Brosnan to stay on as 007 denies Bond swap talks
Pierce Brosnan’s license to kill remains with Eon Productions despite rumors of a replacement. Eon denied reports that Scott Butler had been promised the Bond role. Production on the next film begins early next year. Tara Reid will testify about a party in Southampton related to Eliza Beth Grubman incident.
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Madonna Drowns Rochester Hills Crowd With Drowned World Show
Madonna's Drowned World Tour hit Rochester Hills near her hometown with a packed Saturday crowd. About half the attendees are connected to her personally or by schooling. The show featured a mix of cone-tipped bras cowboy hats and a setlist largely from her last two albums.
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Benji Seeks Shelter Dogs for 2002 Film Return
Director Joe Camp plans to cast all 26 canine parts from animal shelters for the new Benji movie. He toured Atlanta shelters this week and said the lead role will likely go to a dog found in Chicago. An all-white terrier mix named Mr Salty was spotted in Atlanta as a potential cast member.
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History milestones from 1883 to 1979 in brief
A compact look at major events across years. The 1883 Krakatua eruption and 36,000 deaths in Sunda Strait. 1962 US launches Mariner 2 toward Venus. 1967 Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies. 1975 Ethiopia's Haile Selassie dies at 83 in Addis Ababa. 1979 Mountbatten killed by IRA bombing.
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Birthday list for Paul Reubens and peers
Actor Paul Reubens is 49, Tuesday Weld is 58, Barbara Bach is 54, Tony Kanal is 31, Sarah Chalke is 25, Alexa Vega is 13. The note also mentions Paul Reubens.
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Alexa Vega
Gordon tests Kansas track ahead of September Winston Cup race
NASCAR star Jeff Gordon will visit Kansas Speedway today to test the track for the upcoming Winston Cup Series race in September. Read about his visit in Tuesday’s Sports section.
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Aaliyah’s Rise and Tragic Afterlife in Hollywood
Singer Aaliyah burst onto the scene as a teenage R and B star with hits from Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number to One in a Million. She broadened into film with Romeo Must Die and Queen of the Damned, earning acclaim before dying in a Bahamas plane crash with eight others aboard.
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American Pie 2 leads third weekend at box office
Amid a weak field of new films, American Pie 2 remains top for a third weekend, earning 12.8 million and lifting its 17 day total to 109.6 million. Rush Hour 2 is second with 11.4 million, while Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back debuts at No. 3 with 11.1 million. Summer Catch premieres sixth with 7.5 million.
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Unsung directors fuel summer box office surge
Five little known directors including Andrew Adamson Rob Cohen Lawrence Guterman Joe Johnston and Robert Luketic powered this summer’s boom earning 743 million in the U S box office. Their films Shrek The Fast and the Furious Cats Dogs Jurassic Park III and Legally Blonde led the charge while top director Ivan Reitman’s Evolution lagged with 38.3 million. Industry observers note audiences favor non star driven hits and hint the season is a lottery with big profits for unlikely filmmakers.
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Rob Cohen
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