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Article: Beatty Goes Bonkers.(Warren Beatty's 'Bulworth' motion picture)
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- Newsweek
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- May 18, 1998
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The screen legend's a rapper. If that's not crazy enough, he's trying to sell a movie that matters. Meet 'Bulworth.'
With CARLA POWER and ALLISON SAMUELS0
BOUNDING UP THE LONG flight of stairs at Moomba, New York's downtown clubOf the moment, Warren Beatty is living his contradictions. One of his old flames, Madonna, is on the way over, as well as Leonardo DiCaprio, looking for some career advice. But friendly chats with other stars won't bring to Beatty's eyes the same ironic twinkle as the man waiting at the top of the stairs.
"Ron Perelman's here," Beatty explains. "Old friend. Not exactly a communist." Over a drink, the billionaire tells the movie ...