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...other, weirder film is "Makers of Melody," an early-talkie (1929) short that purports to depict R&Hart's laborious, five-year rise from uptown anonymity to midtown stardom. (An little irony: after shooting the film, R&Hart went to Hollywood, where, with the exception of the buoyant "Love Me Tonight" and the ambitious misfire "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum," they spent another five, largely frustrating years.) This time, the songwriters play themselves; and though it may be due to our boys' limited acting skills, there seems an undertaste of distaste that Dick shows Larry. Hart is humiliated...
...home of R.J. Reynolds heir Smith Bagley, a party powerhouse who used to support Gore (Bagley's wife Elizabeth was the U.S. ambassador to Portugal during the Clinton years). Many Democratic donors say they are yearning for an alternative to Gore. "Been there, done that," says a big Hollywood fund raiser who is passing on Gore's Memphis event. "Everyone's looking for a fresh face...
...many as 9 million in the U.S. alone--find no protection or relief in today's drugs. That is why there was so much excitement at the American Headache Society last week in Seattle about the news that these so-called refractory migraine patients respond well to treatment with Hollywood's new favorite drug: botox...
Your item on actress Jennifer Garner's upcoming movie, Daredevil, noted that she gets to wear great costumes, like the form-fitting, black leather outfit she sports in the photo accompanying your piece--which her ninja character wears to "go out killing" [PEOPLE, June 10]. How sickening! Is Hollywood intent on continually glorifying violence with movies that feature ridiculous plot lines and scantily clad women? Thanks for saving me 10 bucks. Daredevil is one movie I will not be seeing! ALISHA DHILLON SINGH Bellevue, Wash...
...Germany, the world's second largest TV market after the U.S., Leo Kirch's premium TV service, Premiere World, boasts an impressive lineup of soccer matches, Formula One races and Hollywood movies, yet it has managed to lure only 2.4 million paying subscribers. After losing $1.4 million a day, it ended up dragging its parent company into bankruptcy, and buzzards from four continents have converged--among them Bertelsmann, Liberty Media, News Corp. and Sony--to pick at the carcass. In Italy, where stealing satellite service is pursued with the same ingenuity and gusto as is tax avoidance, two competing...