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Dates: during 2000-2009
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The author doesn't hide her admiration for the Governor, whom she refers to throughout by her first name. In fact, she tells Palin's story in terms usually reserved for the DVD boxes of romantic comedies: "It is a political Cinderella tale in which a small-town mayor and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarah: The Palin Biography | 9/16/2008 | See Source »

That self-assurance is why he's been turning down movie roles ever since the second episode of The Office. He had no interest in starring in a film he didn't have complete creative control over. His new movie, Ghost Town--a small, hilarious romantic comedy about a dyspeptic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Renaissance Man: Ricky Gervais | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

Aronofsky has been one of the few American directors whose movies upset the complacent status quo. Pi, Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain were demanding and rewarding in various ways: the first whacko, the second gritty, the third sumptuously romantic, and all marvelously dense with imagery. The Wrestler is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Wrestler: Mickey Rourke's Comeback | 9/6/2008 | See Source »

These are words that, in India, one rarely says aloud. Through military force, acts of Parliament and two wars with Pakistan, India has held on tightly to Kashmir, and its attachment has always been a bit romantic. It isn't just the beauty of its lush valleys and jewel-like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Valley of Tears | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

Studios found success with underserved groups this summer. Women's buddy movies Sex and the City ($152 million) and Mamma Mia! ($126 million) and the romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas ($80 million) were, if not home runs, all solid doubles built on female audiences apparently dying to leave the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summer Box Office: Good, Not Great | 8/29/2008 | See Source »

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