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...obviously phoning in their work. Sunset begins with two master thieves, Max Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) and the luscious Lola Cirillo (Salma Hayek), completing the heist of a one-of-a-kind diamond and then jetting to a tropical island paradise to enjoy their retirement. Unbeknownst to them, FBI agent Stanley Lloyd (Woody Harrelson), still simmering from his botched attempt to prevent their robbery, has tracked them down and means to nab them with a brilliant scheme. There are a few decent comic moments thanks mostly to Harrelson, who seemingly takes on the daunting task of playing himself...
Sunset begins with two master thieves, Max Burdett (Brosnan) and the luscious Lola Cirillo (Salma Hayek), completing the heist of a one-of-a-kind diamond and then jetting to a tropical island paradise to enjoy their retirement. Unbeknownst to them, FBI agent Stanley Lloyd (Woody Harrelson), still simmering from his botched attempt to prevent their robbery, has tracked them down. He informs them that he knows they have selected the island as part of a plot to steal another rare diamond and declares that he will catch them in the act. That Agent Lloyd actually believes that this...
...Celtics have won 16 NBA championships, the Bruins five Stanley Cups and the Patriots two Super Bowls. Those were appreciated, but New England's soul belonged to the denizens of Fenway Park. Citizens of Red Sox Nation even came to believe they had been cursed. Baseball may no longer be America's pastime, but it has always been Boston's passion play. And last week the good guys finally triumphed. The Red Sox won the World Series...
...Kent's analogy to the 25-day battle in 1968 to wrest control of the old Vietnamese colonial capital from guerrilla insurgents may be somewhat unfortunate, however. Although Hue has entered Marine lore as an example of a triumph of urban warfare, made more vivid by its recreation in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket," a favorite movie on Marine bases, the wider context of Hue may give pause for thought - or even alarm. To be sure, the enemy the Marines are facing in the fierce fighting for Fallujah that began overnight Monday may be not dissimilar from the once...
...After years of surprisingly strong growth, Asian economies are slowing down. In October, Morgan Stanley downgraded its 2005 GDP growth forecast for the region (excluding Japan) to 5.5%, compared with 7.2% in 2004. The main culprits are the record-high price of oil, an expected weakening of the U.S. economy and an ailing dollar, which makes Asian products more expensive for U.S. consumers and curbs export growth. But a new factor putting the brakes on Asia is China. Over the past two years, soaring demand from China for everything from steel to palm oil to semiconductors has been the engine...