Exercised Over Debra Winger

If Paul Rosenfield really spent four hours interviewing Debra Winger, he must have a far higher threshold of boredom than readers struggling to remain awake to the end of his stupefying 4,500-word article.

Rarely has an actress’ air-headedness been revealed so comprehensively, though Rosenfield appears to think this self-besotted lady runs Hollywood.

Specifics. Where were the specifics? After many meandering paragraphs, readers are no wiser on the subject of Winger’s momentous decision to leave her agent and then her earth-shaking decision to return to him. “The decision was my choice,” she says, explaining everything.

Just why, if saying no to parts is the root of Winger’s supposed power, did she say no to the particular parts mentioned? “I need time for my life,” is the closest Rosenfield got her to answering.

The facts are that Winger has said yes to some hits and no to some hits, yes to some bombs and no to some bombs. So what? Virtually every star has changed agents at some point. Big deal.

Is this the sort of article The Times is touting in its ad now playing in movie houses: “Ten years ago show-biz reporting was just personality fluff, but now Calendar tells what really makes Hollywood tick”?

BOB ELDRIDGE

Lafayette