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Peter Bart: Los Alamos Was A Secret Town Whose ‘Oppenheimer’ Wizards Feared “Playing God” With Their Lethal “Gadget”
The mysterious sanctuary hidden away in the Jemez mountains was known only as Box 1663 in the mid 1950s. The mission of its 13,000 residents was to create "the gadget." Living there was a challenge. "It's a prison camp for eggheads," whispered one…
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Peter Bart: The “Club” That Used To Solve Hollywood’s Labor Problems Is Extinct. So Now What?
"To survive in Hollywood, all you need is an occasional miracle."
An amateur philosopher named Ronald Reagan once directed those words to me, referring to the unexpected labor crisis of 1960. Hollywood's actors had shocked their industry by voting to…
Story Arc:
SAG-AFTRA Strike
October 27, 2023
October 26, 2023
Peter Bart: Hollywood Icons Harrison Ford And Rock Hudson Still Flexing Their Movie-Star Muscles
Movie stars no longer “own” Hollywood, we are told, but two hallowed brand names owned much of the media space this week.
At age 80, Harrison Ford is soldiering through the interview circuit to energize his balky Indy numbers. And an HBO doc about Rock…
Peter Bart: ‘Barbie’ Vs. ‘Oppenheimer’ One Of Summer Box Office’s Biggest Test (Screening) Cases
Barbie will own the conversation. No, Oppenheimer will be the summer's “must see” movie. The July 21 face-off between those unlikely rivals hints at the imminent surprises of Summer '23.
Everyone I meet claims to have the “inside” on coming hits or…
Peter Bart: “Ghosts” Quietly Write Books In Times Of Discord But Carry Another Burden: They Know Much Of Their Writing Is Untrue
What do writers do when they can't write? It's an exasperating question, since some write anyway – even in risky ways.
The risky activities of one strike-bound writer deserve note because he's a "ghost" who is breaking a prime rule of his "ghosting" fraternity: He's openly talking about the secrets…
Peter Bart: Eager To Build Overseas Clout, Academy CEO Bill Kramer Shows Cannes That The Oscars Org Also Knows How To Celebrate
Navigating the frenzied Cannes Film Festival scene can prove perilous for a first-timer, even if he's boss of the Oscars.
Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is in Cannes to meet with his expanded covey of overseas members, now a quarter of Oscar voters. He also has…
Peter Bart: As Film & TV Writers Hit Picket Lines, Some Digital Media Counterparts Are Stuck In ‘Traffic’ Jam
This is a dark moment for frazzled members of the writing fraternity.
Picketers in Hollywood and New York fear a prolonged standoff gripping film and TV. Also troubling, their colleagues in digital media are patching together their résumés as Vice Media…
Story Arc:
Writers Guild Strike
September 30, 2023
September 29, 2023
September 27, 2023
Peter Bart: Will Fox News Crises Finally Provide Answer To Question Who Is Rupert Murdoch?
What is Rupert Murdoch up to? At age 92 he confronts the challenge of re-energizing Fox News, yet his stewardship remains as enigmatic as his politics.
Hollywood remembers that for 30 years Murdoch owned, then dismembered, a major movie company, yet…
Peter Bart: Tom Hanks’ New ‘Major Motion Picture Masterpiece’ Is Facetious Peek At Stardom, Moviemaking
Tom Hanks has expertly re-invented himself over the years, moving from rom-com star (Big) to war hero (Saving Private Ryan) to character actor (Elvis), and as a writer-director with That Thing You Do! and Larry Crowne. His newest chapter: novelist.
He's…
Peter Bart: Promising Start Gives Amazon’s ‘Air’ Some Breathing Room, But It’s Still An Uphill Battle To Expand Theatrical Openings
"Show me the money" was the memorable battle cry in Jerry Maguire, the 1996 movie about a sports agent who must "deliver" for his manic client.
Matt Damon, the negotiator at the center of his and Ben Affleck's new movie, delivers big time for his client, and so does the film. Air is an angry…
Peter Bart: Tom Cruise & Rob Lowe Both Survived Turbulence On Their Flights To Stardom
One was fiercely focused, the other accident-prone. They both made it.
The careers of Rob Lowe and Tom Cruise first collided exactly 40 years ago when the two very young but ambitious actors showed up at an Oklahoma location to assume their roles in The…
Peter Bart: Contrasting The Leading-Man Life From Keanu, Cruise & Harrison Ford To Sean Connery & Seminal Swashbuckler Errol Flynn
"I never set out to play the hero, but since I'm usually cast as one I want to be the best paid hero."
That's what Sean Connery said at a moment when he was re-negotiating his James Bond deal. As a serious actor, Connery admitted he never understood what traits audiences wanted from their movie…
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