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...Pythons must approve any project that uses the group's name or material--and they have turned down plenty. In 1998, after the troupe met for a tribute at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo., Idle and Cleese began work on a Python stage show. But Terry Gilliam was too busy with his own films, and Michael Palin vetoed the idea. "Mike felt that we all look so much older now, and it would look a bit sad," says Terry Jones. Idle went off to develop Spamalot on his own. By the time it was finished several years...
...ever expect to conquer the problems of excess weight, we must be willing to turn away from fad diets and use common sense, which tells us to eat less and exercise more. MARJIE GILLIAM Dayton, Ohio...
...handsome beast of a coffee-table book. The special edition comes with snap-on legs and a set of crockery - perhaps the book's best inside joke - and it is crammed with photographs that remind you what a uniquely funny (and extremely silly) team they were. Terry Gilliam's graphics and stills of his sets and costumes remind you that Monty Python's Holy Grail and Life of Brian were two of the funniest films of modern times. But did their humor really have any lasting effect on us? Come on now, admit it: this is an ex-show! This...
...other star in Hollywood. Look at the arc of his career. It's as perfect as the part in Peter Parker's hair. At 28, he has worked for a string of A-list directors that would make James Lipton weep, including Woody Allen, Ang Lee, Terry Gilliam and Curtis Hanson. How does he do it? Where's his Weekend at Bernie's? "I wait," says Maguire. "I don't want to work as an actor just because I haven't worked in six months. I want to only do things when I really want to do them...
...Disney theme-park attraction--not a cool thrill machine like the Tower of Terror or a camp classic like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride but the staid Pirates of the Caribbean. For this project, Depp put aside the nutsy-greatsy auteurs of his past (Tim Burton, John Waters, Terry Gilliam, Jim Jarmusch) to team up with Gore Verbinski, a director whose prime artistic achievement is the masterminding of the Budweiser frog commercials...