Activists protest Basic Instinct in multiple cities
Gay rights activists accuse Basic Instinct of anti-homosexual and anti-woman themes and try to deter audiences by revealing the ending. Protests occur in San Francisco Seattle Chicago and New York with smaller demos in West Des Moines while TriStar defends free expression.
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San Francisco
Seattle
Chicago
New York
West Des Moines
Westwood Theatres
Michael Douglas
Sharon Stone
National Organization For Women
TriStar Pictures
Nicholson Beams On Hoffa Set In Pittsburgh Film Wrap
Actor Jack Nicholson in Jimmy Hoffa costume signed autographs and waved to onlookers in Pittsburgh as filming winds down for a Hoffa movie. Director and Hoffa ally Danny DeVito greeted fans from his chair while praising Nicholson's openness. Dwight Yoakam reflects on his early brash image and urges restraint in future artists.
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Jack Nicholson
Jimmy Hoffa
Pittsburgh
Teamsters
Danny DeVito
Hoffa
Emily Rampa
Dwight Yoakam
Yoakam
the Tennessean
Nashville
Heaton Breaks Family Trend in Acting Career
Patricia Heaton, who plays a gynecologist on thirtysomething, defies family tradition as her father and brother work for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. She moved from journalism at Ohio State University to acting and stars in ABC’s Room for Two premiering Tuesday.
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Patricia Heaton
Thirtysomething
The
Cleveland) Plain Dealer
Heaton
Ohio State University
ABC
Room For Two
Associated Press
Third graders threaten editor over teacher photo
Third grade students sent hate mail to The Review editor George Beetham Jr saying I will kill you and you smell like a rat after the editor did not publish a publicity photo of Mimi Shapiro, their James Dobson Elementary teacher. The school district investigates while Shapiro continues teaching.
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Philadelphia
Review
George Beetham Jr
Beetham
Mimi Shapiro
James Dobson
Shapiro
William McClain
McClain
Snow White restricted in Duval County schools
Duval County public schools restricted Snow White at elementary libraries after parent protests citing graphic violence. Two Stephen King novels were pulled from middle school shelves. high schools require parental permission for checkouts. 60+ books banned over time, with 18 new complaints this year.
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Jacksonville
Ty Middle
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