This week's 'Star Magazine' is reporting that Jenna Bush is an
intern
this summer--
Imagine an intern in the 'First' Family!
She's spending July and August in always sunny LA, working for Brillstein
Grey Entertainment,
one of the most powerful management and production companies in town.
Their clients include Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, among others,
and they produce several
'little' TV shows like 'The Sopranos' and 'Just Shoot Me'.
Of course, this story isn't on their online site.
But it is on page 10, of the 31 July, 2001, issue (the most current).
The one with "Meg Fights With Nicole - Over Russell Crowe" on the cover.
Lots of Condit stuff, too, both online and in the hardcopy.
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For those unfamiliar with the story: Global Warming is real and we have
lost about all
of our coastal cities. Robots have stepped in to replace the missing
workforce, and a
leading manufacturer is about to try out a new model. Since population
growth is strictly
controlled, the new robot is a child that will imprint and love whoever
says a series of
code words to it forever. The prototype is sent to an employee couple
who's son is so
critically ill he has been frozen. The mother resists then accepts
the little
artificial boy, then her son is revived.
I'll stop there with the story for those who haven't seen it....and
explain some of the bad
press. This is, on the surface, well-explored territory. The artificial
boy's quest to
become a "real boy" was done specifically by Pinnochio, and somewhat
in the Robin Williams'
film "Millennium Man". However, take a deeper look and you will find
so many themes thrown
at you that'll you'll risk my headache.
The meaning of love, abandonment, our interaction (and reaction) to
dependence on machines,
corporate responsibility,what exactly is human - all this is in the
movie too and in an almost
throw-away manner.
This was the hand of Stanley Kubrick. His style was to put his messages
there for those who
wished (or was capable) of picking them up - but he wasn't going to
help you out if you missed it.
Kubrick was brilliant, but cold. His films also took the point of view
that you were not a
participant, but truly just an observer. This is where events take
a happy turn for the movie,
but a sad turn in terms of a great director. Kubrick died before he
could turn his A.I. into a film.
Before his passing, Kubrick was having great problems with making the
film. The ideas were strong,
but the technology wasn't there yet to film it. After nearly giving
up on it completely, he had a
chance conversation with Steven Spielberg. Spielberg offered to take
a shot at the movie and Kubrick
agreed.
This is where it turns to improve the final film. If either director
had tried this project on their own,
it would have been a complete failure. Kubrick's detachment would have
failed to give the audience an
emotional tie to the it's main protagonist. Spielberg would have involved
us too much and turned into a
sentimental piece of mush. Working together, Kubrick's script and Spielberg's
warmth gave it the perfect
balance.
Combine that with the talents of one of the greatest child actors of
all time, Haley Joel Osment, this
movie becomes the "2001" of robot films. If at first you didn't like
it, go back and see it again.
If you've stayed away - this film is a treasure and not to be missed.
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HOLLYWOOD is proud to present Charles Manson - the musical.
"Songs composed by the 1960s cult leader as he plotted the slaughter
of Los Angeles
celebrities will be heard for the first time in a £40m (little
over $50million) film next year.
Manson, 66, who still proclaims his "true vision" from solitary confinement,
will not
receive royalties from tunes such as 'They Say I'm No Good', 'Ego'
and 'Sick City'.
The money will go to relatives of the nine known victims of his murderous
cult, The Family.
The songs reveal Manson's tortured psyche - in 'Ego' he writes of losing
his mind, while in
'Sick City' he urges people to start fires. Another work tells of beheadings.
To read the whole sordid thing, go to
From: Trevor Gordon
Subject: A review of that
other guy's review of my review.
Thanks for taking the time to read, and extensivly
comment, on my review
of Jurassic Park 3. However, you really don't understand the full story
behind my review.
I, myself, am a teenager. I am 16 years old, and
I understand what my
peers want in a movie. I review films based on a duel standard. The
artistic
merit of the film, and the entertainment value of it. I try and review
films
for two audiences. The older generation, and the younger generation.
You have to understand that kids nowadays do NOT
appreciate the slower,
more deliberate method of filmmaking. Thats why A.I dropped 50% in
it's
second week. Teens will NOT enjoy movies like "A Clockwork Orange",
if it
were not for the frequent nude scenes.
My review of Jurassic Park 3 was highly negetive,
but the score was 6.5 because it
is entertaining. Hell, I enjoyed it. I just thought it was a terrible
production at the same time.
You ARE, however, correct on several points. The
Spinosuarus attack sequence WAS
more similar to the JP2 trailer scene then the orginial's T-Rex attack.
I just forgot about it.
Just keep in mind my perspective on these issues,
I'm review based
on Art AND Entertainment, for your generation, and mine.
Regards,
Trevor Gordon