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...dance chorus begins, the two face each other, this close, and stop, each briefly folding arms in a gesture of defiance or daring: okay, what'll you try now? The music persuades them to sway in syncopation, then to enlarge the movement, describing a circle as their arms swinging wider (right, left, four times each). They stop, twirl, clap hands simultaneously and (on "Oh what a break") do a ten-tap strut to the front of the gazebo, landing in synch on the right foot. The first time, Ginger had to undercut Fred's flourish; this time she's with...
...account in the Bahamas. The D.A. had briefly investigated Tyco three years ago, looking into whether a Tyco director had fraudulently sold his $2.5 million Florida home to the company's general counsel. The D.A.'s office dropped that inquiry, but has reopened it as part of its wider Tyco investigation. Apsis' lawyer, Robert Katzberg, says his client "did nothing wrong and is cooperating completely with the D.A.'s investigation." Tyco says it is conducting an internal probe into allegations of misused funds...
Smart movies can be smart business. Though big-studio offerings like Unfaithful and Road to Perdition come with big budgets, most of this summer's alternative films are low-cost endeavors with wider profit margins. There's a word for this strategy: counterprogramming. The classic example is Saving Private Ryan, an R-rated war movie that became an unlikely blockbuster in the summer of 1998. But this summer's crop of good alternative films is even more bountiful than usual...
...comedy got stellar reviews and has already earned back its $27 million cost, it might have made more in a less crowded season. A small art film can turn a profit in a few theaters, while more expensive films intended as counterprogramming must compete with blockbusters for a wider audience. Universal plans to keep About a Boy on select screens throughout the summer and pull it up to a $40 million gross by "constantly monitoring the marketplace and conditions," says Universal's vice chairman Mark Shmuger. With movies like About a Boy, this summer's marketplace has become...
...will shy away from war. Musharraf claims that along the border areas, Pakistan can match India man for man, tank for tank, jet for jet. That could leave Vajpayee with the unpalatable option of allowing a limited engagement in Kashmir to expand into a costly ground war along the wider border, something fraught with the potential of nuclear escalation...