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...that has bubbled under the surface since Assad, who ruled from 1970, first brought the London-based opthalmologist home two years ago to assume the role of reluctant heir - as late as March, Bashar insisted to a London-based newspaper that he had no presidential ambitions. And in a twist as familiar in "The Lion King" as it was in the royal succession in neighboring Jordan, Hafez Assad has an outcast brother, Rifaat, with presidential ambitions, against whom he'd waged a sometimes vicious power struggle. The fact that the president died before completely clearing Bashar's path to power...
...ironic twist, Robert Straus-Hupe, an American ambassador and political advisor, arrived late to the meeting. He entered the room and joked, "What you oughta do Mr. President is ask for everybody's resignation...
...Just when you have come to terms with the fact that there will be no Scream 4, thankfully, Keenen Ivory Wayans and his 96 brothers (2 appear in the film) are ready to give you their own twist. With Scream, we got a highly entertaining parody of the horror genre (yes, it was a parody) but with Wayans' brilliant sense of subtlety we get an even more devastating parody of a parody. Yes it can be done, and who better than 476 Wayans Brothers to pull it off. Scary Movie, as if not implicit in the name, is made...
...words-or some of them, at least. (Haven't we seen this before) The only catch is they are grossly distorting the traditional setting to a glitzier Hollywood of the 1930s. The classic and comedic tale of oaths and devotion, love and loyalty, takes on an entirely new twist when plopped down into the world exploited and adored by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Not that any setting can ever replace the original, but Kenneth Branagh's adaptation is an acclaimed success, having already screened in London...
...secondhand reports of their families. Even so, it's just the start of what could be a flood of such reports. Not only is Alzheimer's research picking up, but also in 50 years, 14 million Americans could have the disorder, up from 4 million today. So any new twist is bound to get plenty of news coverage...