Posted on: Monday, March 25, 2002
THE LEFT LANE
'Pearl Harbor' director's cut
Here's the latest on one flick that definitely was not in the running at last night's Oscar's for "Best Picture": Disney has announced a July 2 street date for a longer director's cut of Michael Bay's critically spat-at "Pearl Harbor." Priced at $39.99, the four-disc DVD set includes violent content Bay had excised to secure a PG-13 rating. In addition to audio commentaries with Bay, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and actors Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett, the still-unrated DVDs will deconstruct the special effects. No word yet on whether Bay chopped any part of the film's crappy romantic subplot, though.
— Derek Paiva, Advertiser staff writer
Hottest dog search
It appears no kids in Hawai'i wish they were an Oscar Mayer wiener. But the hot-dog maker wishes they did. 'Cause if they entered the Oscar Mayer contest, everyone would be in love with ... er, their school's music department could win $10,000.
One school from each state will win $10,000 in a talent search sponsored by Oscar Mayer and The National Association for Music Education. One grand prize group also will get to star in a TV commercial. But nobody from Hawai'i has entered. Oscar Mayer is urging all Hawai'i elementary school music teachers to submit an entry. Teachers must submit a VHS videotape, no longer than three minutes, of five or more students (kindergarten through fifth grade) singing the "Wiener Jingle," the "Bologna Song" or the "Spanish Jingle." Rules, lyrics and entry forms are on the Internet at oscarmayer.com. Entries must be received by April 1.
— Tanya Bricking, Advertiser staff writer
Full-figure Vogue
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| Kate Dillon, who is a size 12-14, models a swimsuit for Vogue magazine. The April issue is
dedicated to women of all shapes.
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Vogue magazine has opened its coveted fashion-spread pages to a plus-size woman for the first time. Model Kate Dillon, who's a size 12-14, was photographed by Helmut Newton for the April issue. The issue is dedicated to women of all shapes and sizes who often have felt excluded in the fashion world, editor in chief Anna Wintour said. Pregnant, short, curvy and athletic women also are making rare appearances in the magazine. "We wanted to address these women and let them know whatever size you may be, you can still 'look like Vogue,'" Wintour said.
The all-size idea came after Vogue received a huge response from readers last summer when it did an all-age issue. That morphed into a regular column addressing age in fashion. Does that mean there are more plus-size models in Vogue's future? "Definitely," Wintour said. "Absolutely."
