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...movie industry is about to honor some of its biggest flimflam artists--and we're not just talking about the Oscar ceremony on March 24. The Third Annual Golden Trailer Awards are scheduled to be handed out this week at Hollywood's grand old El Capitan Theatre. A panel of judges (including Ben Stiller) will cast their votes for last year's best trailers: those 2 1/2-minute theatrical reels, 30-second TV spots and eye-grabbing teasers. Some contenders made bad movies look good (Pearl Harbor); some helped B movies open big (The Fast and the Furious); all of them...
...Mitch’s dismay, Renzi chooses Trey, an aspiring actor turned cop after his failure in Hollywood, as Mitch’s camera-friendly partner to liven up the show. Cameras follow the duo; they love Trey, but not Mitch. Renzi eventually hires actor William Shatner, who appears as himself, to teach Mitch how to be “more realistic” on TV. She even attempts to improve his image by renovating his apartment and buying...
Genre editors decided to feature Crosby after a teammate of Crosby’s from his West Hollywood water polo team recommended him for Genre’s “H20” issue. He says even though he had never heard of Genre before his star-turn, it didn’t occur to him to reject the offer. “I almost always agree to stories just because I’ve gotten so much feedback from stuff I’ve done in the past,” Crosby says...
Today should be a day of reflection for all Americans. As we all know, March 12th marks the three month anniversary of Winona Ryder’s arrest in the Hollywood Saks Fifth Avenue department store. When one of the most beautiful and talented women in the world (in my humble opinion) can fall from grace so swiftly and publicly, we need to reflect on the nature of the beast we call “American Culture.” We’ve forgotten these past ninety days that our problems are not soley rooted in some diabolical Axis...
...those of you who are not familiar with the situation, here is some brief background information: Ryder (not class of ’94) is 30 years old and has had a successful acting career stretching back to her early teens. Breaking from the traditional Hollywood mold, she has not used her breathtaking beauty to score the base roles that have made stars of Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock; Ryder’s thought-provoking work in Tim Burton’s surreal masterpieces Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands exemplifies her independent spirit. Also, her two Oscar nominations testify...