Word: disasterous
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Not every erstwhile alarmist can bring himself to such optimism. Says Norman Podhoretz, editor of Commentary: "A lot of people are trying to undermine the foundations of the American experience and are pushing toward a more Balkanized society. I think that would be a disaster, not only because it would...
Lynch moved to Los Angeles in 1970 and spent five years making Eraserhead. The film became a cult hit and led to his first mainstream film, The Elephant Man. Lynch's next project, the big-budget sci-fi movie Dune, was a critical and commercial disaster, but Blue Velvet brought...
In mid-argument with Mr. Thomas, a light clicked on in my head. Three years ago, the Internal Revenue Service had snooped around my neighborhood asking about a Michael G. Riley and his horrendous credit history. After many phone calls, the IRS admitted it had the wrong man. Perhaps my...
When he pitched DEG to investors, De Laurentiis promised he would make careful, modestly budgeted pictures. Yet once ensconced at DEG, he refused to share decision-making authority and showed a knack for picking up screenplays that other studios had wisely spurned. For an Old World producer accustomed to making...
Finally, in August 1988, Berge, the dynamic president of Yves Saint Laurent, was appointed to run the project. Five months later, he set off the biggest flap of all when he unceremoniously fired Daniel Barenboim and shelved the conductor's programming plans. By May of last year, when Chung, plucked...