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Allen debuts film in Venice

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:46 a.m.

VENICE, Italy -- Woody Allen has a past in Venice: The 67-year-old filmmaker got married here, he's filmed in the canal city and he's won awards here. But never before has he turned up at the world's longest-running film fest -- until now.

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PAINTING FOR LIFE

By Alyson Brodsy and Joelle Petrus · Thursday, Aug. 28,2003 1:46 a.m.

Wayne Manns says he probably has more paintings on campus than any other living IU artist. The Arts Administration graduate student and oil painter has been using a paintbrush and canvas as his means for political expression, and not even a serious medical diagnosis can stop him.

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Iconic college film turns 25

By Alyson Brodsy and Anthony Breznican · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2003 2:17 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Maybe you were the beer-belching omnivore Bluto, the fun-loving yet responsible Katy, the smooth ladies' man Otter, the cackling anarchist D-Day or the geeky romantic Pinto.

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PBS film looks at gay kids

By Alyson Brodsy and Lynn Elber · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2003 2:16 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- In this summer of lighthearted gay-themed programming, a new PBS documentary is a reminder of how disconnected glossy TV images can be from real life.

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A world of opportunities

By Joelle Petrus · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2003 2:01 a.m.

With a wide range of venues both on and off campus, finding culture in Bloomington is merely a matter of keeping your eyes open. Because the vitality of this area permeates deep into the IU experience, we here at the Arts desk have dedicated ourselves to reflecting the vibrance of the arts community.

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Around The Arts

Sunday, Aug. 10,2003 9:05 p.m.

French director Jacques Deray dies at 74 in Paris PARIS -- French director Jacques Deray, known for classic thrillers and police movies, died at home in a Paris suburb, his family said Sunday. He was 74. Deray made nine films starring actor Alain Delon, notably "La Piscine," (The Swimming Pool), a 1968 psychological drama set in a villa in the beach resort of Saint-Tropez. Austrian actress Romy Schneider also appeared in it.

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Newsroom minorities fall

Sunday, Aug. 10,2003 9:03 p.m.

DALLAS -- In just two years, the percentage of minorities in television newsrooms nationwide has dropped from 25 percent to 18 percent, according to an annual survey. Leaders of three groups of journalists, speaking Friday at the National Association of Black Journalists' national convention in Dallas, called the decline highly alarming and pledged to work together to increase minority participation in television and radio newsrooms.

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Tap dancer Gregory Hines dies of cancer at 57

By Tim Molloy · Sunday, Aug. 10,2003 9:03 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Gregory Hines, the greatest tap dancer of his generation who also transcended the stage with successful film and television roles, has died at 57. Hines died Saturday in Los Angeles of cancer, publicist Allen Eichorn said Sunday.

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Gibson gives private 'Passion' viewings

By Amy Westfeldt · Sunday, Aug. 10,2003 9:03 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Those who have seen Mel Gibson's film about the final hours of Jesus Christ have called it beautiful, magical, a great and important work. Those who fear "The Passion" could fuel anti-Semitism, however, until now hadn't been allowed to see the film. Seven months before its release, this extraordinary vanity project is stirring passions over Gibson's exclusionary screenings and the potential for a negative depiction of Jews.

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Around The Arts

Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:02 p.m.

Roger Ebert to undergo radiation for cancer CHICAGO -- Film critic Roger Ebert will undergo radiation treatment for cancer next month. The treatment will be for a cancerous tumor in Ebert's salivary gland, the Chicago Sun-Times reported in its Wednesday editions. The 61-year-old critic underwent surgery twice in February 2002 for cancer in his thyroid and salivary gland.

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British opera based on 'Jerry Springer'

By Fawn Vrazo · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:59 p.m.

LONDON -- The first hint that this is not your usual opera comes long before the diaper-clad fat guy sings, before the line of Ku Klux Klan members does a snappy dance in white robes and masks, before the chorus trills, "My mom used to be my dad!" The production's very name suggests that something extraordinary is about to unfold on one of London's premier stages: "Jerry Springer -- the Opera." If your reaction is "What!?" you aren't alone.

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British opera based on 'Jerry Springer'

By Fawn Vrazo · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:59 p.m.

LONDON -- The first hint that this is not your usual opera comes long before the diaper-clad fat guy sings, before the line of Ku Klux Klan members does a snappy dance in white robes and masks, before the chorus trills, "My mom used to be my dad!" The production's very name suggests that something extraordinary is about to unfold on one of London's premier stages: "Jerry Springer -- the Opera." If your reaction is "What!?" you aren't alone.

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'Angel Street' brings people to Nasvhille, Ind.

By Brandon Morley · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:59 p.m.

"Angel Street," written by Patrick Hamilton with its debut at the John Golden Theatre in New York City, comes to the Brown County Playhouse as part of its 55th season at 8 p.m. Thursday and runs until Aug. 30. "Angel Street" is a thriller that takes place in London, set in the day when Victoria reigned and the British Empire was at its highest pinnacle of colonial richness. Mr. Manningham attempts to drive his wife insane. Hidden under a veil of insidious kindness, the family patriarch torments the matriarch with little domestic mysteries leaving the audience to wonder what he's hiding.

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Leno gets makeover from gay stylists

Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:58 p.m.

NEW YORK -- "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" is turning its gaze toward Jay Leno. The host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" will undergo a makeover at the hands of the "Fab 5" -- the five gay stylists who give a straight man a new look each week on the hit reality show. They're scheduled to appear on Leno's late-night talk show Aug. 14 -- the same night NBC will re-air the second installment of the Bravo series. Then they'll come back the next night to show off the results of their work.

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Cable movie channel brings AMC into mainstream

Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:44 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Given television's gay boomlet, filmmaker Jeremy Simmons' concerns about his new documentary, "The AMC Project: Gay Hollywood," appear misplaced. "With a name like 'Gay Hollywood,' maybe not everyone will tune in," Simmons said. "Which is kind of unfortunate, because I think it appeals to much more than gay people."

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Indiana native plays Manhattan

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Aug. 3,2003 9:23 p.m.

GREENSBURG, Ind. -- Growing up in southeastern Indiana and idolizing the heavy metal hair bands of the '80s, Galen Scott Bower never suspected he would one day be singing before the world's foremost conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Although not a boyhood dream, it will be coming true nevertheless for the Verdi baritone this December -- again.

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Around The Arts

Sunday, Aug. 3,2003 8:44 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Giorgio Armani has a new muse: Barbie. Armani has created a strapless, silk chiffon top and crepe skirt embellished with dark beads and covered with sparkle tulle for the 11 1/2-inch doll. Both pieces are taupe. An evening purse, also in taupe crepe and dripping with beads, a matching necklace and earrings complete the outfit.

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Israeli pianist Barenboim plays West Bank

By Alyson Brodsy and Lara Sukhtian · Sunday, Aug. 3,2003 8:42 p.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israeli musician Daniel Barenboim received a rapturous reception when he brought a program of Beethoven and Brahms -- and a message of Israel-Palestinian reconciliation -- to this West Bank town Saturday.

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Around The Arts

Wednesday, July 30,2003 10:17 p.m.

Speaker to write about his rise to Congress WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Dennis Hastert has signed a contract to write a book about his life from his days as a high school wrestling coach in Illinois to his rise in Congress, according to his spokesman and publisher. "The theme will be lessons in leadership, what he learned and his style of leadership," said Marji Ross, president of Regnery Publishing Inc., a Washington-based conservative publishing house.

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