Waiting to Exhale dominates NAACP Image Awards scene
The 27th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena honored Waiting to Exhale with six awards including best picture. Denzel Washington won two trophies for Crimson Tide and Happily Ever After Rumpel, Quincy Jones was entertainer of the year, while other wins highlighted Angela Bassett Loretta Divine Laurence Fishburne and Whitney Houston among the names recognized across film and TV categories.
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Garcia ashes sprinkled in the Ganges by Garcia widow
Deborah Garcia and Bob Weir reportedly released Garcia ashes into the Ganges near Rishikesh as dawn broke after a lunar eclipse. The Independent described a private farewell, noting secrecy to avoid crowds of Deadhead fans gathering in India and Europe.
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Overpaid and underpaid movie stars highlighted by EW study
Entertainment Weekly ranks actors by pay versus box office. Sylvester Stallone is listed as Hollywood's most overpaid, earning 20 million per project while Spider and other stars are noted for lower returns. Morgan Freeman is seen as underpaid at six million per film, with a suggested rate of eleven point four million. Tom Hanks is highlighted as worth his fifteen to twenty million salary for Apollo 13 Forrest Gump and Philadelphia. Susan Sarandon voices Miss Spider in James and the Giant Peach opening Friday after her Oscar win. Tone Dealcher, former mayor, remains in fair condition after a stroke while Bradley undergoes bypass surgery and suffers a subsequent stroke.
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Showgirls Returns to Rocky Horror Show Circuit
The NC-17 film Showgirls starring Elizabeth Berkley is being re released in New York and Los Angeles midnight Rocky Horror screenings. Audiences in drag toss fake money and shout favorite lines. Director Paul Verhoeven compared its evolution to a butterfly becoming a caterpillar in Newsweek.
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Primal Fear tops box office, Birdcage slips to second
Los Angeles AP reports Primal Fear starring Richard Gere led North American box office with an estimated 10.3 million in opening weekend, edging The Birdcage at 10.1 million. A Thin Line Between Love and Hate debuted third with 9.1 million, as final tallies were pending.
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