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...American yahoo rube. Metzger's films were caresses, Meyer's were comic assaults. Metzger's languid tracking shots of fabulously decadent femmes suggested a heated-up Max Ophuls; Meyer, with his brisk shearing of every shot to milliseconds, was the redneck Resnais. Metzger was the elegant gent on a leisurely prowl of the haut monde, as fascinated by the d?cor of a bedroom as by the woman on the silk sheets; Meyer was the combat photographer getting snapshots of the carnal carnage that thrilled and amused...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thanks for the Mammaries | 8/2/2002 | See Source »

...bans all firms from sending spam. BOTTOM LINES "No one is quite sure of the rules. Sometimes it's not even clear whether we are playing chess or perhaps Monopoly." Werner Seifert, CEO of Deutsche Börse, on merging Europe's exchanges "These are excellent results." Chris Gent, CEO of Vodafone, on the annual report that included a record $19.8 billion loss "The cult of the guru analyst is less prominent here." Howard Davies, chairman of Britain's Financial Services Authority, on the difference between European and American investment banking

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia Goes to Market, But Will It Sell? | 6/2/2002 | See Source »

...while squirming to elude its strictures; he loves both his faraway mother and the royal temptation at his side; he does engage in a revenge massacre but feels remorse for it; he is disarming and, finally, literally disarmed. By the end of Clones, Anakin is still a decent, stalwart gent, light-years removed from the malefic Vader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dark Victory | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

...Best Hotels: The most romantic place to stay is the Régent Petite France, a luxurious former ice-works spanning the Ill River (5 Rue des Moulins, 03 88 76 43 43). Travelers on tighter budgets could try the Hotel Suisse, next to the cathedral (2-4 Rue de la R?pe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At The Crossroads | 3/11/2002 | See Source »

...does the same. She is sent in different guises (many involving loud dye jobs and midriff-baring tops) on international missions on which she has to pretend to do what SD-6 wants while really doing what the CIA wants. She also, and invariably, has to overpower a huge gent who's packing heat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Chick Who Kicks | 2/4/2002 | See Source »

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