Big Time (1988)

Big Time (1988)




Synopsis

You've seen gravelly-voice actor/singer Tom Waits in meaty dramatic roles in such films as The Fisher King (1989), At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). And you've heard his compositions on the soundtracks of films like Divine Madness (1980), Wolfen (1981) and Let's Get Lost (1988). The 1988 documentary Big Time combines the vocal and visual Tom Waits, endeavoring to juxtapose glimpses of Waits in concert with staged dramatic scenes, allegedly inspired by his songs. Waits himself assumes several wacky characterizations during the fictional sequences. The "real" scenes in Big Time were filmed during a Waits concert at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theatre.

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    November numbers hit all-time high of $824 million, with help of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Die Another Day and The Santa Clause 2


  • ROLE CALL: Big Time for Biggs

    SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 6, 2000 -- Jason Biggs is famous for getting intimate with baked goods, but like any good thespian, what the "American Pie" star really wants to do is get serious. And so it has come to pass that the 21-year-old Biggs is in talks to score his first big-screen dramatic gig in "Prozac Nation," a soon-to-be angsty drama based on the angsty best-seller of the same name. Christina Ricci is already a lock for the lead. Biggs would play her leading guy, The Hollywood Reporter says.

    IT'S GOOD TO BE THE KING: Lord Tom Hanks has tapped mortal indie filmmaker John Sayles ("Lone Star") to write the script for "A Cold Case," a based-on-a-true story drama about an unsolved murder in New York, Daily Variety says. The honorable Mr. Hanks has also deigned his Oscar self worthy of working with the newly Oscared Alan Ball. The Hollywood Reporter says the "American Beaut



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