Word: illeana
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...Allison Anders' Grace of My Heart, there's little doubt that the tale of Denise Waverly (Illeana Douglas), who in the early '60s marries a young lyricist (Eric Stoltz) and with him writes a lot of Top 10 hits, is based on the early career of Carole King, who with her husband Gerry Goffin composed some of the best hits--Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, One Fine Day, The Loco-Motion, A Natural Woman--ever to emerge from the Brill Building. Then Anders adds a fantasy Newlywed Game: What if King had married Brian Wilson (Matt Dillon) at his loopiest...
...hotel owner has asked me to leave the hotel, so I move to the 14th to share an apartment with a woman named Illeana. We have no shower, no heat, no air-conditioning, no refrigerator. Illeana is 5-ft., 10-in, and weighs 105 pounds. She is an anorexic vegetarian, who eats only fake camembert cheese and bread crusts. My rent is $250 for one month...
Before I leave for work in the morning. Illeana says only, "Don't buy any meat for your dinner...