A VERY SPECIAL AGENT.Byline: - Bob Strauss Sandra Bullock was the first Hollywood figure to donate $1 million to tsunami relief efforts. The popular Hollywood star The Hollywood Star was an idiosyncratic gossip tabloid published on an erratic schedule in Hollywood, California by William Kern, who wrote much of the magazine under the pseudonym "Bill Dakota. will appear in some interesting-sounding indies this year, including the acclaimed ensemble piece ``Crash,'' and the Kevin Bacon-directed ``Loverboy.'' But her main concern at the moment is putting the finishing touches finishing touches finish npl the finishing touches → der letzte Schliff finishing touches npl → ultimi ritocchi mpl on ``Miss Congeniality con·gen·ial adj. 1. Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic. 2. Of a pleasant disposition; friendly and sociable: a congenial host. 3. 2: Armed and Fabulous.'' A producer as well as star of the sequel to her 2000 comedy hit about a tough FBI agent who's reluctantly made over as a beauty pageant contestant, Bullock outlines the changes we can expect to see in the not-naturally congenial Gracie Hart. ``We pick up the second film three weeks later, so the major things that will change for Gracie happen as the audience watches. Gracie doesn't realize how dramatically her life has changed since she saved Miss United States The Miss United States pageant is a beauty contest held in the United States for young women between the ages of 19-28 and has been held every year since 2001. Many delegates and winners in these pageants have either competed at or later went on to compete in other state and at the pageant. The media covered it, the magazines covered it, talk shows want her to speak, and the FBI is getting boxes and boxes of fan mail. But fame has an ugly way Ugly Way (also known as Ghost Way) is a healing rite used by Native Americans to cure sickness caused by ghosts, demons, and other evil spirits. It is part of the way between Hozho and Hocho, Order and Chaos. of changing people ... and not necessarily because they want to. Sometimes it's beyond your control.'' Like, we hope, her appearance will be as well. ``You can look forward to seeing Gracie Hart in a showgirl outfit, trying to pass herself off as a drag queen drag queen Female impersonator, gynemimetic Sexology A ♂ with ♀ affect–often 'overplayed'; a ♂ homosexual and ♀ wannabe, with ♂ genitalia; DQs may take hormones to ↑ breasts, and thus are hormonally, but not surgically ,'' Bullock teases, ``and not at all happy about it.'' Having become a superstar with the movie ``Speed,'' only to see its sequel fizzle fiz·zle intr.v. fiz·zled, fiz·zling, fiz·zles 1. To make a hissing or sputtering sound. 2. Informal To fail or end weakly, especially after a hopeful beginning. n. , how does Bullock feel about a second potential franchise? ``When I think of a 'franchise film,' I think of a film that can attach merchandising to it. T-shirts, dolls, pictures on the sides of french-fry boxes. I have never been in a film like that, but I do like going to see them. The character of Gracie Hart didn't inspire doll-makers to make the FBI Barbie. And the FBI already has T-shirts. So all that's left is the french-fry aspect, and we figured eating them was probably more fun for Gracie than endorsing them.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) ``Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' opens March 25 |
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