Miramax tightens hush as Crying Game star nominee looms
Rich of the independent Miramax says the public should see The Crying Game as intended and notes Oscar buzz for actor Stephen Rea and director Neil Jordan. Davidson’s gender twist remains unspoken by ads, while The Crying Game grosses exceed 44 million from a 5 million budget. Rich calls it a wait‑and‑see, not spoiling the plot, even if Davidson wins.
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Aiken Harness Meet Reveals Winners and Scratches
In a day of races at Aiken, Cheerful Son finished second to Future Nukes in the USC Aiken Race while Jer mola Meadow Doe beat Sweet Dazzle in the Harry Whitney Memorial. Great Set O Wheels was scratched from the Quattlebaum Farm Supply Race, leaving a match race between Hawaiian Pono and Keystone Belmont, with Hawaiian Pono clocking 2 35. PC Buster won the WAJY 102.7 FM Radio Race in 2 23. Blazey Bossy took the Trainers and Grooms Appreciation Race in 2 53, the slowest time. Star Fleet Cadet won the E H Minniear Memorial Race in 2 28.
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Academy Awards Nominees List By Associated Press
Complete nominees for the 65th annual Academy Awards with presenters listed per category. Names include Judy Davis, Vanessa Redgrave, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, and many others across acting, directing, writing, and technical categories. Ceremony details and multiple films such as Howards End, Unforgiven, Aladdin, and Scent of a Woman appear in the roster.
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Joan Plowright
Vanessa Redgrave
Miranda Richardson
Marisa Tomei
Cousin Vinny
Susan Sarandon
Tim Robbins
Basic Instinct
Mercedes Ruehl
Jaye Davidson
Gene Hackman
Jack Nicholson
Joe Pesci
Bram Stoker
Hoffa
Jean Hersholt
Gregory Peck
Audrey Hepburn
Sean Ferrer
Sarah Jessica Parker
David Paymer
Cruise Control
Snow White
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Russia
Belgium
Richard Gere
Chaplin
Howards End
Andie MacDowell
Dana Carvey
Jon Lovitz
Tom Hanks
Denzel Washington
Chief Wai-Wai
Margaret Anderson
Little Review
My Father
Sam Borenstein
Celebrities name favorite books in annual reading survey
Librarian Glenna Nowell compiles the list in Gardiner Maine asking entertainers and athletes to name their top titles. Horatio Alger and Elie Wiesel are cited by Ford Voight Ditka Joel Louganis and others as influential reads in a light survey of reading tastes.
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Maine
Lee Iacocca
Ford
Horatio Alger
Chicago Bears
Mike Ditka
Glenna Nowell
Riverside
Greg Louganis
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Louganis
Richard Bach
Jon Voight
Elie Wiesel
American Legion Proposes VA Health Care Reforms
The American Legion urges reforms to the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration arguing for VA as a model for national reform while preserving its role in care, education and research. It calls for entitlement based access, third party financing, preventive care, and gender specific services for women veterans.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Bill Clinton
the Legion
Roger A. Munson
The
Health reform show tests progress as lawmakers weigh costs
Democrats and lobbyists gathered for a high profile hearing on health reform with Gephardt predicting tough work ahead. Testimony stressed long term care, home care costs, and drug coverage as families face rising bills while Clinton aides push a comprehensive package.
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Loyola Burgess
American Association of Retired Persons
Robert F. Allnutt
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Allnutt
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