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...infamous, rambling, exuberant, makes-for-great-television acceptance speech, she unfortunately failed to thank, among others, the real Erin Brockovich, the legal eagle whose fight for justice had inspired the movie that brought the star to the podium. Not even the desperate time signals from orchestra conductor Bill Conti could slow her down. "I was having an existential moment," she explains, months later. "I forgot people and I feel bad. But I don't wish I had written anything down. You can't go back in time, you can't fix it, you can't change it. I did write...
...BILL CONTI Accepting her Oscar, Julia tries to silence "Stick Man," dissing conductor and his baton
...hasn't been accomplished since The Sukiyaki Song in 1963. First, she's great looking: those almond-eyes and alluring lips, memorable curves, that skin. The second factor is a quaint one: in the epoch of manager-produced boy bands and teen stars, CoCo Lee can actually sing. Bill Conti, Rocky composer and the conductor of this year's Academy Award orchestra, says he sensed her star quality at the first rehearsal. "Her presence reminds me of Celine when she first sang at the Oscars. No one really knew who she was, but when she started to sing, people noticed...
Meanwhile, managers at Eliot and Kirkland schedule frequent meetings. The cooking staff gathers once a week and the entire staff gets together every other week, according to Conti...
...Conti says progress may be slow, but the staff is making headway through simple organization...