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Weinstein Unveils Slate in Cannes: 'Osage' Shouts Oscars, 'Salinger' Intrigues
ReutersMay 18 (TheWrap.com) - The Weinstein Company unveiled its slate for the year at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, giving a glimpse of their game plan for Oscar season, which includes an intriguing documentary-style feature about the elusive writer J.D....Tags: Academy Awards, August (movie), Festive Events, Argo (movie), Harvey Weinstein
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Cannes: âCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' sequel books famous director, Uma Thurman to play Anita Bryant
ReutersNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Yuen Wo Ping will direct "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny," the sequel to Ang Lee's Oscar-winning film. Wo Ping is a renowned martial arts director and chroreographer, having directed more than two dozen...Tags: Academy Awards, John Fusco, Harvey Weinstein, Entertainment Events, Vatican City
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Wendell Teacher Receives Grant to Study in South Africa
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoTroy Hamilton, an adjunct history professor at the College of Southern Idaho and history and government teacher at Wendell High School, received a national award to study in South Africa. He is one of 25 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)...Tags: Politics, Geography, Justice and Rights, Trips and Vacations, University of Arkansas at Monticello
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Image Takes U.S. On Jennifer Hudson's 'Winnie Mandela'
VarietyJennifer Hudson's "Winnie Mandela" biopic has plans for a fall release now that Image Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights. Deal was announced at Cannes. The $15 million film is an adaptation of Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob's biography "Winnie...Tags: Image Entertainment Incorporated, Career and Workplace, Jennifer Hudson, Labor Legislation, Entertainment
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Cannes: 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' Sequel Books Famous Director, Uma Thurman to Play Anita Bryant
ReutersMay 16 (TheWrap.com) - Yuen Wo Ping will direct "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II â The Green Destiny," the sequel to Ang Lee's Oscar-winning film. Wo Ping is a renowned martial arts director and chroreographer, having directed more than two dozen...Tags: Academy Awards, John Fusco, Harvey Weinstein, Entertainment Events, Vatican City
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Alison Wright, photographer, chases faces, grace
Alison Wright got her first camera at age 10, a Kodak Instamatic. Then she learned there was such a thing as a photojournalist, a person who traveled the world taking pictures. So that was that. She had a career – a career that would eventually...
Tags: Haiti, Politics, Dalai Lama, Laos, Photography
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Soccer-Man City to promote Mandela Day on South Africa tour
ReutersCAPE TOWN, May 8 (Reuters) - Manchester City will mark the 95th birthday of former South Africa president Nelson Mandela by playing at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium on July 18 as part of a pre-season tour. The FA Cup finalists will use the occasion to...Tags: Manchester United F.C., South Africa, International Travel, Africa, Travel
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A comm'unity' project
The Hutchinson News, Kan.Right now, the old store front at 115 W. Main in Pretty Prairie is more vision than store. But on May 25, five local women, with the help of their husbands and other volunteers, plan to open a thrift store whose profits would benefit a variety of causes...Tags: Dollar General Corporation, Human Interest, Siemens
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The Best, Worst, and Most Ridiculous of the Week: 8 Showbiz Stories You Can't Miss
ReutersMay 11 (TheWrap.com) - Insider: 'American Idol' to Axe All 4 Judges as Part of Massive Makeover (Exclusive): - Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson won't be returning to the panel for Season 13, an individual with knowledge of the...Tags: Nicki Minaj, South Africa, Robert Downey Jr., Mariah Carey, Brian Robbins
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Justin Bieber Weighs in on Nelson Mandela: He's 'the Man!'
ReutersMay 09 (TheWrap.com) - Justin Bieber is once again airing his thoughts on history-making figures. With about as much success as he did last time. "Boyfriend" singer Bieber, who caught heat last month when he wondered whether Anne Frank would have been...Tags: Justin Bieber, Twitter, Inc., Anne Frank, Africa
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Food for thought
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Judi Hachman introduced PowerPoint to the 19th Century Club, sharing her passion for the Delta with the help of the computer-enhanced photographs and maps last week. Use of the Microsoft program might not be the most shocking advancement of the club...Tags: Microsoft Corporation
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Dalai Lama packs UM Comcast Center for address on compassion
He pulled on a Terps visor, to the crowd's delight. He rubbed noses with Gov. Martin O'Malley. And the Dalai Lama was met Tuesday with rounds of applause from a crowd of 15,000 at the University of Maryland, College Park's Comcast Center. "Sit down,"...
Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Customs and Tradition, Christianity, Politics, University of Maryland, College Park
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