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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2001
Page
2
Chris Tucker says he took three years before agreeing to Rush Hour 2 after Rush Hour. He credits patience for allowing him to pursue meaningful roles and real life stories, while Brett Ratner returns to direct with Jackie Chan in the new release opening Friday.
Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing, admits cocaine and marijuana use before his April arrest, saying it was not a one-time lapse. He notes drugs did not help his writing and that long-term use can dull the ability to celebrate without them, and that he used rock cocaine fewer than a handful of times recently.
GLAAD criticizes Kevin Smith for gay jokes in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and urges Dimension Films to donate to the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Smith agreed to donate and include a GLAAD reference and the group's phone number in closing credits. Movie opens August 22 with Matt Damon Ben Affleck and others.
Robert Downey Jr resumes filming for Elton John's I Want Love video in Beverly Hills after entering a yearlong drug treatment program. The 36 year old lip synchs John’s lyrics, with the project headed by publicist Alan Nierob. Release is planned for next month. Downey recently won a Golden Globe and is Emmy nominated for Ally McBeal.
History notes recount a 1944 police raid in Amsterdam that arrested eight people, among them 15 year old Anne Frank. Also cited are John Peter Zenger's 1735 acquittal for seditious libel, Chicago city plans in 1830, and the 1892 Ax murders of Andrew and Abby Borden with Lizzie Borden later acquitted.
Britain's Queen Mother Elizabeth turns 101 while journalist Helen Thomas is 81 and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat reaches 72. Actor Billy Bob Thornton is 46, track star Mary Decker Slaney 43, and pitcher Roger Clemens 39. Queen Elizabeth
Sun Day Journal World invites readers in Lawrence to share a fresh perspective as photographers pass the camera through the crowd asking volunteers to take pictures, capturing everyday scenes in downtown.
A Library of America survey of Writers Guild members ranks Citizen Kane and Casablanca as top screenplays yet among the most overrated. The report notes Pulp Fiction tops overrated, with Godfather and others also listed. five underrated titles include Groundhog Day and The Wizard of Oz.
The body of 20 year old Fernanda Vogel was identified as the missing model found off Santiago beach after a weekend helicopter crash near Maresias. Surviving were Vogel’s boyfriend Joao Paulo Diniz and co pilot Luiz Roberto Cintra. pilot Ronaldo Ribeiro was later found. The Diniz family supermarket heirs face scrutiny over flight authorization and safety practices.
Ron Townson, the lead singer of The Sun Dimension, dies at 68 in Las Vegas after a four year kidney disease battle. He co founded the group with LaMonte McLemore and helped win four Grammys in 1968 for Up Up and Away. Townson declined in health and retired in 1997 after touring with Nat King Cole and Dorothy Danridge, born in St Louis and educated at Lincoln University.
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