Word: hollywood
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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River of Song isn't documentary broccoli. The viewer isn't assailed with dates and events, fussy terminology and black-and-white daguerreotypes with accompanying narration by overly earnest Hollywood actors. The story is told through a series of punchy personal portraits of the musicians who live in the cities and towns along the Mississippi, places like Davenport, Iowa, and Festus, Mo. We get to know these musicians not as representatives of trends and genres but as regular folks trying to make a living and a little music as well. We see them sweating through performances, straightening their hair with...
...glad to learn from your article on Moses that "movie directors have immortalized him." It is frightening to consider that were it not for Hollywood, Moses would be forgotten! JOSEPH MORE Cromwell, Conn...
...show than a movie; it seems made for an audience familiar with the characters, and it lacks a certain pizazz which made some of the older Star Trek movies more engrossing and accessible to a broader audience. Even so, it's a better than the average science fiction film Hollywood churns out today--at least it's entertaining and despite its futuristic setting is nevertheless quite relevant...
JONATHAN DEMME Hollywood types are saying Beloved is proof that serious black films don't make money. How about blaming the director...
...Krane adds that ROGER CHRISTIAN, a filmmaking protege of GEORGE LUCAS', is directing the summer '99 shoot, and Patrick Tatopoulos, who designed creature effects for Godzilla and Independence Day, will create the movie's aliens. Travolta, a Scientology adherent, will produce and star as a space villain named Terl. Hollywood insiders had gossiped that major studios shied away from the project because of the connection to Hubbard, but Krane insists the production is completely unrelated to the group. "I've never even dealt with or talked to the church on this," says Krane, who is not a member. "This...