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Troy, the Movie War, mythology, sexy male stars with no body hair! It's also one of the biggest, costliest Hollywood gambles since Titanic. If it flops, careers could be in trouble...
...most popular DVD selling on the streets of Baghdad these days is Volcano. Though its title suggests the latest natural-disaster flick from Hollywood, the film--a jerky montage of photos and video footage lifted from the Internet--depicts a wholly man-made inferno: the year-long insurgency against U.S. forces in Iraq. Set to popular Iraqi military songs, it depicts attacks on U.S. convoys, the devastating results of roadside bombs and American soldiers carrying dead and injured colleagues. The footage also includes pictures of wounded and dead Iraqis in Fallujah and elsewhere...
...despite his considerable accomplishments, Leven is in fact warm, charming and down-to-earth. He graciously chatted at length about his life and career, peppering the conversation with personal anecdotes and recollections about his experiences with both Harvard and Hollywood...
...with that, Leven shifted his focus and aimed it squarely at the entertainment world. Hollywood came calling, and at their request, he transformed his novels into screenplays. Creator became 1985’s The Big Picture, starring Peter O’Toole and Mariel Hemingway, while 2002 saw the release of the Satan adaptation, Crazy as Hell, featuring Eriq LaSalle and Michael Beach. Mr. Leven has moved from success to success as a veteran in the industry, his psychological insight lending a depth to his characterizations even as his talent manages to ground otherwise insubstantial films and allow them...
...your work to present. Three, do it on your own. Find time, write a script, get an agent and raise the money to make it yourself.” And although he’s found that a Harvard degree doesn’t necessarily open any doors in Hollywood, he recommends perseverance as the key to show business success: “Never give up. It’s one of the hardest and most frustrating jobs, but it’s the best job in the world...