Arts & People
Mary-Kate & Ashley: Jailbait No More
June 11, 2004
As of this Sunday, June 13, wonder twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are legal adults. The girls will be able to vote and buy cigarettes. Their 18th birthdays also mark the end of an era for the Olsen Twins Countdown Clocks, the Internet sites devoted to tracking the years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds until the former Full House-rs come of age. - More
Rush to Divorce--Again
June 11, 2004
There's a reason Rush Limbaugh lays claim to the title "excellence in broadcasting," not "excellence in matrimony." The conservative radio host has struck out for a third time in the marriage department, announcing his split Friday from incumbent spouse Marta Limbaugh.
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Sony-led group near purchase of MGM studio
June 18, 2004
After a series of near misses, a Sony-led consortium is in the final stages of acquiring Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $5 billion, people with direct knowledge of the talks say. - More
June 20, 2004
WASHINGTON - For Bill Clinton, his greatest failures as president have nothing to do with the scandal over his affair with a White House intern. "I'm sorry on the home front that we didn't get health care and that we didn't reform Social Security," the former president told CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview aired Sunday. - More
Alison Eastwood Set to Wake 'Dead'
June 24, 2004
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Alison Eastwood ("Poolhall Junkies") has come on board to star in and produce the indie feature "Raising the Dead."
The project centers on a restaurant manager (Eastwood) whose reunion with her siblings at their father's funeral brings out a dark secret. Eastwood also appeared in films directed by her father, Clint Eastwood, such as "Absolute Power" and "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." She also posed nude in the February 2003 issue of Playboy.
No Daleks in Doctor Who's return
July 2, 2004
The BBC has confirmed the Daleks will not appear in its new Doctor Who series after a failure to agree terms. Talks between the BBC and the estate of late sci-fi writer Terry Nation, who created the Daleks, broke down over issues of editorial control. - More
Scotty Battling Alzheimer's
July 2, 2004
James Doohan is battling his latest opponent with typical Scotty tenacity. The 84-year-old Star Trek veteran, who held together the Enterprise against repeated Klingon attack through his tenure on the original TV series and in several big-screen movies, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, his son, Chris Doohan, confirmed Friday. - More
Acclaimed Actor Marlon Brando Dead At Age 80
July 2, 2004
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marlon Brando, who revolutionized American acting with his Method performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and went on to create the iconic character of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather," has died. He was 80. - More
Lucasfilm Unveils New 'Star Wars' Title
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