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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`91239967
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`Plaintiff
`TriStar Pictures, Inc.
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`RICHARD S MANDEL
`COWAN LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN PC
`114 WEST 47TH STREET
`NEW YORK, NY 10036
`UNITED STATES
`rsm@cll.com, lsf@cll.com, trademark@cll.com
`212-790-9200
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`Plaintiff's Notice of Reliance
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`Richard S. Mandel
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`rsm@cll.com
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`/Richard S. Mandel/
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`10/03/2019
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`Fifth Not. Rel. - Printed Publications.pdf(245377 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 1.pdf(4189229 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 2.pdf(4093271 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 3.pdf(4156863 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 4.pdf(4192381 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 5.pdf(4080581 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 6.pdf(4148385 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 7.pdf(3989479 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 8.pdf(4159237 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 9.pdf(4014220 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 10.pdf(4189951 bytes )
`Exhibit A - Part 11.pdf(958794 bytes )
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`Opposition No. 91239967
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`In re Application Serial No. 87/581,011
`Filed: August 23, 2017
`For Mark: JU'MAÑJI
`Published in the Official Gazette of March 6, 2018
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`TRISTAR PICTURES, INC.,
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`CHRISTIAN ST. FORT,
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`OPPOSER’S FIFTH NOTICE OF RELIANCE
`UPON PRINTED PUBLICATIONS PURSUANT TO
`TRADEMARK RULE 2.122(e) and TBMP 704.08(a)
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`Pursuant to Trademark Rules 2.122(e) and TBMP 704.08(a), Opposer TriStar Pictures,
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`Inc. hereby gives notice of its reliance upon the printed publications attached hereto as Exhibit A
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`and listed below, consisting of representative articles over more than two decades reflecting
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`unsolicited media coverage concerning Opposer’s JUMANJI films, including the original movie
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`and the sequel JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE. The evidence is relevant to
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`Opposer’s prior rights in the JUMANJI mark, the strength and fame of Opposer’s JUMANJI
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`mark and the relatedness of the parties’ goods and services for purposes of Opposer’s claims of
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`likelihood of confusion, likelihood of dilution and/or false suggestion of a connection.
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`Name of Publication
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`Date of
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`1. NPR Morning Edition
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`2. Chicago Sun-Times
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`12/18/95 FEATURES; Pg. 26
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`3. Daily News (New York)
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`12/18/95 NEW YORK NOW; Pg. 27
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`4. Orlando Sentinel
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`5. USA TODAY
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`12/18/95 A SECTION; Pg A2; NAMES &
`FACES
`12/19/95 LIFE; Pg. 1D; Lifeline
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`6. The Boston Herald
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`1/2/96
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`Section: ARTS & LIFE
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`7. Orlando Sentinel (Florida)
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`1/5/96
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`CALENDAR: Pg. 15
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`8. The Oregonian (Portland,
`Oregon)
`9. Los Angeles Times
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`10. The Dallas Morning News
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`1/18/96 LOCAL STORIES; Pg. A01
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`3/24/96 Los Angeles Times Magazine; Pg.
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`Pg. 5C
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`4/20/96
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`11. Chicago Tribune
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`4/22/96 NEWS; Pg. 2
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`12. Orlando Sentinel (Florida)
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`4/22/96 A SECTION; Pg. A2
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`13. The Washington Post
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`4/24/96 WEEKEND; Pg. R12
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`14. Newsday (New York)
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`5/24/96
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`PART II/WEEKEND
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`15. The Wall Street Journal
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`8/1/96
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`INTERNATIONAL; Pg. A8
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`16. The New York Times
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`8/7/96
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`Section D; Pg 1
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`17. The Boston Globe
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`1/19/97 ARTS & FILM; Pg. N9
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`18. The Wall Street Journal
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`2/6/97
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`INTERNATIONAL; Pg. A10
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`19. The Denver Post
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`3/21/97
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`SECTION: WEEKEND; REVIEW
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`20. USA Today
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`21. The Hollywood Reporter
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`9/2/97
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`SECTION: MONEY; COVER
`STORY
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`22. Chicago Sun-Times
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`11/20/97 FEATURES; pg. 43
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`23. The Dallas Morning News
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`12/12/97 DINING; pg. 23
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`24. The Wall Street Journal
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`3/31/98 Marketing & Media; Pg. B8
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`25. Variety
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`26. The Union Leader
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`27. The Washington Post
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`SECTION A
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`PRINCE WILLIAM EXTRA; Pg.
`V04
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`7/27/98-
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`8/11/98
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`28. The Los Angeles
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`10/2/98 Business; Part D; Pg. 1
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`29. Chicago Tribune
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`11/26/98 TEMPO; pg. 14
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`30. The Boston Herald
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`12/3/98
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`SECTION: ARTS & LIFE
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`31. The Seattle Times
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`2/12/99
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`SECTION: MOVIETIMES
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`32. Chicago Tribune
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`2/19/99 TEMPO; Pg. 4
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`33. St. Petersburg Times
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`34. The Hollywood Reporter
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`2/19/99 WEEKEND; ON SCREEN;
`MOVIE REVIEW; Pg. 3
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`6/3/99
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`35. Daily Variety
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`6/3/99
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`NEWS; Pg. 5
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`36. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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`8/15/99
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`Section: Cue
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`37. The Washington Post
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`12/1/99
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`STYLE; pg. C07
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`38. The Star-Ledger (Newark, New
`Jersey)
`39. The Dallas Morning News
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`1/28/00 TICKET; Pg. 47
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`1/28/00
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`SECTION: THE MOVIES
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`40. USA Today
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`1/28/00
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`SECTION: LIFE
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`41. Los Angeles Times
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`2/3/00
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`Part F; pg. 49
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`42. The Hollywood Reporter
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`2/23/00
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`43. Daily Variety
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`8/23/00 NEWS; pg. 5
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`44. The Baltimore Sun
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`9/19/00
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`SECTION: TODAY
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`45. Variety
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`11/27/00 Pg. 1
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`46. The Tampa Tribune (Florida)
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`2/23/01
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`SECTION: FRIDAY EXTRA
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`47. USA Today
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`48. Daily Variety
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`11/2/01
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`Section: News; Cover Story
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`11/16/01 NEWS; pg. 4
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`49. The Washington Post
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`1/17/02
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`Section: Howard Extra; Pg. T08
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`50. Newsday (New York)
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`2/2/02
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`Section: PART II
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`51. Daily Variety
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`4/25/02 NEWS; pg. 1
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`52. The Vancouver Province
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`4/28/02
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`e entertainment today; pg. D8
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`53. Des Moines Register
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`5/2/02
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`Datebook; Pg. 5DB
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`54. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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`9/13/02
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`Section: LIFE & ARTS
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`55. The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
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`10/15/02 Section: STARWEST; Pg. W2
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`56. St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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`8/5/03
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`CITY & STATE; Pg. 2B
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`57. Newsday (New York)
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`10/19/03 Section: TV PICKS
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`58. The Tampa Tribune (Florida)
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`12/19/03 Section: Friday Extra!
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`59. Chicago Sun-Times
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`60. Star-Telegram
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`5/14/04 HOMELIFE; NEWS;
`GREENHOUSE; Pg. 11
`F; BRIEF; Pg. 10
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`6/5/04
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`61. Newhouse News Service
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`1/4/05
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`Section: Entertainment
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`62. Des Moines Register (Iowa)
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`63. Chicago Tribune
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`64. New York Times
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`65. Sun-Sentinel
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`66. Courier-Post
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`67. DVD NEWS
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`5/31/05 METRO IOWA; Hansen Marc; Pg.
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`9/4/05
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`9/11/05 AE&TV; Pg. 21
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`9/23/05
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`10/13/05 Vol. 9; No. 37; Pg. 7
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`68. Palm Beach Post (Florida)
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`69. Grand Rapid Press (Michigan)
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`10/23/05 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT;
`Pg. 2J
`11/6/05 ENTERTAINMENT; Pg. C1
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`70. New York Times
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`71. Chicago Tribune
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`72. Daily Variety
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`73. Kansas City Star
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`74. The Oklahoman
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`11/6/05
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`Sect. 2, Pg. 20
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`11/8/05
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`Pg. 35
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`11/11/05 News; Pg. 1
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`11/11/05 Sect. E, Pg. 3
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`11/11/05 Weekend Look I; Pg. 7D
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`75. The Daily News of Los Angeles
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`11/11/05 Sect. U, pg. U6
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`76. Baltimore Afro-American
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`11/18/05 Pg. B1
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`77. US Fed News
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`78. The Detroit News (Michigan)
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`12/1/05
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`FEATURES; Pg. 1E
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`79. Computimes
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`12/8/05 OUTLOOK; Pg. 20
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`2/3/06
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`NEWS; Pg. 31
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`81. TELEGRAM &GAZETTE
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`82. The Associated Press
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`83. The Bradenton Herald (Florida)
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`10/23/06 LOCAL NEWS; Pg. B3
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`12/20/06 Section: ENTERTAINMENT
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`12/21/06 BRIEFS; Pg. 4
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`84. The Denver Post
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`12/22/06 Pg. F-01
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`85. The Boston Herald
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`12/22/06 THE EDGE; Pg. e11
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`86. Ottawa Citizen
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`8/31/07 ARTS; Pg. D16
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`87. Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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`88. Chicago Tribune
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`89. The Oregonian (Portland,
`Oregon)
`90. The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
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`91. The Kansas City Star
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`92. The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
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`93. The Boston Globe
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`11/15/07 TICKET; Pg. E7
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`2/8/08
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`6/12/08
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`7/10/08 ZONE WEST – WEST INDY
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`6/11/09 ZONE NORTH – NOBLESVILLE
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`94. The Philadelphia Daily News
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`10/12/09 FEATURES; Pg. 33
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`95. The Tiger Town Observer
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`96. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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`11/6/09
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`12/13/09 P-DTV; Pg. V2
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`7/2/10 MOVIE PREVIEW; Pg. P6
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`7/17/10 G; Living Arts; Pg. 14
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`99. St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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`100. The Wall Street Journal
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`11/5/10
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`101. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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`102. The Kansas City Star
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`5/6/11
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`Section: E
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`5/26/11
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`Section D; Pg. 11
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`103. The New York Times
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`7/10/11
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`Section AR; Pg. 8
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`104. The Star-Ledger (Newark, New
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`7/21/11 TODAY; Pg. 031
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`8/11/11 METRO; Pg. T03
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`106. The Concord Journal
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`107. The Boston Globe
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`1/5/12
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`ENTERTAINMENT; Pg. 4
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`1/29/12 LIVING ARTS; Pg. 8
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`108. Daily News (New York)
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`7/17/12 NOW; Pg. 42
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`109. Hollywood Reporter
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`7/27/12
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`Pg. 36(2)
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`110. The Philadelphia Daily News
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`11/21/12 FEATURES; Pg. 30
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`111. The Boston Globe
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`113. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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`114. The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
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`115. The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
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`11/22/12 LIVING ARTS; Pg. G,23,15
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`12/11/12 Section: CINEMA
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`5/10/13 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT; Pg.
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`6/20/13
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`116. The New York Times
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`11/24/13 Section WE; Pg. 8
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`117. The Boston Globe
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`3/22/14 LIVING ARTS; Pg. G,15,11
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`118. Las Vegas Review-Journal
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`119. THE DALLAS MORNING
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`121. Chicago Sun-Times
`122. Ke Alaka’I (Laie, Hawaii)
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`123. The Baltimore Sun
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`4/4/14
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`Section: ENTERTAINMENT,
`MOVIES, TOPNEWS
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`6/9/14
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`8/1/14
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`8/1/14
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`8/12/14
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`Section: LIFE &
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`124. CNN.com
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`8/12/14
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`Section: ENTERTAINMENT
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`125. Daily News (New York)
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`8/12/14
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`Pg. 7
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`126. The Keene Sentinel, N.H.
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`127. Chicago Tribune
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`8/12/14
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`Section: STATE AND REGIONAL
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`8/18/14 ZONE C; Pg. 15
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`128. Newsday (New York)
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`9/26/14 EXPLORE LI; Pg. B32
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`129. Associated Press State & Local
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`12/16/14 Section: BUSINESS NEWS;
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`130. The Baltimore Sun
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`SPORTS NEWS, STATE AND
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`131. Chicago Sun-Times
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`6/2/15
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`Section: NEWS
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`132. Newsday (New York)
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`6/22/15 EXPLORE LI; Pg. B02
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`133. The Washington Post
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`7/16/15 METRO; Pg. T02
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`134. The Washington Times
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`9/24/15
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`Section: TECHNOLOGY
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`135. The New York Times
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`11/24/15 Section C; Pg. 6
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`136. The New York Times
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`1/21/16
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`Section C; Pg. 3
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`137. Detroit Free Press (Michigan)
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`138. The Houston Chronicle
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`5/19/16 LIFE AND ENTERTAINMENT;
`Pg. Z5
`Section: Z5; Pg. Z52
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`6/2/16
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`139. The Washington Post
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`6/5/16
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`SUNDAY ARTS; Pg. E13
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`140. The Wall Street Journal
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`9/20/16
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`Pg. B1
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`141. Los Angeles Times
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`10/4/16
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`Part E; Pg. 3
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`142. The Boston Herald
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`10/11/16 Entertainment; Pg. 28
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`143. Chicago Tribune
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`11/16/16 ZONE C; Pg. 2
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`144. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 12/10/16 LIVING & ARTS; Pg. 2D
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`145. The San Francisco Chronicle
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`1/1/17
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`Pg. Q25
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`146. Los Angeles Times
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`4/1/17
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`Part E; Pg. 1
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`147. USA TODAY
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`4/3/17
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`LIFE; Pg. 3D
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`148. The New York Times
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`4/16/17
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`Section: BUSINESS
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`149. The Wall Street Journal
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`4/28/17
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`150. Newsday (New York)
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`151. The Boston Globe
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`9/10/17 LIVING ARTS; Pg. N,24,999
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`152. Chicago Tribune
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`10/12/17 ZONE ALL; Pg. 6
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`153. The New York Times
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`11/2/17
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`Section: MOVIES
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`154. Los Angeles Times
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`12/20/17 Part E; Pg. 2
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`155. The Houston Chronicle
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`12/21/17 PREVIEW HOUSTON; Pg. D030
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`1/1/18
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`ZONE C; Pg. 12
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`157. Los Angeles Times
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`1/2/18
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`Part E; Pg. 1
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`158. USA TODAY
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`1/2/18
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`LIFE; Pg. 3D
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`159. The Wall Street Journal
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`1/2/18
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`Pg. B4
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`160. The Washington Post
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`1/2/18
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`STYLE; Pg. C05
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`161. Newsday (New York)
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`1/4/18
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`EXPLORE LI; Pg. 5
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`162. The Baltimore Sun
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`1/5/18 WKND; T; Pg. 17
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`163. The Houston Chronicle
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`1/8/18
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`Section A; Pg. A002
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`164. USA TODAY
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`1/8/18
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`LIFE; Pg. 5D
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`165. The Boston Herald
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`1/15/18
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`FEATURES; Pg. 25
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`166. The New York Times
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`1/15/18
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`Section C; Pg. 3
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`167. The New York Times
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`2/5/18
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`Section: ARTS
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`168. The Seattle Times
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`3/25/18 ROP ZONE; Pg. G3
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`169. The Wall Street Journal
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`4/2/18
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`Pg. B3
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`170. Chicago Tribune
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`7/13/18 ZONE C; Pg. 4
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`171. The Boston Herald
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`7/16/18
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`FEATURES; Pg. 25
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`NPR Morning Edition Morning Edition (NPR 6:00 am ET)
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`December 15, 1995
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`Copyright 1995 National Public Radio (R) All Rights Reserved
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`Section: Entertainment; Package
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`Length: 1133 words
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`Byline: TOM SHALES
`Highlight: Movie critic Tom Shales says the latest Robin Williams film, "Jumanji," will be a Christmas smash, but
`adds that the special-effects-laden feature suffers a bit from its heavy reliance on high technology.
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`BOB EDWARDS, Host: Jumanji, a new movie starring Robin Williams, opens in theaters nationwide today. Critic
`Tom Shales says that adults might find the special effects tiresome, but the kids will love them.
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`TOM SHALES, Movie Reviewer: Jumanji, in reminds with humongous - OK, not quite, but humungous it will be.
`It's gross to talk about grosses in a movie review, but we can all expect Jumanji to bypass the $100 million mark at
`the box office quicker than you can say 'mugambo' [sp] or 'ungawa' [sp]. Every kid in America will want to take a
`parent or guardian to see this picture, since it not only is more fun than a barrel of monkeys but includes roughly a
`barrel full of monkeys in its cast. Of course, they aren't real monkeys. 'Them's' computer monkeys. They were
`coughed up by digital technology and armies and armies of special effects wizards. Jumanji is the movie with bats
`in its belfry, giant mosquitoes in its attic, monkeys in its kitchen, and elephants and rhinoceroses in its library. All
`this, and Robin Williams, too. He was not generated by a computer, at least no computer on this planet, and he
`doesn't appear in the movie until half an hour in.
`First, there's a prologue, set in 1869, when children bury something strange and mysterious and then run for their
`wee little lives. A century later, at the same spot in what is now Branford, New Hampshire, a little boy whose father
`runs the Parish Shoe Company digs up the mysterious, strange thing, which turns out to be a board game unlike
`any other. Jumanji, of course, which rhymes with 'boogie, boogie, boogie,' or almost.
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`The little boy and his girlfriend play the game, and when they spin the dice, the markers move by themselves and
`an eerie green message appears in a circle.
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`1st BOY, from 'Jumanji': Jumanji - a game for those who seek to find a way to leave their world's behind.
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`1st GIRL, from 'Jumanji: You roll the dice to move your token, doubles get another turn. The first player to reach
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`TOM SHALES: Suddenly, the little boy is sucked into the game and disappears into limbo for the next 26 years
`when yet another pair of kids gets hold of the game and unwittingly brings him back by rolling the appropriate
`number on the dice. He's all grown up now, well, sort of, because it is Robin Williams, hopping around in an outfit
`made of leaves and burlap, and with a long beard and scraggly hair, a combination of Robinson Crusoe and Harpo
`Marx. To continue the game and thus banish its spells, Williams must locate the little girl who was his partner those
`many years ago. She's played by Bonnie Hunt, a winsome and delightful comic actress who does a good deal to
`humanize the movie. Anyway, the game proceeds and with each roll of the dice, Jumanji visits some new
`catastrophe on the players. Fortunately, they are playing the game in a very big house, big enough to
`accommodate the stampede of elephants and rhinoceroses, plus a few zebras and oversize pelicans. All these
`creatures were created using computers. They aren't animated models, like King Kong, or drawn cartoons. They
`aren't really there, and yet they sure appear to be.
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`The first animal the kids see is a lion, very fakey, strictly F.A.O. Schwartz, although for some reason, it's rear end is
`more believable than its front end. The monkeys in the kitchen don't look real, either, and you may think to yourself,
`'Maybe they're not supposed to look real. Maybe they're supposed to look like illustrations from a children's book
`come to life.' But then the elephants look quite real, especially when they burst from the house into the city and go
`on a merry rampage.
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`ROBIN WILLIAMS, from 'Jumanji': Run! It's a stampede! Don't look back!
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`TOM SHALES: Adults watching all these fantastic fantasies and wondrous wonders may say to themselves, 'I wish
`we'd had movies like this when I was kid.' But the fact is, Jumanji is somewhat trapped by its technology. As
`magical and magnificent as its synthetic spectacles may be, there's something oddly, well, constipated about the
`picture. It seems limited somehow, never taking off, like ET did, or truly soaring in an exhilarating way. You could
`see the wires that made Mary Martin fly in Peter Pan, but it was still awe-inspiring and it gave you goose bumps.
`Ironically or not, Jumanji seems to lack a true sense of wonder, and at times, even comes across like a
`mathematical, mechanical exercise.
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`Almost all the child actors in the film are terrific, although one looks like a young Ed Meese, and they help
`compensate for the surprisingly prosaic nature of the miracle. Williams and Hunt are cute together, and Williams is
`gratifyingly subdued here, with only a few Robin Williamsy pop culture references thrown in.
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`ROBIN WILLIAMS: Afraid? You don't even know afraid is. You will not last five minutes without me.
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`2nd BOY: So, you're going to help us?
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`ROBIN WILLIAMS: I'll watch. I'm not afraid.
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`TOM SHALES: Another hero of the film who should not remain unsung is David Alan Grier, the inspired comic actor
`who recently hosted one of the best Saturday Night Lives in years. He was hilarious on that show, doing a
`merciless impression Bryant Gumbel, and later appearing as an Uncle Tomish entertainer, singing, 'Yes, indeedy,
`dodily do.' Grier is great in the film, and though his role as a trouble-plagued cop is too blatantly comic reliefy, he
`gives it dignity as well as hilarity. Like most children's films, including all those ghastly monstrosities from Disney,
`Jumanji lends itself all too easily to merchandising tie-ins and the threat of sequels, ad infinitum. And unwisely, I
`think, the producers and distributors have given away many of the most special special effects in TV commercials
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`and trailers for the film. A featurette on HBO even shows how the effects were down, step by step, spoiling much of
`the surprise. But still, all that said, depriving kids of a movie this full of fun and frenzy would be like telling a three-
`year-old that Santa has had a stroke, or putting the proverbial lump of coal in the proverbial stockings, hung by the
`chimney with the proverbial care. Jumanji may have sprung full-blown from a corporate laboratory, but spring it
`does. It springs, it leaps, it gambols, it cavorts, and it pirouettes. To put it another way, look, you can't fight
`Jumanji; you might as well ju-join it.
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`BOB EDWARDS: The comments of critic Tom Shales, a columnist for The Washington Post.
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`Chicago Sun-Times
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`December 18. 1995. MONDAY. Late Sports Final Edition
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`Copyright 1995 Chicago Sun—Times. Inc.
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`Section: FEATURES; Pg. 28
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`Length: 312 words
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`Dateline: LOS ANGELES
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`After three weeks at No. 1, "Toy Story" had to share the limelight with the just-released "Jumanji" as both movies
`earned an estimated $ 11 million at the U.S. box office over the weekend.
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`in its fourth week of release. "Toy Story." Disney‘s computer-animated morality tale featuring the voices of Tom
`Hanks and Tim Allen. has earned $ 97.5 million. said John Krier. president of Exhibitor Relations. which tracks box-
`office returns.
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`"Jumarlji." starring Robin Williams. features an array of special effects as a mysterious board game unleashes
`terror on a New England town.
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`Some critics -- and Williams himself -- have said the film ls too scary for many children. The movie. which is rated
`PG. is based on the award—winning children‘s book of the same name.
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`The weekend Top 10 included two other new releases: "Heat," starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer.
`opened at third. and director Sydney F'oilack‘s remake of "Sabrina." an update of the 1954 Billy Wilder classic with
`Audrey Hepburn. Humphrey Bogart and William Holden, landed at fifth.
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`"Sabrina." which stars Harrison Ford. Julia Ormancl and Greg Kinnear. opened a little below expectations. Krler
`said, but he noted that romantic pictures usually have much greater staying power at the box office.
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`Last weekend's sole new film. "Father ofthe Bride. Part 2." fall two notches to fourth with a S 7.7 million gross that
`represents a 31 percent decline from its opening total.
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`The Top 10 films and their estimated grosses for Friday through Sunday:
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`1. (tie) "Jumanji" and "Toy Story." 5 11 million.
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`3. "Heat.“ $ 8 million.
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`4. "Father of the Bride. Part 2." S 7.? million.
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`5. "Sabrina." s 6 million.
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`5. "GoldenEye." $ 3.15 million.
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`7. 'rl'he American President." 25 2.2 million.
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`8. "Casino." 35 1.8 million.
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`9. (tie) "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls" and "Money Train." $ 1-8 million.
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`Daily News (New York)
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`December 18, 1995, Monday
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`Copyright 1995 Daily News, L.P.
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`Section: New York Now; Pg. 27
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`Length: 225 words
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`THE FANTASY ACTION FILM "JUMANJI" finally gave Disney's "Toy Story" a run for its box office money this
`weekend, debuting in a virtual dead heat with "Toy Story" as the country's most popular flick.
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`Both films took in about $ 11 million at North American theaters over the weekend, industry sources said yesterday.
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`"Toy Story" has topped the box office for four weeks and generated nearly $ 100 million in total earnings.
`"Jumanji," starring Robin Williams and relying on similar computer animation, is aimed at some of the same
`audience though many "Jumanji" reviews suggested it might be too intense for small children.
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`"Heat," starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, opened in third place with an estimated $ 8 million. Another debut
`film, "Sabrina," starring Harrison Ford and Julia Ormand in a remake of the 1954 Audrey Hepburn film, was fifth with
`$ 6 million.
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`Final figures are due out today.
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`The Top 10 films and their estimated grosses for Friday through Sunday:
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`1. (tie) "Jumanji" and "Toy Story," $ 11 million.
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`3. "Heat," $ 8 million.
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`4. "Father of the Bride Part II," $ 7.7 million.
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`5. "Sabrina," $ 6 million.
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`6. "GoldenEye," $ 3.15 million.
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`7. "The American President," $ 2.2 million.
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`8. "Casino," $ 1.8 million.
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`9. (tie) "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls" and "Money Train," $ 1.8 million.
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`'JUMANJI,' 'TOY STORY' TIE FOR NO. 1 AT THE BOX OFFICE;
`SEVERAL DEBUTS HIT THEATERS THIS WEEKEND, BUT NONE FARED AS
`WELL AS THE ACTION FILM JUMANJI.
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`Orlando Sentinel (Florida)
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`December 18, 1995 Monday, METRO
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`Length: 153 words
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`Byline: Associated Press
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`Dateline: LOS ANGELES
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`The fantasy action film Jumanji made its debut in a virtual dead-heat with Toy Story as both films took in about $11
`million at North American theaters over the weekend, industry sources said Sunday.
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`Toy Story has topped the box office for four weeks and generated nearly $100 million in total earnings.
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`Heat, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, opened in third place with an estimated $8 million in ticket sales.
`Another debut film, Sabrina, was fifth with a $6 million gross.
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`Final figures are due out today.
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`The Top 10 films and their estimated gross receipts for Friday through Sunday:
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`1. (tie) Jumanji and Toy Story, $11 million.
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`3. Heat, $8 million.
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`4. Father of the Bride Part II, $7.7 million.
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`5. Sabrina, $6 million.
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`6. GoldenEye, $3.15 million.
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`7. The American President, $2.2 million.
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`8. Casino, $1.9 million.
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`9. (tie) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Money Train, $1.8 million.
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`USA TODAY
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`December 19, 1995, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION
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`Copyright 1995 Gannett Company, Inc.
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`Section: LIFE; Pg. 1D; Lifeline
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`Byline: Arlene Vigoda
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`The fantasy film Jumanji, starring Robin Williams, opened No. 1 at the box office over the weekend with $ 11.1
`million. The computer-animated Toy Story dropped to No. 2 with $ 11.0 million. The top 10:
` Box office (millions) Avg. per Pct. Weeks
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`1 Jumanji $ 11.1 new $ 4,457
`2 Toy Story $ 11.0 $ 97.5 $ 4,341 -21% 4
`3 Heat $ 8.4 new $ 6,374
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`5 Sabrina $ 5.6 new $ 3,055
`6 GoldenEye $ 3.2 $ 83.1 $ 1,457 -41% 5
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`8 Casino $ 2.07 $ 32.8 $ 1,280 -46% 4
`9 Ace Ventura 2 $ 1.83 $ 101.2 $ 858 -48% 6
`10 Money Train $ 1.75 $ 32.1 $ 958 -49% 4
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`Source: Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.
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`UN-DEAD: Members of the Grateful Dead will join forces with the San Francisco Symphony under new music
`director Michael Tilson Thomas as part of a two-week, 10-concert event called An American Festival 1996.
`Scheduled June 14-29 at Davies Symphony Hall, the festival will open with Phil Lesh and other Grateful Dead
`members in a performance of two John Cage works, Renga and An Apartment House 1776.
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`NEW 'WEST': West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's musical saga of starcrossed lovers,
`will get new life in an updated CD. Due out Jan. 30, The Songs of West Side Story (RCA Victor) features pop, rap,
`R&B and country musicians reprising the classic tunes. Included: Something's Coming, All-4-One; I Have a Love,
`Trisha Yearwood; Cool, Patti Austin, Mervyn Warren of Take 6 and Bruce Hornsby; Tonight, Kenny Loggins and
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`Wynonna; and Little Richard's sassy, bluesy rendition of I Feel Pretty. A Boy Like That was recorded by Tejano
`singer Selena and is touted as her last recording before she died.
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`JAZZY NEWS: Lincoln Center voted Monday to elevate its jazz program to the same stature as the Metropolitan
`Opera and New York Philharmonic. The action, says Jazz at Lincoln Center artistic director Wynton Marsalis,
`"places the uniquely American legacy of swing and blues as a history to be valued, an artistic achievement that is
`on par with the most magnificent works of Western classical music, dance, theater and film."
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`CYBERDOLL: Barbie's going digital. By fall 1996, Mattel will release computer software products featuring the
`curvaceous plaything. In the works: Barbie Fashion Designer, where kids design clothes that are printed out on
`special fabric and can be put on the actual doll. It "certainly lends that level of true interactivity," says Kevin
`Ferguson, editor of Computer Retail Week, which interviews Mattel Media head Doug Glen in its current issue.
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`MEMORIAL FUND: A fund in memory of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, executed by his government last month,
`was announced Monday by the founders of the Goldman Environmental Prize. The fund will be used to protect
`environmental advocates in danger worldwide. Saro-Wiwa won a 1995 Goldman Prize for helping the Ogoni people
`protect their land from oil companies. Contributions can be sent to the Ken Saro-Wiwa Fund, c/o Human Rights
`Watch, 485 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017-6104.
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`CORRECTION: The magazine reporting the top 100 science stories, as mentioned in Monday's Lifeline column,
`was Discover magazine.
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`CONTINUED 'STORY': "Toy Story" bounced back to No.
`estimated $ 19.? million over the four-day New Year's weekend. industry sources said.
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`"Jumanji" was No. 2 with S 17.5 million. followed by "Waiting to Exhale." which made its debut as the top film the
`previous weekend. with S; 14.5 million.
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`"12 Monkeys." starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. had a strong opening in limited release. Since opening
`Wednesday.
`its five-day estimated take on just three screens in New York. Los Angeles and Toronto was 5
`274.589.
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`The figures are based on preliminary estimates of ticket sales Friday through yesterday. Final figures will be
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`The runners-up:
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`4. "Grumpier Old Men." 5 13.5 million; 5. "Father of the Bride Part II." S 12.2 million: 6. "Heat." 3 10 million; 7.
`"Sabrina." $ 3.3 million: 3. "Tom and Huck.” 5 6.9 million: 9. "Sudden Death." 5 5.3 miilion: 10. "The American
`President." 5 4 million.
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`BIG SCREEN ’GUEST': The top-selling CED-ROM mystery game. ”The 7th Guest." produced by Oregon-based
`software developer Trilobyte, will be Visiting big screens courtesy of Larry Kasanoff‘s Threshhold Entertainment
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`The deal continues Kasanoffs videogame-to-movie strategy that began with ”Mortal Kombat." which has grossed
`nearly S 70 million this year for New Line.
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`Kasanoff said the seven-character spooky-house universe of the CID-ROM would provide the framework for the film
`which. like "Mortal Kombat." also would lean heavily on visual effects.
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`"The 7th Guest." published and distributed by Virgin Interactive. has sold 1,3 mitlion units. placing it in the all-
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