Word: hollywoodism
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...comix. Both explore the nature of love, the intransigence of death, the possibility of time travel and a cosmos full of parallel lives. One has its origins in a failed Hollywood A-list movie; the other comes from the alt-auteur world of the small comix press. The first, The Fountain, written by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (?, Requiem for a Dream) and drawn by Kent Williams, arrived in late 2005 from Vertigo/DC in the form of a high-end, full color hardcover graphic novel (166 pages) with a price ($40) that reflects its luxurious production. The other book, Ganges...
...earliest tale has Thomas the Conquistador seeking the tree for his lover Isabel, the Queen of Spain, who is under threat by conspiring forces of the Holy See. The book opens with a Hollywood style set piece as Thomas leads a band of soldiers in an assault on a huge Mayan temple thought to contain the Tree. As hundreds clash on the temple steps a stony-eyed Mayan priest tears the still-beating heart out of a Franciscan friar. It's an exciting sequence that takes best advantage of artist Kent Williams' ability to combine expressive, natural characterization with fantastically...
...same man or reincarnations of the same spirit or if one is a fiction in another's world. Perhaps we aren't supposed to know, which is fine, but it's not a particularly interesting mystery. The book reads like a static version of an over-worked Hollywood movie - full of arresting special effects but no believable characters or particular meaning...
...According to the indictment, which was unsealed Monday, Pellicano bribed the cops to uncover information on Shandling, Nealon, actress Darcy LaPier, former New York Times Hollywood reporter Bernard Weinraub, and Creative Artists Agency executives Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd, among others. In addition, Pellicano and his associates allegedly wiretapped the phones of Stallone, real estate mogul Robert Maguire, Herbalife co-founder Mark Hughes, Scary Movie executive producer Bo Zenga, Deadwood actor Keith Carradine, Farrah Fawcett Majors ex-boyfriend James Orr, and former Los Angeles Times reporter Anita Busch...
...Attorney George S. Cardona said the case represented "a serious incursion into many folks' right to privacy" that "we take very seriously." Pellicano and the others charged pleaded not guilty on Monday, with a trial date of April 4th set for the P.I. who once rubbed shoulders with Hollywood's elite. Some of those same A-listers, including studio executives and L.A. lawyers, could soon be joining him in legal hot water. According to a source closely involved with the unfolding drama, "this is just the beginning. There are more indictments to come...