Black Jack: The Movie - 2004-01-27
Blackjack is one of the most popular creations by the great Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astroboy, Kimba the White Lion, and a host of other classics. Osamu Dezaki, director of everything from Oniisama e... (To My Brother) to Golgo 13, is one of the best directors in anime. Together, the feature-length episode of Blackjack is pure magic.

Blackjack, for those who are not familiar with the character, is a rogue unlicensed surgeon, and possibly the greatest doctor in the world. His services are available to those rich enough to pay his extravagent fees, but often the actual paid work is just the tip of the iceberg. Living with his assistant (and surrogate daughter) Pinnoko, he quietly waits for the next phone call.
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Card-Counting MIT Mathematic Students Broke the Bank in Vegas and the History Channel Reenacts It at Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino - 2004-01-27
Most people think of Brad Pitt and the cast of "Ocean's Eleven" when they think of people who have beat Las Vegas at their own game.
Here's the true story. Most of the people who beat Las Vegas resemble more the cast of "The Revenge
of the Nerds!" The best example ever will be made into a History Channel film this week at the Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino.

The true-life story of six MIT mathematic students who took the world's most high-profile casinos for millions using a complex "card-counting" method will be reenacted at Barona Valley Ranch Resort
& Casino. The young MIT Blackjack team, who changed the way Las Vegas casinos identify and track card-counters, was also the subject of a
New York Times best-selling novel.
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