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date: 2005-11-11 07:22:04
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    Connery Honored by American Film Institute (AP)

AP - Sean Connery will receive the American Film Institute's Life
 Achievement Award, its highest honor for a career in film, the
 institute announced Thursday.

    Paul McCartney Publishes Children's Book (AP)

AP - Besides being a grandfather, a knight, and a former Beatle, Paul
 McCartney is now a children's book author. The 63-year-old singer
 entertained a young group of cute but squirmy elementary school
 students Thursday by reading an excerpt from his new book "High in the
 Clouds" and answering questions.

    Lemur Species Named After John Cleese (AP)

AP - Most people know him as the Minister for Silly Walks on "Monty
 Python" or as Q in James Bond films. But John Cleese will also go down
 in history for another reason: lemurs.

    People's Choice Nominations Announced (AP)

AP - Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Oprah Winfrey were among those
 nominated Thursday for the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards.

    Hip-hop's code of silence hurts police (Reuters)

Reuters - When rapper Lil' Kim was sentenced to a year in federal prison
 this summer for lying to a grand jury about a Manhattan shootout, she
 was lionized by media covering the hip-hop music scene for not
 "snitching."

    Connery Honored by American Film Institute (AP)

AP - Sean Connery will receive the American Film Institute's Life
 Achievement Award, its highest honor for a career in film, the
 institute announced Thursday.

    Pearl Jam feeling 'aggressive' on new album (Reuters)

Reuters - As it prepares for its maiden tour of South America, which
 begins November 22 in Santiago, Chile, Pearl Jam is still working on
 its first studio album since 2002's "Riot Act."

    CBS wins Wednesday viewers race with crime shows (Reuters)

Reuters - CBS was hot to trot Wednesday with strong showings from dramas
 "Criminal Minds" and "CSI: NY."

    Documentary makers rally for fair use (Reuters)

Reuters - Five organizations involved in documentary films will next
 Friday release a manifesto of sorts titled "A Documentary Filmmakers'
 Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use," which will set out guidelines
 under which filmmakers can make use of copyrighted material without
 being subject to often exorbitant licensing fees.

    Jay Johnson Throws His Voice to Broadway with 'The Two and Only' in
     Spring (Playbill)

Playbill - Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! will be the next tenant of the
 Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway, starting March 7, 2006.

    People's Choice Nominations Announced (AP)

AP - Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Oprah Winfrey were among those
 nominated Thursday for the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards.

    Sugar Meets Spice at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (Fashion
     Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily - New York - Victoria's Secret,
 the leading specialty retailer of lingerie and beauty products,
 sexified the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City last night for
 the highly anticipated Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

    Steel Sells Film Rights to 30 Books (AP)

AP - Brand name novelist Danielle Steel has reached agreement with New
 Line Home Entertainment for film rights to at least 30 of her books,
 including such best sellers as "Safe Harbour,"
"Ransom" and "Second
 Chance."

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