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...Richard T. Grant) parade a retinue of potential husbands, all of whom are nauseated at the sight of her. Finally, in an attempt to define herself as something other than That Rich Little Piggy, she leaves home, and is trailed by a young man (James McAvoy, of Atonement fame) who is being paid to reveal her secret to the tabloids...
...Director Travis's early claim to fame was the 2004 Omagh, a retelling of the massacre of 29 civilians in a Northern Island town a decade ago. That TV film's script was co-written by Paul Greengrass, and Travis has borrowed some of the jittery camerabatics that Greengrass applied as director to of United 93and the last two episodes of the Jason Bourne saga. You can easily spot Travis's attempt at docudrama bona fides from the gritty cinematography. All the 50-plus mid-level stars - Quaid, Hurt, Weaver, Bruce McGill - are shot (I mean photographed) so unflatteringly that...
...Female Orgasm,” and, of course, “The Great Porn Debate.” Among various celebrities of the love world, including Dr. Ruth and Mystery of VH1’s “The Pick Up Artist” fame, a number of porn stars and porn makers visited the declining Connecticut industrial town. Steven Hirsch, chairman of the adult film studio Vivid Entertainment, delivered a lecture entitled, “The Business of Pornography: How Vivid Made It Mainstream.” Hirsch’s appearance at Yale did not come without criticism...
...became one of the first two Japanese golfers to play in the U.S. Masters after World War II. Later in life, he coached champions such as Hisako Higuchi, the first Asian to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Nakamura...
Evangelical Blues Yes, John McCain hired the debate coach from Liberty University--of Jerry Falwell fame--to help make nice with Evangelicals early on, but Mike Huckabee's strong primary finishes--including 37% of the vote in Wisconsin--show that the Arizona Senator has plenty of work to do. Family Research Council president Tony Perkins calls McCain's Evangelical challenge "tremendous." So far, the Republican front runner hasn't made his decades-long opposition to abortion rights a centerpiece of his campaign, hoping instead to reach out to conservative Christians by invoking the fight against Islamic radicalism. [SECULARIST=1] [THEOCRAT...