MTV to Keep Real World and Road Rules for Two Seasons
MTV announces a two season deal with Bunin-Murray Productions keeping Real World and Road Rules. Real World season ten will film in New York and debut in June. The Phantom Menace VHS box set rerelease by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment hits November 21 priced at 49.98, later adjusted. HBO plans a new series on wives of baseball players with Tom Fontana producing, to begin filming early next year.
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Australia Beyond the Fatal Shore debunks myth of Wild West
Art critic Robert Hughes questions American fantasies of Australia in a six part PBS series Aus tralia Beyond the Fatal Shore. Hughes notes Crocodile Dundee promoted a false social realism and contrasts American space with Australian landscape noting prisonlike space and disillusion. He observes Australians’ urban expectations and unfamiliarity with a paradise mapped by history.
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Australian documentarian on identity and empire
A Time magazine critic discusses a multi hour TV series about Australia detailing its colonial past, Outback hardship, race relations with Aborigines, immigration, and Britain's influence. He argues Australia is an agnostic, endurance minded nation skeptical of utopian promises, with Hughes reflecting on personal near death and self discovery.
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Rachelle Ferrell Plans Return with New Album Set
Rachelle Ferrell prepares to revisit her debut album in eight segments while working on new material from September. She cites personal growth as a key factor and notes the forthcoming release blends R&B jazz and soul.
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Vast's California Sound Grows With Lead Singer Jon Crosby
Jon Crosby of Vast grew up loving classical music and fell for the Beatles through a girlfriend named Michelle. The band, known for its distinct California sound, performs Sept. 30 at The Lost Horizon in Syracuse, promoting the Elektra disc Free. NewsLine provides a sample track and Mark Kulczak's Music Notes feature.
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Murder on Music Row sparks CMA nomina tions backfire for country trend
George Strait and Alan Jackson recorded Murder on Music Row to critique Nashville roots, and the duet reached No 37 without single release. Now CMA nominations honor the song, praised by MCA’s Tony Brown as a stark, evangelical plea to reclaim traditional country amid shifts toward pop crossover acts like Shania Twain, Faith Hill, and Lonestar.
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Murder on Music Row on NewsLine CMA nominations
Newsline lists George Strait and Alan Jackson singing Murder on Music Row from Straits Latest Greatest Straitest Hits. The CMA nomination for best vocal collaboration highlights the duet. Cordle and Shell are up for best song. Winners announced October 4 at the Grand Ole Opry House on CBS.
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Calling You to Open Earlville Opera House Season
Director Charles Repole signs to stage the premiere of Calling You at the Earlville Opera House, with Maureen Brennan returning to star. The three performances run Sept 28 to 30, led by Repole who has Broadway credits and Theatre World and Drama Desk nominations. Katharine Bilafsky and Roshan Seth join upcoming Ithaca and Syracuse engagements.
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Beth Milles
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