Word: sleepers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Universal had hoped to grab its share of the family audience with Babe: Pig in the City, the much anticipated sequel to its 1995 sleeper hit, Babe. But even before arriving in theaters, the new Babe has taken a sudden turn down a dark alley. Last week Universal took the perhaps unprecedented step of canceling a star-studded premiere of the film. The studio said it canceled the Los Angeles event, which was to have been a benefit for the Children's Defense Fund, because the talking-animal special effects weren't done. But that was, well, double-talk...
...consumers are two different groups, and even as concerns are raised, kava's popularity continues to grow. "I think kava is really hot," says Dr. Hyla Cass, a UCLA psychiatrist and co-author of Kava: Nature's Answer to Stress, Anxiety, and Insomnia (Prima Health). "It's a sleeper...
Events on Saturday began with an extremely courteous debate between Jim Sleeper, author of Liberal Racism, and John Mack, president of the Los Angeles Urban League and an IOP fellow. Mack and Sleeper debated whether the United States should pursue policies that aim to elect minority candidates to office...
Talk about a sleeper. Not only has "There's Something About Mary" managed to hang in the top 10 grossing movies two months after its initial release, but it finished No. 1 at the box office Labor Day weekend, earning about $11.6 million. It was helped by a singular lack of competition. Only one new wide-release entered the fray this past weekend: "Knock Off," a martial arts movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, which opened in fourth place with a humble $5.6 million. "Blade," which had spent the previous two weeks at No. 1, slipped to second place with...
...opens in Los Angeles and New York City this week and nationwide over the next few weeks. "Obviously the movie has no stars, but it offers new ideas and a fresh voice," says Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein, hoping it gets the same strong word of mouth as his previous sleeper hits Emma and Trainspotting. Alexie has even greater aspirations: he thinks it could turn into another Full Monty...