There are a few ways to take this Daniel Day-Lewis piece from the Daily Mail, by Paul Scott, and while some are flattering (reuniting father-in-law Arthur Miller with his estranged Down’s Syndrome-afflicted son before the former’s death in 2005), it’s mostly a hit parade document of take-down gossip, even if seemingly not sharply honed by personal animus. All the juicy chart-toppers are here — breaking up with baby mama Isabelle Adjani by fax when she was pregnant with his son, breaking down on stage during a performance of Hamlet, pissing off Liam Neeson and weirding out crew members by aggressively staying in character, plus other tales of carpentry and psychological duress. Good stuff, really. It’s just that Day-Lewis is older (50), actually talented, highly respected and reclusive to boot, so he doesn’t get any paparazzi shine for his act. Don’t let those smilin’ eyes fool you, though… some true turbulence lies within. For the full read, click here.
Daily Archives: January 20, 2008
Happy Birthday, Stacey Dash
It’s a happy birthday to erstwhile Clueless BFF Stacey Dash, who is somehow 42 years old today, a fact that I cannot really fathom, especially when I look at the below picture from her August 2006 Playboy spread. Still, it’s the green eyes that really do it for me. No, seriously…
It’s been a while since I’ve seen Dash in something; I know that the Clueless television series was decent work for her, but I always felt it stole her away from Maura Tierney-type roles — hot, no-nonsense professional women parts with comedic and/or exasperated inflections. Maybe that was Clueless, though, and the ceiling for her. Regardless, I do look forward to seeing Dash in the long-delayed I Could Never Be Your Woman, opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd… if that ever sees the light of day. Honestly, it’s been scheduled so many times now, I can’t remember if it got bumped to 2008 again or just given the two-city (dis)courtesy release, and is now in line for a DVD release.