Premiere July/August 2003

<b>SPECIAL SECTION</b><br> Sex and the Movies<br> 50 Watts Happening<br>
BY FRED SCHRUERS<br>
In Mulholland Drive, Naomi Watts proved that she could act. Hard. In The Ring,
she proved that she could open a movie. Wide. Now, the Aussie star of Le Divorce
can relax: She&#39;s made it. Big.<br>
56 Everything I Know About Sex I Learned From the Movies<br>
BY LIBBY GELMAN-WAXNER<br>
This guide to cinema&#39;s schwingiest sex scenes comes with a warning: Try this at
home.<br>
62 The Wheel Thing<br>
BY TIM SWANSON<br>
Take a spin with 2 Fast2 Furious star Paul Walker&#8212;car junkie, surfer, and
king of d udedom&#8212;as he gears upfora new stage in his life: superstardom.<br>
68 How to Shoot a Sex Scene<br>
BY BRANTLEY BARDIN<br>
Basic Instinct director Paul Verhoeven&#39;s do-it-yourself tips.<br>
70 Big Boobs, Small Plots, and Major Masturbation<br>
BY OLIVER JONES<br>
The evolution of the teen sex comedy: Porky&#39;s, Private School, American Pie, and
beyond.<br>
76 The 10 Hottest Sex Scenes Ever<br>
BY GLENN KENNY<br>
From frisky foreplay to postcoital ennui, here are our picksforfilm&#39;s mosttitillating
romps and rolls.<br>
80 Switching Sides<br>
When it comes to same-sex crushes, some celebs aren&#39;t afraid to wish-and-tell.<br>
82 What&#39;s Sexy Now: Kristanna Loken<br>
BY BROOKEHAUSER<br>
This year&#39;s Terminator is new and improved. In other words, it&#39;s... female.<br>
84 Hot ... Believe It or Not!<br>
BY KELLY BORGESON AND BROOKE HAUSER<br>
George Clooney ... Brad Pitt ... Pete Postlethwaite? Here&#39;s to Hollywood&#39;s unsung
sex symbols.<br>
<b>FEATURES</b><br>
86 Id Could Happen to You<br>
BYTOM ROSTON<br>
He&#39;s mean, he&#39;s green, and he&#39;s computer-generated. Who knows if comic-bookfanswill
get pumped about The Hulk, but with Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, and Nick Nolte
in the leads and Ang Lee at the helm, it&#39;ll definitely have some muscle. An inside
report.<br>
92 Man on the Run<br>
BY FREDSCHRUERS<br>
A shot-by-shot look at an explosive sequence from S. W.A. T., one of this summer&#39;s
hottest action flicks.<br>
94 Horse Power<br>
BY MICHAEL O&#39;RORKE<br>
Here it comes, rounding the turn: Seabiscuit, the Depression-era tale of a horse,
a jockey, and a nation that triumphed over adversity.<br>
<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
12 Letter Box<br>
14 Backstory<br>
17 Previews<br>
Whale Rider is a shore bet: Lara Croft returns; and director Stephen Frears talks
Dirty.<br>
22 Reviews<br>
28 Days Later is bloody scary; The Magdalene Sisters puts the ire back in Ireland;
and The Secret Lives of Dentists has bite.<br>
29 Action<br>
Brave Heart<br>
Nick Stahl takes on the Terminator.<br>
Party Boy: Full Throttle<br>
Jackass&#39;s Chris Pontius joins the Angels.<br>
Happy Campers<br>
Stagedoor&#39;s famous alumni: Natalie Portman, Robert Downey Jr., and more.<br>
The PREMIERE Crossword Puzzle<br>
Get clued in.<br>
Scene Stealer: Joe Pantoliano<br>
He wears the pants again in Bad Boys II.<br>
Indy-pendent Filmmakers<br>
How three fans remade Raiders of the Lots Ark.<br>
40 Indie Exposure<br>
Girl Trouble<br>
BY HAZEL-DAWN DUMPERT<br>
An antidote to th&cent; sugarcoated teen movie, Thirien shows what it really feels
like fora girl.<br>
42 First Look<br>
Ray Romano, Zooey Deschanel, and Hank Azaria deliver Eulogy; inside Disney&#39;s new
Haunted Mansion; and Matthew Perry hangs Ten.<br>
46 If You Ask Me<br>
Starlet Express<br>
BY LIBBY GELMAN-WAXNER<br>
Cute matters: the effective foreign policy of Whata Girl Wants and The Lizzie
McGuire Movie.<br>
101 Home Guide<br>
Gangs of New York rumbles onto DVD; Marilyn Monroe&#39;s luminous filmography; and
the latest in on-the-go movie-watching.<br>
120 Idol Chatter<br>
Harrison Ford<br>
BY BRANTLEYBARDIN<br>
The Hollywood Homicide star on Indy&#39;s return, those pesky Ewoks, and being an
accidental hero.