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FEATURES
14 SIZZLING SUMMER PREVIEW
You’re not sweating just yet, but
very soon you’ll be craving the
relief of an air-conditioned movie
theatre. Read all about the cool
cinematic treats that await you,
including the icy actioner The Day
After Tomorrow, the chilling drama
The Stepford Wives and the
spine-tingling Spider-Man 2
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
26 KIDS’ STUFF
Kate Hudson tells us how playing a
woman suddenly saddled with three
kids in her new pic Raising Helen
helped prepare her for her real-life
role of new mom
I BY EARL DITTMAN
30 TAKE MY WIFE, PLEASE
Orlando Bloom stirs up trouble
when he makes off with the already
married Helen in Troy. Here he talks
about his latest sword-swinging role
and his meteoric rise to fame
I BY INGRID RANDOJA
DEPARTMENTS
06 EDITORIAL
08 SNAPS
See Gwynnie preggers, Scarlett vamp
it up, and Billy Bob shed his shirt
10 SHORTS
Angela Vint mulls love in 19 Months,
and Shrek! the book vs. the movies
22 SPOTLIGHT
Getting to know Jake Gyllenhaal
28 TRIVIA
Who was born Ilynea Mironoff?
36 THINGS
Give yourself a fresh outlook by
harnessing some flower power
38 LINER NOTES
Lenny Kravitz speaks, and Melissa
Auf Der Maur’s solo effort
40 NAME OF THE GAME
Cramming Van Helsing, Shrek and
Harry Potter into your console
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42 VIDEO AND DVD
The Last Samurai, Peter Pan,
The Return of the King, Calendar
Girls and Girl with a Pearl Earring
44 HOROSCOPE
Taurus has spring fever, Aries is
good at telling a joke
46 FAMOUS LAST WORDS
The stars talk gardening joy
COVER S TORY
32 MONSTER MASHER
It’s a tough job but… Hugh
Jackman stars as a highly trained
monster killer in this month’s
action/horror hybrid Van Helsing.
Find out how the debonair Aussie
felt about liquidating the undead,
and how he managed to sneak a
starring role on Broadway into his
busy schedule
I BY BARRETT HOOPER
COVER PHOTO BY GREG GORMAN/ICON INT’L