80 Hidden French Paintings At National Gallery Exhibit
The National Gallery of Art hosts eighty French paintings from the Barnes Foundation collection in a traveling exhibit through August 4, with plans to move to Paris Tokyo and Philadelphia. The show attracts over 109000 visitors since May 2, vastly exceeding last year’s Barnes Foundation totals.
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Albert Coombs Barnes
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery
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Barnes
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Menon Township
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Editors trim Dragon tale for Brit screen
Los Angeles AP reports director Rob Cohen trimmed about 14 seconds from a 40 second fight scene in Dragon The Bruce Lee Story to satisfy British censors. The film’s permit to screen in the United Kingdom faced ban due to a nunchaku sequence and was revised after MPAA told edits were needed for an MPAA PG 13 rating.
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Los Angeles
Bruce Lee
Rob Cohen
Cohen
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Britain
Motion Picture Association of America
MPAA
Mud and mayhem mark Weedstock '93 mudfest
About 3,500 festival goers gathered at a south central Wisconsin farm for Weedstock '93. A stormy weekend left 1,000 cars stuck in mud, tow trucks and tractors freeing vehicles while police broke up several fights and cited more than 160 people for crimes including drug use and sneaking in without paying the $25 fee. Six arrests involved weapons or drugs. a man choked during a traffic stop and needed a Heimlich maneuver as a plastic bag of marijuana was kept as evidence.
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Dane County
Tom Prochaska
Prochaska
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Barnes
Sliver vs Box Office Prospects Amid Holiday Weekend Shuffle
A battered reception for Sliver clashes with Memorial Day box office drift as Stallone’s Cliffhanger tops projections with 20 million and Made in America follows at 11.5 million. Sliver trails Dave, Super Mario Bros, and Hot Shots Part Deux in its second weekend. A separate federal court date targets Crystal Cartier’s 40 million lawsuit over Dangerous.
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Phillip Noyce
Sylvester Stallone
Ted Danson
Whoopi Goldberg
America
Dave
Michael Jackson
Crystal Cartier
Hogan Sells Lightning Jack Stock for Aussie Backing
Paul Hogan announces Lightning Jack will list on the Australian Stock Exchange with 35 million shares offered at 70 cents each. The comedy stars Hogan as a 1870s Australian outlaw who goes to the U S West to seek fortune, following his Crocodile Dundee fame and recent box office results.
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Wild West
Almost
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Sylvester Stallone
Gore and family holiday at Delaware shore
Vice President Al Gore and family vacationed at a house north of Rehoboth Beach over Memorial Day weekend. Secret Service pre arranged seating at Chez La Mer, with extra security outside. Gore ordered swordfish while his wife had soft shells.
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al Gore
Delaware Shore
Rehoboth Beach
Nancy Wolfe
Secret Service
Gores
Lauren McMahon
Bobfest honors ordinary Bobs with Newhart award
Memorial Day weekend crowd of 3000 to 3500 attended the second annual Bobfest. Organizers praise ordinary Bob lifestyle while naming the Bob Newhart Award for next year. Bob Schultz of Somerville New Jersey won the first award. he loves beer and admires sportscaster John Madden.
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Bob Newhart
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John Madden
Quake Quieted Tommy Tune Tonite in Chicago Debacle
Broadway star Tommy Tune broke a bone in his foot during a Hollywood hotel stair run when a quake struck near Los Angeles. He canceled the Chicago opening of Tommy Tune Tonite and expects a six to eight week layoff though San Francisco show on June 9 remains planned per spokesman Rick Miramontez.
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Hollywood
Rick Miramontez
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Miramontez
Stephen King performs at Paragon with Rock Bottom Remainders
Horror author Stephen King plays rhythm guitar and sings Teen Angel at the Paragon nightclub in Miami Sunday night. The Rock Bottom Remainders Band features Florida writer Dave Barry among other writers, part of the American Booksellers Association convention events.
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Stephen King
Paragon
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King
Rock Bottom
Dave Barry
American Booksellers Association
Stars cashing in on endorsements
Nashville report notes country stars from Willie Nelson to Trisha Yearwood joining the celebrity endorsement wave. Nelson promotes Taco Bell on TV. Billy Ray Cyrus touts the Frito Bandito image. Ricky Skaggs promotes Nutri System. Wynonna Judd sells eyeglasses. Randy Travis fronts Coca Cola. Yearwood becomes a Revlon spokeswoman, praised for looks and fan loyalty and crossover appeal.
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Willie Nelson
Trisha Yearwood
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Taco Bell
Billy Ray Cyrus
Ricky Skaggs
Wynonna Judd
Randy Travis
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