Author: Martin D'Anjou

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The Doors to Celebrate 40th Anniversary

In the fall, a 12-disc CD will go on sale, and fans will have the music of Jim Morrison totally remastered, although some songs have been added to the collection without editing.  In addition to the CD collection, a six-DVD collection will be available with new material.  Vinyl albums will also be made available for purchase.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is planning to open a Doors memorabilia exhibit in 2007.  In 2008, the remaining members of the band will perform live in Las Vegas.  Details of the show will be revealed later.

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Kiefer Sutherland Signs Three-Year Deal

The actor, who has played Jack Bauer for five seasons, will earn $40 million with his new contract.  He is also the executive producer of the series.  Sutherland calls his experience on 24 "one of the most creative and rewarding experiences of my career".

The television series, which began in 2001, is considered revolutionary, in that it is presented in "real time".  Each episode depicts the events of only one day of the story.

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Keira Knightley Donates Oscar Dress

Knightley, who was nominated in the Best Actress category for her performance in Pride & Prejudice, gave the dress to the charity which raises funds for the hungry in East Africa.  The dress was designed by Vera Wang, and will be auctioned on eBay to the highest bidder.

Knightley said, "This is such an amazing dress and I am really pleased to be able to donate it to Oxfam, I am happy to be able to do something to help."

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Cinéma

Casablanca Chosen as Best Screenplay

The association named the top 101 films in history.  Casablanca starred Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.  The story was written by Howard Koch and brothers, Julius and Philip Epstein.  The film won an Oscar in 1944 for Best Picture of the Year.

Other films on the list included The Godfather, written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, Chinatown, written by Robert Towne, Citizen Kane, written by Herman Mankiewicz and Orson Welles, and All About Eve, written by Joseph Mankiewicz.

The 101 top screenplays were chosen from a previously selected 1,400 films.

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Musique

The Rolling Stones Censored by Chinese Authorities

For the first time in the band’s long history, the Stones will be performing in China.  In a press conference Friday, the group’s singer, Mick Jagger, confirmed that some songs will not be played at the show.  "It’s not really an issue," Jagger told a news conference. "But I’m pleased that the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of the expat bankers and their girlfriends."

"When we first applied to come here, the Ministry of Culture…asked us politely if we would consider not playing certain songs from the ‘Forty Licks’ album at the show," Jagger said.

In 2003 The Rolling Stones were set to perform in China, but cancelled the show due to the SARS epidemic.  At that time, they were asked not to play Honky Tonk Woman, Brown Sugar, Beast of Burden and Let’s Spend the Night Together.

On Saturday, The Rolling Stones will perform on Shanghai’s Grand Stage before 8,500 fans.

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Dan Brown Cleared of Plagiarism

Judge Peter Smith of London’s High Court ruled that Brown was not guilty of copying the ideas from the novel Holy Blood, Holy Grail, written by British authors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh.  Mr. Brown said the verdict "shows that this claim was utterly without merit".

More than 40 million copies of Da Vinci Code have been sold since its release in 2003.

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Carmen Electra Wants to Start a Family

After recent rumours have suggested that the two are headed for a split, the couple, who married in 2003, are now talking about starting a family.  Navarro said, "We’ll have our baby in 2007. It’s something we definitely want to do."

Carmen Electra will soon be seen in Scary Movie 4.  The latest entry of the spoof movie series includes paradies of various horror films.  Scary Movie 4 will open in theatres on April 14.

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Cinéma

Angelina Jolie May Star in Ocean’s 13

According to Guardian Unlimited, the star may be joining the cast as the female lead character, previously played by Julia Roberts. 

If Jolie accepts the offer, she will again be working with boyfriend, Brad Pitt.  The couple co-starred in last year’s hit, Mr. and Mrs. Smith.  Ocean’s 13 will also star George Clooney, Andy Garcia, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan and Matt Damon.

Jolie is currently working with Matt Damon on the film The Good Shepherd.

Angelina Jolie is expected to give birth to Brad Pitt’s first child next month.

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Paula Abdul Files Assault Complaint

According to a police spokesperson, "She claimed she was at a private party on April 2 and that at 1 a.m., an argument occurred between her and a man, and that the man grabbed her by the arm and threw her against a wall."

"She claimed to have suffered a concussion and spinal injuries. She saw her own doctor and at the time of the report, said she would make herself available for photographs (of her injuries)."

The police do have a suspect, although the name has not been released to the public.

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Musique

Madonna Tour Tickets Go On Sale

In Montreal, fans of the singer have stayed in line to buy tickets for a week.  In Paris, the show was sold out in 15 minutes.  In fact, tickets for the two shows sold so quickly, that promoters quickly added two shows in Paris.  In all, 68,000 tickets were sold for the four Paris concerts in just hours.