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...wrong person at the wrong time. There are things wrong with Coixet's movie. Ben Kingsley is, of course, a fine actor, but in this instance there seems to me something smug, held back, in his work. Roth's Kepesh, at least for a time, has more spritzing fun with his minor celebrity life than Kingsley's does. The latter seems insufficiently surprised and confused by the turn his life takes. And Coixet has a tendency to linger on some of her scenes, giving them an unnecessary, darkly portentous quality. Some of this story's effectiveness derives from the fact...
...outraged Christian supporters of the Democratic nominee are claiming John McCain's campaign did in an ad called "The One" that was recently released online. The Republican nominee's advisers brush off the charges, arguing that the spot was meant to be a "creative" and "humorous" way of poking fun at Obama's popularity by painting him as a self-appointed messiah. But even this innocuous interpretation of the ad - which includes images of Charlton Heston as Moses and culled clips that make Obama sound truly egomaniacal - taps into a conversation that has been gaining urgency on Christian radio...
...Beijing's overzealous approach to security has limited the chances for spontaneous celebrations. Even Chinese citizens are forbidden to wear nationalistic T shirts into sporting events. "Beijing is being overcautious," says Xu. "I guess that's in order to host a safe Olympics, but I think they killed the fun...
...blogosphere age, no film can be too inside--it's where everyone is. He's been there all his life, as the son of (Jerry) Stiller and (Anne) Meara, a comedy duo of over a half-century's duration. It's in Ben's genes to make fun of show business, as he did earlier in the priceless male-model comedy Zoolander, and to see it in a fun-house reflection: Stiller and mirror...
...those who can legally imbibe, this Village might be less accommodating to the night trawlers than the frat house that was Sydney. "There could be more fun," laments Adamantia Thanou, a physiotherapist for the Greek team. "In Sydney, people were out and about after midnight the entire time. Here, there's nothing going on." Thanou is probably not the best source. First, as a Greek, she has higher nightlife standards: dinner starts at about 3 a.m. in Athens. Plus, it's easy for the trainer to push for parties: What race is she running the next morning? Thanou should...