Brooks and Streep Star in Defending Your Life Review
Albert Brooks directs and stars in Defending Your Life a buoyant satire on an afterlife purgatory where a former ad exec Daniel played by Brooks and Julia played by Meryl Streep explore spiritual growth amid witty deadpan humor. The piece blends satire with romance and offers engaging performances from Streep and Brooks.
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Albert Brooks
Brooks
Daniel
Judgment City
Julia
Mery Streep
Woody Allen
Streep
Heaven
Paradise
Paul Schrader
Disney CBS merger speculation fuels Hollywood industry chatter
Hollywood notes report speculative merger talks that would pair Walt Disney Co with CBS, potentially creating the largest show business revenue giant, while other items cover George Burns signing a Las Vegas contract, Ralph Nader's criticism of The Simpsons, Rodney Dangerfield's legal actions, Spike Lee teaching at Harvard, policing and media humor debates, and various entertainment industry moves and hires.
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Hollywood
Walt Disney Co
CBS
Disney
Disney-Cbs
Rock On By Stars Of Copeland Legacy
A playfully titled rock scene bulletin notes Stewart Copeland of the Police and Miles Copeland III behind IRS Records and the new IRS Books project to tell their father Miles Copeland Jr.’s CIA founder story. It previews The Game Player and other music titles plus layered industry debates on longbox packaging and new videos.
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Stewart
Tan
Miles Copeland
The
Police
Ian
FBI
Frontier Booking International
Miles
IRS Records
Miles Copeland Jr
CIA
Young Miles
IRS Books
Miles Jr
Sting
Peter Gabriel
Don Henley
REM
Midnight Oil
California
New York
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
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Patty Hearst
Yukio Mishima
Miranda Richardson
Rupert Everett
Venice
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Christopher Walken
Paul Bowles
Harold Pinter
Tan McEwan
Mirren
Walken
RCA
Columbia
John Hughes
Heathers
Christian Slater
CBSP
Scripps Howard News Service
George Burns
Riviera Hotel
Las Vegas
Pia Zadora
Hotelcasing
Burns
Riviera Execs
Ooe
Ralph Nader
Nader
U.S. Council For Energy Awareness
Sam Simon
Homer Simpson
Rodney
Caesars Palace
Rodney Dangerfield
Dangerfield
Star
Atlantic City
Barry Langberg
Carol Burnett
National Enquirer
Spike Lee
Hell
Harvard University
Lee
Harvard
L.A
Argus Hamilton
Daryl Gates
Gates
Alan King
Rick Dees
Dees
Wally Clark
Cosmo Cappellino
Cappellino
Clark
Oco
Sally Jessy Raphael
Martha Graham
Her
Center of Contemporary Dance
Lauren Hutton
Greenwich Village
Emmitt Kellam
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Billy Joel
Elton John
Dire Straits
Mario van Peebles
Papa Melvin van Peebles
Texas
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Willie Nelson
Pedernales Country Club
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Bea Arthur
London
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Jonathan
Boss
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Hinton Battle
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School of the Arts
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Cole Porter
Gnd
Hollywood Radio and Television Society
Scott Bakula
Bakula
Gregg Allman
Rush
Houston
Wolf Larson
Tarzan
Lydie Denier
Jane
Jessica Lange
Willa Cather
Cbbs-Tv
Michael Landon
Rock
Ethlie Ann Ware Newspaper Enterprise Association
Live Crew
Tipper Gore
MCA Metalheads
Spread Eagle
Washington, D.C
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Video Music Inc
Uriah Heep
Wishbone Ash
Capitol
Warner Bros
Neil Young
Tanita Tikaram
Bulletboys
Prince
MC Hammer
Holiday Inn
Perth
All Night Family Fun Independent Hose Co
Baughman’s
Hansonville RD
Glade Valley Travelers
Harrigans
Bamboo Garden
Francis Scott Key Mall
Frederick, MD
Penhorse
Boches
Frederick
Amsalt Disney Animation
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Walt Disney Animation France
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Quer Pignep
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W. Patrick Street
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