Word: jitterbugging
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...dawdle over the astronauts' troubles on Earth, and the music smothers emotions it should underscore. One also wonders why an alien intelligence eager for interplanetary contact would kill off the first humans it encounters ("Sorry, wrong number"--ka-boom!). But the film hits its stride with a space-station jitterbug at zero gravity and a desperate stab at lassoing a bucking bronco of a resupply module in outer space. At the end there is real emotional grandeur in a meeting of minds across the galaxy. This isn't 2001, by a long shot, but for 2000, it'll do nicely...
...house in western Massachusetts, sitting by the pool, and eating chips." Brian also fondly reminisces about his big break as Extra #30 in the movie School Ties starring fellow actors Brendan Fraser, Chris O'Donnell, and Matt Damon. He relished "living it up on the movie set," learning the jitterbug, and schmoozing with the stars. Brian's share of good will was found in the company of Chris O'Donnell rather than Matt Damon, who proved to be "kind of a pain...
Schrempp knows this is risky, because mergers often fail, and big ones fail more often. So DaimlerChrysler is dancing a transoceanic jitterbug that is testing the limits of corporate convention. German and American bosses are fusing their cultures on napkins in airport lounges and in the conference rooms of five-star hotels. The transatlantic traffic became so heavy that DaimlerChrysler, which owns 20% of Airbus, bought an A320 and outfitted it like an NBA charter so its executives could get some sleep between meetings. The 53-seat plane (an A320 normally has 150 seats) flies four weekly round trips between...
...black costumes of various sorts--most of the men are in leather or vinyl pants, and one tall woman wears her hair in disgustingly cute pigtails--belt out the dates and settings of scenes in incomprehensible British accents. They go on to mimic war planes, perform a bad faux jitterbug that's not even in Townshend's original score and basically stand around looking useless for irritatingly long periods of time...
...your weekend off to a swingin' start with the masters of modern jive themselves. The novelty of the jitterbug shows no signs of wearing off any time soon and the Cherry Poppin' Daddies are still going strong. Catch them at the Roxy for yet another stimulating Swing Night. 9 p.m. 279 Tremont St. 338-7699. $10 Cover...