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contents VOLUME 25 ISSUE 2 MARCH/APRIL 2008 12 cover story 46 Push Play Sharkwater, Law & 12 Spring Sneak Preview Order and more Warm up with the hottest films of the season 48 Horoscope What the stars have 46 feaature planned for you and Keira Knightley 444 Bellls are Ringing Kristen Bell stars in Forgetting 50 Sex Degrees Sarah Marshall The many loves of Natalie Portman depaartments 53 Trivia/Crossword Test your knowledge a; d d 4 Web Watch What’s playing at tribute.ca on blockbuster films a; an Sex d stone Cana y Cana 54 Last Take 44 6 The A-list New books and cool stuff Hollywood’s new 54 power players a; Diaz: Fenton, Paul ZUMA/Ke 8 Scoop d er: De Boer, Sara Retna/Keystone g The latest buzz in Hollywood Log on to stone Cana tribute.ca . y a; Zellw d 10 Flash to receive ne Cana a VICTORIA’s SECRET BEAUTY sh News/Ke Warner Bros Warner o o a a Stars at the Oscars and l, Spl Lip Gloss and a La Senza k the Genies Tote Bag coupon, and enter to 373 His Style © Newline; © Indiana Jones y Neew in grooming the Cit Clooney: Lisa O’Connor, ZUMA/Keyst Cover photos:Cover Paltrow: P Johns 38 win 1 of 10 38 Beauty VICTORIA’s SECRET BEAUTY Spring’s new color palette baskets worth $100! 41 News Tinsletown’s top couples rate a movie • star bios • movie rundowns • showtimes • contests... it’s all at tribute.ca web watch Log on to tribute.ca and let us know what you think. 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From sail- Smith enjoy the ing with Sean Penn to comfort of a Fatboy. hanging behind the scenes They were also used to dec- with Will Ferrell, Raabb oratetth the padd during the last goes beyond the usual season of MTV’s The Real celebrity profile to give World and as a swag item readers an intimate glimpse during the Sundance Film Festival. into their lives. For retailers, visit fatboycanada.ca. 21: Bringing Down Gilty Couture the House $175 US By Ben Mezrich Listen to your music in Simon & Schuster, luxury with the Gilty $10.99 Couture casing for Apple’s 21: Bringing Down the iPod Classic/Video. It’s House is the true story of gold plated and adorned a group of MIT students with hand-set Swarovski who mixed calculus class- crystals. Celebrities got the es and football games with Gilty treatment at the weekends of high-stakes Golden Globes and the gambling, legally taking Oscars. If gold isn’t your thing, casinos for over $3 million. you can dress up your iPod The story has been adapt- Classic, Nano, Touch, Shuffle or ed for the big screen this month with the movie 21 star- iPhone in silver or pink. Order at ring Kate Bosworth and Jim Sturgess. giltycouture.com. Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Semi-Pro $280 New Line Records Shoot like a pro with the new Canon PowerShot cam- Take a trip back in era. It has Enhanced Face Detection Technology which time to the disco- automatically sets focus, exposure, flash and white bal- dancing ’70s with ance. It also has Motion Detection Technology that the Semi-Pro sound- automatically reduces blur by calculating subject move- track. With classic ment and selecting ideal exposure. Choose from five tracks such as “Mr. fun colors to customize your style. Big Stuff,” “Dance to the Music” and “Love Rollercoaster” to groove to, you’ll need a pair of bell- a bottoms and a lit- up dance floor. The soundtrack accompanies the film stoneCanad set in 1976 starring Will Ferrell as the owner of a team y in the American Basketball Association who must save them from extinction when the league merges with the NBA. eleb photos: Ke C 6 Tribute MARCH/APRIL 2008 www.tribute.ca 8 Tribute MARCH/APRIL 2008 www.tribute.ca tribute.ca invites you and a guest to a SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING TORONTO MONTREAL VANCOUVER CALGARY EDMONTON WINNIPEG OTTAWA If you live in one of the cities listed above, Wiyou couldn passes to an IN THEATRES APRIL 25 advance screening. To enter, visit www.tribute.ca/freescreening To enter by mail, send a postcard with your name and address to: Tribute Entertainment/Baby Mama, 71 Barber Greene Road, Toronto, Ontario M3C 2A2. To qualify, your postcard must be received by April 14, 2008. Winners will be selected at random. Your passes will be mailed to you. No purchase necessary. Limit one entry per household. Offer valid to legal residents of Canada. www.universalpictures.ca 10 Tribute MARCH/APRIL 2008 www.tribute.ca www.tribute.ca MARCH/APRIL 20080 TTribute 11 cover story It’s getting hot in here can greenlight a film, you can no Movies hit a high note as the spring longer read a film as an actor for a part,” Clooney told the L.A. Times. “If season finally begins to sizzle with I’m going to get held responsible for the movies that get made, then I’m a slew of dramas, fantasies and the going to focus on better scripts.” Co-star Jonathan Pryce who plays light-hearted comedies your funny the part of a football agent in the film thinks audiences will love bone’s been itching for. Leatherheads. “Clooney’s wonderful,” Pryce told MTV.com.“I think it’s going F you’re like me, you are thrilled ly fit the summer blockbuster model. to be really good. Make no mistake, to finally welcome springtime. There are many thrilling surprises however, this is no Good Night, and After facing the doldrums of win- awaiting you! Good Luck,” he joked. “It’s a kind of I ter and a slate of sobering films The man leading the charge this screwball comedy. George plays for a that are as gloomy as the slushy side- April is George Clooney. The actor/ ragtag, over-the-hill football team. walks (I loved you, but I’m looking at director/filmmaker/UN Messenger of They attract a star college football you No Country For Old Men!), I’m Peace is starring in the romantic com- player (Krasinski) to come and play.
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