Word: joneses
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Who's left to watch? Nighy. If the Academy handed out an award for Best Overacting, he would win every year. A stalwart of British theater, particularly David Hare plays, he is most warmly remembered by movie audiences for playing the drug-addled rock star Billy Mack in Love Actually...
"It's all about taking Hollywood's favorite pasttime - congratulating itself - and turning it on its head," says John Wilson, summarizing the mission behind his Golden Raspberry Awards, better known today as the Razzies. "It's our reminder that yes, you made movies like Doubt, Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire...
Wilson says there's always been talk of organizing a Razzies telecast but due to the difficulty of getting usage rights to clips from the various films the awards are intended to skewer, he doesn't think a primetime Razzie Awards show will ever be possible. "There are some people...
"In the worst of times for the restaurant industry, it's the best of times for McDonald's," says Burt Flickinger III, managing director of the Strategic Resources Group, a retail-consulting company. McDonald's reported global same-store-sales growth throughout 2008 - and in November, global sales rose 7.7...
Adding to the management challenges ahead is the fact that Obama and Emanuel have brought into the White House an unusually high-octane team. It includes such muscular operatives as Summers and National Security Adviser Jim Jones, a retired Marine general. In addition, the Administration will have new power centers...