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Kevin Smith speaks out about `Phantom Edit'.
July 1, 2001... Byline: Andrew Rodgers HOLLYWOOD _ When an unauthorized, re-edited version of George Lucas' "Star Wars: Episode 1 _ The Phantom Menace" began circulating around town in early June, fans on the Internet were convinced that it was the work...

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July 2, 2001... `ROLLERBALL' ROLLS OFF THE SUMMER SCHEDULE HOLLYWOOD _ The jockeying of the Rollerball release date continues. Originally scheduled for May 18, the remake of the 1975 sci-fi flick of the same name was pushed back to July 13. Then it went to...

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July 2, 2001... AMC SUPPORTS FILM PRESERVATION WITH AUCTION LOS ANGELES _ What would the world be without "Octopussy"? The MicroJet from the 1983 James Bond film is among memorabilia being auctioned to benefit film preservation projects in "AMC Live:...

MTV to celebrate 20th anniversary.
July 2, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ MTV is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an all-out birthday bash, the cable network announced Monday. On Aug. 1, MTV will throw a party, hosted by "Total Request Live's" Carson Daly, which will broadcast live on both MTV and...

`A.I.' enjoys robo-reign over Japanese box office.
July 2, 2001... Byline: Brandon Gray HOLLYWOOD _ America's love for "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" may not have been strong enough to deliver blockbuster returns Stateside, but Japan is picking up the slack. The Steven Spielberg-helmed production...

`A.I.' is a real chart topper.
July 2, 2001... Byline: Brandon Gray HOLLYWOOD _ Just as Haley Joel Osment's character fails to seek full acceptance among humans in "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," so did the movie, though enough people saw it over the weekend to garner a first place...

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July 2, 2001... TNN to `Pop Across America' Mon, Jul 2, 2001 01:55 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ TNN is traveling cross country in search of comedy for the new series "TNN's Pop Across America." Produced by TNN Prods., the series will travel to 13 U.S....

Paula Poundstone pleads not guilty.
July 3, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Paula Poundstone pled not guilty to charges of child endangerment and lewd acts on a child Tuesday at the Santa Monica Courthouse near Los Angeles. The judge nevertheless barred the comedian from contact (including phone...

Woody Allen to tour West Coast to promote his latest movie.
July 3, 2001... HOLLYWOOD _ Notorious New Yorker Woody Allen, 65, will take his show, and the Eddy Davis & His New Orleans Jazz Band in which he plays the clarinet, on the road to promote his film "Curse of the Jade Scorpion" in August. The...

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July 3, 2001... Body: `Lara Croft' to Become One Sweet Ride KINGS ISLAND, Ohio _ Soon you will be able to take a multi-sensory ride on the buxom babe Lara Croft as "Tomb Raider: The Ride" is set to open in 2002 at Paramount's Kings Island theme parks near...

Actors, studios agree on 3-year contract.
July 4, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ A tentative agreement for a three-year contract was reached late Tuesday in Los Angeles between the two unions representing 135,000 actors and the major film and TV studios, ending the threat of an actor's strike and months of...

The ball is rolling for a fourth `Indiana Jones' movie.
July 5, 2001... Byline: Mike Szymanski HOLLYWOOD _ It looks like all the stars have aligned to kick off the next installment of that reluctant adventurer Indiana Jones as Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas all agree to plan for a fourth...

Movie news briefs.
July 5, 2001... SALE OF MOVIE TICKETS ON THE UPSWING HOLLYWOOD _ Never mind the bear market, dot-com closures or sour financial outlook _ let's all go to the movies. Even with the slowing economy, American moviegoers are flocking to theaters in record...

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July 5, 2001... Heather Graham Is Not a Sexpot HOLLYWOOD _ While she isn't the overly confident sexpot Rollergirl that she portrayed in "Boogie Nights," Heather Graham isn't afraid to do a nude scene either. That's what she reveals in the August issue...

Kirsten Dunst dangles `Spider-Man' secrets.
July 6, 2001... Byline: Andrew Rodgers HOLLYWOOD _ Kirsten Dunst, at 19, never thought that making a movie could be so hard. While filming "Spider-Man," though, Dunst constantly found herself being dangled from wires and screaming at imaginary...

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July 6, 2001... AARON SORKIN DEFENDS HIMSELF ON FAN BOARD LOS ANGELES _ Posting boards aren't just for obsessed fans. They're for obsessive showrunners as well. Fans of "The West Wing" were casting their votes on the recent dispute over writers' pay...

`Vision'-ary punk: Henry Rollins hosts Fox supernatural series.
July 6, 2001... Byline: Vanessa Sibbald LOS ANGELES _ With Fox's debut of "Night Visions," its new supernatural anthology series, on Thursday, former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins is about to step into new terrain _ one that occupies primetime...

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July 6, 2001... ESPN Deal a Slam Dunk for Women Fri, Jul 6, 2001 10:44 AM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ In a boost to women's athletics, ESPN has signed a new 11-year, $200 million deal to secure television rights to men's and women's NCAA sports. The...

`Cats and Dogs' claws its way past `Scary Movie 2' to win weekend.
July 8, 2001... Byline: Brandon Gray HOLLYWOOD _ "Cats & Dogs" and "Scary Movie 2" went into the weekend neck-and-neck, and they ended it the same way, with the warring pets eking past the spooky spoof for the top spot. The overall marketplace was down...

Paula Poundstone's arrest linked to drinking problem.
July 9, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Paula Poundstone has a drinking problem which "was the basis for the allegations" connected with her arrest for lewd acts on a child and child endangerment, the comedienne's lawyer Steven Cron said Monday on "Good Morning...

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July 9, 2001... NBC Numbers Break NASCAR Record Mon, Jul 9, 2001 05:15 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ The miles-per-hour weren't the only numbers that climbed during NBC's NASCAR broadcast Saturday _ the Nielsens also soared as Dale Earnhardt Jr. raced...

`Rush Hour 2' director Brett Ratner may take over Bond movie.
July 10, 2001... Byline: Brandon Gray HOLLYWOOD _ The rumor mill has been churning full blast in regard to the future of James Bond. Everyone from Russell Crowe to little-known Scottish actor Gerard Butler have been pegged to replace Pierce Brosnan as 007....

Jennifer Jason Leigh throws her own `Anniversary Party'.
July 10, 2001... Byline: Mike Szymanski LOS ANGELES _ Jennifer Jason Leigh takes a drag of her American Independent cigarette and looks rather disdainfully at it as she's reminded that she stopped smoking years ago when she was doing the...

Effects master calls fear of computer-generated actors `foolish'.
July 10, 2001... Byline: Mike Szymanski HOLLYWOOD _ Special effects master Stan Winston, who created some of the dinosaurs in the upcoming "Jurassic Park 3" movie, says that the fear of computer-generated actors expressed by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks...

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July 10, 2001... `ELIMIDATE' ATTEMPTS DOMINATION LOS ANGELES _ The next TV season might see the introduction of a new word into the popular lexicon _ ElimiDate. Despite protestations to the contrary, "ElimiDate," one of the latest crop of relationship...

`Shrek' treks to the top of the world's box office.
July 10, 2001... Byline: Brandon Gray HOLLYWOOD _ "Shrek" lumbered into to the top of the overall overseas box office this past weekend, as "Pearl Harbor" tested the waters in Japan and "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" had a bountiful bow in the U.K.. ...

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July 10, 2001... Bonaduce Gets More Work Mon, Jul 9, 2001 11:53 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ "Not a bad career move" says Danny Bonaduce, when asked about "The Sopranos" star Robert Iler's recent arrest in New York. "All those Brady kids were good, and...

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July 11, 2001... JULIA STILES KICK STARTS `CAROLINA' HOLLYWOOD _ Julia Stiles is in final negotiations with Miramax to distribute "Carolina Torn Asunder" in the United States. Marleen Gorris is replacing Jon Amiel as director and Shirley MacLaine is...

Study says `Snatch' is the most-pirated film on the Internet.
July 11, 2001... Byline: Andrew Rodgers HOLLYWOOD _ A new study by digital copyright enforcement company MediaForce, shows that recent films like "Pearl Harbor," "Shrek" and "Tomb Raider" were among the top 10 most pirated movies on the Internet in June....

`Big Brother 2' = more sex.
July 11, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ "Big Brother" might want to change its name to "Raunchy Brother" after the antics of the last couple of days. For those willing to pay the $20/month fee for the live feed of CBS' update to "Big Brother," nudity, kissing, angry...

News from the Television Critics Association Press Tour.
July 11, 2001... NEW `BABYLON 5' FILM WRAPS PRODUCTION LOS ANGELES _ The Sci Fi Channel has completed production on the update to the epic futuristic space series "Babylon 5," a two-hour TV movie called "Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers," creator J....

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July 11, 2001... Julia Stiles Kick Starts `Carolina' HOLLYWOOD _ Julia Stiles is in final negotiations with Miramax to distribute "Carolina Torn Asunder" in the United States. Marleen Gorris is replacing Jon Amiel as director and Shirley MacLaine is...

Should `Big Brother 2' be cancelled?
July 12, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Recent events on the reality-based series "Big Brother 2" are leading some to call for an end of the series for once and for all. "The time has come, once and for all, for CBS to take a definitive and responsible step as a...

Emmy gives WB the cold shoulder.
July 12, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ It would be hard to prove a conspiracy, but there's something awful suspicious about how The WB is being treated by the Emmy nominating committee. Whatever ground it gained last year with its five nominations in such...

Patricia Heaton and Sean Hayes cut to the chase.
July 12, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Despite the weighty feeling of anticipation for the list of Emmy nominations Thursday morning at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the general consensus was that this year's list would be a case of "same song, different...

`The Sopranos,' `The West Wing' dominate Emmy nominations.
July 12, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ "The Sopranos" and "The West Wing" led nominations for the 53rd Annual Emmy Awards, which were announced Thursday morning at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Two of last year's winners, Patricia Heaton ("Everybody...

`Mists of Avalon's' Samantha Mathis: lady in waiting.
July 12, 2001... Byline: Vanessa Sibbald LOS ANGELES _ About 10 years ago, actress Samantha Mathis was given a copy of Marion Zimmer Bradley's fantasy novel, "The Mists of Avalon," a feminist retelling of the King Arthur novel, and said to herself, "This...

News from the Television Critics Association Press Tour.
July 12, 2001... WENDT MISSES `CHEERS,' GAINS `ROBERTSON'S' LOS ANGELES _ George Wendt - best known as Norm on "Cheers" _ has had a little trouble leaving behind the show where everybody knew his name and "working" meant hanging out with a bunch of funny...

Emmy-nominated `West Wing' actors on strike.
July 12, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Despite being nominated for Emmy Awards, "The West Wing" actors John Spencer, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff and Bradley Whitford didn't show up for work Monday when NBC's hit drama was scheduled to start production, according to...

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July 12, 2001... Billy Idol Killed the Radio Star Thu, Jul 12, 2001 10:09 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ In the early `80s, when punk had just died in Britain and hadn't yet taken hold in the U.S., no one wanted his MTV more than Billy Idol. "It was...

`Legally Blonde' cast talk about it's star, Reese Witherspoon.
July 13, 2001... Byline: J.V. McAuley You can't help but like Reese Witherspoon's new film "Legally Blonde" and her character, Elle Wood. She's an adorable optimist, a bubbly bon vivant and, in her own right, a fierce ruling diva. But she's not the only...

Home life with Reese Witherspoon: mom, actress, `Honey West'.
July 13, 2001... Byline: J.V. McAuley In Reese Witherspoon's comedy "Legally Blonde," the acclaimed 25-year-old actress stars as a young, jilted woman who follows her stuffed-shirt ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School hoping to win him back. Her past...

Reese Witherspoon: The myth of the dumb blonde smashed!
July 13, 2001... Byline: J.V. McAuley Is it true blondes have more fun? Who knows, but one thing's for sure: it is true that blondes sometimes get a bad rap as the simpler sex. And while there are some shining examples of the proverbial dumb blonde _...

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July 13, 2001... The 29 Native American code talkers who are the inspiration for director John Woo's upcoming MGM film "Windtalkers" will be awarded one of the nation's highest honors this month, MGM announced. President George Bush will be presenting the...

CBS considering sobriety for `Big Brother'.
July 13, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Thanks to the actions of "Big Brother 2" housemate Justin Sebik, the remaining housemates may have to live in the house equipped with 68 cameras... sober. Answering questions and concerns from TV critics about the actions of...

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July 13, 2001... `Sex' Mini Season to Premiere in January Fri, Jul 13, 2001 09:11 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ "Sex and the City" ends its current run of original episodes on August 12, but January will bring six new episodes_a byproduct of this year's...

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July 14, 2001... Byline: Brill Bundy LOS ANGELES _ In her new talk show for Oxygen, "Man Talk with Carrie Fisher," the actress/writer gets to explore one of her favorite topics. A little something she likes to call, "Men I Would Like to Sleep with If I...

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July 14, 2001... Martha Stewart Continues to Conquer the World Sat, Jul 14, 2001 10:16 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ As if she doesn't have enough to do, domestic diva Martha Stewart has signed a two-year agreement with Home & Garden Television for two...

Audiences go `Blonde' as reality sets in for `Final Fantasy'.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Brandon Gray HOLLYWOOD _ "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within," a $115 million advancement in computer animation, including 60,000 individually animated strands of hair on the lead character alone, entered the weekend heavily favored...

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July 15, 2001... Stars Sign On for HBO's Matthew Shepard `Project' Sat, Jul 14, 2001 11:09 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ In addition to the original pictures "Point of Origin" (starring Ray Liotta and John Leguizamo) and "Hysterical Blindess" (Uma...

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July 16, 2001... NBC Wants More `Fear,' `SPY TV' Mon, Jul 16, 2001 06:42 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ Scary indeed: NBC has ordered 13 additional episodes each of "Fear Factor" and "SPY TV," reports Variety. Both summer series have seen a bit of...

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July 16, 2001... Tom Cruise has apparently moved on to greener pastures... or at least pastures that are a bit more Latin. His spokeswoman confirmed Monday that the high-profile actor has begun dating his "Vanilla Sky" co-star, actress Penelope Cruz. ...

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July 16, 2001... FUTURE OF `WEST WING' ACTORS STILL UNCERTAIN LOS ANGELES _ President Bartlet's staff may shrink significantly if Warner Bros. cannot renegotiate salaries for Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer and Bradley Whitford, according to...

News from the Television Critics Association Press Tour.
July 16, 2001... `SOPRANOS' SEASON DELAYED; WILL MISS 2002 EMMYS LOS ANGELES _ Will fans of HBO's mob drama "The Sopranos" have to wait over a year before they can catch a new episode of the critically-acclaimed series? While long stretches between seasons...

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July 16, 2001... Hanks Talks About His `Brothers' Mon, Jul 16, 2001 00:34 AM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ While some authors who deal with wartime stories may be hesitant to see their work made into a movie, author Stephen E. Ambrose told reporters that...

Colombian rocker Juanes leads Latin Grammy list.
July 17, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Christina Aguilera made the list, but Colombian rock artist Juanes dominated it. Juanes garnered six Latin Grammy nominations, while Spanish pop artist Alejandro Sanz received five at Tuesday's press conference in Miami. ...

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July 17, 2001... Director Francis Ford Coppola ("The Godfather") held readings of his long-gestating, hotly-anticipated script "Megalopolis" in New York City, reports Variety. The famous helmer scored some major talent to participate, including Kevin...

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July 17, 2001... Theme Park `Millionaire' Auditions Hosts Tue, Jul 17, 2001 01:01 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ Who wants to be Regis Philbin? About 100 people do. Would-be Regises (Regi?) lined up Monday (July 16) at the aptly named St. Regis Hotel...

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July 17, 2001... Though she frequently went without rice, "Survivor: The Australian Outback" winner Tina Wesson has got milk. The Knoxville native is plugging Mayfield Dairy Farms, a Tennessee producer of what it dubs the "Milk Lover's Milk." "I grew...

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July 17, 2001... R.E.M.'S Stipe To Produce MTV Sitcom Tue, Jul 17, 2001 01:50 AM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe is producing a sitcom for MTV based on the life of a rock star patterned after himself. According to Daily...

Comical Trey Parker cops to kooky Universal spoof.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Andrew Rodgers HOLLYWOOD _ Writer-director Trey Parker ("South Park") admitted to Zap2it.com that he and fellow filmmaker Matt Stone are responsible for a popular spoof film that recently appeared on the Internet. Parker said...

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July 18, 2001... David E. Kelley is adding four new members to the cast of "Ally McBeal," perhaps in an effort to make up for the absence of departing cast members Lisa Nichole Carson and James LeGros, as well as recurring actor Robert Downey Jr. The new...

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July 18, 2001... NBC has dominated Thursday nights for years, but in January things changed when CBS put "Survivor: The Australian Outback" and "CSI" up against NBC's first two hours of comedy. The upstart not only lived to tell the tale, but prospered. ...

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July 18, 2001... Earlier this year, "Dark Angel" co-creator Charles "Chick" Eglee ("NYPD Blue", "Murder One") admitted that the sci-fi series was "routinely overbudget." Not surprising, seeing as how its other creator, James Cameron, helmed the most expensive...

`Pearl Harbor' bombs Japan while `Shrek' stays on top overall.
July 18, 2001... Byline: Brandon Gray HOLLYWOOD _ "Pearl Harbor" invaded Japan putting to rest any concern about the nation's acceptance of it, though it barely nudged out "A.I. Artificial Intelligence." Meanwhile "Shrek" continued to plow away to top the...

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July 18, 2001... MTV Signs `Gatecrasher' Wed, Jul 18, 2001 12:39 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ MTV and the animation company, Mainframe Entertainment, have teamed to develop the new animated series "Gatecrasher," a science fiction/comedy series about...

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July 19, 2001... What if `24' Calls it a Day After 13 Hours? Thu, Jul 19, 2001 12:38 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ It's a great idea: a thriller shot in real time, with each hour-long episode representing one hour in a particularly dramatic day. FOX...

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July 20, 2001... Byline: Brill Bundy Producer Addresses `West Wing' Woes Fri, Jul 20, 2001 00:42 AM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ NBC's hit political drama "The West Wing" has been in the news a lot lately. In addition to the praise heaped on it by...

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July 20, 2001... `ER' Ready for the Competition Fri, Jul 20, 2001 11:15 AM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ NBC has dominated Thursday nights for years, but in January things changed when CBS put "Survivor: The Australian Outback" and "CSI" up against NBC's...

Universal yanks studio spoof off film Web site.
July 20, 2001... Byline: Andrew Rodgers HOLLYWOOD, Calif. _ Universal Studios has flexed its muscles and forced the removal of a popular spoof film that pokes fun at the studio and was recently made available online. On Monday, writer-director Trey...

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July 21, 2001... So you're casting a new show about the rich and the famous. Who better to cast than the rich and the famous? If it seems like the names of the cast on FOX's new fall show "Pasadena" are familiar_it's not just you. "Pasadena," a new drama...

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July 21, 2001... US/Central LOS ANGELES _ Last summer actress Stockard Channing said that she liked not being part of the regular cast of NBC's "The West Wing," preferring to stop by every so often as First Lady Abigail Bartlet. "It's great...

Dinosaurs and Julia Roberts Roar at the Box Office.
July 22, 2001... Byline: Brandon Gray HOLLYWOOD, Calif. _ When dinosaurs and Julia Roberts roam the box office, the competition better run for cover. "Jurassic Park III" and "America's Sweethearts" proved this dictum over the weekend as they boosted...

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July 22, 2001... Stephen King Jumps into Series TV With `Kingdom' Sun, Jul 22, 2001 04:40 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ Horror author Stephen King is making his first foray into series television since the failure of his short-lived show "Golden Years"...

Pitt and Aniston deny they're expecting a little Pitt.
July 23, 2001... Byline: Vanessa Sibbald HOLLYWOOD _ Despite rumors to the contrary, Jennifer Aniston, 32, who will star later this year with Mark Wahlberg in "Rock Star," is not pregnant after all. In a recent story from the German edition of the...

Aniston is pregnant, Pitt says.
July 23, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Jennifer Aniston is pregnant after all. During an interview with the German edition of the fashion magazine Marie Claire, actor Brad Pitt confirmed that fact that his wife is indeed with child. "No. 1 is already on the...

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July 23, 2001... Director Susan Seidelman's ("Desperately Seeking Susan") movie "Gaudi Afternoon" was the featured film at The 19th Annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival's awards night, at the open air John Anson Ford Ampitheater in Los Angeles, Sunday, July...

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July 23, 2001... BOCHCO DISCUSSES CURSE WORDS, NUDITY ON `PHILLY' LOS ANGELES _ In the pilot episode of Steven Bochco's new ABC drama "Philly," Bochco uses an expletive not normally heard on the air. Asked whether he intends to keep the word in the pilot,...

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July 23, 2001... Body: `Goonies' Are Good Enough for a Sequel and a Pilgrimage HOLLYWOOD _ Mikey. Chunk. Data. Sloth. Mouth. The Fratelli's... to a generation of twenty-something fans, the names conjure up vivid images of one of the most memorable movies...

`Ghost World' stars Buscemi, Birch dash Internet rumors.
July 24, 2001... Byline: Brandon Gray HOLLYWOOD _ While promoting his latest movie, the sardonic drama "Ghost World," Steve Buscemi peruses a print-out of his entry on the Internet Movie Database http://us.imdb.com/Name?Buscemi,+Steve. Scanning the long...

`Felicity' creator talks about his `La Coed Nikita'.
July 24, 2001... Byline: Brill Bundy LOS ANGELES _ What if instead of deciding whether or not she should spend the summer with Ben or Noel, one May Felicity blew them both off and became a spy instead? This isn't a thought that would occur to the...

Chill Town says Shannon next to go on `Brother'.
July 24, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ So who will be kicked out of the "Big Brother 2" house Thursday, Will or Shannon? According to members of the Chill Town alliance, it will be Shannon. But don't expect her to be upset about it, as she rehearsed her reaction to the...

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July 24, 2001... Parker, Copperfield Among Emmy Presenters Tue, Jul 24, 2001 05:47 PM US/Central LOS ANGELES _ CBS has scored both hipsters (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Vegas Strip-sters (David Copperfield) as presenters for the "53rd Annual Primetime...

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July 25, 2001... `RUGRATS' SPECIAL SETS VIEWING RECORD LOS ANGELES _ Nickelodeon's "Rugrats" 10th anniversary primetime special "All Growed Up" became the highest rated program among kids 2-11 in television history, according to Nielsen Media Research...