Mick Jagger turns 60 in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, July 26 (UPI) -- Sir Mick Jagger is celebrating his 60th birthday with a party in the Czech capital of Prague Saturday.
Jagger and the Rolling Stones will perform in Prague on Sunday.
"He is having a private party with the band and friends in Prague," his spokesman told the British Broadcasting Corp.
Guests include Vaclav Havel, the dissident writer who was jailed by Communists before becoming Czech president, who said guests were being told the location "at the last minute".
Sunday, the Stones will play to 60,000 fans at the Prague National Stadium as part of the European leg of their 40 Licks tour.
Jagger is the second of the current line-up of the band to turn 60. Drummer Charlie Watts turned age 60 last year.
Disney's Mickey Mouse to make comeback
GLENDALE, Calif., July 26 (UPI) -- Disney's Mickey Mouse is about to become the centerpiece of a movie, retail, publishing, video and television campaign worldwide.
This year is Mickey's 75th birthday, and the Walt Disney management is determined not to let the cheerful geriatric rodent fade from public consciousness.
Mickey "is from and of every country around the world," Deborah Dugan, president of Disney publishing, told the Washington Post. "Bugs Bunny wishes he could say that," she added, referring to the Warner Bros. character.
This fall, Gemstone Publishing will reintroduce Disney comic books featuring Mickey and his pals, as well as a retail blitz by selling the famous Mickey t-shirts. But the biggest splash is expected from the three-year U.S. Postal Service commemorative stamp program that begins next year, according to the Post.
In addition, Disney comic strips featuring Mickey will appear in newspapers.
Moscow opens stunt festival
MOSCOW, July 26 (UPI) -- The Prometheus Festival of Stunt Arts in Moscow promises to show how stunts are done both live and in the movies, reported The Moscow Times.
The festival will screen stunt-heavy action films from Russia, Europe, the United States, China and India.
Daredevils from all over the world will converge on the Tushino Airfield to perform and compete, Friday.
The show will feature motorcycle jumps, monster truck racing, sword fighting, acrobatics and horseback combat. It's all or nothing on the first try, according to the Times. Rock music by several local groups will provide a live soundtrack.
It is the only stunt festival to feature a film competition as well as a professional forum for to gather and perform before audiences and cameras.
