Thanks for the comments on newspapers and what they are called. When I was growing up, trashy newspapers were also called "weekly wipes." It doesn't take make imagination to know what that means.
I don't know if it's been touched on yet, but the tension between Sidney Pollack and Dustin Hoffman on the set of
Tootsie was fairly well-known. Supposedly Hoffman was not pleased with his own performance and kept wanting re-shoots and would question every decision that Pollack made, funnily enough paralleling the actions of "Michael Dorsey," Hoffman's character in the movie. If someone knows more, let me know because it's been a while since I've heard the full story.
Also, on the set of
The Professionals (1966), it's been said that Burt Lancaster was furious at Lee Marvin because Marvin would go off on a drunk bender and hold up production. Lancaster was also a producer and expected, um, professionalism from everyone. I can't say I blame him, but on the same track, Burt was a producer of, and an actor in,
Separate Tables (1958) and insisted that director Delbert Mann cut scenes of actress Deborah Kerr, scenes that Mann said were some of the best acting Kerr had ever done. Despite this, Kerr was nominated for Best Actress for her role.