Hey, Big Spender: Hollywood Isn't in the Mood

Hey, Big Spender: Hollywood Isn't in the Mood

By BROOKS BARNES and MICHAEL CIEPLY
Published: August 28, 2010


Joel Silver's office at Warner Brothers was built for Frank Sinatra in 1963. Mr. Silver refurbished it and has settled in.
JOEL SILVER stands on the Warner Brothers lot and points to the remnants of a house where he filmed parts of four "Lethal Weapon" movies. "We blasted a toilet out of that window," he says, smiling proudly. "Over there, we drove a car straight into the living room."

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