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Last week, Michael Jackson, "The
King of Pop," died after suffering
cardiac arrest. He was 50, and
preparing start a series of
comeback concerts.

Jackson's musical
accomplishments were many,
including the hits "Bad," "Billie
Jean," "Thriller" and "Shake Your
Body (Down to the Ground)." His
1982 album "Thriller" is the
best-selling album of all time.

He collaborated with Paul
McCartney, Quincey Jones, and
his sister, Janet Jackson.

He invented the moonwalk.

And while his behavior later in life
was bizarre, we prefer to focus
on the positives, like Jackson's
music, and his charity work.

In one instance, the two
overlapped. Jackson co-wrote the
charity single "We Are the
World," which was released
worldwide to aid the poor in
Africa and the United States.

Tell us who co-wrote the song for
a chance to win an audio book.

Click here to submit your
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Phil's review
Casino Royale
***1/2
Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity.
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Eva Green, Jeffrey Wright.
Director: Martin Campbell.
Family call: Vintage Bond — inferred sex and not-so inferred violence.
Running time: 144 minutes.
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Bond fans will be shaken and stirred by 'Casino'

By Phil Villarreal
pvillarreal@azstarnet.com
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.16.2006
Blond. James Blond.
Yellow-haired, sapphire-eyed Daniel Craig shoulder-rolls suavely into the pressed tuxedo-wearing, martini-swilling, plot-busting suaveness of the James Bond persona in "Casino Royale."
An invigorating reboot for a once-strong franchise that had lost its relevance over the past 20 years, 007's latest succeeds in every way its dreadful predecessor, "Die Another Day," failed.
While the traditional Bond was smirking, above-it--all and invulnerable, Craig's Bond emits flaws, insecurities and frustration. Before, Bond could seduce a lady with a sideways glance. In this film he abruptly leaves a sexual encounter out of paranoia that he may be letting a lead slip away. In the past, Bond was a dandy, never allowing a hair to be mussed and insisting his martinis come shaken, not stirred. This time out, Bond sidles up to the barkeep all scraggly and bruised. When asked how he'd like his drink in this film, Bond snaps back, "Do I look like I give a damn?"
Five minutes with this reinvented, younger Bond, who is just getting started and finding his way through the perilous world of classified kills, and you totally buy in. Here is a hero to get excited about. Craig is so relatable, you'll gladly follow him with pumping fists through byzantine double and triple crosses and ludicrous set pieces. Bear in mind that Bond is no slouch, even as a beginner. It's tantalizing to see flashes of his genius emerge and to pinpoint the details that shape the mystique we're familiar with. The story underlines the way he becomes so callous and rigidly precise in his methods.
Credit belongs to director Martin Campbell, who also remade the franchise in 1995 with "GoldenEye." His work here shows he's noted the kinetic anti-Bond films such as "XXX" and "The Bourne Identity/ Supremacy."
Finally it's true that Bonds have more fun.

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