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...solid acting across the board that hinges on gutsy performances from a slew of younger actors—and de-emphasizes the sexed-up action scenes that regularly plague football-themed movies. But Friday Night Lights does not always escape that temptation. Tackling scenes—choreographed by Allan Graf, whose previous body of work includes Any Given Sunday and The Waterboy—are often shot at too tight an angle for dramatic effect and come off as unnatural and disorienting, while the hits themselves are overly stylized and unrealistic. Passing sequences are more fluid and shot from positions...
...some pretty great tennis. It was awkward when the Williams sisters were playing by themselves. It makes it more interesting if there are two, three, four more players in the mix. That's why the women's game was doing so well. [Martina] Hingis was in the picture; Steffi [Graf] was there. People had more feeling about the players. There are too many other options for fans to not do a better job of that. The players have to realize that. If they had any idea of what Billie Jean [King] or Rod Laver had to do to increase...
Kolbe will face challenger Randall Graf in the Republican primary before the winner meets Sultan in November’s general election...
...Wetzel was in the right place at the right time: German stars Steffi Graf and Boris Becker were at top on their respective tours, and the booming German federations supported their rising stars, funding practices and trips...
Nobody wanted to take fashion tips from starchy Steffi Graf. But now, with two bold, stylish women--Serena and Venus Williams--ruling the game, the fashion industry is playing mixed doubles with the world of tennis. At the spring 2004 menswear shows in Milan last week, Gucci designer Tom Ford introduced a chic take on the tennis bag in crocodile and a Stan Smith-style sneaker with croc trim. At the menswear shows in Paris, meanwhile, Louis Vuitton featured tennis whites as a major theme. Over at Wimbledon, where tennis was actually being played, Venus Williams was serving...