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...Clapton-fronted Mariachi band.There is, however, more to the experience of watching “Les Demons” than simply what appears on the screen and rumbles through the speakers. Jesus Franco, the movie’s prolific director, has a reputation for being basically the Robert Pollard of cult filmmaking: he’s produced hundreds of passable films and a handful of great ones—or so I’m told. And though “Les Demons” may not have been one of his fabled greats, his ability to entertain was apparent...
...love of a good penis joke. Comics Matt Lucas and David Walliams transport the characters from their BBC sketch show, while adding a few American originals. But their new characters don't measure up, and the original British ones - like Lucas as thick-accented juvenile delinquent Vicky Pollard - are so culturally specific that they translate to being plopped inexplicably into American settings here like spotted dick on a McDonald's dollar menu. (Except that spotted dick is funnier...
...Pollard says it's too soon to tell how hard his county - which has a population of 175,000 and encompasses the cities of Gulfport, Biloxi, D'Iberville, Long Beach and Pass Christian - was hit by Gustav. Teams are just beginning to assess the damage, and it will be several days before a real picture of the hurricane's impact emerges...
...addition to Gustav's 12-foot storm surge, rain has been heavy, and three rivers in Harrison County are expected to crest above flood stage tomorrow, further complicating matters. But Pollard says things went smoothly for the county thanks to good planning and a new initiative by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, which coordinated with the state department of education to transport 539 people by school bus to shelters in Jackson, Miss. at no charge. Late on Sunday night, the county opened nine area schools, bringing the total number of sheltered residents to just over...
...both Hancock and Harrison counties said they hope to allow residents to return to their homes soon but the situation remains too unstable at the moment to have an idea when that might be possible. "This event is ongoing, and we're not out of the woods yet," Pollard stressed. "We're not going to send assessment teams out on a large scale until it's fully safe...