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Hollywood execs fight DVD duplication

By Alyson Brodsy and Ted Bridis · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:59 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Brian Martin, a computer consultant in Maryland, is careful when he handles the plastic discs in his DVD library of more than 200 movies. But accidents, and scratches, still happen. "The worst thing is, one little scratch is enough to make the movie skip forward a chapter," says Martin, who estimates his collection at more than $3,000. "That's become really annoying with a few of mine."

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'Les Miserables' closing after 16 years

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:58 a.m.

LONDON -- Cameron Mackintosh will bid "adieu" Sunday to his Broadway production of "Les Miserables," but the British producer says the imminent departure of a musical fondly known as "The Glums" has not got him down. "I feel complete happiness," said Mackintosh, 56, about a musical with a heavy story line that ends in death. He was speaking a month before he rings down the curtain on the epic show adapted from Victor Hugo's novel.

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Early Music Fest showcases period art

By Matt Laughlin · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:58 a.m.

Now in its 10th year of existence, the Bloomington Early Music Festival once again brings a unique and captivating two weeks of solo and ensemble concerts, opera and workshops to the Bloomington community. What makes this series of events so special is the incorporation of period-style instruments, musical styles and seldom heard literature from the early music tradition.

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Around the Arts

Monday, May 19,2003 7:47 p.m.

Eminem won't allow 'Weird Al' parody video NEW YORK -- Eminem might poke fun at himself in videos, but he doesn't want "Weird Al" Yankovic doing it. Eminem won't give Yankovic permission to shoot a video for his new song, "Couch Potato," a parody of Eminem's Oscar-winning tune "Lose Yourself," Yankovic said.

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Friday, May 9,2003 12:30 a.m.

LONDON -- Police have arrested four people on suspicion of stealing two copies of the eagerly awaited new Harry Potter novel that were found dumped in a field in eastern England.

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Rocker Townshend cleared of possessing child porn

By Alyson Brodsy and Jill Lawless · Friday, May 9,2003 12:28 a.m.

LONDON -- Rock guitarist Pete Townshend, co-founder of The Who, was cleared Wednesday of possessing pornographic images of children but still was placed on a national register of sex offenders. That registration was part of a formal police caution Townshend received for accessing a Web site containing images of child abuse.

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'X-Men' capture ticket gold

By David Germain · Monday, May 5,2003 1 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- The mutants of "X-Men" are stronger than ever, showing even more box office power than in their first outing.

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Sketchbook features Bloomington

By Lyndsey Williams · Monday, May 5,2003 1 a.m.

Bloomington has been chosen to be the focus of Indigo Custom Publishing's third addition to its City Sketchbook Series. The Bloomington Sketchbook will showcase the history, beauty, and traditions of the Bloomington community. The book will be a compilation of paintings of Bloomington landscapes, architecture, famous homes, downtown, parks, local events, festivals, and other scenes unique to the city residents' lifestyles.

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Project preserves local heritage

By L. R. Rarick · Monday, May 5,2003 12:59 a.m.

It was said of pianist Marvin Chandler, allegedly by his mother, "all you had to do was tell him what you wanted him to play and sing, and he took right off." Chandler attended Bloomington's Banneker School from grade one through eight. All Bloomington's African-American elementary and middle school students were required to attend Banneker from 1916 until 1955, when it became Bloomington's Westside community center.

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Strobel makes a strong 'Case'

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Monday, May 5,2003 12:58 a.m.

Lee Strobel, a respected journalist and the former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, pursued an investigation into one of the most debated religious matters of the modern era: Was Jesus of Nazareth Christ, the promised messiah for the Jewish people? In his compelling book "The Case for Christ" Strobel interrogates New Testament experts, archaeologists and other religious scholars in the search for the truth regarding the divinity of Jesus.

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Academy limits ad bidding for Oscars

By David Germain · Friday, May 2,2003 12:47 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Academy Awards overseers plan to write new rules to restrain Oscar campaigning, which has become more aggressive as distributors target the industry with ads and special events to plug their films.

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Bomb aftermath filmed

By Jason Keyser · Friday, May 2,2003 12:46 a.m.

TEL AVIV, Israel -- A trio of filmmakers set out this month to show a slice of normalcy by making a film about their favorite Tel Aviv pub and its jam sessions.

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Sorkin leaving 'West Wing'

By Lynn Elber · Friday, May 2,2003 12:45 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Aaron Sorkin, creator of the Emmy-winning White House drama "The West Wing," is leaving the series after this season, he said Thursday. Sorkin, who was involved in writing most of the scripts for the NBC series, also served as executive producer. Thomas Schlamme, another executive producer, also is leaving.

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Angela Lansbury returns to role in TV movie

Friday, May 2,2003 12:44 a.m.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- Angela Lansbury -- very much in character as her renowned snoopy sleuth Jessica Fletcher -- walks briskly up to a police car as cameras roll.

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Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 30,2003 12:20 a.m.

Metallica to present new 'Headbangers Ball' LOS ANGELES -- Metallica is back at the "Headbangers Ball."

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