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Comic book cover art. The book was adapted into a film by Michael Mann for Paramount in 1983. [2] The film was a critical and financial disaster but retains a cult following, partly due to Tangerine Dream's work on the soundtrack, stories surrounding the film's troubled production, and significant studio interference that most notably reduced the film from an unreleased 210-minute cut to a ...
The film's main character for the subplot was inspired by real-life civil engineer David Phillips. [42] Sandler received critical praise for his first dramatic role in the film. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] At the 2002 Cannes Film Festival , Anderson won the Best Director Award and was nominated for the Palme d'Or . [ 45 ]
Paul Rudnick [1] (born December 29, 1957) is an American writer. His plays have been produced on and off Broadway and worldwide. He is also known for having written the screenplays for several movies, including Sister Act, Addams Family Values, Jeffrey, and In & Out. Rudnick also wrote film criticism under the pseudonym Libby Gelmen-Waxner. [2]
A 'turnaround' or 'turnaround deal' is occasionally used to describe an arrangement in the film industry whereby the production costs of a project that one studio has developed are declared a loss on the company's tax return, thereby preventing the studio from exploiting the property any further. The rights can then be sold to another studio in ...
This is a list of Hollywood novels i.e., notable fiction about the American film and television industry and associated culture. The Hollywood novel is not to be confused with the Los Angeles novel, which is a novel set in Los Angeles and environs but not overtly about the movie business and its effect on the lives of industry participants and moviegoers.
Theroux, Paul (November, 1975). Dengue fever. Playboy. 22 (11): 148-154 Illustrations by Bill Imhoff Set of two 1977 Theroux, Paul (March, 1977). Set of two. Playboy. 24 (3): 114-116, 176. Illustrations by Tom James Sex and its substitutes 1982 Theroux, Paul (December, 1982). Sex and its substitutes. Playboy. 24 (3): 173, 178, 267-272 A ...
8 Million Ways to Die is a 1986 American neo-noir action thriller film [3] [4] directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette, and Andy Garcia.It was Ashby's final film, and the first attempt to adapt the Matthew Scudder detective stories of Lawrence Block for the screen.
Television series can experience development hell between seasons, resulting in a long delay from one season to the next. Screenwriter Ken Aguado states that "development hell rarely happens in series television", because writers for a television series "typically only get a few cracks at executing a pilot, and if he or she doesn't deliver, the project will be quickly abandoned."