FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHTS HOLLYWOOD.Byline: Melissa Schmitt Daily News Staff Writer Sitting on a panel at this weekend's Hollywood Film Festival Saturday, Director Mark Rydell told a roomful of aspiring directors he almost couldn't make the Academy Award-winning ``On Golden Pond'' despite a low budget and cast of high-profile stars. ``(The financiers) said nobody wants to see a picture about old people,'' Rydell said. Rydell and directors Mimi Leder (``Deep Impact''), Peter Hyams Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer. Biography Early life Hyams was born in New York City, New York, the son of Ruth Hurok and Darren Hyams, who was a theatrical producer and publicist on Broadway. (``Time Cop''), and Brett Ratner (``Money Talks'') made up one of 22 panels at the second annual Hollywood Film Festival held at the Radisson Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest to Vermont Avenue, where it straightens out . Rydell's comments came in response to a question from a conference attendee wanting to know if the directors would acknowledge sexism and ageism ageism Geriatrics A bias or belief that may be held by a health care provider that depression, forgetfulness, and other disorders are a normal part of aging and that older individuals will not benefit from treatment of mental disorders. Cf elderly. in Hollywood. Yes, Rydell said. He explained that although he had commitments from Henry and Jane Fonda Noun 1. Jane Fonda - United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937) Fonda , and Katharine Hepburn, ``On Golden Pond'' nearly fell through the cracks in Hollywood. And the high-priced celebrities had even agreed to do the picture for one-tenth of what they were used to being paid, Rydell said. But because the film was about older people, he said, ``They felt it was too risky.'' What changed their mind? Rydell. ``I told them I would take (lower pay), but I also wanted $500,000 for every (Academy Award) nomination,'' he said. That comment was enough to convince financiers that Rydell had serious confidence in the film. And that was enough to make them take the risk, he said. Across Hollywood at Paramount Studios, film fans piled into a theater for a viewing of short and feature-length documentaries and films yet to be seen by the general public. Inside the plush Paramount Theater Paramount Theater or Paramount Theatre may refer to:
The film opens with a newspaper boy selling special editions, featuring a story about a Chinatown killer and the recent murders of two brothers and their father, a Mafioso. The boy yells, ``Extra, extra! Read all about it! Chinatown killer strikes again! Cops are clueless clue·less adj. Lacking understanding or knowledge. clueless Adjective Slang helpless or stupid Adj. 1. !'' The cop, played by Kevin Dobson Kevin James Dobson (born on March 18, 1943, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York) is an American actor, primarily on soap operas and television. He is best known for his roles as Telly Savalas's young trusted partner, Det. , who starred on the prime-time television soap ``Knots Landing Knots Landing is a primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 seasons, from December 27 1979 to May 13 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show initially centered around the lives of four married couples residing in a ,'' persuades the boy to say instead, ``Cops are close on the trail.'' The film ended to genuine applause. Discussions and films by lesser-known artists are the heart of the Hollywood Film Festival, organizers said. ``Our vision is to discover independent filmmakers and storytellers and merge the existing mediums with the future technologies by recognizing achievement and innovation in a variety of disciplines that will drive Hollywood into the new millennium,'' said Carlos de Abreu, the film festival's founder. Films and lectures run through the end of today at the Roosevelt and Paramount. |
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