Las Vegas odds favor Spielberg film at Oscars
Steven Spielberg and Schindler's List lead bookmakers favorites for best picture with even money. The Piano 3-1, The Remains of the Day 5-1, In the Name of the Father 10-1, The Age of Innocence 18-1. Best director odds: Campion 6-5, Scorsese 4-1, Ivory 8-1, Demme 10-1. Nominations Feb 9, awards March 21.
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Las Vegas
Art Manteris
Las Vegas Hilton
Spielberg
Jane Campion
Martin Scorsese
James Ivory
Jonathan Demme
Philadelphia
Nicholson donates 60 acres to Santa Monica Conservancy
Jack Nicholson donated 60 acres to protect a wildlife corridor ten miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The donor asked for anonymity, but locals know the land owner, per Judy Marx of the Los Angeles Urban Wilderness Coalition. Other celebrities including Barbra Streisand and Warren Beatty have also donated property to the Conservancy.
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Santa Monica Mountains
Marx
Barbra Streisand
Warren Beatty
Peter Strauss
Don Henley
Conservancy
Naomi Judd signs books at Knoxville Books-a-Million
Naomi Judd drew a crowd in Knoxville for a signing of Love Can Build a Bridge at Books-a-Million. About 1500 fans lined up from 9:30 a.m. as she extended her two hour event to greet most attendees, continuing a multi city tour through January 20.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Judd
Wynonna
Singer Rick James Sentenced in LA Violence Case
Singer Rick James was sentenced in Los Angeles to nearly 50 years for violent drug induced assaults on women. He was convicted of assaulting a woman and keeping her against her will in 1992 and of giving cocaine to another woman in 1991. He received five years four months in prison, with potential nine year maximum. James denied violence, saying he abuses drugs not women, while his attorney cited a $10,000 weekly cocaine habit.
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Los Angeles
James
van Nuys
Mark Werksman
Tricky Shot Spotlight At Denver Pool Tournament
Popcorn tycoon Orville Redenbacher sizes up a trick pool shot under JoAnn Mason-Parker guidance during a Denver restaurant event. The regional trick shot title was at stake with a finals berth in New York City for the winner.
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JoAnn Mason-Parker
Denver
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Giuliani Son Steals Spotlight In Late Night Sketch
David Letterman poked fun at New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's seven year old son by staging an Andrew Giuliani look alike on Late Night. The gag featured the child waving and trying to enter from behind Letterman while the Energizer Bunny joke tied to the mayor's family. Caroline, the mayor's four year old daughter, was cited by the mayor as seeking equal time.
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Andrew Giuliani
Joey Buttafuoco
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Letterman
Andrew
Giuliani
Caroline
Former Olympic sportscaster Sullivan battles weight and career switch
Kathleen Sullivan, once a Sarajevo Olympic darling, now weighs more and stars in Weight Watchers ads. She recalls a 1990 nadir after CBS This Morning dismissal, a father's death, and a husband’s divorce, framing a period of financial ruin before rebuilding with Lifechoices exposure.
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Sullivan
Sarajevo
CBS
Group sticks close to home Alabama band stays south this year
Alabama country group of four aged 38 to 44 will perform 105 shows at Opryland in Nashville 20 at Myrtle Beach and one benefit in Fort Payne as they limit travel to stay home. Publicist Greg Fowler notes they may resume full tours in 1995 or later. Associated Press contributed.
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Ala
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Teddy Gentry
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Mark Herndon
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Scarlett miniseries stars reject remake comparisons
The press event for the Scarlett miniseries features Joanne Whalley Kilmer as Scarlett O’Hara and Timothy Dalton as Rhett Butler denying remakes. The project, based on Alexandra Ripley, begins a 22 week shoot across 53 locations in the UK Ireland and the US with CBS Canale 5 TF and BSkyB backing. The actors defend recreating iconic roles saying actors must be allowed to interpret classic characters.
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Clark Gable
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Scarlett O’hara
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Dalton
James Bond
Alexandra Ripley
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United States
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Leslie Howard
Ashley Wilkes
Julie Harris
Jean Smart
Ann-Margret
CBS
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France
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Britain
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Nude Dancer Survives Gunshot After Club Argument
Nude dancer Dora Oberling, 30, was wounded outside the Mons Venus Club in Tampa during an October argument with a 75-year-old man. Police say paramedics noted her breast implants may have deflected the bullet, possibly saving her life.
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Mons Venus Club
Tampa
Fla
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Oberling
Elvis Presley born in Tupelo. Anza Garces expedition starts
On this date January 8 1994 the history section notes Elvis Presley birth in Tupelo Miss in 1935 and the 1774 Anza Garces expedition from Tubac to California with 34 men. It also records Galileo death in Arcetri in 1642 and the 1798 11th Amendment ratified barring suits between states.
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Arizona
Juan Bautista de Anza
Francisco Garces
Tubac
California
Monterrey
el Camino del Diablo
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