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...kind of Back to the Future without the DeLorean - he plays a despondent 37-year-old man magically returned to his 20-years-younger body. In other words, he goes from being Matthew Perry to being the screaming-teen hottie, not just of his youth, but of young America. Efron, 21, dances, plays basketball and does comedy, romance and a pretty decent crying scene. His core audience came out to see him; but then, for them, attendance this weekend was mandatory. For Efron to have a sure shot at a long career, he has to hope that their older siblings...
...naval-adventure yarn Master & Commander was meant to launch a franchise but didn't because it couldn't recoup its lavish costs, taking in $95 million in North America on a $150 million budget. The period boxing epic Cinderella Man, reuniting Crowe with Beautiful Mind director Ron Howard, made its expected impact neither at the box office nor with the Academy. Attempting to show his sweet, light side, he teamed with with Gladiator auteur Ridley Scott for the romantic comedy A Good Year; that sad misfire earned just $7.5 million in its entire domestic run - less than 17 Again...
...solve a political crisis that was turning violent, they are nevertheless proving remarkably active in trying to change Lebanon's culture of lawlessness. Instead of choosing sides in the great questions that have torn apart Lebanon and the region - the Arab-Israeli conflict, the cold war between Iran and America, the clash of civilizations - they have focused on making Lebanon more livable for its average citizens. And in doing so they could be providing a model for moderate politicians in the Arab world - if they only had more time. (See pictures of Beirut's rebirth time and time again after...
...change may soon be coming to America. On Thursday, President Obama outlined a proposal that would revitalize the passenger rail network of the United States by providing $8 billion in funding from the recently passed $787 billion stimulus package for high-speed rail networks, especially along the Northeast Corridor. We applaud the president’s bold maneuver and hope to see him follow through on his lofty rhetoric with real change in the way that the federal government treats the entire issue of high-speed rail travel...
...notice to the Federal Government "to cease and desist certain mandates." Meanwhile, Texas house Democratic leader Jim Dunnam introduced a counterresolution Thursday, disagreeing with "any fringe element advocating the 'secession' of Texas" and adding that Perry's remarks were anti-American. Perry downplayed the brouhaha, telling reporters, "This is America, baby. The First Amendment, we like that...