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...movie of shifting identities, Bello is the one stable character, the rock in a hard place. The clarity and power she brought to the role won her a New York Film Critics Circle award and a Golden Globe nomination. It is a nice step up for the blue-collar kid from Philly, who distinguished herself on E.R. and as William Macy's girlfriend in The Cooler. "I had my first dress fitting last night," she says, beaming. "I was like Cinderella...
...starting to experience. Chery is developing a full line of vehicles, from compacts to SUVs, shooting for a 2007 launch. And those aren't Chinese Yugos. At the 2005 Shanghai Auto Show, Chery unveiled a convertible with a retractable hardtop, designed by Italy's Pininfarina studio, that won the award for best new car. Yale Zhang, an industry analyst in Shanghai with CSM Worldwide, an automotive consulting firm, says he expects Chery to begin exporting a minivan and a four-door sedan next year. Chery recently cleared two hurdles: settling a law-suit with GM over charges that it ripped...
APPOINTED. WONG KAR-WAI, 47, Hong Kong director known for his exquisitely stylish and sentimental films; as jury president for the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in May; in Cannes. Wong, who won the festival's Best Director award in 1997 for Happy Together, is the first Chinese filmmaker to head the high-powered panel that chooses the winners at the glitzy global film festival...
...DIED. LOU RAWLS, 72, Grammy Award-winning American singer who performed doo-wop with high-school pal Sam Cooke before recording a long list of soulful tunes for broader audiences in genres from jazz to gospel; in Los Angeles. Making more than 50 albums over 40 years, the man whom Frank Sinatra said had the "silkiest chops in the singing game" topped the charts with R&B tunes (Love is a Hurtin' Thing), pre-rap monologues (Tobacco Road), and, during the height of the 1970s disco craze, the rich, sophisticated "Philadelphia sound," typified on his million-plus selling signature...
...unveilings of the final rosters for the Canadian and American women’s ice hockey squads slated to compete at the Winter Games in Turin, Italy in February, lists which include an impressive six Harvard affiliates. The Canadians will travel to the Alps with two-time Patty Kazmaier Award winner Jennifer Botterill ’02-’03 and last year’s ECAC Rookie of the Year Sarah Vaillancourt on the team. The United States, meanwhile, and its head coach Ben Smith, added four past and current Crimson skaters to its 20-man roster. Chief...