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ersegroup a Pushing Tin, the lives of some
tbackg: the busiest air traffic con-
. Wearer allers are put on display.
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to dancf iared by three of the world’s
ost highly-trafficked airports—
iGuardia, JFK and Newark—is
mtrolled by a group of frat-
wse-like, middle-aged alco-
)lics. Caution: people afraid of
/ing should watch this movie as
it Vvere Psycho.
Nick (Cusack) is the ace con-
bller and is recognized as the
gman on campus, and he does-
t have any problems telling peo-
|. As well as having one of the
ost stressful jobs, Nick has a
lailiful wife, Connie (Cate
lanchett) and two kids at home,
pplrently still infatuated with
tch other since high school, the
tuple seems happy.
Unfortunately, there is trouble
[paradise for Nick when the
?w|ace controller Russell (Thor-
injlcomes to town, upstaging
ick.
The humor of the film is sub-
IpThe on-going rivalry between
ick and Russell is very reminis-
?nt of “brotherly love.” Neither
pie ban stand to lose or be out-
narted. Sure, there are many in-
intional jokes and sarcastic re-
larks, but that is to be expected
om the screenwriters of the tele-
tsion hit “Cheers.” Even some of
le dramatic moments in the film
re crafted to be funny.
Ffesh off her Academy Award
pmination and Golden Globe
tin] Blanchette continues to do
xcellent work. Ditching the ac-
entjand toning down her striking
?atures, Blanchette proves she
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First FEZ convention starts
this weekend in Connecticut
can mold herself into any role. As
the star of the movie, Cusack
seems to merely be present.
Viewers simply enjoy the support
ing role which is fascinatingly
original and works on many lev
els. Who knows, someone may
even get a great moral lesson out
of this film.
All in all, freezer box weather,
expensive food, long lines and
sticky floors aside, this movie was
well worth the hassle. (Grade: A)
— Jeff Kempf
Lost and Found
Starring David Spade and
Sophie Marceau
Directed by Jeff Pollack
Playing at Hollywood 1 6
Over the years, David Spade
became known as the smooth-
talking, wise-cracking sidekick of
Chris Farley.
The two were always thought
of in the same breath. But with
Farley gone, Spade is now forced
to try to make a name of his own.
In Lost and Found, Spade tries,
but seems lost without Farley.
Spade plays a restaurant owner
who is struggling to keep his new
business afloat.
When a beautiful French cellist
(Marceau) moves into his apart
ment building. Spade does the
only thing he can think of to win
his way into her heart—kidnap
her dog.
Throw in Marceau’s ex
boyfriend (Patrick Bruel) and a
Farley wanna-be (Artie Lang), the
plot becomes watered down and
predictable.
There are some bright spots to
Lost and Found, but all in all, it
lacks the fall-down laughter ap
peal of Tommy Boy and Black
Sheep.
Definitely wait for the video on
this one. (Grade: C-)
—Doug Shilling
ORANGE, Conn. (AP) — Like
some sci-fi movie in which the aliens
rendezvous with the mother ship,
hundreds of people with a fondness
for tart rectangular candies in color
ful flip-top dispensers are flocking
here from as far away as Austria and
Japan.
The mother ship, in this case, is
PEZ Candy Inc. and the occasion is
this weekend’s first-ever gathering of
PEZ aficionados in the town where
the treats are manufactured.
The convention site is so close to
the factory that PEZ lovers can smell
the sugar in the air.
“This is like Mecca for them.
They’ll be all over the lawn with tele
photo lenses. They’ll be with their
noses up against the back window,”
Scott McWhinnie, the “Pezident” of
PEZ Candy, said. “They’ll be pick
ing through the garbage looking for
old dispensers.”
Convention organizer Richard
Belyski said PEZ-heads are mostly
baby boomers trying to relive their
childhood.
“Everybody remembers them as
a kid. We’re people from all walks
of life, doctors, lawyers,” Belyski, 41,
a police officer in Glen Cove, N.Y.,
said.
PEZ lovers will tell you their fa
vorite treat is not just a hard, fruit-
flavored candy. It is an American
icon that spans generations.
Most of the mystique focuses on
the different character dispensers,
from Mickey Mouse to Fred Flint-
stone and Spiderman to Kermit the
Frog.
Like many of his brethren, Jo
hann Patek, 42, who flew in from
Austria for the convention, has so
many dispensers he has lost count.
John Laspina, of Middletown,
N.J., admits he has spent $850 or
more for a single dispenser—the
“psychedelic eye” created in the
’60s. He has five of them.
David Welch, 37, of Murphys-
boro. Ill., also had his first experi
ence with PEZ as a child and has
since become an authority, having
written two books, Pictorial Guide to
Plastic Candy Dispensers and the
seminal work Collecting PEZ.
He specializes in historical dis
pensers. The originals look like cig
arette lighters, which is fitting, since
Austrian Eduard Haas invented PEZ
in 1927 as a mint for smokers. The
name was derived from the German
word for peppermint, pfefferminz.
PEZ did not arrive in America un
til 1952. About 3 billion are con
sumed annually in the United States.
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