A Truly 'TITANIC' Issue! ALL ABOARD 4 ThisYear's Best Actress Helen Hunt 8 Titanic Kate Winslet 12 The Wings of the Dove Helena Bonham Carter 16 Afterglow Julie Christie 18 Mrs. Brown DAME JUDI DENCH 20 ThisYear's Best Supporting Actress Kim Basinger 24 Good Will Hunting Minnie Driver 28 Boogie Nights Julianne Moore 30 In & Out JOAN CUSACK 31 Titanic GLORIA STUART SHIP SHAPE
32 Ruth DeWitt Bukater FRANCES FISHER
34 'Unsinkable' Molly Brown KATHY BATES
36 Her 'Heart Will Go On' Celine Dion
38 His Heart Went Elsewhere Linda Hamilton
40 Lizzy Dawson SUZYAMIS
42 Leo's Lost Love Chantelle-stevens-porn-star">Kristen ZANG SMOOTH SAILING
46 The English Patient Kristin Scott THOMAS
50 The English Patient JULIETTE BINOCHE
52 Dangerous Liaisons Michelle Pfeiffer
54 Forrest Gump ROBIN WRIGHT
56 The Piano Holly Hunter
58 Breaking the Waves EMILY WATSON C•WORTHY
60 Pulp Fiction Umma-porn-star">Uma-thurman-porn-star">Umma-porn-star">Uma Thurman
64 Leaving Las Vegas Beth-shue-actor">ElisaBeth Shue
66 Bullets Over Broadway Jennifer Tilly
68 Fearless ROSIE PEREZ
70 The Madness of King George Helen Mirren
72 The Last Picture Show CLORIS LEACHMAN
74 Anna SALLY KIRKLAND SPLIT APART
76 Yenil Amy Irving
78 Howards End Emma Thompson
80 Mighty Aphrodite Mira Sorvino THAT SINKING FEELING
82 A Night to Remember! Ashley Judd
84 As Good As He Gets Helen Labdon
86 Romancing the Stone Sharon Stone
88 A Big Loss on the Hill CHER
90 A Capitol Offense KATHARINATHALBACH
92 After 'Contact'? Jodie Foster
94 'AreYou Talkin' to Me?' Charmaine Sinclair
98 Back Issues Available
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EDITORIAL
THE SLEUTHSAYER
"There's no such thing as a safe Oscar bet {unless it's our lucky seventh
"Anatomy Awards" edition}," the New York Times predicted on the
eve of the 1998 ceremonies. "But it looks as if this year's Academy Awards
mean smooth sailing for a certain seafaring legend, a sign that much is right
with the movie world."
And it's all RIGHT HERE...as Sleuth salutes the most successful film in history
with a 'Titanic' tribute of equally e•pic dimensions! All of Oscar's rarest
and barest are ONBOARD...and there's not a sunken chest to be found.
Your clothes-captioning Captain has charted a course (above) that traces the Great
Ship's melon-choly maiden voyage, progressing from "ALL ABOARD" {every
nominee from this year on deck for this blockbuster issue!}...to "SHIP SHAPE"
{the prominent passengers along for the hide ride}...to "SMOOTH SAILING"
{navigating the treacherous waters of Oscar stardom}...to "C•WORTHY"
{the biggest vessels afloat}...to "SPLIT APART" {hitting an iceberg
in their frosty marry-times}...to, finally, the inevitable "THAT SINKING
FEELING" {this year's biggest disasters—in several cases, literally
involving GOING DOWN!}.
And lots of ladies were doffing their life vests, seemingly all in a row {ahem}.
As Entertainment Weekly previewed the year in film: "Many shameless, uh,
daring actors will soon parade their pretty selves on-screen. About to begin shooting
is Boogie Nights, with Julianne Moore (no stranger to fleshbaring—remember
Short Cuts?) as a porn star {porn again on p. 281. In October, audiences will
catch 90 seconds of all-nude lovin' between Gina Gershon {V11 N4) and Jennifer
Tilly in the thriller Bound {you're bound to see more than audiences saw on p.
661, and a head-to-toe look at Kate Winslet in Jude {heads up, p. 81. The fall
also brings Crash, with Holly Hunter {we also bring you to a screeching halt-er,
p. 56}. What's the skinny on all the skin?" Dip into this ocean of motion
if you've got the notion...
But don't think Sleuth wasn't on the lookout for ALL of the most nubile nominees!
You'll see THE FULL MONTY on many of these Academy Adored, and we trust that our
GOOD WILL HUNTING to uncover the most L.A. CONFIDENTIAL pix has netted a truly
TITANIC reward. In short, this is about AS GOOD AS IT GETS. For whatever floats
your boat...
Full Speed Ahead,
