Word: hollywoodizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hello to Hollywood...
...While Hollywood and the Oscars toasted the crop of "independent" movies that blanketed the multiplexes last year, seasoned cineasts in search of pioneering film work kept flocking to the small screen of the PC. That's because the American Film Institute, through its online cinema on the Internet www.afionline.org/cinema) is showcasing the classics of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd--mavericks of the early 20th century's groundbreaking medium, silent film. With the help of VDOnet streaming video software, users have been able to watch real-time versions of such 20-min. shorts as Chaplin's The Rink...
...Saint, the Aussie auteur Phillip Noyce went to visit the movie's star, who was on location in Australia for another film. When the actor didn't show up for their meeting, Noyce sighed and thought, "Well, this is Val Kilmer." That would be Val Kilmer the Hollywood bad boy, whose very name spurs some directors to spit venom. Noyce walked outside and into a dark street, then became aware of someone following him. "I stopped in a doorway and looked over my shoulder, but no one was there. Suddenly, Val materialized right behind me and whispered...
...only are candidates for our highest public offices at the mercy of corporate and union behemoths, wealthy bankers, lawyers and Hollywood types who seek the influence and favor of the United States government, they have to be considerate of the criminal element as well...
...interesting that you say that about producing, because it seems that ordinarily producing--or maybe this is more on the Hollywood end of things--is seen as very businesslike. You know, it's all about the business and not so much about people who really like and enjoy...