Word: hollywoodism
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...deposit or their sick son will be sent packing. While it's true that hospitals expect to be reimbursed for services provided to even the neediest and most grievously ill patients, it's not true that they handle things in so mercenary a manner. "That's Hollywood," says Anne Paschke, spokeswoman for the United Network for Organ Sharing. "The fact is, there are a lot of things that would prevent that from happening in the real world...
...Israel and spruiked Chinese medicines in Thailand before falling in love with Hong Kong, its energy and women. There a freewheeling new cinema was taking off and, faster than you can say Chungking Express, the self-trained Doyle found himself at its center. The journey took him to Hollywood, where he added color to Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. And now Phillip Noyce's Rabbit-Proof Fence, his first Australian foray. "Yes, I'm from this place but I've been away for a while," says Doyle, 49, in his manic Mandarin-tinged accent...
...shampoos, they are heading to the body-care shops that have sprung up everywhere to buy tropical-scented gels and pricey hair-care products. Sports clubs are opening up and yoga classes are all the rage. Koreans are eating out more and going to the movies. And not just Hollywood blockbusters?homegrown films now account for 46% of the market in Seoul, up from 25% in 1998. After the show, citizens sip cappuccinos in Seoul's new crop of serious coffee shops. Foreign franchises like Starbucks and dozens of local outlets are competing for a market that barely existed...
...Hartdegan befriends, simply glows. With her expressive eyes she exudes a natural grace that makes her the only believable character in the film. Time Machine marks Mumba’s film debut and she has turned in a performance that is sure to make her the new favorite among Hollywood starlets. Her character represents the simultaneous innocence and wisdom of the new human race. Mumba’s acting conveys the emotional and physical landscape of the future world in a way that the extravagant set does not. Apparently Warner Brothers built a 65-foot tall working waterfall?...
...revealed, the movie cuts quickly to a shot of the time traveler slyly grasping Mara’s hand. After all, it was only a machine that caused Hartdegan to save the future world and fall in love again after the death of his fiancée. Ah Hollywood, such hypocrisy! But one can’t blame Hartdegan; if I were stranded 800 centuries in the future, I sure wouldn’t mind having the fetching Mara as a companion either...