Fans keep watching as twins come of age.Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. have spent their lifetimes in the
limelight, but are they finally getting past their prime?
Sourpusses who have long tired of the ubiquitous twins' saccharine sac·cha·rine adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of sugar or saccharin; sweet. persona can find solace in their new movie, "New York Minute," which has mostly failed to wow either the critics or the movie-going masses. It debuted last weekend in fourth place among theater releases, faring poorly against such other recent teen comedies as "Mean Girls" and `13 Going on 30." Still, it's a safe bet that the 17-year-olds, each claiming an estimated net worth of $150 million, will once again be the ones laughing all the way to the bank. These two aren't just actresses after all; they're icons whose faithful female followers have literally grown up with them - on TV, at the video rental store, on the Web, even in the aisles of Wal-Mart and Toys R Us. The hype shows no signs of fading as the twins find themselves on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of turning 18 next month. "I've watched all their movies," said Carrie Pinkstaff, a South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. junior who has magazine cutouts of the Olsens on her bedroom wall and likes Mary-Kate best "because she's more of a tomboy tomboy Psychology A popular term for a girl whose developmental gender-identity/role is discordant with her genotype. Cf Sissy. and seems more down to earth." Pinkstaff and several friends took in the twins' new movie on opening day at Cinemark 17 in Springfield. They came out 85 minutes later less than enthralled en·thrall tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls 1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. 2. To enslave. but seemingly reluctant to bash a couple of old friends like Mary-Kate and Ashley. "They definitely had a lot of enthusiasm - they tried," said Rachel Hansen. "It was a good bad movie. You have to go into it thinking, this is going to be dumb." The twins' charm rests on their squeaky-clean image, but of late there's also a snarky snark·y adj. snark·i·er, snark·i·est Slang Irritable or short-tempered; irascible. [From dialectal snark, to nag, from snark, snork, to snore, snort side to their appeal - witness the drooling drooling the discharge of saliva from the mouth. A normal feature in some breeds of dogs such as St. Bernard, Newfoundland and English bulldog, presumably because of their loose, pendulous lips. Web sites counting down the weeks, days and seconds until the two starlets reach the age of majority. Even the twins' image-makers seem a little confused (or cynical) about their target audience. From the opening scene of "New York Minute," when Ashley Olsen dreams she's giving an important speech while naked, the plot finds ways to dress one or both stars in bathrobes, towels or torn, water-soaked dresses. "I was surprised by the number of times they lost their clothes," said Teal Grayhavens, the lone male to join Pinkstaff and friends for the movie's debut. Fifteen-year-old Ashley Rockholz, herself a twin, said she has lots of guy friends who like the Olsens, for obvious reasons: "They're twins, they're hot and they have a lot of money." But she and others agreed that most guys will wait for the video or DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. rather than risk being seen ogling the Olsens at a public cineplex. Like their earlier movies, "New York Minute" is ultimately about female relationships: The Olsens portray sisters who, despite entirely opposite personalities, discover in the end that they really miss and love each other. The same theme is evident at their official Web site, where visitors can order a copy of the Olsens' new board game (`Friendship Connection') or read an upbeat horoscope. In the Olsen universe, the twins also serve as fashion mavens and cultural counselors - not to mention cross-marketing geniuses. Their current "Hip Picks" play off their new movie's New York setting (Example: favorite NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City snack), and Web visitors seeking "Real Talk for Real Girls" are asked what they like best about the movie: the twins' "performances," "cool costumes" or "big-city antics"? It's all fairly easy to mock, but so what? It didn't stop Mary-Kate and Ashley from getting their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a pavement along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of not only human celebrities but fictional characters honored by last month, or taking up two of the spots in TeenPeople magazine's `25 Hottest Stars Under 25' this past week. This fall, they'll enroll as freshmen at New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the . Is that when their legion of fans finally outgrow outgrow verb To change the relationship with a condition or structure by dint of ↑ age or size; while children outgrow clothing, and certain behaviors, they rarely outgrow diseases–eg, asthma them, forget them, abandon them? The betting line here says, "Not in a New York minute." IN THE SPOTLIGHT Olsen Twins get early start in empire-building: February 1987: At age 7 months, land role of Michelle Tanner in hit TV series "Full House" 1992: Shoot first TV movie, "To Grandmother's House We Go" (age 6) 1993: Release first music video and first book series (age 7) 1996: Release first feature film, "It Takes Two" (age 10) 1998: New TV series, "Two of a Kind," debuts (age 12) 2001: Launch fashion and accessories line at Wal-Mart; new TV series, "So Little Time," and new animated cartoon series, "Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!" (age 15) May 2004: "New York Minute" movie released (age 17) AND THE REALLY IMPORTANT MILESTONES October 1995: Both twins lose their front teeth while on location in Florida July 1996: Twins "learn to surf from a real Hawaiian pro surfer!" Spring 1997: Twins start experimenting with wearing lip gloss, a little blush and eye shadow June 1999: First onscreen kisses September 1999: Twins start eighth grade, join cheerleading The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. squad Summer 2001: Start dating June 13, 2002: Get driver's licenses on 16th birthday, spend rest of day "with friends, boyfriends and family" - www.mary-kateandashley.com CAPTION(S): Twins Mary-Kate (left) and Ashley Olsen wave to fans last month in Los Angeles. |
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