Word: agent
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with an engrossing view of life in the Soviet Union. Among the fascinating glimpses: citizens at a cemetery in Leningrad, where mass civilian graves of World War II dead are marked only by the years; a spy thriller on Soviet TV in which the villain is an American CIA agent; a portrait of the Muslims, who because of their high birth rate will soon outnumber ethnic Russians. "We've tried to give a different look at the Soviet Union without prostituting ourselves," says Bonn. "Our reports are different but honest...
...Encino, Calif., categorically denied that he had ever "taken hormones to maintain my high voice" or "had cosmetic surgery on my eyes." Furthermore, he threatened to take legal action against any publication that suggested otherwise. That was the bad news. The good news, according to Jackson's publicity agent: "If little girls want to grow up and marry Michael, now they know they've got a chance...
...weekend a brigade of up-and-cunning Hollywood talent−including Adam Fields, vice president of production for Ned Tanen; Actor Emilio Estevez; Barry Josephson, a personal manager; John Tarnoff, an independent producer; Jeff ("Mad Dog") Kanew, director of Revenge of the Nerds; and led by International Creative Management Agent Jeremy Zimmer−troops off to the rugged brush of the Palmdale desert about an hour's drive north of Los Angeles. There in their camouflage fatigues, they plot strategy and generally run around shrieking and shooting like underfed versions of SylvesterStallone in First Blood. Says Ron Rotholz...
HOWIE (on the phone): It's high concept. A bunch of young moguls play this simulated war game every Sunday, and suddenly it turns ugly when a frustrated screenwriter packs a real pistol and shoots his agent. I'm talking blockbuster...
...racketeers for "street taxes," turned in fear to the FBI. Apparently the FBI did no soliciting and acted primarily as a middleman between call-girl rings and their customers, a less active role than the agency assumed in the drug sting of John De Lorean. Observed a happy FBI agent last week: "I don't think we'll have to worry about entrapment with this...