Popular Culture |
27 October 2003
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Mystic River -- A Movie for Grown Ups at Last
At last, it is that time of year when Hollywood decides that it has made enough money with car chases, explosions and characters created by Marvel and DC Comics. Grown-up movie season is here, now that the studios are beginning to wonder how they'll pick up an Oscar with the teenage drivel they've put out all year. And so, "Mystic River" arrives, a crime thriller set in Boston, which opened the New York Film Festival. For more, click here.
Grand Theft Auto III Blamed for Teenagers' Shooting Spree
William Buckner, 16, and Joshua Buckner, 14, are step-brothers living in Newport, Tennessee, and they are a couple of knuckleheads. They broke into a locked room in their home, took out some rifles and decided to shoot at tractor-trailer rigs as they passed through the Great Smoky Mountains. Families of the victims are suing Sony and Wal-Mart. Click here to read on.