But he envisions the impossible--even if it all sounds a little bit too much like a happy Hollywood ending.
The Bible, as every Sunday-school student learns, has a Hollywood ending.
It is a hugely enjoyable comedy with action, suspense and a love story thrown in - even if a horribly Hollywood ending may leave a sour taste.
In a rare case of the stars aligning, the film's Hollywood ending is utterly faithful to the last pages of Hammett's novel at least in spirit, if not dialogue.
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"So Far, No Hollywood Ending, " scoffed the Wall Street Journal.
This year Hollywood is ending the year with a vengeance amidst the remake of the 1969 classic, TRUE GRIT, which starred the original Hollywood bad ass, John Wayne .
Ending a multiyear battle between Hollywood studios and telecommunications giants, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that cable operators could allow subscribers to store recorded shows on cable systems' massive central databases instead of in set-top boxes.
Late-night hosts Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien plan to return with fresh episodes on Jan. 2, ending two months of reruns care of the Hollywood writers' strike.
An agreement reached today between Hollywood studios and directors doesn't mean writers will be ending their 11-week strike.
And Hollywood is the fabled fairytale factory - perhaps this is one story with a happy ending.
But Entertainment Weekly's Thom Geier called the ending "abrupt" and "implausible", an opinion echoed by the Hollywood Reporter - while Newsday called the play an "enormous waste of opportunity".
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