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Maixiac Movies A star is born Well, at least a princess, as Amy Adams plays her first starring role in Enchanted. _ BY JEFFREY RESSNER YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT too familiar with Amy Adams, even though she w r as nomi nated for an Oscar last year, got smooched (on film) by Leonardo DiCaprio, was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars in two J\ year-end potential blockbusters: Enchanted, opening Wednesday, in which she plays a Disney maiden who lands in modern-day New’ York; and Charlie Wilson's War, a political drama that finds her billed with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. - lir . Until now, Adams’ biggest splash was a dazzling turn as a pregnant small-town 1 girl in the 2005 indie Junebug. Despite J box-office grosses of just $2.7 million, it brought Adams awards aplenty and made "I like men who are complex, although a foot rub here and there isn't bad either." her a hot Hollywood property. The red-haired, fair-skinned beauty grew up in Colorado as the middle of seven children, endured some family i turmoil as a teen, then began ballet 9 and worked in Midwestern dinner ■ theater before winning her first ml film role in 1999’s beauty contest (J spoof, Drop Dead Gorgeous. Co star Kirstie Alley persuaded Adams to move to Los Angeles, where she earned small but classy A parts on TV (The West Wing, jm The Office) and in major films M (Catch Me If Yon Can). JR Before her two holiday MM flicks open and she becomes MM another TMZ-craxed bold- BMI PORTRAIT MARK l IDOfll 12 USA WEEKEND • Nov. 16-18, 2007 t i*“2P| faced name, USA WEEKEND chatted with Adams, 33, over a liquid lunch of & chicken ginseng soup and decaf (she said she Mr had already eaten). Q Enchanted is set in Manhattan, where “princess" and "fairy" have much different meanings than they do in Disneyland. How was shooting a movie in the big city? No matter who you are, you’re on the street with all types of people. In Los Angeles, there’s much more of a socioeconomic dis parity. We did location shooting in Times Square, where the oc casional drunk would wander into the scene and give us a hard time. I remember one of them looking at me and saying, “You can be my princess.” QYour character is torn between a Prince Charming-type and a hard-edged New Yorker. , Can you relate to that? i I like the chivalry of a Prince ft Charming, but I have had ■ good experiences with real ■ ists, too. I like men who are complex, although a foot tab here and there isn’t bad either. Q You're a fresh face, but you look like a glamour queen from Hollywood's golden era. I think I’m more suited to that period. I don’t look very modem, that’s for sure. I love older films like Break fast at Tiffany’s, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Vertigo. I w anted to be Kim Novak. I’ve watched Gone With the Wind about 40 times and was so into Scarlett O’Hara. I relate with the survivor in her, that feeling of doing what it takes to make things work. She’s also who I learned my temper training from, so be careful! Ql saw an anonymous posting on an online message board that said you had a complicated family life in high school and that you moved out of your house to live with another family. Can you set the record straight? f Laughs.l We all have a weird family life... Growing up was definitely hectic and challenging at times... I lived away from my family for a period, but we’ve reconciled and get along great. I can also tell you that I did not have a lot of friends during high school, so whoever wrote that was on the sidelines. High school was a kxmg time ago. [Laughs.] I would not w T ant to go back. Ql read your nickname was The Emasculator? How come? My younger brother jokingly called me that It’s because I come from a long line of powerful women. We’re nice and sweet, but that can be deceptive. The nickname comes from my tendency to help. It’s not that I don’t think you can do something yourself. I just want to help you do it QAny other nicknames? My boyfriend calls me “Tinker,” after Tinkerbell not because I’m cute and a pixie but, again, because I’m a little feisty. My dad calls me “Stinker” for the same reason, rzi