Editing the chase in National Treasure Book of Secrets
The article explains how stunt teams, rigs, and editors craft high octane car chases. Nicolas Cage drives in London via a stunt rig while a skilled crew builds and tests modified cars, rigs, and camera setups. The London chase took nine weeks to film with 80 stunt people and 40 to 50 cars, with final pacing shaped in editing.
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Nicolas Cage
London
Cage
Jerry Bruckheimer
Bruckheimer
Lacation
Steve Dent
Dent
Jon Tutteltaub
Tutteltaub
Disney Enterprises
England
Pay it forward in daily kindness and small acts
Dear Abby readers share how simple acts of help, from carrying groceries to offering rides, model selfless giving for children. The column encourages private correction of mispronunciations, handling an engraved vase gift by removing the card and rewrapping, and notes Dear Abby’s byline and contact info.
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Abby
Andi
Brooke
Goodwill
Amy
Jane
Newport News
Holiday letter sparks family engagement questions
A reader recounts sending a Christmas letter detailing five children and 12 grandchildren. A granddaughter's med school grad and engagement prompt curiosity from an older cousin about timing, a party, and a ring, revealing family sensitivity to personal milestones.
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Amy
Jane
Big City
John Doe
Entertaining Fragments From Obscure Listings
A cluttered OCR page mixes outlandish titles and partial notes from cinema listings with a long exchange on engagement etiquette and family dynamics. The fragmentary text also includes reader questions about sister closeness and teacher gifts, ending with an Ask Amy column snippet.
Couple Roselyn Sanchez and Eric Winter get engaged in Vieques
A holiday engagement on Vieques near Puerto Rico brings together Roselyn Sanchez of Without a Trace and Eric Winter after two years of dating. They will share nuptial plans after returning to Los Angeles. Publicist Brenda Rodriguez confirms the news. Sanchez stars in Without a Trace and produced Yellow. Winter is known for Days of Our Lives and other TV roles.
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Roselyn Sanchez
Eric Winter
Vieques
Puerto Rico
Wil
Los Angeles
Brenda Rodriguez
Sanchez
James Brown estate stalls unreleased recordings in legal fight
The feud over James Brown's estate halts release of his final Los Angeles recordings made before his December 2006 death. Adviser Buddy Dallas says 50 to 60 vault songs await resolution as Brown's son Daryl and four others seek to void the will, alleging undue influence by former advisers including Dallas, Alford Bradley, and David Cannon.
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James Brown
Brown
Los Angeles
Buddy Dallas
Dallas
Daryl
Singer
Alford Bradley
David Cannon
The L Word explores Tasha's DADT clash
Rose Rollins discusses Tasha Williams a secretive soldier facing discharge under the don’t ask don’t tell policy as season five unfolds. executive producer Jene Chaiken notes her chances of staying in the military are slim while Alice Pieszecki’s testimony frames key scenes amid a two episode arc featuring Col Gillian Davis.
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Los Angeles
Rose Rollins
Tasha
Rollins
Tasha Williams
Army National Guard
Jene Chaiken
Alice Pieszecki
Leisha Hailey
Alice
Kelly McGilliis
Top Gun
Col
Gillian Davis
Hailey
Showtime
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Atlanta
Rob
Hawaii
Treading
Jennifer
Port Orchard, Wash
Dear Abby
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Pauline Phillips
P.O. Box
Bia Acerca Ate
Peerage
Deane
Amy Dickinson
Tribune.com
Ask Amy
Chicago Tribune
N. Michigan Ave
Chicago
Hale A
Aated Oberlin
Winter and
Jet
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