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56 The Ultimate Summer Preview
A flaming asteroid, a gigantic reptile, and angry toy soldiers are hurtling toward
theaters everywhere, and PREMIERE meets the onslaught of summer movies with a
comprehensive insider's guide. We rank the top ten blockbusters and go behind
the scenes for on-set action, as Jim Carrey learns a lesson about reel life; Antonio
Banderas displays his rapier wit; and more.
76 On the Beach
BY JOHN CLARK
"I thought that all of us had to feel some pain," says Steven Spielberg,
whose new film, Saving Private Ryan, which stars Tom Hanks, is set amid the fury
of World War II. With Spielberg's attempt to convey the hellishness of war, the
shoot became a living hell for some in the cast. Here's the story behind the making
of a war epic.
84 Tempting Kate
BY SEAN M. SMITH
The woman who warmed hearts in Cold Comfort Farm is about to get bitchy in The
Last Days of Disco. Kate Beckinsale fantasizes about growing wings, but for a
young actress, she's refreshingly grounded.
86 Show-Motion
PHOTOGRAPHED. BY GEORGE LANGE
Megawatt stars and high-powered filmmakers greeted theater owners at the annual
ShoWest conference, in Las Vegas—but not before checking in at PREMIERE'S
exclusive backstage photo shoot.
92 The Woman Who Ran With the Wolves
BY RACHEL ABRAMOWITZ
Dawn Steel—the brash, groundbreaking force behind such films as Flashdance,
The Accused, and City of Angels—muscled her way into the Hollywood boys'
club. Steel, who recently succumbed to a brain tumor at the age of 51, is brought
vividly back to life as friends, rivals, stars, ex-lovers, and family talk candidly
about her wild times and indelible legacy.
DEPARTMENTS
25 Hollywoodland
Movies that are too costly for studios to handle, and young hunks tested for staying
power.
34 Blame It on Leo
BY LIBBY GELMAN-WAXNER
At her bat mitzvah, Libby's daughter, Jennifer, demonstrates her Talmudic devotion
to Leonardo DiCaprio and Titanic.
37 THE FILMMAKER SERIES
Robert Redford
BY TODD MCCARTHY
With Sundance up and running on its own, the actor-director has set himself a
new challenge: making The Horse Whisperer, a labor of love in which he directs
himself for the first time, a breakthrough hit. Redford reflects on his career
and its impact on journalism, Montana's ecology, and independent film.
47 In the Belly of the Beast
Br Tom Russo
Crunch. Stomp. Splat. Independence Day's director-producer team, Roland Emmerich
and Dean Devlin, have resurrected Godzilla with digital effects, miniatures, and
... a man in a lizard suit. Here's how the monstrous project that almost wasn't
came to be—and how its creators are dealing with success (and bad reviews).
Plus: a Godzilla genealogy.
52 Sizing Up 'Sex'
Br TOM ROSTON
Writer-director Don Roos dives into the murky waters of gender, sexuality, and
political correctness with The Opposite of Sex, a provocative dark comedy starring
Christina Ricci.
103 Home Guide
The Sweet Hereafter and the rest of the latest on video, plus DVDebuts.
22 LETTERS
112 CLASSIFIEDS
116 CLASSIC SCENE
EDITOR'S LETTER
THE NUTRITIONAL DATA ON movie popcorn can be mildly alarming. Studies have shown
that certain theaters serve up bags yielding 1,642 calories, 126 grams of total
fat, 878 milligrams of sodium ... and negligible amounts of protein. It's not
for nothing that summer movies are called popcorn movies. This is supposed to
be the season of overblown entertainments that satisfy a certain craving, but
whose nutritional value is close to nil. Some film lovers, in fact, believe that
almost everything wrong with Hollywood today is the fault of the modern "event
movie." These would-be blockbusters cost too much, challenge the audience
too little, and send all of the thoughtful "little movies" scurrying
for the safety of fall.
All that may be true, but forgive me if I don't get too worked up about it. Big
movies—even big dumb movies—have always been part of Hollywood. They
may not be food for the soul, but they're not poison either. And the desire to
see a 20-story lizard lay waste to Manhattan doesn't necessarily render a moviegoer
incapable of appreciating a subtle drama on a different evening. The smarter studios
know this. In recent years, little movies as diverse as The Full Monty and Il
Postino have found vigorous audiences during the height of summer mayhem. (This
summer, films such as Smoke Signals will attempt to do the same.)
In the end, critics of event movies give Hollywood too much credit. The fact is,
even the most Orwellian marketing campaign can't compel audiences to embrace a
bad film. It's no accident that the soporific Speed 2 sank last summer while the
sparkling Men in Black soared. And this summer's lineup includes a number of projects
that combine blockbuster aspirations with challenging themes, among them director
Peter Weir's extraordinary fable The Truman Show and Steven Spielberg's Saving
Private Ryan, an ambitious revival of the World War II movie (detailed in our
cover story by John Clark, on page 76).
One major step in the summer-blockbuster countdown is the annual ShoWest convention,
in Las Vegas. As always, PREMIERE was there for an exclusive backstage photo shoot.
"It's like a party," PREMIERE staff writer Jill Bernstein says of how
dozens of stars paraded before George Lange's camera. "Everybody really cuts
loose." With her celebrity boyfriends, legendary tantrums, and undisputed
passion for moviemaking, producer Dawn Steel, who died of a brain tumor on December
20, 1997, was perhaps the most famous and controversial film executive of her
era. In an extraordinary oral history conducted with dozens of Steel's closest
friends and associates, PREMIERE writer at large Rachel Abramowitz captures a
side of the producer the public didn't see. "She had an amazing circle of
friends, including some of the most powerful women in the industry," Abramowitz
says. "Their devotion to her was complete right up to the end."
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