Entertainment
NAACP Versus The Network
Outraged over the lack of minority representation in the new fall prime-time lineups, NAACP president Kweisi Mfume recently accused the major television networks of perpetuating ...
Robin Williams Still Missing After Three-Day Free-Association Binge
HOLLYWOOD, CA—Local police continued their search for Robin Williams Monday, three days after the movie star improvised himself off the set of the upcoming ...
Greenspan To Play 15 Unannounced Small-Club Shows
WASHINGTON, DC—Fed chief Alan Greenspan announced Monday that he will make a series of 15 surprise appearances at small clubs this July and August ...
Austin Powers Mania
Grossing $55 million in its opening weekend and knocking Star Wars out of the top spot in the process, the Austin Powers sequel is a ...
Cast Of Space: 1999 Reunites For TV Movie Space: 1999 '99
LOS ANGELES—Twenty-five years after its 1974 debut, the science-fiction program Space: 1999 is returning to the airwaves this fall with the two-hour NBC movie ...
Woodstock '99 Revenue Projections Displayed On Multi-Colored, Laminated Boards Somewhere In L.A.
LOS ANGELES—Revenue projections for Woodstock '99 were recently displayed on laminated, multi-colored boards somewhere in L.A., it can safely be assumed. "Success of ...
Celebrity Killed In Mid-Air 747 Collision
LOS ANGELES—Actor Conrad Janis, best known as Pam Dawber's father on the popular television program Mork & Mindy, is believed among the deceased in ...
Star Wars Mania
The top-grossing movie series in history, the Star Wars saga continues this week with the long-awaited release of Episode I--The Phantom Menace. What are the ...
New Television Show In The Works
BURBANK, CA—A possible new television program is "in the works," with preliminary meetings regarding a potential development deal with UPN "a definite possibility," sources ...
HBO Presentation Fails To Deliver Promised 'Brief Nudity'
JACKSON, MS—As far as local resident Nate Childress can tell, the "brief nudity" promised in the HBO original movie Total Disclosure was not delivered ...
Matrix Mania
Grossing $73 million in its first two weeks, The Matrix is blowing away all challengers at the box office. Why is the film such a ...
Despite Claims, Long Story Not Made Short
SCHENECTADY, NY—Contrary to her pre-account vow, area resident Barb Schuyler's long story of how a series of cashier foul-ups at the grocery store ...
WB Targets Booming U.S. Prison Population With New Sitcom
LOS ANGELES—Responding to the explosive growth of the U.S. prison population, WB executives announced Monday that the network will soon launch a new ...
