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64 Birds of a Feather
BY BRUCE BIBBY
Put Robin Williams and Nathan Lane—the lovey-dovey stars of Mike Nichols's
The Birdcage—in a room together and start laughing. Williams and Lane aren't
afraid of ruffling feathers as they take on everything from dressing up like Barbara
Bush to acting up like Jim Carrey. "For every rule you make in comedy,"
says Williams, "somebody will violate it and be brilliant." He should
know.
74 You Might As Well Liv
BY RACHEL ABRAMOWITZ
"She's a pulsating vein," says eighteen-year-old actress Liv Tyler about
the blossoming ingenue she plays in Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty. The
Italian maestro teaming up with the gorgeous daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer?
Is it hot in here, or is it just summer in Tuscany?
80 The Sunchasers
BY CHRISTINE SPINES
Ah, the pleasures of winter in the sleepy town of Park City, Utah: the movie stars
making scenes, the wheelers and dealers hunting for fresh blood, the frenzied
parties. Welcome to the wildest and woolliest Sundance Film Festival yet.
84 Enduring Isabelle
BY HOLLY MILLEA
Luminous French actress Isabelle Adjani, who stars with Sharon Stone :n the remake
of Diabolique, is known for her vivid portraits of tormented women. But Adjani's
most tempestuous scenes have been off-screen. Here she talks candidly about scheming
with Sharon Stone, her ill-fated affair with Daniel Day-Lewis ("After I got
pregnant, I saw him and then he wasn't there anymore"), and the joys of motherhood.
90 Good Night, Dark Prince
BY Peter Biskind
When producer Don Simpson died in January, no one was terribly surprised. With
his colossal appetite for drugs, hookers, and a good fight, Simpson always got
his kicks on the brink of oblivion. In the wake of his death, Hollywood is struggling
to come to terms with the demons that drove this complex, often brutal player
to both massive success—with era-defining hits like Beverly Hills Cop and
Top Gun—and unrelieved despair. "He had courage," says one observer,
"and you don't like to see courage go down."
103 PREMIERE'S Oscar Party Page
Get out the popcorn and scorecards—it's time once again for Hollywood's
annual black-tie blood sport. To make your Academy Awards party complete, here's
three spin doctors on the Oscar campaign trail, a look at fashion among the littlest
stars, our annual critics roundup, and much more
112 Pushing the Envelope
by Steve Pond
Photographed by Lara Jo Regan
"Umma-porn-star">Uma, Oprah." Letterman is squirming in his tux. "Oprah, Umma-porn-star">Uma."
The guys in the control room want to kill Martin Landau. Clint Eastwood can't
find the bathroom. "Umma-porn-star">Uma, Oprah." At least the spinning dog looks happy.
Fasten your seatbelts for the dizzying, inside-the-inside story of the making—and
near unmaking—of Oscar '95. COLUMNS
27 The PREMIERE Review
J. Hoberman and Todd McCarthy buy two of Sundance's hottest tickets: The Celluloid
Closet and Welcome to the Dollhouse.
37 In the Works
Let's talk about sets: Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick hook up Cable, Courtney
Love is in like Flynt, and much more.
43 Rushes
This month, blaxploitation legends are gonna
git you, sucka, in Original Gangstas. Plus, Alyssa Milano's private parts and
the next Keanu Reeves.
56 If You Ask Me
Leaving Las Vegas? You must be drunk. Babe? When pigs fly. Libby's had it with
boozers and barnyards.
61 California Suite
With the success of the latest James Bond installment, GoldenEye, the venerable
but ailing United Artists proved that you should never say never again. But the
movie almost didn't happen—and may even have happened too late.
129 Home Guide
Check out Brad Pitt's magnificent Seven, Jim Carrey's Ace high, the critic fave
Crumb, the sound of Seduction, Gaffe Squad's Monkeys are for The Birds, and a
whole lot more. OTHER
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