Word: hollywoodizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cash in on Olliemania with a two-hour movie to be based on an instant biography being churned out by Boston Globe Reporter Ben Bradlee Jr. The deal is only in the exploratory stage, but Hollywood gossip mills already tab Treat Williams as a natural for the part of the hound-dog-eyed Marine. Some would-be casting agents, however, favor Mel Gibson or Harrison Ford. And who better to portray the portly former National Security Adviser John Poindexter than Edward Asner? On the basis of hairstyle alone, Farrah Fawcett is a shoo-in for the part of Ollie...
...Bond films have no competition as the most durable and popular series in movie history. Superman, Rocky and Jaws may have produced four installments; Friday the 13th may have hit six. But 15 films -- and more to come -- with the high gloss and safe thrills of Bond? My dear Hollywood, there are some things that just aren't done...
...crash. Perelman never fully recovered from the blow, nor did his wife Laura, who descended into alcoholism. Many of his best letters deal obliquely with the disappointments he felt with his family and his work: he did not write a full-length book or earn a big payday in Hollywood. He compensated for periods of depression with solo journeys overseas that shortchanged his children ^ without alleviating his sense of unfulfillment. When his daughter was dejected after reading Crime and Punishment, he tried to console her -- and, implicitly, himself -- by insisting that "you can be as deeply moved by laughter...
...years and 2,343 episodes is back. Well, sort of. Howdy will be celebrating Howdy Doody's 40th anniversary this fall in + a nationally syndicated TV special. Roger Mure, who produced both the special and the original series on NBC, describes the new Howdy as a "cross between Hollywood and Doodyville." The show will feature Milton Berle, Gary Coleman and Monty Hall, as well as old pals like Robert ("Buffalo Bob") Smith, 69. In recent years Smith has made a second career of appearances at colleges and shopping malls, playing to audiences who grew up on Howdy Doody. Comparing them...
Right-wing groups trying to enforce assimilation are springing up everywhere. By the looks of La Bamba, they have gotten to some Hollywood directors. Ritchie Valens is the perfect poster child for U.S. English...