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Shrek, this film's prime competition for the first Animated Feature Oscar, is a synoptic parody of fairy tales. In Monsters, Inc. the gags aren't as spot-on but the technique is miles ahead. The vision is grander and warmer--as sweet as a child's growing love for a big ugly furry bear--right up to the marvelously satisfying final shot. In this film the real monsters are bad manners (represented by Steve Buscemi's nasty chameleon) and corporate myopia (James Coburn's pompous crab). The good guys are those who realize that laughter is stronger than fear...
...poisoning the water supply doesn't work, terrorists might try to cut it off or disrupt it. On an even grander scale, they might blow up a dam, causing widespread flooding damage downstream. Compounding the impact would be the loss of hydroelectric-power generation. With security beefed up at major dams across the country, however, especially at landmark behemoths such as the Hoover and Grand Coulee dams, it would take a very determined effort to carry out such an attack...
There are grander means by which a society can and should measure its ability to heal. There are economic and political markers that will signal to us the strength and effectiveness of our corrective measures and the steps we are taking towards “getting back to normal.” On a more personal level, I find that healing comes with the desire to be silly again, to take a break from the poignant reflection and introspection and feel comfortable doing what probably won’t add to my overall character but will make me smile...
...doesn't want to go all cosmic about an agreeably funny, well-made comedy designed for nothing grander than relief from the August heat. But still, one can't help noticing that what energy is left in mainstream American moviemaking these days is concentrated in lowball comedy. Action movies like The Score are tired and talky. Romantic comedy like America's Sweethearts is as flat as yesterday's bottled water. And judging by The Others, even ghosts are turning into gormless dinner guests who have outstayed their welcome. Only the very occasional nut case, like Rat Race, has conviction...
...floor-length cowboy coat ($184) is back with a reissued catalog and even grander designs on the future--although this time he won't be in a mad rush. Peterman, 59, hopes to make his new, slimmed-down sales book the core of a licensing empire that will put the J. Peterman brand on all things "wondrous, authentic and excellent," from African safaris to limited-edition autos. "By staying focused and carefully building up the brand," he says, "we can become a multihundred-million-dollar-a-year company in a relatively short period of time: five years...