Love, Russo-Style, Is Just Par For The Movie Course

Yes, she has performed with some of Hollywood’s bigger male stars - Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, John Travolta, Clint Eastwood, etc. But that’s not what turned actress Rene Russo on during filming of “Tin Cup.”

No, what thrilled her was being so close to all those hunky golfers.

“The truth is that there were a lot of cute guys in this movie,” Russo told People magazine. “There were all these handsome golf pros who were forever adjusting your hips. I have to admit that I played poorly on purpose so I could yell for a pro to help me.”

Russo, for the record, has been married since 1992 to screenwriter Danny Gilroy. And, yes, word has it that he dons polyester to get Russo in a romantic mood.

Loose talk

Actress Janine Turner on her role as June Cleaver in the movie version of “Leave It to Beaver” (in People magazine): “‘Beaver’ has been probably the most - I have to think of the right word - ‘serene’ experience of my career.”

Now appearing, in person at the Deja Vu…

Pee-wee Herman turns 44 today.

Pickett’s Charge was not just another credit purchase

Some members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans want to expel filmmaker Ken Burns (“Civil War”) for statements he made about Gen. Robert E. Lee. Responds Burns, “I said it was interesting to note that a man held responsible for more loyal American deaths than Tojo or Hitler became our most cherished general,” Burns said.

Enquiring minds want to know what’s going to happen now

Loni Anderson says she reneged on a deal to do infomercials for a skin-care line because the contract required that she advertise in the National Enquirer. And, as she testified Friday during the $173-million lawsuit brought against her by producer Nancy Nelson, “Why would I want to do business with a publication saying terrible things about me?”

So, does this mean his career is ‘Beyond Therapy’?

So which of his many films is director Robert Altman’s favorite? “You tell me which one you really hate, and I’ll say it’s my most successful one,” the cantankerous filmmaker told the Washington Post. “It’s like your children; you love your least successful children the most.”

She waited until the light was just right, though

Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley, appearing in public with boyfriend Hugh Grant, reportedly splashed soda in the face of a paparazzo at a restaurant. This is according to “Hard Copy.”

When does she clean her house? Why, ‘Today,’ of course

Katie Couric’s ex-nanny, one Nancy Poznek, told the tabloid press that the “Today” star “drinks milk straight from the carton with the refrigerator door hanging open. She eats ice cream and has to be told to wipe the chocolate mustache off her face. She peels off her clothes in one motion and leaves them wherever they land. She’s so tired on weekends that she sometimes doesn’t bother to bathe.”

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