Russell Crowe is warm and impressive as the town sheriff and team captain, and Burt Reynolds, coiffed like a silver fox, is amusing as the town judge and team coach.

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As for the amateurs this year, Steven Fox is the favorite to win the Silver Cup at 5-2, according to online bookmaker Bovada.

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's 20th Century Fox will soon roll out Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Live Free or Die Hard.

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's (nyse: NWS - news - people ) 20th Century Fox will soon roll out Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Live Free or Die Hard.

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Jewel, plus a Doberman playfully called Fifi and a big-winning wire fox terrier called Sky were among the favorites to walk off with prized silver bowl.

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These days, with Hollywood churning out big budget movies based on comic book characters such as Iron Man, the Silver Surfer and the Incredible Hulk, a comics-based opera about a cute little fox may sound a bit tame.

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By the week's end, I'm in Perthshire still on the same subject where GMS presenter Isabel Fraser introduces me to a waiting nation as "our own silver fox".

BBC: The sun is shining, the sky's an unbroken pale blue.