Word: studioful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Junior has been busy running the executive catapult. First out: executive vice president Howard Weitzman, helped by his close friend president Ron Meyer. On the studio level, production president Marc Platt was dismissed (on his birthday), and the marketing team of Buffy Shutt and Kathy Jones resigned under pressure...
Weitzman, a lawyer who represented John DeLorean and, briefly, O.J. Simpson, was an odd hire, considering his absolute lack of corporate experience. Weitzman says he left because the job became too administrative. "Steering a glacier," he says, "is not easy." Platt was ousted because he clashed with studio chairman Casey Silver. It was Silver, not Platt, who approved a slew of underperforming films, such as the Bruce Willis-Richard Gere vehicle The Jackal and the political dud Primary Colors. Silver, whose contract has been renewed, says he can turn the studio around: "We have excellent product in the pipeline...
...says Alison Brown, 33, a Los Angeles student. The focus means they get a vacation from the stress of the outside world; the lack of sweat and panting makes it easier for them to rush back to it. "Most of my clients are working women with children," says Atlanta studio owner Penelope Wyer...
...Tracy is like a goddess," explains an agent friend of mine. "She's this little golden fountain of Nike." She's been the toast of the town for more than a decade. She is greeted at film festivals, air-kissed in restaurants, waved onto studio lots. The secret of her appeal? Free stuff. If you make Tracy's A-list, you have a standing invitation to visit her L.A. emporium, where you'll be treated with all the respect due a busy insider--including the assistance of a personal shopper. While the exterior of the building is unmarked, inside...
While none of this is remotely illegal (assuming IRS lack of interest), industry figures are extremely reluctant to comment. One studio head who had agreed to an interview backed out at the last minute. Was he embarrassed, I asked? Not at all--he just didn't want his pass revoked...