| Thu, 29 Jul 2010 A timeline of bromance flicks starting in the '50s
| Here's a look at bromance movies -- in their widely varied forms -- over the decades: | "The Defiant Ones" (1958): Often cited as the first bromance, this drama stars Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier as escaped convicts who loathe each other but are literally chained to... | Steve Carell and Paul Rudd team up for unlikely friendship in comedy "Dinner With Schmucks"
| Barry (no relation) is an auto-taxi -- short for autodidact taxidermist -- which has nothing to do with motor vehicles. It means he taught himself how to stuff dead animals. And in this age of specialization, his micro-specialty is mice. He is also an artiste: Barry d... | Review: Dinner for Schmucks an Awkward Dinner Party You Can Skip
C | Review in a Hurry: Paul Rudd and Steve Carell reteam for their third outing (40 Year Old Virgin, Anchorman), a remake of the French farce The Dinner Game, about a smart guy who gets in over his head with a lovable idiot. Alas, something got lost in the translation. ... | Spanking good fun
12 | JOE GRIFFIN | GAME OF THE WEEK: DEATHSPANK **** | Xbox 360 (also PS3), EA/Hothead Games, 12 cert | DeathSpank is the latest creation from Ron Gilbert, the mind behind the first two Monkey Island games. That beloved franchise brought humour and irreverence to the a... | Comedy of errors
| Confusion reigns | A ctually it's tough to understand the route Thillalangadi (U) takes, and the screenplay and direction don't improve matters. By the time you realise that behind the comic façade lies a tale of a serious do-gooder you lose patience. Is it really fro... | Message in a bottle to a lost son found on a Kent beach led to ...
| A letter in a bottle is a thing of dreams, of pure romance. But one day, in spring 2002, a bright blue bottle in the shape of a teardrop washed up on a beach on the Isle of Sheppey. And a friend of mine found it. | It was a special edition Evian glass water bottle and... | Delhi: Adventures In Megacity, By Sam Miller
| Even the locals often don't like Delhi very much. They prefer the glamour of Mumbai or the culture of Kolkata to India's brash, harsh metropolis in a hurry. | Delhi resident and BBC staffer, Sam Miller chose the oddest way to evoke the eccentric charms and historic de... | 'Get Low' Rides High on Great Acting
By JOHN ANDERSON | When Felix Bush comes to town, town pays attention. It isn't merely that he looks like a demonic Walt Whitman, or carries an ax handle, or is graced with all the social skills one might accrue by living alone for 40 years in the backwoods of Tennessee... | Picking up Penguins for 75 years
Tales about the man who founded Penguin 75 years ago, conjure up the image of an eccentric character from one of the publisher's books. | Sir Allen Lane was the man who used a fairground slide to drop deliveries to his company (then based in a crypt) and came up with th... | News Flash: This Man Is Not a Knucklehead
By MATTHEW FUTTERMAN | Former centers rarely get to coach in the NBA, where guards are the leaders of choice. Just seven former goaltenders have coached for a full NHL season and no punter or placekicker has ever coached an NFL team. | In baseball, the conventional wisd... | Museum and Gallery Listings
| Art Blog | ArtsBeat | The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. More Arts News | Museums and galleries are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of recent art shows: nyti... | Suspended MP Carter 'unbalanced' - Mallard
By Updated 8:24 AM Friday Jul 30, 2010 Email Print nzh poll Can Phil Goff lead Labour to an election victory? Yes No Yes No | | Chris Carter is "unbalanced" and under pressure over international travel costs, says senior Labour MP Trevor Mall... | Fashion Plate: Emma Gleason
By 4:00 AM Friday Jul 30, 2010 Email Print | AUT student Emma Gleason tells Viva about her passion for all things fashion. | Emma Gleason loves fashion. She studies it, writes about it, lives it and is one of those girls who will no doubt go on to do something great in ... | |
|
| |
