Strike Buzz Dominates as Deadlines Near.STROLL through the usually crowded confines con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. of Hollywood's favorite watering holes -- Orso, Campanile campanile (kămpənē`lē, Ital. kämpänē`lā), Italian form of bell tower, constructed chiefly during the Middle Ages. and The Grill -- and you can feel an almost palpable Easily perceptible, plain, obvious, readily visible, noticeable, patent, distinct, manifest. The term palpable usually refers to some type of egregious wrong, such as a governmental error or abuse of power. tension as the writers' and actors' strikes loom closer and closer. Executives pull you aside and ask what you've heard. Producers try to explain the baffling baf·fle tr.v. baf·fled, baf·fling, baf·fles 1. To frustrate or check (a person) as by confusing or perplexing; stymie. 2. To impede the force or movement of. n. 1. gap between the Writers Guild's estimate of how much its demands are likely to cost (under $100 million) and the studios' version (over $1 billion). And all of them admit to a creeping terror that production will soon grind to a halt, and so will many of their jobs. Given this, it was almost a relief to hear any buzz at all this week -- even the not-so-positive buzz that several crew members working on MGM's "Hart's War" were mugged by locals while shooting in Prague -- until star Colin Farrell sent his attackers flying. |
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