SOBIESKI VOWS TO AVOID MAKING `STUPID TEEN-AGE MOVIES'.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Leelee Sobieski Leelee Sobieski (born June 10, 1983)[1] is an American actress. Biography Personal life Sobieski was born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski , the brilliant 17-year-old actress who could end up with an Emmy for ``Joan of Arc Joan of Arc, Fr. Jeanne D'Arc (zhän därk), 1412?–31, French saint and national heroine, called the Maid of Orléans; daughter of a farmer of Domrémy on the border of Champagne and Lorraine. ,'' is rushing from one big-screen assignment to the next. She's proud to tell us that none are what she brands ``stupid teen-age movies.'' Right now, she's in Minneapolis filming Fox 2000's romantic drama, ``Here on Earth.'' In September, she starts the Fox thriller ``Squelch'' for director John Dahl. And after that is a co-starring stint with Albert Brooks Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, writer, comedian and director. Biography Early life Brooks was born Albert Lawrence Einstein in ``My First Mister My First Mister is actress Christine Lahti's feature directorial debut, which is the story of an alienated goth teen (Leelee Sobieski) who forms an unlikely friendship with a lonely men's clothing store owner (Albert Brooks). .'' On the subject of teen films for which she has disdain, she says they ``present everyone as a stereotype - jocks, nerds, whatever. I've enjoyed some teen movies; `American Pie' was raunchy raun·chy adj. raun·chi·er, raun·chi·est Slang 1. a. Obscene, lewd, or vulgar: "[He] but fun. But for the most part, they are movies that never bother to make the characters multilayered.'' Leelee understands why such films get made. ``Kids go to see them again and again.'' Such a lack of repeat business is the cause, she feels, for Stanley Kubrick's ``Eyes Wide Shut'' doing such a drastic nose dive nose dive Noun 1. (of an aircraft) a sudden plunge with the nose pointing downwards 2. Informal a sudden drop: when we fail our self-confidence takes a nose dive Verb at the box office after its first week of release. In ``Eyes Wide Shut,'' Sobieski plays the daughter of a costume shop owner, a young woman who - like most every other character in the film - comes on to Tom Cruise. She's seen the movie. She liked it. ``But it's certainly nothing children and young teen-agers should see.'' Leelee was 14 when she made it. Man of letters man of letters n. pl. men of letters A man who is devoted to literary or scholarly pursuits. Noun 1. man of letters - a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities ZZ Top is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a new album and major tour. The U.S. leg - with Lynyrd Skynyrd - gets under way in September, and it's hefty. ``I just looked at the first two pages of dates and then stopped,'' says ZZ's Billy Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
``XXX'' is the name of the album ZZ Top will release in September - a title, explains Gibbons, that ``could be taken a number of ways. It's the name of a great beer. It's more proof we like to have fun with alphabetical visuals. It's also Roman numerals for 30, the festive birthday outing we're enjoying. People are celebrating the anniversary of the moon landing. They're Woodstocking. Maybe they'll do some `XXX'-ZZing,'' he says. But they left out the Y. ``No, we didn't,'' answers the quick-witted Gibbons. ``There's a lot of people out there going, `Why? Why are they still around, when they only know three chords?' '' Who will star? Chances are good it'll be Laurence Fishburne or Wesley Snipes Snipes (Diminutive for Snipers) is a text-mode networked computer game that was created in 1983 by SuperSet software. Snipes is officially credited as being the original inspiration for Novell NetWare. as the star of ``Ship Rock,'' a ``Rocky''-like feature set among the Navajo nation, being directed by Chris Eyre of ``Smoke Signals'' fame. Based on a true story, ``Ship Rock'' is about a divorced African-American high-school teacher who answers an ad to teach on the reservation, takes on the task of coaching the girl's basketball team - and ends up turning them into national champions. The tale is told from the Indians' perspective, and word is it's highly humorous, as well as dramatic. If all goes as is hoped, ``Ship Rock'' will go into production this fall. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) SOBIESKI (2) GIBBONS |
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