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...growing up as an Army brat in Beirut prepare you for Hollywood? It was not a seamless transition. Although you often feel like you're getting shot at in both places...
This time of year, the interests of Hollywood folks travel on parallel tracks: totting up the blockbusters and anticipating the Oscars. Start with the money. The year's top-grossing films in North American release were two sequels (the sixth Star Wars, the fourth Harry Potter) and a remake (War of the Worlds). Another remake (King Kong) may join their ranks. Stay tuned for more of the depressing same...
...remorseless familiarity of most movies is one factor cited in the slumping box office: down 7% in 2005. In the U.S. and Canada, that is. But Hollywood films are a global affair, and in the rest of the world, business is fine; theatrical revenues continue to rise. And even that is only a sliver of the story, since studios now make six times as much money from the home market (DVDs, pay-per-view, etc.) as they do from theaters. No moguls need open a vein quite...
...some respects the movie is an improvement on the show. Thurman and Ferrell bring a winning naiveté to their parts; Gary Beach is unimprovable, repeating his role as a sweetly inept director-star; and the movie gives Stroman, who also choreographed, an apt setting to honor Hollywood dance masters from Busby Berkeley to Fred Astaire. A good time is had by all, and the spirit is infectious...
...other one says, “I wouldn’t know…I’m a Kennedy.”Mitch Fatel, according to his website, loves sex and muffins and is not retarded. His act has received acclaim from the Hollywood Reporter as “the next big thing,” and has appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” He has released two CD’s of material?...