PREMIERE OF SOPHIA LOREN'S 100TH FILM "BETWEEN STRANGERS"

NYP2003091654 - NEW YORK, SEPT. 16 (UPI) -- Sophia Loren poses for pictures at the WE: Women's Entertainment Celebration of Sophia Loren's100th Film with a screening of her film "Between Strangers" which was directed by her son Edoardo Ponti at the Bryant Park Hotel Screening Room in New York on September 16, 2003. DG/LC/LAURA CAVANAUGH UPI

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Fashion maven Mr. Blackwell dead at 86

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell has died of complications from an intestinal infection at a Los Angeles hospital, his publicist said. He was 86.

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Fergie may appear in movie musical 'Nine'

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Showtime, TWC team up for new deal

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Daniel Day-Lewis may star in 'Nine'

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Bardem quits movie musical 'Nine'

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Cruise wins Bambi prize for courage

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Strike delays more Hollywood films

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Zeta-Jones won't star in 'Nine'

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Rome film festival under way

ROME, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- International stars flocked to Italy for the second Rome Cinema Festival, which kicked off Thursday and will showcase 167 films from 40 countries.