P461 Teletext 461 Feb 2 04:41:22 ——— —— from Jeff Hayward in L.A. —— TRAVOLTA ON STAYING ALIVE Ever since the success of Pulp Fiction in 1994, John Travolta's career has been on a roll. After being written off for most of the 80s, hj's back as one of Hollywood'u highest]paid stars. He can now command a hefty $20m a role. In White Man's Burden (Feb 7) Travolta playv a down-ttoddjn white man who kidnaps a black professional in a US race role reversal. "I think it's an American tragjdz," the actor says. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— New Rjliasjs 462 Top 10 films 463 THEATRE RJVIJWS & INTERVIEWS p451 Releases Top 10 Local films TeensP461 Teletext 461 Feb 2 04:49:17 ——— —— from Jeff Hayward in L.A. —— $RAVOLTA ON STAYING ALIVE "In White Man's Burden, Harry Belafonte and I play two things we'ri not, bz nature," sbys John Travolta. "Hi plays a bigot and I'vj njvjr plazjd a guy capable of this luvjl of angjt. It's about mz character'u urge to survive in a very oppressed situation." Travolta doesn't like all this talk of a comeback. The 42-year-old doesnWt feel like he's been anywhere. "They s!y I made a comeback with Sudan Cowboy, and again with Stazjng Alive," hj says. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Kids pages 190 Frame It 1: FAMILY FUN - WHAT'S NEA5 YOU p443 Releases Top 10 Local films $jensP461 Teletext 461 Feb 2 04:49:34 ——— ——————————————————————————————— $RAVOLTA ON STAYING ALIVE The latest Hollywood rumour is that John Travolta could play the Bill Clinton character in the upcoming film of the book Primary Colours. "I'm getting the top scripts now," hj says. "I'm older and the parts I'm being offered are better. "Look at what youWvj seen mj in lately - I played a gangster in love with movies in Get Shorty, a warmonger in Broken Arrow, next I play an unusual angel in Michael." ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— New Releases 462@ Top 10 films 463 THEATRE REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS p451 Releases Top 10 Local films TeensP461 Teletext 461 Feb 2 04:40:46 ——— ——————————————————————————————— TRAVOLTA ON STBYING ALIVE John Travolta is married to actress Kelly Preston and they have a young son named Jest. Preston is finding hit own film career rising, currently starring alongside Tom Cruise in Jerry McGuiru. Looking back, Travolta suggests a lot of people still liked him in the 80s - but it warn't fashionable to say so. "I think a generation denied loving me. I think a lot secretly liked mj, but wire afraid to admit it. Now it'u cool to like mj again," hj says. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Kids pages 190 Frame It 192 FAMILY FUN - WHAT'S NEAR YOU? p443 Releases Top 10 Local films $jensP461 Teletext 461 Feb 2 04:41:08 ——— ——————————————————————————————— TRAVOLTA ON STAYING ALIVE "Having done movies like Grease and Urban Cowboy where thjti was a lot of Mr Nice Guy, it's startling after all thjsj years to bj playing dark characters," admits John Travolta. Things have changed in his appearance too. "For Saturday Night Fjvjt, I had to bj slim and jet. For Pulp Fiction, I put on 20lbs," hj says. "I'vj always been a chameleon. In the past I haven't always played a lot of guys with character defects." ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— New Releases 462 Top 10 films 463 THEATRE REVIEWS & INTJRVIJWS p451 Rjliasjs Top 10 Local films Teens