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...serious about making this one of the most livable cities in the world, where the old monopolies won't be allowed anymore." It's certainly a bold vision, even if his detractors call it a dream. Either way, Nagin has four months to convince the Crescent City that a businessman can make it a reality...
...boss Ed (Mickey Rourke) and his angry lackey Choco (Edgar Ramirez); their corrupt bail bondsmen employer and his entourage of “sassy black women” create a scam to raise money for their dying baby; they accidentally double-cross a mob boss and a corrupt businessman, requiring an even more illogical scam; and, simultaneously, Christopher Walken attempts to make a reality show about Domino...
Directed by D.J. Caruso Universal Pictures 2.5 Stars Al Pacino in manic mode is arguably the best on-screen energizer working today. Redoing his schtick as a possibly corrupt businessman (see “The Devil’s Advocate”) seems like a sure bet. But even Pacino in hyper-speed, and co-star Matthew McConaughey, is not enough to save D.J. Caruso’s (“Taking Lives”) latest film, “Two for the Money,” a mediocre spin on the sports drama genre. McConaughey plays Brandon Lane...
...made by a partner in a television joint venture; in Manila. Villanueva, a onetime presidential candidate who has sided with opposition forces calling for the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, called the case an attempt to silence his criticism of Arroyo's administration. Government officials and the businessman who made the fraud claim, Benito Araneta, have denied Villanueva's allegations of political intimidation...
...near cinematic display of favoritism--the top bank regulator chumming it up with someone he is supposed to regulate--reinforced Italy's nearly mythic status as Europe's most rigged economy. The scandal created a major crisis for the government of businessman Silvio Berlusconi, itself no paragon of arm's-length transactions. Yet even Berlusconi finally found enough moral high ground to call on Fazio to resign his lifetime post after Finance Minister Domenico Siniscalco quit in protest when his calls for Fazio to step down had no effect. Siniscalco's replacement, Giulio Tremonti, who clashed with Fazio...