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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...home. That it contains a secret lair equipped with a lie detector is nobody's business. That the lyrics of his favorite song, Puff the Magic Dragon, may contain a hidden metaphor comes as an unwelcome surprise to him. That a suggestion that his affection for his daughters, especially Pam (Teri Polo), may be touched by feelings that would make Oedipus blush could earn you termination with maximum prejudice--as the beta male candidate for her affections, the unfortunately named Greg Focker (Ben Stiller), learns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Divine Foolishness | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...then, preoccupation may be the key to this movie's success. All the members of the family are trying to focus on the wedding of Pam's sister, which means they would prefer Greg, the outsider, to be the fly on the wall, not the fly in the ointment. Alas, poor Focker. He can't help himself. And we can't help ourselves from falling about, equally helpless, at this superbly antic movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Divine Foolishness | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...markets and distributes mifepristone, don't bother calling directory assistance. It is not listed. Even last week, with the heralding of the approval of "Mifeprex" (the drug's brand name), someone answering the Danco phone at a New York City number given to the press simply said, "This is Pam. How can I help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Distribution: The Company in the Line of Fire | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...bitch to be respected. Jodie, Helen Hunt, and believe it or not Julia Roberts all maintain a conservative style but made it big without exploiting themselves." Post- "Girlfight," Rodriguez is also gaining more respect, starring in the Spike Lee- produced "3 A.M." with Danny Glover and Pam Grier, as well as the race-car drama "Redline" starring Vin Diesel. She's aware of the tag "Latina actress" and hopes to break free of that label by getting more physical in future films...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Boxer | 9/24/2000 | See Source »

Instead, Strong dumped her doctor and called Dr. Pamela Sutton, the specialist who had helped her before. Soon she was back on the golf course. She could play until recently, when her condition slid. "I wouldn't be alive today if not for Pam Sutton," she says. Strong is fortunate to have sought help. Many don't, for a misguided reason: 82% of respondents in one study agreed with a pollster that "it is easy to become too reliant on pain medication." In fact, fewer than 1% of those treated with opioids become addicted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Kinder, Gentler Death | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

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