Word: megastars
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there were other, more pertinent reasons for mourning Lennon's passing. He was not simply the megastar founder of a legendary rock group but a demonstrably troubled man who seemed to be in the process of beating back his demons. After five years of mysterious silence, he had released a new album, Double Fantasy, on which he and his wife Yoko Ono alternately performed love songs. Suddenly Lennon was dominating the airwaves again with his hit single from the album, Starting Over. And he was talking to reporters, telling interviewers about his life as a househusband, baking bread and caring...
Since its release, I've come to like Bad. It is in many ways "Thriller II," and it's reaffirmed the popularity of the unique style that made Michael a megastar. Bad's first four singles have reached number one on the pop charts, and the album has already sold 13 million copies after only seven months...
...cult trumpets be raised: Hollywood is stagestruck again. Children of a Lesser God corrals five Oscar nominations; Crimes of the Heart blossoms into a modest, megastar success; Brighton Beach Memoirs and 'night, Mother find their way to film. All of which means . . . very little. Perhaps that there is lower financial risk in stories with few characters and no special effects. Or that the ravenous appetite of the home-video market can be easily stoked with product that has proved its value in another venue. Or that moguls have decided to bankroll a few films with their wives in mind instead...
...trademark may be a soccer ball rather than a football, but nonetheless, Pele, 45, has been tapped to be grand marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., next New Year's Day. The Brazilian megastar, who led his country's team to World Cup victory three times and scored 1,281 goals in his career before retiring in 1977, follows such past marshals as John Wayne (1973), Gerald Ford (1978) and Lee Iacocca (1985) in kicking off the show. "To me it is like another World Cup," said Pele, who flew to California to accept his latest...
...includes Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise. Like Stranger, the low budget heavily dictated the nature of the script, but it didn't dampen the spirit of the film. Filming in 11 days, with minimal sets (either Nola's boudoir or the streets of Brooklyn) and a small no-megastar cast, Lee made the most of what he had. And that includes a terribly talented family circle: his father, the esteemed jazz pianist/composer Bill Lee, furnished the splendid score as well as a nice cameo performance as father Darling; and Joie Lee, Spike's sister, makes an enchanting...