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'Jurassic Park' author Michael Crichton dies at 66 Michael Crichton, the million-selling author who made scientific research terrifying and irresistible in such thrillers as "Jurassic Park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain," has died of cancer, his family said. Crichton died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 66 after privately battling cancer.   Nations:U.S.   People:Steven Spielberg Alfred Hitchcock   2008-11-05 Paul Newman, actor who personified cool, dies WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money" -- followed by a second act as an activist, race car driver and popcorn impresario -- has died. He was 83.   Nations:U.S.   People:Paul Newman Jackie Gleason John Huston Lauren Bacall Sally Field Robert Altman   Activities:Cannes Film Festival Sundance Film Festival   2008-09-27 Spielberg ripped off Hitchcock classic: lawsuit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven Spielberg and major Hollywood studios stole the plot from Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film "Rear Window" in making last year's "Disturbia," a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court on Monday said.   Nations:U.S.   People:Steven Spielberg James Stewart Alfred Hitchcock   2008-09-08 'Potter' publisher looks to promote next big thing NEW YORK - On Sept. 9, the U.S. publisher of "Harry Potter" will premiere a highly ambitious series with a mystery ending for readers and a couple of puzzlers for the industry: How big is the market for a multimedia story -- and can a phenomenon be conceived by a publisher rather than created by the public?   People:Steven Spielberg Alfred Hitchcock   Source:(AP)   2008-09-02 Venice film festival off to shaky start VENICE, Italy (AFP) - The 65th Venice film festival has produced no standouts since it opened on Wednesday, with reactions to the first crop among the 21 movies vying for the Golden Lion ranging from lukewarm to hostile.   Nations:Italy Brazil Germany Japan   People:Kitano Takeshi Alfred Hitchcock   Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-31 Headlines 'Jurassic Park' author Michael Crichton dies at 66 2008-11-05 Paul Newman, actor who personified cool, dies 2008-09-27 Spielberg ripped off Hitchcock classic: lawsuit 2008-09-08 'Potter' publisher looks to promote next big thing 2008-09-02 Venice film festival off to shaky start 2008-08-31 Rare Monroe footage fetches $60,000 at auction 2008-06-22 `Oz,' `2001,' `Vertigo' among AFI top genre flicks 2008-06-18 Whoopi Goldberg is set to keep Tonys on track 2008-06-13 Pamela Anderson to part with prized car for PETA 2008-06-09 Photographer Amy Arbus: stranger than fiction 2008-04-12 Photographer Amy Arbus: stranger than fiction 2008-04-11 Kingsley searches for angels in Siberian rail drama 2008-02-09 Suzanne Pleshette dies in Los Angeles 2008-01-20 Naomi Watts to star in remake of 'The Birds' 2007-10-20 Plays dominate Broadway's fall season 2007-09-09 Ang Lee tackles forbidden love in steamy new film 2007-08-30 Director Lee says he's not part of "mainstream" 2007-07-10 US film buffs crown 'Citizen Kane' best ever film 2007-06-22 AFI again rates 'Kane' as top movie 2007-06-21 Elvis Presley's pills, gun auctioned off 2007-06-17 Spielberg protege leads box office with thriller 2007-04-15 Shyamalan to find form with new apocalyptic thriller 2007-03-15 Right Oscar, right winner, wrong movie? 2007-02-26 Dunking parakeet becomes Web video star 2007-01-23 Connery Honored by American Film Institute 2005-11-10 'Red Dragon' Eats Up the Competition 2002-10-13 Empire Strikes Back in Film Poll 2001-09-27 'Hannibal' Passes $100 Million at Box Office 2001-02-19 Julianne Moore makes most of FBI agent role in Hannibal 2001-02-07 Moore Likely to Dine on 'Hannibal' 2000-02-11 Most-viewed Ang Lee tackles forbidden love in steamy new film 2007-08-30 Paul Newman, actor who personified cool, dies 2008-09-27 Empire Strikes Back in Film Poll 2001-09-27 Julianne Moore makes most of FBI agent role in Hannibal 2001-02-07 Spielberg ripped off Hitchcock classic: lawsuit 2008-09-08 Venice film festival off to shaky start 2008-08-31 `Oz,' `2001,' `Vertigo' among AFI top genre flicks 2008-06-18 Right Oscar, right winner, wrong movie? 2007-02-26 Plays dominate Broadway's fall season 2007-09-09 Elvis Presley's pills, gun auctioned off 2007-06-17 Spielberg protege leads box office with thriller 2007-04-15 'Hannibal' Passes $100 Million at Box Office 2001-02-19 Rare Monroe footage fetches $60,000 at auction 2008-06-22 Pamela Anderson to part with prized car for PETA 2008-06-09 Kingsley searches for angels in Siberian rail drama 2008-02-09 Naomi Watts to star in remake of 'The Birds' 2007-10-20 US film buffs crown 'Citizen Kane' best ever film 2007-06-22 AFI again rates 'Kane' as top movie 2007-06-21 Shyamalan to find form with new apocalyptic thriller 2007-03-15

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