THE BUZZ GRAMMY TELECAST BESET BY UNCERTAINTY.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services About the only thing definite about controversial rapper Eminem's appearance Feb. 21 at the Grammy Awards is that he will perform on the show. Grammy insiders insist rumors of an Eminem duet with Elton John are merely that and nothing is decided - including who the host of the CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. telecast will be. The latest celeb ce·leb n. Informal A celebrity. reported to have nixed the gig is Bette Midler. Previously announced performers include Madonna, U2, Christina Aguilera, Destiny's Child, Faith Hill, 'N Sync, Nnenna Freelon, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton par·ton n. Any of the point particles believed to be a constituent of hadrons, now known as quarks. No longer in technical use. [part(icle) + -on1.] and Take 6. Eminem is up for four Grammys, including album of the year and best rap album for ``The Marshall Mathers LP,'' best rap solo performance for ``The Real Slim Shady'' and best rap performance by a duo or group for teaming with producer-rapper Dr. Dre on ``Forgot About Dre.'' WHAT A DIFFERENCE FOUR DECADES MAKES: New Line Cinema said its movie ``Thirteen Days,'' about the 1962 U.S.-Soviet nuclear showdown, arrived at the international space station Friday for the enjoyment of its crew - two Russians and an American. The studio said a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. copy of the movie, along with about a dozen others from its library, were carried into space Wednesday by space shuttle Atlantis crew member Marsha Ivins. The movies were taken to the space station crew when the shuttle docked to deliver a science laboratory. The space station has a DVD player so the crew can watch movies, said NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. spokesman Rob Navias. ``Lost in Space'' also is among the DVD titles New Line sent along. GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS: Crime pays, apparently, but it's not so bad to be a good guy either. Together ``The Sopranos'' and ``The West Wing'' dominated the entire drama category in the Directors Guild of America's 2000 nominations. The comedy category, however, was more diverse, with five directors of five different shows receiving nods. The winners will be announced at the 53rd annual DGA DGA Directors Guild of America (movie directors union) DGA Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (France) DGA Directeur-Grootaandeelhouder (Dutch: Managing Director and Major Shareholder) Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 10 at the Century Plaza Hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers. in Los Angeles. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion