Word: smashly
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...facing the new prime minister is how to deal with the Maoists, who seem to be the only ones unhappy that the protests have ended. Many believe that the Maoists, who are vehemently opposed to the King, would have loved nothing more than to see the pro-demoracy protestors smash through the police cordons and storm the royal palace. Rejecting the King's announcement, the leader of the Maoists, who uses the nom-de-guerre Prachanda (the fierce one), said that the political parties had committed an "historic blunder" by ending the protests. He also announced that the Maoists would...
Once in a while, a new member has to join the club; otherwise, there would be no movies to make sequels of. Three years ago, that film was Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. It vaulted from prerelease shrug to summer smash, earning $305 million in North America and $652 million worldwide. So here comes the sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (opening July 7), which was shot at the same time as Pirates III, due out next summer...
That's not likely. But this is: out of the summer will emerge a from-nowhere smash on the order of The Blair Witch Project or My Big Fat Greek Wedding or Wedding Crashers. Or the first Pirates. After all, a surprise hit is the least surprising thing about summer. -By Richard Corliss. Reported by Desa Philadelphia/Los Angeles...
With a dream cast that includes Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, and Mandy Moore, “American Dreamz” promises to be a successful notch in the career of up-and-coming writer/director Paul Weitz. With his brother Chris, he made his first mark in Hollywood with the smash teen comedy “American Pie.” He has also written and directed “About a Boy” (2002) and “In Good Company” (2004). “American Dreamz” is another comedy that focuses its plotline...
...thinking behind the 10 songs on Roberts' latest release, Chemical City, out on Tuesday, is urban decay. If that sounds heavy, fear not: the CD features much of the cool, '70s-style guitar work fans will remember from Roberts' last album and the smash single of 2002, Brother Down. Chemical City is great summer music: catchy, energetic, never abrasive...