TV critics praise Sopranos leads at television critics association
Pasadena reporters note The Sopranos named program of the year by the Television Critics Association tying The West Wing for top drama. James Gandolfini and Jane Kaczmarek win acting honors. Gilmore Girls named best new program. Ken Burns wins news and information award for Jazz. The ceremony also honors Life With Judy Garland Me & My Shadows and Sesame Street among others.
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Jackson to star in Unicorn animated feature film
Nichael Jackson returns to the big screen with his first animated feature The Way of the Unicorn slated for 2003. He voices Sailor, an orphan aiding a lonely merkwirl and endangered animals to save the planet as work on the $75 million project begins next month. Dennis W. Peterson of Las Vegas based Big International Group of Invertainment Inc. made the announcement.
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This Day in Music: Bloch Birth and 1954 Chart Hit
Composer Ernest Bloch is born in 1880. In 1954 the Four Aces song Three Coins in the Fountain topped the charts for a week. In 1971 John Raiders track Indian Reservation topped the charts for a week.
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Sisqo Ready to Do It Again With Unleashed Dragon
Sisqo confirms a sophomore album titled Unleash the Dragon on Dragon/Def Soul and vows to return with a stronger R&B sound. He says creating his own sound was key and teases more hits to come in the release, as fans are urged to test tune NewsLine for a cut from Mark Bialczak's Music Notes.
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Puff Daddy Returns With Party Album After Trial
New York critics say Puff Daddy known as P Diddy offers a carefree 14 track set titled P Diddy The Bad Boy Family The Saga Continues featuring Bad Boy artists and aimed at club play. He speaks of a mellow mood after legal woes and romance headlines while planning a film debut in Made opening Aug 10.
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Combs disputes sampling claim on new album
Sean Combs says his album P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family The Saga Continues uses original beats and no samples, while credits show 12 of 17 tracks borrowed from other recordings. He notes a miscommunication about what counts as a major hit sample and cites four songs on one track. The Associated Press reports.
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Lonestar Finds A Radio Friendly Sound And Niche
Lonestar members defend their radio friendly style amid critics of Murder on Music Row. They credit Dann Huff for a polished sound shaping McDonald’s tenor and cite hits like Amazed and I’m Already There as proof of broader appeal.
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Wedge directs Ice Age with Blue Sky cast
Mark down reports Chris Wedge making his feature debut on Ice Age for 20th Century Fox. Ray Romano Leguizamo and Denis Leary supply voices while Blue Sky Studios leads creative development. Also opening this weekend is Francois Ozon drama Under the Sand starring Charlotte Rampling Stewart Nolot in a tale of vacation and a missing husband.
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Mark Harelik praised as playwright and actor in major roles
Syracuse Stage audiences know Mark Harelik as a playwright not an actor in Jurassic Park TIP. He played Ben Hildebrand, boyfriend of Tea Leoni’s character parasailing with her son. Harelik mixes acting and writing with The Immigrant and other works.
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Smith Cameron Returns Off Broadway in Music From a Sparkling Planet
Syracuse Stage veteran J Smith-Cameron known for Juliet in a Shakespeare tragedy and Beane plays headlines off Broadway at Greenwich House Theatre in Music From a Sparkling Planet. She hosts a children's TV show in the drama.
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