Word: stardom
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...much for him. The scruffy kid from Aberdeen, Washington initially catapulted to international stardom on the basis of four catchy chords. From sleeping on couches to riding in limos, Cobain was never comfortable with success and the fame that went with it. He often voiced sadness about not being able to do the things he used to enjoy, like just going to a club and seeing a band...
...poignant three-hour documentary called Hoop Dreams (due out in the fall), about two teenage basketball prospects from Chicago, the sport's glamour is a flicker of light at the end of a long tunnel of family troubles, daunting schoolwork, perilous street life and their knowledge that stardom is a buyer's market. But they persevere because the dream is all they have...
...Awards, equivalent to the Tonys. At New York City's Lincoln Center, the look and style are the same, but the cast is all American and almost all new, save for Michael Hayden, 30, a 1992 Juilliard graduate who reprises the leading role that vaulted him from nowhere to stardom...
...actor's passion to observe the world. It is his art to become what he observes. And finally it is his job to let the world observe him. It's hard work, reconciling the natures of voyeur and exhibitionist. And when stardom falls on an actor, it is tougher to play the role demanded by the press and public: himself...
...Madlyn into a rage of frustration and abandonment. Instead she stands limp and half-heartedly bounces objects off Keitel. The audience can do nothing but laugh when she delivers her lines, addressing her husband quite unbelievably as "man". "Dangerous Game" has once again jeopardized Madonna's chance at movie stardom. Add this latest bomb to the cluttered video shelves somewhere between "Body of Evidence" and "Shanghai Surprise...