Thursday, January 27, 2005

Dept. of No such thing as bad publicity

You thought the Eastwood-Swank film "Million Dollar Baby" was about boxing? Guess again. Seems the nubile heroine becomes a quadraplegic in the third act -- hey, I guess that makes the title ironic! -- and begs the Eastwood character to disconnect the respirator and let her die -- so he does. Now there's increasing controversy over this right-to-life theme -- just in time for Oscar season. Let the swarming begin!

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