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Gangs of Tinseltown


The Merchant Ivory Costume Drama

  • The Hours. Writer David Hare (adapting Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize– winning novel) and director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot) deliver a delicately balanced cinematic triptych in three periods (twenties, postwar, and today). Plus: stellar performances from Nicole Kidman, as the precariously depressed writer Virginia Woolf, and Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep as two spinoffs of Woolf's fictional Mrs. Dalloway. Minus: Paramount could use Oscar-campaign advice from production partner Harvey Weinstein, whose attention may be diverted by his own Oscar-hungry children.

  • Frida. Julie Taymor's rowdily romantic biopic could be one of those Miramax movies that critics don't like but Oscar voters embrace, like Chocolat or The Cider House Rules. The art-house hit might earn nominations for cinematography, art direction, score, and costume design. Plus: Frida's charming producer-star, Salma Hayek, might be this year's Halle Berry -- a bodacious babe who finally proves her mettle as a Serious Actress. Minus: Co-star Alfred Molina may not campaign in the U.S. for the film.

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