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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Eileen Brennan of ‘Private Benjamin,’ ‘Clue’ dies Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES — Whether she was issuing orders as an Army captain in “Private Benjamin,” rambling as a real-life rendition of Mrs. Peacock from “Clue” or blasting an immortal monster with a shotgun as a crazy cat lady in “Jeepers Creepers,” actress Eileen Brennan injected perfectly timed comedy into each of her roles. Brennan died Sunday at home in Burbank, California, after a battle with bladder cancer, said her managers, Jessica Moresco and Al Onorato. She was 80. “Our world has lost a rare human,” said Brennan’s “Private Benjamin” co-star Goldie Hawn in a statement Tuesday . “Eileen was a brilliant comedian, a powerful dramatic actress and had the voice of an angel. I will
miss my old friend.” Brennan achieved her first major role on the New York stage in “Little Mary Sunshine,” a musical comedy that won her the 1960 Obie award for best actress, as well as the attention of director Peter Bogdanovich,, who cast her as a weary waitress who inherits the cafe where she works in 1971’s “The Last Picture Show.” Brennan went on to capture several sharptongued roles that won her fans on television and in movies, including gruff Army Capt. Doreen Lewis in 1980’s “Private Benjamin,” aloof Mrs. Peacock in 1985’s “Clue,” and cruel orphanage superintendent Miss Bannister in 1988’s “The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking.” “I love meanies, and this goes back to Capt. Lewis in ‘Private Benjamin,’” Brennan said
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a 1988 interview with The Associated Press. “You know why? Because they have no sense of humor. People who are mean or unkind or rigid — think about it — cannot laugh at themselves. If we can’t laugh at ourselves and the human condition, we’re going to be mean.” “Private Benjamin” brought her a supporting actress nomination for an Oscar. She also won an Emmy for reprising her “Private Benjamin” role in the television version and was nominated six other times for guest roles on such shows as “Newhart,” ‘’thirtysomething,” ‘’Taxi” and “Will & Grace,” in which she played an over-the-top acting coach. “Eileen Brennan was a brilliant actress, a tough and tender woman and a comic angel,” tweeted “Clue” co-star Michael McKean. Brennan’s “Private Benjamin” role led to an enduring friendship with Hawn.
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FILE - This March 20, 1982 file photo shows actress Eileen Brennan in Los Angeles. Brennan’s manager, Kim Vasilakis, says Brennan, who is best known for playing Capt.
‘Wolverine’ claws past ghosts to claim weekend box office crown Reuters
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK - “The Wolverine,” starring Hugh Jackman as Marvel Comics’ sharp- clawed superhero, slashed its way to $55 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales to claim the box office crown in a summer that hasn’t been kind to some other bigbudget action films. “The Conjuring,” the low-budget horror film that led last weekend’s box office, slipped to second place with $22.1 million in domestic sales from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates. The film has generated nearly $84 million in overall ticket sales, a surprisingly strong showing for a film that cost just under $20 million to make. The animated film “Despicable Me 2,” featuring the voice of comic actor Steve Carell, finished third with $16 million in ticket sales in its fourth week in movie theaters. The film was made by Universal Pictures and has collected more than $660 million in ticket sales around the world. Animated film “Turbo,” about a superspeedy snail with dreams of racing in the Indy 500, took the No. 4 slot with sales of $13.3 million. Ryan Reynolds provides the voice for the title character in the film produced by “Shrek” creator DreamWorks Animation. “The Wolverine” fell short of Hollywood insiders’ $72 million weekend estimates, the latest in a string of bigbudget action films that failed to meet expectations, though it performed strongly overseas. In recent weeks “R.I.P.D.,” “Pacific Rim,” “The Lone Ranger,” and “White House Down” all fizzled at the box office. “We’re incredibly happy with
this result,” said Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution for 20th Century Fox, which distributed “The Wolverine.” “It’s good news on a global scale, and this is a global business,” Aronson said. The film took in more than $86 million internationally, for a total worldwide gross of $141 million. “The Wolverine,” which cost an estimated $120 million to make, stars Jackman in his sixth film as the ageless mutant, which is also featured in the “X-Men” movies. Those six films have generated $1.9 billion in worldwide ticket sales, according to the movie site Box Office Mojo. The latest chapter was the lowest opening film in the “X-Men” franchise since
the first film opened with $54.5 million in 2000, and fell far short of the $85 million take for the first Wolverine film, 2009’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Reviews were mixed to solid on “Wolverine,” with a 68 percent positive rating on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes and the film received an A-minus CinemaScore rating based on moviegoers’ input. Ticket site Fandango said the film grabbed 51 percent of advance sales, with 73 percent saying they would not want to see the film without Jackman in the lead role. Aronson also pointed to the importance of the star as a huge draw at the worldwide box office. “We’re going to be phenomenally successful at the end of the day,” he said.
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The photo shows Mount Batur that located in Bangli Regency, Bali Island. All this time, the process of development in Bali is considered imbalanced and Bangli is never involved Bangli in discussing about development issues whereas Bangli is one of the counties of the Bali Province.
Uneven development in Bali
Bangli feels to be treated as ‘stepchild’ Bali Post
BANGLI - The discourse of government that will build an airport in Buleleng County gets a response from a number of circles, without exception for the figures in Bangli County. All this time, the process of development in Bali is considered imbalanced and Bangli is never involved Bangli in discussing about development issues whereas Bangli is one of the counties of the Bali Province.
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This publicity photo released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine in a scene from the film, “The Wolverine.”
A community leader of Songan village, Kintamani, Gelgel Wisnawa, said that so far Bangli seemed to be treated as a ‘stepchild’ in the development process of Bali. “As a community member of Bangli, we feel to have been treated as a stepchild in the development process,” he said. According to him, the local leaders should be thinking of Bali, not of
Buleleng alone. At least, the airport development should also be enjoyed by the public of Bangli. “Suppose the airport is established in Kubutambahan, we can also surely get the impact. I support it will be better to be built in Kubutambahan,” expected Gelgel Wisnawa. He supposed if only the airport would be established in Kubutambahan subdistrict, then the access of
Bangli to the airport could be closer. Thus, the construction of the airport in Buleleng would not only be enjoyed by the people of Buleleng alone, but could also be enjoyed by the people of Bangli, Karangasem, Klungkung and Gianyar. He added if the airport would be built in the area of Sumberkima, only two counties that would be able to enjoy the closer access.
Thus, the impact was judged incomparable if the airport would be built in Kubutambahan subdistrict. “For instance, it will not be preferable for the people from Karangasem to go to Sumberkima village or from Bangli to Sumberkima, but they will surely prefer to Ngurah Rai Airport. So, the airport development is useless, as being incomparable to the benefits obtained by wider community,” explained the Chief of PKPI of Bangli County. Other than Wisnawa, the support of the airport development in Kubutambahan subdistrict was also given by Chairman of Golkar
Faction in the Bangli House, Koyan Eka Putra. “We agreed if the airport development is directed to the location in Kubutambahan subdistict,” said Koyan Eka Putra. According to Koyan, the hope to the airport development in Kubutambahan appeared considering the development at the location would have an impact on wider community. In addition, said Koyan, another breakthrough for the equitable development that could be done was by making a toll road from Batubulan to Kubutambahan through Bangli and Karangasem. “Thus, people in the region could be more empowered,” he said. (ina)