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Ironically, despite the Bacall-like impression she made on Soderbergh, it was these everyday qualities that made her attractive to him in the first place. In short, Elliott’s conversation is commonplace and unpretentious. “I’ve always been a little wary of something that’s a little too upscale,” she says. (She won’t talk about him they met on the “Spitfire” set.) She says she lives in the Hollywood “flats,” which, she cheerfully admits, is a bit crummy. She shows a picture of her dog sitting with her boyfriend, carefully leaving her thumb covering her boyfriend’s face. Instead, she smokes a succession of cigarettes, orders more coffee (“Like I’m not wired enough already,” she says) and talks about her ancient Mustang and Oldsmobile. She does, however, order an onion and lox omelet, though she leaves it mostly untouched. “She’s an orphan and terribly, terribly rich and goes to Europe for an adventure because she’s not well.” “It’s sort of a love triangle between an American heiress and this English friend and a young English guy,” Elliott says of the film, which is an adaptation of a Henry James novel. She’s just flown in from Venice, Italy, where she’s playing what she calls “a high-bred American, 1910,” in Iain Softley’s “Wings of the Dove,” co-starring Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache and Elizabeth McGovern. Not surprisingly, the 26-year-old Elliott looks like none of the above: Her most prominent feature is her arresting blue eyes-which, of course, allows her to act like all of the above, and then some. Jodie Foster, Holly Hunter and Lauren Bacall? According to “Spitfire” director Lee David Zlotoff, her performance as an ex-con who tries to start a new life in small-town New England has some people calling her “the next Jodie Foster” and “the next Holly Hunter.” “She was sultry and smoky, and that’s what we were looking for.”Īudiences looking for smoke in Elliott’s newest film, a low-budget indie called “The Spitfire Grill,” are in for a big surprise. “Alison really smoked,” says casting director Ronnie Yeskyl, who was at the session. Tim Walz signed a bill into law in May of 2020 that raised the minimum age to 21.When director Steven Soderbergh auditioned Alison Elliott for the role of a temptress in “The Underneath,” he says, “We all looked at each other and said the same thing: ‘Lauren Bacall.’ ” The number of tobacco licenses given out by the city will also be reduce over time.Ĭities across Minnesota have enacted several tobacco laws in the past couple years, with most centered on raising the minimum age of purchase and banning the sale of flavored products. Retailers will also have to be at least a half-mile apart, and liquor stores won't be able to sell flavored and menthol tobacco products. The ordinance, which is expected to go into effect in early December, will also create two types of tobacco licenses: one for tobacco stores and one for convenience stores. The ordinance also bans the use of coupons and cost promotions for all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. Paul City Council that will increase the minimum price of a pack of cigarettes to $10, as well as smokeless tobacco cans. Paul, and having a harder time finding a retailer.Īn ordinance was passed unanimously Wednesday by the St. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Smokers, e-cigarette users and tobacco chewers will soon be paying more in St.