If I was still 12, this would have been a more pleasant article.
For years after high school comedy sensation “Clueless carved its place at the top of the US box office, I watched it daily, embracing it like my own religion. I was young and naïve, and the striking resemblance between myself at the time and teenage icon Alicia Silverstone was the impelling force behind our relationship: Cher Horowitz – played by the San Fransisco-born Silverstone – was my imaginary best friend.
But time flies; I’m no longer 12, and I’m thankful for the ability to distinguish between a 19-year old actress paid to play the role of a spoiled, ditzy high school golden girl living on her own pink cloud and her father’s credit card, and a 32-year-old Hollywood celebrity traveling miles to represent her country at the 32nd Cairo International Film Festival.
Silverstone did not answer most queries as to why, out of all equally gorgeous, young Hollywood actresses, she was “the chosen one, invited to take part in the opening days of the festival. Instead, she only proved to the media attending her press conference that the sole reason she’s been out of the spotlight recently has been her failure to escape Cher Horowitz, with every flimsy, shallow, utterly-ridiculous sense of the character.
At the 45-minute or so press conference, Silverstone uttered some of her personal beliefs, such as the need to “go with the flow and not plan because at the end of the day “nothing happens as I planned it. And to utter surprise, “you should not follow your brain; you should follow your heart, because God forbid if you need to take a decision and consult your brain it will only confuse you.
In the midst of chitchats and ringing phones, the moderator facilitating Silverstone’s press conference reiterated the young actress’s desire: “[My] interest is not to be famous, but to be a good actress.
Silverstone attributes her lack of taking part in movies to the fact that she hasn’t “yet found something that interests [her]. However, after listening to her answer almost every subsequent question by squeezing in the fact that she’s happily married, loves her dogs and is taking things slow, one cannot help but wonder to what extent is she actually ready to look into anything that will not involve love and her vegetarian diet.
Enamored by her sweet-humor and teenage-type beauty, a lot of the questions posed by the reporters centered on Silevrstone’s readiness to give up her physical appearances in the face of a more serious, vigorous role.
Well yes, she said, “I don’t mind something that’s raw and dirty. So for example, if I had to play the role of a prostitute. – then she fell into giggles, realizing that the example was not at all appropriate.
When asked about her unsuccessful experience starring in the superhero comic series “Batman & Robin, thunderstruck by the question, she quickly refuted any “failure or under achievement on her end, instead blaming all other parties including the director and scriptwriter.
In 1997, the young actress, 21 years old at the time, won worst supporting actress for her role as Barbra Wilson (Batgirl).
Ever since her only hit movie “Clueless, Silverstone has taken part in one movie a year on average, none of which earned nominations for any awards. She has also taken part in a few plays including: “The Graduate, “Boston Marriage and “Carol’s Eve.
On the other hand, of Silverstone’s TV ventures, it was comedy series “Miss Match that laid her a Golden Globe nomination for best leading actress for her role as Kate Fox.
The festival suffers from a general disorganization, which did not fail to spill over the press conference. The infectious buzzing that infiltrated the room coupled with commencing behind schedule and inconsistent lightening led one fellow journalist to leave the room, and this reporter in dismay.
