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REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2007
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Frisbee B-day Faith Pages
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the Frisbee, is 50 this year. 2D on the dance floor. 4D
THE PRINCESSES OF ‘SHREK THE THIRD’ DISH ABOUT LIFE AS MODERN-DAY DAMSELS. PAGE 2D
Rapunzel & Maya Rudolph Snow White & Amy Poehler Cinderella & Amy Sedaris Sleeping Beauty & Cheri Oteri Princess Fiona & Cameron Diaz
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‘THE THIRD’ IS OUT IN THEATERS TODAY
INSIDE: SEE WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING PAGE 2D
BY TERRY LAWSON
DETROIT FREE PRESS
A
ccording to the voters in the American Film
Institute polls, the greatest hero in all of cinema
is Atticus Finch, the justice-minded Southern
attorney and single father of two in the film
adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” If you believe
in the box office, on the other hand, the greatest
heroes of the movies tend to be supersized.
There is Spider-Man, whose first two screen ap-
pearances rank at No. 7 and No. 10, respectively,
among all-time earners. Then there’s the Jedi
Knight Luke Skywalker of “Star Wars” (No. 2). And,
of course, the brave warriors of the Fellowship in
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (No.
9). But who’s the highest solo hero of them all?
That would be the grumpy green ogre who
lends his name to the third most popular
movie of all time, “Shrek 2,” and who
returns today in “Shrek the Third.”
And if the human who gives him
voice has his say, Shrek for years to
come will be making the land of Far Far
Away safe and funny for kids, their par-
ents and just about anyone who loves
movies.
See MYERS, Page 2D
Shrek & Mike Myers Donkey
COMMENTARY
Who loves New York? You can help decide
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ew York and potential mates poured in fol- to love. As of late this week, the top
Sanjaya? lowing the first, disastrous sea- Fans can vote online, at ilove- potential contestants had near-
Puh-lease. We son of “I Love New York” that newyork2.com, for “I Love New ly 100,000 votes each. They in-
give that pairing a they could not be ignored, pro- York 2” contestants. Round one cluded a self-professed “Italian
fake-lash flutter and eye-roll ducers said. runs through today, during stallion,” one man who levitat-
worthy of Tiffany Pollard, aka That’s right, New York is in which the public selects its fa- ed for the camera and Sanjaya
New York, of VH1’s “I Love the you-know-whatin’ house. vorite fellas with screen names (though it’s unclear whether
New York.” Never mind that Again. like PrinceCharming who have the “American Idol” reject ac-
he’s underage, she would eat This time, the trash-talking uploaded videos. tually has anything to do with
that mohawked young man temptress is letting the public Starting Sunday, the field this bid).
alive. play matchmaker. The cable will be narrowed to 60, from So enthralling were New
But it’s one of many potential network’s popular series ended which five men will be selected York’s antics, and those of the
pairings floated by fans of the last season with New York for the new season when film- clowns with which she cavort-
thrice-dumped diva whose foul alone, wiping tears from her ing begins this summer. Al- ed, that 4.8 million people
mouth could make a sailor makeup-encased face. She ready, tens of thousands have watched last season’s finale.
blush. hopes her fourth televised ro- weighed in on wannabe VH1
Such a flood of interest from mantic search will bring a thug Romeos. — Brynn Mandel Can’t anyone find New York, center right, a little love?