ond the role of Jack Horner to Burt himself. He often felt like the elder statesman amongst a cast of predominantly younger actors. Referring to PTA, he jokes, I got socks older than him.Julianne Moore plays Amber Waves, porn starlet extraordinaire and surrogate mother to her family of damaged goods. Moore was immediately drawn to the project. Amber is fairly representative of the adult film actresses in that time period, states Moore. Shes given up all ties to anything else; shes completely immersed in this world.Playing Jack and Ambers other misled child, Rollergirl, is Heather Graham. Anderson had originally considered Graham for the part after seeing her remarkable breakthrough performance in Doug Limans Swingers. I was uncertain as to whether or not she would consider a role that involved nudity since Id never seen her take her clothes off in a film beforebut I guess thats just a typical dumb guy attitude, says Anderson. Graham saw past the shock value and joined the project after minimal convincing.Boogie Nights marks John C. Reillys third time working with PTA. He plays Reed Rothchild, porn actor, aspiring musician, and best friend to Dirk. Actor William H. Macy, who plays production assistant Little Bill, describes the film perfectly: For just a nanosecond, people thought adult entertainment was going to become a legitimate art form. Boogie Nights is a microcosm of that period of that time.The book says, we might be through with the past, but the past aint through with us.-Jimmy GatorMagnolia is a gripping mosaic of American life shown through a series of intertwined vignettes. It follows twelve main characters through one random day in the San Fernando Valley.Anderson originally intended to write something small and intimate that could be shot in about thirty days. But his intention fell short as the story began to blossom and the characters became more complex. I still think Magnolia is small and intimate, stat...
