Word: dooms
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...viewers will respond to McMahon’s unusual choice of role is yet to be seen. Regardless, his other two films in the works this year promise to keep the actor’s fan base satisfied. He will return to the screen as the villainous Victor Von Doom in the sequel “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” in June, and he will star in the independent horror flick, “Prisoner” later this year...
...Then we’ll fight in the shade,” Spartan king Leonidas replies nonchalantly. Thanks to their heroic last stand, the Athenians found enough time to prepare for a naval battle that would doom Xerxes’ invasion. Hard to find a better bedtime story, right...
...major turning points, stock markets move in precisely the opposite direction to the one the herd expects based on the prevailing fundamentals. Bull markets begin in the depth of recessions, when investors have given up on the belief in any recovery and when doom and gloom prevail. Conversely, when the sky is cloudlessly blue and phrases like New Economy, New Paradigm and Goldilocks Scenario are in vogue, the odds of a serious bear market arriving increase significantly. Nobody rings a bell at the onset of a downturn-rather, bear markets sneak in, like a thief in the night, while...
...says he didn’t face the same cultural expectations from his parents that Gogol does, he notes that he also experienced stereotyping.“Thanks to the genius of ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,’ it took a little bit of work to explain to people that I am neither a cartoon character nor a monkey brain-eater,” Penn explains, laughing.He credits Nair with breaking some of the barriers that had previously kept Indians out of mainstream American cinema...
...killed with famous 60’s guitar rock playing in the background. Their own horror is not melodramatic, but written in the confusion and shock across their faces. The killing scenes are arranged similarly to those in “Jaws”: random characters are introduced, impending doom is certain, and goosebumps shoot down the back of your neck and arms. Instead of a cello increasing in bow strokes to mark the striking moment though, Fincher’s strategy is to calm viewers with humor and the character’s own confusion, before shocking them with...