Clint wants no trace of Sondra Locke
PUSSSYKATT
NO BLOOD, please, we're Maui! Last week, movie icon Clint Eastwood was feted
with a lifetime achievement award at the Maui Film Festival, held in the lush
paradise setting of Hawaii. The event was a delicious success, attracting an
eclectic, worshipful clutch of Eastwood fans. There was one tiny problem
however. Festival organizer Barry Rivers is a man of peace and tranquility. He
asked that a suitable montage tribute be devised without an excessive show of
violence. Given Clint's films, this was a tall order. But magically the people
who put the snippets together did it in such a way that while guns were
present, and a few went off, nobody was seen going down-no splattered blood,
death grimaces, etc.
Also remarkable; not one shot of Clint's former lover and frequent co-star
Sondra Locke, with whom Clint had an ugly legal battle some years back.
Sharp-eyed cinephiles spotted a wisp of Sondra's blonde hair in one clip, but
that was it. (Clint did not ask for this favor, it was done out of respect, so
as not to make the honoree or his current wife, Dina, uncomfortable.)
Eastwood, who has digs in Hawaii, is known by the locals as a surprisingly
down-to-earth, humble normal guy. In fact, on the night of his tribute, he
declined star treatment from the fest organizers, preferring to drive himself
to the venue in his old 1970 Mercedes. He gave interviews with bashful
reluctance, but only because the attention embarrasses him. He was charmingly
self-deprecating in his acceptance speech, saying it was a strange experience
to watch himself age onscreen in the space of a hour. He is now a robust, still
sexy 72. Clint and Dina are more concerned with the plantation-style home they
are building in Maui. Dina, 36, says she's decorating it herself "It's Martha
Stewart/Kmart-style. Very family friendly. Having kids, you have to be relaxed
in your choice of furniture. It's all bamboo-trashable!" (Unlike her husband's
legacy, which just keeps rolling along.)
MORE MAUI-Also spotted amidst the lush foliage: brilliant young actor Adrien
Brody, who doesn't have an agent or a publicist, but does very well without
one. He is excited about his role in Roman Polanski's "The Pianist," the true
life tale of musician Wladyslaw Szpilman, who survived the Warsaw Ghetto and a
World War II concentration camp. Not only did Brody learn to play Chopin, he
lost 30 pounds for the role. "Roman was very demanding and disciplined, and I
have so much respect for him. As for Wladyslaw, I felt a great responsibility
to portray him accurately. My sacrifices dieting were nothing compared to his
sufferings. It was an incredible experience!"
On the lighter side, others present were the eternally sexy Bo Derek and her
current man, John Corbett. Bo, who gained fame as the beauty on the beach in
"10," was quite in her element, canoe surfing and generally stunning onlookers
. . . Mike Myers talked up his "Goldmember" co-star Beyonce Knowles: "She was
born to play Foxy Cleopatra," says Mike "She really captured the idiom of the
'70s. She's a wonderful actress." . . . Rosanna Arquette was at the festival,
submitting her "Searching for Debra Winger" movie. Caught by a reporter while
she lounged at the pool watching her daughter play, Rosanna exclaimed "Oh, no,
no! I haven't even shaved my legs yet!" . . . And then there was Alice Cooper,
the venerable fright knight of metal music who expounded on Frank Sinatra -
"the original punk rocker" - and on Ozzy Osbourne's new-found MTV fame: " I
think it's a shame because I think Ozzy is being laughed at. And, really, what
does that kind of television say about our society?" (Only 20 years ago parents
were asking the same thing about Alice's gruesome/funny stage extravaganzas.)
As for his own home life, Alice says it wouldn't be very interesting for the
reality TV cameras to capture, "Nobody is even allowed to swear in my house."
And just to prove how normal Alice is - and maybe always was? - he recently
completed an album with Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, who has dished out
such family-friendly fare as Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." The collaboration
is called "Alice's Deadly 7." OK, it doesn't sound like Cooper has totally lost
his spooky edge.
The third Maui Film Festival was a smash. They attract interesting films and a
choice mix of stars. Cannes, Venice and San Sebastian look out - there's a new
kid on the block, with a lot of lei-power!
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mslinda
> Don't recall seeing her in anything since that horrible movie "Rat Boy"
>
I saw her in the supermarket last year and she hasn't aged well at all.
Linda C.