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That's where I am, though not for religious reasons. Mostly I'm in synch with the Myers character: Maurice Pitka, a goofy innocent who loves potty humor but has a generous heart. He's not far from Adam Sandler's Zohan, another sweet soul with a few personality defects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Love Guru: Transcendent ... Not! | 6/19/2008 | See Source »

All of tennis' championship surfaces have a distinct character that shapes a certain style of play. The French Open's clay courts - which are actually pulverized brick - slow the ball and reward long, grinding rallies of attrition. The medium-paced hard courts of the Australia and U.S. Opens provide a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Wimbledon, It's the Grass Stupid | 6/18/2008 | See Source »

The Morning After and The Test accurately depict the real world because the researchers who worked on the films know the data so well. One of the researchers behind the film, Mary Ann Chiasson, 58, worked for the New York City Department of Health for nearly 14 years, beginning in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting AIDS Back into the Conversation | 6/18/2008 | See Source »

Winston, who died Sunday at 62, after a seven-year bout with multiple myeloma, probably gave more kids more sleepless nights than anyone in Hollywood. Yet he wasn't out simply to scare the audience; he wanted to create complex, often sympathetic figures- to enlighten us about the dark side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stan Winston: Monster Magician | 6/16/2008 | See Source »

Dennis Letts, a former college professor turned character actor, appeared in the world-premiere production last year at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. Then, just before it was to transfer to Broadway, he received a diagnosis of stage-four lung cancer. Hard discussions with the creative team followed; he decided to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tracy Letts: August's Family Guy | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

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