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A Serious American Icon | The Electronic Telegraph
• Steve Martin, whose new film opens here next month, tells Adrian Sibley about the crisis in his career that led him to give up making movies for three years and concentrate on writing. 

Lights! Camera! "Bowfinger"! | About.com
• Sometimes Hollywood can be the most ironic place on earth. 

Director Finds Humor in Everything | AP
• Frank Oz directs with the bombastic style of Miss Piggy and the Jedi skills of Yoda when he makes one of his trademark off-kilter comedies. 

AP Corrects Frank Oz Story | AP
• The Associated Press incorrectly stated that Oz was the puppeteer for the character Kermit the Frog. 

The "Queen of Flamboyance," Having Conquered, Moves On | LA Times
• Christine Baranski got tagged as the "Queen of Flamboyance" during the time she commuted between her home in Connecticut and Hollywood while filming the CBS sitcom "Cybill." 

Summer's Big Ticket "Bowfinger" | Hollywood.com
• The casting of "Bowfinger" is bigger than its story, which belongs to a file as old as cinema itself: satires on the ambitions and absurd excesses that drive Hollywood.

L.A. Stories | Entertainment Weekly
• "Bowfinger" stars tell tales of Hollywood desperation. Heather Graham and Steve Martin talk about the casting couch and other Tinseltown troubles. 

Summer's Big Ticket "Bowfinger" | Hollywood.com
• The casting of "Bowfinger" is bigger than its story, which belongs to a file as old as cinema itself: satires on the ambitions and absurd excesses that drive Hollywood. 

I'm Kidding! | Canadian Express
• Steve Martin doesn't have anything against Anne Heche, Scientology or Edmonton. 

Gotta Light, Steve? | Toronto Sun
• Gotta light? That's one question you'll never hear from funnyman Steve Martin, who says he abhors smoking and actually moved out of L.A. for awhile because of it. 

Graham's a Tough Cookie | Canadian Express
• Whether she likes it or not, Heather Graham's sex symbol status is carved in stone. Oddly enough, she seems to be pretty much OK with that. 08/16/99

The "Bowfinger" Bunch | Mr. Showbiz
• With "Bowfinger," Steve Martin has concocted a supremely silly but affecting inside-Hollywood comedy that teams him for the first time with fellow Saturday Night Live vet Eddie Murphy. 

Spotlight: Steve Martin | Sacramento Bee
• Wild and crazy guy.

Oz Says "Bowfinger" Is Not For Kids | USA Today
• Frank Oz directs with the bombastic style of Miss Piggy and the Jedi skills of Yoda when he makes one of his trademark off-kilter comedies. 

Q&A With Steve Martin | E! Online
• I don't think I'm being vicious. I just think it's fun. 

Tie a Ribbon on "Bowfinger" | Hollywood Reporter
• "Bowfinger" looks like a bell ringer at the boxoffice this weekend. 

Our Favourite Martin | Winnipeg Sun
• It's a show-biz cliche that comedians can be the least funny people to interview. 

There's No Biz Like Showbiz for the Stars of This L.A. Story | Mr. Showbiz
• With "Bowfinger," Steve Martin has concocted a supremely silly but affecting inside-Hollywood comedy that teams him for the first time with fellow Saturday Night Live vet Eddie Murphy. 

Graham Grabs Success as Hollywood's Latest Giddy Blonde | Seattle Post
• Blending sexiness, comic giddiness and blond tresses has been a successful Hollywood recipe for the few actresses who get the mix just right. 

Creating an Uproar | Bergen Record
• Ask any publicist or entertainment reporter -- Steve Martin has a reputation for being a bit stiff in front of a microphone. Not difficult or dismissive. He's always thoughtful and polite. Just uncomfortable. 

Say What?! | Canadian Express
• Steve Martin doesn't have anything against Anne Heche, Scientology or Edmonton.

Hollywood Hustle | Film Journal
• Anyone who's ever tried to break into the movie business has probably crossed paths with a Bobby Bowfinger. 

Graham "Boogies" Down in "Bowfinger" | USA Today
• Groovalicious Heather Graham seems to be popping up everywhere: television, magazines, the Internet, and in the upcoming comedy, "Bowfinger."

Heather Blooms | Entertainment Asylum
• Heather Graham gets to do something in her new movie "Bowfinger," opening this week, that she never gets to do in real life: act badly. 

Heather Graham Has Beau and "Bowfinger" | USA Today
• Heather Graham's life has changed since her close encounters with a series of sleazy but cute older men - on screen. 

"Bowfinger": It Wasn't in the Script | LA Times
• Carrie Fisher and Steve Martin share some similar traits. They're both funny. They're both successful writers as well as busy actors. 

Steve Martin Has Himself to Blame | SF Chronicle
• Ever notice how the famed comic's best movies are the ones he wrote? 

The True Confessions of Heather Graham | Premiere
• From "Boogie Nights" to "Austin Powers," she punctures her angelic image by playing sexual adventurers. 

Does "Bowfinger" Point to Heche? | Mr. Showbiz
• At the end of his two-year relationship with Anne Heche in 1996, Steve Martin told Esquire that his "midlife crisis is in full throttle." 

EW's It List | Entertainment Weekly
• Find out why Heather Graham (right), Catherine Zeta-Jones, and 23 others made our 1999 list. 

It's Murphy's Roar | The Nando Time
• Network officials and sources close to Eddie Murphy yesterday denied reports that the movie star is ready to quit his controverisal animated Fox show "The PJs." 5/28/1999

Eddie Murphy on Hold | E! Online
• Comic's latest film comedy pushed back to dog days of summer; his TV show's shelved. 5/27/1999

"Bowfinger's" Little Tweak | Mr. Showbiz
• The Church of Scientology has been known to respond very sternly to anyone or anything that takes a critical swipe at the organization. 

Steve Martin Gets Sour On Hollywood | Entertainment Weekly
• "The Out-of-Towners" star explains why he can't always laugh at his own comedy. 

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