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...Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men) brought Nurse Betty, a dark comedy with Renee Zellweger, Morgan Freeman and high romantic spirits to match its high body count. James Ivory was back in form with The Golden Bowl, an elegant and precise Henry James adaptation starring Nick Nolte and Uma Thurman...
...cheapness of digital video allowed Ethan Hawke to shoot The Last Word on Paradise, a feature starring his bankable buddies Uma Thurman, Marisa Tomei, Kris Kristofferson, Steve Zahn and Robert Sean Leonard. He calls it the best creative experience of his career, which may not sound like much, but his excitement is very convincing. "There's no excuse for young filmmakers not to make a movie. Anyone can make a movie the way anyone can sculpt or write a book or paint," he says. "The James Joyces have not yet begun to work on film because they...
...fact that Portuguese is one of the world's most musical languages, Virginia Rodrigues adds the natural richness and vibrant texture of her own voice. In Nos, a "tribute to the Carnival music of her native state of Bahia," Brazil, the artist combines the soulful depth of songs like "Uma Historia de Ifa" ("A Story of Ifa"), with the more upbeat, carnival feel of "Afrekete...
...Despite its short running time the movie does occasionally become tiresome in its second half, when Morton drops out of the picture to make way for a fancier enchantress. Unfortunately, Uma Thurman disappoints as Blanche, an Anais Nin wannabe with a fetish for performing geniuses: the amusing concept of her character doesnt justify her time on screen. The period detail, though sumptuously photographed by Chinese cinematographer Zhao Fei, doesnt hold interest on its own. Happily, the film finds its way back again in the end when Emmet shows up outside Hatties laundry. A lovely scene between Penn and Morton...
...Hollywood golden boys get, a behind-the-scenes show-biz dealmaker with his hands on the levers of the starmaking machinery. One of the most successful agents in show business and a part owner of the powerful Creative Artists Agency, Jay represented Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Uma Thurman, David Letterman and other major names. He had been the protege of CAA co-founder Michael Ovitz and was already being touted, at 30, as a future studio head. He dated models and actresses, drove a Ferrari, lived in a Hollywood Hills mansion stocked with Warhols, Stellas and Picassos. Before...