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MARCH 2012 NO. 619 | VANITYFAIR.COM

"I would never have WON THE OSCAR if I'd stayed in Hollywood."

FEATURES

THE 2012 HOLLYWOOD PORTFOLIO | 310

Apocalyptic or silent, gender-bending or motioncapturing, the year's top films get star treatment from VF. s ace photographers, while Bruce Handy, David Kamp, Juli Weiner, and Jim Windolf provide the bar bets, parlor games, and Oscar cred.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 330

With Diner, neophyte director Barry Levinson turned a film about nothing into a male-bonding classic, launched Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, and Ellen Barkin's careers, and spawned hits from Seinfeld to Die Office. Thirty years on, S. L. Price learns how crazy it all seemed.

HALL OF FAME | 337

Jim Kelly nominates Judge Jed Rakoff, for bringing down his gavel on the S.E.C.'s Citigroup deal. Photograph by Jonas Fredwall Karlsson.

V.F. PORTRAIT: ANJELICA HUSTON | 338

Anjelica Huston's new TV series, reports Lillian Ross, is yet another chance to work that Oscar-winning DNA. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

THE RODARTE EFFECT | 340

The sisters behind the Rodarte fashion label are off to the opera, designing a fresh Don Giovanni with Frank Gehry. Evgenia Peretz explores Kate and Laura Mulleavy's curiously cozy route to the edge. Photograph by Autumn de Wilde.

THE ARTIST'S STUDIO: CINDY SHERMAN | 346

As MoMA kicks off a Cindy Sherman retrospective, Ingrid Sischy visits the celebrated photographer behind the disguises. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

THE TEMPTRESS OF ST. TROPEZ | 348

Brigitte Bardot won't attend the upcoming L.A. show of images from her life, but Henry-Jean Servat gets a rare invitation to Bardot's St. Tropez sanctuary, where the eternal blonde bombshell still shines.

HERE ON PLANET TOLLYWOOD | 346

Forget Bollywood. With 1.5 million visitors a year, "Tollywood"—home to the largest studio complex on the planet—is the epic center of India's (perhaps soon the world's) dreams. Pico Iyer meets the man who made it so. Photographs by Robert Polidori.

CHARACTER COUNTS | 362

Sam Jones assembles the finest character actors in film and photographs them, naturally, in character.

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"My films are summed up in CIRCUS, SPAGHETTI, sex, and cinema.

WELCOME TO COOGAN TOWN | 364

Across the pond, British comedian Steve Coogan's alter egos, most notably his Alan Partridge, are national treasures. After the cult success of The Trip, David Kamp gauges whether America is ready for Coogan—and vice versa. Photograph by David Bailey.

THE QUEST FOR NAPOLEON | 369

Martin Scorsese and Emma Hardy spotlight Kevin Brownlow, film historian with a grand obsession.

SOPHIA'S CHOICES | 370

From war-torn childhood to Oscar-night glory to prison, Sophia Loren's six-decade sashay took many twists. While stardom came naturally, she tells Sam Kashner, a legitimate name, family, and home were harder to find. Photographs by Annie Leibovitz.

FAN FAIR

31 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF THE CULTURE | 165

George Lois packs a punch. My Desk—Brian Grazer. Private Lives—Pressed Juicery. Soundtracks. My Stuff—Sofia Coppola. Hot Wheels: Brett Berk on the latest rides. My Screening Room—Ron Meyer. Hot Type. John Brodie talks shop with Harry Morton; A. M. Homes hits a high note with Kathryn Gallagher. Skin deep at Tracie Martyn's salon; Frederic Malle and Pierre Hardy's fragrant melody; Hot Looks.

COLUMNS

THE HUNG AND THE RESTLESS | 200

American film has shied away from full-frontal male nudity. With the penis making an entrance, James Wolcott considers its motivation. Illustration by Barry Blitt.

EVITA'S NEW MAN | 208

Laura Jacobs and David Nicolas spotlight the Broadway revival of Evita, with Ricky Martin as Che.

MY DINNERS WITH FEDERICO AND MICHELANGELO | 212

A close friend of renowned directors Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini, Charlotte Chandler saw the true kinship of two supposed rivals.

THE DOCTOR WILL SUE YOU NOW | 218

For years, stars including Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor flocked to Dr. Arnold Klein for Botox, collagen, and other so-called beauty miracles. But since Jackson's death, Klein's world has gotten increasingly ugly. Mark Seal investigates.

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TANGLED UP IN BLUEGRASS | 239

Katherine Stirling and Danny Clinch spotlight Punch Brothers, whose third album is all heart—and gut.

THE UNFOLDING DRAMA | 242

Since 1995, Vanity Fair has selected the cream of the up-andcoming crop for its Hollywood Issue cover. Krista Smith charts a history of the arresting, innovative, Oscar-savvy results.

HOLLYWOOD'S VIAL BODIES | 256

L.A.'s hottest injectable? Human growth hormone. Ned Zeman hears from the insiders who swear they've found the Fountain of Youth in a syringe. Photo illustration by Mark Hooper.

FLASHBACK: BOCKY | 268

Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff recall betting on a flat-broke Sly Stallone and his script about a boxer.

SHARK IN THE KIDDIE POOL | 270

At just 22, Nick Roses is considered one of Hollywood's most ambitious—and despised—talent managers, working mostly with kids. Ned Zeman suggests the Bieber-faced deal-maker may have learned too much, too soon. Photograph by Art Streiber.

OPENING ACTS | 283

V.F.'s Vanities opener is the place to make a great first impression, writes Krista Smith. Simply check out recent alumni, including Emily Blunt, Kristen Stewart, and Jessica Chastain.

VANITIES

MUNN'S THE WORD | 296

Christopher Tennant's hat trick; Bruce Feirstein on Hollywood's mind-set. Henry Alford profiles moviegoers; Tennant plays bartender. Ed Coaster goes to Oscarland.

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EDITOR'S LETTER Hooray-ish for Hollywood | 120

60 MINUTES POLL | 126

CONTRIBUTORS | 128

BEHIND THE SCENES Hollywood and Divine | 141

OUT TO LUNCH John Logan | 152

LETTERS A Life in Letters | 144

FAIRGROUND | 193

ON THE COVER | 383

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE Esther Williams | 392

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