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...What's strange about Pacino's patented style is that, as Michael Corleone in the first two Godfather films, his acting had exactly that quiet menace, the satanic power that whispers, the death sentence of a single glance. But since, say, Dog Day Afternoon in 1975, he went the other way, playing the little guy who compensates by going big. It's a tactic more theatrical than cinematic, and Pacino usually makes it work by ensuring that he dominates any film he's in. A two-hander like Righteous Kill, though, demands teamwork. Pacino is still laying...
...their feet. "Thirteen years ago they were beautiful - lean and muscular and in their middle-aged prime with great haircuts," says Jeffrey Wells, of the blog Hollywood Elsewhere. "Today they're softer, grayer, saggier, less cool. It's a hard pill to swallow, but they're just not top-dog machismo types any more." Beyond the indignities of aging that all actors inevitably face, Pacino and De Niro have both appeared in a string of bad films that damaged their personal brands. For Pacino, now 68, dogs like Gigli, The Recruit and 88 Minutes are fresher in audiences' minds than...
...April, a temporary regulation was put in place to allow guide dogs in public places during the Paralympics. The blind and their supporters say that's a small example of how the Paralympics could help improve the lives of China's disabled. "A blind lady alone with a dog, that's also a symbol," says Jean Van Wetter, China director for Handicap International, an NGO that works with the disabled. "The Paralympics, if accompanied by the right public awareness campaign, that's very powerful...
...right to be proud. Song trained Lucky, one of China's first seeing-eye dogs and the first in the capital. Lucky's appearance at the Paralympics opening ceremony was a big chance to promote a kind of assistance for the disabled that didn't exist in China until recently. When Lucky came to Beijing last year, Ping complained on her blog that the Golden Retriever was technically banned under a Beijing rule against large dogs in public places. Police allowed Ping to keep Lucky at her side, but required that she only go out with the dog while accompanied...
...Paralympic medal table, China's athletes have continued the dominance they showed at the Olympics. As of the fourth day of the Games, the country leads the U.K. and the U.S. in both golds and total medals. For Song, the dog trainer, another Paralympic victory would be that the temporary welcome given to guide dogs like Lucky be made permanent. "Whether it will continue, you can't tell," she says. "We hope it will...