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From The Walt Disney Centennial Celebration
''9 Old Men'' Survivors & ''Cinderella''
(L to R) The three surviving members of Disney's" Nine Old Men," Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas and
Ward Kimball, who is talking to Ilene Woods, the voice of Cinderella, gather for a photograph at
"A Centennial Tribute To Walt Disney," at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly
Hills, December 5, 2001. Wednesday would have been the 100th birthday of Walt Disney. The "Nine Old Men"
were a group of animators involved in some of Disney's most famous film works.
Photo by Jill Connelly
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Started the evening with 'Friends on NBC, just to see Trudi Styler (AKA:
Mrs. Sting). Which made me wonder if a down-home night with Sting & Trudi would actually
be the same as hanging with Gordon & Gertrude?
Also caught 'The Tick' on faux, because compared to 'Inside Schwartz', the color
scheme is more to my liking.
'Will & Grace' was funnier than usual, and 'Just Shoot Me' tried to make a stalker
sympathetic.
On 'PrimeTime Live' (on ABC), Patricia Cornwell claimed to have solved the
Jack-the-Ripper' mystery. Did a pretty good job of unraveling her thoughts on the matter.
Tonight, Friday, CBS has a rerun of a Cheech Marin-hosted 'Funniest Outtakes
Show'', followed by a fresh ''That's Life', and then '48 Hours'.
NBC reruns a Tom Brokaw Special on Pearl Harbor, then a fresh 'Jane
Pauley Show', and a rerun on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'.
ABC has a 'Funniest Videos', then a TBA (To Be Announced - where 'Thieves'
would have been), followed by a fresh 'Once & Again'.
On the WB, 'Sabrina', 'Reba', and 'Raising Dad' are fresh.
'Maybe It's Me' is the rerun du jour.
Faux has a fresh 'Angel', followed by a rerun of '24'
The History Channel (a subsidiary of Disney, among others), is attempting its first
foray into 'live' broadcasting, from Pearl Harbor.
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
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The Big Dog Watch
Bill Clinton
With a golden shovel full of dirt, Bill Clinton broke ground Wednesday on a presidential library that promises to document
both his triumphs and scandals.
"The impeachment? Absolutely," Clinton said. "What I did wrong is a matter of record, but what I want is the whole record out."
Clinton was impeached by the House in December 1998 on two articles of perjury and obstruction of justice in
connection with his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. But in February 1999, the Senate voted to acquit Clinton.
"I think they were right and I believe the fact that we stood up to this right-wing movement ... will be something
that will redound to my credit in history," Clinton said. "I don't think it will be a black mark."
There are two references to Clinton's impeachment trial. On a wall, next to a photograph of the House of Representatives
approving an article of impeachment, is a New York Times headline: "Clinton Acquitted Decisively: No Majority For Either Charge."
"I was guided by simple political philosophy ... everybody deserves a chance," Clinton said before a crowd of about 2,000.
Though his impeachment will always be part of his legacy, supporters say the library will offer an overall
perspective of the Clinton administration that sometimes disappears amid memories of lawyers and depositions.
"Our job is not to rewrite history," Clinton Foundation President Skip Rutherford has said. "Our job is to preserve it."
Some 100 million documents, 75,000 gifts and artifacts and more than 2 million photographs are being stored in
preparation for the building of the 27-acre Clinton Presidential Park on the south bank of the Arkansas River.
Clinton Library
So, the objective of the Clinton Library is ''not to rewrite history, but preserve it''...now that
reminds me, where are the Reagan Presidential Papers? Something being rewritten?
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Newest Film Festival
TriBeCa
Actor Robert De Niro on Thursday announced a plan to hold a new film festival in Tribeca, an upscale
neighborhood in lower Manhattan struggling after the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.
The Tribeca Film Festival, open to the general public, is to be held May 1-5, showcasing about 40
feature-length films and 20 shorts by emerging and established film makers from around the world.
Film screenings will be held in venues throughout the neighborhood in an effort to boost foot traffic
and help small businesses, which have suffered since Sept. 11 as people were deterred from the
neighborhood by safety concerns and limited street access.
Over the past 20 years, De Niro has become a fixture of the neighborhood, opening the chic Tribeca
Grill and co-founding the Tribeca Film Center and Tribeca Productions with producer Jane Rosenthal in 1988.
The festival will include a free outdoor screening of a film retrospective, a special presentation of films
celebrating New York, and one full day of discussions and seminars about cinema, media and the arts.
The name Tribeca, or TriBeCa, was coined for the area approximating a ``triangle below Canal
Street.'' It is directly to the north of the Financial District and the former site of the Twin Towers.
The TriBeCA Film Fest
'The Pearl Harbor' Of The 21st Century
Tom Brokaw
NBC's Tom Brokaw had intended to mark the 60th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack in Hawaii.
Instead, he's traveling a few miles south from his Manhattan office to another attack scene.
Brokaw will anchor NBC's ``Nightly News'' on Friday from the still-closed Merrill Lynch building
overlooking the World Trade Center ruins.
``I'm just going to say that this has been described as the Pearl Harbor of the 21st century, and it
reminds us of the new trials that this country has been facing,'' Brokaw said Thursday.
The author of ``The Greatest Generation'' will remark on the parallels between the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks and the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He also will introduce a prime-time NBC special on Pearl Harbor.
Tom Brokaw & 'The Pearl Harbor Of The 21st Century'
''The Crocodile Hunter''
Steve Irwin
MGM has captured Steve Irwin, fearless star of the Animal Planet series ``The Crocodile Hunter's Croc
Files,'' for his own feature.
``Crocodile Hunter -- Collision Course'' has begun shooting in and around the northern Australian city of
Brisbane, Daily Variety has learned.
Better known Stateside than at home, Irwin runs Australia Zoo near Brisbane. When he was a child, Irwin's
family took over the Queensland Reptile & Fauna Park. There the budding croc hunter fed and cared for the park's reptiles.
The film's cast also includes Irwin's American wife, Terri, Magda Szubanski (the ``Babe'' pictures), David
Wenham (``Moulin Rouge''), Kate Behan (``Chopper'') and Steve Bastoni (``He Died With a Falafel in His Hand'').
Steve ''The Crocodile Hunter'' Irwin
In December, On PBS
Firesign Theater
The members of the Firesign Theater, a four-man comedy collective and a fringe favorite in the 1960s and
1970s, will be honored in a one-hour PBS special to be aired in December 2001. The members are shown on stage
in this undated publicity photograph, (L-R): Phil Proctor, Peter Bergman, Phil Austin and David Ossman
Photo by Fred Prouser
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If It Were A Popularity Contest
Rerun Of Fake President Wins
More viewers watched a rerun of NBC's fictional White House show, ``The West Wing,'' than a holiday tour
of the real-life White House led by President Bush on ABC's ``20/20,'' ratings figures showed Thursday.
The Wednesday night broadcast of ``The West Wing,'' starring Martin Sheen as commander-in-chief, drew an
average audience of 15.6 million viewers, the most ever for a repeat episode of the Emmy-winning series.
The ``20/20'' segment, in which Barbara Walters interviewed President and Mrs. Bush before taking a tour
of the White House with them, came in third for the night, and second in its time slot opposite ``Law &
Order,'' by drawing 13.5 million viewers.
Rerun Of Fake President More Popular Than The Selected One
How About The Cameraman?
geraldo
Fox News Channel correspondent Geraldo Rivera had a close call in Afghanistan on Thursday, ducking
to avoid sniper fire that came so close the sound of the bullets was picked up by his crew's
microphones, a spokesman said.
``Geraldo said it was close to parting his hair,'' Fox News Channel spokesman Robert Zimmerman said.
Nobody was hurt in the incident, which took place when Rivera was taping a report on a ridge near
Jalalabad, Zimmerman said. Rivera believed al-Qaida fighters nearby were in retreat, but someone
obviously was close enough to fire a few shots, the spokesman said.
Rivera, who quit his CNBC talk show last month to report on the war for Fox, revealed last week
that he was carrying his own gun for protection in Afghanistan, but he didn't return fire.
The network showed tape of the incident Thursday.
How About The Cameraman?
Is There Something Fishy Here?
George's Death Certificate
Where exactly did George Harrison die? Published reports last week claimed the ex-Beatle passed away
at the home of his friend and security consultant, Gavin De Becker. But Harrison's just-filed death
certificate (available at Court TV's thesmokinggun.com) reports the
"self-employed musician" died of "lung cancer" at a Beverly Hills address listed as a residence of his wife, Olivia.
De Becker declined to clear up the mystery, telling us: "I'll honor the family's wish for privacy and confidentiality."
Question Of Where George Died?
Visiting 'Sesame Street'
Kofi Annan
Unruffled, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan Thursday gave the high-pitched fluffy red muppet
Elmo a lesson in ``conflict resolution,'' calmed down his monster friends and received a group hug in return.
Taping a segment of ``Sesame Street,'' Annan showed his playful side in exchanges with the high-spirited
Elmo when his friends Telly, Zoe, Rosita, Grover and Lulu fought over who gets to sing the alphabet song.
``Is there a problem I can help you with?'' Annan asked. ''That depends,'' Elmo replied ``Who are you?''
Using skills acquired as the world's top diplomat, he suggested they all sing the song in unison.
In turn, Elmo asked Annan, who goes to Norway Monday to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, where he was going
to put ``your trophy.''
Invited to come and visit to advise where to place it, Elmo replied: ``You should put it right at the foot
of your bed, so every time you get up you can see it. But you have to ask your wife if that's OK.''
No date was given for the airing of the program which will appear on public broadcasting stations sometime
during Sesame Street's new season, beginning on Feb. 4.
Kofi Annan & The Muppets
Joey's Final CD
''Don't Worry About Me''
After the Ramones said "Adios amigos" for the final time in 1996, singer Joey Ramone wasted no time
in starting the recording of what would unfortunately turn out to be his posthumous solo album, Don't
Worry About Me, due out February 18th on Sanctuary Records. Ramone died April 15th of lymphatic cancer.
"We started right after the Ramones' last show," says producer Daniel Rey, who has also worked with the
Ramones themselves and White Zombie. "We cut the music pretty quickly, and then Joey just took his time
on the vocals. We recorded a couple songs at a time. We did all the singing in my house. I live, like,
two blocks from Joey in the Village."
Although Don't Worry About Me is a solo album, Rey says that Joey didn't stray too far from the Ramones'
signature spirited three-chord punk sound. "I think some of it's a throwback to their heyday, like Road
to Ruin-type stuff, and there's a few nods to other of Joey's favorite bands, like the Who, the Kinks,
Slade, T. Rex. There's a song called "Venting" that's sort of classic Ramones and "Stop Thinking About
It." Even [Ramone's cover of the pop standard] 'What a Wonderful World' is sort of in the classic
Ramones style. It's pretty full on."
A two-song holiday disc featuring Ramone and his brother Mickey Leigh is due out December 18th on Sanctuary.
The disc consists of "Merry Christmas, I Don't Want to Fight Tonight," recorded prior to the Ramones' version,
and a new track, "Couldn't Sleep Last Night."
Don't Worry About Me track listing:
What a Wonderful World
Stop Thinking About It
Mr. Punchy
Maria Bartiromo
I Got a Spirit in My House
Venting
Feel Like a Drug
Searching for Something
I Got Knocked Down (But I'll Get Up)
1969
Don't Worry About Me
Joey Ramone's ''Don't Worry About Me''
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That's 'Conservation', Not 'Conservative'
League of Conservation Voters
Some of the guests at the dinner philanthropist Lynne Wasserman gave at her L.A. home the other night feared their
hostess might be changing her political stripes. Lynne, daughter of huge Democratic supporters Lew and Edie Wasserman,
staged the evening for the League of Conservation Voters.
Even people who aren't dyslectic misread the invitation as "conservative" rather than "conservation." (Why can't they
just call themselves "The Greens"?) Anyway, there wasn't a GOP figure in sight as John Edwards, Democratic senator from
North Carolina and a man with real presidential prospects, gave the dinner address.
That's 'Conservation', Not 'Conservative'
Just Having A Bad Day
Elton John
Elton John has a recording future after all.
The 54-year-old made news earlier this week when he said his current album, "Songs From the West Coast," would be his last.
But Tuesday, when John taped the syndicated radio show "Live From the Lounge," he told host Ryan Seacrest
that he was "just having a bad day" when he announced his retirement.
"I love playing so much," he said. "I'll probably make another record." John added, however, that he may
scale back his touring so he can pay more attention to his eight-year relationship with significant other David Furnish.
Elton Says He Was Having A Bad Day
VH1 Claims To Have Aired Unreleased George Harrison Song
``If You Don't Know Where You're Going''
U.S. cable music channel VH1 says they had previously aired a George Harrison song that a British
shop put on its Web site, believing it to be unreleased.
A Beatles memorabilia shop in Liverpool, the birthplace of the world's most famous band, said it
believed ``If You Don't Know Where You're Going'' to be the last public recording by Harrison, who
died of cancer last week aged 58.
``We played the song in our George Harrison tribute stuff since he died. It was not included in the
original show in 1997,'' said VH1 historian Bill Flanagan.
VH1 said Harrison recorded the song in 1997 during a visit to a VH1 studio in the United States with
Indian musician Ravi Shankar and his wife.
VH1 Airs Unreleased George Harrison Song
Liz Hurley's Triangle?
Another Chapter
Hugh Grant - who went out with Liz Hurley for 13 years - doesn't want to get caught in the middle of
her paternity dispute with Stephen Bing. Grant, the stammering star of "Notting Hill," said he would
"absolutely not" be godfather to the child Hurley is expecting.
Meanwhile, she reveals in Movieline magazine she already has a new boyfriend, "an American I'm very
fond of. He would be mortified if I talked about him in the press. I'd probably get strangled. He's
not a mobster. He's not a rock star. And he's not an ex-president. None of the above."
Liz Hurley, Latest Chapter
New! Updated!
(20 Nov, 2001)
The official BartCop Astrologer, Geneva, has provided another eye-opening set of charts!
A brief excerpt: " In January 2002, New York City Mayor, Rudy Giuliani will intimately know an experience and feeling that more and more of us are reluctantly facing: He'll join the ranks of the unemployed. Due to term limits Giuliani has not been able to seek re-election, after 8 years as one of New York's more popular mayors.
The question on most New Yorker's minds and lips is "What is Rudy going to do NOW?" Well, maybe The Stars can give us some clues.
"
Very interesting reading!
Fight At Faux - 1 Story, 2 Versions
Version #1
Gossip fans across the country will awaken Thursday to news of a nasty little email spat most
Hollywood insiders have known about for a week.
Whether they'll care is another matter.
Several New York and Los Angeles newspapers are expected to serve up the juicy details of a
correspondence between two major Fox Broadcasting Co. scribes: ``Undeclared'' executive
producer Judd Apatow and his counterpart at ``That '70s Show,'' Mark Brazill. The battle
began when Brazill read a line at the bottom of an Oct. 23 story in Daily Variety that ``'70s
Show'' star Topher Grace would make a guest appearance on ``Undeclared.''
Brazill went nuts when he read the article. Nobody had yet checked with him about a Grace
appearance -- and Brazill was still holding a grudge against Apatow over something that had
happened almost a decade ago: Brazill thinks Apatow stole a sketch idea for ``The Ben Stiller
Show,'' even though the ``Stiller'' production schedule would make it almost impossible for that to have happened.
After failing to reach Brazill by phone, Apatow e-mailed Brazill to try to smooth things
over. Brazill replied by saying he couldn't forgive or forget, and soon, the email exchange
degenerated to the point where Brazill was telling Apatow to ``get cancer'' and to ``die
in a fiery accident and taste your own blood.'' Apatow didn't resort to personal attacks,
though by the end of the exchange, he was calling Brazill a ``stupid f---.''
Somehow, the emails ended up in third-party hands, and soon thereafter, TV industry types
were passing along the missive to friends faster than you can say ``the deal was brokered by.''
On Wednesday, consumer media outlets finally caught wind of the scandal and were readying
stories for today's gossip columns.
Brazill issued a statement Wednesday calling the emails ``a private exchange between two
writers. I sent it, I regret it, and I've apologized to Judd.''
Apatow's take on the whole matter? ``I can think of nothing less important in the world than this,'' he said.
Version #1
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Version #2
The creator of "That '70s Show" is repentant after telling an old friend to "get cancer" or "die
in a fiery accident and taste your own blood."
The spat started when Topher Grace, star of "That '70s Show," wanted to make a guest appearance on
"Undeclared." As both shows are on Fox, Grace and "Undeclared" producer Judd Apatow assumed there
would be no problem. But when " '70s" creator Mark Brazill got wind of it, he "freaked out," sources said.
Apatow had met Brazill a decade earlier when the two were stand-up comics and struggling screenwriters.
When Brazill didn't return his phone call, Apatow sent him an e-mail asking what the problem was, ending:
"I only remember us having fun in the early '90s and it troubles me that it seems like you have a beef with me."
That launched a round of brutal e-mails between the TV execs. Brazill shot back: "Yeah, we were friends
in the early '90s. And if you don't recall what happened, I'll remind you. I had a pilot at MTV called
'Yard Dogs' about a rock band living in Hollywood. I told you about it and you proceeded to completely
rip it off, storyline and all, for 'The Ben Stiller Show.' When it turned up on your show everything
went away overnight . . . I had no job, no money, nothing."
But Apatow, claiming he had no idea what Brazill was talking about, said the 'Yard Dogs' story had been
created by Jeff Kahn and, "nobody watched our [Ben Stiller] show so it couldn't have made a difference."
An enraged Brazill retorted: "As for no one seeing the show everyone knows everything in Hollywood. There
are no secrets. Personally, I feel you've made a career out of being a sycophant to [Jim] Carrey or [Garry]
Shandling or Roseanne and when you weren't kissing - -s, you were stealing from lesser-known comics or leeching
off other people's ideas . . . I noticed how outraged you were to not get a writing credit on 'Cable Guy' until
it . . . was panned. You dropped that cause like the showbiz weasel you are . . . Get cancer."
Apatow, acknowledging his predilection for being a sycophant, answered: "I wish you had called me about this
years ago. I'm sure we could have worked it out. Try not to be so angry. Not everyone is as bad as you think."
Brazill, unappeased, fumed: "The reason I called was to tell you to p- - - - - off. We'll never be 'friends,'
regardless of the [bleep] whining from your last e-mail. I respect you zero. See ya at the upfronts, bitch!
Until then, die in a fiery accident and taste your own blood. (Is that too angry?)"
Brazill told PAGE SIX via e-mail: "This was a private exchange between two comedy writers. I sent it. I regret it,
and I have apologized to Judd."
Version #2
'Just Taking A Break'
Destiny's Child
The members of Destiny's Child plan to be ``Independent Women,'' taking time off from the group
to concentrate on solo projects.
Already, lead singer Beyonce Knowles has a featured role in the upcoming ``Austin Powers'' sequel,
and Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland have discussed solo albums.
The Grammy-winning trio has been omnipresent over the last couple of years, with back-to-back multiplatinum
albums, a string of hits, dolls made in their images, a recent tour and a new holiday disc in stores.
Knowles told the E! Entertainment network that it's time for the group to go on hiatus, but they're not breaking up.
``Destiny's Child put out four albums in four years, which is unbelievable. That doesn't happen a lot,''
she said. ``We've been working, Kelly and I, since we were 9, nonstop. So I think Destiny's Child
is going to take a little break.''
'Destiny's Child' - Just Taking A Break?
Snarky Gossip
Pammie & Tommy
Their honeymoon passion was the stuff of adult-video history, but now Pam Anderson and ex-husband Tommy Lee
are battling for the custody of their sons, Brandon and Dylan.
People magazine reports that the buxom blond also wants the court to monitor Lee's visits with the boys
and order Lee to take parenthood and anger-management classes.
A spokeswoman for Lee tells us that Anderson's "claims are old and totally without merit. As recently
as two months ago, Pam has been quoted as raving about what a wonderful father Tommy is."
A friend of Lee's believes Anderson launched "her smear campaign" because Tommy wants greater custody privileges.
"Tommy is going to take the gloves off," says the friend. "Who's she to talk about being a good parent
when she and Kid Rock are talking in Spin magazine about tubing with the boys while drinking Cristal and Budweiser?"
Pammie & Tommy
Spin Meister To Spin Meisters
Hollywood Panel
While some entertainment industry members remain uneasy about their role in the war on terrorism, a White House
adviser said President Bush is encouraged by Hollywood's contributions so far.
``But he also feels strongly it's not his role to dictate content'' or condone censorship, adviser Mark McKinnon
told a panel discussion Wednesday night at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Addressing industry uneasiness about two meetings between White House and Hollywood officials in recent weeks,
McKinnon said Washington went into the conferences unsure about what course to take.
As it turned out, McKinnon said, Hollywood was ``way out ahead of us'' in trying to do what it could to aid the effort.
``All we're trying to do right now is say 'Fantastic. Thank you,''' McKinnon told a panel that included
NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker and ``The West Wing'' creator Aaron Sorkin.
Another panelist, writer-director Paris Barclay (``NYPD Blue),'' ``City of Angels''), said
he is continuing to go his own way.
``I'm not thinking about what the government wants me to do,'' he said.
He said he is examining what he sees as a lack of American tolerance and brotherhood.
Convocation Of Spin Meisters
Another New Show For ABC?
Wayne Brady
Comedian Wayne Brady is close to a pact to develop a new TV vehicle for Buena Vista Prods., the Disney
division that produces programming for ABC Daytime, cable and syndication.
If the deal comes to fruition, sources say the project likely would be considered a candidate for national
syndication next year. A Buena Vista spokeswoman declined to comment.
The format for the show is not known. However, Brady has become known for his quick-witted improvisational
work. He's a regular on ``Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' on ABC and has a sketch-variety ABC series of his own
called ``The Wayne Brady Show,'' which has been well-received.
Another 'Wayne Brady Show'
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Between 'Moose & Squirrel' and 'Google', who needs 'refdesk'!
Baby News
Cate Blanchett
Australian-born actress Cate Blanchett, who is married to writer Andrew Upton, gave birth earlier this week in London to the
couple's first child, a boy they named Dashiell John, the star's publicist said on Thursday.
The 32-year-old actress, a native of Melbourne, Australia, is appearing in a clutch of films opening
later this month. Her next starring role is in the Warner Bros. war film ``Charlotte Gray,'' as a
young Scottish woman who joins the French Resistance during World War II to rescue her RAF boyfriend.
She also will appear with Kevin Spacey in the drama ''Shipping News,'' based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning
novel, and in Tom Tykwer's ``Heaven,'' which will premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. And if that's not
enough, Blanchett gets regal again as Elf Queen Galadriel in the soon-to-be-released ``Lord of the Rings'' movie.
Cate Blanchett's Baby
C.S. Lewis Classics To Live Action Film
'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'
Fledgling entertainment media company Walden Media said on Thursday it has teamed up with The C.S.
Lewis Co. to produce a live-action film version of the classic children's novel ``The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.''
Walden, a division of the privately held Anschutz Group investment company, bought the option
to make the movie at a time when fantasy films are especially hot.
``I've been interested in pursuing 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' since Mrs. Klein's
5th grade English class,'' said Cary Granat, chief executive of Walden Media and former president
of Miramax Films' Dimension label. Miramax is a unit of The Walt Disney Co. .
Granat said Walden, which launched last May, has optioned all seven books in the ``Narnia''
series and intends to make them into a franchise.
The late C.S. Lewis' ``The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,'' first published in 1950, is the
second in a seven-part series, ``The Chronicles of Narnia.'' It tells the story of four siblings
who walk through a wardrobe into the magical land of Narnia.
Live Action ''The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe''
Child Support Issues Being Tended To
Sean 'Puffy/P. Diddy' Combs
Sean ``P. Diddy'' Combs and model Kim Porter, the mother of his youngest child, have reached an agreement
for support of their 3-year-old son.
Terms of the settlement - which would provide for the child, Christian Casey Combs, until he reaches
age 21 - were not disclosed in court documents.
Combs, 31, had been giving Porter, 30, a court-ordered $11,000 a month, said Bracker.
Combs has another son, Justin, 6, by hip-hop fashion stylist Misa Hylton-Brim, of Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Combs reportedly pays Hylton-Brim $5,000 a month as child support.
Child Support Being Worked Out
Under The Weather
Wilford Brimley
Wilford Brimley canceled upcoming performances with the community symphony and choir because he
is ill with pneumonia.
Jazz pianist and clarinetist Butch Thompson, a musician associated with the live weekly broadcast
of Garrison Keillor's ``A Prairie Home Companion,'' will take his place.
Brimley, 67, whose films include ``Cocoon'' and ``The Firm,'' has been ill for several days.
In the Great Falls holiday concert, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, he was to have been
a singer and narrator.
Wilford Brimley
NBC Leasing Out Saturday Morning Kids TV
Discovery Channel
NBC said Thursday it is turning over 2 1/2 hours of its Saturday morning time block to cable TV programmer
Discovery Kids in a three-year deal that sources put at roughly $18 million.
Faced with stiff competition for young viewers, NBC said it lacked a Monday-through-Friday presence to
promote its Saturday morning shows and was turning to Discovery as a means of drawing an audience from cable TV.
The Fox Broadcasting network is seeking bidders for a similar deal to lease out its Saturday morning
hours for a flat fee, as CBS did in an arrangement last season with children's TV leader and corporate sibling Nickelodeon.
Under the NBC agreement, Discovery Kids will take over NBC's Saturday morning lineup beginning next fall,
replacing all but 30 minutes of the three hours the broadcast network currently devotes to teen-oriented
shows. The half-hour kids basketball series ``NBA Inside Stuff'' will remain on NBC's Saturday morning schedule for the time being.
The new programming -- some borrowed from the 24-hour Discovery Kids Channel, some developed especially
for NBC -- will be aimed at children aged 6 to 14, mostly preteens, Discovery Networks USA President Johnathan Rodgers said.
Discovery Channel Leases NBC's Kid TV
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"Boondocks" (9 Oct 01)
Still MISSING
Marc Chagall's "Study for 'Over Vitebsk'"
