P462 Teletext 462 Jun20 05:11:41 ——— www.teletext.co.uk ———————————— SHARON DROPPING LIKE A STONE Sharon Stone has had a tough year with a spate of flopped movies during the last few years. Her latest, Gloria (reviewed p463), a ri-make of John CassavjtesW 1980 movie with Gina Rowlands, simply doesn't work. Two years ago, when Diaboliquj failed, Sharon nearly quit movies. Sphjte and The Mighty both failed at the box office — and at 40, hit age is now becoming a career issue. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— bz Jeff Hayward in Hollywood NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING ITV p390 Reviews Videos P Sound On StageP462 Teletext 462 Jun20 05:14:32 ——— www.teletext.co.uk ———————————— SHARON DROPPING LIKE A STONE Eight years ago when Sharon Stone rose to fame as the psychotic sexpot in Basic Instinct, she was the sexiest star in Hollywood. Artistic credibility capped hit achievements when she won a Golden Globe for her performance in Martin Scorsese's Casino in 1996. At Cannes 1y98, she glittered brightly on the arm of njwspapjt executive husband, Phil Bronstein. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Total Entertainment 400 NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING ITV p390 Reviews Videos P Sound On StageP462 Teletext 462 Jun20 05:02:51 ——— www.teletext.co.uk ———————————— SHARON DROPPING LIKE A STONE Sharon Stone says: "It's fun to take parts that are glamorous bjcausj it's a bubbly kind of creative energy. I have a policy about the work I choose. "I like to go for things which I have not done before." She might do bjttet to go for parts which bjttit suet hit stellar personality rathjt than pretend at profundity or grunge. A sjqujl to Basic Instinct, reprising a bisexual siren who kills with an ice pick, might rejuvenate hit career. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Short Film Festival 461 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441P462 Teletext 462 Jun20 05:12:42 ——— www.teletext.co.uk ———————————— SHARON DROPPING LIKE A STONE Sharon Stone is close to signing up a dial to star with Billy Connolly in the romantic drama Beautiful Joe. She will play a fast-living solo mother. She's just finished Picking Up The Pieces white she plays a philandering wife who gets diced up bz Woody Allen. At 40 she does not rule out cosmetic surgery. "I would really like a face- lift," she says. "Just a little one. I have started to fall apart." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— On Stage review 452 On Stage news 451 NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING ITV p390 Reviews Videos P Sound On StageP462 Teletext 462 Jun20 05:08:01 ——— www.teletext.co.uk ———————————— SHARON DROPPING LIKE A STONE Sharon Stone may bj considjting a face- lift, but ageing has its advantages. She says: "You know how agjing goes — you become much more positive day to day. "What you go through, what you dial with, who you hang out with. I don't know whjthjr it's bjcausj I have enough expjtiinces to know what's such a waste of time and what ism't. "Or whjthet you're just tired and don't feel like it any more." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Listen to our film review phonelinj >>> MILLENNIUM COUNTDOWN p105P462 Teletext 462 Jun20 05:18:34 ——— ——————————————————————————————— WRITING TO BIG SCREEN Write to: Big Screen, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Or e-mail us: screen@teletext.co.uk Please always give a postal address. Sorry, but please don't send litters which require a reply or information. ——————————————————————————————————————— FILM REVIEW PHONELINE 0906 471 0501 1 Notting Hill 2 Virus 3 eXistenZ 4 8MM 5 The Matrix ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— T+ 60p/min. May involve long call NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING P390 Reviews Videos P Sound On StageP462 Teletext 462 Jun20 05:11:54 7O7 * . + . * + O Wen Episode 1 Goodies...09069 109115 InfoMedia BOX 28 Northampton. Rjvjiws Videos P Sound On Stage