Gwyneth Paltrow Calls for Old World Exchange in Venice
At the Venice Film Festival gala Gwyneth Paltrow urged an old fashioned exchange program between Hollywood and Europe. She said Italians should visit Hollywood and Americans should experience Europe to broaden cinema. Paltrow, with Valentino, is in Europe mainly for leisure with no film to promote.
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Gwyneth Paltrow
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Corriere Della Sera
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Hetfield donates 438 acre Marin easement for park use
James Hetfield and Francesca Hetfield provide Marin County with a 438.5 acre easement to a department of parks, ensuring land preservation and county stewardship. The ridge line between Lucas Valley and Ross and San Geronimo Valleys remains visible while the couple develops parts of the property for a large home, pool, and a music studio with staff quarters.
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Calif
Metallica
James Hetfield
Marin County
Hetfield
Department of Parks, Open Space & Cultural Development
Lucas Valley
Ross Valley
San Geronimo Valley
Francesca
Waltons creator ends feud with Schuyler museum
Earl Hamner Jr. the Waltons creator, cuts ties with Walton's Mountain Museum in Schuyler, citing long running clashes with the Schuyler Community Center board. The dispute peaked when the board removed Hamner’s brother Jim as treasurer, leaving Hamner feeling excluded from decisions. Hamner, 79, based in Studio City, built his works on Schuyler memories from the 1930s, and the Waltons TV series aired 1972 to 1981 starring Richard Thomas.
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Waltons
Earl Hamner Jr
Walton's Mountain Museum
Hamner
Schuyler Community Center Board
Jim Hamner
Studio City
Calif
Richard Thomas
Rocker David Lee Roth Fined After Champlain Valley Show
Essex Junction officials fined the Champlain Valley Exposition $5000 for noise ordinance violations after David Lee Roth concert. Police logged 32 complaint calls as residents reported high volume. nearby resident Robert Durham said noise persisted despite closed doors. Event director Tom Oddy noted Roth's crew was told to lower sound levels repeatedly.
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David Lee Roth
Essex
David Demag
Robert Durham
Tom Oddy
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Edison Patents Kinetoscope Narrowing Moving Pictures
A history journal notes key events on August 31 across years including Thomas Edison receiving a patent for the Kinetoscope in 1887, Charleston earthquake deaths in 1886, FDR arming embargo in 1935, Hurricane Carol fatalities in 1954, Rocky Marciano's 1969 death, and Poland's Solidarity birth in 1980.
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Charleston
S.C
Franklin Roosevelt
U.S
Carol
United States
Rocky Marciano
Iowa
Poland
Solidarity Labor Movement
Birthdays Honor Itzhak Perlman and Notables
Itzhak Perlman is 57 and joins a list of celebrants including journalist Daniel Schorr age 86 comedian Buddy Hackett age 78 actor James Coburn 74 Hall of Famer Frank Robinson 67 singer Van Morrison 57 and actor Richard Gere 53. Itzhak Perlman.
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Daniel Schorr
Buddy Hackett
James Coburn
Frank Robinson
van Morrison
Richard Gere
Wednesday Powerball and Kansas draws recap
The results show Powerball numbers 24 30 36 37 38 with a 42 Powerball. Friday Kansas Pick 3 draws 727. Wednesday Super Kansas Cash numbers are 4 20 28 31 with 8 as the extra.
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Kansas
Salma Hayek Opens Venice Film Festival With Frida
At the 59th Venice Film Festival Salma Hayek dominates opening night presenting Frida a biopic about Frida Kahlo. The gala features Gwyneth Paltrow Sophia Loren and stars like Alfred Molina Ashley Judd Geoffrey Rush and Antonio Banderas. The festival runs with hundreds of films and prizes awarded September 8.
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Venice
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Frida
Hayek
Kahlo
Diego Rivera
Madonna
Jennifer Lopez
Palazzo del Cinema
Gwyneth
Salma
Gwyneth Paltrow
Valentino
Sophia Loren
Alfred Molina
Ashley Judd
Geoffrey Rush
Antonio Banderas
Edward Norton
Hollywood
Gong Li
Valeria Golino
Colorado video chain seeks legality of edited films
Clean Flicks of Colorado, part of a Utah chain, asks a federal judge to rule that editing profanity violence and sex from films is legal despite protests from directors including Robert Redford and Steven Spielberg. The suit follows a Directors Guild notice about potential action. the guild says no suit has been filed.
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Denver
Robert Redford
Steven Spielberg
Clean Flicks of
Colorado
Clean Flicks
Directors Guild of America
Syd
Ney Pollack
Robert Altman
Steven Soderbergh
Directors Guild
Andrew Levy
Guild
Korey Smitheram
Smitheram
Idaho
Utah
Judge allows singer R. Kelly to make public appearances
Chicago AP Judge Vincent Gaughan ruled R. Kelly may travel to Florida for two public appearances this weekend while free on bond on 21 counts of child pornography. He must surrender his passport and avoid contact with minors. He plans to travel by bus from Chicago for a Miami Beach appearance and a Shelborne Resort event.
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R. Kelly
Florida
Vincent Michael Gaughan
Kelly
Brave
Miami Beach
Fla
Shelborne
Robert
Cook County
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