BULLOCK'S AMBITIONS AS BIG AS TEXAS.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Sandra Bullock has her track shoes on. She's in Texas for tonight's screening of her ``Making Sandwiches'' short at the Austin Film Festival. She'll be hightailing it back to L.A. to continue preparations for the film she's producing, which rolls in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Oct. 16. ``Short films are where I lose the money I make on features. You never make your money back on shorts,'' says the actress, who's made a dramatic change in her lifestyle and professional direction since the release of the 1997 ``Speed II.'' As she explains, ``The fact the movie failed so miserably was the best thing that could have happened to me. It helped close a door on what I was doing wrong with my career - making choices that were really pathetic.'' Bullock moved from the fast-paced life of L.A. to Austin, Texas. She served as executive producer on her ``Hope Floats'' starrer and the upcoming ``Practical Magic,'' in which she co-stars with Nicole Kidman. And now she's producing the feature originally called ``Gun Shy.'' She has just landed Liam Neeson for the $12 million, independent, dark comedy about an undercover DEA DEA - Data Encryption Algorithm agent who is not allowed to retire until he executes one final feat. She will have a part in the film she's currently just calling ``Untitled.'' However, she says, ``not a lead. This is a very hard-edge and dark, male movie. I'll be the one female flavor. `` And, as producer, the person who calls the shots. If the face looks familiar Oprah may have said ``no-no'' to Monica Lewinsky's guesting demands, but Hollywood is saying ``yes-yes'' to the country's most notorious ex-intern, as a type. That woman - Miss Lewinsky - is showing up in casting notices hereabouts here·a·bout also here·a·bouts adv. In this general vicinity; around here. hereabouts or hereabout Adverb in this region Adv. 1. . For instance, ``X-Files'' forces have been looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ``an older Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom the former United States President Bill Clinton admitted (after initially denying) to having had an "inappropriate relationship"[1] while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. or a younger Delta Burke'' for an episode involving a small-town homecoming queen-turned-TV announcer. Or how about this? They're soon to shoot the Halloween episode of NBC's ``Will & Grace,'' and have been casting for an actor to play Tom, a ``very masculine'' fellow who comes to a Halloween party ``dressed as Monica Lewinsky.'' He winds up threatening a woman and getting beaten up. And this is just the beginning. Comin' on strong Adrien Brody Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He received widespread recognition when he was cast as the lead in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002). The role won him an Academy Award for Best Actor, the youngest actor ever to win the award. , who's getting strong advance buzz for his portrayal of the James Jones James Jones is the name of:
Early life Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Virginia and California, daughter of Mardi Olivia (Nowak), an will play the title role of Chrissie, a go-go dancer in Philadelphia in the late '60s. Before that, Adrien will be starring in Barry Levinson's ``Liberty Heights.'' And right now, he's before the cameras in New York making the Spike Lee Noun 1. Spike Lee - United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee movie ``Summer of Sam.'' Leonardo Di Caprio considered this property so hot that he came this close to signing on for the role Brody is now handling. Our town While Garry Marshall edits his ``Other Sister'' movie starring Diane Keaton - and does rewrites on his upcoming ``Runaway Bride'' Julia Roberts-Richard Gere starrer - his daughter Kathleen is commuting to L.A. on the dark days of her off-Broadway hit, ``Chaim's Love Song.'' And the very busy Marshalls' marvelous new Falcon Theatre in Burbank is perking along. Jack Klugman is starring in the 99-seat house in ``Death of a Salesman'' until Oct. 25, The Mark Taper New Works Festival comes into the Falcon on Nov. 2 - and Kathleen will be back from her New York gig on Nov. 16 to help plan what's next for the Falcon. Garry told this column that it had been his dream to build a small playhouse with the unique luxuries of ample bathroom and parking facilities, and air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. . It's got all that, and much more. What he and Kathleen have done has given Los Angeles an absolute jewel. Art imitating life The Jason Alexander-Jonathan Silverman film, ``Denial,'' due out in December, is another feature that may be helped - or hurt - by the public's fascination with the Clinton scandal. ``It's a topical subject, marital infidelity,'' says Silverman. ``It's about three couples who think they have these sound, perfect marriages, and we find out through the course of the picture that they don't - everybody's cheating. It's a really interesting, thought-provoking film. It pushes a lot of buttons, and really makes people ponder if they can trust their significant others.'' With reports by Stephanie DuBois. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Sandra Bullock Flop redirected her (2) Monica Lewinsky Character being copied |
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