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...want their film to be understood as a period comedy of manners. Patrick and his nonfriends care only about their abs and their arid social lives. ("I'm not really hungry," one of them says, "but I'd like to have reservations someplace.") Some of the wit may sound insidey--Ed Gein, the real-life inspiration for Norman Bates, is ID'd as the "maitre d' at Canal Bar"--but it makes a point. To Patrick, serial killers and cafe staffers are interchangeable celebrities...
...Player has already caused a stir in Hollywood, thanks to its smart tone, its veiled references to industry figures and its imposing cast of walk-on stars (dozens, and big ones). Will this all seem too insidey to the public? Maybe not. The decade-long spotlighting of the movie industry -- on Entertainment Tonight, in newspapers and best sellers -- has taught the mass audience that film production is a spectator sport. Like any other modern sport, it trades in money and celebrity, scandal and sex appeal; it has big winners and losers, all playing for high stakes, which they are happy...
...might James Baker go to Wyoming for more than the fishing and beautiful scenery? You can discover the answers to all these questions in our expanded, one-page Grapevine section, now running at the front of the magazine. First introduced in Nation two years ago, Grapevine offered readers an insidey look at politics in Washington and across the country. We'll still give you a behind-the-scenes look at those who govern us, but now the whole world is our stage, from Hollywood to the Pentagon, from Steinbrenner to Milken. "The purpose is to be fun and lively while...
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