COVER 10/16/02 11:53 AM Page x2 canada’s #1 movie magazine in canada’s #1 theatres november 2002 | volume 3 | number 11 ON SET WITH HARRY POTTER SALMA HAYEK TALKS FRIDA ATOM EGOYAN REVISITS ARARAT JAMES BOND FACTS AND STATS First look at IAN MCKELLEN AND ELIJAH WOOD ON PART TWO OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS SAGA $3.00 PLUS NEW VIDEO RELEASES | MUSIC | GAMES | CONTESTS revlon 9/5/02 4:21 PM Page 1 1962 United Artists Corporation and Corporation Artists United 1962 © 1962 - 2002 United Artists Corporation and Danjaq, LLC. Logo Gun Danjaq, 007 and Corporation Artists United 2002 - 1962 Halle Berry is wearing © Super Lustrous Lipstick and Nail Enamel in Berry Avenger and Triple Agent ColorStick in Top Secret Bronze, all part of the JINX Collection. Also featured (opposite page) Danjaq, LLC. Iris Logo, 007, JAMES BOND and all other James Bond related trademarks™LLC.Reserved. Rights related Danjaq, All Bond James other all and BOND JAMES 007, LLC. Logo, Danjaq, Iris Corporation Products Consumer Revlon ©2002 James Bond Materials Bond James from the FROST Collection: Swirl Blush in Frost, LipGloss & Glitz and All-Over Glow in Polar Pink. revlon 9/5/02 4:29 PM Page 2 SEE HALLE BERRY AS JINX IN THE NEW BOND FILM 11-22-02 INSPIRED BY BOND. CREATED BY REVLON. COLOR COLLECTION Contents 10/16/02 11:58 AM Page 4 contents Famous | volume 3 | number 11 18 FEATURES 18 BOND’S DAYS ARE NUMBERED The facts and stats pertaining to the long-running franchise 20 THE SECRET’S OUT It’s been a year since your first 32 26 trip to Hogwarts, and it’s time for number two: The Chamber of Secrets. Chris Columbus, Robbie 36 Coltrane and Richard Harris talk about the success of the first movie and watching their co-stars grow up | By David Giammarco 26 PAIN AND PAINT You’d think a movie about a crippled Mexican artist would be at best boring, at worst depressing. But Salma Hayek explains why you’ll come out of Frida smiling. | By Marni Weisz DEPARTMENTS 32 HERITAGE BUILDING 06 EDITORIAL Atom Egoyan wasn’t always proud of his Armenian background. But 9 LETTERS eventually he realized he had to get Getting in touch with Heath Ledger in touch with his roots — and the story behind Ararat had a lot to do 10 SHORTS with it | By Marni Weisz Angelina Jolie’s masculine side, Willy Wonka gets booked COVER STORY 12 SNAPS 36 BACK INTO THE WOODS Kate Hudson, Martin Short and 42 Sauron’s still evil. Frodo’s still in Leelee Sobieski come north danger. And Gandalf’s still dead…or is he? Elijah Wood and 14 THE BIG PICTURE COLUMNS Ian McKellen give you a sneak peek Die Another Day, I Spy, The Santa at next month’s second Lord of Clause 2: Mrs. Claus and Treasure 42 LINER NOTES the Rings movie, The Two Towers Planet hit theatres Tori’s musical travels, chatting | By Earl Dittman with BBMak ON THE COVER: Ian McKellen as 46 VIDEO AND DVD The Two Towers’ Gandalf the White Spider-Man and Attack of the Clones 44 NAME OF THE GAME top new titles Splinter Cell plans surprise attack famous 4 | november 2002 Document2 10/3/02 10:57 AM Page 1 ALBERT R.BROCCOLI'S EON PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS PIERCE BROSNAN AS IAN FLEMING'S JAMES BOND IN ALBERT R.BROCCOLI'S EON PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS PIERCE BROSNAN AS IAN FLEMING'S JAMES BOND IN "DIE ANOTHER DAY” HALLE BERRY MUSIC WRITTEN TOBY STEPHENS ROSAMUND PIKE RICK YUNE JOHN CLEESE AND JUDI DENCH AS “M”BY DAVID ARNOLDBY NEAL PURVIS & ROBERT WADE PRODUCED DIRECTED BYMICHAEL G.WILSON AND BARBARA BROCCOLIBY LEE TAMAHORI “DIE ANOTHER DAY” DISTRIBUTED BY MGM DISTRIBUTION CO. 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Will the CGI Gollum hold up?), it’s gotta feel like a starving HEAD OFFICE 416.539.8800 VICE PRESIDENT CHRISTOPHER D. LAW (ext. 232) man sitting on the front stoop of the Sizzler SALES MANAGER JOHN TSIRLIS (ext. 237) with a ten-spot in his hand, just waiting for ACCOUNT MANAGERS JAMIE CRUVER (ext. 224) the buffet to open. ZOLTAN TOTH (ext. 233) Just one more month to go, my friends. And then you can gorge ANTON KIM (ext. 238) yourself on orcs and dwarves and hobbits. But, in case you need JENNA PATERSON (ext. 243) some tiding over, we give you “Ring Leaders,” page 36, an interview with the two principal ringbearers, Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen. BRITISH COLUMBIA 604.904.8622 If those fans were 15 years younger, it would be Harry Potter SALES MANAGER DIANE RAJH minutia they’d be hungering for. But, truth is, Potter fans already ALBERTA 403.201.6950 have a pretty good idea what this month’s second in the series, SALES ASSOCIATES JULIE FLATT Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, will look like. That’s because, MICHAEL FLATT just as with the first movie, director Chris Columbus has vowed not to stray far from J.K. Rowling’s sacred text. In “Inside the QUEBEC 514.861.7744 (ext. 229) Chamber,” page 20, he explains why. DIRECTOR OF SALES FABIEN BLANCHARD It’s been three years since Atom Egoyan’s last movie, Felicia’s Journey. And when you’re widely considered the country’s most SPECIAL THANKS JOHN BAILEY MATHIEU CHANTELOIS important director, it’s hard to go that long between projects. The ROBB CHASE pressure builds, anticipation heightens. And when your movie finally JOAN GRANT does come out, everyone’s ready to jump all over it — especially CATHY PROWSE when it’s about something as raw and sensitive as the Armenian SUSAN REGINELLI genocide. 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