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...Just so the villain is not a hollow villain he's going to have to kill...

Author: By Edric Lescouflair, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Soaring Away With Harry Potter | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...when the powers that be pitted a triangle-chested, all-American black guy, "Night Stick" (very much in the NCO mold here), against "Yugoslavia," a balding, grubby, stringy-haired villain waving a Yugoslav flag, that cynical side pushed to the fore. Did that country need any more punishment, symbolic or otherwise? I thought not, and amid the thunderous "U-S-A" chants I found myself cackling uproariously - and even flashed a passable Serb salute for a few seconds before getting scared and holstering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wrestling — a Little — With My Conscience | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...their working together on Ed Wood and, ultimately, Sleepy Hollow. In 1992, Burton returned to the familiar Batworld to direct Batman Returns. The story, focusing on Batman's struggle against both the Penguin and Catwoman, starred Keaton again, as well as Danny Devito and Michelle Pfeiffer in the respective villain roles. Though successful, the movie was perceived as being much darker than its predecessor, something that Burton disagreed with...

Author: By Jason F. Clarke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Weird, Weird World: A Burton Backtrack | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

...have a theory too. Someone wants to conquer the world, and knowing that war and nuclear armament make for a messy take over, theyve decided to be more subversive, more sneaky. A trojan horse attack if you will. Who is this villain...

Author: By Joyce K. Mcintyre, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Endpaper: Fight the Power | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

Baseball abhors a pariah vacuum, so after PETE ROSE received a resoundingly redemptive round of applause before Game Two of the World Series, new villain JIM GRAY burst out of the bull pen. Rose was on hand for his induction into baseball's All Century Team. It was meant to be a happy event. But in a postceremony interview, NBC reporter Gray peppered Rose with questions about his lifetime ban from the sport. Bad call. Angry fans flooded NBC with complaints, and following Game Three, Yankee Chad Curtis snubbed Gray on-air after hitting the game-winning home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 8, 1999 | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

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