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...That's not how many older Americans think of Fiat, the chronically unreliable cars of Boomers' college years. Though Fiat is an acronym for Fabrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Car Factory of Turin), many older Americans joke that it really stands for Fix It Again Tony. Plagued by chronic breakdowns, Fiat left the American market in 1983 with it's reputation badly tarnished. But Fiat underwent its own transformation after Sergio Marchionne became CEO of the automaker in 2004 and ushered in new talent and technology. Though facing its own financial troubles, the Italian automaker has since been impressing consumers...
...movie was filmed in either Vancouver or Toronto. But the Canadian exchange rate doesn't favor Hollywood anymore, and Michigan's tax rebate of up to 42% for productions that hire locally is the most generous in the country. Nearly 70 movies - including Clint Eastwood's 2008 hit Gran Torino - have been shot or been scheduled to be filmed here since the state passed its tax breaks last April. In 2007 film crews spent about $4 million in Michigan. Last year that figure was more than $100 million, and it could quadruple in 2009. (See pictures of Michigan's film...
...work construction workers and electricians. Car-rental companies, caterers, hotels, carpenters, dry cleaners and other service providers are all getting a needed boost. In the suburb of Troy, 20 miles (32 km) north of Detroit, one hotel was getting ready to cut staff when Gran Torino came to town. Instead of laying people off, the hotel ended up hiring 15 additional employees. (See the 100 best movies of all time...
Everybody remembers his first car, and most of us remember a second coming-of-age milestone: our first new car. After years of driving around in Mom's old Chevrolet Caprice or Granddad's (may he rest in peace) Ford Torino (it too), finally came the day when you wiped your hands of automotive grease and traded in the wrenches for your first new set of wheels and breathed in its intoxicating new-car smell. Having grown up in the backseat of my father's 1957 Pontiac, I had little doubt that my first new car, too, would proudly sport...
...also like the Academy to reveal the votes that went into the nominations. The top five are announced; let's hear the top 10. That would have told us exactly where The Dark Knight finished. And whether Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino got anywhere near the top five for Picture, Actor or Director. Another thing: this year it's entirely possible that Kate Winslet finished in the Best Actress top five for two performances - one in The Reader, the other in Revolutionary Road - but was named only for the first because that role earned her more votes and the Academy...