Issue: June 17, 2006 (Archive)

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Hail the rock 'n' roll hellraiser
A new DVD version of a 20-year-old film paints a startling portrait of the legendary Chuck Berry, says Dean Goodman

Hotelier finds room for Chinese art deals
As a real-estate and hotel developer, Richard Born has looked for value in ramshackle buildings and undeveloped lots, not in emerging sectors of the global art market.

20 years fighting censors - that's his gig
He has been called the Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen of China and is the country's first and most famous rock and roll star.

Bollywood makes its version of Lolita
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan has finished shooting for a film about the obsessive love of an old man for a teenage girl, a story the director says was not inspired by the controversial 1955 novel Lolita.

The man who made a legend
In 1939, while shooting the seminal western Stagecoach, John Wayne got his first taste of director John Ford's biting, often cruel, sense of humor.

Beach Boys still riding wave
Three of the original Beach Boys appeared together in public for the first time in a decade to toast their musical legacy and hinted at the possibility of a reunion performance.

Copyright victory for Steinbeck relatives
A federal judge in New York has ruled that writer John Steinbeck's son and granddaughter have the legal right to decide who will publish most of his novels and short stories.

Wife in three uses basic instinct to find TV glory
Given half the chance, actress Jeanne Tripplehorn would rather spend the afternoon discussing Delia Smith recipes than talking about Hollywood.

When you can afford to say no
With two movies due to open, Keanu Reeves is stinking rich and doesn't need a job, writes Ron Dicker

Oh what a night for the Brits at Tonys
Alan Bennett's The History Boys won six Tony Awards including best play, and the 1960s Four Seasons biographical show Jersey Boys overcame the stigma against "jukebox musicals" to win best musical.

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