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FEATURES
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16 PROULX ON THE SHIPPING NEWS
Novelist Annie Proulx, author of
The Shipping News, had almost nothing
to do with the movie adaptation. And
that’s just the way she wanted it. Here
the Pulitzer winner talks about handing
her book over to Hollywood
By Marni Weisz
19 BEASTLY FIGURES
A look at the numbers behind Disney’s
re-release of Beauty and the Beast
20 GWYNETH’S PREDICAMENT
Gwyneth Paltrow is pencil thin, eats a
macrobiotic diet, does yoga and doesn’t
touch alcohol, cigarettes or caffeine.
So what could possibly make the Oscarwinning
star of The Royal Tenenbaums
feel unhealthy, ugly and fat? Life in
Hollywood, of course
By Earl Dittman
C O V E R S T O R Y
24 PSYCHO MATH
More perils of fame and fortune as
media “whipping boy” Russell Crowe
recounts run-ins with those darned
paparazzi, and talks about preparing
for his role as a mentally unstable
mathematician in A Beautiful Mind
By Earl Dittman
Plus, on page 26, A Beautiful Mind extra
Paula Pacilio reports from the set, and
gets within “Can I have your autograph?”
reach of the Aussie star
ON THE COVER: Russell Crowe
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DEPARTMENTS
06 EDITORIAL
We’re 25! Sort of
08 LETTERS
12 SHORTS
Indie film in Victoria
14 THE BIG PICTURE
Black Hawk Down, Orange County,
The Accidental Spy and I am Sam
hit theatres
28 THINGS
Warm woolies for cold weather
34 FIVE FAVOURITE FILMS
Vince Carter makes his picks
35 VIDEO AND DVD
The Fast and the Furious, Bubble Boy
and American Pie 2 make it to video
36 HOROSCOPE
It’s time to make sacrifices Pisces
38 FAMOUS LAST WORDS
Celebs lose, find and question faith
famous 5 | january 2002
Famous | volume 3 | number 1 |
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COLUMNS
10 HEARSAY
Madonna with Vanilla Ice? Eeeeww!
30 LINER NOTES
MTV Canada. What took so long?
32 NAME OF THE GAME
Final Fantasy X. Action or eye candy?
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