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DavidFoster

wasamongthemostcommerciallysuccessfulproducersandcomposersinallofpopularmusic,lendinghissignaturesweepingpowerballadaesthetictosmashhitsfromCelineDion,ChicagoandWhitneyHoustonandintheprocessvirtuallydefiningtheadultcontemporaryformat.BorninVictoria,BritishColumbia,Fosterbeganstudyingpianoattheageoffive,andjusteightyearslaterenrolledintheUniversityofWashington'smusicprogram.At16,hejoinedChuckBerry'sbackingband,andin1971relocatedtoLosAngeleswithhisgroupSkylark,scoringamajorhitthefollowingyearwiththesingle"Wildflower."Fosteralsobecameasought-aftersessionkeyboardist,appearingonrecordingsfromsuperstarsincludingJohnLennon,BarbraStreisand,DianaRossandRodStewart.

Foster'sproductioncareerbeganwhenhehelmedthe1976eponymousdebutfromhisgroupAttitudes;hesoonturnedtooutsideprojectsaswell,writingandproducingmaterialforHall&Oates,DenieceWilliams,CaroleBayerSager,BozScaggsandtheAverageWhiteBand.In1979,heearnedhisfirstGrammyAwardforpenningEarth,WindandFire's"AftertheLoveHasGone."FromthereFoster'scareerexploded,andhewassoonwritingandproducingforartistsincludingKennyRogers,theTubesandKennyLoggins.In1982,hewonasecondGrammyforproducingtheoriginalcastalbumtotheBroadwayhitDreamgirls;healsocomposedandproducedChicago'shit"HardtoSayI'mSorry,"followedin1983byworkonLionelRichie'sblockbusterCan'tSlowDown.With1984'sChicago17,Fosterscoredhisgreatestsuccesstodate,withthesmashsingle"HardHabittoBreak"earninghimaGrammyforProduceroftheYear.

Ayearlater,FosterwroteandproducedJohnParr'shit"St.Elmo'sFire（ManinMotion）,"andin1986reunitedwithChicago,notonlyfortheir18LP,whichlaunchedthehit"WillYouStillLoveMe,"butalsowiththegroup'ssinger,PeterCetera,forwhomhewrotethechart-topping"TheGloryofLove."BynowFosterwasamongthemostsuccessfulproducersinpop--thoughreviledbycritics,hisworkwasenormouslysuccessfulonthecharts,withdozensofTop40hits.However,hewasatypicallyquietduringthelatterhalfofthe1980s,mostnotablyteamingwithNeilDiamondonhis1988albumTheBestYearsofOurLivesandworkingonavarietyoffilmprojectsandone-offstudiodates.In1990FosterbeganhiscollaborationwithCelineDion,writingandproducingmaterialforherUnisonalbumandgeneratingthehit"HaveaHeart."Ayearlater,heteamedwithNatalieColeforhermega-hitUnforgettable,winningthreemoreGrammys:

RecordoftheYear,AlbumoftheYear,andProduceroftheYear.

In1992,FostercollaboratedwithWhitneyHoustononthesoundtracktoherhitfilmTheBodyguard,whichnettedhimanotherAlbumoftheYearGrammyatthefollowingyear'sawardceremonies,withtheblockbustersingle"IWillAlwaysLoveYou,"alsowinningRecordoftheYear.Again,hetookhomeProduceroftheYearhonorsaswell;additionally,"WhenIFallinLove,"thethemetoSleeplessinSeattleperformedbyCelineDionandCliveGriffin,garneredFosteranothertrophyasarranger.ForDion,henextproduced1993'sTheColourofMyLove,whichspawnedthesmash"ThePowerofLove,"andayearlater,hehelmedAll-4-One'sISwear.WithDion's1996FallingIntoYou,FosteragaintookhometheAlbumoftheYearGrammy;theblockbusterBecauseYouLovedMe,withthetitletrackthemainthemesongfromUpClose&Personal,wasalsoanomineeintheRecordoftheYearcategory.AmajorhitfromthatsameyearwasToniBraxton's"Un-BreakMyHeart."ThesoloLoveLightstheWorldfollowedinthespringof2000.~JasonAnkeny,Rovi

MelColumcilleGerardGibson

MelColumcilleGerardGibson（bornJanuary31956）isanAcademyAward-winningAmerican-born,Australian-raisedactor,director,andproducer.AfterestablishinghimselfasahouseholdnamewiththeMadMaxandLethalWeaponseries,Gibsonwentontodirectandstarin1993'sTheManWithoutaFaceand1995'sAcademyAward-winningBraveheart.Gibson'sdirectionofBraveheartmadehimonlythesixthactor-turned-filmmakertogarneranOscarforBestDirector.In2004,hedirectedandproducedThePassionoftheChrist,ablockbustermoviethatportrayedthelasthoursofChrist'slife.

FilmCareer

GibsongraduatedfromtheNationalInstituteofDramaticArtinSydneyin1977.Thosewhoknewhimasastudenttheredescribehimassomeonewhonevertookhimselftooseriously.HisinstructorsatNIDAviewedhimwithcontemptasaresult.

HisactingcareerbeganinAustraliawithappearancesintelevisionseries,includingTheSullivans,CopShopandPunishment.

HemadehisAustralianfilmdebutastheleather-cladpost-apocalypticsurvivorinGeorgeMiller'sMadMax,whichlaterbecameaculthitandlaunchedtwosequels.HisinternationalprofileincreasedthroughPeterWeir'sGallipoli.Gibson'shandsomeboyishgoodlooksmadehimanaturalforleadingmaleroles.

In1984,hemadehisU.S.filmdebutasFletcherChristianinTheBounty.Reportedly,GibsonandAnthonyHopkins,hiscostaronthefilm,didnotgetalongduringtheshoot.Atthetime,AnthonyHopkinswasateetotaler,andMelGibsonwasstrugglingwithalcoholism.GibsonfrequentlyspenthiseveningsinlocalsaloonsandtooktomixingtwoshotsofScotchwithhisbeer.Hedubbedtheconcoction"LiquidViolence".Inoneincident,Gibson'sfacewasseverelycutupinabarroombrawlandthefilm'sshootingschedulehadtoberearrangedwhilehewasflowntoahospitalinPapeete.

Braveheart

GibsonstatedthatwhentheBraveheartscriptarrivedandwasrecommendedbyhisagents,herejecteditoutrightbecausehethoughthewastoooldtoplaythepart.Aftercarefulthought,hedecidedtonotonlyactinthefilm,buttodirectitaswell.

GibsonreceivedtwoAcademyAwards,BestDirectorandBestPicture,forhis1995directionofBraveheart.Inthemovie,GibsonstarredasSirWilliamWallace,athirteenth-centuryScottishfreedomfighter.

Hesaidininterviewsthathewasattemptingtomakeafilmsimilartotheepicshehadlovedasachild,suchasStanleyKubrick'sSpartacusandTheBigCountry.ThefilmingbeganintheScottishHighlands.AfterlearningthattheintendedfilminglocationswereamongtherainiestspotsinEurope,theshootingwasmovedtoIreland,wheremembersoftheIrishArmyReserveworkedasextrasinthebattlescenes.

DianeKeaton

Oscar-winnerDianeKeatonplaysthemeddlingmothertopopmusicstarMandyMooreinarelationshipcomedyaboutfamily,loveandhappiness.ItarrivesatAmericantheaterstimedtopickuptheaudiencethatmightchooseromanceoverthe'SuperBowl'profootballchampionshipgamethisweekend.AlanSilvermanhasalookat"BecauseISaidSo."

DianeKeatonandMandyMooreinUniversalPictures'"BecauseISaidSo"

Daphneisawidowedmomwhohasdevotedherentirelifetoherthreedaughters.ThetwooldestaremarriedandnowDaphne-playedbycomicveteranDianeKeaton-isdeterminedtofindamatchforheryoungest,Millie,playedbyMandyMoore.

FrustratedthatMillie'srelationshipsseemall-toobriefandnotheadedforthealtar,DaphneturnstoanInternetdatingservice.

ButtheguythatmomthinksisperfectisnotnearlyasrightforMillieastheguythedaughterfindsonherown...andittakesmostofthemovieforstrong-willedDaphnetofigurethatout.

DianeKeatonsayssheknowsthe'meddlingmom'isastockcharacterinromanticcomedies,butshebelievesthat'sbecausetheyreallyexistoff-screentoo."IneverimaginedinmylifethatthiswouldbesomethingIwouldbeplaying.Mymotherwasn'tlikethatatall,butIdoremembersomefriendshavingmeddlingmothersandthinking'howweirdisthat?

'Apparently,theyareallovertheplaceinlifeandsonowI'veplayedoneanditwasfunbecauseshewasmorewacky.Thiswomanwaswacky,"shesay.

Sheadds"WhenIwasplayingitIthought'I'msureI'mnotlikethisasamother,'butthemoreyouthinkaboutyourealizeit'sreallyhardforyoutolookatyourselfandseewhoyouarefromyourdaughter'spointofview...orfromyourson'spointofview,forthatmatter.ThenIstartedtothink'well,maybeIam...butjustinadifferentway.'Beingaparentisreallyahumblingexperience,ifyou'rewillingtoseewhoyouareinthatrelationship.Youknow,theworry...Iworryallthetimeaboutmykids.Iamconsumedbythem（and）whenyoudothatyouhaveatendencytowanttoguidethemtoomuch."

AsMillie,MandyMooresaysshetappedintothatmixtureoffrustrationandlovethatisafamiliarpartofmanyyoungadultrelationshipswithparents.ItalsohelpedthatMoorewasinspiredtobecomeanactressbyKeatonandhersignaturerole,"AnnieHall.""ItriedtoharnessalittleofthatadorationbecauseIcoulduseitforthecharacter.Ireallythinksheisjustsoinlovewithhermother,soItriedtofindtheparallelsandusethemalittlebitforthecharacter.It'shardtogetpastworkingwithsomeonelikethat...（sheis）suchaniconwhohashadsuchlongevityinthisbusiness.Youcan'treallygetawayfromit,soItriedtouseittomyadvantage,"shesays.

DirectorMichaelLehman,whosehitsdatebacktothe1988thriller"Heathers,"saysthemother-daughterrelationshipatthecoreofthisfilmissomethingofamysterytomen."Oneofthethingsinthescriptthatwassointerestingwasthesortofopennessofwomentalkingabouthowtheydressandwhattheydo...sortofbeinginthewoman'sworld.That,asaman,tomewasinteresting,becausewe'ren-o-treallyallowedintherethatway,"hesays.

So,doesthatmakeita'chickflick'intendedmainlyforwomen?

"Idefinitelythinkthisisamoviethatisgoingtohavedire