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...screen Superman; calling Kaufman Clark Kent would be something of a stretch. For anyone who’s seen Kaufman’s 2002 meta masterpiece Adaptation, though, the resemblance can’t be denied. Here, in a sunlit conference room on the second floor of the Boston Ritz-Carlton, is living evidence that Cage was nearly perfect in his on-screen portrayal of that self-referential script’s author. Kaufman has the same quietly intense air as his film double, leans over in the same way to burst out with a self-deprecating...
...It’s like you’ll be walking from the lobby of the Ritz to the ballroom of the Holiday Inn,” Sattelmair said. “But overall, I’m very excited...
...TOUCH...NOT Lots of people go to Bali for vacation. A few even get sent there for business. And if they are really lucky, they get to stay at the Ritz-Carlton resort. Now that the hotel has wi-fi in its conference room, business users can get more work done before they venture into...
...facility that trains chimps for Hollywood. Trainers, she says, repeatedly kicked, punched and beat chimps with hammers to make them obedient. Nonsense, says Sid Yost, owner of Amazing Animal Actors, which rents out chimps for TV productions. His chimps, he says, are "affection trained" and "live like at the Ritz-Carlton." And they probably look great in tuxedos. --By Margot Roosevelt
...occasional viciousness, here darkly humorous, often plain nasty. According to Read, he often treated his wife, Merula, with disdain, putting her down in public and insisting she give up her own acting career. When this led to her breakdown, he left her alone in a suite at the Ritz Hotel to get through it. His relationship with his son, Matthew, was awkward and could also be cruel - he once held a hand up for an entire meal to block out the face of Matthew's new girlfriend. What really fascinates Read, however, is the possibility that Guinness was bisexual...