Word: cons
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...long ago (1977) in a galaxy far, far away (San Diego) when a then little-known director named George Lucas attended an intimate comic-book convention to promote a movie called Star Wars. Lucas' films have since become a gateway drug for a generation of movie addicts. And Comic-Con, the San Diego convention of genre buffs, has become a Hollywood must-attend event, albeit one where dressing to impress means dry cleaning your Darth Vader costume. It's significant that this fanboy Christmas happens not in Hollywood but two hours south. The appeal of the species is that they...
While Palmieri did not step on the stage until after intermission, the concert was clearly all about him. José Masso, the announcer and producer of “¡Con Salsa!” a Latin music show on WBUR, opened the second half of the performance with a tribute to Palmieri. After the intermission, every piece Palmieri played was his own original composition, except for “Jazz Impromptu” which was composed by Lynch...
...cynically) argued that their product was probably no less authentic than more respectable entries in the field. Indeed, in the aftermath of their effort, Irving has often insisted that theirs was a terrific book. Whether or not that's true, both Gere and Molina are themselves terrific as the con men. Gere persuasively portrays a guy whose confidence blossoms as he makes the discovery that as his lies grow so does the ease with which he tells them...
CATCHING UP WITH ... Con...
...lawyer makes you believe the truth," says attorney Doug Rich (Eddie Izzard) in THE RICHES, FX, MONDAYS, 10 P.M. E.T. "A great lawyer makes you believe the lie." Doug knows whereof he speaks because he's not actually a lawyer. And he is not actually Doug Rich. He is con man Wayne Malloy, who with wife Dahlia (Minnie Driver) and kids have taken over the swellegant life of a man who died en route to his new suburban home. As Wayne tries to scam his way through corporate law, Dahlia adjusts to straight suburban life and the kids...