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...before any measures could be taken against the company, five Senators came calling at the FHLBB, requesting that the charges against Lincoln not be pursued, on the basis that the S&L was a major employer in their states. These Senators - McCain , John Glenn (D-OH), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Donald Riegle (D-MI) and Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) - had little in common. Most of them came from different states and different parts of the political spectrum. One of the only elements that linked the men together was Charles Keating. The banker had been a major contributor to each...
...United States is relatively new territory for ATP, and its only previous stateside incursions were held in Los Angeles. Still, Hogan is confident that ATP NY will stand out among American music festivals. The festival is only selling about 2,800 tickets; by comparison, Coachella Music Festival in Indio, CA has over 60,000 attendees. Hogan also explained that ATP tries not to completely rely on advertising. “Some of the bigger festivals here really seem to be striving on sponsorships,” he says. “If you go to some festivals, it?...
...your life experiences affect the way you make movies? Deanna Woo, Riverside, Ca. I was raised in a slum. Almost every day, I had to deal with gangs. I always got beat up and I had to fight very hard to survive. At that time, I felt like I was living in hell. Whenever I got hurt, or was feeling sad, I liked to go to church. The church gave me a lot of comfort, which is why I became a Christian. I put that experience into my movies. You can see it in A Better Tomorrow or The Killer...
...When you came to direct films in the U.S., what was the biggest culture clash that you experienced? In Kyung Yoo,Rancho Palos Verdes, Ca. I tried to make Hard Target look like a Hong Kong movie, but it didn't work. When there were slow-motion shots, [the audience] didn't know how to react, so they just laughed...
...Chow Yun-fat left the cast of Red Cliff. Are you two still friends? Will you ever work together again? Cheo Hodari Coker,Studio City, Ca. Yeah, we're still friends. I still admire Chow Yun-fat as a great actor. Even though it didn't work out for Red Cliff, I'm looking forward to working with him again. We have a project called The Divide. It's about Chinese railroad workers in the United States. He's going to be one of the main cast [members]. I'm also looking forward to working with him again in Hong...