Interview articles from September 2005

Interview archives from September 2005

Make that big Kim.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Dear Interview, Kudos to you and the incomparable Marc Jacobs for the terrific interview with the woman commonly known as Lil' Kim [August 2005]. One of the things I love about reading the Q&As in your magazine is that they reveal so much...

Chemistry, class.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Dear Interview, I haven't seen Wedding Crashers yet (I got shut out at my local theater this weekend), but if the chemistry between Rachel McAdams [July 2005] and Owen Wilson in the film is half as good as it is in their interview, then...

The request line.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Dear Interview, Even though I (peripherally) know people who work in the entertainment industries, reading your magazine I realize how out of touch I am. Your magazine is awesome! Having people interviewed by their "peers" truly opens them...

Lost (and found) in translation?(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Dear Interview, Talk about breaking trust with your readers. What was that Tokyo [June 2005] issue about? My copy spent all of a minute in my hands before it hit the recycle bin. If you ever do another issue like that, please send my copy...

Correction.(LETTERS)(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2005... Due to a printing error in the interview with Ed Ruscha [July 2005] Giorgio Morandi's name was misspelled.

Marilyn in Eden: still mesmerizing, still heartbreaking.(THIS MONTHS PIC OF THE CROP)(book of photos of Marilyn Monroe)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Has an apple reposed in so lovely a mouth since Eve was first tempted? The photo on this page is one of several previously unseen ones to appear in a reissue of photographer Eve Arnold's Marilyn Monroe (Abrams), which is not only a moving...

Supercalifragilistic frocks: a spoonful of fashion helps the medicine go down.(LOOK OF THE MONTH)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Sometime after the last century became the new century, the gorgeous but heavy and stiff fashions of the old empire began falling off bodies yearning to let loose in the new Edwardian age. Even literary and cinematic supernanny Mary Poppins,...

Seu Jorge: shedding light on a side of Brazil that you don't see in travel brochures.(SEPTEMBER ONE TO LISTEN OUT FOR)(Interview)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... There were so many strange and surreal moments in the charmingly make-believe world of Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou that audiences could be forgiven for not questioning why the film occasionally cut away to a handsome man...

Abbie Cornish: a country girl worth betting the farm on.(THIS MONTH'S ONE TO WATCH)(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... In Somersault, a tiny Australian movie from first-time director Gate Shortland, Abbie Cornish plays Heidi, a 16-year-old girl who, after clumsily trying to seduce her mother's boyfriend, leaves home on a journey of self-discovery that manages...

The beat goes on: inside the counterculture that changed America.(BEHIND THE SCENES)(the Beat poets)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... There are a lot of reasons to thank the Beats. They were well-read like the English modernists and ecstatic like the French romantics. They rode west like frontiersmen, trolled the city streets like vagrants, and spoke with the improvised flair...

Kevin Zegers: his days playing second fiddle to a dribbling dog are about to become a distant memory.(MOVIE SCOOP)(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... "I just didn't want to make any more animal movies," says Kevin Zegers, star of the sex- and sexuality-oriented new film Transamerica, best known, at least until now, for playing wingman to a basketball-playing dog in Air Bud (1997), 'Tin not...

Paz de la Huerta: few have crossed the obstacle course from model to actress--but this multitasking ingenue might just have what it takes.(MOVIE BREAKOUT)(Brief Article)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... The vagaries of youth, of being 21 and blessed with multifarious talents, can produce a great range of responses. If you're the inimitably charming Paz de la Huerta--model, actress, painter, writer, and muse--it might lead you to claim your...

Marton Csokas: a worker's ethic, a pinch of Thoreau, a dollop of mystery, and a dash of Russell Crowe.(MOVIE NEWS)(Brief Article)(Interview)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... For actor Marton Csokas, the nagging fear that every job could be his last is one of his profession's greatest appeals. "If you look at the larger picture, every day could be your last. That's terrifying but also very liberating," says the New...

Andre Benjamin: hip-hop's hippest hep cat is saying "Hey Ya!" to the movies. Here he talks to an actor who knows all about that rap.(CROSSING BOUNDARIES)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... It was William Shakespeare who once wrote that all the world is a stage, and we are all merely players. But Shakespeare, bless his Elizabethan soul, never met Andre Benjamin. As one half of the multiplatinum, Grammy-winning hip-hop duo OutKast,...

Amber Tamblyn: no longer taking her cues from the almighty on TV, the actress unleashes the voice within.(POETRY TALK)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... When Emmy-nominated actress Amber Tamblyn's culty television drama Joan of Arcadia was canceled earlier this year, a collective wall went up from her fans. But with her recent starring role in the surprise hit Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants...

Sinead O'Connor: have time off and a dose of Jamaican spirit chilled out the Irish spitfire? Not bloody likely.(COMEBACK CORNER)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... Retirement isn't for everyone, and it certainly doesn't seem to be in the cards for Sinead O'Connor. Three years ago, the Irish singer announced her desire to retreat from popular music and public life. But after what wound up as only a brief...

Angela Dufresne: introducing an artist who wants everyone to live in a masterpiece.(STUDIO view)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... "I listened to Jimi Hendrix pretty much nonstop while doing this painting," says Brooklyn-based artist Angela Dufresne about one of her newest works. Considering the 36-year-old painter's penchant for amplified colors and large canvases,...

Hattie McDaniel: "I'd rather play a maid than be one," Hattie McDaniel once announced to a divided America. But as a new biography reveals, there was nothing make-believe about the racism she endured. Here, an exclusive sneak peek.(PRE view)
September 1, 2005... Among the many trailblazers she acknowledged, there was one name missing from Halle Berry's acceptance speech as the first African American to win a Best Actress Oscar: Hattie McDaniel. In 1940 this actress from Wichita, Kansas, won Best...

Eugene Hutz: from a childhood spent roaming the refugee camps of eastern Europe to taking punk rock all over the musical map.(MUSIC TIP)(punk music group Gogol Bordello)(Brief Article)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... "We're like a family bordering on a political party," Eugene Hutz says of his Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. The 32-year-old Ukrainian singer's group has gained a cult following, and the band is currently primed to take its cultural revolution...

Cocorosie: the twisted sister act that's splitting up indie rock.(MUSIC BUZZ)(Sierra and Bianca Casady)(Brief Article)(Interview)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... The fantastical, primal soundscape of dream pop duo CocoRosie--comprised of sisters Sierra and Bianca Casady--is one filled with loves, suicides, vagabonds, and animals. "It's all about getting in touch with our myth," says Sierra. The Casadys...

Cage: his walk on the wild side landed him in restraints. But now his debut is a genre-busting breakout.(MUSIC HEAT)(rap singer Chris Palko)(Brief Article)(Interview)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... People often speak of the fine line between brilliance and madness, but 30-year-old rapper Chris Palko, a.k.a. Cage, has done more time negotiating that divide than most. "I was institutionalized from the ages of 16 to 18," he says. "So while...

Jim Jarmusch: few directors have been as consistent in their approach to filmmaking as the independent's independent, Jim Jarmusch--but that doesn't mean he hasn't got a surprise or two up his sleeve.(view MAN)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... Jim Jarmusch's new film, Broken Flowers, is a backward-looking rake's progress. Don Johnston (Bill Murray), a financially secure retiree newly dumped by his younger girlfriend (Julie Delpy), receives an anonymous letter alleging he fathered a...

Kathleen Flynn-Hui: a debut novelist finds her muse among the wash-and-set set.(THIS MONTH'S FAIRY TALE)(Interview)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... "My clients were always saying, 'You're such an amazing storyteller; you should write a book,'" Kathleen Flynn-Hui recalls. As a star colorist at a top New York City Salon, the mother of two didn't need to add another commitment to her...

Mike Epps: for a while it looked like he was more likely to become the funniest guy on his cell block than one of the comedy world's biggest raves.(COMEDY LATEST)(Brief Article)(Interview)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... Despite an adolescence spent bouncing in and out of jail, comedian Mike Epps doesn't put much stock in the rehabilitative potential of our judicial system. For Epps, it was getting out that made the biggest difference. "I don't even have a...

Fashionistas of the world unite! Looks from the land of the firebird are heating up again.(FASHION FORECAST)(Russia)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Eighty-eight years ago next month, the Russian Revolution called a halt to a way of living--and dressing. And now, years after the Soviet regime took over and the land of the firebird became history, that extravagant, voluminous look that...

Prints charming: shirts for a "happily ever after".(STYLE REBIRTH)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Once upon a time there lived a great sun king who designed sexy silken shirts from his South Beach palazzo. For many years his loyal subjects loved and collected his dizzying creations, and all was right with the world. Nowadays his sister, a...

Ceci n'est pas un sac: bags get cozy for fall.(THE SURREAL LIFE)(use of shearling to coat inside of designer handbags)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Clearly shearling is no longer just for coats. Accessory designers have been lining bags for fall in shearling and fur, channeling surrealist artist Meret Oppenheim's Object (Le Dejeuner en Fourrure). As seemingly impractical as a fur teacup, a...

Missy Elliott: the biggest female force in hip-hop and five-time Grammy winner Missy Elliott is back with a hit record, "The Cookbook." Here she talks about her recipes for success.(Inter WOMAN)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... MATT DIEHL: You experienced a lot of rejection early in your career. What were those experiences like, and how did you move on? MISSY ELLIOTT: Oh, God, those experiences were the worst. In the beginning, I was in a girl group called Sistah...

The Duke Spirit: Cuts Across the Land.(SOUND ADVICE)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... THE DUKE SPIRIT Cuts Across the Land (Loog) London quintet the Duke Spirit's heady brand of goth-pop seems to emanate from an era before office jobs and brutal hangovers, when one felt free to shamelessly indulge every emotion. Lead singer...

Sons and Daughters: The Repulsion Box.(SOUND ADVICE)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... SONS AND DAUGHTERS The Repulsion Box (Domino) Franz Ferdinand tour mates and fellow Scotsmen Sons and Daughters sing it loud and proud in their local vernacular on their first full-length album. What was immediately appealing about the...

Natasha Bedingfield: Unwritten.(SOUND ADVICE)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... NATASHA BEDINGFIELD Unwritten (Epic) With its premium blend of catchy melodies and funky beats, this debut album from British singer Natasha Bedingfield sounds as if it were tenderly incubated in a pop-music hit factory. From lovey-dovey...

The New Pornographers: Twin Cinema.(SOUND ADVICE)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS Twin Cinema (Matador) If Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis is indie rock's princess, then Neko Case is its queen. With its sing-along choruses and psychedelic energy, this third offering from Case and her band the New...

Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow.(SOUND ADVICE)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... DEVENDRA BANHART Cripple Crow (XL/Beggars) San Francisco-based singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart emerged three years ago as the Cat Stevens-esque face of the neo-folk implosion with 2002's Oh Me Oh My... (Young God), his critically adored...

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Howl.(SOUND ADVICE)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB Howl (RCA) After two records of melodious scuzz-rock, San Francisco threesome Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's latest is a welcome revival and an unexpected musical evolution. Stripped of their amped-up distortion,...

Death Cab for Cutie: Plans.(SOUND ADVICE)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Plans (Atlantic) This major-label debut from the innovative Washington state emo-popsters--best known in teenybopper circles as the house band on The O.C.--proves a masterful continuation of the Death Cab diaspora,...

Preview: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.(Movie Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... PREVIEW: TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE (Warner Bros.) Directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson Based on a Russian folktale, this ghoulish stop-motion animated film tells of a Victorian lad's accidental betrothal to a corpse with comely...

Clean.(Movie Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... REVIEW: CLEAN (Palm) Directed by Olivier Assayas The warm-blooded flipside to Olivier Assayas's Demonlover (2002), Clean is similarly concerned with internationally disseminated media product, here pop music, with all its damning and...

A History of Violence.(Movie Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... REVIEW: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (New Line) Directed by David Cronenberg Only nominally based on a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, David Cronenberg's latest begins in rural Indiana, where family man Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen)...

Keane.(Movie Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... REVIEW: KEANE (Magnolia) Directed by Lodge Kerrigan A long way from his camp-classic performance as Jonesy in Dreamcatcher (2003), British actor Damian Lewis plays a New York City loner maniacally retracing his steps near the Port Authority...

The Brothers Grimm.(Movie Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... REVIEW: THE BROTHERS GRIMM (Dimension) Directed by Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm imagines the famed collectors of folklore as a pair of charlatans who travel the German countryside posing as rural ghostbusters. Will (Matt...

Pretty Persuasion.(Movie Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... REVIEW: PRETTY PERSUASION (Samuel Goldwyn) Directed by Marcos Siega Evan Rachel Wood has led quite an adventurous onscreen life. As a pre-teen on the TV series Once and Again, she had an affair with Mischa Barton, and in Thirteen (2003) she...

Thumbsucker.(Movie Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... REVIEW: THUMBSUCKER (Sony Pictures Classics) Directed by Mike Mills Based on a novel by Walter Kirn, this feature debut from Mike Mills tracks the quasi-coming-of-age of Justin Cobb (Lou Pucci), a socially awkward high school senior who...

Shots in the dark: why the slope from child to adult stardom has never been more slippery.(Column)
September 1, 2005... Becoming a child or teen star can be a mixed blessing if there's no follow-through. The shift of pop culture's economic focus onto the youth audience over the past 15 or so years has put immense pressure on kid actors hoping to become adult...

All the dish: eight reasons New Yorkers are taking to the streets.(FOOD COLUMN)(Restaurant Review)
September 1, 2005... It's been said no city offers a more global experience than New York--and who can argue? Evidence abounds on every street: in the multitudes of languages, styles of dress, and, perhaps most notably, the variety of food. Choose wisely and a...

Letter from the editor September 2005.(view)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
September 1, 2005... Is it possible to put together a September issue after what happened in 2001 and not think about the epic event imprinted in our consciousness that holds such a monumental place in our history? It's not just the sense of loss that needs to be...

Pell James: she once had a first date fly her to Cuba, but that was nothing compared to the ride Pell James is about to take.(movie actor)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... In the new film Undiscovered, Pell James plays Brier Tucket, an ex-model trying to make it as an actress in Hollywood. The world, however, is about to discover James, who made a splash by appearing in two other films at Cannes, with a small...

James Blunt: the latest musical phenomenon out of Britain is not a boy band or a pop/hip-hop hybrid but a soldier turned crooner whose motto could well be "make music not war".(Interview)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... James Blunt was born and raised to be a soldier. At the age of 23, Captain Blunt was leading 30,000 British peacekeepers into Kosovo's war zone. He'd surely fulfilled his destiny--or had he? Five years later, on the eve of the U.S. release of...

The call of the sirens: fashion this fall has the gleam and glamour of Hollywood's great glory days.
September 1, 2005... Models: CHLOE HAYWARD/Select Model Management as Lauren Bacall, STEPHANIE B/Models 1 as Tippi Hedren and Gloria Swanson, DONNA McPHAIL/FM MODELS as Rita Hayworth, ANNABELLE/Models 1 as Diana Dors, INEZ ALDRED/Premier Model Management London as...

Lou Pucci: with a finger-licking good performance in the season's most talked-about indie film, Lou Pucci has got Hollywood insiders licking their chops. Here he spills it with fellow buzz boy Justin Chatwin.(Interview)
September 1, 2005... Lou Pucci started acting as a preteen in musical theater, eventually starring in The Sound of Music on Broadway and making his screen debut in 2002 with Rebecca Miller's Personal Velocity. He followed that up earlier this year with a brief turn...

Rachel Weisz: she's always had heart, smarts, and a willingness to fly close to the edge. Now, with two daring new films, Rachel Weisz is poised to fill the footlights this fall.(Interview)(Cover Story)
September 1, 2005... As tempting as it is to saddle Rachel Weisz with the title "English rose"--an image that a single look at her open, clear-eyed beauty readily calls to mind--the truth is that the actress cannot be so easily defined. For starters there's her...

Tony Leung: the unforgettable cowboy leading man of Asian cinema shows his true grit to a legendary director and fellow frontiersman.(Interview)
September 1, 2005... DATE: Wednesday, May 25th, 2005 LOCATION: Orphee restaurant in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Our original plan was to meet at 11 P.M. But Tony changed our meeting to 9 P.M. He goes to bed early these days, as he gets up very early in the...

All through the night: a smoky bar, a grand piano, and a girl in this season's dramatic looks to steal your heart.
September 1, 2005... Model: POLINA KOUKLINA/Trump Model Management. Hair: LEON GORMAN/Judy Casey. Makeup: CHRIS COLBECK/Art Department. Manicurist: DEANNA BLACKWELL/Tammy Ford Agency. Cosmetics by CHRISTIAN DIOR. Hair products by REDKEN. Fashion details page 215....

The moon, the stars, and the bubbles.(PAGE 5)
September 1, 2005... Beyonce Knowles at the Museum of Television and Radio in NYC, for the launch of her new clothing line, the House of Dereon. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Julianne Moore at NYC's Skylight Studios for a party to launch Dom Perignon Vintage 1998...