Interview articles from March 2008

Interview archives from March 2008

The Adams proclamation.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dear Interview, I knew it would only be a matter of time before you guys turned a spotlight on the actress Amy Adams! I've been a fan of hers from the beginning, so I was thrilled to receive my February issue and...

Are you listening, Hollywood?(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... Dear Interview, What a pleasant surprise to see Jake Gyllenhaal on your October cover! He's played many types of roles and has been great in all of them, whether he's inspiring (1999's October Sky), silly (2001's Bubble Boy), haunted...

Like it or leave it.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... Dear Interview, The What's-her-name Hilton interview [February 2008], like, gagged me, because, like, it was, like, so annoying, that she, like, thinks that her, like, contribution to the world is so, like, profound. Like, why doesn't...

The request line.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... Dear Interview, Have you ever thought of doing a feature on the recording artist Shelby Lynne? So many musicians of lesser caliber have been on your cover. For fun, I was playing around in Photoshop just to see how she would look under...

Eclectic in Missouri.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... Dear Interview, I want to second the letter from Norman Mellett of Cape Town, South Africa [December/January 2008]. Interview is a modern, hip magazine! I have subscriptions to just three magazines: Missouri Conservationist (the best in...

Candy-colored kisser: sweet talk.(LOOK OF THE MONTH)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nude was the mood for spring 2008, but Marc Jacobs bucked the monochromatic beauty trend at Louis Vuitton with lips that smacked of sugary sweetness. His inspiration? Richard Prince, of course. (Jacobs's fascination...

Tim Noble and Sue Webster: step right up!(SHOWTIME)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To look at their work, you'd think Tim Noble and Sue Webster had read Yeats's line about "the foul rag and bone shop of the heart" when they were kids and taken it, well, to heart--in fact, had made a career out of...

Sarah Bolger: her breakout role required her to act opposite a tennis ball--things can only go up from here.(MOVIE NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seventeen-year-old Sarah Bolger might have played "an extra nun in the background" in her high school's most recent theater production, but the Dublin native's latest role as the leading lady in Mark Waters's new...

Ryan Reynolds: what does it mean when one of Hollywood's busiest new all-American leading men used to drive a car with no doors and is in fact Canadian?(MOVIE MAN TO WATCH)(Interview)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For someone who got his big break in comedy--the TV series Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place--the Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds has lately been having a pretty intense time at the multiplex. In last summer's The...

Olivia Thirlby: a drop of edge, a splash of quirk, and a whole lotta work.(MOVIE BUZZ)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Snow Angels, a new indie drama from filmmaker David Gordon Green, Olivia Thirlby plays Lila, an outsider who finds herself providing emotional support for a boy (Michael Angarano) trapped by the film's central...

Steven Strait: he might hunt woolly mammoths onscreen, but this actor has his sights set on bigger game.(MOVIE TIP)(Interview)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Steven Strait has been acting and modeling since his early teens, so he seems much older than his 22 years, especially when he waxes nostalgic about New York City. "I grew up near the meatpacking district, and I...

Brady Corbet: what is it about this actor that keeps getting him cast as psychos and misfits?(MOVIE HEAT)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I can't wait to play a normal guy," jokes actor Brady Corbet. "I'm always playing asexual introverts and psychopaths when I really want to be playing a nice doctor." Medicine isn't in the cards for him, at least not...

Melonie Diaz: between takes, she can practice her swing.(MOVIE SPOTLIGHT)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For a young, successful actress with aspirations to someday direct films, it's hard to imagine a greater stroke of providence than receiving a call from one of her day's most respected avant-garde directors. "I'm a...

Shots in the dark: why Jimmy Stewart still gets the vote.(MOVIE COLUMN)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Clarence the Angel is first assigned to stop George Bailey from throwing himself off the Bedford Falls bridge in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), he's shown scenes of George when he "was 12, back in 1919." Thus...

Black Magic: a new film explores the civil rights movement through the prism of basketball at America's Black colleges. Here, Allen Barra speaks with one of the all-time greats of that era--Earl "The Pearl" Monroe.(ON AND OFF THE COURTS)(Interview)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Long before LeBron James and Michael Jordan, Earl Monroe was the most stylish, flamboyant playmaker in the National Basketball Association. Earl "The Pearl," as he came to be known to millions of fans, was a two-time...

Anna Rawson: as comfortable on the fairway as on the runway? Here's a first.(SPORTS ONE TO WATCH)(Interview)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's not uncharted territory: a hot girl playing pro sports. But while Anna Kournikova and Maria Sharapova are two of the most notable examples, their modeling careers took off after they made it on the tennis court....

Estelle: old-school pipes, 21st-century gripes.(MUSIC BREAKOUT)(Estelle Swaray)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Estelle Swaray, a 28-year-old Brit recently transplanted to New York City, is set to release Shine (Homeschool/Atlantic), a stutteringly sexy amalgamation of poppy romance, gritty rhymes, and dancehall rhythms. "The...

Grand Ole Party: vying for the unruly noise-rock fan vote.(MUSIC BUZZ)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] San Diego was once known as a Republican hotbed. But even at its most raucous, the "Grand Ole Party" of American politics has never sounded quite like the trio of Kristin Gundred, John Paul Labno, and Michael...

Leona Lewis: just what the downsizing record industry needs--a singer with big hair, a gigantic voice, and enormous potential.(MUSIC BREAKOUT)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In her native England, 22-year-old singer Leona Lewis is already setting records: Her debut album, Spirit (J/SyCo), due out this month in the United States, made history following its release last November as the...

Elephant dancing: why the new Waco Brothers album is not just "live" but alive.(MUSIC COLUMN)(Sound recording review)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Four songs into their uproarious Waco Express: Live & Kickin' at Schubas Tavern (Bloodshot), the Waco Brothers combine pure blues, honky-tonk country, and stand-up comedy. They're a so-called mutant country band...

The word is "Birima": when taking a chance is good business.(ACTION)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When a major fashion company with a reputation for global activism teams up with a music icon who is equally committed to making a difference, it's a powerful recipe for change. On February 13, in Dakar, Senegal, the...

Hammer pants: the wide-legged stride regains its place of pride.(FASHION FLAP)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just in time for MC Hammer's reinvention of himself as an Internet entrepreneur comes the return of the early-'90s pop star's signature style: harem pants. Whether interpreted as a full-out genie-on-the-dance-floor...

Easy riders? Popping a wheelie.(FASHION FLASH)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thrill-seekers and spectators alike have always been fascinated by the bravado of the motorcyclist. Marion Brando's dashing biker in The Wild One (1954) gave birth to a fashion icon and a style role model that have...

Marfa, Texas: how this West Texas town became an art- and movie-world Giant.(SCENE-STEALER)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While the barren vistas of the American West have long harbored the sort of frontier mythologies that draw artists and filmmakers out of their urban enclaves, one small border town in West Texas has become a...

Brett Morgen: a new approach to a revolutionary time.(view MAN)(Interview)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The Chicago Seven" was the name given to the defendants charged with a variety of crimes during the protests that took place in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, including conspiracy and...

John Baldessari.(THE Interview ART SPECIAL)(Interview)
March 1, 2008... INGRID SISCHY: Your work has always had followers, but you've also been a bit of a secret. Now that's changing, as it feels like it's a big moment for looking at what you've done all these years. Before we go there, though, I want to talk about...

Letter from the editor March 2008.(view)(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... I remember the first time I ever went "down to SoHo," the neighborhood where today our offices are located, to deliver something. At the time I was recently out of college, and had a job where I was asked to drop something off at an artist's...

Ellen Page: why this fun-loving, wise-cracking, rule-breaking talent might just be the fresh, clean Page Hollywood's been looking for.(Interview)(Cover story)
March 1, 2008... With this past winter's Juno, for which she was given a best actress Oscar nod, Ellen Page has more than delivered on the promise movie insiders have been buzzing about for at least the past year. Clearly, she's comfortable with the sort of...

Lenny Kravitz: how an identity crisis, the state of the world, and his own teenage daughter drove Lenny Kravitz to fly the peace-love-and-unity flag once again.(Interview)
March 1, 2008... ALICIA KEYS: I'm going to jump right in and start asking you questions about your upbringing, because I've never had a chance to interview you. Where did you grow up? LENNY KRAVITZ: I was born in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, and I grew up between...

Fashion [love] art: auction prices keep hitting the heights. Designers are placing art in similarly prized positions, paying exquisite attention to it in their spring collections.(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ON VIEW: LOUIS VUITTON "HOW DO I BEGIN TO OUTLINE IN MY STUDENT SCRAWL ALL THE BEAUTY HANGING OVER ON THAT VAST WHITE WALL?"--ART STUDENT ON VIEW: CHLOE 'WHY'D WE SPEND SO LONG PERUSING THIS MUSEUM'S...

Julie Christie: as much as she has been lauded over the last four decades--for her talent, for her intelligence, for her beauty, for her performances in film after film--Julie Christie has always done her best to remain a moving target. And she isn't done running.(Interview)
March 1, 2008... ELVIS MITCHELL: So many people, including Sarah Polley, who directed your award-winning performance in Away From Her, have said that it takes a while to get you to commit to a role, but once you make the commitment, you're there all the way....

Over the moon: tuxes to make 'em swoon.(Brief article)(Photograph)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] VERSACE DIOR HOMME D&G THOM BROWNE LANVIN Models: ANDREI R/Public Image Worldwide and JOSH WALTER/Ford. Grooming: COLIN GOLD/Joe Management, Set Design: GEORGE XENOS/Marek & Associates. Skin...

A family portrait: Charlize Theron, Annasophia Robb, and Nick Stahl might not be blood-related in real life, but they are connected by a new movie that gets at the heart of what keeps families together--and what tears them apart.(Interview)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHARLIZE THERON: So we're going to talk about our little movie, Sleepwalking. Nick, how did you get involved? NICK STAHL: Well, you were kind enough to call me with William Maher, the director, and we sat down...

A Harlem portfolio part II.
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THELMA GOLDEN OF THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM CONTINUES HER GUIDED TOUR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD (FOR THOSE WHO MISSED IT, PART I APPEARED IN THE FEBRUARY 2008 ISSUE), INTRODUCING US TO THE ARRAY OF INDIVIDUALS HELPING TO...

A Gus Van Sant experience: a portrait of teen life that's no walk in the park.(Interview)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gus Van Sant's latest film, Paranoid Park, tells the story of a 15-year-old skater named Alex, played by newcomer Gabe Nevins, who accidentally causes the gruesome death of a security guard at a local park. Set in...

Dream a little dream (of me) *.(Brief article)(Photograph)
March 1, 2008... Most of us kiss our most elaborate reveries goodbye the moment we jump out of bed and get dressed. This season, however, fashion allows us to keep dreaming even while we're awake. Sleepwear, that beautiful symbol of the dream state, has...

Eddie Redmayne: a fib and a runaway horse got his movie career a-galloping.(Interview)
March 1, 2008... Eddie Redmayne, 26, blazed his way through London's theater world--he was a memorable Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and equally unforgettable in Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia--before movie directors started snapping him up...

Moon over Miami ... and Santa Monica.(PAGE 5)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] 1 Beverly Johnson at the Ralph Lauren store in South Beach, Miami, for a party celebrating Ralph Lauren's 40th anniversary book, hosted by Interview's Sandra Brant and Ingrid Sischy. 2 Bob Colacello and Alice Ryan...