Interview articles from October 2003

Interview archives from October 2003

Readers warm up to coldplay.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... Dear Interview, Elton John's interview with Coldplay's Chris Martin [August 2003] was a good one. I enjoyed the flow of their "chat," and I find it interesting when established musicians are okay with downloading music. Go figure. ...

Still thrilling.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... Dear Interview, Congratulations for what has to be described as the interview coup of the century [Pharrell Williams by Michael Jackson, August 2003]. I picked up a copy of your magazine for the first time after seeing Michael Jackson's...

A breath of fresh air from Mexico.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... Dear Interview, My compliments on Julian Schnabel's interview with Gael Garcia Bernal [July 2003]. I haven't seen Y Tu Mama Tambien yet, but I've heard nothing but good things about it. I must say I was enlightened and inspired by Bernal's...

Only connect.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... Dear Interview, About six months ago I saw your magazine for the first time, and after falling in love with it I got a subscription. I am in prison and get out in two years. There are very few things we can have as our window into what is...

Why bats everywhere are breathing easier.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... Dear Interview, Anyone who has failed to tune into The Osbournes over the past few years, and is still stuck on the image of Ozzy Osbourne [August 2003] as "a bat-biting, animal-killing bad man" (as he so eloquently puts it in his...

Any way you slice it--thanks.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... Dear Interview, Oh, my God! If I read one more letter from one of your overly dramatic readers singing your praises through purple prose, I'll scream! Why do all these people assume that just because you're a New York--based magazine,...

When the best way to live on the edge: picture of artists who lived in (and created) a brave new world.(Daringness Remembered)(Andy Warhol)(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... Starting in the 1970s, the young photographer Christopher Makos accompanied Andy Warhol in his travels, documenting his doings at the same time. Makos's WarholMemoir (Charta, just out in Europe and scheduled to appear in the States early next...

The co-conspirators: Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray have surprised the world time and again in their respective careers. In their new film, Lost In Translation, they show that the world still surprises them. Here they open up.(This Fall's Must-See Movie)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... If it's true that opposites attract, it was only a matter of time before Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray found each another. Though she hails from a celebrated movie family, her stunning directorial debut--the plaintive, poignant The Virgin...

Sarah Polley: the industry muzzle doesn't stand a chance against her chops.(Movie Maverick)(Canadian actress in film "My Life Without Me")(Interview)
October 1, 2003... There's a well-trod route that wilt--if you have the right combination of talent and luck--take you directly to Hollywood. After her striking turns in The Sweet Hereafter (1997) and Go (1999), Sarah Polley was handed the map. In response, she...

Eva Green: from the city of light with a big bang ...(Movie Tips)(French actress in first feature, Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... French actress Eva Green confesses she's often perceived as being chilly and distant--traits that mask extreme shyness. In fact, her mother, a former actress, thought her too fragile for an acting career. But once the younger Green began...

Chiaki Kuriyama: ... to the land of the rising sun with a ball and chain.(Movie Tips)(Japanese teen actor from Quentin Tarantino's film Kill Bill)(Brief Article)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... Japanese ingenue Chiaki Kuriyama was in China for the first time, on her first major movie set, with one of her "all-time favorite" actresses. "I was speechless," says the 18-year old, who battles star Uma Thurman in director Quentin...

The guys with golden guts: the nerve and backbone that drive the directing-producing partnership of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer couples with instinct to make movie majic. Jim Carrey finds out their recipe.(Movie Dream Team)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... JIM CARREY: Hello? BRIAN GRAZER: JC! It's me, Bri! JC: Hey, how are you? RON HOWARD: Hi. JC: Hey, man! So, I have some very important questions I have to ask you guys. BG AND RH: Okay. JC: So, daring superduos! Nice...

Kill Bill vol. 1.(Preview)(Movie Review)
October 1, 2003... (Miramax) Directed by Quentin Tarantino Shot and left for dead by her former boss (David Carradine), an assassin known as the Bride (Urea Thurman) awakens from a four-year coma hell-bent on revenge. Visceral and violent, Tarantino's...

Under the Tuscan Sun.(Preview)(Movie Review)
October 1, 2003... (Touchstone) Directed by Audrey Wells Depressed divorcee and blocked poet Frances Mayas turns her life around by moving to Italy, buying a villa in the countryside, falling in love, and writing a memoir on these very events. Expect...

Mystic River.(Preview)(Movie Review)
October 1, 2003... (Warner Bros.) Directed by Clint Eastwood Eastwood combines top-shelf talent--Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laura Linney, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laurence Fishburne--and a first-rate story (Dennis Lehane's novel) to tell the tale...

Intolerable Cruelty Preview.(Universal)(Movie Review)
October 1, 2003... Directed by Joel Coen George Clooney stars as a divorce lawyer who frames a client's wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) to win a case. She vows to get revenge by marrying the shyster then cleaning him out in a divorce. But complications ensue:...

Out of Time.(Preview)(Movie Review)
October 1, 2003... Directed by Cad Franklin Denzel Washington plays a small-town cop whose married lover turns up dead--and all the evidence points to him. He's then got to find the real killer before the electric chair finds him. Think The Fugitive (1993),...

Lost in Translation.(Review)(Movie Review)
October 1, 2003... (Focus) Directed by Sofia Coppola Jetlagged in enigmatic Tokyo and apart from their spouses, two alienated Americans--emotionally puzzled Yale grad Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) and jaded movie star Bob (Bill Murray)--fall quietly in...

Elephant.(Review)(Movie Review)
October 1, 2003... (Fine Line) Directed by Gus Van Sant In other hands a film addressing Columbine-type violence might descend to sensationalism or knee-jerk moralizing; but Van Sant, perhaps sensing the futility of attempting to explain the...

The Station Agent.(Review)(Movie Review)
October 1, 2003... (Miramax) Directed by Tom McCarthy Three lonely souls decide to face life together in this comedy about unlikely friendships, which won the Audience Award at this year's Sundance festival. Peter Dinklage is the titular recluse who...

Casa de los Babys.(Review)(Theater Review)
October 1, 2003... (IFC) Directed by John Sayles Sparks fly as six women--a grade-A ensemble including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden, and a standout Susan Lynch--hole up in a Latin American adoption agency-cum-hotel as the slow-going process goes...

Shots in the dark: are the stories of the 20th century's most risk-taking women artists the movie's new dramas?(Movie Column)(Sylvia)(Edge)(Movie Review)(Theater Review)
October 1, 2003... In the last few days I have seen both Christine Jeffs's film Sylvia, which depicts the blighted marriage of the poets Sylvia Plath (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig), and Paul Alexander's play Edge, in which Plath (Angelica Torn)...

Olivia Wilde: meets TV's new Juliet--for the XXX set.(TV Heat)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A new TV and film actor, Olivia Wilde finds herself immersed in the world of porn. Starring in Jerry Bruckheimer's fall TV series Skin, Wilde plays a teen dating the son of the Los Angeles DA, who's locked in battle with her father, an...

Sammy Davis, Jr.: onstage he was as audacious as they come; living that way proved more complex. A new book takes a look at the contradictions that drove this consummate performer--here's a sneak peek.(Legend--Behind The Scenes)(Excerpt)
October 1, 2003... For close to half a century he earned Americans' applause end crossed the barriers of segregation to do so--singing, dancing, and cracking jokes while headlining on TV, in movies, and in Vegas with the Rat Pack. But in fact the most daring deed...

The darkness: the British rock band that's transforming hair metal from Gaudy to Glam.(Music News)(Justin Hawkins)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Justin Hawkins, the front man for British hair-metal revivalists the Darkness, is serious about his rock 'n' roll. Recalling the spandex-clad salad days of melody abusers like Whitesnake and Def Leppard, his group's performances include costume...

Holly Palmer: this bold singer writes songs in the key of loss.(Music Buzz)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Confessions are never easy--just ask singer-songwriter Holly Palmer. After graduating from Boston's Berklee College of Music in 1994, Palmer recorded her self-titled debut, released in 1996. The album, which showcased her husky, honey-dipped...

The distillers: tattooed, tumultuous, and tearing up punk rock's rule book.(Music Breakout)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Ever since the Distillers scored a radio hit last year with their punk-rock anti-anthem, "City of Angels," Brody Armstrong--the group's 24-year-old, Australian-born, lip-ringed singer and principal songwriter--has been lauded as a...

Rufus Wainwright: bucking convention with his grand talent and gershwin dreams, the turbulent troubadour looks inside.(Music Profile)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... ALAN CUMMING: Hi, Rufus! RUFUS WAINWRIGHT: Hi, Alan. How are you? AC: I'm hot. I'm in London and just sweating. RW: Just Sweating? Is that a new play?. AC: Yeah, [laughs] I'm trying out my new play. Just Sweating, in England....

A stunning epiphany, a lurid revelation, a weighty surprise, and an array of discoveries.(Sound Advice)(Sound Recording Review)
October 1, 2003... JOHN MAYER Heavier Things (Aware/Columbia) On this follow-up to 2001's Grammy-winning Room for Squares, Mayer does indeed dwell on some heavier things--wondering "Is there a god?" on "New Deep" and wending his way through unexpected...

Lance Armstrong & Major Taylor: a century and a world apart, cycling's two legends show courage in motion.(Sports Trailblazers)
October 1, 2003... Two American bicycle racers whose careers were a century apart, Lance Armstrong and Major Taylor, were born to be compared and contrasted. In their respective times, both men were arguably the most famous athletes in the world. Both were (and...

John Currin and Rachel Feinstien: his paintings couldn't be more different from her sculptures, but this husband and wife are both ingenious, idiosyncratic, and taking the art world for a wild ride down memory lane.(Art Movers and Shakers)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... Over the past five years, artists John Currin and Rachel Feinstein have forged an artworld partnership that--unlike many famous art couples that came before them--blurs the lines between artist and muse on both sides. Though their work shares a...

Miss matched: fashion makes a case for unity.(Trend Tip)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Long gone are the days when it was thought of as a sign of refinement or breeding to match one's skirt to one's blouse... to one's jacket... to one's bag... to one's shoes... to the wall one happens to be standing in front of. Today,...

Red ahead: this season red means go.(Look Of The Month)(red lipstick)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Something about the iconic allure of red lips has brought them back into fashion. Maybe it's because they are so kissable, yet so easily mussed; or maybe it's just because they will leave your unmistakable mark everywhere. The trends of...

Honey, I shrunk the handbags: and now for the mini moment.(Style Tip)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... This season accessory designers are following the lead of cereal makers, the automotive industry, and dog breeders everywhere: They're offering mini versions of their products. Transformed from massive totes holding everything but the kitchen...

Make a wish.(Around-The-World Fashion Questionnaire)(Franco Moschino)
October 1, 2003... During his life, designer Franco Moschino poked fun at fashion's pretense with his innovative clothes. Since his death in 1994, his design house has thrived under the leadership of chief executive Marco Gobbetti and chief designer Rossella...

Jokers wild: nothing's shocking anymore? Garnering as many laughs as gasps, losing jobs but sharpening thier edge, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have lit up the comedy world ... and each other.(Comedy Corner)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... They are comedy's daring new power couple. He has the latest late-night talk show--ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live--and a long history of pushing buttons on Comedy Central, from Win Ben Stein's Money and The Man Show (both of which he helped launch,...

Are daring people an endangered species? The daring thinker throws down the gauntler.(Culture Opinion Page)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... INGRID SISCHY: Let's start by your telling me what you think of when you hear the word daring. CAMILLE PAGLIA: The first thing that comes to mind is my earliest role models--Amelia Earhart and Katharine Hepburn. In my teens I thought...

View: letter from the editor October 2003.(Editorial)
October 1, 2003... "At the moment I feel like I'm almost treading water. It's a very odd feeling, a floating kind of thing," says David Bowie in his interview this month (page 164)--and I'm sure he's not alone. Uncertainty has almost become the definition of the...

Resplendent in the grass.(Nicole Kidman and Ed Harris)
October 1, 2003... "EASTWARD THE SEA ABSORBING, VIEWING, (NOTHING BUT SEA AND SKY)," WROTE WALT WHITMAN OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND'S BREATHTAKING OPENNESS. AND IT'S HERE WHERE TWO OF THE MOVIES' MOST DARING, NICOLE KIDMAN AND ED HARRIS, MET PHOTOGRAPHER BRUCE WEBER...

Ed Harris: he's principled. He's honest. And he's not afraid to say it (or play it) like he sees it.(Interview)
October 1, 2003... DAVID FURNISH: As you know, the theme of this issue is "daring duos and daring doers," and we're putting you and Nicole on the cover because of your great, daring performances in last year's The Hours and this fall's The Human Stain. So, let me...

Nicole Kidman: with a slew of hotly anticipated new movies slated for the months ahead, this high-flying, risk-taking actress is proving once more why the world can't get enough of her.(Interview)
October 1, 2003... DAVID FURNISH: Nicole, the theme of this issue is daringness, so let's just dive in. You and Ed Harris have been chosen for the cover story here, not just because of how you each go about your respective work, but also because of how you live...

David Bowie: his radical reinventions, mystical space journeys, and rescient visions have captivated audiences for close to four decades. But for music's great evolver, it's the way the world is changing that's got him riveted.(Interview)
October 1, 2003... INGRID SISCHY: Your new album, Reality [ISO/ Columbia], really captures this moment in history. I know that when it comes to information, you're a real picker--you're always deep into all kinds of books, pouring over newspapers from around the...

Jenny Saville: whether they love her work, hate her work, or simply don't know what to make of it, one thing everyone seems to be in agreement on is that this painter is one of the most daring of our time. Elton John gets the story.(Interview)
October 1, 2003... ELTON JOHN: I'm here with Jenny Saville in the most unlikely place--Sicily. I've been a big fan of yours for such a long time. I saw your show at the Gagosian Gallery in New York City last spring, and it blew me away because the work was so...

Mickey Rourke: Hollywood's Icarus of learning to fly again with a pack of new films--and the same devil-may-care intensity that walloped the world in the first place.(Interview)
October 1, 2003... One of the most acclaimed actors of the '80s, Mickey Rourke spent much of the '90s burning bridges in the business that made him a star. After flare-ups on set and off, and a five-year experiment with professional boxing, he found himself...

It takes two double your pleasure, double your fun, double your fashion.
October 1, 2003... Models: ERIK and STEIN/Click Model Management, New York. HEATHER and KAREN/Lizbell Agency, Vancouver. Hair: GERALD DECOCK/Artec by L'Oreal Professional. Makeup: LENA KORO/See Management. Manicurist: AMY LIN/Mark Edward Inc. Set Design: MANUEL...

Oh, pairs! Not since Sonny and Cher have duos been back with such a vengeance.(Music Flash)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... There has always been something dangerous about musical duos. From Jan and Dean to Milli Vanilli, it's a tradition that's been marked by busted friendships, shattered careers, and romantic disasters. But it has also been one of innovation: In...

Gina Gershon: as bold as she is free, she's coming out swinging and singing in two brand-new cult-perfect movies.(Interview)
October 1, 2003... Gina Gershon, who's long provided a blueprint for actresses eager to gain acclaim while Indulging their taste for the unexpected, is about to deliver another whammy--two, in fact. In the just-released drama Demonlover, Gershon delivers a...

White satin, red carpets, and green gardens.(Page 5)
October 1, 2003... Kate Hudson at the Paris Theatre in NYC for the premiere of Le Divorce. Bret Wozniak and Todd Sedlar at Marshall Field's in Chicago for the store's Glamorama party. Brittany Murphu, Rudolph Giuliani, and Judith Giuliani in Southampton...