NEWS LITE : TOWNS SLAM DOOR ON NEWMAN FILM.The unwelcome mat is out for Paul Newman Noun 1. Paul Newman - United States film actor (born in 1925) Newman, Paul Leonard Newman and Kevin Costner. The duo are having a difficult time finding a community that will welcome filming of their new movie ``Message in a Bottle.'' Residents on Tangier Island in Virginia and Martha's Vineyard Martha's Vineyard (vĭn`yərd), island (1990 est. pop. 8,900), c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), SE Mass., separated from the Elizabeth Islands and Cape Cod by Vineyard and Nantucket sounds. in Massachusetts have both rejected the production. Tangier Island officials nixed filming earlier this month amid objections to script content, while Martha's Vineyard towns of Gay Head and Chilmark refused the movie due to concerns over potential damages to sand dunes. The Maryland Film Office spent much of last week showing location scouts possible locales around the Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.200 mi (320 km) long, from 3 to 30 mi (4.8–48 km) wide, and 3,237 sq mi (8,384 sq km), separating the Delmarva Peninsula from mainland Maryland. and Virginia. . ``We have shown them everything they could possibly see in Maryland,'' said Maryland Film Office Director Mike Styer. Communities in Maine and the Carolinas remain on the list, too. White House like Oz, Heston quips Charlton Heston says the Clinton White House reminds him of some characters in ``The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ballooning Wizard of Oz false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit. .'' But the 75-year-old Heston told people at a fund-raiser for Rep. Roy Blunt on Saturday in Springfield, Mo., that ``you'll have to sort out for yourself who they are.'' Blunt, also without naming names, said some Clinton aides remind him of the Scarecrow Scarecrow goes to Wizard of Oz to get brains. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ignorance Scarecrow can’t live up to his name. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Am. (no brain), the Tin Man Tin Man may refer to: In television:
Heston, a vice president of the National Rifle Association National Rifle Association (NRA) Governing organization for the sport of shooting with rifles and pistols. It was founded in Britain in 1860. The U.S. organization, formed in 1871, has a membership of some four million. Both the British and the U.S. , said ``the fabric of our culture'' is being torn apart and that the country seems to have become ``a nation of warring gypsy camps, each with its own agenda.'' Blunt, R-Missouri, who is seeking a second term from a conservative southwest Missouri district, also said tighter gun control laws would not have prevented the tragedy at an elementary school elementary school: see school. in Jonesboro, Ark., in which four children and their teacher were gunned down, allegedly by two young students. Celebrities help celebrate Versace With its requisite celebrity-studded audience and blaring rock music, the house of Versace unveiled a line of clothing to launch ``fashion week'' in Manhattan. The invitation-only crowd of 700 included Woody Allen and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, Sheryl Crow, Elizabeth Hurley, k.d. lang, Whitney Houston, Minnie Driver, Patricia Arquette and Puff Daddy. They came to Roseland, a midtown dance hall, to size up the Versus line of young sportswear, designed entirely by Donatella Versace, the late designer's sister. It was the first time since the July 15, 1997, shooting death of Gianni Versace that the fashion house showed one of its lines in 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 . ``I loved it. I'm a big fan of sleek texture,'' said singer lang. ``I loved the leggings leg·ging n. 1. A leg covering usually extending from the ankle to the knee and often made of material such as leather or canvas, worn especially by soldiers and workers. 2. leggings a. under the skirts. I like that there is a tiny bit of the Asian influence. I think she did an excellent job.'' Clinton aide eats worms For once, the concern wasn't what came out of Mike McCurry's mouth, but what went in. During a moment of whimsy whim·sy also whim·sey n. pl. whim·sies also whim·seys 1. An odd or fanciful idea; a whim. 2. A quaint or fanciful quality: stories full of whimsy. at an official reception for President Clinton in Gabrone, Botswana, the White House spokesman partook par·took v. Past tense of partake. partook Verb the past tense of partake of a local delicacy: a Mophane worm. The worm is a fat, spiky caterpillar that grows into the emperor moth. It is boiled in saltwater and sun dried, then eaten much like french fries - and somehow continues to look amazingly lifelike. McCurry gobbled one down at the urging of a Lutheran missionary and a few reporters just before speeches by President Clinton and President Masire during Clinton's tour of Africa. ``Tastes like a dead worm that's been fried,'' McCurry said. ``It's kind of crunchy.'' Then he ate another one and joked: ``Now that I've had my lunch, I can have my malaria pill.'' `X-Files' heading to Hollywood The most popular television series ever shot in Canada is moving to Los Angeles. Chris Carter, creator-producer of ``The X-Files,'' told the cast and crew Friday night that the highly rated Fox TV series would be leaving Vancouver, British Columbia, for Hollywood next season. Rumors that the popular series would leave Vancouver have been circulating for months; stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson both live in Los Angeles. The show's publicist, Stephen Melnik, confirmed the move and said an official announcement would be made later this week. ``It's difficult to be away from your family for that long,'' said Tom Adair, business representative for the series' production union. ``That's the only reason that would make any sense - not economic sense, it's emotional sense.'' News Lite is compiled from Daily News staff and wire reports CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) In from the cold A 5-month-old polar bear cub finds a cozy spot under its 700-pound mother, Trixie, Sunday at the Roger Williams Park Zoo The Roger Williams Park Zoo of Providence, Rhode Island, USA houses over 1000 animals representing 139 species, including bald eagles, snow leopards, Asian black bears, giraffes, and African elephants, in naturalistic settings. in Providence, R.I. The unnamed cub will make its first public appearance Wednesday. Paul Connors/Associated Press (2) ``X-Files'' stars David Duchovny, left, and Gillian Anderson, will relocate to Los Angeles. Michael Grecco/Associated Press (3) Newman |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion