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'DC 9/11' centers on Bush

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LOS ANGELES -- Filmmaker Lionel Chetwynd is a supporter of President Bush, a self-described political conservative and a defender of the war on Iraq. None of that, he contends, disqualified him from making a film about the Bush administration's actions in the days immediately following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.


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Around The Arts

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At the age of 12, Otis Murphy began playing the saxophone. At the time, he didn't yet know it would become his life. Now 30, Murphy is a lecturer in saxophone at the IU School of Music, making him one of the youngest faculty members in the history of the institution.



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Take Tina: Awakening the archetypes of rhythm & movement

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I walk up the narrow staircase of the small building on Kirkwood to interview a man I've never met before. Reaching the top of the staircase, I step into a dimly-lit corner room that reminds me of an old Victorian house. Blue curtains hang from the many windows, and cushions lay on the hardwood floor. As I look about the relaxing atmosphere I don't even notice the woman standing behind me. Surprising me with an enthusiastic hello, she introduces me to Marcus Sims.

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TV movie shows Pancho Villa as movie star

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EL PASO, Texas -- Long before the reality TV craze, Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa fought battles with an American camera crew in tow in 1914. He hoped his $25,000 deal with the Mutual Film Co. of New York would get him good publicity in the United States and money to buy arms and supplies. The battlefield footage became the first U.S. newsreel. But like most reality shows, all was not as it seemed. Certain battles and executions were staged for the cameras.


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Broadway revamps classic theater

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NEW YORK -- From Peter Allen to Jerome Kern, from Boy George to Leonard Bernstein, the sound of music on Broadway this fall will be the most eclectic in years. Five new musicals and two revivals are expected to arrive before 2004, starring such performers as Hugh Jackman, Donna Murphy, Kristin Chenoweth, Joel Grey and, yes, Jackie Mason.


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Diverse group leads Latin Grammys

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MIAMI -- The chorus of Bacilos' hit song "Mi Primer Millon" makes it clear: "I only want to hit it on the radio, so I can have my first million." The multinational rockers could have their first Latin Grammy when the awards show is broadcast live Wednesday on CBS at 9 p.m. EDT.


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Cat Stevens' dream a reality in Bloomington

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An Islamic school in Bloomington is ahead of a former pop star's dream to open religious schools in American Muslim communities. Cat Stevens, who converted to Islam in 1977 and now calls himself Yusuf Islam, urged Muslim communities Sunday to open religious-based schools. Stevens opened one of the first Islamic schools in London in 1983.


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Two years later, artists learn to work in a post-Sept. 11 world

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At the start of Sara Paretsky's new novel, "Blacklist," private eye V.I. Warshawski recalls her feelings right after terrorists attacked the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. "I'd been numbed and fearful as everyone else in America," Paretsky writes. "I only had half a mind for my work ... You need to be able to concentrate in front of a computer for long hours, and concentration wasn't something I was good at."


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Cat Stevens' dream a reality in Bloomington

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An Islamic school in Bloomington is ahead of a former pop star's dream to open religious schools in American Muslim communities. Cat Stevens, who converted to Islam in 1977 and now calls himself Yusuf Islam, urged Muslim communities Sunday to open religious-based schools. Stevens opened one of the first Islamic schools in London in 1983.



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Bertolucci film may be cut in U.S.

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VENICE, Italy -- Oscar-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci is worried that his sexually-explicit new film "The Dreamers" might be cut in the United States out of concern it is too graphic for American audiences.


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Media giant Vivendi to discuss final bids

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PARIS -- The board of French media group Vivendi Universal will meet today to weigh bids by General Electric Co.'s NBC unit and an investor group led by former Seagram Co. chief Edgar Bronfman Jr. for its hotly contested entertainment assets, officials familiar with the talks said.


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Harley-Davidson, Inc. topped off its 100th birthday celebration with a concert featuring country star Tim McGraw, rocker Kid Rock and pop star Elton John.


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Horror flick tops box office

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LOS ANGELES -- Horror held sway at theaters again as "Jeepers Creepers 2" sunk its claws into audiences, debuting as the top movie with $18.5 million over the long Labor Day weekend.


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Stars stay mum on California recall

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LOS ANGELES -- For years, Arnold Schwarzenegger's movies have created more buzz in Hollywood than almost anybody else's, yet there has been a resounding silence as this industry town considers whether he can also produce a hit at the ballot box office.


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Festival tents full of talent

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Something clicked in Michael Mettler in 1987 when he visited the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. He came home and began painting -- landscapes mostly. An easy smile settled on his face as he talked about his transformation Saturday.


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Today marks the beginning of the Spirit of Tibet week, which celebrates the influence Tibetan arts have on American culture as well as raises awareness of the plight of Tibet. The territory has been under Chinese occupation since 1947. The week's events include discussions, lectures, musical performances and films.



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Illness prevents Cash from attending VMAs

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Johnny Cash's plans to attend the MTV Video Music Awards were scuttled by his hospitalization for an unspecified stomach ailment. He was in stable condition Thursday.