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...hard to imagine a more garishly perfect show-business union than Andrew Lloyd Webber and Bollywood. Lloyd Webber, of course, is the British showman who created such over-the-top, pack-'em-in productions as Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and Starlight Express. Bollywood is the name for India's film industry, which each year churns out close to 1,000 films, virtually all weepy melodramas staged as singing, dancing, multiple-costume-changing revues. Three years ago, fate brought Lloyd Webber and celebrated Indian composer A.R. Rahman together, and so was born Bombay Dreams, a campy bildungsroman that follows...
...miniature rims for its Hot Wheels toy cars, the firm will unveil a line of wheels for real cars. Rimmakers are also expecting a boost from this summer's sequel to the 2001 surprise-hit movie The Fast and the Furious, which opens June 6. Amid all the over-the-top street-racing scenes, there's a dose of reality: one of the main characters (played by singer Tyrese), has spent a few years in the slammer for possessing "hot"--as in stolen--wheels...
...while the Pudding’s productions are scripted, occasionally B.J.’s penchant for over-the-top improv has led him to introduce new props, alter lyrics mid-song, or step outside the box—literally. In his junior year, he danced off the edge of the stage and into the orchestra...
...guys, I can see past the immediate context of their stories and appreciate their unique styles. Writing so often for The Crimson (in addition to editing countless stories) has helped me refine my own writing voice and cast a style which, though admittedly a tad too pompous and over-the-top (I have a propensity for big words, sadly), hopefully entertains and educates nonetheless. Looking back on my four years, I can safely say that The Crimson and not Expository Writing or any other academic class has been my greatest source of education in the art of writing...
...Speaking of "The West Wing," Zucker assured advertisers that the show would be better than ever despite its recent ratings slide and the loss of creator-writer Aaron Sorkin. Zucker also praised the show's season-ending, over-the-top plot twists - the vice president resigns! the president's daughter gets kidnapped! - which have lately made the show play like "24" with too much dialogue and not enough torture...