Word: sonly
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...with the band and falling in love with the guitarist's pet groupie, Penny Lane (Kate Hudson), all the while remaining bound to the apron strings of his mother (Frances McDormand), a liberal crusader who sees rock 'n' roll as nothing more than a drug-laden detour on her son's path to law school...
Like a devoted son, Crowe had pursued Meryl Streep to play his mother. "I played all these Meryl Streep movies, and I played Neil Young to her silent shots, and I thought, How great!" he explains. Streep turned him down, making room for McDormand. Then, shortly before filming began last year, Brad Pitt--Crowe's choice to play Russell Hammond--opted out, and Crudup took over. "He was so lucky that the big stars he wanted for this movie ended up not doing it," says David Geffen, a partner in DreamWorks, which is releasing the film, and a friend...
That's what Terri Bonoff did last year, surprising even herself in the process. Bonoff, a hard-charging marketing executive, was convinced that her son Joey needed her more than ever--and his younger brother and two younger step-siblings were right behind him. Over Joey's objections, she resigned...
...Prisco speaks from experience. Several years ago, he took a leave from teaching to finish a book and spend more time with his son Mario, then a junior in high school. But Mario, now 23, barely recalls the hiatus, and he certainly doesn't remember ever wishing for more time with...
...solution to a work-family dilemma, but it could become more popular as the late '80s baby boomlet hits the teenage years--and shell-shocked parents hit a wall. Says a New York mom who's taking time off from her job as a lawyer to get her adolescent son back on track: "It was a rude awakening to discover that you can't have a high-powered career and expect to play a significant role in an older kid's life. At least...