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...departure from the Fugees, the _Buena Vista Social Club_, Tuesdays With Morrie, VH1's "Behind the Music," and even the movie _Seven_ , the "ultimate Bible Cliff Notes" to which Brian directs his congregation when no one can name the seven deadly sins. The most resounding image, however, is undoubtedly Jacob and Brian's sauntering down a New York avenue in matching leather jackets and sunglasses to the tune of Rob Thomas' vocals in Santana's "Smooth...
...chance to break out of her television mold as she plays a business-driven character who is essentially the anti-Dharma, and demonstrates a wider range than she was allowed in her previous films (_EdTV_, _Grosse Pointe Blanke_). Rounding out the eclectic cast is the classic Anne Brancroft as Jacob's passionately Jewish mom, and Milos Foreman, (Norton's _The People Vs. Larry Flynt_ director) as an older priest who guides Brian through his personal and religious turmoil...
...fashioned screwball comedy. It only skims the deeper issues of religious tolerance and often seems more interested in milking the central religious conflict for all of its possible humorous aspects than in fully depicting each character's internal struggles with his or her faith. The most expressive Jacob ever gets in coming to terms with the reality of his relationship with Anna is proclaiming to her, "The fact that you're not Jewish is a real problem for me." Overall, the film touches all the bases as it provides a new angle through which to explore romantic comedies...
...hypnotized at my computer, watching the NASDAQ collapse, when e-mail pops up reminding me of our biweekly company meeting. Eighty or so Keen.com employees gather around our CEO, Karl Jacob. "Well," he says, "we all know what happened in the market today...
JACKIE MASON, A.K.A. JACOB MOSHE MAZA AGE: 69 OCCUPATION: Star of Broadway one-man show Much Ado About Everything! BEST PUNCH: Said the ad betrayed the Dame's insecurity: "How do you like his nerve...the truth is, he's jealous that I'm selling out every night while he's playing to half houses...