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Without Jude Law, “Music From Another Room” would be just another so-so film with an improbable plot. But in his role as an artist who believes it is his fate to be with a certain woman, the English actor is so charismatic and convincing that the moviegoer is simply charmed by his presence.
Being the young, blond, beautiful daughter of the executive producer for “The Young and the Restless” isn’t enough when an actress wants a job on the CBS soap opera. It pays to beg, said former Chicagoan Lauralee Bell. The 19-year-old TV star portrays high-fashion model Cricket Blair on the daytime drama.
A pop star who gets up at 7 a.m. on the weekend is as unusual as a person who wants to have a pet pig. Singer Belinda Carlisle said she’s “guilty” of both. “I guess not everybody fits the rock ‘n’ roll stereotype,” Carlisle said. “At one time I did. I’m glad I don’t anymore.”
Tonio K.’s latest album, “Notes From The Lost Civilization,” is a cohesive collection of songs. Utilizing the talents of his friends Sexton, Peter Case, Billy Vera, Booker T. Jones and T Bone Burnett, Tonio K. takes his music less seriously than critics who’ve at turns dubbed him a poet and a jester. K.’s music falls into a happy medium somewhere between serious art and giddy pop.
Daniel Stern made his film debut 10 years ago opposite Dennis Quaid. In his latest movie, Stern co-stars again with Quaid. “Yeah, it must be our electric chemistry that the audience likes,” Stern deadpanned. “I suppose it doesn’t hurt that we both look like gods.”
Shot in black and white, “Foreign Land” is an evocative Portuguese film about a country in turmoil. It’s also a thrilling character study in which the striking stars display more sensual, onscreen chemistry than Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in “Titanic.”
Many pop stars say music is the most important thing in their lives, but Rick Springfield put his beliefs and his career on the line when he took a self-imposed two-year break from the recording business
to reassess his priorities. “I think that of anything success has given me, alleviating the day-to-day money worries has got to be the greatest thing,” Springfield said. “I’ve been in the situation where I’ve had to scrimp to get together the rent and utility money. I know how hard it is, and I know how lucky I am now.”
Rick Springfield is back from a self-imposed two-year break from recording with his latest album, “Rock of Life.”
“You have to be pretty sure of your acting ability to dress in tights every week,” says Adam West, who many of us remember as the original Batman.
Maggie Han has a leg up on other actresses in Hollywood. While she waits for suitable acting roles, she doesn’t have to wait on tables to supplement her income. The Korean actress-model is the spokeswoman for L’eggs Shear Elegance pantyhose. “It’s nice to have that to fall back on,” Han said in a telephone interview from her Westwood, Calif., apartment.