The Envelope In Print: The Animation Issue (Nov. 15)

November 15, 2006

ACADEMY AWARDS

Driving 'Cars' with Owen

Perhaps there's no voice in Hollywood that suggests a smirk as well as Owen Wilson's nasal, Texas drawl. Indeed, as a kid, it was one of those tics that used to get him in trouble at school, or rather add to the trouble he was already in at school. "A teacher would say, 'You think it was funny? No? Why are you smirking?' " he sayswith a laugh. "Even my parents. I wouldn't think I would be smirking. Obviously, I wouldn't want to make them mad."

November 15, 2006

ACADEMY AWARDS

Animation's herd mentality

Memo to Hollywood animators: Skip the zoo and lock the barnyard door. Let the animals in the mighty jungle get some sleep and the next time you feel the urge to draw a forest animal, just take a hike instead.

November 15, 2006

ACADEMY AWARDS

Better Oscar bait

The marketplace -- and the animation Oscar race -- is drowning in knockoffs.

November 15, 2006

CORNER OFFICE

Not too hot to handle

Two of the most prolific producers in Hollywood, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher, oversaw the acclaimed Oliver Stone film 'World Trade Center,' brought to their attention by their friend, the late producer Debra Hill. Released through Paramount Pictures, the movie chronicles the real-life struggle of two policemen fighting to survive beneath the collapsed World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.

November 15, 2006

FASHION

Double feature

If only Marie Antoinette had been the most photographed woman in the world, things might have turned out differently for her.

November 15, 2006

ACADEMY AWARDS

Lord of the dance

Having taken on a variety of eccentric projects, including "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "Sin City," since starring in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Elijah Wood finds himself at it again.

November 15, 2006

FASHION

Designing woman

Alberta Ferretti has dressed every stripe of actress, including Jennifer Garner, Patricia Clarkson and Christina Ricci, in her 30 years in fashion. So you'd think the red carpet would be old hat for her.

November 15, 2006

FASHION

Fit for a queen

It's good to be queen. But do people really want to dress like her?

November 15, 2006

ACADEMY AWARDS

Penguin power

Of the two fundamental questions presented by "Happy Feet," one concerns an intriguing plot conceit and the other an off-screen marketing challenge: What is it like to be an Astaire in a world full of Sinatras? And are audiences ready for another heartwarming film about frigid and flightless birds?