Monthly Archives: August 2003 - Page 2

NBC Rethinks Jessica Lynch Movie

According to the folks at NBC, the upcoming TV movie about soldier Jessica Lynch will feature very little of – Jessica Lynch. Network execs have announced that their spin on the much disputed rescue tale will focus on the Iraqi …

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French Arrogance

A French mayor has brought in a new law against smelly tourists. It allows police to stop people leaving the beach in swimwear for an odour check. Anyone found to be too smelly will be ordered to cover up or …

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What To Do When Follywood Hangs-Up

When a stars Follywood career has slowed down and the phone has stopped ringing what do they do? They start a website. At HollywoodIsCalling.com, a scrappy-looking two-month-old Web site, all that’s required is your credit card number or electronic check …

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Winona & the West Memphis Three

Winona Ryder is taking up the cause of the West Memphis Three, a trio of death-row inmates convicted of murdering a young boy in a Satanic ritual. On Sept. 6, Ryder will host “Cruel and Unusual Punishment,” an art show …

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Ed On NAFTA

While actor Ed Asner thinks Canada isn’t to blame for the migration of entertainment jobs to the U.S.’s northern neighbour, he is concerned about the fallout. Mr. Asner spoke about the changes and challenges facing the filmmaking and television industries …

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Don’t Pick On Dean Says Janeane

Comedian-turned-appeasement-activist Janeane Garofalo complained on Sunday that NewsMax.com is one of three powerful conservative media voices trying to marginalize presidential hopeful Howard Dean. “The proof that [Howard Dean] is a real threat is how much Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity’s …

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Ed Asner – Not The Conductor Type

Did actor and guest conductor Edward Asner’s drawn-out remarks at the annual Pops by the Sea concert in Hyannis on Aug. 3 keep the orchestra from playing a medley of selections by Carole King, as scheduled in the program? That …

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Um Willie – That’s Another Sour Note

Singer Willie Nelson says he thinks 11 Democratic state senators from Texas who have been holed up in New Mexico to block a legislative quorum on congressional redistricting are heroes. Nelson invited his fellow Texans to Saturday night’s sold-out concert …

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Should I stay or should I go?

All That’s Missing Is the Popcorn Come one, come all, to the greatest political show of the fall as Arnold Schwarzenegger vies for a chance to run California. Inside his stunning decision—and why it would be a mistake to write …

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Don’t Get Pumped Up, Conservatives

Don’t Get Pumped Up, Conservatives MALE REPORTER: “What about the immigrant population?” SCHWARZENEGGER: “Everyone is welcome. As you know, I’m an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant and what gave me the opportunities, what made me be able …

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Comics are supposed to be funny

Comic Book Agenda AOL Time Warner, via its subsidiary D.C. Comics, has issued a comic book called ?Justice League of America.? The thing has a less than comical, eerily familiar plot. Somehow the villain, Lex Luthor, has snagged the job …

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Commie Chic

From the Left Coast Report: Ernesto Guevara, a.k.a. Che, is hardly associated with the powder-puff lifestyle of Hollywood’s rich and famous. No, Guevara is more often thought of as a guerilla warrior, ardent communist and advocate of the armed overthrow …

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Good Grief, Larry

Television commentators of all stripes have raised the ire of liberals and conservatives for years, but one is now the subject of a prayer vigil for his death. Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt has called for a “National Prayer Day” …

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Alec is Annoyed

Fox News Channel Really Annoys Dean Donor Alec Baldwin The existence of the Fox News Channel really annoys liberals, especially Hollywood liberals. The latest evidence: Appearing Friday night on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, actor Alec Baldwin got quite …

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Clinton & Dole Are Out Of Minutes

The “60 Minutes” Clinton/Dole – segments, which began airing in March, are kaput. CBS News has officially pulled the plug on the mini-debate segments featuring former President Bill Clinton and former Sen. Bob Dole. No huge surprise. Clinton and Dole …

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