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...franchise in 2002, the movie studio has racked up at least $1 billion in North American box office revenues annually, even in years when the web-spinning superhero was on a hiatus. That streak was in jeopardy last year after a string of pricey flops (Remember Lords of Dogtown, Stealth and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo?). Although Sony wound up hitting the $1 billion mark, it sank to third in the year-end rankings, putting it out of the top two places for the first time in the Spider-Man era. "Last year was something of an aberration," says William Drewry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sony Pictures Rebounds | 11/21/2006 | See Source »

...Catholic altar boy from Texas turned Hollywood agent and a Tennessean who grew up attending a charismatic Christian church and recently produced Alien vs. Predator. And then there's Hardwicke, raised by Texas Presbyterians and best known for her gritty portraits of young people in Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown. For her, the most religious experience in making Nativity was sitting under an ancient olive tree in the town of Matera, Italy, where most of the film was shot. "If I were an angel, I thought, I'd go visit Mary there," says Hardwicke. That's where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hooray For Holy-wood | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

...wasn't the son or romantic lead. The result was that, with the exception of Monster's Ball, all the films he has made since A Knight's Tale got critical drubbings or have been commercial busts or both (including this year's The Brothers Grimm and Lords of Dogtown), at least in the U.S. Even Brokeback Mountain, which was the talk of the Toronto and Venice film festivals and has generated lip-smacking advance criticism, could be a tough sell. Many people might find the notion of gay cowboys too jarring In Texas, where the movie is partly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heath Turns It Around | 11/20/2005 | See Source »

...first love, which means Mormon skateboarding will always be a distant second. In the meantime, McLoskey plans to continue longboarding for years to come, claiming that it is an art that can be enjoyed by people of all ages as long as they have the “dogtown and the Z-boys style” that McLoskey admires...

Author: By M. M. Mooney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What Would Jesus Ride? | 4/24/2003 | See Source »

...that bike for a grander trip than the trek from Currier to Johnston Gate. Bike Boston takes a comprehensive look at scenic Harold Parker State Forest, Dogtown and Gilbert Hills State Forest. Info includes trail directions, descriptions, hazards and more...

Author: By V.c. Hallett, | Title: Outdoor Pleasures Online | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

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