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FILM/TV BITS Oprah, Janet set records; Cook Islands integrated; Dawson to ‘Scream’; Dillon on race.
*A week after Janet Jackson was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, both appear in the latest edition of the Guinness World Records book under separate categories. Jackson replaces pop star Britney Spears as the most searched-for news item on the Internet, while Winfrey holds the record for the highest paid person on television.
*Segregation has ended on “Cook Islands.” CBS’ race experiment on this season of “Survivor” lasted only two episodes after several weeks of media hype. Blacks, whites, Asians and Latinos are now all mixed together among two tribes – Raro and Aitus. "We're back to America. We're a melting pot," said Parvati, a boxer on the new Raro tribe. "I love it."
*Rosario Dawson will join her “Grindhouse” co-stars Rose McGowan and Marley Shelton to host Spike TV’s Scream Awards 2006, airing Oct. 10 from 10 p.m. to midnight. The ceremony honors creative talent in the horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comics genres. The event tapes Oct. 7 at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood.
*Before receiving an honorary award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, actor Matt Dillon offered reporters his take on race in America. "It sounds strange but there's something very healthy, something very cathartic about the way America deals with racism because we have such large groups of people from different ethnic backgrounds," said Dillon, who played a racist cop in the Oscar-winning film “Crash.” He said, "racism in America is obviously a problem. It's something that we have dealt with for decades."
AFRICAN VOICES CINEMA SERIES debuts
at AFI FEST 2006 presented by Audi. The
American Film Institute (AFI) debuts African
Voices Cinema Series at this year's AFI
FEST, November 1-12, 2006. African
Voices provides an international platform
for African directors, writers, and producers,
who communicate the culture, politics,
and the vision of a people through film.
Read More at: www.AFIFEST.com
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