Janusz Kaminski: Oscar win bolsters Columbia
Janusz Kaminski has a brother for 5-year-old Oscar. His name is . . . Oscar. The Columbia College graduate won his second Academy Award Sunday night for best cinematography for “Saving Private Ryan.”
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Lennon’s latest: Julian returns with a `Smile’
Julian Lennon has never enjoyed the security of anonymity. Not only was he John Lennon’s firstborn. He was also the first Beatle baby.
20 Dates
Myles Berkowitz was a man on a mission: He would go on 20 dates with 20 different women, film each date and, hopefully, land a girlfriend and a movie deal at the end of the project. The 36-year-old hyphenated guy (actor-screenwriter-director) couldn’t have scripted a better ending. He got engaged to lovely Elisabeth Wagner and he sold “20 Dates” to Fox Searchlight (“The Full Monty”). The film opens Friday at Pipers Alley.
Working girl: At 17, Britney Spears no stranger to show biz
Forget about the Spice Girls. Britney Spears has real girl power. After debuting at No. 1 last month with her album ” . . . Baby One More Time,” the teenager has sold more than 800,000 copies. Surprisingly enough, the album has sold more copies each week that it has been out. Fans snapped up 230,000 copies of Spears’ debut album the week ending Feb. 14 – 50,000 more than the previous week.
Rick Springfield enjoys resurgence in popularity
“Writing songs is like therapy for me,” Rick Springfield said earlier this week from the set of NBC’s “Suddenly Susan,” where he was taping a guest-star role as Brooke Shields’ boyfriend, scheduled to air March 15. “I’ve been working on this album for about the past three years, and it was really something I needed to do.”
`Dawson’s Creek’ teens are no angels
People think that teen shows are just for teen viewers. But cop shows aren’t just for cops, just like doctor shows aren’t just for doctors. Between `Party of Five,’ `Dawson’s Creek’ and (the canceled) `My So-Called Life,’ American TV (programmers) have finally discovered that the lives of teenagers make for good television literature.
Marriage adds sparkle to Remy Zero
Just as the musicians in Remy Zero began building a name for their superb album “Villa Elaine,” vocalist Cinjun Tate married actress Alyssa Milano. Suddenly, the band’s press coverage extended into gossip column items.
Wes Anderson: The bus stops here
Three years ago, Wes Anderson was an unknown writer-director winning praise for his charming, offbeat feature film “Bottle Rocket.” These days, he’s traveling on a bright yellow tour bus promoting his latest picture, “Rushmore,” which opens Friday. (Anderson prefers not to fly.) And check this out. The soft-spoken Anderson has groupies.
Made in Chicago – With sunny California the norm, why come here?
Carson Pirie Scott’s State Street store was transformed into a TV studio one day last September, when a scene for the hospital drama “Chicago Hope” was shot there. Producers say they like the different exteriors they find while shooting in the Windy City.
Queen Latifah: Another jewel for her crown
At 19, Queen Latifah was the first female solo rapper to have a major label record deal. Four years later, she had crossed over into acting with roles in Spike Lee’s “Jungle Fever” and her own Fox sitcom, “Living Single.”