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Gibson, 54, who seven years ago turned from starring in hit movies to directing The Passion of the Christ, the all-time top R-rated and foreign-language film, became more notorious recently for being an off-screen road warrior. His 2006 drunk-driving conviction, and the slurs he made about Jews to the arresting officer, dented his rep and put a big question mark next to his chances for returning to the superstar class. Edge of Darkness, based on a 1985 Brit TV drama about a cop searching for his daughter's killers, bears a resemblance to last year...
Gibson and Washington weren't the only veteran movie men fighting for tickets at the wickets. Just out of this weekend's top dozen were two movies starring flinty hero types who made their names in the 1970s. Sixty-seven-year-old Harrison Ford, a.k.a. Han Solo, lent his sullen machismo to Extraordinary Measures, the first theatrical release from CBS Films - but this do-gooder drama had a made-for-TV feel, and after a cruddy opening week, it fell into the abyss, with a $2,575,000 weekend take in 2,549 theaters. The disease-of-the-week movie...
Also, Yale has just made a Web site that gives viewers information about the federal grants that Yale faculty have received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. According to an article on Yale’s main Web site, those grants amount to approximately $121 million since last February...
...never the guy who made you drop your sandwich. Unlike Favre, he wasn't the improvisational maestro, or train wreck, that kept you glued to his every move. He never possessed Tom Brady's charisma, or Peyton Manning's overwhelming on-field presence. Still, he is a legitimate part of any discussion involving the importance of those players. He was a surgeon, picking apart defenses with almost flawless accuracy. What else do you need in a quarterback? (See pictures of Super Bowl entertainment...
...Police officials refused to comment on the issue, and have told Kenyan newspapers that witnesses made up the claims of intimidation because they wanted money, or to live abroad. Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo was also dismissive: "I'm aware that some witnesses are fearful for their lives, but I'm sure you know that it's the responsibility of the attorney general to ensure their safety," he told reporters earlier this month...