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...Analysts reckon the change is intended to discourage wholesalers from loading up their inventories because once those state costs are covered, the industry plans a really, really big increase to finance the proposed $368.5 billion national settlement currently being scrutinized by Congress and the White House...
...symphony? Is it world music? Call Tan Dun's Symphony 1997 (Heaven Earth Mankind) whatever you like, but be prepared to reckon with it. Composed to commemorate the reunification of Hong Kong with China, this seductively savory multicultural stew is shaping up as the classical-music event of the summer. The 72-minute work was telecast worldwide July 1 from the handover ceremonies in Hong Kong, and the first recording, conducted by Tan and featuring Yo-Yo Ma as cello soloist, was rushed into print by Sony the following week, debuting in the No. 5 slot on the Billboard classical...
Being quite a provincial foreigner, however, he does not reckon with the power of American pragmatism. Having eluded the invaders, the President (who, we are informed, won a Congressional Medal of Honor piloting a rescue chopper in Vietnam) is stalking the surprisingly capacious byways of the plane, armed mainly with native wit and a "Don't tread on me" philosophy. There is good--sometimes witty--suspense in Marshall's single-handed efforts to coordinate a rescue effort by his Washington staff with his own attempts to set his people free using whatever modest tools--a table knife, a cell phone...
...California. This guy's stock has gone up a ton after he lost 19 pounds since his tubby showing at the scouting combine. He has also taken nearly half a second off his 40 time. If he keeps working hard like this, he'll be a force to reckon with since he is young...
...picture was born as a short film and probably should have stayed that way, since I reckon no conclusion this certain needs a build-up this long, mmm-hmmm. To its credit, though, "Sling Blade" plays out among real human beings, a welcome break in a year of airborne cows and impossible missions. A few swift cuts in the editing room and Thornton could have had a real winner. As is, "Sling Blade" is a worthy runner...