Bruce Dern Eyes a Star Turn After Dog Film Struggles
Hollywood interview notes Bruce Dern’s plan to break out of B roles with Won Ton Ton The Dog Who Saved Hollywood and a Hitchcock lead in Family Plot He reflects on past hits and his aim to convince producers he can be a top star while fretting over typecasting and box office.
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Deadly Tower TV retelling of Whitman terror in Austin
NBC presents The Deadly Tower a two hour drama about Charles Whitman s 1966 campus massacre. Kurt Russell as Whitman conveys a calm yet driven killer while Richard Yniguez portrays Ramiro Martinez. Director Jerry Jameson stage manages pace violence and fear to reflect unknown motives and public panic.
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Beacon Hill residents dispute CBS series accuracy
Boston residents comment on the CBS program Beacon Hill, calling it inaccurate and insulting to Irish heritage. Mrs J Clifford Ross criticizes the 1920s setting as not reflective of real Beacon Hill, while others note many wealthy Irish would have lived elsewhere and in Jamaica Plain or West Roxbury.
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