Spring Training Opens With Pitchers and Catchers
Reports from Tucson and Fort Lauderdale show the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago Cubs beginning spring camp. Buehrle, Zuleta, and other players participate in drills, stretches, and fielding work as pitchers and catchers lead the sessions.
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Mark Buehre
Tucson
Ariz
Baltimore Orioles
Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Chicago Cubs
Julio Zuleta
Cubs
Mesa
Zuleta
Brook Fordyce
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ang Lee rejects dubbing Crouching Tiger for Oscars
Ang Lee says he never considered dubbing his Oscar nominated film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The Mandarin language movie with English subtitles leads Asian cinema to mainstream U.S. success. Lee notes voice tone conveys subtext and dislikes dubbing. The film is nominated for 10 Oscars and has won two Golden Globes for foreign film and his direction.
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America
Lee
Stewart to Host 43rd Grammy Awards by Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, agreed to emcee the 43rd annual Grammy Awards replacing previous hosts. Rosie O'Donnell had hosted recent ceremonies but drew mixed reviews. Cher, Jim Carrey and Whoopi Goldberg were considering or declining, with Lopez busy and Garry Shandling remarking he has OD'd on awards shows.
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Justin
Jon Stewart
Comedy Central
the Daily Show
Rosie O’donnell
Cher
Jim Carrey
Whoopi Goldberg
Jennifer Lopez
Garry Shandling
Pavarotti dreams of Madonna duet in charity concert
Luciano Pavarotti says he would love to sing a duet with Madonna at a summer charity event in Hyde Park. He notes Madonna would join if they perform Caro Bene and urges a contact to reach her amid her busy schedule and family priorities.
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Knight Ridder
Uciano Pavarotti
Madonna
Hyde Park
Pavarotti
London
Modena
Italy
Carolio Bene
Moss Prefers 1960s Style Over Futuristic Costumes
Anrie-Anne Moss says she felt more at home in the 1960s era outfits she wore in Chocolat than the Matrix wardrobes. The 30 year old actress notes the vintage clothes fit better and suggests modern fashion runs small. Chocolat, directed by Lasse Hallström, is set in rural France in winter 1959 and stars Juliette Binoche. The film is nominated for five Oscars including best picture.
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anrie-Anne Moss
Moss
Lasse Hallstrom
Juliette Binoche
France
Hopkins Wins Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
Anthony Hopkins, 63, earned Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Man of the Year crown in Cambridge Massachusetts. He delivered a line from The Silence of the Lambs while spoofing Sean Connery Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson and defended a presenter from a dragon as part of the playful ritual.
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Anthony Hopkins
Silence of the Lambs
Sean Connery
Marlon Brando
Jack Nicholson
Hopkins
Cambridge
Mass
Hasty Pudding Theatricals
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