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...goal of many a modern mystery writer to merge sadism with sociology. If you unleash a serial killer to prey on the young and vulnerable, you'd better add something -- a sermon about society's ills, keen human insight -- so that your movie (The Silence of the Lambs), novel (The Alienist) or TV series doesn't appear irredeemably sordid. If it is done right, author and audience can enjoy the best of both worlds: luridness without guilt...
...cast is terrific, from Mirren to the prime suspect himself (David Thewlis, star of the film Naked) to a poignant transvestite (Peter Capaldi) to each politician or social worker who falls under the cops' suspicious gaze. They help make Prime Suspect 3 a winner in the burgeoning genre of serial thrillers...
...discourage theft on a worldwide basis, Intel last month began etching serial numbers on its Pentium chips, and will do the same with its 486 line this summer. That will enable the company and law-enforcement officials to trace the chips to their source, and thus could make stolen goods harder to fence. With the numbers in place, Intel hopes its hottest products will avoid becoming hot chips...
Trailers for Serial Mom feature the song Bad to the Bone -- a musical workhorse (by George Thorogood and the Destroyers) whose use in movies and TV is rivaled only by James Brown's I Got You (I Feel Good). So who's raking in bigger royalties...
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