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...very notion of sequels might horrify Depp, Hollywood's best current example of dreamboat movie star and superserious character actor. "It's a dangerous game," he acknowledges. "Rocky went into almost Warholian levels of absurdity. But if your intentions are good and pure, then you can sort of skate through, make an interesting, entertaining film." His Captain Jack, the maniacally mannerist pirate, was plenty entertaining, to audiences and to Depp. "I truly love the character," he says, "and I didn't feel I'd had enough of him in the first...
...Super-Chief through a plot of political and journalistic malfeasance. When director Howard Hawks in 1940 changed ace reporter Hildy Johnson from man to woman, the story was also about another frantic combat: marriage. Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell are the sparring partners in the fastest, nastiest farce Hollywood has ever made...
With a dream cast that includes Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, and Mandy Moore, “American Dreamz” promises to be a successful notch in the career of up-and-coming writer/director Paul Weitz. With his brother Chris, he made his first mark in Hollywood with the smash teen comedy “American Pie.” He has also written and directed “About a Boy” (2002) and “In Good Company” (2004). “American Dreamz” is another comedy that focuses its plotline...
...assistant entails everything from fleshing out ideas in notes recorded during meetings to getting coffee. She hopes to become a writer for a television series in the future, although she cautioned that “sheer talent” is not enough to make the transition from Harvard to Hollywood. “If you’ve got talent, that’s great. But you have to work your ass off to make things happen out here,” says Thomason. “When you get out here and see how many people are trying...
...just true.For, while many Harvard students may make witty comments in section, few choose to share the laughs with an audience. Even fewer engage in solo stand-up performance.Yet there’s a longstanding tradition of Harvard humor. Just look at the Lampoon, which has been supplying Hollywood with comedy writers for years. Or Conan O’Brien ’85, mentor to a generation of stand-up comedians. More importantly, Harvard Yard is situated across the street from a thriving comedy club that is a hotbed for the discovery of new comic talent. Whether...