Word: buzzed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...buyout buzz eclipsed even the National Book Critics Circle Awards handed out last week. The combined company will hold 23% of what the industry calls trade books, the nearly $7 billion of nontechnical titles bought by general readers. The company, with $1.8 billion in revenue, will be double the size of the next largest house, Simon & Schuster. "We're all as surprised as the rest of the world," says Jack Romanos, a top Simon & Schuster executive. "To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure we understand what it means...
...aesthetic delights. It just ain't my bag, baby--one whiff of wine and I have flashbacks from childhood of having to swig Robutussin to cure a bad cough. But since I've sniffed some pretty strong potpourri in my time, I can appreciate the value of a good buzz...
...while, before publication, it seemed as if Klein's book would be a movie only in his head. The directors on his list, including Nichols, passed. Then the buzz got booming, and a fierce bidding commenced. Each suitor was allotted 30 minutes for a pitch. Nichols smartly said, "The reason I want to film the novel is that it's about honor, and that's the thing very good movies are about." That speech, and $1.5 million, put him over. Universal later reimbursed him for the rights (plus an almost equal amount tied to various bonus incentives) and also spent...
...much success in Europe and London, where it won an Olivier Award for Best Comedy of 1996 and provided a vehicle for such fine actors as Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay. It has been eagerly awaited by Broadway: finally, in a season when big musicals are getting all the buzz, a straight play with a chance of becoming a hot ticket. The U.S. cast boasts at least one marquee name--Alan Alda, who plays Marc with a few too many sitcom inflections--along with two solid co-stars, Victor Garber and Alfred Molina. Director Matthew Warchus' sleek, mod production...
...turned the corner I was greeted with buzz saws, power sanders and hand drills. Since I had not slept in about 36 hours, this was a rather disturbing scene...