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...life of this variety yields a wealth of anecdotes and portraits told in his characteristicly elegant manner. Galbraith's insights into the characters of the famous men of the era are few, but he profiles several lesser-known individuals to delightful effect. Henry Dennison, a maverick New England business mogul of the 1930s and Leon Henderson, Galbraith's Hemmingwayesque superior at the OPA stand out particularly...
...another sense, Polyester is like all independent films. Whether the director has reformist ideals or dreams of big bucks, whether his mogul is an arts council functionary or a local businessman looking for a tax write-off, the game of scrounging and scrambling must be played. Dawn of the Dead and The Dark End of the Street jump the same financial hurdles. Making movies and Making It may be, finally, the same thing. And sometimes It pays off. More than a few members of the New Hollywood elite-David Lynch (The Elephant Man), John Carpenter (Halloween), Martin Brest (Going...
...video rather than film. But the concept of actors and artisans under contract recalls the studio system that flourished for 40 years and died out in the '60s. Can Zoetrope work? Can it be profitable? Will a dozen cantankerous directors chafe under the effusive rein of an auteur-mogul? Many people in the New Hollywood, including some of Coppola's competitors, hope he makes it. Others are more skeptical. Says Ned Tanen: "Francis has all the answers. Too bad someone doesn't give him the questions...
Could imitations be far behind? In the case of Dynasty, imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence. As Oil Mogul Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) struggles to secure control of his empire and the fidelity of his working-class bride (Linda Evans), heavy breathing can be heard -the anxious effort of writers and actors to hit a Texas-size gusher. So far, though, Dynasty is all dry wells...
...fugitive from American-or at least Cal-ifornian-justice. He is telling the world that underneath it all, he is really a very serious fellow, if by serious one means that he is as capable as Irving Thalberg or David O. Selznick or any other old time mogul of making a handsomely illustrated version of a literary classic...