Word: hollywoodizing
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...onstage, across the airwaves and on the movie screen. America took the European operetta, fused it with burlesque and jazz and created--through the genius of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and others--a broad, unique musical form. The '20s saw the rise of the Hollywood studio system, which had grown from its humble origins among (mostly immigrant Jewish) nickelodeon proprietors into the most powerful industry for the invention and spread of dreams in human history, at least until the advent of TV. Walt Disney invented a little mouse, no larger than a man's thumb...
...dooming" the silent picture. Furthermore, as Mr. Fox also announced that he had secured the services of some 200 "legitimate" actors, stage-directors, dialog writers and dramatists, singers, dancers and musical comedy producers and composers, it was also felt that the entire theatrical world was about to undertake a Hollywood migration. Given tongue, the cinema appeared also to have been given teeth. It had seemingly cast itself for the role of the Wolf, with the silent cinema as the Old Grandmother and the speaking stage as Little Red Riding Hood...
Working out of a small apartment in Hollywood, California, Drudge is a one-man news operation, gleaning leads on stories from confidential sources via e-mail, as well as from television and the World Wide Web. Drudge compiles his tip sheet and transmits it both via a free e-mail newsletter and his Web site...
...later filed an assault complaint. Through his manager and publicist, Brolin said he had been "set up" and claimed that any contact was "accidental," at least on his part. Whatever the case, another paparazzo was conveniently on hand to capture the action on film. In Washington, meanwhile, a Hollywood-friendly Senate seems to be taking the stars' side in this ongoing battle. Senators Dianne Feinstein of California and Orrin Hatch of Utah are introducing a personal-privacy-protection act to limit the liberties that photographers take in pursuit of the great shot...
...Guru's theories may prove to be correct. "Hollywood Squares" is set to reappear next season with Whoopi Goldberg in the center square. In addition, "Match Game," "Let's Make a Deal," and a revamped version of "The $25,000 Pyramid" are all set to make a comeback in the coming years...