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Movies used to sail on charm. Gorgeous stars would purr their smooth patter, smile their way out of embarrassing entanglements and seal their conquest of a co-star--and a worldwide audience--with a kiss. Today that sounds So Old, but it was the standard for a half-century. Once in a while a director makes a movie that tries to recapture that warm feeling. It's harder than it looks, as a couple of new films prove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Charm Offensive | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...movements that Maryland "robo-therapists" Alex and Elena Libin have recommended him for nursing-home residents and dementia patients who could use a pet's love but are unable to care for the real thing. Stroke Max with an open palm or call him by name, and he will purr, turn his head, move his ears and blink his eyes. He can also sit, stretch and "sleep" but never goes looking for a litter box. INVENTOR Omron AVAILABILITY Now, for research only TO LEARN MORE robotherapy.org...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions: Lots O' Bots | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

...detective is the love interest for Berry's Catwoman, who is both villainess and heroine. "She's not Superman," Berry says. "She's not trying to save the world." Instead, like a pampered house pet, Berry says, "Catwoman is out to save herself." Could be quite a purr-formance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 6, 2003 | 10/6/2003 | See Source »

Zellweger stars as Roxie Hart--a doe-eyed jazz-age babe who goes on trial for killing her extramarital lover and becomes a media darling in the process. And, yes, she can sing--and so can her unlikely co-stars. Catherine Zeta-Jones' sultry Welsh purr masks a singing voice that is pure Broadway belt, and the moment she opens her mouth with the familiar first song, All That Jazz, the movie takes flight. Richard Gere seems more awake than he has in years as Billy Flynn, the slick lawyer who in one number plays puppet master to a chorus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: And All That Jazz | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

...Islam, an extremist group linked to al-Qaeda, launched an attack on positions held by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. The anti-Saddam p.u.k., which controls the eastern section of the autonomous zone maintained by British and U.S. air cover, said it repulsed the attackers. SRI LANKA Tigers Purr The government and Tamil Tiger rebels agreed to a federal system, boosting the prospects of a lasting peace after a 19-year civil war. But Parliament must first approve the change to the constitution, which requires a two-thirds majority the government does not have. Meanwhile, Japan agreed to host...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 12/8/2002 | See Source »

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