Swinger Life: Glenn's spitting image
IF fast bowler Glenn McGrath could control his temper as well as he controls his in-swinger, life might be easier for the Australian team management. While his quick bowling takes plenty of wickets, his even quicker temper has left officials stumped.The latest incident, in which McGrath is alleged to have spat in the direction of West Indies batsman Adrian Griffith after the last ball at the end of Tuesday's play, comes as the paceman nurses a sore foot from kicking an...
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"George of the Jungle" (PG)
Just when you thought you couldn't take another TV show revamped for the big screen (R.I.P. "McHale's Navy," "Leave It to Beaver," etc.), here comes a flick that ridicules itself before you get the chance to. Powered by the self-mocking tone set by creator Jay Ward ("Rocky and Bullwinkle"), this live-action version of the cartoon gives us a klutzy, tree-slamming jungle boy (Brendan Fraser)...
Swinger Life: A Legend's Voice Is Silent
Frank Sinatra, the talented and temperamental balladeer who dominated popular music longer than any entertainer before him, had clung to his legendary life as tenaciously as he had stuck with the audiences he loved.Three years after he took his final concert bow, Sinatra died at 10:50 p.m. Thursday in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's emergency room after a heart attack. His wife, Barbara, was at his side.The self-styled "saloon singer," 82, had not...
Kate Hudson leaves her swinger life behind to make 'Raising Helen' a hit,
Raising Helen Rating: HHH Starring: Kate Hudson, Joan Cusack, John Corbett, Helen Mirren, Felicity Huffman Screenplay: Jack Amiel and Michael Begler Director: Garry Marshall Rated PG-13: Thematic issues involving teens
MediaNews Kate Hudson playing a mommy is like Yao Ming playing a midget. It's like Michael Moore praising George Bush while eating a garden salad. It just doesn't fit.But that's why Raising Helen is such a pleasant summer surprise. Hudson, a recent new mom in real life, plays Helen Harris, a Manhattan party girl whose life veers off its course after her sister is killed in a car crash and she takes custody of the three young children. The actress brings...
Swinger Life: Obscenity Law Voided
The Maryland Court of Appeals declared the bulk of the state's antiobscenity law unconsitutional today because the statute "arbitrarily" exempts employees of pornographic movie houses from prosecution.The decision by the state's highest court, which prompted a strongly worded dissent from Chief Judge Robert C. Murphy, leaves Maryland virtually without any laws to control distribution of obscene books, magazines and films to adults. The...