Interview articles from July 2004

Interview archives from July 2004

Angels abound.(Patrick Wilson)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... Dear Interview, At last, my favorite actor from Angels in America gets his due [May 2004]! Probably like most people, I had never heard of Patrick Wilson prior to the adaptation of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play that aired on...

Unconditional love.(Courtney Love)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... Dear Interview, Thanks so much for the article on Courtney Love [April 2004]. My brother and I were contemplating buying the new Max Wallace and Ian Halperin book, Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain, but in the end I couldn't buy...

Jackman gets a curtain call.(Hugh Jackman)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... Dear Interview, I just want to say that Hugh Jackman looks absolutely hot in your [May 2004] issue! I think it's great that you cater to everyone's tastes by having the girls and the guys you feature let out their inner sexy beast! ...

Gone but not forgotten.(Berry Berenson)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... Dear Interview, The Interview Flashback in your May issue celebrating the accomplishments of Stephen Sprouse ironically neglected to commemorate the life of Berry Berenson, the woman who interviewed him for the piece in 1984. Berenson...

The flash of the lash: this summer, the eyes have it ... and lots of it.(Look Of The Month)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Given everything one has to compete with for attention over the summer--cocktails with little umbrellas, barbecues, and the youth of the world in swimwear--why not fight fire with fire and give 'em a little of that old Julie Christie magic in...

My oasis.(This Month's Art Created Especially For You)
July 1, 2004... Summer is the season when a good many of us flock to our own personal oases (whether they be physical, spiritual, or even air-conditioned and attached to a Hamptons ZIP Code). Naturally, what people consider an oasis varies as wildly as their...

Catalina Sandino Moreno: some performers try to lose their accents. She likes hers.(This Month's One To Know)(Brief Article)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... Flying from her native Bogota, Colombia, to New York's JFK Airport about a year ago, Catalina Sandino Moreno was stopped by U.S. customs officers because as a single female traveling alone, she fit the profile of a drug smuggler, a mule. "I was...

Ryan McGinley: "shoot what you know," they say ... this photographer does just that.(This Month's Big Picture Show)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Given the voyeuristic world we live in, it's no surprise that 26-year-old Ryan McGinley won American Photo's 2003 Photographer of the Year award. For the past six years he's been capturing in photos his tight-knit crew of skateboarding,...

Brian Wilson: "I just wasn't made for these times," is what he once sang. But now with his new album, the original beach boy is riding a wave of good vibrations.(This Month's Beach Blanket Legend)
July 1, 2004... His new album may be called Gettin' In Over My Head (Rhino), but when it comes to making music, Brian Wilson is most certainly in his element. The legendary songwriter, responsible for some of pop music's most brilliant melodies and celebrated...

Seersucker's new scene: a little bit country (club), a little bit rock 'n' roll.(Fashion Comeback)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Those Gatsby folk knew something about dressing for summer. Tiny cucumber sandwiches notwithstanding, one of the Gatsby crowd's great secret weapons was seersucker, which is as cool on one's skin as it is on one's eyes. And in the hands of...

Cut from the same cloth: this fashion duo begs the question ... which came first, the shirt or the tie?(Trend Tip)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Maybe it's a reaction to dress-down Fridays, maybe it's related to the women's trend toward Uber-coordinated ensembles, or maybe it's just one less thing for a guy to worry about in the morning, but this summer you'll be the one clashing if...

Zoe Saldana: beware, silly superheroes: this tough-talking damsel in demand can take care of herself.(Movie Tip)(Interview)(Biography)
July 1, 2004... Ah, nerve--is there a better quality in a young actress? Just look at Zoe Saldana, who debuted to acclaim as an unlikeable diva in 2000's Center Stage and most recently busted cannonballs as the prettiest swashbuckler in Johnny Depp's Pirates...

Alexa Davalos: her big-screen debut will make her all the rage in sci-fi circles, but this actress is looking for other worlds to conquer.(Movie Spotlight)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... Alexa Davalos is clearly a girl who likes her options. Case in point: "I tend to curse in French more often than I do in English," laughs the 21-year-old newcomer, whose breakthrough performance in the new Vin Diesel-fueled space-age thriller,...

Daniel Gillies: a broken heart and a dream of wowing the world drove him from New Zealand to Hollywood, Bollywood, and beyond.(Movie Heat)(Brief Article)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... A few years ago, Daniel Gillies appeared to have it all: a hit TV series, Street Legal, in his native New Zealand; his pick of local stage productions; even the occasional film. "I had everything I wanted," says the 28-year-old actor, who got...

Preview: Spider-Man 2.(Movie Review)(Brief Review)
July 1, 2004... PREVIEW: SPIDER-MAN 2 (Columbia) Directed by Sam Raimi Oh, Spidey, when will the deception end? The nascent franchise continues with Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker struggling with life in the superhero closet and a demented scientist, Doc Ock...

Preview: Anchorman.(Movie Review)(Brief Review)
July 1, 2004... PREVIEW: ANCHORMAN (DreamWorks) Directed by Adam McKay Scotch-guzzling TV anchor Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell, who co-wrote the script) delivers the day's news in sex-besotted 1970s San Diego. High jinks, physical pratfalls, and witty banter...

Preview: King Arthur.(Movie Review)(Brief Review)
July 1, 2004... PREVIEW: KING ARTHUR (Touchstone) Directed by Antoine Fuqua Though billed as historically accurate (read: more violence, less makeup), this trip to Camelot bears the unmistakable popcorn imprimatur of its producer, Jerry Bruckheimer....

Preview: I, Robot.(Movie Review)(Brief Review)
July 1, 2004... PREVIEW: I, ROBOT (20th Century Fox) Directed by Alex Proyas Based on Isaac Asimov's sci-fi classic, a technophobic detective (Will Smith) investigates a robot suspected of murder in 2035 Chicago. Ontological digressions--Can robots think?...

The Notebook.(Movie Review)
July 1, 2004... REVIEW: THE NOTEBOOK (New Line) Directed by Nick Cassavetes Drenched in Vermont's finest--sweet, thick, and pancake-ready--this adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's best-selling novel follows two lovers as they contend with class and conflict in...

Before Sunset.(Movie Review)(Brief Review)
July 1, 2004... REVIEW: BEFORE SUNSET (Warner Independent Pictures) Directed by Richard Linklater Nine years after talking their way through Vienna in Before Sunrise, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) resume their conversation when fate...

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.(Movie Review)
July 1, 2004... REVIEW: METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER (IFC) Directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky What hath Ozzy wrought? The groundbreaking documentarians behind Brother's Keeper (1992) and Paradise Lost (1996) turn their cameras on the...

The Best of Youth.(Movie Review)(Brief Review)
July 1, 2004... REVIEW: THE BEST OF YOUTH (Miramax) Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana "How does it turn out?"--the question behind all great sagas--is answered expansively in this six-hour subtitled epic about two loving, polar-opposite brothers...

Riding Giants.(Movie Review)(Brief Review)
July 1, 2004... PREVIEW: RIDING GIANTS (Sony Classics) Directed by Stacy Peralta Midway through this hard-charging surfing documentary, big-wave legend Greg Noll recalls riding a huge swell and calls it, along with the births of his kids, one of the most...

Samantha Ronson: from making the party rounds with fervor to pouring her emotional life into music.(Music News)(Brief Article)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... "People expect the worst," singer-songwriter-DJ Samantha Ronson says of her debut album, Red (Roc-A-Fella). "They expect it to be half-assed, like, 'Oh, Damon Dash signed you because you're a socialite.'" Truth be told, Ronson is a...

Ricky Fante: soul-music insiders are going overboard for this ex-marine.(Music Buzz)(Brief Article)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... "Old school" is undoubtedly one of the most worn labels for many of today's soul artists. But for singer-songwriter Ricky Fante, the tag particularly applies. Replete with celebratory horns, raspy croons, and the kind of rock 'n' roll that...

Beastie Boys To the 5 Boroughs (Capitol).(Sound Advice)(Brief Review)(Sound Recording Review)
July 1, 2004... BEASTIE BOYS To the 5 Boroughs (Capitol) The party gets partisan on the Beastie Boys' first record since 1998's Hello Nasty, this election year's first--and hopefully not last--politically minded gemstone. Irresistibly infectious tracks...

Sonic Youth Sonic Nurse (DGC).(Sound Advice)(Brief Review)(Sound Recording Review)
July 1, 2004... SONIC YOUTH Sonic Nurse (DGC) After 23 years on the art-rock ward, indie avatars Sonic Youth are still pumping pulses. Richard Prince's cover image, a nurse sketched like a 1960s romance-novel illustration, perfectly suits this album's...

The Polyphonic Spree Together We're Heavy (Hollywood Records).(Sound Advice)(Brief Review)(Sound Recording Review)
July 1, 2004... THE POLYPHONIC SPREE Together We're Heavy (Hollywood Records) Eccentric yet accessible, and without kowtowing in the slightest to any trend or commercial impulse, the sophomore record from this 20-plusmember group of symphonic prog rockers...

Angie Stone Stone Love (J).(Sound Advice)(Brief Review)(Sound Recording Review)
July 1, 2004... ANGIE STONE Stone Love (J) Spirited and celebratory without being blithe, Stone's third album of neo-soul is intelligent, sensual, and as molten as strap molasses in summer heat. With an earthy, elegant quality, Stone has a gift for...

!!! Louden Up Now (Touch and Go).(Sound Advice)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... ! Louden Up Now (Touch and Go)

Sahara Hotnights Kiss & Tell (RCA).(Sound Advice)(Sound Recording Review)
July 1, 2004... SAHARA HOTNIGHTS Kiss & Tell (RCA) This kitschy all-girl pop-punk combo from Sweden ups the ante on its third full-length set. With strong arrangements, punchy handclap percussion, and a shrewd sense of sharp-rifled melody that's a sort of...

The Roots The Tipping Point (Geffen).(Sound Advice)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
July 1, 2004... THE ROOTS The Tipping Point (Geffen) Philadelphia hip-hop's finest eschew their famed organic arrangements on their sixth studio effort, resulting in their most exuberant, raw, and rap-centric work yet. MC Black Thought has never been more...

Shots in the dark: even though in real life older women and younger men seem to be doing just fine, in the movies they're still doomed.(Movie Column)(The Mother)(The Door in the Floor)(Movie Review)
July 1, 2004... Although there have been innumerable movies about older men involved with younger women, cinema hasn't skimped on telling powerful stories about older women taking younger lovers. Few of them make for reassuring viewing, which may be more a...

Elton John's tip sheet: where have all the flowers gone?(Music Opinion Page)(veteran pop singer comments on political music, up-and-coming young musicians, and the music industry)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... INGRID SISCHY: So, Elton, it's July, and we're four months away from the presidential election in America. But amazingly, given what's going on in the world right now, there don't seem to be many protest or political songs that really address...

All the dish: when around the world is around the corner.(Food Column)(three restaurants, Manhattan, New York, New York)(Restaurant Review)
July 1, 2004... For reasons as much to do with school calendars as with weather, summer is the season we tend to associate most with getting away. Of course, for many of us, a summertime adventure to some exotic destination may be more an ideal than a reality,...

Alex Rodriguez: he arrived in New York to cries of both "Hallelujah!" and "Is he worth it?" but after his bumpy, bruised beginnings in the Bronx, baseball's heavy-hitting superstar has hit his stride.(End Game)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... In 1920 the New York Yankees acquired Babe Ruth in the biggest deal in sports history, planting the seed for one of the greatest dynasties in baseball. This February, eight decades since the Babe and four years since their last World Series...

Letter from the editor.(view)(Editorial)
July 1, 2004... Recently I had one of those New York evenings that make this city the place that draws so many people with dreams. It began with an hour or so of heaven in the form of watching clips from documentaries on artists--photographers, painters,...

Natalie Portman: what made Natalie Portman so unforgettable 10 years ago was how she burst onto the scene at the ripe old age of 13, with a shockingly mature performance. Round two begins with another small but searing film.(Interview)(Cover Story)(Biography)
July 1, 2004... When did Natalie Portman first cast her spell on the world? There's her film debut in Luc Besson's 1994 thriller, The Professional, but also her coy, classic tour de force in 1996's Beautiful Girls, in which her 13-year-old...

Jeff Bridges: he's Hollywood's everyman, bringing weight, wisdom, and a wealth of experience to the screen. Here, he talks to a fellow craftsman about making movies that matter.(The Shop talk Interview)(Interview)(Biography)
July 1, 2004... After 33 years as a blue-chip leading man and an entire life as a second-generation Hollywood brat, Jeff Bridges still has a way with the sweet quicksilver of surprise. How else could a single actor bring to life the roach-smoking Dude of The...

Kelis: since her big breakthrough five years ago, life for this brash singer has been a roller-coaster ride filled with self-doubt, disappointment, and unfulfilled potential. So how did she turn it all around? By making music her way.(Music Interview)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... MATT DIEHL: It's been a crazy year for you, Kelis. You released a new album, Tasty [Star Trak/Arista], you got engaged, you toured with Britney Spears, and of course, there was "Milkshake," which was not just a massive hit but a cultural...

Beyond bed & bath: starring the biggest male model of the season in the smallest suits of the summer.(The Less is More Fashion Story)
July 1, 2004... Model: BRAD KROENIG/Ford. Right: Swimsuit by [DSQUARED.sup.2]. Fashion details page 95. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Swimsuit by JEAN PAUL GAULTIER SOLEIL. Bracelet by FENDI. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Swimsuit by DIOR HOMME BY HEDI...

Rose Byrne: from war-torn Troy to a galaxy far, far away, she's been known to hold her own against half-naked hunks and special effects with a fiery brand of nerve. But She's from Australia--what did you expect?(The Who's That Girl? Interview)(Interview)(Biography)
July 1, 2004... Winsome and wise to the world at 24, Rose Byrne has been quietly captivating filmgoers in her native Australia for a decade. But it wasn't until her turns in 2000's Goddess of 1967, 2002's Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and last...

Cut copy: music's new international man of mystery.(Interview Close-Up)(Australian musician Dan Whitford)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Imagine if the members of Daft Punk and INXS got stuck in an elevator with a four-track, and you'll have some idea of the low-rent, high-fidelity appeal of Australian newcomer Dan Whitford a.k.a. Cut Copy. If the mood of his debut, Bright Like...

Grrrrrr! It's summer safari time (in bling-bling national park) starring seven historic cartier panthers.(The From The Vault Portfolio)(Cartier heritage director Pierre Rainero)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... Here, Interview's fashion director, Joanna Jacovini, talks to Cartier heritage director Pierre Rainero about this special brand of big game. JOANNA JACOVINI: Tell us about the cat's meow. When did the panther slink into the jewelry box?...

Hugh Dancy: saving acting from empty emoting and flat performances, he's the movies' new knight in shining armor.(The One To Keep An Eye On Interview)(Interview)(Biography)
July 1, 2004... To catch a glimpse of actor Hugh Dancy is to see a pretty young man, but beneath the curly locks and sparkling eyes lies the brain of an Oxonian schooled in Old English. "They teach literature the old-fashioned way at Oxford," he explains....

Carly Simon: romance, pain, anticipation--if it's a human impulse, then Carly Simon has sung about it. Now the singer who has provided the soundtrack to a thousand breakups reveals how it all came together.(The Deconstruction Interview)(Interview)(Biography)
July 1, 2004... Along with Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Laura Nyro, Carly Simon was at the fore of a generation of female singer-songwriters who not only bared their souls, but brought an urban, intellectual spin to pop. With a rare mix of sophistication...

Into the night.(Page 5)
July 1, 2004... Adrien Brody and his dog, Cee-lo Vicious, in NYC for the Ermenegildo Zegna store opening. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bryan Lourd and Naomi Watts at NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Costume Institute's spring gala. ...