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ESPN.com: Page 2 - Cleaning out the mailbox

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Quote of the Week

Reprising a War With Words %28washingtonpost.com%29: "Bush offered this definition of policy toward Native Americans%3A %22Tribal sovereignty means that%2C it%27s sovereign. I mean%2C you%27re a -- you%27re a -- you%27ve been given sovereignty and you%27re viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities.%22 "

Web Quote of the Week

ESPN.com: Page 2 - Sports Guy's Top Sports Movies: No. 55: "In retrospect, maybe the problem was Denzel. He's a magnetic screen presence, and he delivers the goods just about every time. I will grant you these two things. With that said, I'm about to change your opinion of Denzel for the rest of eternity. Because Denzel Washington plays the same guy in every movie. You know who that guy is?
It's Denzel Washington!!!!
Think about it. 'Malcolm X' ... 'He Got Game' ... 'Philadelphia' ... 'Crimson Tide' ... 'Mo Better Blues' ... 'The Hurricane' ... 'Machurian Candidate.' Doesn't matter. He's always just Denzel. He might change his appearance or accent from movie to movie, but that's about it -- with the obvious exception of 'Training Day' -- which makes him no different than Michelle Pfeiffer, Julia Roberts, Ben Stiller, Harrison Ford or anyone else. As long as they remain engaging and charismatic, we don't care what situation they're in. That's why the 'Pelican Brief' always ropes me in -- I keep waiting for Julia and Denzel to scrap their characters halfway through the movie and start referring to each other by their real names. They should add an audio bonus feature on the 'Pelican Brief' DVD where this actually happens. "

Web quote of the week

ESPN.com: Page 2 - Do you have the answers?: "Has Arthur Miller begun work on the script for Ken Griffey Jr.: An American Tragedy? Has Clint Eastwood signed on to direct? Will this be Cuba Gooding Jr.'s redemption role?"

--Eric Neel

Quote of the Week

SI.com - Scorecard Daily: "I'm supporting the team that has a Matsui playing for them.

New York mayor Michael Bloomberg on criticism he has been quicker to respond to the cable-viewing disputes of Yanks fans than Mets fans. "

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

The Manchurian Candidate

A brazenly political film, this is the rare film that either ending might happen (and I won't spoil it for you). The acting is solid if not spectacular, although I thought Denzel Washington was a tank commander in the Gulf War, not in reconnaissance. It didn't strain credibility that much, aside from Major Marco taking 13 years to find a bump in his back. The use of faux news (not to be confused with Fox News) was effective in narrating the story, and for once a summer movie revolved on plot, not special effects.

The filmmakers need to brush up on the Electoral College but otherwise a solid effort.

*** 1/2

Web Quote of the Week

SI.com - Writers - Dan George: Cardinals top Power Rankings - Thursday August 5, 2004 5:30PM: "Florida Marlins
Are they still in the hunt? As long as they have games left with the Phillies -- and they have seven -- yes. These guys treat Philadelphia like Rick James treats women. After a four-game sweep last week, they're 23-3 against the Phils since Opening Day 2003. "

AtomFilms: "This Land"

AtomFilms: "This Land"

LOL funny.

Oops

New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "August 3, 2004 --
A BIG thank-you to all the readers who called and e-mailed to point out a mistake we made on Saturday, when we identified the man sitting with Lily Tartikoff at Mr. Chow in Los Angeles as Brandon Tartikoff, her late husband. The brilliant NBC programmer died of cancer in 1997. We regret the error. "

Mountain Bikes

I'm probably the only person who needs to ride a mountain bike to work.

In the morning a driver cuts into the parking lane and I have to jump the curb to avoid being hit.

In the afternoon I am driving through Charlestown when some guy is standing in the middle of the street kicking cars. I had to cut over an explosed manhole to avoid him. Sheesh.