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Normally an actor who shines by disappearing into a supporting role, John C. Reilly finally gets to lead as a small-time con artist in the new caper film, Criminal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A John C. Reilly | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

WHAT'S THE WORST CON EVER PULLED ON YOU? The worst for me were more personal, emotional cons, not involving money but involving matters of the heart. But that was long ago. I'm a happily married...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A John C. Reilly | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

...REFRESHING TO PLAY THE CON MAN FOR ONCE, INSTEAD OF THE DUPE? Yeah, although everybody gets conned in this movie. It's good to play somebody that's a little darker. Even when you're playing the cuddly, lovable parts, you still have dark thoughts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A John C. Reilly | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

...chose to get married and run for Governor and tried to keep his private life secret. He might have succeeded if he had not created scandals with some of his choices while in office. The people of New Jersey, both gay and straight, should feel betrayed by this con artist. Danielle Quinn Middletown, Delaware, U.S. We cannot let McGreevey use a double standard. Homosexuality cannot be an excuse for adultery and political favoritism. If McGreevey were a straight man, he would probably have been impeached already. As Governor, he should assume responsibility for his actions. Abilio Colon San Juan, Puerto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/12/2004 | See Source »

Americans who look at Aziz and his companions see only Arab solidarity, if not a terrorist cell, but the reality is far more complex and scary. Some of Aziz's friends are honest men looking for a better life, but some are con men (insurance grifters, identity thieves), and some are worse (drug dealers, terrorists). Some don't know what they are. With its international scope, its wandering point of view, its constant play of literary ambiguity and genre suspense, Harbor feels more contemporary than almost anything else out there. Sure, in an earlier era there might have been some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Way We Live Now | 9/6/2004 | See Source »

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