Spielberg to Update War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise
Steven Spielberg will direct a new adaptation of H G Wells War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise. Shooting is planned to start in November. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks announced the project, reviving the 1898 novel after multiple prior adaptations including a 1953 film a TV series and Orson Welles radio broadcast.
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Hell House parody to open in Los Ancalac August 28
Denver reports that a new stage spoof of the Morality play Hell House will begin August 28 in Los Ancalac. Bill Maher will play Satan and Andy Richter Jesus, using the original script to lampoon fundamentalist beliefs about hell. Maggie Rowe of Center for Inquiry-West says it will be a humorous parody of itself.
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Survivor returns for ninth season Vanuatu Islands of Fire
CBS announced the two hour premiere for Survivor season nine titled Vanuatu Islands of Fire. Eighteen castaways form separate men versus women tribes in a remote Pacific setting. Featured contestants include an FBI agent drill sergeant Sarge a Pennsylvania sheep farmer and a mechanical bull operator from Los Angeles. The oldest player is Scout Cloud Lee a 59 year old Oklahoma rancher.
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History highlights from August 18 events across centuries
On August 18 1983 Hurricane Alicia struck the Texas coast causing over 1 billion dollars in damage and 22 deaths. Virginia Dare born on Roanoke Island in 1587 marked English birth in America. In 1920 Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment granting women the vote. In 1963 James Meredith became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
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Birthdays and draws from a busy issue
Today’s birthday notes list Robert Redford at 67 Shelley Winters 84 Rosalynn Carter 77 Roman Polanski 71 Martin Mull 61 Patrick Swayze 52 Denis Leary 47 Christian Slater 35 Edward Norton 35 Also included are Powerball results 4 10 11 18 43 with 41 as Powerball Kansas Pick 3 79 and Super Kansas Cash 114 18 28 31 with 24 as a possible multiplier35
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Soundtrack to War charts soldiers through Iraq via music
VH1 airs Soundtrack to War a one hour documentary by Australian filmmaker George Gittoes. It follows soldiers from the Army's 1st Armored Division during a 15 month Iraq deployment from April 2003 to July 2004. The film uses songs written by soldiers to explore motivation mourning and personal impact of combat.
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Nightly Kansas City Club Show Lineup
The listing covers shows across venues in Kansas City including The Bottleneck at 737 N. Harrison Garaj Mahal, 9 to 11 p.m., featuring Best Bets Today MU330 Suburban Legends Raging Hormones. Other acts include Head of Femur Starvations Ludo Novalus at The Bottleneck and Replay Lounge. Moonlight Towers So Fox Stickpony and Gryphon play Jackpot Saloon and The Jazzhaus at 10 p.m. Brian Baggett performs solo at Stone Creek.
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Family Guy Returns For Four Episode Mini Marathon
Fox revives Family Guy with a four episode late night mini marathon after its Cartoon Network Adult Swim success. The broadcast features cameo voices from Patrick Warburton Tony Danza Valerie Bertinelli Adam West Sam Waterston and more in 7 to 8:30 p m slots.
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