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DIED. ALEXANDRA RIPLEY, 70, author of Scarlett, the sanctioned sequel to Gone With the Wind; of unspecified natural causes; in Richmond, Va. She had written five historical novels before being selected by the estate of Margaret Mitchell to pen a sequel to the beloved Civil War saga. Published in 1991, Scarlett got poor reviews but spent 34 weeks on the best-seller list...
...People will come by once in a while," he says, "but I find myself watching TV and playing video games a lot of the time." He says he would like to do a public-service announcement against file sharing, but so far, Universal hasn't been interested. --By Amanda Ripley/ Hamilton...
...ardor that Law elicits has not been dampened at all by the frequency with which he plays bad guys--from the careless, egocentric Dickie Greenleaf in The Talented Mr. Ripley (dispatched by the oar) to the creepily murderous Maguire in Road to Perdition (the shootout). There's a troubled, sometimes even unwholesome streak that runs through all Law's characters--even Jerome, the athlete whose identity Ethan Hawke's character assumes in Gattaca (the garbage disposal). It's as if Law, who has the green eyes, long lashes and aqueduct eyebrows of a very pretty girl, has been...
...Creek Bridge expanded to saga dimensions. As much as Inman aches to return to a woman he barely knew, but knew he loved, the novel's vivid prose needed to be turned into moving pictures. Paging Anthony Minghella, adapter-director of The English Patient and The Talented Mr. Ripley...
...beautiful detail. For those who have seen the film before, Scott has added new scenes which fill out the original film’s commentary about gender roles (Alien is generally credited with creating the first female action hero in the form of Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley). This re-release truly is a remarkable chance for a new generation of moviegoers to see a beautiful classic film. (Ian P. Campbell...