STAR* POWERS STALL : HOLLYWOOD PRECIS

'' EVEN star power can't lift Hollywood ''. Some were heavily marketed. Many were championed by critics. Most has star power.

But not of the 25 dramas and comedies that movie companies released in North American theaters over the past three months has become a hit, certainly not in the way that Hollywood has kept score.

SOME have played to near empty auditoriums, including '' After the Hunt,'' starring Julia Roberts; '' Christy '' with Sydney Sweeney, and '' Die My Love,'' featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson.

'' To succeed in theaters today, dramas and comedies must have event status - something truly elevated and special,'' said Kevin Goetz, an author of the new book '' How to Score in Hollywood,'' which looks at film bankability.

'' It's not a phase,'' he added. It's an evolution you can't reverse.''

The World Students Society thanks Brooks Barnes.