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Source: KXMC (Original Article)

Today in History

Today is Thursday, May 29th, the 150th day of 2008. There are
216 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 29th, 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before
Virginia’s House of Burgesses. (It was during this speech that
Henry supposedly responded to cries of “Treason!” by declaring,
“If this be treason, make the most of it,” according to an 1817
biography of Henry by William Wirt, who wrote that he had confirmed
the quote with former President Thomas Jefferson.)

On this date:
In 1790, Rhode Island became the 13th original colony to ratify
the United States Constitution.

In 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union.

In 1903, comedian Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in
Eltham, London, England.

In 1913, the Ballet “The Rite of Spring,” with music by Igor
Stravinsky and choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, had its chaotic
world premiere in Paris.

In 1917, the 35th president of the United States, John F.

Kennedy, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.

In 1932, World War I veterans began arriving in Washington to
demand cash bonuses they weren’t scheduled to receive until 1945.

In 1943, Norman Rockwell’s portrait of “Rosie the Riveter”
appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

In 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New
Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to
reach the summit.

In 1985, 39 people were killed at the European Champions Cup
Final in Brussels, Belgium, when rioting broke out and a wall
separating British and Italian Soccer fans collapsed.

In 1995, Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to serve in both
the House and the Senate, died in Skowhegan, Maine, at age 97.

Ten years ago: Republican elder statesman Barry Goldwater died
in Paradise Valley, Arizona, at age 89.

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 25-31:

May 25: Songwriter Hal David is 87. Country singer Tom T. Hall is 72. Actor Ian McKellen (”Lord of the Rings”) is 69. Actress Dixie Carter is 69. Country singer Jessi Colter is 65. Actress-singer Leslie Uggams is 65. Director-Muppetteer Frank Oz is 64. Actress Karen Valentine is 61. Singer Klaus Meine of Scorpions is 60. Actress Patti D’Arbanville (”New York Undercover”) is 57. Actress Connie Sellecca is 53. Singer-guitarist Paul Weller of The Jam is 50. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 45. Actress Anne Heche is 39. Actresses Sidney and Lindsay Greenbush (”Little House on the Prairie”) are 38. Actor Jamie Kennedy (”Scream”) is 38. Actor Justin Henry (”Kramer Vs. Kramer”) is 37. Singer Lauryn Hill is 33. Actor Ethan Suplee (”My Name Is Earl”) is 32. Guitarist Todd Whitener of Tantric is 30.

May 26: Actor James Arness is 85. Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 69. Singer-drummer Levon Helm of The Band is 68. Steel guitar player Gates Nichols of Confederate Railroad is 64. Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is 63. Singer Stevie Nicks is 60. Actor Philip Michael Thomas (”Miami Vice”) is 59. Actress Pam Grier is 59. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 59. Actress Margaret Colin is 51. Country keyboardist Dave Robbins of BlackHawk is 49. Actress Genie Francis (”General Hospital”) is 46. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 46. Singer Lenny Kravitz is 44. Actress Helena Bonham Carter is 42. Drummer Phillip Rhodes of The Gin Blossoms is 40. Actor Joseph Fiennes (”Shakespeare in Love”) is 38. Singer Joey Kibble of Take 6 is 37. “South Park” co-creator Matt Stone is 37. Bassist Nathan Cochran of MercyMe is 30.

May 27: Actor Christopher Lee is 86. Actress Lee Meriwether is 73. Musician Ramsey Lewis is 73. Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is 72. Country singer Don Williams is 69. Actor Bruce Weitz is 65. Singer Cilla Black is 65. Singer Bruce Cockburn is 63. Actor Richard Schiff (”The West Wing”) St George Platinum Credit Card is 53. Singer Siouxsie Sioux of …continue reading

Source: International Herald Tribune (Original Article)

Today is Thursday, May 29, the 150th day of 2008. There are 216 days left in the year.

Highlights in history on this date:

1453 - Turks capture Constantinople, capital of Byzantine Empire. Some historians list date as end of Middle Ages.

1692 - British fleet defeats French Navy at La Hogue, ending attempted invasion of England.

1765 - Peter II, grandson of Peter I and son of Alexis, becomes czar of Russia.

1903 - King Aleksander Obrenovic of Serbia and his wife Draga Masin are assassinated by his officers and guards. Karadjordjevic dynasty takes over the throne.

1932 - World War I veterans begin arriving in Washington to demand cash bonuses they weren't scheduled to receive for another 13 years.

1942 - Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra record Irving Berlin's “White Christmas” in Los Angeles for Decca Records.

1943 - Americans defeat Japanese in Battle of Attu in Aleutian Islands in World War II.

1947 - Constituent Assembly in India outlaws “untouchability,” a system of social ostracism practiced against people of lower classes.

1953 - Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal become first to reach top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain.

1966 - Buddhist nun burns herself to death outside a pagoda in the South Vietnamese city of Hue to protest country's military government.

1972 - U.S. President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev sign declaration pledging era of peaceful coexistence between the United States and Soviet Union.

1973 - Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Sam Yorty.

1985 - Thirty-eight people are killed and 375 others injured at a Brussels stadium in riots before a European Cup soccer match.

1988 - MEDIUM dvd U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his …continue reading

Source: Orlando Sentinel (Original Article)

John Cusack and Roland Emmerich (ID4) are two guys in need of a blockbuster.
And they’re lined up to do an "end of the world" disaster pic titled 2012. Chiwitel Ejiofor may also come on board this tale of survival. Think World Without Us, I Am Legend (maybe without the digital vampires).

John Woo will make his next film, after his epic Red Cliff, a Chinese romance titled 1949, and scripted by the screenwriter of Crouching Tiger and Lust, Caution. It’s set at the end of the Chinese Civil War, when the Reds were kicking the Nationalists off to Taiwan. Dying to see Red Cliff. Love John Woo. And I’m a sucker for period pieces, unless they’re as dull as Lust, Caution. But hope, sudoku tips as we say in the reviewing game, springs you-know-what.

Source: KXMC (Original Article)

AM Prep-Entertainment History: THU MAY 29th

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On May 29th, 1942, Bing Crosby recorded “White Christmas.”
In 1952, country singer Hank Williams was divorced by his wife,
Audrey Shepherd.

In 1959, one of rock’s first outdoor festivals took place in
Atlanta, Georgia, featuring Ray Charles, B.B. King, Ruth Brown,
Jimmy Reed and the Drifters. It attracted 9,000 people.

In 1971, Paul McCartney released “Mary Had A Little Lamb.” It
was one of McCartney’s least successful songs, but still cracked
the Top Thirty.

In 1973, Roger McGuinn, formerly of The Byrds, made his solo
debut in New York.

In 1977, Elvis Presley walked off stage in the middle of a
concert in Baltimore. It was the first time in his 23-year career
that he did so, aside from when he was sick.

In 1987, a jury in Los Angeles found “Twilight Zone” movie
director John Landis and four associates innocent of involuntary
manslaughter in the deaths of actor Vic Morrow and two children.

In 1999, the remains of Iron Butterfly bassist Phil “Taylor”
Kramer were found inside a van in a ravine near Malibu, California.

He had disappeared four years earlier while driving to the airport
to pick up a friend.

In 2004, gunmen in the Congo attacked a group of unarmed
military observers who were escorting Sum 41. The band had to be
evacuated to Uganda. They were in the Congo to Film a documentary
for a Canadian charity.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Kevin Conway (”Gods and Generals”) is
66. Singer Gary Brooker of Procol Harum is 63. Actor Anthony Geary
is 61. Singer Rebbie (REE’-bee) Jackson is 58. Composer Danny
Elfman is 55. Bassist Michael Porcaro of Toto is 53. Singer LaToya
Jackson is 52. Actor Ted Levine (”Monk,” “The Silence of the
Lambs”) is 51. Actress Annette Bening is 50. Actor House And Garden Article 25565 Rupert Everett
is 49. Singer Melissa …continue reading

Source: Arizona Daily Star (Original Article)

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PENNSYLVANIA

Offensive sought to back shield law

PHILADELPHIA — A former USA Today reporter facing fines for failing to reveal her sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks said Saturday that news organizations need to go on the offensive in the fight to protect the First Amendment.

"As we all know, the news business is on a collective nervous breakdown," Toni Locy told a coalition of open-government and press groups. "It’s time to stop running. It’s time to turn and fight. If we don’t fight for the First Amendment, who will?"

Locy, who now teaches journalism at West Virginia University, spoke at the annual convention of the National Freedom of Information Coalition.

She said the country needs a shield law that would protect reporters from having to reveal their sources.

"The First Amendment needs some help," she said. "In this environment that we’re in now, it needs some help."

MICHIGAN

Boy gets pennies; school get $10,000

CARLETON — A Michigan school has a million thanks to give to a fourth-grader.

Ten-year-old Andrew Niemi of Carleton has been collecting pennies since a day after Christmas in 2006. He held fundraisers to reach his goal of 1 million. Niemi finally picked up his last cent in March.

Last week, Niemi presented a $10,000 check to St. Patrick Catholic School.

His mother, Connie Niemi, says the money will go toward equipment, including audiovisual hardware, two large classroom maps and a concrete bench for the peace garden.

NEW YORK

Murdoch withdraws bid for Newsday

NEW YORK — News Corp., the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, has withdrawn its bid to purchase the Long Frequent Flyer Credit Cards Island paper Newsday, a News Corp. …continue reading

Source: The Age (Original Article)

News Corp. withdrew a $US580 million ($616 million) offer for Long Island newspaper Newsday, three days after its chairman, Rupert Murdoch, said talks with owner Tribune Co. were in a ”pretty advanced stage.”

News Corp. spokeswoman Teri Everett said in an e-mail the bid had become “uneconomical,” while declining to elaborate. Cablevision Systems Corp. has offered $US650 million for Newsday, a person familiar with the bid has said. Cablevision spokesman Charlie Schueler declined to comment today.

”Of course, they’re overpaying,” said John Morton, an independent newspaper industry analyst in Silver Spring, Maryland, in a telephone interview commenting on Cablevision. ”Murdoch was overpaying. If somebody didn’t have a hometown interest, this paper would’ve sold for $US400 million to $US450 million, possibly $US500 million.”

Murdoch, who completed News Corp.’s $US5.2 billion purchase of Dow Jones & Co. in December, had planned to combine Newsday’s printing and distribution operations with his New York Post. The move would have helped News Corp. increase cash flow by $US100 million a year, Murdoch said on a May 7 conference call.

Stable of Newspapers

The 77-year-old billionaire sought to add Newsday to a stable of more than 110 newspapers that stretches from Sydney to New York to London. He began building News Corp. in 1953 after inheriting a daily newspaper with a circulation of 75,000 in Adelaide, Australia. Today, News Corp. also includes satellite television, cable and broadcast TV stations and film studios.

A News Corp. purchase of Newsday would have triggered a review by the US Federal Communications Commission, which enforces restrictions on common ownership of Newsday had a circulation of 379,613 in the six months through March, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. That’s 4.7% drop from a year earlier.

Sam Zell, who took control ANZ Card of Chicago-based Tribune last year, is …continue reading

Source: May 9 - The Dominion Post (Original Article)

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All the movies playing in cinemas around Wellington. 
IRON MAN
Action/sci-fi (M, medium-level violence). Maverick weapons designer Robert Downey Jr dons an armoured suit to fight Afghani guerrillas. "Downey Jr is allowed to bring an occasional flash of individuality to his character, but that is soon buried beneath the ceaseless avalanche of computer-generated imagery and violence." – Graeme Tuckett
DAN IN REAL LIFE
Romantic comedy/drama (PG, sexual references). Steve Farrell plays a widower who belatedly learns he's fallen in love with his brother's girlfriend. Juliette Binoche co-stars. "A deft, sweet-natured and truly funny little film." – Graeme Tuckett
FOUR MINUTES
Drama (R13, violence, offensive language, content that may disturb). German prison drama about an inmate taking piano lessons from a World War II survivor. "The relationship and friendship that grows between the two women – always played out against the backdrop of some stupendously beautiful music – is intense, challenging and wildly unpredictable." – Graeme Tuckett
HOW ABOUT YOU
(Not reviewed)
Comedy/drama (M). Brenda Fricker, Imelda Staunton and Vanessa Redgrave play rest- home hellraisers who cause trouble for a young woman left in charge over Christmas.
MADE OF HONOUR
Romantic comedy (M, language and sexual references). Serial dater Patrick Dempsey (Enchanted) agrees to be his best friend's "maid of honour", so he can stop the wedding and convince her to marry him. "This frothy rom-com is at its best in the wilds of remote Scotland." – Urban Cinefile
THE PAINTED VEIL
Period drama (M, sexual references). W Somerset Maugham dramatisation about an estranged couple (Naomi Watts, Edward Norton) who find redemption during Citibank Platinum Card a cholera outbreak in China. "One …continue reading

Source: Charlotte Observer (Original Article)

Age has befriended Patrick Dempsey, seasoning a cute teenager into a great-looking man.

In “Made of Honor,” however, age becomes Dempsey’s enemy. Too old for his character, and especially for his character’s playboy antics, Dempsey travels from McDreamy to McSeamy before reaching the precipice of McCreepy.

Tom (Dempsey) and Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) meet cute in college, with Hannah quickly assigning Tom to the friend category because of his lothario ways.

Fast-forward a decade later, and they’re still best friends and he’s still a runaround.

Trouble is, Dempsey is in his 40s and looks it, rendering him not just implausible as a contemporary of Monaghan’s, but implausible as a charmer. Yes, the chic clothes and sports car impress - Tom, inventor of the paper sleeve that goes around coffee cups, drives and lives on easy street - but the womanizing does not.

A 30-year-old man who keeps his leggy dates at emotional arm’s length and beds the housekeeper at a friend’s parents’ house is immature, perhaps. A 40-year-old who does these things is incorrigible.

Guys like him don’t suddenly become romantics because his female best friend goes to Scotland and meets someone else. Guys like him become Jack Nicholson. Or Tom’s father (Sydney Pollack, wry as ever), who has married and divorced a string of 25-year-olds.

Dempsey’s considerable charm keeps Tom from ever being unlikable. But there’s a gulf between unlikable and lovable, which is what “Made of Honor” pushes him to be.

Director Paul Weiland and the film’s screenwriters offer standard sitcom setups and forgettable supporting characters, in effect hanging the whole picture on Dempsey. And that’s unfair. Julia Roberts at least had Rupert Everett to share the burden of “My Best Friend’s Wedding.” Monaghan (”Gone Baby Gone”) brightens every scene she’s in, reminiscent, in her radiance and the kindness she exudes, of Liv Tyler. And at ANZ Credit Cards some moments, she and Dempsey truly …continue reading

Source: Digital Spy (Original Article)

Rex Features

X-Men 2 star Alan Cumming has admitted that media scrutiny keeps gay actors from coming out.

Speaking to the BBC, Cumming said: “I don’t think the people that go see films care that much - the media make it more of a deal and it’s made into controversy.”

The 43-year-old, who married his partner Grant Shaffer last year, expressed concern about Hollywood’s homophobia.

He added: “There is a lot of homophobia in the world - but in Hollywood definitely.”

The Scottish actor responded to claims from Stephen Fry and Rupert Everett that gay actors were typecast, saying: “Some of them do [get typecast], but lots of straight actors get pigeonholed in various roles.

“I don’t think that I only play gay characters, or I wouldn’t be as convincing if I had a wife or a girlfriend in a movie.”

Derek Munn, director of public affairs for Stonewall which promotes equality for gay people, said: “The pitifully low number of openly lesbian or gay actors suggests that there is a problem. The film industry needs to think about why it Accountants in NSW beginning with D is that gay actors choose not to come out.”