: Twelve-year-old Angus finds a
big egg on the beach a really big egg.
And when the egg hatches, out comes
a creature that looks like a baby hippo.
But that baby, which Angus names Crusoe,
doubles in size nearly every day, and its
soon clear that Angus has a water horse
on his hands. So he moves Crusoe into the
local lake, Loch Ness. DVD EXTRAS: deleted
scenes, Myths and Legends, Creating
Crusoe, Virtual Crusoe Game
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MARCH
2008
HOROSCOPE | BY DAN LIEBMAN
Pisces
February 20
March 20
Affection abounds this month. People

express their emotions openly, and you
should receive a gift of thanks. Watch out
for a midmonth tendency to forget
appointments and names. If planning a
romantic trip, leave the computer at home.
Aries
March 21
April 20
There may be surprise expenses late in the

month, so find ways to cut costs. A usually
passive friend or co-worker becomes
argumentative after the 15th. Watch that
you dont push yourself beyond the limit.
Youre almost too focused.
Taurus
May 22
April 21
Expect a shift in the way you spend money.

Mainly, youre indulging yourself at last.
Dont repeat comments that you overhear,
you can easily misinterpret them. And
dont write people off too quickly. The end
of the month sees you reconnecting with
old friends.
Gemini
May 23
June 21
You get mileage from what you do best

interacting with people and making witty
remarks. Everyone wants you in their circle.
Just dont get into serious debates. In
finance- and health-related matters (even
minor ones) seek the best advice possible.
Cancer
June 22
July 22
Youre more disciplined and able to catch

up on overdue jobs. Home surroundings are
important, but dont renovate on the cheap.
Avoid making impulsive decisions between
the 17th and 31st. Your excellent memory
proves a secret weapon this month.
Leo
July 23
August 22
Enterprising Leo is just bursting with

marketing ideas. Find a collaborator and
youll bring out the best in each other.
One caution, check agreements before

signing. A friend or relative comes to your
rescue. Theres a price, and you need to
decide if its worth it.
Virgo
August 23
September 22
Youre pushing too hard. And while nothing

comes easily, you cant afford to appear
desperate. Continue to work on
humanitarian projects, you can make a
major contribution in this area. A business
deal requires the input of a neutral party.
Libra
September 23
October 22
Act upon messages you receive (with the

exception of pesky solicitations) throughout
the month. Travel plans are complicated,
but dont take shortcuts. You see the results
of matchmaking efforts. Its a perfect time
to write fiction, particularly mysteries.
Scorpio
October 23
November 21
Youre in a position to demand justice, so

speak out about any unfairness you witness.
Its also a good month to collect outstanding
debts, both financial and personal. Joint
ventures can be challenging. You need to
keep your partners ego in check.
Sagittarius
November 22
December 22
You show a more conservative approach,

which pleases the people to whom you
report. Friends, however, want adventure,
which means youll spend a chunk of time
alone. Use the month to express yourself
creatively, to sort out emotions and to set
long-term goals.
Capricorn
December 23
January 20
Decibel levels are on the rise during the

first 15 days of March. Friends and
relatives are venting to you loudly. But
the month ends on a gentle note, with
harmony in your domestic and professional
worlds. You tend to procrastinate. Get
agreements signed by the 28th.
Aquarius
January 21
February 19
It only seems that youre not getting the

validation you seek. Behind the scenes,
your work is earning praise. Expect to hear
from an eccentric relative after the 11th.
An old conflict flares up. Youve grown
since it last erupted, and can now put
it to rest for good.
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