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...Time magazine of May 6, 1991, purports "to 'clear' people of their unhappiness" through self-help techniques, career guidance and a supportive community. The Church's "Celebrity Centers," clubhouses geared toward the rich and famous, boast high-profile members such as Kirstie Alley, Sonny Bono, Tom Cruise and John Travolta...
...know who they are. You've seen them from a distance. They glide around the dance floor behind an Astaire-like facade of polished tuxes or faux finery with unmistakable Travolta flavor. The circle forms and they're always at the center. They are the party...
...studio boss acknowledges being "mindful" of a desire to do a film with Travolta when Fields' request crossed his desk. "When I get a letter from Bert Fields, right or wrong, I give it more credence," he says. "Should I have spent more time on it? Maybe. But if there is persecution in the world, isn't that a bad thing?" Several others maintain they signed to pose the same question. "If you asked me, do I know a great deal about Scientology, I do not," acknowledges former MCA president Sid Sheinberg. "But I don't think I have...
...executive who declined to participate is Joe Roth, chairman of the Disney studios, which did well with the Travolta film Phenomenon. "Bert made it less about [Scientology] and more about connecting to feelings about the Holocaust," says Roth. "Either that, or they're all whores for Tom Cruise and John Travolta, and they wanted to be on the right list...
...House soon. A perennial supporting player, Thornton is now getting fat roles in A pictures: as Sean Penn's nemesis in Oliver Stone's U-Turn and as James Carville, more or less, in the Mike Nichols film Primary Colors. "He's a redneck artist," says Nichols. "Like Nicholson, Travolta and Whoopi Goldberg, he can play street characters with enormous intellect. He has a genius for connecting with people...