''O,'' the controversial and brutal film that retells Shakespeare's ''Othello'' as a contemporary high school drama, had the misfortune of being made at a time when real-life teen violence became a national obsession. Filming wrapped in 1999, shortly before the mass killings at Colorado's Columbine High School. Finally -- after Miramax delayed the release date seven times and a lawsuit was filed against the studio by the producers -- the domestic rights were sold to Lions Gate, which released the movie on Aug. 31, 2001. (The film is also now available on video and DVD.)
Even if you haven't seen ''O'' yet, take a gander at the movie's hot stars (above from left, Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, and Josh Hartnett) and read our exclusive outtakes from the Aug. 10, 2001, cover story of Entertainment Weekly.
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