Rock Stars and Ads Shape a Shifting Music Market
Advertisers buy rock music and star power to sell brands, from Mercedes Benz licensing Janis Joplin to Fatboy Slim and Gap campaigns. Industry voices debate value and ethics, noting high licensing costs and artist caution while Sting resists certain deals and performers push for better terms.
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British actor Daniel Radcliffe was chosen to play Harry Potter in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone. Emma Watson and Rupert Grint were cast as Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Chris Columbus and producer David Heyman praised the search and Radcliffe s screen test. The adaptation is set for next year with Warner Bros. backing the project. The Goblet of Fire had fans lining up at bookstores after its release.
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Memorial for Walter Matthau Draws Hollywood in Laugh-Fest
Five hundred Hollywood insiders packed the Directors Guild theater in Los Angeles for a memorial to Walter Matthau that celebrated his onscreen and offscreen humor. Jack Lemmon recalled their long friendship and shared a witty preview anecdote while mourners including Diane Keaton, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, and Gregory Peck attended. Matthau died July 1 at 79, having won a supporting actor Oscar for The Fortune Cookie and starred as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple.
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Sophia Loren
Gregory Peck
Angie Dickinson
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Actress Anne Heche Hospitalized After Breakup Revealed
Fresno County deputy confirms actress Anne Heche wandered to a Cantua Creek home while shaken after her split from Ellen DeGeneres became public. She reportedly parked on a highway, walked a mile, spoke oddly, and was taken to a hospital but later released. No third party involved cited.
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Godzilla Returns in Toho Final Frightful Battle
A palace of monsters and human agencies collide as Toho revives Godzilla after 1995 and 1998 bomb. The film pits Godzilla against a meteor transformed foe in Tokyo with Crisis Control Intelligence pursuing kill and Godzilla Prediction Network seeking study. The monsters finally clash in downtown Tokyo delivering the long awaited bear hug of chaos.
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