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...Wedding--has been on a break from the genre. In general, studios have lost faith in mid-priced films, focusing instead on cheaper movies that turn quick profits (like last summer's Crocodile Hunter flick from MGM, which nearly tripled its $10 million cost at the box office) and mega-budget blockbusters like Spider-Man that can become repeat franchises and play overseas...
After both the block and the QB sneak, Morris’ genuine exuberance was evident as he danced, arms flailing in the air, among his game-weary teammates. The tide had turned and Harvard’s tenth win in a row was within its grasp. His mega-watt smile was wide enough to be seen, through his facemask, from the press box atop the Stadium...
...Much as he loved music, Elvis also wanted to be an actor - a serious actor, like his idols, James Dean and Marlon Brando - but producers and directors kept sending him puff scripts. He appeared in 33 films, and while all of them were profitable, only a few (the mega-hits "Jailhouse Rock" and "King Creole" included) truly satisfied their star...
...plantation south of Pyongyang will pay off. His Singapore-based company, Maxgro Holdings, is investing $5 million in North Korea this year, and he even has plans to build a resort there, complete with a 70-room hotel, horseback riding, trout fishing and all-terrain vehicles. "This is a mega-growth area," he says. "If you don't move now, you will have missed the boat...
...friends say the relationship is strained and sometimes openly acrimonious, and that the President frets at her husband's excesses but often can do little to control them. That's because she needs Taufik as much or more than he needs her. "If it weren't for Taufik, Mega would not be President," says former minister Ramli. For Megawati, who inherited the name of her father, first President Sukarno, but not much of his charisma, Taufik's ability to build coalitions with potentially hostile political factions has provided a critical counterbalance to the silence and sense of entitlement...