Word: hollywoodizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...according to insiders at the paper, many staff members are now embarrassed by the story and resentful of Webb's self-promotional efforts on its behalf. Indeed, the lure of talk-show celebrity, maybe even a Hollywood deal, may have played a role in letting a promising investigative piece get out of control. The Mercury News has made an admirable effort to face up to its journalistic lapses. But it would be a shame if the incident discouraged editors from supporting the kind of aggressive reporting Webb has done--or muffled the serious questions that his series has raised...
...Hollywood movies are often rated by how much money the movie grosses the first week at the box office. But this is not at all similar to final exams since it occurs at the beginning of a movie's showing. The first week is taken as an indication of how well the movie will perform and how effective the advertising was; by contrast, final exams are an indication of total performance...
...Hollywood is once again visiting Harvard, as a new movie featuring Robin Williams began filming in and around the Square Friday...
...hammock monitoring cloud patterns. As the head of Amblin Entertainment he shepherded a passel of hit movies, including The Flintstones, Casper and Twister. He helped develop TV's ER, masterminded a CD-ROM (Steven Spielberg's Directors Chair) and oversaw the giddy, multithrill Jurassic Park ride at Universal Studios, Hollywood. Oh, yes, he also started, with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, a little outfit called DreamWorks SKG; Spielberg oversees the live-action film unit. And in the noblest spin-off generated by a hit movie, the director of Schindler's List established the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation...
...slum of New Delhi. He earned $15,000 from the film, but he comes from a family of 11, and he claims his former agent kept part of the cash. Unable to read or write, the onetime child star does not want to return to buffing shoes. But if Hollywood has forgotten Raju, not everyone else has. French businessman Gerard Gheleyns has taken Raju under his wing and is helping find him treatment for his stunted growth. As for Raju, he's almost as stoic as the Buddha. "The world is full of struggling actors," he says. "I could become...