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...Plane!") and posting exquisite fake trailers based solely on the title. The trailers, in particular, began to sketch out fans' expectations for the film. Some were mocking, but the box office doesn't discriminate between money spent ironically and earnestly, and New Line decided to ride the wave rather than be crushed by it. Five days of reshoots were ordered so that Ellis could make the movie much, much grosser. "Kids between 17 and 25 really want to see a little T. and A., so there's a nice Mile High Club scene," says Ellis. "And if you're going...
...visit the set of Stardust, the film version of his 1997 romantic fairy fantasy, which director-producer Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake) is shooting with an all-star cast that stretches from Sienna Miller to Ricky Gervais. Because Vaughn was deep in screen tests, he and Gaiman only got to wave to each other across the set before the author had to leave. "In any kind of sane universe," Gaiman says, "I would be hanging around on the set saying, 'This is mine, this is cool.'" Instead, in the morning, the British-born Gaiman will climb on a plane - where...
...were slumped into your favorite comfy chair in Highbury. Not that it's perfect: if you're in Sydney, you might have to start watching at 1 a.m. Like personal video recorders (pvrs) and the growing fascination with television inside mobile phones, the Slingbox is part of a wave of technology that consumers may well want, but could wreak havoc with traditional television companies who've paid millions for the broadcast rights to certain events and shows. But it's impossible to deny the beauty of the silvery, 27-cm-long, Chunky-bar-shaped plastic device. "The Slingbox gives...
...north is riding a second wave of economic development in Vietnam. During the early 1990s, encouraged by the government's heralded doi moi (renewal) economic reforms, investors poured in and growth soared. But an arduous, corrupt licensing process plus bureaucratic meddling soured the outlook. Investment all but dried up after the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Starting in 2000, however, leaders intensified efforts to compete in the global economy. "The crisis was actually good for Vietnam," says Vietnamese-American venture capitalist Don Lam. "It forced the government to think realistically, to be proactive instead of just sitting and waiting...
...years after Ryan's unilateral move set off a wave of capital punishment reforms nationwide, conservative prosecutors throughout the state are hoping a change at the Governor's Mansion this fall can usher back the death penalty. While Democratic incumbent Rod Blagojevich has said Ryan's moratorium should remain in place, at least for the foreseeable future, his Republican challenger and state treasurer Judy Baar Topinka has hinted that enough safeguards have now been put into place for the death penalty to be reinstated...