Apocalypse Now (1979)Movies

My Sunday column: THE ART OF BORE Normally Hollywood stars are like goldfish – content to be stared at as they swim through their little castles and contemplate their treasure chests. Ooh, looky! Fresh new gravel! But when major news floats above their heads, up on the surface where the real world begins, Hollywood can’t restrain itself. Loooook . . . delicious little flakes of Importance. Surely I can nibble safely on this stuff? Mmm, tasty. Can I have another bite? And another? And another? Goldfish don’t know when to stop eating, and neither do Hollywood stars. This fall Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron are going belly up at the box office after gobbling up too much reality about the Iraq...