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...Pointe Blank” was unique and attention catching in its day, “The Ice Harvest” feels like the generic comedic mob movie we’ve all seen before. The only saving grace for Ramis is the performance he gets out of Platt as Pete Van Heuten, an old friend of Charlie’s who also had an affair with his wife. Pete’s drunkenness through 99 percent of the movie is integral. His goofy charm is particularly necessary in light of the fact that the screenwriters try too hard to push...
DIED. LINK WRAY, 76, the original thrashing guitarist whose pioneering use of the "power chord" on his 1958 instrumental hit Rumble inspired rockers from Pete Townshend to Neil Young; in Copenhagen. In an era of clean-cut performers, Wray shook up the music world with his distorted guitar and menacing persona, laying the foundation for punk, metal and beyond. In the 1990s, he enjoyed a resurgence when his music was featured in several films, including Pulp Fiction and Independence...
...their part, several Republican strategists said they are desperate to avoid irritating Latinos, many of whom are socially conservative and thus natural Republicans. Fighting for re-election in 1994, California Governor Pete Wilson, a Republican, ran an ad keening that illegal immigrants "just keep coming." Wilson won, but Republicans in California say the damage to the party's standing among Hispanics persists to this day. Bush is already giving up some symbolic territory. When he announced his guest-worker plan in 2004, he did so before an audience of 200 Latinos. By contrast, his speech this week on "border security...
...DIED. LINK WRAY, 76, guitarist whose pioneering use of the power chord on his 1958 instrumental hit Rumble inspired rockers from Pete Townshend to Neil Young; in Copenhagen. Standing out in an age of clean-cut performers, Wray shook up the music world with his guitar distortions and menacing persona, laying the foundation for punk, metal and beyond. In the 1990s he resurfaced when his music was featured in several films including Pulp Fiction and Independence...
Delaney-Smith is also the winningest women’s coach in the history of the Ivy League, and her 215 league victories are second only to the legendary Pete Carill of Princeton, who tallied 315 wins. She remains the only head coach in NCAA history to guide a No. 16 seed to a win over a No. 1 in the NCAA tournament, which she did against Stanford...