Word: hollywoodizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...novel Around the World in Eighty Days, Phileas Fogg employed all manner of transport--steamers, railways, yachts, carriages, trading vessels, sledges and even elephants. But no balloon. It was Hollywood, not Jules Verne, that sent the intrepid Brit off in that aircraft. Trivia, you say? But there was nothing trivial about the real-life fulfillment of what seemed to be quixotic fantasy last week in Northern Africa. In a 180-ft.-high balloon, a silvery dare in the air, two adventurers--Swiss psychiatrist Bertrand Piccard, 41, and British balloon instructor Brian Jones, 51--completed their tour of the world...
...certainly will shock quite a few to learn that UNH attempted a massive rewrite, holding a late-game lead. In a true Hollywood ending, that only forced Harvard to show the heart of a champion as well as the skill...
...Waves two years ago, and her performance as Jackie du Pre is a maniacal testament to the title character's struggle with MS. But Watson, with 'her searching blue eyes, just seems too naive and ingenuously talented to win just yet. Give her a few more years in Hollywood, and she'll harden (and then...
Billy Bob Thornton, A Simple Plan: Abrilliant, complex performance gets Thorntonnominated for a film virtually nobody saw. Toobad, because A Simple Plan was a fantasticdrama--the type of movie Hollywood should producebut purposely abandons (note the lack ofpromotion). As the lead character's slightlyretarded brother, Thorton convinces us that heultimately cannot find a reason to live when aninnocent scheme spirals into disaster--andconvinces him that life has just become one lieafter another...
...more mainstream public. Michelle Pfeiffer, even though constricted by unglamorous suburban trappings, still manages to strike a sexy, glamorous image. Treat Williams, although not the typical stud, has an earthy charm and chemistry with Pfeiffer, while Jonathan Jackson seems poised to join the ranks of beautiful young Hollywood actors. With this winning trio of actors and its subtle take on the poignant issue of child abduction. The Deep End of the Ocean offers a surprisingly refreshing change from the trashy options now readily available at movie theaters...