Getting 'Cheeky' With Sting and Trudie Thursday night: dinner with handsome rock star-actor-memoirist Sting and his beautiful wife, producer-actress-activist Trudie Styler. At: Soho House, following a screening of a new film produced by and featuring Styler called Cheeky. It's a British comedy-drama written and directed by David Thewlis. Also at dinner: Ellen Barkin and husband Ronald Perelman, plus Deborah Jackman (Hugh's wife) with friends from Australia, plus Boston philanthropist Bobby Sager, Sting's manager Kathy Schenker, and a couple more friends, enough to make the group fit an octagonal table in the private room. "Cheeky" is notable for its fine writing and acting, particularly a saucy comic role for Styler who trained in the United Kingdom with the Royal Shakespeare Company "long before she became Mrs. Sting," the singer told us in his toast. It was the first time he'd seen the film, and he was noticeably moved and impressed by his wife's latest accomplishment. Don't forget this was set up on the one night Sting had off from four shows last week at the Beacon Theatre. Barkin, who's about to have a big comeback in a new film by Todd Solondz, also made a toast to her friend. She told me she'd trade most of the films she'd made in her illustrious career (not including maybe Sea of Love, Diner, Switch) to make moves with Solondz. ("He's a genius," she said.) Barkin told the table, "Trudie is the only producer who regards the acting as something as something better than the producing." (Styler's other producing credits including Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and his Snatch.) The fact is, Styler is so natural in the role of widower Thewlis's new girlfriend that it's a surprise she hasn't done more acting. Of course, she does have four kids and two step children, plus Sting and the Rainforest Foundation. It's not like she has a lot of free time on her hands. It's not like she's just lazing around her homes, eating bon-bons. "We just brought in a world renown chess champion to play with our 8 year old son," Sting said proudly. "He's that good." It was only the night before the screening that Styler commanded Row H center of the Beacon while Sting played his second show of the week, featuring songs from his latest album, Sacred Love. Styler bobbed along to "If I Ever I Lose My Faith in You" and other hits, mouthing the words with unusual enthusiasm considering she must have heard these songs a million times before. But I do think her faith in herself and in Sting is what makes Styler remarkable. The couple met Hugh and Deborah Jackman because Sting recorded the theme song from "Kate and Napoleon." Now they're all pals. At a time in life when people don't necessarily make new friends, the Stings-not the Sumners- (please, I asked, no one calls him Gordon Sumner, not even family, don't try it) keep expanding their horizons, increasing their circle of influence and knowledge. With Thewlis, Styler says, he came to her with a script that he couldn't get produced. It became her cause. Then he suggested that she take on the role of Nancy, a juicy part considering she must seduce Thewlis's recently widowed character. Styler showed the film at the Toronto Film Festival last September, and then waited again to screen it for distributors. If the reaction she got on Thursday night is any indication, "Cheeky"-the title refers to a bizarre TV game show in which Thewlis's character, Harry, is a contestant-should be on screens everywhere by the fall. Source: Fox news Cheers, StingUs-team www.stingus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Stingfan222@aol.com To: police@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:31 PM Subject: [Police] Wow, Jeremy, didn't know you and Trudie were so close... ...new film produced by and featuring Styler called Cheeky. Michelle in tx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police