NEWS LITE : SPIELBERG BELIEVES PILOT FLICK CAN FLY.Steven Spielberg Noun 1. Steven Spielberg - United States filmmaker (born in 1947) Spielberg might take on the Israeli air force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל, Zroa HaAvir VeHaḤalal . The director is thinking of making a movie that would tell the story of eight American pilots who came to Israel after the 1967 Mideast war to train Israeli fliers, Friday's Maariv newspaper in Jerusalem quoted him as saying. ``I love the idea because it is an amazing story,'' he said. Spielberg said he got the idea after an Israeli pilot on an El Al flight from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of to Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest asked him to sit with him in the cockpit. ``I asked him about his life, and I found that he was a war hero during the Six-Day War,'' Spielberg said. ``He told me about the history of the air force, and how everything started from eight Americans. I didn't know about that.'' Funny foursome's tradition continues Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser and two of their buddies have changed their New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. brunch tradition in the years since they hit the big time - they added Cuban smokes and caviar. As surely as the Times Square ball drops, Seinfeld, Reiser, Larry Miller and Mark Schiff show up on New Year's at the posh River Cafe in Brooklyn, asking for the same waiter, Bobby Quidone. The funny foursome couldn't agree on how many years have passed since their first brunch of champagne, waffles and pancakes. ``I said 17, but someone else said 20,'' said Miller, an acting regular who played the taunting doorman on ``Seinfeld.'' They should have asked Quidone. The waiter said in Friday's New York Daily News New York Daily News Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S. the four first showed up on New Year's Day in 1981. ``They were just a group that came in,'' he said. ``You didn't recognize any of them.'' Success has changed things a bit. This year, they arrived in a black stretch limousine, puffing expensive Cuban cigars. Caviar with toast points was added about five years ago. They take turns picking up the tab, Quidone said. ``They are excellent tippers.'' Diana Ross selling mansion for a song Pop star Diana Ross has put her Malibu home on the market at $2.8 million. It was listed in early 1996 at a bit more than $3 million, but then the 53-year-old diva took the house off the market. ``She doesn't need a home on the beach because she's traveling all of the time, giving concerts,'' a source said. ``She only uses it when she's here for work. She was here for 10 days in November.'' Actress, director wed in Scottish Highlands The bride wore white and the groom wore a kilt kilt Knee-length, skirtlike garment worn by men as part of the traditional national garb, or Highland dress, of Scotland. It is made of permanently pleated wool and wrapped around the wearer's waist so that the pleats are in the back and the flat ends overlap in front. when Helen Mirren married American director Taylor Hackford in the Scottish Highlands. About 40 locals accepted invitations to join the ceremony at Ardersier parish church near Inverness, said the Rev. Alex Whiteford, who conducted the ceremony on New Year's Eve. ``It was a very nice thought - a lot of people might have excluded them,'' he said. The longtime couple chose the day because it was Hackford's 53rd birthday. Or perhaps the 51-year-old British actress, star of TV's ``Prime Suspect,'' was keeping a New Year's resolution A New Year's Resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a project or a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous. The name comes from the fact that these commitments normally go into effect on New Year's Day and remain until the set . In a recent interview, Mirren said: ``Every year my New Year's resolution is don't be so lazy, get things done, don't procrastinate pro·cras·ti·nate v. pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing, pro·cras·ti·nates v.intr. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. v.tr. , do more exercise and be more careful about people and things.'' Biltmore wants its past back Give back the Biltmore Hotel towel and go down in history. The 75-year-old Los Angeles hotel, where the Oscar statuette was born and John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in had a headquarters, is asking former guests to return old room keys, postcards, guest-room stationery, promotional brochures and even pilfered ``souvenirs'' for a museum that employees are opening. ``We won't ask, and you don't have to tell'' about how the engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. silver teapot or 50-year-old ice bucket was obtained, said Victoria King, hotel spokeswoman. Donors will be credited in the exhibit if they want, and can attend a VIP dedication reception for the museum that employees hope to open in October. A computerized, virtual-reality tour of the hotel will be available at the museum, to be opened off the Biltmore's Main Galleria. Newspaper clippings that trace the hotel's history from its 1923 opening through today are also being scanned into a computer for visitors. The 683-room hotel was the birthplace for the idea of an Oscar statuette, which was sketched out on a linen napkin during a 1927 luncheon there. The Academy Awards were frequently held at the hotel in the 1930s and 1940s. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos PHOTO (1) SPIELBERG (2) ROSS (3) MIRREN (4) Royal holiday Zara Phillips, daughter of the Princess Royal, left, joins Prince William, the Prince of Wales Prince of Wales switches places with his double, poor boy Tom Canty. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper] See : Doubles and Prince Harry during a private Alpine holiday in the Swiss ski resort of Klosters on Friday. Associated Press |
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