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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...closest thing to a joke.) She gives Max the tenderness and protection he wants from his sister, while helping him understand how oppressive his own love can be. The others include a goat-beast (Paul Dano), who represents Max's rage and impotence; a somewhat wise bird-beast (Chris Cooper), probably the embodiment of Max's unseen father; the petty, devious Judith (Catherine O'Hara); and her gentle but helpless mate Ira (Forest Whitaker). Animation would have been a far easier choice here, but Jonze's instinct toward verisimilitude was astute. By setting his story in real landscapes, he respects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Wild Things Are: Sendak with Sensitivity | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

Football is one of those sports where talent often runs in the family. Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning, Howie and Chris Long, Kellen and Kellen Winslow—the list of NFL families is lengthy...

Author: By Erika T. Butler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshman Owusu Continues Family Tradition | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...older brother, Chris, are both currently playing football for Division I schools...

Author: By Erika T. Butler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshman Owusu Continues Family Tradition | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...access are an inevitable part of the media game. But with China's growing clout and economic status, foreign players take on greater risk to their professional integrity. Murdoch himself has been accused of dropping BBC News from Star TV satellite packages and axing a critical book by Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong. At a time when media are still reeling from the economic downturn and the Internet-led destruction of traditional advertising and subscription models, China has money to spend and offers new markets for foreign media. The risks are high. Not only could Western...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Much Will Global News Outlets Bet on China? | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

...Paranormal Activity's take of $7.1 million on 159 screens in perspective, consider the openings of two other films this weekend. Good Hair, Chris Rock's docu-comedy about Afro-American coiffure, took in $1.1 million at 186 sites; and the inspirational boxing drama From Mexico With Love gleaned a punchless $308,000 at 279 venues. In two showcase openings, the highly praised romantic comedy An Education - whose leading lady, Carey Mulligan, is virtually assured an Oscar nomination for Best Actress - earned a precocious $162,000 at four theaters; and the soccer movie The Damned United played to the equivalent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box-Office Weekend: Couples Fills a Vacuum | 10/11/2009 | See Source »

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