Word: biz
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...skills in local radio and TV, seemed to understand the medium in a new way. He relaxed in front of the camera, gabbed with his announcer and bandleader, ad-libbed easily with guests and brought to TV a new sense of intimacy and informality. Amid the high-pitched show-biz artifice of most TV around him, Allen seemed to dial back the medium's whole metabolic rate and get it in sync with the viewer at home. He made television part of the nation's lifeblood...
...score by David Yazbek, whose lyrics ("cojones" rhymed with "what testosterone is") are marginally better than his generic, '70s-pop-with-a-hint-of-Sondheim music. Even the supposed showstoppers--a black man (Andre DeShields) sings of his endowments; a crusty pianist (Kathleen Freeman) celebrates her show-biz past--seem earthbound and underchoreographed...
...vivacious Midler, who could shine if her character broadens to let her stretch her skills, not just her vocal cords. Midler is an actress, after all, even if an ageist movie biz tends to forget that. As she says, "There is still a lot of life in this old girl. I think I'm funnier, look better and am better than ever before, and I think it's stupid to quit." Let's hope she doesn't. And let's hope Bette lets Bette be a better "Bette...
...WALKER Priceline boss's stock tumbles; grocery and gas biz shuttered. But we still love Shatner...
Luckily, the lad did not grow up to be a titled toff. He went into show biz as plain, hard-working Christopher Guest, married Jamie Lee Curtis and found a way to stay in touch with his inner kid. He may be a more reserved figure now, but he's still cruelly observant yet curiously compassionate, especially if you happen to be someone with a small gift and large ambitions. "I'm definitely drawn to lack of talent," says Guest...