The Ultimate Fighting Championship presents a war of a different nature as sixteen of North America's best fighters step into the Octagon to do battle. But unlike any event before it in mixed martial arts these men are fighting for much more than pride and rankings. They are fighting for their country... Bout List: UFC Middleweight Championship - Rich Franklin vs. David Loiseau Mike Swick vs. Steve Vigneault Georges St. Pierre vs. B.J. Penn Nathan Marquardt vs. Joe Doerksen Mark Hominick vs. Yves Edwards Sam Stout vs. Spencer Fisher Jason Lambert vs. Rob MacDonald Tom Murphy vs. Icho Larenas
Tribute albums and concerts come and go, but America: A Tribute to Heroes may well stand the test of time. Recorded just 10 days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, this two-hour US TV telethon has an appropriately sombre tone; it's also refreshingly unpretentious and ego-free, with no audience and no onscreen identification--of the musical artists or the actors and others who speak between songs. There are some passionate and moving performances by Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Limp Bizkit and friends, Neil Young (the much-praised "Imagine") and several more, easily eclipsing the couple of outright turkeys (the overwrought theatrics of Enrique Iglesias and Mariah Carey). To watch the programme after the horror may have started to fade is to be reminded of the extraordinary emotions the tragic events aroused; and while pop music may be superfluous in the big picture, its power to inspire and perhaps even heal is something to behold.--Sam Graham, Amazon.com
While it invites charges of Hollywood nepotism, Orange County overcomes that stigma with a delightful cast of newcomers and veterans alike. It's no better or worse than many teen comedies, but director Jake Kasdan (son of director Lawrence Kasdan) astutely combines teen-flick staples (stoner gags, raucous parties) with a biting undercurrent of southern California absurdity. This comedic texture helps Colin Hanks (son of Tom) and Schuyler Fisk (daughter of Sissy Spacek) to prove their big-screen promise. They play (respectively) an Orange County teen and aspiring writer named Shaun who yearns for admission to Stanford, and his sensible girlfriend who knows just how to nurture his dreams. Much of the comedy arises from the foibles of Shaun's dysfunctional family (played to perfection by Jack Black, Catherine O'Hara and John Lithgow), while unbilled cameos by Ben Stiller and Kevin Kline add zest to a movie that tries to be different, and mostly succeeds. --Jeff Shannon
Three university guys plan on not joining the dole queue. In their last Spring holiday they kidnap a wealthy developer's daughter and demand a ransom of a million dollars. But they haven't realised yet just what a handful their victim is going to be.
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