Even Stevens

Some young actors easily get caught up in the glamor of it all; the late night parties, the free press, and the feeling of being on top of the world. However, there is one child star that has remarkably been able to side step that fate and flourish into one of the most sought after Hollywood actors. If you could not have guessed who, yes, we are talking about Shia Labeouf, the Disney star turned international movie star. A lot of us remember Shia as the goofy brother of Christy Carlson Romano in Even Stevens but these days Shia is stepping out of the shadows and paving a bright future for himself. His success in the cult hit Disturbia proved that Shia could not only carry a film, but also bring home the big numbers. He followed that film with lead roles in Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,
cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)

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Some young actors easily get caught up in the glamor of it all; the late night parties, the free press, and the feeling of being on top of the world. However, there is one child star that has remarkably been able to side step that fate and flourish into one of the most sought after Hollywood actors. If you could not have guessed who, yes, we are talking about Shia Labeouf, the Disney star turned international movie star. A lot of us remember Shia as the goofy brother of Christy Carlson Romano in Even Stevens but these days Shia is stepping out of the shadows and paving a bright future for himself. His success in the cult hit Disturbia proved that Shia could not only carry a film, but also bring home the big numbers. He followed that film with lead roles in Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,
cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)

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The Us Open golf tournament was whacked out between rain showers this past weekend in Long Island, New York. Some 30 miles off the green in the city, I watched the Blu-ray release of the 2005 Disney movie The Greatest Game Ever Played. The movie depicts the true story of a 20-year-old amateur, Francis Ouimet (Shia Labeouf), playing for first place in the 1913 Open.
The movie is like a three-way cross between Seabiscuit, Happy Gilmore and Matt Christopher children books. It’s like Seabiscuit for its enjoyment by the adult viewer and for its period costuming. It’s like Happy Gilmore for the goofballs and the golf balls. Both Greatest Game and Happy Gilmore are clear about golf being a gentleman’s sport—both Happy and Francis come from somewhere other than bow ties and silver cups. Hell, how gentlemanly can you really be when you are slapping at the tee with a hockey stick?
Erin Burris

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