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Ironically, Joe’s pathetic tale endears him to Kelly’s radio audience, and as the mockery turns to empathy, Joe’s down-to-earth goodness makes him a sort of a national champion, a tragic hero of the trailer class. His newfound fame quickly propels him into a variety of adventures, as he continues to search for his parents (oddly, Dirt never thinks to search for his sister, who has also been separated from him since he was eight...
...taken from Joe Dirt is an implicit judgment on over-aggressive media and the popular voyeurism in TV shows today. Joe’s personal life is broadcast to millions, his burgeoning fame encourages cameras to violate any semblance of privacy. Additionally, others begin to use Joe for his newfound fame...
Come June, would-be tomb raiders will see all of this and more when the nearly $100 million Hollywood version of the game hits the big screen, carrying Paramount's bid to cash in on moviegoers' newfound fascination with female action heroes. A hit could generate a succession of sequels, just the way Bond has. But the history of video-game transfers from the computer screen to the big screen is dismal. Remember Wing Commander, starring Freddie Prinze Jr.? How about Super Mario Bros. with Bob Hoskins and Dennis Hopper? Probably not, or at least not fondly. Hard-core game...
...there's any development that will rub Tomb Raider fans the wrong way, it's Croft's newfound pals. In the game, she operates alone. Now, perhaps, Croft has too many sidekicks. The spectral presence of her father (played by Jolie's real-life dad, Jon Voight) is a cute addition, but we could probably do without the cockney comic relief called Bryce (played by Noah Taylor, the teenage David Helfgott in Shine). At any rate, Jolie feels right at home in her strange new world. "All the reasons I'm right for this movie are all the reasons...
...Crimson's newfound enthusiasm was evident during warmups, as the entire team seemed prepared to play on grass for the first time this season. This excitement carried over into the game, as sophomore midfielder Katie Shaughnessy took a pass from junior Erin Kutner thrity-eight seconds into the contest and staked Harvard to an early 1-0 advantage...