The Definitive Depp

Over the years, Hollywood shape-shifter Johnny Depp has excelled in “difficult” films ( Edward Scissorhands, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape ), romances ( Chocolat, Finding Neverland ), and blockbuster comedies (the Pirates of the Caribbean films). Vanity Fair’ s pages chart the journey, from unknown actor to private-island king.

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August 2004: An excerpt from Ronnie and Nancy

The famous love story had a rocky start. Ronald Reagan was still pining for his ex-wife, Jane Wyman, in 1949, running up $750-a-month nightclub bills and throwing himself into his job as president of the Screen Actors Guild. Nancy Davis, proper Chicago debutante, was struggling to launch her own movie career while tongues wagged about her friendship with an MGM executive. In an excerpt from his new book, Bob Colacello lifts the veil on a courtship that was sparked by Hollywood’s anti-Communist frenzy and would change the political map forever.

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June 2009: In Character, Starring …

Photographer Howard Schatz had an idea: place actors in a series of roles and dramatic situations to reveal the essence of their characters. Such was the premise behind his book, In Character: Actors Acting, which captures some of Hollywood’s most emotive stars in the act of, well, making faces. Luckily for us, he continued the tradition for the pages of Vanity Fair. Here are some of the best.

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November 2004: Steven Daly on Johnny Depp

A Hollywood golden boy after his Oscar nomination for Pirates of the Caribbean, Johnny Depp is still keeping critics and fans guessing. Coming up: two kid-magnet movies (Tim Burton’s new version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and a planned Pirates sequel), a Victorian drama ( Finding Neverland, about the writer of Peter Pan ), and the very adult The Libertine. In London, Depp talks about falling for French pop star Vanessa Paradis (mother of their two children), being attacked by Fox News, and the philosophy behind his unconventional career.

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Kelly Red interviews UF Associate Head Coach Charlie Strong

Coach Charlie Strong & Playn’ the Field Talk Shop

Playn the Field with Kelly Red on ESPN 1560 continues its growth as an on-line web program through her LIVE streaming shows with a local presence on ESPN 1560 AM WINT every Saturday at 9am by enjoying great contacts. Recently, Collazo landed an interview that most would never dream of.

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When Playn’ the Field with Kelly Red was contacted to interview Coach Charlie Strong, Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator of the 2-time National Champions, University of Florida Gators: Collazo knew it was game on! “My interview style is different than most and I saw it as a great way to shed light on a highly visible coach, but show the personal side of him to all his Brevard County Gator fans – a side of him they never would see.” stated Kelly Collazo, Media Host & Writer for Playn the Field on ESPN 1560 AM WINT.
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Darren Clarke ready to aid in Phil, Amy Mickelsons’ cancer fight

Darren Clarke, who lost his wife to breast cancer in 2006, reached out to Phil Mickelson after the player’s wife was diagnosed with the same condition.

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The Week in Re-Verse: May 22, 2009

Monday you can fall apart; Tuesday, Wednesday, break our heart; Thursday doesn’t even start. It’s Friday Poem Time. Don’t you just love the Cure? Irish Samaritans: exposed as impure. NYC gets one area code more. (We’re trying a new scheme with our rhyme.) Txting @ the simfony s hottt. The feds foil a terrorist plot. More for the fleet of Aeroflot. Coward’s Virtue sounds divine. This week we were acquainted with the ROTUS. Azzedine Alaia shines on the FLOTUS. Cheney goes for blood with the POTUS— Extremism isn’t a crime…

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Olbermann on Cheney: In the Name of God, Go!

Yeah, yeah, we all know Keith Olbermann hates Dick Cheney almost as much as he loves the sound of his own voice. But is it too much to hope that Cheney will shut up and crawl back into his hole, if only to avoid provoking any more self-righteous sermonizing by the Countdown host? Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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Reducing the Risks of Holiday Grilling

Numerous studies show grilling at high temperatures can add cancer-causing compounds to meats, but a few simple steps can make grilling safer.

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Cheney? George Bush Can’t Be Happy

What’s George Bush thinking about Dick Cheney? I’m surely not the only one asking this question. His wife, and family, and Dallas buddies have got to be wondering, too. Cheney’s so clearly disturbing the Bush retirement—like a nasty fly. Likely, all day yesterday in the Bush house it was, “Say, what about Dick?” And he had to come up with an even-tempered, mature, response. “Well, Dick is Dick.” (Instead of his real view: “Fuck him.”) Or, maybe it’s so obvious how rankled and steamed he is by Cheney’s bid for attention, by his infernal stirring of the pot, that nobody’s saying anything. They’re all just looking at him with sympathy—or is that pity? For chrissake, that was the whole point about Dick—he wasn’t supposed to have political needs, or ambitions, of his own. He was supposed to be the adviser, tactician, and adult presence. Most of all, he was supposed to keep his mouth shut. The grumpy guy was the inside man; the charming guy the outside man. Simple. It’s embarrassing—damn, it’s emasculating—when the inside man steps up. CONTINUE READING at Newser.com »

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