Interview articles from September 2002

Interview archives from September 2002

Letters.
September 1, 2002... WAVE NEW WORLD Dear Interview, I was delighted to read your article on Kate Bosworth in the July issue of Interview, I first saw her in The Horse Whisperer [1998], and though her role was very small I felt even then that she had...

Patti Smith: when art says more than the news, speeches and history books can. (Art, In Memory Of).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... For the one-year anniversary of the epic destruction that took place on September 11, Interview presents works of art by Patti Smith (the Renaissance woman, cult figure, icon). Smith has created these silk screen drawings in response to the...

Eva Amurri: born to movie royalty, an actress has her debut. (Movie Spotlight).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Barrymores and Bernhardts reportedly brought their offspring onstage while still in diapers. Eva Amurri, 17, being the child of actress Susan Sarandon and writer-director Franco Amurri, also grew up in a theatrical world. This month, mother and...

Jason Statham: He learned to act by hawking fake jewels but his shot at the big time looks very real. (Movie Breakout).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Jason Statham honed his acting skills on the streets of London, where, from the age of nine, he peddled fake jewelry with his dad and brother. "It's street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don't get bored and walk away," the...

Gabrielle Union: Riding the power of the pom-pom to roles that have Hollywood heavies cheerleading for her. (Movie Tip).(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 1, 2002... When Gabrielle Union signed on to do the 2000 cheer-tacular Bring It On, the now 29-year-old actress was, she admits, underestimating the power of the pom-pom. The movie is a cult favorite among a sometimes unlikely group of admirers, including...

8 Women: A love-it-or-hate-it film starring eight of France's most beloved actresses that got Europe buzzing and is coming to America now. (Movie News).
September 1, 2002... Pile France's most glamorous actresses into a house set in the snowy countryside, murder the head of the household in his bed and watch the eight women in his life sniff and snarl, and--in the middle of an hour-long catfight--break into song...

The Four Feathers. (Preview).
September 1, 2002... (Paramount Pictures) Directed by Shekhar Kapur Britain, 1898: Officer Harry Feversham (Heath Ledger) resigns his post on the eve of departure for the Sudan, earning him white feathers for cowardice from three army compatriots and his...

Blue Crush. (Preview).
September 1, 2002... (Universal Pictures) Directed by John Stockwell Sun, sand and surf (with an emphasis on the latter), as newcomer Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez arid other competitors gather on Maui's North Shore to see who can hang the best ten or...

IGBY Goes Down (UA). (Review).
September 1, 2002... Directed by Burr Steers Kieran Culkin shines brightest amongst an ensemble of stars all in good form. Hiding out in downtown New York from his terminally ill mother (Susan Sarandon) amidst a crew of overindulged vagabonds (Claire Danes,...

Possession. (Review).
September 1, 2002... (Focus Features) Directed by Neil LaBute Adapting A.S. Byatt's 1990 intellectual bodice ripper about two couples, past and present, linked by a literary mystery, LaBute achieves a richness and humanity heretofore unseen in his work and...

One Hour Photo. (Review).
September 1, 2002... (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Directed by Mark Romanek A creepy photo shop employee becomes obsessed with a family whose pictures he develops--and begins to stalk them. Robin Williams, in highly subdued mode, is perfect as the weirdo, but...

Shaolin Soccer. (Review).
September 1, 2002... (Miramax Films) Directed by Stephen Chow A soccer coach in search of a team and a Shaolin Monk yearning to spread interest in his brand of martial arts find in one another a mutual solution to their problems. Lead by the charismatic...

City by the Sea. (Review).
September 1, 2002... (Warner Bros.) Directed by Michael Caton-Jones On paper, this film has all the elements of a classic: Oscar-winners Robert De Niro and Frances McDormand, the promising James Franco and Eliza Dushku, romance, betrayal, redemption, cops,...

Quitting. (Review).
September 1, 2002... (Sony Pictures Classics) Directed by Zhang Yang In the early '90s Chinese B-movie actor Jia Hongsheng became a heroin addict and mentally ill while starring in a stage version of Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Upon his recovery, Zhang, the...

Lola Schnabel: meet an artist immersed in art, not the art scene. (Art Scoop).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... A one-woman multimedia juggling act, artist Lola Schnabel is equally adept at painting, drawing, photography, film, fashion and almost anything she puts her fingers to. In the last year alone, the 21-year-old New York native has been working on...

Now this is what we call face-painting: make art, buy art, see art ... but never forget you can be art. (Look of the Month).(Andy Warhol)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... People talk a lot about being part of the art scene but rarely ever about actually being art itself. Not often recognized as a master of maquillage, Andy Warhol, who brought home much of his bacon through portrait commissions, elevated many of...

Interpol: bringing the sexy swagger of international crime solvers to a music hall near you. (Music Tip).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... There aren't too many cooler images in pop culture than that of the secret agent--a notion the members of Interpol have been spreading across the New York music scene since the band's formation in 1998. The NYU-bred quartet's...

Frou Frou: The name is silly, the music is nothing to laugh at. (Music News).(Details)
September 1, 2002... Sometimes it's the little things that make a pop album transcendent. A sugary hook you can't stop humming. An interlude of Indian strings. Or the contrast between a cold digital backdrop and a warm female voice. Those are the details that make...

Nelly: How'd a kid from St. Louis rap his way to the top? With songs that sound like the perfect party. (Hip-Hop Hit Maker).(Interview)
September 1, 2002... At the age of 23, St. Louis rapper Nelly is the reigning prince of the bikini-jiggling party anthem. It's next to impossible to get through a Saturday night in any city or suburb without hearing the heavy bass of "Hot in Herre" thumping out of...

Heather Headley: a music journey that began barefoot in Trinidad, led to Broadway and just took a new twist. (Music Spotlight).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Flipping your career from Broadway to R&B is like switching from basketball to baseball. All muscles are good--but you need to flex a particular set for each game. Among the successful few are Melba Moore and Stephanie Mills. Next up to bat is...

Anastacia: for years, Europeans have been dancing to her thumping music. When will America catch on? (Music).(Interview)
September 1, 2002... Despite the tough girl presence, she is more spiritualist than pretentious diva, more homebody than party girl, more inspired by her family than anyone else--Anastacia knows exactly who she is and what she wants. Her refusal to bend to the...

Marianne Faithfull: a voice that says, "she hasn't survived. She's lived." (Music Profile).(Interview)
September 1, 2002... Long before Madonna made an art form out of reinvention, Marianne Faithfull was blazing a path for musical chameleons. She began her career in 1964, presaging the dark side of the flower child movement with her version of the Rolling Stones...

Bruce Springsteen: The rising (Columbia). (Sound Advice).
September 1, 2002... It's been 10 years since Springsteen released a studio record of new material, and he's got itches to scratch. With most of his E Street buddies on board, music's working-class hero has chiseled a 9/11 memorial as simple and striking as a Maya...

Kelly Price: Priceless (Def/Soul). (Sound Advice).
September 1, 2002... After brooding throughout her first two CDs, Kelly Price is singing a new tune. But the R&B diva's melancholy voice doesn't jibe with her pep-rally sentiment. Only the ballad "How Does It Feel?," in which she bitterly reminds a former lover of...

OK Go: OK Go (Capitol). (Sound Advice).
September 1, 2002... These Chicago new wave purists display a campy sense of humor on this shamelessly retro debut. Whether plugging cheeky synths into huge hand-clap rhythms worthy of vintage Queen, or churning out tunes that sound like early Cars outtakes, OK Go...

Daniel Bedingfield: Gotta get thru this (Island). (Sound Advice).
September 1, 2002... On this richly textured album, the catchy digital chatter of today's UK garage and two-step finds its blue-eyed soul boy. The energizing, affirmative title track catapulted Bedingfield from bedroom-computer geekdom to the top of the UK charts...

Swizz Beatz: Swizz Beatz presents G.H.E.T.T.O. stories (DreamWorks). (Sound Advice).
September 1, 2002... Given his track record as a hit-making producer, it's no surprise that Swizz could enlist Ja Rule, Eve, Lil' Kim and Busta Rhymes for his solo debut. What's astonishing is that with so much collective bling, the whole thing still feels so...

Underworld: A Hundred Days Off (V2). (Sound Advice).
September 1, 2002... The British collective's first album in a decade without DJ Darren Emerson proves that founding members Karl Hyde and Rick Smith are self-sufficient when it comes to generating effervescent collages of sophisticated dance beats. A layer of...

Sparta: Wiretap Scars (DreamWorks). (Sound Advice).
September 1, 2002... This quartet makes stark, stoic rock driven by emotions as epic as any Greek tragedy. Having risen from the ashes of At The Drive-in, the mighty Texan band that combined emo-core intensity with jazzy idiosyncrasy, Sparta's songs feature similar...

Andy Stochansky: Five star motel (Private Music). (Sound Advice).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... You'll hear the ghost of Jeff Buckley in his voice and a reverence for Elvis Costello in his cinematic song craftsmanship. After years as Ani DiFranco's drummer, if there's any justice in this world, soon they'll be referring to DiFranco as his...

Bob Geldof: Sex, Age & Death (Koch). (Sound Advice).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Channeling everything from Pink Floyd to Leonard Cohen, Geldof's new songs fill you with a sense of leisure, belying the urgency of his lyrics. In addition to pointing a wounded finger at ex-wife Paula Yates and INXS front man Michael...

Thievery Corporation: The Richest Man in Babylon (Eighteenth Street Lounge). (Sound Advice).
September 1, 2002... The grooves created by this Washington, D.C.-based duo are so decadent and exotic they could transform any hovel into the Taj Mahal. Blending elements of nearly every modern chill-out style (acid jazz, trip-hop et al) with Middle Eastern...

Morcheeba: Charango (Reprise/Sire). (Sound Advice).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The wistful drawl of Morcheeba's Skye Edwards sounds like Billie Holiday doing trip-hop. The Brit trio's fourth CD is less funk-based than their last one, relying on acoustic guitar, dreamy strings and heavily reverbed vocals for a laid-back,...

Derek Cecil: Introducing the star of a new interactive drama that could make a couch potato rich. (What's New On TV).(Interview)
September 1, 2002... Picture this--an actor being chased by a mob yelling "Show me the money!" It could be a scene out of a bad movie; it's more likely Derek Cecil's worst nightmare. The 29-year-old Texan is the star of ABC's new drama series Push, Nevada, in which...

Gabe Hudson: Wrestling monkeys, Gulf War Syndrome, and one of the year's most provocative short story collections. (Writer Profile).(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 1, 2002... DEBORAH TREISMAN: Your book, Dear Mr. President, just out from Knopf, is a collection of satirical stories inspired by the Gulf War. Why did you choose that subject? GABE HUDSON: It seemed compelling to me in the context of the war...

Shots in the dark: Taken a letter, Maria. (Movie Column).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The cinema of secretarial sexual submissiveness--either a noxious or sparkling tributary of the social comedy genre, depending on your point of view--acquires a fey fairytale resonance this month with the release of the Sundance hit, Secretaty....

Days between stations; the Mekons: 25 years, dozens of band members and an obsession with severed heads. (Music Column).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The Mekons are celebrating their 25th anniversary with an album about severed heads. OOOH! (Quarterstick) is about the salutary effect of severed heads--about how, as singer Sally Timms trills in "Bob Hope & Charity" and guitarist Tom...

Get down: 32 reasons we love downtown NYC. (Special Advertising Section).
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All the dish: Once trucks and trannies idled on this block. Now dinner's served, and the joints are jumping. (Food Column).
September 1, 2002... It used to be an evening trip to Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District was like stepping onto the dark side of the moon. Dense with workers and delivery trucks during the day, at night the neighborhood became a kind of no-man's-land....

View: Letter from the editor.(Editorial)
September 1, 2002... September. When this issue comes out it will be almost one year since those unforgettable days last September--the events of the 11th itself, the human toll, the incomprehensibly inhuman deeds, the acts of heroism--all of it is now etched...

Eve: As a rapper, she proved herself as the pit bull in a skirt among an all-male crew. Will she make tails wag as a budding actress and fashion mogul?(Eve Jeffers)(Interview)
September 1, 2002... Eve never sits still for long. Music- and image-wise, she's always on the move. Alternately coy and thugged-out, she first made a mark in rap in 1999 as the only woman in the Ruff Ryders crew. But while she added a sizzling female presence, she...

Singing in the rain: What is it about singin' in the rain? The show-stopping musical numbers? The romantic idea of love triumphing over ego? Or is it simply the hero's fabulous yellow slicker?
September 1, 2002... In this story: Cosmetic colors by CHRISTIAN DIOR. All tights by FOGAL OF SWITZERLAND. Hair: LYNDELL MANSFIELD/Daniel Hersheson. Makeup: GRESHKA/Aurelien. Models: ALEXANDRA TOMLINSON/Nathalie, IOULIA KOVALENKO/IMG, ELIZABETH STEIDEL/Elite,...

Kieran Culkin: an interesting family background + much lauded performances = the next big thing.(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 1, 2002... In the 1990s, while his older brother, Macaulay, was becoming the most famous child actor since Shirley Temple and his father was being besmirched in the tabloids, Kieran Culkin quietly built a resume and a craft. Now 20, the star of the cult...

Naomi Watts: we still aren't sure what mulholland drive was about, but we know one thing--this actress is taking the film world by storm.(Interview)
September 1, 2002... It's fitting that after 12 years of trying to break through in the movies, Naomi Watts did so in a film in which she took on flip sides of that Hollywood archetype "the aspiring actress," nailing both its giddy optimism as well as its potential...

Graydon Carter: Vanity Fair's main man talks to Hollywood's brightest star about magazines, moguls, movies and much more.(Nicole Kidman)(Interview)
September 1, 2002... Graydon Carter knows a good thing when he sees it. As editor of Vanity Fair for the past 10 years, his sense of what matters most in the world (and how best to cover it) has taken the magazine to a new level of success. In a natural extension...

Put a spell on you.
September 1, 2002... SHAKESPEARE WROTE ABOUT THEM, CHER PLAYED ONE, STEVIE NICKS WAS RUMORED TO BE ONE, AND NOW, TO PARAPHRASE ELTON JOHN, THE WITCH IS BACK, AND SHE'S ALL IN BLACK. FALL'S ENCHANTING (SPELLBINDING) LOOKS PROVE THAT, SHORT OF TURNING YOUR ENEMIES...

Johnny Knoxville: he shot himself in the chest, set himself on fire and had run-ins with the police, now everyone's favorite jackass takes a shot at the big screen.(Interview)
September 1, 2002... Back in 1997, Johnny Knoxville, known to his folks and friends (full disclosure: I'm one) as PJ Clapp, shocked the typically uncaring skateboarding community by videotaping the testing of a number of self-defense weapons--ultimately shooting...

Trina: Feisty. Fly. Fashionable. Miami's hottest female rapper is full of fire and giving the men a run for their money.(Interview)
September 1, 2002... It wouldn't be correct to call Trina's tale a rags-to-riches story. Considering her impeccably daring flair for style, it's doubtful Miami's first successful female rapper ever wore rags. But she did overcome hardship to become a Diamond...