Show Business: Does This Film Seem Familiar?

Hollywood uses infotainment TV for round-the-clock hype

Wake up, turn on the Today show. Why, there's Dennis Quaid, talking about his new film, Everybody's All-American. Drive to work, turn on the car radio. The local station is running a chat with Jessica Lange, another star of the intriguing new film Everybody's All-American. Park your car, pick up a newspaper, and read an interview with Taylor Hackford, director of that fascinating new film Everybody's All-American. At lunch, walk past the newsstand. Vanity Fair has a cover story on Jessica Lange, star of the new film Everybody's All-American. Get home that evening, channel-hop from the local news to Entertainment Tonight...

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