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Although Cruise and Spielberg, friends for two decades, have been developing the script since 1999, the movie turns out to be topical, a celluloid mirror of current events. Jointly financed by DreamWorks and Fox, it opens amid controversy over Attorney General John Ashcroft's decision to put a terrorism suspect in military detention. Many have noted the similarity between the movie's idea of Precrime and the legal ramifications of arresting but not charging suspected terrorists...
...boss wants this story to abide by his script; an orderly fable about the redemptive powers of sport. And the men seem happy to cooperate. "I'm not supposed to talk about what I did to get put in here," says a sweat-streaked Prince at halftime. He says he still has "a few years" to serve behind bars. "You can start to lose hope in here. But training for this tournament the past few months has changed the whole mood in the prison. It's been good...
...Emblem now heads for the Belmont Stakes this week, trying to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. It's a great script, at least to anyone who isn't in the horse-racing game. Back at the barn, though, Baffert is getting a whiff of some sour oats from other trainers. The notion is that he "bought" the Derby for nearly $1 million, using his Middle Eastern ATM to pry War Emblem loose from a struggling Chicago businessman, since Reineman's company, Crown Steel Sales, was losing money. This, in a sport...
...Joel Stein's article, he lists the rules for how to create a modern blockbuster. I disagree with Rule 4: "Don't Worry Too Much About the Writing." Spider-Man is actually well written; its taut script mixes serious and thoughtful characterization with over-the-top action and excitement. People are genuinely moved by some of the film's more dramatic scenes. It is this emotional component of Spider-Man's tortured-soul brand of heroism--as he realizes that his loved ones could be put in danger because of his superheroics and that happiness will often take a backseat...
...jokes seem impromptu, the serious part of the script is more predictable. Bono hopes to convince O'Neill that wealthy countries should dramatically increase foreign assistance to Africa; O'Neill , a frequent critic of aid money that he claims is wasted, wants to make sure that future US commitments are well-spent. At each stop, Bono presses for more aid, particularly from the US. And at each stop, O'Neill demurs. "I think Paul O'Neill is going to be a very different person going out of this trip than he was coming in," Bono told TIME after a visit...