Word: hollywood
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That, in the long run, is the ethical dilemma of the Hollywood junket. Our intrepid reporter face down in the gutter: He left his heart and GPA in San Francisco and his dinner on the floor of his hotel room...
...origins of the Hollywood junket are shrouded in the dim mysteries of the past, but in its most recent incarnations it has become a fusion of two distinct traditions. The first of these traditions is the expense account, by which the wealth of the nation is funneled out of the hands of the worker via the conduit of large corporations and is then frittered away by hedonistically juvenile executives. The second tradition is that of the star schmooze, in which second string critics from minor newspapers in unimportant cities have lunch with celebrities while asking questions like, "So, what...
...Hollywood moguls had a New Year's wish, it would be that every week was Christmas. This season, box-office cash registers have been ringing like sleigh bells, to push the 1987 theatrical take toward a record $4.2 billion, up 11% from 1986. Even more encouraging for industry executives was the return of a species that had looked endangered throughout the year: the comedy...
...devil comedy (The Witches of Eastwick) and an oddly amoral Michael J. Fox comedy (The Secret of My Success -- sort of Wall Street for the Smurf set). But all these films traded in physical or emotional degradation; they left an acrid aftertaste. One began to wonder how long Hollywood could continue to cash in on its own and the nation's cynicism...
...little child shall lead them. Hollywood got happier as viewers adopted the movie and word of mouth kept Baby booming. Even at Christmas, after a month's exposure, 3 Men easily led the box-office pack. By early this month it will have clambered up the Top Ten list to become 1987's fourth biggest hit. In its wake have come half a dozen newer comedies, most of which are Christmas carols in disguise. It is as if the industry realized that at holiday time comedies need to begin as Scrooge and end up as Santa. They must pretend...