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...Bolsheviks, fascist: he said the movie is "quite distinctly fascist in intention," adding that it is "an incitement to sadomasochism, in the less attractive sense of the word." Hitchens let viewers wonder for a moment which kind he preferred, then clarified his definition: the film, he insisted, is "an appeal to the gay Christian sadomasochistic niche market." That must explain the movie's $23 million opening day. Pretty big niche...
...Bush’s reelection campaign is just heating up, and this will appeal to his base,” he said. “This is a way to shift the agenda back to things they like to talk about...
...Critiquing the Players Joe Klein got it right about John Kerry [Feb. 2]. There is something missing (call it electability), as was the case with Al Gore. It worries me no end that if Kerry is the Democratic candidate, he will lose to the simplistic, shallow, flag-waving appeal of George W. Bush. The U.S. needs someone like John Edwards to inspire its youth and other voters to participate and to get rid of the Bush scourge on America's national welfare and future. Carl Richane Slough, England...
...Nora Ephron) and cast aging teen heartthrob Luke Perry across from in-vogue Hannigan in a stage version. Financially, the combination is almost sure to succeed - Perry still has a cult following from his stint in the '90s TV soap Beverly Hills 90210, and Hannigan has guaranteed youth market appeal after American Pie and her lead role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But the play crucially falls down in the production. Too much of London's theater in recent years feels like it's derived from television and the movies. Sometimes that can be done creatively, as with Terry Johnson...
...Fault AUSTRIA Relatives of the 155 people who died in a ski train fire in 2000 reacted with anger to the acquittal by a Salzburg court of 16 people charged with negligence in relation to the disaster and said they would seek compensation in civil courts. Prosecutors lodged an appeal. Impeachment Ball Rolls LITHUANIA Parliament formally launched impeachment proceedings against President Rolandas Paksas, following a report into accusations by the security services that his alleged links with criminal groups make him a threat to national security. Checking in on Saddam IRAQ A delegation from the International Committee...