Hollywood teams up to boost troops with OscarNomined films
Hollywood figures led by Steven Spielberg Tom Hanks and Johnny Grant send this year’s Best Picture nominees and Bob Hope classics to Afghanistan for morale. Videos depart by military plane with a salute to combat troops, while James Gandolfini files for divorce from Marcy Wudarski in New York after three years of marriage.
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Shalhoub Debuts as director at SXSW with Made-Up
Tony Shalhoub, known for Wings, directed Made-Up, winning the audience award for best narrative first film at South by Southwest in Austin. The film co stars Brooke Adams and Gary Sinise and centers on a teenage daughter who gives her baby boomer mom a makeover. Screenings and awards concluded this week as the festival’s music segment continues through Sunday.
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Ford to star as Fred Cuny in Chechnya mystery film
Harrison Ford will portray American aid worker Fred Cuny who disappeared in Chechnya in 1995. German Internationalmedia will front the project with co-producer David Fanning, whose 1997 The Lost American inspired the film. Cuny had worked in Nigeria, Guatemala and Bosnia before vanishing in April 1995 amid separatist fighting. production starts next year.
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First Town Meeting at Faneuil Hall and Key 18th Century Events
On March 14 1743 the first recorded town meeting in America convened at Faneuil Hall Boston In 1794 Eli Whitney secured a patent for the cotton gin a device that transformed U S cotton production In 1964 a Dallas jury found Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald and in 1967 Kennedy s body was moved to Arlington National Cemetery for permanent memorialization
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Birthdays today include Crystal Caine Jones and Prince Albert
Today's notable birthdays span Billy Crystal aged 54 Michael Caine 69 Quincy Jones 69 Prince Albert of Monaco 44 Chris Klein 23 and Taylor Hanson 19. Repeats indicate attendance of Billy Crystal.
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Showtime lights up screens with De Niro and Murphy pairing
In Friday's Scene section film news, Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy star in the police reality spoof Showtime opening this weekend. The pairing promises a high profile, tongue in cheek project as critics weigh its potential impact and crowd appeal.
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Afghan king Zaher Shah returns to Kabul in remodeled family home
Afghanistans former king Mohammad Zaher Shah plans to live in a renovated six bedroom Kabul compound last used by the Taliban, while a team works day and night on repairs. The project costs about 30000 dollars and includes a rebuilt kitchen and new water systems. The king, 87, is expected to arrive around March 23 with interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai. A loya jirga is planned for June to pick a transitional government for 18 months.
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Jolie and Thornton Adoption Not Yet Legal in Cambodia
U S officials say Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton cannot bring the Cambodian baby Maddox to the United States yet as no visa exists and the adoption is not approved. The couple, with Jolie in Africa for a film, plan to raise him in Cambodia and the U S. and give him a Cambodian name.
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Rosie O’Donnell Eyes Emmys In Final Year Show
Daytime Emmy nominations spotlight Rosie O’Donnell for best talk show and best host as her syndicated program ends this May. All My Children leads with 21 nominations including best daytime drama, while Onc brothers and rival Live with Regis and Kelly contend for host honors.
Nominees for major Daytime Emmys announced
The 29th Daytime Emmys nominations name drama series contenders such as All My Children CBS sister shows The Young and the Restless As the World Turns One Life to Live plus talk and game shows including Jeopardy The Price Is Right and Win Ben Stein's Money Hollywood Squares and The Rosie O Donnell Show are among nominees The awards will air May 17 on CBS with key acting nominations across leads and supporting roles in soaps and other genres.
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