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...concept, while not completely original, might have allowed for a much more interesting film had it been executed differently. Shot in the mockumentary style of Rob Reiner's classic Spinal Tap, the movie follows Hard Core Logo, a popular 80s punk band, as it travels through Canada during its 1995 reunion tour. Of course, being a mockumentary, neither the present nor the past is real; the history we are given of the band, the news footage detailing the start of their reunion tour and the "documentary" made about the band on this tour are all fictitious...
SARAN WRAP In 2000 Year Old Man, Mel Brooks tells Carl Reiner that "the greatest thing mankind ever devised, I think, in my humble opinion, is Saran Wrap." Why? Because "you can put a sandwich in it! You can look through it!...It's so good and cute." Dow Chemical introduced its revolutionary packaging material, which is durable, airtight, transparent and flexible...
...Aside from the horsemeat question, there are more, uh, meaty issues on the table in California, of course. The original Meathead himself, Rob Reiner, is fronting for a California proposition that would tack a 50 cent-per-pack increase onto the price of cigarettes. Smoke of another kind -- medical marijuana -- gets a look in five states and the District of Columbia (no, Marion Barry is not behind this), while abortion-limiting proposals come before the voters in two more states. In Hawaii, voters are being asked to decide the fate of same-sex marriages. Our favorite resolution? In four states...
...Archie's bigoted language b) Archie's treatment of women c) Archie's loud toilet flushing d) Rob Reiner's facial hair...
...will be another testament to the ability of an individual to affect the course of social policy in America's largest state. In 1978 Howard Jarvis transformed California's tax status with his Prop 13; last June computer magnate Ron Unz launched a successful initiative against bilingual education. Reiner is far from a dilettante. Four years ago, encouraged by Tipper Gore, he began an intensive study of child-development policy. After consulting with experts, he launched his "I Am Your Child" foundation, produced a TV special on early brain development and promoted a federal bill that would have directed...