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...Hollywood, that 800 number is held up as Murray's ultimate declaration of independence. It's also good business. By creating an aura of aggressive indifference, Murray is now extremely well paid for his occasional dalliances in grade-Z films. (See Charlie's Angels and Garfield; better yet, don't.) He has also ensured that people who want to work with him really want to work with him. "I've had people say, 'I need you in this movie. You're the only one who can do it,'" says Murray. "And as soon as you say no, they've moved...
...series Unscripted (Sundays, 10 p.m. E.T.) looks at the lives of entertainers in Hollywood, with celebrity cameos and show-biz humor. That may remind you of another current HBO comedy. Actually, it may remind you of every other current HBO comedy. Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage are also insider takes on Hollywood. And Lisa Kudrow is preparing an HBO sitcom about--surprise!--a washed-up actress making a comeback...
Unscripted is far better done than K Street, maybe because its "real" people--actors like Hank Azaria and Bonnie Hunt, directors like Garry Marshall and Sam Mendes--are used to Hollywood fakery. It does, however, dip into show-biz-is-a-bummer clich??s, especially with Jen and Bryan. One story line has another actor horning in on Bryan's auditions, a plot recently explored on NBC's Joey--not the kind of comparison HBO generally angles...
...Hollywood couplings are as enduring as success and rehab. GEORGE CARLIN has managed to elude that phenomenon longer than most, but last week, as his latest book, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, spent its ninth week on the New York Times best-seller list, the comic announced that he was checking into a substance-abuse facility. In a statement, Carlin revealed he was headed to an unnamed clinic "because I use too much wine and Vicodin." He said his addiction is "nowhere near the worst you hear about ... but my use would have progressed, and I didn...
...guesses. One: ?Fahrenheit? will be a Best Picture finalist. Hollywood was Kerry Country; it loves a liberal king and, even more, a kingmaker. Two: no ?Passion,? no way. The reflexively liberal Hollywood elders hated the movie (usually without seeing it) before it opened - that has to be why they refused to distribute it - and they hated it more when it became an indie blockbuster. So Gibson has as much chance of getting a top nomination from the Academy as Moore did of getting a ?Fahrenheit? screening at the White House...