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Speaking realistically, though, the leap from familiar suburban mailcarrier to action hero is a lot to ask of the moviegoing public. And Costner is not the actor to ask it. His Postman is supposed to be a traveling actor (the first of many ironies) who uses his charm and chutzpah to snowball the entire American West into believing that a new government has been created (in Minneapolis, of all places) and that postal routes are being reestablished all over the country. Costner, however, is so devoid of charisma and conviction that you wonder why anyone would believe...
From two deaths to millions may seem like a big leap. But this strain of influenza, called H5N1, though highly virulent in birds, has never before been known to attack humans. Since no human can count on having a natural immunity to what is essentially a bird virus, we could prove especially vulnerable to infection. First discovered in South African terns in 1961, H5N1 has already raced through poultry farms in southern China, killing caged fowl by the thousands...
...Digital Snapshots Cameras that shoot pixels, not film, made the leap from pricey novelty to low-cost alternative to 35 mm this year, as nearly every cameramaker worth its viewfinder released quality digital cameras in the $250-to-$1,000 range, and sales nearly doubled. Next up? Deeper price cuts, please...
...early word is that Chris Farley died of a heart attack. The leap to a cause is easy. But what if we say we don't care why he died? (We do.) Then what if he was really on the verge of pulling out of the spin? He had been talking about doing the Fatty Arbuckle story, from a script that David Mamet wrote just for him. A movie movie. In which he would neither crush furniture with his cascading body nor walk into a glass door and then rub his head until his hair stuck out all over...
Also capturing a first place finish, freshman Arthur Fergusson was the victor in the triple jump. His leap of 14.69 meters was a notable improvement over his past weekend's performance...