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...Wonderful Life.” Here are five great holiday stories in unexpected places. 1. Die Hard—Bruce Willis, in his first major action flick role, plays tough NYC cop John McLean coming to meet his family for the Holidays. A German terrorist/robber gets in the way. Choice lines: “I’ve got a machine gun now. Ho, Ho, Ho,” written on a sweatshirt in blood, and “Yippee kai- yay motherfucker.” Also has a cheery moralistic ending full of holiday cheer: Willis’ ally...
...have come." He has promised to open two more free ice rinks on the outskirts of the city, claiming the project would also increase the number of Mexicans in figure-skating tournaments. U.S. and Canadian skating champions whizzed around the rink at its opening earlier this month, and a German team performed choreography from Grease to the applause of some 60,000 spectators...
Some are likely to be easy meat. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rushed to endorse his candidacy. When will Germany's politicians learn that such bursts of enthusiasm fail to win cheaper imports of energy? It was also at Davos that Medvedev stated: "There will no longer be any free gas for anyone." If and when he becomes Russian President, Medvedev will shake hands warmly with President Bush. It would be ill-advised for Washington, however, to believe Russia's perceptions of its foreign-policy interests will change regarding Kosovo, Iran or the U.S.-proposed "nuclear shield" installations in Poland...
...Sight and Body of War and Michael Moore's Sicko) and distinguished achievement in production design (Jack Fisk, There Will Be Blood, L.A.) . Gee, you're wondering, did The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the French story of a man totally immobilized by a stroke, beat out the German spy drama The Lives of Others? (Three out of five critics groups say yes.) If you're getting restless, movie lovers, too bad. You'll be hearing the same obscure names at the Golden Globes and on Oscar night...
...Last May, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair hailed "completely transformed" relations between London and Tripoli, the "very strong cooperation on counter-terrorism and defense" - and, not incidentally, greater business opportunities for British companies seeking work on the largest oil reserves in Africa, which Libya houses. Similar trips by German and American officials to discuss strategic and business cooperation with the Libyan regime have been regular occurrences over the past three years...