LOS ANGELES (AP) – A producer’s lawsuit claiming actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire blocked the release of a movie made before they became stars has been dismissed.“Don’s Plum” was shot over six days in 1995 and 1996, before DiCaprio made “Titanic” or Maguire became “Spider-Man.” The low-budget, black-and-white film was about a group of […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Hilary Duff is a real doll. A real Barbie doll.Duff is the latest Hollywood star to take on 12-inch proportions as the world’s most popular fashion doll. She joins other famous (doll) faces such as Reese Witherspoon, Beyonce Knowles and Lucille Ball.The Red Carpet Glam Hilary Duff Doll, which shows the […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Filmmaker Gus Van Sant, whose credits include “Finding Forrester” and “Drugstore Cowboy,” has been arrested here on a drunken driving charge, police said.Sgt. Brian Schmautz, Portland Police Bureau spokesman, said Van Sant, 54, was arrested at 1:48 a.m. Thursday. A breath test showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.19 percent, Schmautz said. […]

NEW YORK (AP) – After more than a decade of planning, East met West on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera with composer Tan Dun conducting the world premiere of “The First Emperor” and Placido Domingo singing the title role.For Tan, Thursday night’s program was the first Met performance of any of his four operas. […]

•Of interest to many Maine people is the fact that a pulp wood laboratory has been established in Boston by the Federal government to find new material for the paper industry, largely in order to protect the spruce forests of New England. Significant experiments have been made with 50 kinds of wood. It is believed […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Another Miss USA contestant has taken a tumble.Miss Nevada USA was stripped of her title Thursday after racy photos of her appeared on the Internet, pageant officials said. Some of the photos show Katie Rees, 22, kissing other young women, exposing one of her breasts and pulling down her pants to […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Anna Nicole Smith was ordered Thursday to bring her infant daughter to California for paternity tests sought by a former boyfriend who claims he is the father of the child, the man’s publicist said in a statement.“Los Angeles Superior Court has ruled today that Anna Nicole Smith and 3-month-old baby daughter […]

LONDON (AP) – Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says she has dreamed that she was the boy wizard as she writes the seven-book series’ final installment – work she says has left her feeling both “elated and overwrought.”Rowling said in a message posted Tuesday on her official Web site this week that she has been […]

Today Dec. 20: LEWISTON, a holiday sing-a-long will be held at 6 p.m. at Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. Free 784-0135Dec. 20: LEWISTON, women musicians will gather every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Wisdom Center, 97 Blake St. 784-0155Dec. 20: RANGELEY, a ladies community breakfast will be held from 7 to 9:30 a.m. at […]

Today Dec. 21: NORWAY, punch, cookies and Christmas music will be held at 7 p.m. at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 5 Morrill Road. 890-9944Dec. 21: NORWAY, Kari Mashos, Christian Science practitioner, will speak at 7 p.m. at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 5 Morrill Road. 890-9944Dec. 21: POLAND SPRING, singer/songwriter Paddy Mills will perform […]