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Directed by Kirk Jones Universal Pictures 2 stars For those of us who grew up whistling “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” Emma Thompson’s new children’s film, “Nanny McPhee,” falls far short of the magic of 1964’s “Mary Poppins.” With warts, a prosthetic nose, and one large bucktooth, the usually classy Thompson plays the title governess in this latest bit of family treacle. Directed by Kirk Jones (“Waking Ned Devine”), the movie begins...
WILLIAM SHATNER has always given of himself to the people--but never something quite this close to his heart. The Boston Legal star sold his kidney stone for $25,000 to raise money for the charity Habitat for Humanity. Captain Kirk's renal calculus was snapped up by online casino Goldenpalace.com which added the specimen to its collection of oddities, including a partially eaten sandwich thought to contain the image of the Virgin Mary. "This is a bold new addition to our fleet," said the casino's CEO, evidently a longtime Trekkie. Shatner says his stone is no mere lump...
Surrounded by 53 computer screens, more than 15 telephones, and dozens of notebooks stuffed with protocols, shift supervisor Kirk A. Wornum, 43, sits behind his desk at the City of Cambridge Emergency Communications Department, ready to handle any emergency...
...blurred by heat, slowly making its way across the southern California desert towards the camera—emblematic of “Tennis”’s 100-minute crawl across the screen. Inside the Chevy are Donal Logue’s Danny Macklin and co-writer Kirk Fox’s Gary Morgan, the unlikable central players of “Tennis.” Gary and Danny are acting buddies who meet on the set of a low-budget Indie film set in California—art imitating life, one assumes. What makes...
...Wagoner up to the task? Can an insider, who rose within GM, have the nerve to take the ruthless measures necessary to fix his ailing company? So far, GM's board is standing by its chairman's relatively cautious strategy. The same may not be said of Kirk Kerkorian, the casino mogul and billionaire who owns nearly 10% of GM shares. He has lost an estimated $390 million on his stake and has indicated he may seek board representation. Kerkorian tried to take over Chrysler, and while he isn't expected to try that with GM, he's likely...