Downey to be guarded in rehab during drug case
Malibu California actor Robert Downey Jr will enter a secure drug rehabilitation center while awaiting trial on felony charges. Judge Lawrence Mira lowered bail to 25000 and ordered guards to prevent flight as Downey cooperates with the process. Downey has prior arrests including a June 23 traffic stop for drugs and weapons and a July 17 home break in before his July 20 jail escape from a court ordered rehab center.
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Competition cuts movie rental earnings
The video rental business faces a mature, tightening market with rising sales, higher competition, and shifting consumer habits. VSDA data show rents and buys growing overall to 15.8 billion in 1996, but many retailers report worse conditions since 1994. Consolidation and joint ventures, like Blockbuster and Wal-Mart in Denton, hint at future shelf space shifts.
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Hopkins honored as theater renames in Wales premiere
Sir Anthony Hopkins premiered August at the Sir Anthony Hopkins Theater in Mold as Prince Charles attended. Proceeds benefited the National Trust to preserve heritage buildings in Wales while Hopkins credited his Welsh roots and stage debut in Cardiff in the 1950s.
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A Time to Kill Keeps Box Office Lead Over Independence Day
Olympics drag box office for second weekend as John Grisham's A Time to Kill tops Independence Day with 14.8 million. Ind Day earns 13.8 million while many new releases stumble. Trainspotting and Lone Star show gains in limited/steady releases.
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