Hellzapoppin

Notes On the Hollywood Scene:
Gore Vidal said that F. Scott Fitzgerald's books weren't the issue when one considered him for posterity: "It's his life that matters,'' Vidal said. A tangled, doomed and alcohol-fueled life it was, cut short before he was 50.
Now Paris Hilton, fueled by booze and the American penchant for resisting growing up, is sentenced to 45 days in the L.A. slammer for violating probation in a reckless driving case (a DWI case). Hilton, under 30, still hasn't written a "Great Gatsby" nor has she script-doctored screenplays _ she doesn't have to _ she's an heiress. Therein lies part of of the problem of another Underachieving Hollywood Denizen.
On to inexplicable Overachieving _ how about that Spidey? In its opening three-day weekend, "Spider-Man 3,'' the busiest and least compelling of the trio, grossed $148 million domestically, plus more than $200 million abroad, thus making back its costs (said to be around $300 million) in no time.
Does it matter that Paris Hilton doesn't do anything yet is a major celebrity?
Does it matter that "'Spider-Man 3'' is a wheezer yet sets new box office records?