PROJECTS OF LOVE
First
up, Demi Moore is about ready to play a marriage counsellor in
her 30s who has lost her faith in love before replying to a personal
ad and falling for a 20-something black man in Human Seeking Same.
Naked in movies. Check. Marry that Die Hard guy. Check. Pregnant
and Naked on Vanity Fair. Check. Implants bigger than my head.
Check. French kiss Ellen DeGeneres in public. Check. Read about
the Michael
Douglas rule. Check. Do it with a much younger black man on
screen. Check. Anyone have an idea what's next? E-mail
me.
Next, the balding and talented Kevin Costner is about to be pursued
by a female journalist who instantly falls in love with him and his
sensitivity after she reads his love letters to his wife. Message
In A Bottle sounds a lot like Sleepless In Seattle with a
Coke instead of a radio, and a beach instead of the Empire State Building.
So what do you want to bet that Kevin's co-star is more than a decade
younger than him? Ahhhhh. It's a suckers bet, huh?
Finally, Jean-Claude Van Damme's first romantic lead has vanished.
The Muscle-Head From Brussels appeared in 1985's short film Monaco
Forever, playing a mysterious man who picks up the hitchhiking hero
of the film and makes a lightening-fast move for his crotch. Jean-Claude,
we hardly knew you! J-C said, "Van Dammit!" when Jay Leno planned
on surprising him with a clip on "The Tonight Show," canceling his appearance.
Now someone has stolen the only print of the film and the negative has
mysteriously disappeared as well. This could be self-serving hype by
the filmmaker trying to sell some tape. Or a Van Damme conspiracy. But
do you really think Jean-Claude is smart enough to conspire to do much
more than separate the two sides of an Oreo cookie? Didn't think so.
Anything on your mind? Don't be shy, e-mail
me.
