`A TIME TO KILL' FILM BOOSTS BEST SELLER.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith The film version of ``A Time to Kill,'' in its fifth day of release, has already made a born-again best seller of ``A Time to Kill,'' the novel. The drama, which John Grisham “Grisham” redirects here. For other uses, see Grisham (disambiguation). John Ray Grisham (born February 8, 1955) is a former politician, retired attorney, American novelist and author best known for his works of modern legal drama. wrote in 1989, rode high on the best-seller lists for several years. Sunday it will be back on those lofty charts - re-emerging in 11th place on the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times National Paperback Fiction List. ``The book has obviously been helped by all the promotion for the movie,'' says a representative of Dell publishing, ``though books tied into `Independence Day' and `Mission: Impossible' have not made the best-seller lists.'' Less obvious is why ``A Time to Kill,'' the film - which is outstanding - has been the recipient of potshots by quite a few critics. But as one source points out, ``It isn't the first Grisham film to get knocked. `The Firm' took its lumps, so did `The Client.' For some reason, some critics seem to resent Grisham. Or at least his success.'' London log: Looks like the flame has been rekindled between mighty music makers Sinead O'Connor and Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. He first came to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. . They've been showing up together at some London hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. - plus a charity ball the other night, where they were the outstanding celebrity photo op. It's becoming a fine romance for Gabriel Byrne and lovely ``Sabrina'' star Julia Ormond. He's in Dublin, she's in London - and they've been flying back and forth to see each other. Byrne, who used to be Ellen Barkin's husband, just had a new movie open in Galway, Ireland, called ``The Last of the High Kings.'' Bob Geldof of Live Aid fame has opened a nightclub in London called Bad Bob's. If the opening night party is any indication, it'll be an in place. Among those present were Mel Gibson, Val Kilmer and Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop/rock band Duran Duran. He was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England and was raised in and around London. . On location: It's like family camp, reports director Roger Donaldson of the atmosphere on location with his Pierce Brosnan/Linda Hamilton starrer, ``Dante's Peak.'' The film, reportedly budgeted at $100 million, is in its eighth week of shooting in Wallace, Idaho. Says the filmmaker, whose credits range from ``No Way Out'' to ``Species,'' ``My family is here with me, Linda has her children here, and Pierce has his.'' Keely Shaye Smith Shaye Smith is an American journalist. She married Pierce Brosnan in 2001 after his wife Cassandra passed away, and together they had two children. Brosnan had two children with Cassandra. , who's expecting Pierce's baby early next year, isn't there - but has been. Notes Donaldson, ``Moviemaking mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov  ie·mak puts so many demands on you, your family life suffers. I
love a situation like this - having my kids around makes me feel calm
and relaxed.''
``Dante's Peak'' deals with the fiery eruption of a volcano and will, natch, involve some spectacular special effects. Says the moviemaker mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov ie·mak , ``Each action movie tries to outdo the one before it,
because the expectation of the audience keeps getting
bigger.''
A step up: ``People are going to be made aware of Lorenzo Lamas in 1997.'' So says Lorenzo Lamas. The ``Renegade'' star feels his work in Sidney Furie's upcoming ``Word of Honor'' with Gary Busey and Roy Scheider will finally put him on the A-list for big-screen projects. ``It's a real movie with a real director and a terrific script that wasn't action-driven,'' says Lamas, who plays an FBI agent in pursuit of ``one of the most sadistic sa·dism n. 1. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. 2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty. , paramilitary characters. My character has tunnel vision tunnel vision n. Vision in which the visual field is severely constricted. tunnel vision, n a defect in sight in which a great reduction occurs in the peripheral field of vision, as if one is looking through and gets into the criminal's mind. It was very challenging for me.'' |
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