Word: poseidon
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Meanwhile, grown-ups can work on conserving energy too, as they bask on the hotel's private beach or take in the stunning views of the Temple of Poseidon, built in the 5th century BC to honor the god of the seas. No doubt he would have approved of the Ambassadors' summer-holiday activities. www.grecotel.com
...decided that the best direction for us is to do something where we lead the way in terms of where the film industry is going," says Cruise's producing partner Paula Wagner. The private-equity model has suffered some high-profile failures, like this year's big-budget flop Poseidon, but new investors continue to rush to Tinseltown. In September, Flyboys, at $60 million one of the most financially ambitious and risky films funded entirely by private investors, lands in theaters. With expensive period sets and complex aerial battle scenes, the producers kept the film about World War I flying...
DIED. Red Buttons, 87, impish funnyman who emerged from burlesque to forge an acclaimed acting career spanning more than 30 films, including They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The Poseidon Adventure, and stints on TV's Roseanne and ER; in Los Angeles. He was born Aaron Chwatt, but some patrons at an early gig renamed him for his red hair and the brass buttons on his uniform. Buttons became a sudden star in 1952 with his CBS variety show, on which he danced goofily to a trademark lyric, "Hoho-hehe-haha. Strange things are happening!" That became a national...
...DIED. Red Buttons, 87, impish comedian who emerged from burlesque and Borscht Belt clubs to forge a successful acting career, with roles in more than 30 films including Sayonara, Pete's Dragon and The Poseidon Adventure; in Los Angeles. Born Aaron Chwatt, he was nicknamed for his red hair and the brass buttons on his uniform at an early gig and became an overnight hit in 1952 with his own CBS variety show. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his 1956 portrayal of a U.S. airman in a doomed romance with a Japanese woman in Sayonara, starring Marlon...
...Poseidon, Richard Dreyfuss tries to flee a sinking ship. In real life, he's trying to right America's course. Jaws, Hello Down There, Poseidon--what's it like to be the Laurence Olivier of underwater acting? Oh, not hard. I just hold my breath and think of Shakespeare...