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...Number of Emmy nominees this year for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series or Movie, drawn from a pool of 41 contenders...
...take a break from the jeweled-trophy-wife look." ELLEN BARKIN, actress, on auctioning her jewelry after reportedly getting a $20 million divorce settlement from billionaire Ron Perelman...
...Well, why not? Their divorce was amicable (she has remarried and lives in London, he's in a committed relationship with a young actress) and they still kind of amuse each other. No great drama ensues from their coupling. And no flashing insights, either - although both notice that their bodies are not quite as taut as they once were. It's a wistful and genially played little piece, which ends with M and W parting ziplessly (as we used to say back in the 70s) by dawn's early light. You have to wonder why anyone thought it was necessary...
...Chalked on the blackboard are the words "student self-assessment What are your: Dreams, Goals, Skills and Talents? Achievement + Knowledge = Success." Aspiring actress Verity Gorman, 13, seems to have learned the lesson. Asked to audition for the 26-part series (which will be screened in Australia and England next year), she won the role of Lockie's posh classmate Sasha, a poised figure not unlike herself (pictured). "This has given me a small taste of what it's really like," she says of filmmaking. Tastes like teen spirit...
...remarkable thing, the Potter phenomenon. In introducing Rowling, actress Kathy Bates gave the impression that the distinguishing thing about the Potter books is that they have made readers of those who would otherwise have their nose buried in a screen of some kind. But that doesn't seem quite right. Harry Potter appeals to plenty of children - and adults - who love reading books of all kinds. The stories have that crucial ability to be fantastic and believable at the same time, the characters are flesh and blood, and the plotting rich and unexpected. Rowling deserves her fame and wealth...