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...most bankable people in Hollywood. According to the New York Times, his films have grossed almost a billion dollars once DVD sales are included. Something’s working. Maybe it’s the films’ trademark balance of lewdness and morality. The Apatow canon includes full-frontal shots of both a live-birth and Jason Segel’s penis, as well as characters marked by their chastity and aversion to abortion. Despite their success, even the biggest fans of box office hits such as “Superbad” would concede that perhaps the most...
...doesn’t gain respect from the audience. He is forced to carry the first half of the movie but can’t quite do so with only weak jokes and puppy-dog looks in his arsenal. The only excitement in the beginning comes from a full-frontal nude scene, which might initially invite disapproval from the audience for its cheap comic appeal. However, the shockingly long duration of the, um, “scene,” redeems Segel by showing that he isn’t doing it just to make the audience laugh...
...term on the council, Kelley has done two things few councillors have dared: launched a frontal assault on longtime City Manager Robert W. Healy and crossed the divide between the City Council and the School Committee by frequently taking positions on school district issues...
...Uribe's frontal attacks play well in Colombia, where his popularity - consistently over 60% - is the envy of many other world leaders. But on the international front, especially in the United States, his rants fuel the concerns of many who doubt Uribe's commitment to the rule of law and his respect for an independent media and judiciary. Democrats in the U.S. Congress are withholding approval of a free trade agreement with Colombia until they see marked advances in human rights and the prosecution of paramilitary leaders. Uribe's tantrums are unlikely to convince them otherwise...
...Defcon 2: Full-frontal attack. This is a significant escalation. Mitt Romney launched one against Rudy Giuliani in Iowa this past August: "If you look at lists compiled on Web sites of sanctuary cities [cities hospitable to illegal immigrants], New York is at the top of the list when Mayor Giuliani was mayor. He instructed city workers not to provide information to the federal government that would allow them to enforce the law. New York City was the poster child for sanctuary cities in the country." Not wanting to escalate the confrontation any more, the Giuliani campaign responded strongly, using...