Hype - People, places & things in the spotlight: Ali Larter: Destination unknown; Scott Foley: Screaming for success; Brian Van Holt: Whipped into shape; Scott Caan: Chasing his dreams.


Rebecca Romijn-Stamos will give new meaning to the words 'action figure' when she plays Mystique in this summer's blockbuster wanna-be X-Men.


Quills: Philip Kaufman is filming his vision of the nasty Marquis de Sade.


James Woods: The man who loves women.


Retro sex: A look back at Movieline's sexiest photos ever.


Chris Noth: Mr. Big on HBO's hit series 'Sex And The City' talks about the fun of sharing a bed with Sarah Jessica Parker.


Ten great screen kisses: Check the list and see if you agree.


Triumph of the tarts: Who are the Clara Bows, Anne-Margrets, Tuesday Welds of today?


Virginie Ledoyen: The French beauty is the hottest thing under the sun in The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Hype - People, places & things in the spotlight: Izabella Scorupco: the sky's the limit. Monica Keena: committing Crime. Sanaa Lathan: playing Basketball. William Lee Scott: 60'' to success.


10 Superstars of tomorrow: Katie Holmes, Mark Wahlberg, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Freddie Prinze Jr., Christina Ricci, Leelee Sobieski, Taye Diggs, Rachael Leigh Cook, Joshua Jackson.


Lean & Mena: Hollywood's new American Beauty Mena Suvari. She's nothing like the sweet schoolgirl she played in America Pie or the cheerleader who seduced Kevin Spacey in American Beauty. For one thing, she was brought up in a wealthy New England family. For another, she's married


Misunderstood stars: Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe and others set the record straight.


Barry Pepper: The guy who gave standout performances in two Oscar-beloved hits, Saving Private Ryan and The Green Mile, describes what it's like to have John Travolta, his costar in the sci-fi actioner Battlefield Earth, cover him in mud and feed him steaks.


15 summer movies we want to see: From The Perfect Storm to Coyote Ugly.


Dianne Lane talks about starring in Wolfgang Petersen's hotly anticipated adaptation of the true story The Perfect Storm.


Jim Caviezel: The star of The Thin Red Line and the thriller Frequency reveals how the most important things he knows about acting he actually learned playing basketball.

Hype - People, places & things in the spotlight: Kate Bosworth hangs out with the 'Young Americans'...Jennifer Grey Bounces back...Jennifer Connelly's pleasant Dream... Stars like Matt Damon, Heather Graham and Hugh Grant name their role models.


The mind behind the eyes: Before the blockbuster success of The Perfect Storm, George Clooney's big-screen adventures were always described as disappointments. That's not how he thought of them, though, and after you've heard him talk about losing Thelma & Louise to Brad Pitt, swearing off bad scripts after Batman & Robin, finding his perfect director on Out Of Sight and deciding to follow up The Perfect Storm with the Coen brothers comedy O Brother, Where Art Thou?, you're likely to conclude that he thinks very clearly.


In the Ring: Michelle Rodriguez, star of the indie boxing-chick flick Girlfight, is knocking Hollywood out.


Aaron Eckhart: He starred opposite Julia Roberts in this spring's blockbuster Erin Brockovich but you wouldn't necessarily recognize him on the street.


Oscar Bait 2000: Gladiator, Erin Brockovich and Wonder Boys are already being touted for Academy Award attention.


Joseph Lawrence: Interview with the star of Urban Legends: Final Cut.


What Lies Beneath ghost story: Who ya gonna call? by Joe Queenan.