The Virgin Suicides

  • The Coppola clan's best director?

    Sofia Coppola talks about her crazy childhood, the "Dolce Vita" energy of Tokyo, and casting Bill Murray as a romantic lead in "Lost in Translation."
  • "Melodramatic representations of teenagers always bother me"

    Three girls talk about the riveting, angsty movie "Thirteen" -- how they related to it, what seemed realistic, and what made them mad.
  • Interview with Jeffrey Eugenides

    The author of "The Virgin Suicides" talks about his new novel, "Middlesex," and whether it's women or men who have a better time in bed.
  • "The Virgin Suicides"

    Subtle, breezy, serious and smart, Sofia Coppola's gorgeous directorial debut gets to the heart of adolescent longing -- singing chewing gum notwithstanding.
  • Skywalk this way

    Anakin cast! 19-year-old Canadian Hayden Christensen snags Jedi role; and what's that pacifier doing in Elizabeth Hurley's mouth? Plus: Not a good week for stalkers.
  • One bad mutha

    Who's the movie star that's nasty and abusive to all the crew? Samuel L. Jackson, damn right. Plus: Natalie Portman on trailer-park culture, Sofia Coppola on what's in a name and Hugh Hefner's girlfriend on "Baywatch Hawaii."
  • "The Virgin Suicides"

    Sofia Coppola finds the bare-bones poetry of Jeffrey Eugenides' novel.
  • The stars can't help it

    Gina Gershon wants to pull your chain. Plus: Billy Bob Thornton's strange compulsions; Chicago alderman's way is not Hugh Hefner's; and Monica Lewinsky and Jenny Craig, still an item?
  • Where the boys are

    A new wave of films shows a fresh element in filmmaking: The sexualization of the male actor by the female director.
  • Sharps & Flats

    Air's "Virgin Suicides" soundtrack sparkles with the sublimated passion of teenage occultism.
  • Like a "Virgin"

    Director Sofia Coppola talks about her film adaptation of "The Virgin Suicides," her proud father and Vincent Gallo's sex life (sort of).

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