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This month's highlights: Kirsten
Dunst (cast: Lux Lisbon) KIRSTEN
DUNST (Lux Lisbon) Dunst’s performance in Vampire earned her the Blockbuster Video Award for ‘Best Supporting Newcomer’, an MTV award for ‘Best Breakthrough Artist’ and the Saturn Award for ‘Best Young Actress’. Dunst was also named by The Hollywood Reporter as ‘Best Young Star’ for the portrayal of a teenage prostitute in NBC’s hit series, ER. In 1999, Kirsten Dunst starred in Drop Dead Gorgeous with Ellen Barkin and Kirstie Alley, Dick with Michelle Williams and Dan Hedaya, and Showtime’s Devil’s Arithmetic, produced by Dustin Hoffman and Mimi Rogers.
This year, Dunst has several more projects hitting the big screen including the independent feature All Forgotten, a comedy Cheer Fever and The Crow: Salvation. Although it has been her recent movie roles that have catapulted Dunst into the public’s eye, her involvement in the industry actually began years ago. She got her showbiz start at the age of three, when she began filming television commercials. With more than 70 commercials under her belt, she made the jump to the big screen in 1989 in Woody Allen’s New York Stories. After moving to Los Angeles with her family in 1989, her film career took off. Dunst’s
career has not been limited to the big screen. In addition to a critically
acclaimed recurring role on the hit television drama ER, she starred
in Showtime’s The Outer Limits, the telefilm Ruby Ridge: an American
Tragedy, the Wonderful World of Disney telefilm Tower of Terror and
Lifetime Television’s telefilm 15 and Pregnant. JAMES
WOODS (Mr. Lisbon) Woods received his first Academy AwardTM nomination as well as an Independent Film Project Spirit Award for Best Actor for his work in SALVADOR, directed by Oliver Stone. Other honors include a Golden Globe ® Award for his portrayal of cop-killer Gregory Powell in THE ONION FIELD, from director Harold Becker; a Golden Satellite Award for his performance in Stone’s low-budget film, KILLER: A JOURNAL OF MURDER (for which he was named co-winner with Geoffrey Rush for SHINE); a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie Promise; as well as Golden Globe® nominations for Hallmark’s The Summer of Ben Tyler and NBC’s In Love and War. He turned in another Emmy Award- winning performance, as the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous in My Name is Bill W. Also among his credits are John Carpenter’s VAMPIRES (which earned Woods his first Saturn Award nomination,) HERCULES, CONTACT, NIXON, CASINO, THE SPECIALIST, THE GETAWAY, CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS, DIGGSTOWN, THE HARD WAY, IMMEDIATE FAMILY, BESTSELLER, TRUE BELIEVER, AGAINST ALL ODDS, JOSHUA, THEN AND NOW, VIDEODROME, ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, Arthur Penn’s NIGHT MOVES, ALEX AND THE GYPSY and Sidney Pollack’s THE WAY WE WERE. His feature films work includes some fascinating motion pictures outside the mainstream including Peter Yates? EYEWITNESS with William Hurt and Sigourney Weaver, SPLIT IMAGE directed by Ted Kotcheff, Harold Becker’s THE BLACK MARBLE and Elia Kazan’s THE VISITORS. On television he appeared in a prestigious series of critically praised telefilms, Indictment: The McMartin Trial, Jane’s House, Citizen Cohn, All the Way Home, Holocaust, And Your Name is Jonah, Badge of the Assassin and The Boys, many of them bringing him still more awards and nominations. Citizen Cohn earned him the first American Television Award Best Actor Trophy (awarded by the nation’s critics) and the Peabody Award as well as numerous other accolades. Woods was born in Utah and raised in Rhode Island where he grew up the son of a military hero and a schoolteacher. While majoring in political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he appeared in some 36 plays at MIT, Harvard and the Theatre Company of Boston. Summer stock at the Provincetown Playhouse completed his preparation to move to New York and become a professional actor. He made
his Broadway debut in Brendan Behan’s Borstal Boy, followed by
the lead in the off-Broadway play Saved, for which he won the Obie Award
and the Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Actor. Other stage
credits include The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Finishing Touches,
Green Julia and Michael Weller’s Moonchildren, for which he won
the Theatre World Award. ED LACHMAN A.S.C. (Director of Photography) The latest film Lachman worked on was Erin Brockovich, where he was reunited with Steven Soderbergh following their collaboration on The Limey. Lachman began his career working with some of the world's greatest cinematographers including Sven Nykvist, Vittorio Storaro and Robby Muller. He went on to earn international recognition for his work as director of photography on films made by such European masters as Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Jean-Luc Godard and Bernardo Bertolucci. He has photographed three films for Gregory Nava (Selena, Mi Famalia, Why do Fools Fall in Love?); two films each for Paul Schrader (Light Sleeper, for which he received an IFP nomination for cinematography and Touch); and Susan Seidelman (Desperately Seeking Susan, Making Mr. Right). Lachman's additional film credits include Mississippi Masala, Less Than Zero, My New Gun, London Kills Me, Backtrack, The Lords of Flatbush and David Byrne's True Stories, for which he also received an IFP nomination for cinematography. A veteran of many acclaimed documentaries, Lachman shot George Nierenberg's Say Amen, Somebody, Jerome Gray's Strippers and Shirley Clarke's Ornette: Made in America, among others. For Wim Wenders he shot the moving tribute to Nicholas Ray, Lightning Over Water and Tokyo-Ga. Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Lachman graduated from Harvard and Ohio University.
Kathleen
Turner (Mrs. Lisbon) Other film credits include "The Man With Two Brains," "Jewel of the Nile," "The Accidental Tourist," "V.I. Warshawski," "John Waters' "Serial Mom," "Naked in New York," and "Moonlight and Valentino." Most recently, Turner was in "The Real Blonde" and can be seen in "Baby Geniuses," the upcoming "Love and Action in Chicago," and "Prince of Central Park." Brian
Reitzell (Music Supervisor) As a performer, Reitzell has toured extensively and has performed in films and on television. Recently, Reitzell finished a U.S. and European tour with the acclaimed French band Air, with whom he collaborated for THE VIRGIN SUICIDES score. Reitzell recently recorded the band's follow-up album to their hugely successful debut, "Premiers Symptomes."
Sofia
Coppola (Writer/Director) At twenty-seven years old, Coppola has made a name for herself as a photographer and designer. Coppola's photos have been seen in Interview, Paris Vogue, and Allure and at a recent exhibit at Tokyo's Parco Gallery. Her Milk Fed clothing line was named by Harper's Bazaar as one of 1997's best in independent fashion. Prior to that, Coppola co-wrote and costume designed for the "Life with Zoe" segment of "New York Stories," directed by father Francis Ford Coppola. In 1989, Coppola designed the costumes for the cult classic "The Spirit of '76," and appeared as Mary Corleone in "The Godfather III" the following year. In 1994, Coppola and friend Zoe Cassavetes created the pop-culture magazine show, HI-OCTANE, that aired on Comedy Central. Coppola's "Lick the Star," a short which she wrote and directed, is shown on the Independent Film Channel. Josh
Hartnett Josh has ignited the big screen this year in two separate projects for Miramax. He was recently seen starring in "The Faculty, " alongside Elijah Wood, Salma Hayek, Robert Patrick and Jon Stewart. Josh plays Zeke, the coolest kid in high school, who finds himself battling his teachers when he discovers that they are all aliens. This sci-fi thriller written by Kevin Williamson ("Scream" "Dawson’s Creak") and directed by Robert Rodriguez ("Desperado"), mixes elements of horror, sci-fi and comedy genres. Josh also co-starred with Jamie Lee Curtis in "Halloween :H20," for which he was honored with an MTV Movie Award nomination for "Best Breakthrough" performance. Josh played John Strode, the only son of Laurie (Curtis). The film was a big success for the Halloween franchise, grossing more than $60 million domestically. Hartnett just landed a starring role opposite Leelee Sobieski ("Never Been Kissed) and Chris Klein ("Election") in Fox 200’s "Here On Earth." The film tells the story of three young students involved in a romantic triangle. Hartnett will portray Jasper, the best friend / boyfriend of Samantha (Sobieski), who has to make an emotionally difficult sacrifice in order to assure her happiness as she struggles with a terminal illness. "Here on Earth" is scheduled to begin shooting in Hartnett’s home state of Minnesota in July. Josh recently completed a starring role opposite Mekhi Phifer ("I Still Know What You Did Last Summer") in Dimension Film’s "O," written by Brad Kaaya and directed by Tim Blake Nelson. This modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, "Othello" has Hartnett portraying Hugo Goulding, a character based on Shakespeare’s chilling nefarious Iago. The story will be set in modern times at an upscale prep school and is scheduled to be released next March. Josh will also appear in the black comedy "The Virgin Suicides" opposite James Woods, Kathleen Turner and Kirsten Dunst. The film, which was well received at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, was produced by Francis Ford Coppola for American Zoetrope and is the directorial debut for his daughter, Sofia. It will be distributed nationally by Paramount Classics early next year. Josh will also appear in New Line Cinema’s "Town and Country." Due out next February, he will portray Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton’s son in the film which also co-stars Goldie Hawn, Andie MacDowell and Garry Shandling. The plot revolves around a man (Beatty), who disillusioned with his marriage, endures a number of affairs before realizing that he truly loves his wife (Keaton). Born in San Francisco and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, Josh took to acting at an early age. Stemming from a love of the arts, he quickly made his way into the world of theatre. He landed several roles in various Minneapolis stage productions including "Into The Woods" at the Steppingstone Theater, "Tom Sawyer" at Children’s Theater Company and "Freedom Riders" at the Youth Performance Center. Josh has also been featured in several national commercials. In 1996, after graduating from South High School, Josh traveled to the East Coast to attend the acting program at SUNY Purchase, New York. In February of 1997, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue film and television work. He quickly landed his first acting role on the hardhitting ABC drama, "Cracker." In the show, Josh starred opposite Robert Pastorelli portraying Michael Fitzgerald, the troubled and misunderstood son of Gerry Fitzgerald (Pastorelli). With the rate at which his career is progressing and the number of quality roles already under his belt, Josh is definitely on his way to becoming one of the major players in Hollywood. The Complete Cast and Crew: James Woods
...Mr. Lisbon Kathleen
Turner ...Mrs. Lisbon Kirsten
Dunst ...Lux Lisbon Josh Hartnett
...Trip Fontaine Hanna Hall
...Cecilia Lisbon Chelsea
Swain ...Bonnie Lisbon A.J. Cook ...Mary Lisbon Leslie Hayman ...Therese Lisbon Danny De Vito ...Dr. Horniker Scott Glenn ...Father Moody Michael Pare ...Adult Trip Jonathan Tucker ...Tim Anthony DeSimone ...Chase Giovanni Ribisi ...Narrator Crew: Sofia Coppola ...writer/director Willi Baer ...executive producer Fred Fuchs ...executive producer Francis Ford Coppola ...producer Julie Costanzo ...producer Dan Halsted ...producer Chris Hanley ...producer Gary Marcus ...co-producer Fred Roos ...co-producer Edward Lachman ...cinematographer James Lyons ...editor Melissa Kent ...editor Casting by John Buchan Jasna Stefanovic ...production designer Megan Less ...set decorator Nancy Steiner ...costume designer Richard Beggs ...sound designer Michael Blecher ...location manager Linda Phillips-Palo,
C.S.A. ...casting Brian Reitzell ...music supervisor (come back to read more about the filmmakers and actors.) |