Word: hollywoodizations
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...MGM/UA, the movie studios he bought, then stripped of their most valuable assets, he juggled management regularly but rarely interfered in studio decisions. He never even attended screenings. "When he went to the movies, he'd stand in line with everybody else at a theater in Westwood or Hollywood and wouldn't even ask for a pass," recalls Alan Ladd Jr., who ran the studio for four years under Kerkorian. "When A Fish Called Wanda opened, he went out three different times to go see it, but the theaters were so packed he couldn...
Dealmaking seems to satisfy the gambler in Kerkorian, a man more at home in Las Vegas than in Hollywood. After World War II he bought refurbished planes to fly bettors from Los Angeles to the casinos. From that he developed a small airline, which he sold in 1968 in a deal that eventually brought him $104 million. That money helped him build and then sell ever larger Vegas hotels, a sequence he capped with the 1993 opening of the $1 billion MGM Grand, with its 5,005 rooms, 15,000-seat arena and 33-acre theme park...
Pity poor Sylvester Stallone. There are so many models and only one of him. After squiring several beauties around Hollywood, Stallone has finally found a model that suits him--reportedly on the cover of In Fashion. She's Angie Everhart. After dating for two months, they've announced their intention to wed--she for the first time, he for the third. Everhart, in that delicate catwalk-to-movie transitional phase, has just wrapped Jade, a drama starring David Caruso, and signed up for her first Stallone-like action role...
...KATO'S HOLLYWOOD CAREER...
...While You Were Sleeping" is the latest attempt at an appealing 'Date Movie.' Hollywood's perfect 'Date' is mushy and sweet, candy for the mind and heart. Most moviegoers will find that they need a more substantial snack than "While You Were Sleeping" for their Saturday night. If you think you might be in the mood for something nutritious, steer clear of this lollipop...