AFI to Count Down 100 Thrills On CBS Special
AFI presents a three hour CBS countdown of the 100 most thrilling American films. Celebrities including Janet Leigh Harrison Ford Eva Marie Saint and Linda Blair discuss saving older films and audience debate over choices. The list created by about 1800 Hollywood figures ranges from 1915 silent cinema to 1999 thrillers and helps fund AFI programs through ad revenue.
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Citizen Kane
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Leigh
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Eva Marie Saint
AFI
Saint
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Hitchcock
Harrison Ford
Hollywood
Cecil B. DeMille
Lon Chaney
Buster Keaton
Jean Picker Firstenburg
Firstenburg
Linda Blair
Blair
Marion Crane
American Film Institutes
Barker to stay as Price is Right host through 2006
Bob Barker, 77, signs a five year contract to continue hosting The Price is Right through its 34th CBS season. The terms were not disclosed. Barker praised the network's confidence and will work with new assistants Claudia Jordan and Heather Kozar alongside Nikki Ziering.
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Los Angeles
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Barker
NBC
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Heather Kozar
Nikki
Fear Factor drawn into controversy over dangerous stunts
NBC faces scrutiny after premiering Fear Factor which combines Fear and Jackass vibes with Survivor style dynamics. Six twentysomething contestants endure stunts including a horse drag and a rat pit for a $50,000 prize. Host Joe Rogan warns viewers of danger while participants receive tetanus shots, raising questions of morality and audience impact.
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Personal video recorders move toward mass market
New York report notes PVRs once priced high with limited capacity failed to win buyers. Analysts predict more than 20 million units sold by 2005 as technology spreads into TVs, PCs and satellite receivers. TiVo and Replay TV face funding and market challenges while Panasonic, Microsoft, RCA, DirecTV and Dish Network integrate PVR tech into devices.
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Dear Abby Prisoner Offers Outlook on Blessings and Rules
In a Dear Abby column a prisoner writes about turning 20 behind bars and counting blessings while urging others to follow prison rules and seek self improvement. A separate reader asks when to tell their three year old about artificial insemination and that her husband is not the biological father.
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Jeanne Phillips
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