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This is the time the Democrats have long dreaded, the scenario they knew they could not avoid. It is that moment in every Hollywood cliff-hanger when the star gets within sight of a happy ending, only to find another twist in the plot. Yes, they have produced a presumptive nominee for President, and he has risen dramatically in the polls against George W. Bush. But just as John Kerry is getting ready to enter the winner's circle, his bank account is depleted and he's just beginning to refill his coffers. Meanwhile, his opponent, who has spent only...
...this together?" Roberts recalls of their phone conversation. He won't characterize the rest of their chat, although you don't have to be an Imagineer to know Eisner's answer. So Roberts, polite as ever, precipitated a takeover brawl that has Wall Street investment bankers and Hollywood power players salivating: the Cable Guy from Philadelphia vs. the Monarch of the Magic Kingdom. For Roberts, who started his career selling subscriptions door to door for his father's fledgling cable company, it is the boldest move of a 23-year run at Comcast. And it threatens the reign of Eisner...
...rapid-fire scenes. Every setting change, however brief, disrupts the momentum, and the effect is wearying. The cinematic production simply emphasizes Kahan's failure to find a way of making this work in the theater. And it's not just the sets that disappoint. Hannigan may be one of Hollywood's most compelling young actresses - onscreen she has a delicious, quirky sense of humor and a rare ability to show depth in even the most shallow characters - but her inexperience on stage is palpable. She looks lovely, lashes fluttering appealingly over her big Disney eyes, but spends much...
...there’s Barbershop 2 and countless other Hollywood vehicles of every stripe, which Mitchell has to watch in ever-growing numbers. It was widely speculated that Maslin, his predecessor at the Times, retired in part because of burnout from seeing too many shoddy films...
...applying to production programs at various film schools. “I know it looks like [we’re] exact copies, but we really go about it in a different way,” Dan says of he and his father’s paths from Harvard to Hollywood...