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FEATURES
22 POLAR COORDINATES
Learn how special effects
wizards transformed Tom Hanks
into a handful of characters
(including a little boy) in the
family film The Polar Express
I BY MARNI WEISZ
26 ROLL OUT THE FARRELL
The always chatty COLIN FARRELL
riffs on what it’s like to play
Alexander’s brutal, bisexual military
leader I BY EARL DITTMAN
COVER S TORY
32 JONESING FOR RENÉE
Women around the world rejoiced
when RENÉE ZELLWEGER committed
to once again pile on the pounds
and play lovable, loose-lipped
Londoner Bridget Jones in the
sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of
Reason. Here Zellweger discusses
her take on the newly attached
Bridg I BY BOB STRAUSS
DEPARTMENTS
06 EDITORIAL
Stop calling Charlie’s Angels role
models. Get real with Bridget Jones
08 LETTERS
Gushing about Sky Captain and the
World of Tomorrow
10 SNAPS
Billy Bob and his babe, Keanu at
his most eccentric, Salma turns
shutterbug and Liv Tyler, pregnant
and lovely
12 SHORTS
Liane Balaban goes L.A., the voice
behind SpongeBob SquarePants,
and Famous Players’ online auction
16 THE BIG PICTURE
National Treasure is deposited in
theatres, Birth arrives and Undertow
pulls you in
30 TRIVIA
Where was Nicole Kidman born?
What was Johnny Depp’s first film?
famous 4 | november 2004
Famous | volume 5 | number 11
36 STYLE
Cover girl Renée Zellweger has
quickly become one of Hollywood’s
most-respected fashionistas. We
explore her classic look
38 THINGS
Honing in on hot Holiday gifts, like
a cellphone that’s a gaming platform,
old-fashioned board games and
clothes that are sure to fit
40 NAME OF THE GAME
Two LOTR titles scratch that
Tolkien itch
42 VIDEO AND DVD
Oh my, if it isn’t the Gone With the
Wind: Special Edition
44 HOROSCOPE
Bundle up Cancer and enjoy the
fresh air
46 FAMOUS LAST WORDS
Celebs speak out about the
supernatural
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