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...drama about petro-politics, you would need a book the size of The 9/11 Commission Report. Hopscotching across the globe, packing enough plots for half a dozen thrillers, refusing easy judgments of its characters, the film has a worldview that is mature, synoptic, careworn--light-years from the standard Hollywood movie. The closest we can get to pegging Syriana in a phrase: it's smart...
Even if the movie pulls in crowds only in New York City, South Beach and San Francisco, it has redeemed Ledger from being a pawn--or even a knight--in the Hollywood chess game. "He's one of the best actors of his age," says Ang Lee, Brokeback's director. "He has complexity and intensity, and he's meticulous." Gyllenhaal, who wondered before filming whether Ledger "was going to pull it off," says he was blown away. "I know he hasn't been 100% happy with every performance he has given. But being able to make mistakes and fail...
...Women make more money these days, they're calling the shots, they're more powerful. And let's face it, it's hard to meet someone." HEIDI FLEISS, former "Hollywood Madam" on why she struck a deal to open a Nevada brothel that will cater exclusively to female clients
...atmosphere of the country where [her] parents were born and raised.” Coupled with such a thorough historical backdrop, the novel is multi-faceted and runs the gamut from historical narrative to family mosaic. With “Inheritance” optioned for Hollywood, Chang has stayed busy writing and spending time at Harvard, where her classes are focused on the creative writing process. In English Crr.: “Beginning Fiction,” she emphasizes the stories of writers like Chekhov and Joyce before focusing on student work. The seminar environment allows Chang to work closely...
...some people who aren’t.”In his first big-budget on-set experience—his movie-stealing interlude in “Coffee and Cigarettes” was more a cameo role—the East Coast legend has found the world of Hollywood fairly welcoming. Even though during filming Jennifer Aniston was in the trying process of separating from Brad Pitt, the RZA remembers that she “showed mad respect and mad love for my homeboys when they visited.”It is not a desire for fame or money...