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- Dec. 03, 1990: Hollywood's Hot Holiday Season
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- Dec. 03, 1990 The Lady Bows Out
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- GRAPEVINE, Page 43
- Hollywood's Hot Holiday Season
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- <p>By RICHARD ZOGLIN/Reported by David E. Thigpen
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- <p> How many hits can a movie mogul squeeze into a box office?
- The crunch of high-profile December releases, each intended to
- be a bonanza, will be more frenzied this year than ever. Rocky
- V and Home Alone started fast out of the gate. Here's the
- morning line on some of the hopefuls yet to come:
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- <p> GODFATHER III
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- <p> Coppola's long-awaited,$50 million-plus sequel almost didn't
- make its Christmas deadline. Early on, it was considered a sure
- blockbuster, but doubts are growing. Do young moviegoers care
- about the Corleones? Hmmm. (opens Dec. 25)
- </p>
- <p> THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
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- <p> A big book (by Tom Wolfe), a top director (Brian De Palma)
- and some of Hollywood's hottest stars (Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis).
- But the pundits are predicting it will disappoint. (Dec. 21)
- </p>
- <p> HAVANA
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- <p> Robert Redford and Lena Olin in an old-fashioned Hollywood
- romance set against the Cuban Revolution. The question is
- whether Redford, who hasn't appeared in a film since 1986, can
- still pack them in. Studio execs are nervous. (Dec. 12)
- </p>
- <p> KINDERGARTEN COP
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- <p> Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of Hollywood's rare action
- stars who have crossed over successfully to comedy (Twins).
- Teamed with a band of cute kids, he seems assured of another
- musclebound smash. (Dec. 21)
- </p>
- <p> MISERY
- </p>
- <p> The season's oddest talent combo could be a sleeper hit. Rob
- Reiner directs a Stephen King story, with James Caan playing a
- novelist imprisoned by his biggest fan. Horror at Christmas? A
- gamble, but this one could pay off big. (Nov. 30)
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