Word: appealling
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...Such is the power of charm to unhinge righteous principle. And such is the power of very solid genre filmmaking to disarm an audience's disbelief. Westerns, as we all know, are a disused movie form, and part of this film's appeal lies simply in returning us to the thrilling days of yesteryear, to the beauty of spare narrative played out in a stark landscape. 3:10 is, of course, a remake of the 1958 movie that starred Van Heflin and Glenn Ford, which was, in my opinion, not as good as a lot of people thought, mostly because...
...sigh right in the middle of a mouthful of popcorn. Like the women quoted in the article, I have turned to the classics to fulfill my need for good, honest romance, be it far-fetched or not. I do hope that somehow Hollywood will come up with ways to appeal to the masses once again, not just to the guys who need bathroom jokes to think a "chick flick" is worthwhile. Meg Herrick, Muncie...
...Prosecutor Liliana Lukasiewicz told TIME that the sentence, in her view, fits the crime. "We are satisfied," she said. Bala, who has protested his innocence and who contends that the details in his book were gleaned from press reports, is planning to appeal, according to his lawyer...
...from the shipment of millions of dollars worth of cocaine from Colombia to the United States. In 1999, he was convicted in absentia on the money laundering charges in France and faces 10 years in prison and a fine of 11 million euros. It remains unclear whether Noriega will appeal the extradition order or go to France and hope for the best...
...charges against Plotkin was 165 years, Little said that he expected the plea to result in a much shorter sentence and that Plotkin's legal team had been "able to negotiate a plea agreement with the government that was acceptable." In the agreement, Plotkin agreed not to appeal any sentence between 55 and 71 months, but Little said that the the decision is ultimately "in the hands of the judges" who will sentence Plotkin on November...