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...trading charges in 1986. "A lot of these guys on Wall Street consider themselves to be warriors," reports Sheen. "They say, 'I'm going off to war today,' and they're not kidding." Sheen had an easier time relating to his real-life dad in the role of his onscreen father, an airline mechanic who senses the hidden price of his son's success. Hannah had difficulty even liking her character. She plays an interior decorator who loves both Fox and money. "I finally realized she doesn't have to be a total snot," says Hannah. "She can be human...
...numerous onscreen changes have signaled a mid-life crisis. By the end of next month, all five of the channel's original veejays (MTV's equivalent of radio disk jockeys) will have left or been let go. Their replacements are a younger corps that includes Britisher Julie Brown, 27, and Dweezil Zappa, 17, son of Veteran Rocker Frank Zappa. A few years ago MTV tried to broaden its appeal by adding the mellower sounds of Lionel Richie, Billy Joel and others; now it has returned to its original emphasis on hard rock and heavy-metal bands, with softer ballads largely...
...Onscreen, John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter. "Duke," who died in 1979, was also good at firing off angry letters to friends, including Ronald Reagan. In November 1977 Wayne blistered Reagan for a fund-raising letter that the Duke considered full of false statements about the Panama Canal treaties. "I'll show you point by God damn point where you are misinforming people," wrote Wayne, who supported the agreement to cede U.S. control of the canal to Panama. If Reagan persisted in making "erroneous remarks," Wayne continued, "someone will publicize your letter to prove that...
...screening of a porn film, a female critic spotted something in the movie that offended her sensibilities. "Good grief!" she exclaimed, rising from her seat as bodies heaved onscreen. "Just look at those dirty sheets...
Women in the porn industry are playing a role in modifying the product. Female stars, who once seemed willing to do almost anything onscreen that was not fatal, are now wary of mistreatment. Newcomer Barbara Dare (Deep Throat Girls, 10 1/2 Weeks), named the best new porn starlet of 1987 in two polls, says she will not take part in anal sex or bondage and subjugation. "There's a lot of bad stuff out there and a lot of beatings," says Dare. "I would never do that. I do couples films." Seka, a porn star who now directs and produces...