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...watched him continue. He was shot by an Israeli soldier guarding the settlement of Dugit. It is a testament to the popularity of efforts such as Haitham's that 6,000 people came to the funeral of an otherwise unknown boy to celebrate the 14-year-old as a hero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Palestinians: Where To Now? | 8/19/2002 | See Source »

Maybe Gladiator got Hollywood jazzed on the ancient world or maybe the inspiration is the surprise success of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Either way, half the directors in town are set on making movies about the storied hero of the big fat Macedonian empire, ALEXANDER THE GREAT. The man most likely to roll out an Alexander movie first appears to be Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann, who has producer Dino De Laurentiis on his side and a green light from Fox and Universal. But Martin Scorsese wants to direct Leonardo DiCaprio, hero of his upcoming Gangs of New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 5, 2002 | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

...stoic and tawny, with muscles like Adonis and a voice so deep only Bea Arthur can imitate it, Diesel became a star last summer in the surprise street-racing hit The Fast and the Furious. At the moment in Hollywood, Diesel is the very model of the new action hero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: The Next Action Hero | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

...Like The Rock, whose Scorpion King grossed more than $90 million earlier this year, Diesel is also part of a nascent constellation of stars whose melting-pot backgrounds and features seem to be resonating deeply with young moviegoers of all colors. Hollywood has seen the future of the action hero, and it's multiethnic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: The Next Action Hero | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

...Splendid Splinter did over a long career is probably something that will never be repeated. As great a ballplayer as he was, though, he was an even greater American citizen. When his country needed him, he didn't shirk his duty, flying combat missions in two wars. The word hero is thrown around so much now that it has lost its true meaning. However, in the case of Williams, hero says it all. PAUL ROSKOWSKI Oviedo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 5, 2002 | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

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