In 2011, Jovovich attended and sang at the birthday celebration of Mikhail Gorbachev. She gave a speech thanking Gorbachev, saying that when she and her family left the Soviet Union in 1980, they were sure that they would never see their relatives again but they have been reunited. [118] Personal life [ edit ] Relationships [ edit ] Dolan, Maggie (December 17, 2013). "Milla Jovovich's Paper Covers, a Retrospective". Paper. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019 . Retrieved May 9, 2015. R. Linklater: I didn’t bring Kahane out to make the documentary. I didn’t want her to do it. She wanted to do it. She was like, “Oh, I can stay at Deb’s.” Milla Jovovich Gets Shattered in 'Faces in the Crowd' Promo Art!". Bloody-disgusting.com. October 31, 2009. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012 . Retrieved May 15, 2013.

a b "50 facts about Milla Jovovich: speaks fluent Russian, Serbian, and French". boomsbeat.com. June 26, 2015. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016 . Retrieved February 12, 2016. One Night Only! Linda Perry Talks 4 Non Blondes Reunion, Special Guests". Us Weekly. April 29, 2014. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019 . Retrieved April 1, 2019. Modeling/Picture Gallery". millaj.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013 . Retrieved May 15, 2013. Gramercy Pictures distributed and marketed Dazed and Confused. Against Linklater's wishes, Gramercy president Russel Schwartz pushed to market the film as a stoner comedy as a means of profiting off the growing culture war around marijuana. Gramercy's press kit included articles on the resurgence of marijuana, papers to roll joints with, and pot-leaf earrings. Linklater disagreed with this approach, claiming that he "didn't want weed to be the big joke. I just wanted it to be a natural part of their lives." The marketing team quoted negative comments about the alcohol and drug content in the film from the MPAA and film reviewers to further create publicity. [40] A Plymouth Duster was featured on the original poster for the film, which Linklater believed to be superior to the one developed by Gramercy Pictures. a b c "Milla's Music". millaj.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011 . Retrieved May 15, 2013.Stone (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022 . Retrieved August 24, 2018. While speaking with Collider's Steve Weintraub at our TIFF media studio at the Cinema Center at MARBL, Linklater was asked about the moment he thought Dazed and Confused could be more than just a successful comedy. "I thought that the first time audiences were seeing it, but you don't really know," he revealed, though he admits he couldn't quite predict just how long the film's tail would be. The title would provide a breakout role for Matthew McConaughey as the oft-quoted David Wooderson and endure in theaters well beyond a traditional run. Just this year, its enduring presence in pop culture was further solidified with a 30th-anniversary screening at San Diego Comic-Con along with a themed baseball game and commemorative merch. It was when Dazed and Confused first started drawing crowds for midnight screenings, however, that Linklater started taking notice again:

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017), directed by Paul W.S. Anderson – Movie review". Time Out New York. January 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018 . Retrieved August 24, 2018. Jovovich was born on December 17, 1975, in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, [12] the daughter of Galina ( néeLoginova), a Russian actress, and Bogdan Jovović, a Serbian doctor. [13] [14] Her maternal ancestors were from the Russian city of Tula. [15] She spent most of her early childhood in Moscow, Russian SFSR, her mother's native city, [16] [17] and says she was born in Ukraine "pretty much by accident". [17] While she has no memories of her early years in Ukraine, [18] Jovovich says she "remembers a lot" about her life in Russia. [16] Burkhart: Milla Jovovich and Shawn Andrews were always stoned and staring into each other’s eyes. They were always making out. Always. The Fourth Kind — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. AP. November 4, 2009. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021 . Retrieved July 25, 2021. Milla Jovovich (July 2002). "Milla Jovovich". Gallery (Interview). Interviewed by J. Rentilly. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013 . Retrieved May 15, 2013.Eclectic Gala Held for Soviet Leader". The Moscow Times. April 1, 2011. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013 . Retrieved May 15, 2013. Harnos: When Jason and I were together, we were just so ... ughhh. I mean, like, telling people, “We’re so in love!” It was a new feeling. I wish we’d had a little more subtlety. I’m sure we made a lot of people gag, because there were other romances and jealousies going on.

Matthew McConaughey played David Wooderson, an older guy who hadn't quite moved on from high school or high school girls, memorably saying, "I get older, they stay the same age." Dazed and Confused also features the origin of McConaughey's iconic catchphrase, "Alright, alright, alright." The year is 1976 and it's the last day of high school in a small Texan suburbia. Everyone's up for a party and in search of booze and drugs but first, the incoming freshmen must go through some embarrassing initiation rituals organised by the senior students, who take great pleasure in putting the youngsters in their places. Rooney, David (February 9, 2016). " 'Zoolander 2': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021 . Retrieved July 25, 2021. Jelski : Obviously, Kahane is an ambitious, talented person, and she wanted to make a documentary about Dazed. What makes "Dazed" work so well is that it gets the LOOK of the mid-to-late 70s just right, particularly the hair & clothing styles, although Slater (Rory Cochrane) seems like a nod to 90's grunge.Dazed and Confused was released on September 24, 1993 and hit home video in March of 1994. But anyone up on their huge-discs-that-are-soon-to-be-defunct technologies could have grabbed it on LaserDisc two months earlier, which seems oddly appropriate for a movie that’s all about nostalgia. The movie became a formally-sanctioned cult classic in 2006, when it received a Criterion Collection DVD release. (It's also available on Blu-ray via Criterion.) 20. LINKLATER AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES WERE CONSTANTLY AT ODDS OVER THE MOVIE. Maerz, Melissa (2020). Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused. HarperCollins. p.151. Behind The Scenes Style! Milla Jovovich Models For Jacob & Co". RadarOnline. Radar Online. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014 . Retrieved September 8, 2014. Rory Cochrane: I thought Joey was cute. At the pizza party, she was wearing a red country shirt and little cutoff jean shorts. And I was like, if I get this movie, I’m gonna go to Austin and get that.