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Anniversary show goes on

By David Germain · Monday, March 24,2003 1:06 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- The musical "Chicago" won the best-picture Academy Award on Sunday at an Oscar show overshadowed by the U.S.-led war on Iraq. "Chicago," which had a leading 13 nominations, was shaping up as the big winner numerically, taking the supporting-actress prize for Catherine Zeta-Jones and four technical awards. Chris Cooper won supporting actor for "Adaptation." Adrien Brody was a surprise best actor winner for his role as a Holocaust survivor in "The Pianist," which also netted Roman Polanski the best-director Oscar. Nicole Kidman was named best actress for portraying novelist Virginia Woolf in the somber drama "The Hours." Pedro Almodovar won the original screenplay Oscar for "Talk to Her," and Ronald Harwood the adapted screenplay award for "The Pianist."

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Monday, March 24,2003 12:40 a.m.

BPP opens spring theater classes he Bloomington Playwrights Project is offering open registration for theater classes offered by the School of Dramatic Arts (SODA). The classes offer various levels of acting, improvisation, playwriting/screenwriting, magic and clowning for all ages -- elementary, middle and high school and adults.

Madonna triumphs at Razzies

By David Germain · Monday, March 24,2003 12:38 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie swept away the competition at the Razzies, an annual spoof of the Academy Awards singling out the worst achievements in film.

Venezuelan flag sparks fashion craze

By Alexandra Olson · Friday, March 14,2003 1:38 a.m.

CARACAS, Venezuela -- If you think America went crazy over its flag after Sept. 11, you should visit Venezuela. Venezuelans do not just decorate their homes with flags. They are wearing them on T-shirts, shorts, skirts, backpacks, fanny packs -- even bikinis. It is a fashion craze spun from the turmoil surrounding President Hugo Chavez's four-year rule...

New surgery could help actor breathe

By Paul Singer · Thursday, March 13,2003 11:53 p.m.

CLEVELAND -- Doctors have implanted electrodes in Christopher Reeve's diaphragm in an experiment they hope will allow the paralyzed actor to breathe without a respirator, hospital officials said Thursday.

'Sopranos' star may be liable

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 11,2003 11:51 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- HBO fired back Tuesday at "The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini in court, saying the actor must settle his contract dispute or risk being liable for more than $100 million in damages.

Musicians back on stage

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Kuchwara · Tuesday, March 11,2003 11:24 p.m.

NEW YORK -- After a four-day walkout that cost the city $10 million, Broadway musicians settled the first strike on the Great White Way in nearly 30 years Tuesday by agreeing to cut the number of orchestra players a show must hire.

No talks scheduled for Broadway musicians strike

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Kuchwara · Tuesday, March 11,2003 12:57 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Neither striking musicians nor theater producers were optimistic Monday about when talks would resume to end a walkout that has shut down nearly every Broadway musical.

'Bringing Down the House' tops weekend sales with $31 million

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 10,2003 11:26 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Steve Martin and Queen Latifah packed the house. Their comedy "Bringing Down the House," about an escaped con who enlists an uptight attorney to clear her name, debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie with $31.1 million.

Readers seek information in pro- and anti-war books

By Hillel Italie · Sunday, March 9,2003 11:58 p.m.

NEW YORK -- When a customer enters the Politics & Prose bookstore and wants to learn more about Iraq, store owner Carla Cohen has a number of suggestions. David Fromkin's "A Peace to End All Peace," a general history of the Middle East. "Republic of Fear," Kanan Makiya's analysis of contemporary Iraq. Bernard Lewis' "The Middle East: A Brief of History of the Last 2,000 Years."

Carnaval hits B-town

By Lori Geller and Patrice Worthy · Friday, March 7,2003 10:31 a.m.

Carnaval may have just ended in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but here in Bloomington things are about to get hot.

The art of fondue

By Mary DeBrunner · Friday, March 7,2003 9:44 a.m.

When 24 students enrolled in Stuart Hyatt's advanced sculpture class, they probably never imagined establishing a totally functioning fondue restaurant in four weeks. But they have done so.

Poets present anti-war poems to Congress

By Elizabeth Wolfe · Thursday, March 6,2003 5:27 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Poets brought their anti-war verse to Congress on Wednesday, handing lawmakers thousands of poems to protest pending military action in Iraq. The group, "Poets Against the War," is barely a month old, born out of one poet's refusal in January to attend a poetry symposium with first lady Laura Bush.

Nationally celebrated poets to read tonight

By -Kehla West · Thursday, March 6,2003 5:26 p.m.

Two nationally celebrated poets, Terrance Hayes and Crystal Wilkinson, will be reading tonight at the Neal-Marshall Grand Hall. The evening of poetry and fiction is the second event this year inspired by and in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Indiana Review and the first edition of the Indiana Review "Writers of Color."

'I need to play, to perform for myself'

By Brandon Morley and Brandon S Morley · Thursday, March 6,2003 5:26 p.m.

The square window lets in just enough light to negate the need for overhead fixtures in the small room at the School of Music. The room is home to a well-used piano, a small table and three chairs. This room is a study, an office and a classroom belonging to Janet Ross -- one of two winners in 2003 who earned the Vision, Strength, and Artistic Expression Panasonic Young Soloists Award.

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By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 4,2003 11:16 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- The entertainment industry must not blacklist people who speak out against war with Iraq, the Screen Actors Guild said.

Exhibit addresses female sexuality

By Kristy McClain · Tuesday, March 4,2003 11:14 p.m.

A current School of Fine Arts Gallery exhibit presents different views of female sexuality from the perspectives of male and female artists from diverse time periods. The exhibit, titled "Feminine Persuasion," is part of a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female," by noted sexologist Alfred C. Kinsey and his research colleagues.

Action flick ousts comedy for No. 1

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Wilborn · Monday, March 3,2003 11:52 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- The pairing of a rap star and a martial arts heavyweight pushed "Cradle 2 The Grave" to the top of the box office. The high-octane action-adventure film featuring rapper DMX as a gang leader and martial arts star Jet Li as a Taiwanese intelligence officer took in $17.1 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. "Cradle" follows DMX and Li as they form an unlikely alliance in a film that mixes stolen diamonds, kidnapping and a plot to distribute a deadly new weapon of war.

Actors unite behind anti-war message of Greek tragedy

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Kuchwara · Sunday, March 2,2003 11:45 p.m.

NEW YORK -- From the Brooklyn Academy of Music to a coffeehouse in northern New Mexico to the National Theatre of Iceland, actors are planning a day of international theater protest against a possible war with Iraq.

Commemorating 150 years of Verdi

By Adam Sedia · Thursday, Feb. 27,2003 11:20 p.m.

Intrigue, a deathly illness, and courtship figure into the plot of "La Traviata" by Italian opera giant Giuseppe Verdi.

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