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...Well, you don't tell him that. You lie. (laughs) No, I mean, every time I see the bees covering Henry in the movie, I laugh my ass off. I mean I called Henry up and was like, "This is a thankless part and it sucks but would you like to get covered in bees?" And he's like, "For you, sure." Later, when he had to go through two hours of makeup to get the after-bee-sting swollen effect, I don't think he was so happy with me. But his son was there and his son likes...

Author: By Jordan I. Fox, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Soul-Searching Interview with Adam Sandler | 11/9/2000 | See Source »

...impasse. But exploring ways to resume a dialogue will likely rewind back a lot further than Camp David. And the idea of Washington sharing the mediation duties with others may not be unappealing to the next U.S. president. After all, as Bill Clinton has found out, it's a thankless task...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peace Talks Do Not Have Oslo Written on Them | 11/8/2000 | See Source »

...impasse. But exploring ways to resume a dialogue will likely rewind back a lot further than Camp David. And the idea of Washington sharing the mediation duties with others may not be unappealing to the next U.S. president. After all, as Bill Clinton has found out, it's a thankless task...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peace Talks Do Not Have Oslo Written on Them | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...years ago, it looked as though the movie world was about to knock Michelle Rodriguez out of the ring. The would-be actress was living with her mom in Jersey City, N.J., and laboring as an extra in movies like Summer of Sam; the thankless, anonymous work was wearing her out. Then she saw an ad in Back Stage for a Latina actress to portray a boxer in a new film. Rodriguez didn't box and had never auditioned for a speaking role in a movie before, but the ad intrigued her. "I thought, If I'm going to quit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Her Fighting Chance | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

...demands just the opposite - a casual aloofness, a confident grace that Cruise can't muster regardless of how hard he tries. Everything else in MI2 doesn't help to conceal his shortcomings. Woo's schtick is growing tired, Thandie Newton just barely survived one of the most thankless roles in recent memory, the plot was just barely there, the action sequences were corny, etc. . And most intolerable, of course, is that ridiculous 'mask' cop-out that they keep throwing in whenever they run into a script dead-end. I'll accept it as soon as they answer the following questions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Movie Warp Up: A Review of Summer 2000 | 9/22/2000 | See Source »

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