COVERAGE OF POTENTIAL INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROSS PEROT ADDRESSING A RALLY IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT UPON HIS ACCUMULATION OF THE SIGNATURES REQUIRED TO PLACE HIS NAME ON THE STATE BALLOT. 02:00:36 VS OF PEROT SUPPORTERS MASSED ON A PARK ADJOINING THE CONNECTICUT STATE HOUSE. CLIPS OF HOMOSEXUAL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATORS HOLDING PLACARDS SHAPED LIKE SHEEP AND READING PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE HERD AND WE LUV BIG BROTHER. TIME CODE LEAP. 12:13:10 PEROT BOARDS A STAGE PLATFORM AS A BAND PLAYS HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRIPS HIS BREAST AND SINGS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM THEN STUMPS, ASKING SUPPORTERS TO PASS UP A PRINT OF THE NORMAN ROCKWELL PAINTING FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND WARNING WASHINGTON, DC THAT THE BARBARIANS ARE AT THE GATE. LS OF PEROT'S WIFE MARGOT SEATED ON THE STAGE. 12:23:00 HE BOASTS THAT THE POLITICAL PARTIES HAVE BEEN FORCED TO RESPOND TO HIS IDEAS, WARNS THAT IF WE WASTE A MINUTE ON RACIAL STRIFE AND DIVISIVENESS WE ARE GOING TO LOSE, URGES SUPPORTERS TO DRIVE THROUGH THE HARD SIDE OF TOWN TO WITNESS THE MEASURES PEOPLE TAKE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM LAWLESSNESS BECAUSE WE HAVE ABANDONED ENTIRE PARTS OF OUR CITIES TO CRIME AND PROMISES THAT IF YOU WANT ME AS YOUR SERVANT I WILL GIVE IT EVERYTHING I HAVE FOR YOU IF YOU WILL STICK W/ ME. 12:32:15 HE BRINGS HIS WIFE TO THE PODIUM AND ANNOUNCES THAT SHE IS A YANKEE. CI: POLITICS: PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CAMPAIGN, 1992.

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Baghdad

Col. Steve Warren
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IRAQI FORCES HAVE LAUNCHED THE NEXT PHASE OF A MILITARY OPERATION TO RE-TAKE THE IRAQI CITY OF FALLUJA FROM ISIS.
MEANWHILE, COLONEL STEVE WARREN, SPOKESMAN FOR THE ANTI-ISIS COALITION IN IRAQ, SAID ISIS -- ALSO KNOWN AS ISIL -- HAS LOST A LOT OF GROUND IN THE PAST YEAR.
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(Col. Steve Warren/ Spokesman, Anti-ISIS Coalition in Iraq) "A year ago, here in Iraq, the barbarians were at the gate. Baghdad was actually threatened and in theory, was in direct danger of being invaded by these animals that we call ISIL. Now we"ve driven them back, they"ve lost almost 45 percent of the territory they once held here in Iraq, they"ve lost 20 percent of the territory that they once held in Syria, so we"re seeing the Iraqi Security Forces that in 2014 quite frankly collapsed under the pressure that ISIL put on them. We"re seeing them start to rebuild."
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WARREN ALSO SAID MORE THAN FIVE-THOUSAND AMERICANS ARE PROVIDING TRAINING, ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND EQUIPMENT TO IRAQI FORCES.
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ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA ISIL DAESH FALLUJA



Japanese army officers examining foreign military equipment. A Japanese worker employing electric drill developed in a Western country. The Japanese freighter, Tatsuno Maru, loading scrap iron at a port in the United States. Other Japanese freighters loading coal and oil for shipment back to Japan. View of the Washington Naval Conference in Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, DC, held in 1921-22 and again in 1927 and 1930, to deal with several lingering issues. Glimpse of Japanese people holding flags while gathered near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Glimpse of Japanese army troops on parade. Japanese Navy warships at sea. A fleet of Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers and Nakajima Ki-27 pursuit planes, parked on an airfield. A loose formation of Ki-27s airborne. Animated map illustrates Japanese fortification of Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall islands in the Pacific. Animated map illustrating China's greater size and population vis-a-vis Japan. Animated map illustrating Japanese occupation of Manchuria in 1931. New York Times newspaper with headline "Japs Seize Manchuria" hovers over fires burning in Manchuria. Other newspaper headlines reporting on Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia; the Spanish civil war; surrender of Czechoslovakia; invasion of Poland; assaults on France, Belgium, and the Netherlands by Nazi Germany; the London Blitz; and Nazi advances against Russia on the Eastern Front. Fnally, a Boston Hearald extra edition headline reports: "Pearl Harbor Bombed." A still photograph of Japanese Baron Tanaka Giichi (on left) with two other dignitaries, circa 1929. Japanese infantry streaming into Manchuria and then celebrating as they walk into local town. A busy street in a Chinese city. Japanese soldiers in Manchuria escorting local prisoners along a street. Animated map illustrating Japananese warships surrounding harbor of Shanghai, China. View from a Japanese ship bombarding Shanghai. Smoke rising from shell striking on Shanghai waterfront. View from land of severely damaged buildings on a street, and a shell exploding in background, as Chinese defenders move to successfully repel the Japanese forces. New map illustrates subsequent Japanese move, annexing Jehol, from occupied Manchukuo, and Korea. Japanese troops entering a town in Jehol. Sun newspaper headline: "League Censures Japan." Chinese diplomat protesting at League of Nations. Japanese troops exiting railroad trains in Jehol. Aisin Gioro Puyi aka Henry Pu Yi, Kangde Emperor (Kang-te Emperor) of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, is seen saluting Japanese troops on parade. Closeup of Puyi wearing shaded glasses, looking directly into the camera. chiang Kai-shek, with other Chinese officers. Reenactment of barbarian forces riding against China and thwarted by the Great Wall. Many Chinese walking in a long line along the Great Wall. Map tracing the Great Wall across China. Aerial view of the Great Wall from overflying airplane. Japanese troops marching through a city gate; infantry climbing a sheer cliff; and helmeted Japanese soldiers marching past civilians in a city. Map illustrated progress of Chinese unification by year 1937. Japanese officers conferring during occupation. Japanese troops leave a barracks, riding in open trucks. A line of the troop trucks moving along the dirt street of a town. The troops climb from their trucks in the town. Location: China. Date: 1941.

/n00:00:00:00 Nancy Reagan and Aileen Quinn enter theater for premiere // intv actor who plays Scorpio on Gen Hosp // intv ab new animal show coming up with ecological slant; 1:48 NAT clip from New Wilderness, ab sea lions and killer whales [incl some generic sea lions and whales] // intv with runner; opens with SIL tape of him running in Boston marathon with cop cycle following him // Medved reviews Paradise - gives it a 0 rating...worse than Butterfly...makes Blue Lagoon look like Citizen Kane; 1:05 NAT clip // opens with montage of scenes from new movies incl Grease II, Star Trek II, Paradise, Megaforce; SOT Ben Stein, industry analyst; shot of MGM studios gate; SOT Tom Wilhite, Disney Studios; short SIL clips Star Trek II, Grease II, Rocky III [incl ab :04 SOT], Poltergeist; big Poltergeist sign over lot at MGM, PB to SU; PB MGM ofc bldg; SOT Ben Stein; SOT MGM Chmn, Frank Rosenfeldt; TRON logo; Annie promo, some VOd; SOT Howard Koch, Annie producer [some over Annie clip]; Columbia pix logo; Sylvester Stallone SOT; montage VOd scenes from Hanky Panky, Dead Men dont Wear Plaid, Conan// then Kenyon, Medved and Miketalk about summer movies (:00)/n

AP-APTN-2230: France Shooting 9 Monday, 19 March 2012 STORY:France Shooting 9- School shooting scene, flowers, police; Sarkozy reax LENGTH: 03:01 FIRST RUN: 1930 RESTRICTIONS: Pt No Access France TYPE: French/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/FRENCH POOL STORY NUMBER: 733010 DATELINE: Toulouse/Paris - 19 Mar 2012 LENGTH: 03:01 AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY FRENCH POOL - NO ACCESS FRANCE SHOTLIST AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Toulouse 1. Wide of police in front of the Ozar Hatorah school, flowers left at site of shooting 2. Close tilt down from bullet holes on metal school fence to flowers left by well wishers 3. Various of bullet holes on the metal fence 4. Mid of flowers and toys left at the school gate by well wishers 5. Pan of man leaving flowers 6. Mid of Corinne Tordjman, whose son Alexandre was inside the school when the shooting happened 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Corinne Tordjman, mother of pupil who was inside Ozar Hatorah school at time of shooting: "First of all they heard the shots, and then parents shouting and crying. And then when he (her son Alexandre) came out he saw the little children on the floor with blood around them.... and that's it." (Reporter: Right here?) "Yes. And the police and ambulances, and so on and so on." 8. Mid of Tordjman talking to reporters 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Corinne Tordjman, mother of pupil who was inside Ozar Hatorah school at time of shooting: "You just don't believe it. You think it can't happen, it's just a nightmare, it can't be reality, not here." 10. More people leaving flowers at the school gates FRENCH POOL - NO ACCESS FRANCE Paris 11. Mid of French President Nicolas Sarkozy walking up to lectern and starts speaking: 12. SOUNDBITE: (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, French President: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are faced with events of the utmost gravity, which have stunned France." 13. Cutaway of guard 14. SOUNDBITE: (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, French President: "Exceptional security measures will be taken. For the Midi-Pyrenees region and some of the surrounding area I have decided to activate the colour scarlet on the national security alert system." 15. Cutaway of guard ++repeat shot++ 16. SOUNDBITE: (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, French President: "And I will of course go tomorrow with the education minister to observe a minute's silence which will be held in all educational establishments in memory of these three small children. All they asked was to live, but a madman, a murderer, a barbarian cut them down before they had even reached the age of ten." 17. Cutaway of guard ++repeat shot++ STORYLINE A massive manhunt was under way in France on Monday after a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire in front of a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse in the morning, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and a schoolgirl. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the national security alert had been raised to its highest level across a swath of southern France surrounding Toulouse following the attack, which he called the worst school shooting in French history. "All they asked was to live, but a madman, a murderer, a barbarian cut them down before they had even reached the age of ten," Sarkozy said of the three children. Outside Ozar Hatorah School well wishers left flowers. Corinne Tordjman's son Alexandre was inside the school at the time of the attack. "They heard the shots, and then parents shouting and crying. And then when he came out he saw the little children on the floor with blood around them," she said. "You just don't believe it," she added. "You think it can't happen.... it can't be reality, not here." Monday's shooting was the third motorcycle-based slaying in the area in a week. Officials say one of the guns used in Monday's attack was also fired in two other deadly motorcycle attacks. The dead and injured in the earlier attacks were paratroopers of North African and Caribbean origin. In all three cases, the attacker came on a motorcycle, apparently alone, and then sped away. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 03-19-12 1831EDT

AP-APTN-1930: ++France Shooting 9 Monday, 19 March 2012 STORY:++France Shooting 9- School shooting scene, flowers, police; Sarkozy reax LENGTH: 03:01 FIRST RUN: 1930 RESTRICTIONS: Pt No Access France TYPE: French/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/FRENCH POOL STORY NUMBER: 733010 DATELINE: Toulouse/Paris - 19 Mar 2012 LENGTH: 03:01 AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY FRENCH POOL - NO ACCESS FRANCE SHOTLIST AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Toulouse 1. Wide of police in front of the Ozar Hatorah school, flowers left at site of shooting 2. Close tilt down from bullet holes on metal school fence to flowers left by well wishers 3. Various of bullet holes on the metal fence 4. Mid of flowers and toys left at the school gate by well wishers 5. Pan of man leaving flowers 6. Mid of Corinne Tordjman, whose son Alexandre was inside the school when the shooting happened 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Corinne Tordjman, mother of pupil who was inside Ozar Hatorah school at time of shooting: "First of all they heard the shots, and then parents shouting and crying. And then when he (her son Alexandre) came out he saw the little children on the floor with blood around them.... and that's it." (Reporter: Right here?) "Yes. And the police and ambulances, and so on and so on." 8. Mid of Tordjman talking to reporters 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Corinne Tordjman, mother of pupil who was inside Ozar Hatorah school at time of shooting: "You just don't believe it. You think it can't happen, it's just a nightmare, it can't be reality, not here." 10. More people leaving flowers at the school gates FRENCH POOL - NO ACCESS FRANCE Paris 11. Mid of French President Nicolas Sarkozy walking up to lectern and starts speaking: 12. SOUNDBITE: (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, French President: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are faced with events of the utmost gravity, which have stunned France." 13. Cutaway of guard 14. SOUNDBITE: (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, French President: "Exceptional security measures will be taken. For the Midi-Pyrenees region and some of the surrounding area I have decided to activate the colour scarlet on the national security alert system." 15. Cutaway of guard ++repeat shot++ 16. SOUNDBITE: (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, French President: "And I will of course go tomorrow with the education minister to observe a minute's silence which will be held in all educational establishments in memory of these three small children. All they asked was to live, but a madman, a murderer, a barbarian cut them down before they had even reached the age of ten." 17. Cutaway of guard ++repeat shot++ STORYLINE A massive manhunt was under way in France on Monday after a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire in front of a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse in the morning, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and a schoolgirl. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the national security alert had been raised to its highest level across a swath of southern France surrounding Toulouse following the attack, which he called the worst school shooting in French history. "All they asked was to live, but a madman, a murderer, a barbarian cut them down before they had even reached the age of ten," Sarkozy said of the three children. Outside Ozar Hatorah School well wishers left flowers. Corinne Tordjman's son Alexandre was inside the school at the time of the attack. "They heard the shots, and then parents shouting and crying. And then when he came out he saw the little children on the floor with blood around them," she said. "You just don't believe it," she added. "You think it can't happen.... it can't be reality, not here." Monday's shooting was the third motorcycle-based slaying in the area in a week. Officials say one of the guns used in Monday's attack was also fired in two other deadly motorcycle attacks. The dead and injured in the earlier attacks were paratroopers of North African and Caribbean origin. In all three cases, the attacker came on a motorcycle, apparently alone, and then sped away. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 03-19-12 1619EDT

TAPE: EF03/0107 IN_TIME: 07:13:58 / 21:26:07 DURATION: 1:45 SOURCES: ABC RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Alhambra - 3 Feb 2003/London - File SHOTLIST ABC Alhambra, California, 3 February 2003 1. Aerial of Phil Spector's house in Alhambra 2. Close-up aerial view of a detective and police officer on the grounds of the house 3. Wide aerial of house - pans around to driveway to show locked gates and delivered newspaper 4. Police officers standing on steps ABC Alhambra, California, 3 February 2003 5. Various exteriors of Spector's home 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Police spokesman: "The officers arrived at the location and found a female who had been shot inside the residence. The victim has been pronounced dead at the location." ABC FILE 7. Photo of Spector ABC Alhambra, California, 3 February 2003 8. Various exteriors of Spector's home 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Neighbour: "He seemed like a quiet man. I have only seen him like four or five times." ABC FILE 10. Spector hugging Tina Turner at an awards ceremony ABC - No Access n america/Internet Alhambra, California, 3 February 2003 11. Van carrying Specter from police station to hospital (for unknown injury) MUSIC LEGEND ACCUSED OF SLAYING B-MOVIE ACTRESS Veteran record producer Phil Spector was facing a murder charge today after a B-movie actress was found dead at his Californian mansion. Spector was expected to appear in court within days to be formally charged with first degree murder. The 62-year-old music industry legend was arrested after the body of Lana Clarkson, 40, was found at his palatial home in the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra yesterday. Ms Clarkson appeared as a dancer in Brian De Palma's 1983 film 'Scarface, 'starring Al Pacino, but was best known for her "sword and sorcery" roles in films such as 'Deathstalker,' 'Barbarian Queen' and 'Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back. ' She had also appeared in numerous American TV shows, and her most recent film credit was in 2001 as Dr Ellen Taylor in March, James Mercurio's film about an insurance salesman trying to save his marriage. Accroding to police, she had been shot dead and her body was found sprawled in the marble foyer of reclusive Spector's castle-like home. Police also recovered a gun from the mansion. A chauffeur who drove the actress and Spector to the record producer's home called police after hearing gunshots, sources told the Los Angeles Times. The couple were reported to have met on Sunday night, just hours before Ms Clarkson's body was discovered. Police were called in the early hours of yesterday morning and arrested Spector almost immediately. He was taken into custody at Alhambra Police Department for questioning as part of a murder investigation and later charged. No one else is being sought in connection with the murder and bail for Spector was set at one million dollars. He could appear in court for arraignment as early as tomorrow. Attorney Robert Shapiro, whose clients have included former football star O.J. Simpson, was representing Spector. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, Spector, who had become increasingly reclusive in recent years, created the "Wall of Sound" effect that involved over-dubbing musicians to create a wide spectrum of sound. It changed pop forever. A wunderkind, Spector had his first hit when he was 17 and produced a string of '60s hits that defined an era. They included the Crystals' 'Da Doo Ron Ron' and 'Then He Kissed Me,' the Ronettes' 'Be My Baby' and 'Walking in the Rain,' and Darlene Love's 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' and '(Today I Met) the Boy I'm Gonna Marry.' He also produced such music greats as Tina Turner the Beatles, the Righteous Brothers and George Harrison. Most recently he had been collaborating with the UK indie band Starsailor. His methods of working however were far from conventional. Appearing to thrive on other people's nervousness; Spector would sometimes behave oddly around recording artists, increasing the tension. In a bizarre 1980 collaboration with punk outfit The Ramones, the session that bassist Dee Dee Ramone recalled that Spector pulled a gun on the band.

TAPE: EF03/0117 IN_TIME: 06:59:47 / 14:58:39 DURATION: 0:54 SOURCES: ABC/Extra RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Los Angeles, 6 Feb 2003 and File SHOTLIST: ABC 1. File of Phil Spector EXTRA (mandatory courtesy - "Extra" bug on screen must remain on video at all times) 2. Wide shot of victim Lana Clarkson 3. Closeup of Clarkson getting her hair done 4. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Lana Clarkson / Doing Fashion show for "Extra" "This is a kind of cut that I use for my lawyer characters." 5. Various shots of victim Lana Clarkson 6. Wide shot of Spector's home 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hairdresser for "Extra" show "It doesn't surprise me that she would be hanging out with a guy like that cause she hangs out with Hollywood bigwigs all the time." ABC 8. File of Phil Spector EXTRA (mandatory courtesy..."Extra" bug on screen must remain on video at all times) 9. Wide of woman who paid Phil Spector's bail ABC - 3 February 2003 10. Wide shot of crime scene outside Phil Spector's house 11. Close up of gates to Phil Spector's house 12. Aerial shot of Phil Spector's house TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A The actress found slain in music producer Phil Spector's mansion was a cult figure in B-movies who sold her pinups on the Internet and worked as a ticket collector at a blues club as her career faded, associates said. Lana Clarkson, 40, was discovered by B-movie king Roger Corman and starred in a series of films including 'Barbarian Queen', a character Corman said was the model for TV's 'Xena: Warrior Princess'. One month before Phil Spector was taken in for questioning in her death, he gave what's described as his first interview in 25 years. Spector told the London Daily Telegraph that he's "probably relatively insane to an extent." He says he takes medication because he's bipolar. Spector says he has "devils inside" and as a result, he has been a "very tortured soul." Entertainment paper 'Variety' says Spector met Lana Clarkson at the House of Blues just hours before police were called to his home. Clarkson started working at the House of Blues as a ticket collector and hostess last month. A friend says Clarkson thought it would be a way "back into the mainstream" of Hollywood. Clarkson spent part of her final days signing autographs at a comic book convention. Spector was arrested before dawn Monday for investigation of first-degree murder after Clarkson's body was found in the foyer of his mansion, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles. He was freed Monday night after posting $1 million bail. No charges have been filed. Spector gained fame for using a "wall of sound" effect for 1960s pop recordings. He produced 'Let It Be' for the Beatles and records for Elvis Presley, the Righteous Brothers and The Ramones. Spector also produced classic hits including the Crystals' 'Da Doo Ron Ron' and 'Be My Baby', by the Ronettes.

TAPE: EF03/0116 IN_TIME: 07:35:39 DURATION: 0:54 SOURCES: ABC/Extra RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Los Angeles, 6 Feb 2003 and File SHOTLIST: ABC 1. File of Phil Spector EXTRA (mandatory courtesy - "extra" bug on screen must remain on video at all times) 2. Wide shot of victim Lana Clarkson 3. Closeup of Clarkson getting her hair done 4. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Lana Clarkson / Doing Fashion show for "Extra" "This is a kind of cut that I use for my lawyer characters." 5. Various shots of victim Lana Clarkson 6. Wide shot of Spector's home 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hairdresser for "Extra" show "It doesn't surprise me that she would be hanging out with a guy like that cause she hangs out with Hollywood bigwigs all the time." ABC 8. File of Phil Spector EXTRA (mandatory courtesy..."extra" bug on screen must remain on video at all times) 9. Wide of woman who paid Phil Spector's bail ABC - 3 February 2003 10. Wide shot of crime scene outside Phil Spector's house 11. Close up of gates to Phil Spector's house 12. Aerial shot of Phil Spector's house STORYLINE: The actress found slain in music producer Phil Spector's mansion was a cult figure in B-movies who sold her pinups on the Internet and worked as a ticket collector at a blues club as her career faded, associates said. Lana Clarkson, 40, was discovered by B-movie king Roger Corman and starred in a series of films including "Barbarian Queen," a character Corman said was the model for TV's "Xena: Warrior Princess." One month before Phil Spector was taken in for questioning in her death, he gave what's described as his first interview in 25 years. Spector told the London Daily Telegraph that he's "probably relatively insane to an extent." He says he takes medication because he's bipolar. Spector says he has "devils inside" and as a result, he has been a "very tortured soul." Entertainment paper "Variety" says Spector met Lana Clarkson at the House of Blues just hours before police were called to his home. Clarkson started working at the House of Blues as a ticket collector and hostess last month. A friend says Clarkson thought it would be a way "back into the mainstream" of Hollywood. Clarkson spent part of her final days signing autographs at a comic book convention. Spector was arrested before dawn Monday for investigation of first-degree murder after Clarkson's body was found in the foyer of his mansion, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles. He was freed Monday night after posting $1 million bail. No charges have been filed. Spector gained fame for using a "wall of sound" effect for 1960s pop recordings. He produced "Let It Be" for the Beatles and records for Elvis Presley and the Righteous Brothers. Spector also produced classic hits including the Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "Be My Baby," by the Ronettes.

NAME: WORLD PROTESTS 20060203I TAPE: EF06/0106 IN_TIME: 10:20:13:22 DURATION: 00:04:59:15 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Various, 3 Feb 2006 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: Jerusalem 1. Israeli police scuffling with Palestinian crowds trying to enter al-Aqsa mosque compound 2. Various of scuffles between Israeli police and Palestinian crowds near Old City walls 3. Men standing on top of wall inside al-Aqsa compound holding green Hamas flag, Norwegian and Danish flags 4. Wide of demonstrators in front of al-Aqsa mosque 5. Protesters chanting, Dome of the Rock mosque in background 6. Scuffle between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police at Damascus Gate, stun grenade thrown 7. Wide of Damascus Gate Beirut, Lebanon 8. Wide of demonstration in Ein el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp 9. Demonstrator carrying pistol, marching and chanting slogans 10. Demonstrators burning various European flags 11. Entrance of Borj el-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp 12. Palestinian woman holding anti-Danish and anti-Norwegian banner 13. Palestinian children holding banner calling for the boycott of Danish and Norwegian products 14. Interior of Imam Hassanein mosque in southern suburb of Beirut 15. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohamed Hussein Fadlallah, Shiite spiritual leader: "Muslims all over the world have to continue to exercise their peaceful pressures, to make the world know that this is not just a matter of freedom of expression but a war on the sanctities and values of the Muslims in the world." Baghdad, Iraq 16. Wide shot of anti-Danish demonstration outside Abu Hanifa mosque 17. Demonstrators holding banners calling for the boycott of Danish products 18. Demonstrators pouring petrol on the Danish flag and burning it 19. Demonstrator chanting 20. Danish flag on fire 21. Demonstrators set Danish made products on fire 22. Wide of others throwing Danish products onto fire 23. Wide shot demonstration with fire Tehran, Iran 24. Wide of women marching and chanting "Down with America" 25. Men chanting "Down with America" 26. Wide of demonstrators chanting "We will never give in to the use of force" 27. Women demonstrating, holding banner reading: "Down with Denmark" 28. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran's former president, walking to lectern 29. Worshipers chanting: "Down with America" 30. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Former Iranian President: "They introduce Muslims as barbarians and terrorists to pave the way for making decisions such as the one they're taking against Iran today (at the IAEA). Such desecrations are preparation for such an ominous decision." 31. Wide of Friday prayers Islamabad, Pakistan 32. Various of protesters holding banners 33. Various of men chanting "God is Great" 34. Banner reading: "Blasphemy - a sign of Western extremism" 35. Liaquat Baluch, Secretary General of Jamaat-e Islami (religious opposition party) addressing protesters 36. Various of protesters STORYLINE: Muslim protesters took to the streets of major cities around the world on Friday to demonstrate against the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in European newspapers. In the Palestinian Territories, tens of thousands of angry Muslims marched through Palestinian cities after Friday prayers. In Jerusalem's Old City, a group of around one hundred men, carrying a large green Hamas banner, chanted slogans in defence of the Prophet Muhammad and denounced Israel. There were scuffles between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers trying to gain access to the al-Aqsa mosque compound. But entry to the compound was limited by the Israeli authorities to men aged 45 and above - a measure often used to suppress demonstrations at prayer time. Large rallies were held also in Gaza City and Nablus and Ramallah in the West Bank. Emotions were also running high in the Palestinian refugee camps around the Lebanese capital. Protesters burnt various European flags and products and carried banners calling for the boycott of Danish and Norwegian goods. The Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, spiritual leader of Lebanon's 1.2 (m) million Shiites, called on Muslims in the world to "continue to exercise their peaceful pressures, to make the world know that this is not just a matter of freedom of expression but a war on the sanctities and values of the Muslims in the world." Across Iraq, Sunni and Shiite Islamic leaders called for demonstrations after Friday prayers to denounce the cartoons. Iraq's top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has condemned the publication of the caricatures but suggested that militant Muslims were partly to blame for distorting the image of Islam. Meanwhile in Tehran, protesters chanted slogans and held banners denouncing Denmark - the country that first published the pictures. Addressing worshippers at Friday prayers, former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said he believed the cartoons were linked to the International Atomic Energy Agency's imminent decision on whether to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over the country's nuclear programme. Also on Friday, around 800 people turned out to protest in Islamabad. The Secretary General of Jamaat-e Islami, Liaquat Baluch, said the cartoons were "insulting the feelings of the Muslim ummah (community)". Under Pakistani law, anyone insulting Muhammad or Islam's holy book, the Quran, can be sentenced to death. The 12 cartoons first appeared in September in Denmark's largest broadsheet newspaper, Jyllands-Posten. They have since been reprinted across Europe. The pictures include an image of the Prophet Muhammad wearing a turban shaped as a bomb with a burning fuse, while another portrays him holding a sword, his eyes covered by a black rectangle. Islamic tradition bars any depiction of the Prophet Muhammad, favourable or otherwise, to prevent idolatry.

NAME: US BUSH 20080816I TAPE: EF08/0832 IN_TIME: 11:03:57:10 DURATION: 00:02:59:12 SOURCES: POOL DATELINE: Crawford, Texas - 15 August 2008 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: ++AUDIO OF RADIO ADDRESS BY US PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH OVER GRAPHIC OF PRESIDENT++ 1. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Bush, United States President: "For more than a week, the people of the nation of Georgia have withstood assault from the Russian military. The world has watched with alarm as Russia invaded a sovereign neighbouring state and threatened a democratic government elected by its people. This act is completely unacceptable to the free nations of the world. The United States and our allies stand with the people of Georgia and their democratically elected government. We insist that Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity be respected. And Moscow must honour its pledge to withdraw its invading forces from all Georgian territory. Earlier this week I directed a series of steps to demonstrate America's solidarity with the Georgian people and to help bring about a peaceful resolution of the conflict. On Thursday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in France, where she conferred with President Sarkozy about the diplomatic effort that the French government is leading on behalf of the European Union. She was in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, where she conveyed America's support for Georgia's democratic government. And next week, Secretary Rice will travel to Brussels, where she will meet with the foreign ministers of our NATO allies and EU officials to continue our efforts to rally the free world in defence of a free Georgia. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates is overseeing a mission by the United States military to provide humanitarian aid for the people of Georgia. In recent days, US cargo planes carrying humanitarian supplies have arrived in Georgia. In the days ahead, we will continue using US aircraft and other assets as needed to deliver more humanitarian and medical supplies. Russia has agreed to let in all forms of humanitarian assistance, and Russia must keep open all lines of communication and transport, including seaports, airports, roads, and airspace for civilian transit and the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Georgia's emergence as a young democracy has been part of an inspiring and hopeful new chapter in Europe's history. Europe has moved beyond the world wars that killed (m) millions of people and the Cold War that divided its citizens between two superpowers. For the first time in memory, Europe is becoming a continent that is whole, free, and at peace. And it is essential that America and other free nations ensure that an embattled democracy seeking to stand with us remains sovereign, secure, and undivided. Russia's actions in Georgia raise serious questions about its role and its intentions in the Europe of the 21st century. In recent years, Russia has sought to integrate into the diplomatic, political, economic, and security structures of the West. The United States has supported those efforts. Now Russia has put its aspirations at risk by taking actions in Georgia that are inconsistent with the principles of those institutions. To begin to repair the damage to its relations with the United States, Europe, and other nations, and to begin restoring its place in the world, Russia must act to end this crisis." STORYLINE: US President George W. Bush continued to voice his support of Georgia on Friday, insisting that Moscow must honour its pledge to withdraw its invading forces from all Georgian territory. Speaking at his weekly Saturday morning radio address, which was released a day earlier, the US president said that his country and its allies stood by the people of Georgia and its democratically elected government. "We insist that Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity be respected," Bush said speaking from his ranch in Crawford, Texas where his radio address is recorded. "I directed a series of steps to demonstrate America's solidarity with the Georgian people and to help bring about a peaceful resolution of the conflict," he added. Bush was referring to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to France earlier in the week, "where she conferred with President Sarkozy about the diplomatic effort that the French government is leading on behalf of the European Union." Sarkozy worked out the peace pact that both sides had said they had agreed with. Bush also said Secretary of Defence Robert Gates was overseeing a mission by the United States military to provide humanitarian aid for the people of Georgia. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili grudgingly signed a truce with Russia in Tbilisi on Friday, even as he denounced the Russians as invading barbarians and accused the West of all but encouraging them to overrun his country. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's press office had no information on Friday night on whether he had signed the cease-fire agreement. Russia's foreign minister assured Rice later that his country would implement the deal faithfully, a US official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because Rice's conversation was private, said Russia was likely to sign the deal on Saturday. The cease-fire document sets out no specific penalties or deadlines. It contains concessions to Russia that Saakashvili obviously found hard to swallow. Russia could retain peacekeeping forces in the separatist region of South Ossetia and another breakaway region, Abkhazia, and the forces would have a broader mandate in South Ossetia. And as Rice spoke in Tbilisi, Russian forces remained camped out just 25 miles (40 kilometres) away. Associated Press reporters had seen a convoy of some 50 Russian army trucks and armoured personnel carriers roar without warning southeast from the city of Gori on Wednesday, some shouting they were heading to Tbilisi. But they veered into a field outside the town of Igoeti and set up camp conspicuously within sight of the road. The Kremlin said in a statement that Russia would sign the France-brokered deal "as a mediator." That is an apparent reference to UN Security Council resolutions that define Russia as a "facilitator" in the dispute between Georgia and its nominally sovereign breakaway regions. Even if Russia fully complies with the cease-fire, the Bush administration says there will be more consequences to come. Bush's advisers are settling on penalties that would be intentionally modest and subtle, such as continuing to exclude Russia's foreign minister from discussions among his counterparts in elite gatherings of the world's leading economies. "Russia's actions in Georgia raise serious questions about its role and its intentions in the Europe of the 21st century," Bush said. "In recent years, Russia has sought to integrate into the diplomatic, political, economic, and security structures of the West. The United States has supported those efforts. Now Russia has put its aspirations at risk by taking actions in Georgia that are inconsistent with the principles of those institutions," he added. The idea is to give Moscow the diplomatic cold shoulder while offering face-saving leeway for Russia to turn away from a mentality the West sees as throwback to its empire days. Russia would then have motivation, and some wiggle room, to seek inclusion in Western economic, political and security institutions. There was no immediate clue to the Russians' intentions a week after their tanks and bombers entered Georgia in retaliation for Georgia's attempt to retake a disputed province by force.

TAPE: EF02/0968 IN_TIME: 04:06:49 / 07:25:04 DURATION: 3:35 SOURCES: APTN/CCTV/POOL RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Various - Recent/File SHOTLIST: CCTV FILE Beijing - 1992 1. Wide shot of seven permanent members of Politburo of 14th Party Congress Central Committee being introduced by Chinese President Jiang Zemin 2. Close up on then 49 year-old Hu Jintao, the youngest member ever to join CCTV FILE Beijing - 25 February 1997 3. Wide shot of memorial for Deng Xiaoping, China's second generation leader after Mao, at the Great Hall of the People 4. Mid shot of leaders mourning 5. Pan left from Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji to Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao CCTV FILE Beijing - 29 September 1999 6. Wide shot of military committee with Jiang and Hu 7. Mid shot of Hu addressing the military generals at during the promotion ceremony 8. Cutaway Jiang 9. Pan right of military generals 10. Zoom out from Jiang and Hu standing with military generals CCTV FILE Various locations 11. Various shots of Hu Jintao in early days, meeting people APTN Beijing - 5 November 2002 12. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lu Shizhen, Professor and vice president of China Youth University for Political Sciences: "I remember when I worked with him at the Central Youth Committee, he would always pick up on things which other people would overlook or forget but he was never the kind of person who would brag about it up front." CCTV FILE Various locations 13. Hu meeting ethnic minorities in Guizhou state, southern China 14. Hu sitting at a meeting with Muslim minorities in Gansu state, northwest China 15. Hu walking with Muslim minorities in Gansu 16. Hu meeting Tibetan man 17. Zoom out Hu and Tibetan man CCTV FILE Lhasa, Tibet - 22 July 2001 18. Military officers greeting Hu as he returns to Tibet for 50th anniversary of what China calls the "Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" 19. Hu shaking hands with military officers 20. Tracking shot monks holding Hada scarfs in their hands 21. Pan left from Hu speaking to the official 11th Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu APTN Beijing - 4 November 2002 22. SOUNDBITE (English) Jasper Becker, Author of "The Chinese": "People like Hu Jintao, their formative years were under Mao during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and most of them grew up as pretty much imbued with anti-Americanism, a strong belief in Mao, a belief in a strong state." CCTV FILE Beijing - 10 May 1999 23. UPSOUND (Mandarin) Hu Jintao, Chinese vice president, Hu giving national address on NATO bombing of Chinese embassy in Belgrade, overnight May 7,8, 2002 "We strongly condemn the US-led NATO barbarians' behaviour." APTN Beijing - Recent 24. Mid shot of policemen directing traffic at the gates of the Communist Central Party School 25. Mid shot of rock with school name carved into it POOL Beijing - 5 March 2002 26. Wide exterior shot of Party school APTN Beijing - 4 November 2002 27. SOUNDBITE (English) Jasper Becker, Author of "The Chinese": "One idea is that they basically would like to turn the Communist Party into a sort of Social Democratic Party but without having too much of the Democracy there. So it's clear that he's (Hu) someone who's been given the role to think about these things but what he himself would think about it or whether he himself would take any risks, we don't know but most people suspect he isn't going to do that and in fact he won't have the opportunity as long as Jiang Zemin is around." APTN Beijing - 8 November 2002 27. Wide shot of the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress 28. Mid shot of Hu (in the middle) sitting down STORYLINE: The man expected to be China's next leader became the only top politician re-elected to the Communist Party's ruling elite on Thursday, the most solid sign yet of Hu Jintao's ascent to the acme of Asia's largest, fastest-growing country. As China's 16th National Party Congress ended, the official Xinhua News Agency said President Jiang Zemin's name was not on the list of those re-elected, indicating his expected retirement from a formal party role. Five of his colleagues also were not re-elected, Xinhua said in what appears to be the first orderly transfer of power since the communists took China in 1949. Xinhua specifically identified 59-year-old Vice President Hu as "the only member" of the previous party congress' Standing Committee to be re-elected to the Central Committee. The Standing Committee of the party's Politburo is the inner circle of party leadership - and, by extension, the leadership of China. Hu is expected to become general secretary, though the details of exactly when he will be elected by his peers remained unclear Thursday afternoon. Jiang, 76, general secretary of the Communist Party since he replaced Zhao Ziyang in a 1989 purge after the Tiananmen Square democracy protests, will remain president until March. Hu, was designated as Jiang's heir apparent by the late senior leader Deng Xiaoping. His ascent has been widely expected, though little is known about him. He has taken on a higher profile in recent months and traveled to the United States in the spring, a signal that he was being readied. The former hydropower engineer was elected to the Chinese Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee in 1992 becoming its youngest member. A colleague from his days at the Central Youth Committee recalled a person who was down to earth and sharp. Nevertheless, Hu had no notable record of accomplishment in his previous posts. However, as Party Secretary for the Tibet province Hu attracted controversy by declaring Martial law in Lhasa, capital of Tibet in March 1989. It was the first time martial law had ever been enforced in the People's Republic of China and set a precedent for the declaration of martial law in Beijing two months later. Little is known of where Hu is likely to take China in the future. Though none have suggested that he harbours any surprising liberal views, Hu seemed to have begun looking elsewhere for models of a socialist order. According to Jasper Becker, author of "The Chinese", Hu had encouraged members of the Central Party school, to look at other left wing socialist parties and see what China could learn from them. Left wing philosophers from Germany and France have been invited to lecture at the school. Wherever it is that Hu wants to take China, foreign analysts say the new generation clearly see the system needs wholesale change. Politically, members of the younger generation are believed to be trying to mix in elements of democracy to stay in touch with the masses while keeping the Communist Party in overall control. What seems increasingly clear is that Hu Jintao is unlikely to effect much change so long as Jiang Zemin remains, albeit behind the scenes, ever watchful. China's rulers say they want to convey a sense of calm and thoughtfulness at the top so money from abroad continues pouring in, raising living standards and keeping people happy - or at least unwilling to oppose party rule.

TAPE: EF02/0967 IN_TIME: 01:46:41 DURATION: 3:35 SOURCES: APTN/CCTV/POOL RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Various - Recent/File SHOTLIST: CCTV FILE Beijing - 1992 1. Wide shot of seven permanent members of Politburo of 14th Party Congress Central Committee being introduced by Chinese President Jiang Zemin 2. Close up on then 49 year-old Hu Jintao, the youngest member ever to join CCTV FILE Beijing - 25 February 1997 3. Wide shot of memorial for Deng Xiaoping, China's second generation leader after Mao, at the Great Hall of the People 4. Mid shot of leaders mourning 5. Pan left from Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji to Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao CCTV FILE Beijing - 29 September 1999 6. Wide shot of military committee with Jiang and Hu 7. Mid shot of Hu addressing the military generals at during the promotion ceremony 8. Cutaway Jiang 9. Pan right of military generals 10. Zoom out from Jiang and Hu standing with military generals CCTV FILE Various locations 11. Various shots of Hu Jintao in early days, meeting people APTN Beijing - 5 November 2002 12. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lu Shizhen, Professor and vice president of China Youth University for Political Sciences: "I remember when I worked with him at the Central Youth Committee, he would always pick up on things which other people would overlook or forget but he was never the kind of person who would brag about it up front." CCTV FILE Various locations 13. Hu meeting ethnic minorities in Guizhou state, southern China 14. Hu sitting at a meeting with Muslim minorities in Gansu state, northwest China 15. Hu walking with Muslim minorities in Gansu 16. Hu meeting Tibetan man 17. Zoom out Hu and Tibetan man CCTV FILE Lhasa, Tibet - 22 July 2001 18. Military officers greeting Hu as he returns to Tibet for 50th anniversary of what China calls the "Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" 19. Hu shaking hands with military officers 20. Tracking shot monks holding Hada scarfs in their hands 21. Pan left from Hu speaking to the official 11th Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu APTN Beijing - 4 November 2002 22. SOUNDBITE (English) Jasper Becker, Author of "The Chinese": "People like Hu Jintao, their formative years were under Mao during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and most of them grew up as pretty much imbued with anti-Americanism, a strong belief in Mao, a belief in a strong state." CCTV FILE Beijing - 10 May 1999 23. UPSOUND (Mandarin) Hu Jintao, Chinese vice president, Hu giving national address on NATO bombing of Chinese embassy in Belgrade, overnight May 7,8, 2002 "We strongly condemn the US-led NATO barbarians' behaviour." APTN Beijing - Recent 24. Mid shot of policemen directing traffic at the gates of the Communist Central Party School 25. Mid shot of rock with school name carved into it POOL Beijing - 5 March 2002 26. Wide exterior shot of Party school APTN Beijing - 4 November 2002 27. SOUNDBITE (English) Jasper Becker, Author of "The Chinese": "One idea is that they basically would like to turn the Communist Party into a sort of Social Democratic Party but without having too much of the Democracy there. So it's clear that he's (Hu) someone who's been given the role to think about these things but what he himself would think about it or whether he himself would take any risks, we don't know but most people suspect he isn't going to do that and in fact he won't have the opportunity as long as Jiang Zemin is around." APTN Beijing - 8 November 2002 27. Wide shot of the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress 28. Mid shot of Hu (in the middle) sitting down STORYLINE: The man expected to be China's next leader became the only top politician re-elected to the Communist Party's ruling elite on Thursday, the most solid sign yet of Hu Jintao's ascent to the acme of Asia's largest, fastest-growing country. As China's 16th National Party Congress ended, the official Xinhua News Agency said President Jiang Zemin's name was not on the list of those re-elected, indicating his expected retirement from a formal party role. Five of his colleagues also were not re-elected, Xinhua said in what appears to be the first orderly transfer of power since the communists took China in 1949. Xinhua specifically identified 59-year-old Vice President Hu as "the only member" of the previous party congress' Standing Committee to be re-elected to the Central Committee. The Standing Committee of the party's Politburo is the inner circle of party leadership - and, by extension, the leadership of China. Hu is expected to become general secretary, though the details of exactly when he will be elected by his peers remained unclear Thursday afternoon. Jiang, 76, general secretary of the Communist Party since he replaced Zhao Ziyang in a 1989 purge after the Tiananmen Square democracy protests, will remain president until March. Hu, was designated as Jiang's heir apparent by the late senior leader Deng Xiaoping. His ascent has been widely expected, though little is known about him. He has taken on a higher profile in recent months and traveled to the United States in the spring, a signal that he was being readied. The former hydropower engineer was elected to the Chinese Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee in 1992 becoming its youngest member. A colleague from his days at the Central Youth Committee recalled a person who was down to earth and sharp. Nevertheless, Hu had no notable record of accomplishment in his previous posts. However, as Party Secretary for the Tibet province Hu attracted controversy by declaring Martial law in Lhasa, capital of Tibet in March 1989. It was the first time martial law had ever been enforced in the People's Republic of China and set a precedent for the declaration of martial law in Beijing two months later. Little is known of where Hu is likely to take China in the future. Though none have suggested that he harbours any surprising liberal views, Hu seemed to have begun looking elsewhere for models of a socialist order. According to Jasper Becker, author of "The Chinese", Hu had encouraged members of the Central Party school, to look at other left wing socialist parties and see what China could learn from them. Left wing philosophers from Germany and France have been invited to lecture at the school. Wherever it is that Hu wants to take China, foreign analysts say the new generation clearly see the system needs wholesale change. Politically, members of the younger generation are believed to be trying to mix in elements of democracy to stay in touch with the masses while keeping the Communist Party in overall control. What seems increasingly clear is that Hu Jintao is unlikely to effect much change so long as Jiang Zemin remains, albeit behind the scenes, ever watchful. China's rulers say they want to convey a sense of calm and thoughtfulness at the top so money from abroad continues pouring in, raising living standards and keeping people happy - or at least unwilling to oppose party rule.

TAPE: EF03/0472 IN_TIME: 20:50:46 DURATION: 5:31 SOURCES: APTN/Flach Pyramid International/Wild Bunch RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film clips without clearance DATELINE: Cannes, May 2003 SHOTLIST 1. GV's Steps for 'Les Invasions Barbares' Flach Pyramid International 2. Film clip -'Les Invasions Barbares' APTN Material 3. B-roll Denys Arcand (director) 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Denys Arcand: "The idea came to me that if I was going to try with these characters, the actors that climbed the American empire, it would work somehow because these people would try and enjoy life to the last moment. They would smoke a joint the last night, they would drink the last bottle of wine, they would make jokes, even bad jokes, but they would still fight it to the end. So as soon as I decided that it became clear that the script would have this kind of lightness in it that I wanted in it. So here I am." Flach Pyramid International 5. Film clip - 'Les Invasions Barbares' APTN Material 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Rousseau: "It is an incredible scenario. I read it so many times before playing it and I was crying all the time and always when my sister, she's on a boat far away and she speaks to her dad for the last time, every time I would have tears on my cheek. It happened again last night and I've seen it four times now and last night it was the jet lag and everything and the movie just started and I had my tear going down and I was like 'oh man' and it lasted all movie. It's a great moment because you get to share it." 7. GV's steps for 'Purple Butterfly' Wild Bunch 8. Film clip - 'Purple Butterfly' APTN Material 9. MS Liu Ye (actor) 10. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lui Ye: "He thinks that he is very talented, he's an upcoming director in China and having the chance to work with him made his decision to work on this project." Wild Bunch 11. Film Clip - 'Purple Butterfly' APTN Material 12. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lou ye, Director: "First of all I had the same feelings that there are parts of the film that I am still figuring out what they really mean to me. So basically the film is about different people that come together and what are the factors that bring them together and why they meet up and why they get separated later. It is about destiny, fate and so there can be many answers. I tried to use the film to try and understand fate and destiny because I don't have the answers myself. Through the film I hope that I can help myself to come to understand these matters." Wild Bunch 12. Film Clip - 'Purple Butterfly' CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR FRENCH COMPETITION RUNNER, AND ASIAN HOPE FOR PALME D'OR LES INVASIONS BARBARES A few days ago, critics had put 'Dogville' at the front running to win the prestigious Palme D'Or but now many have changed their minds after the screening of 'Les Invasions Barbares' by acclaimed Canadian director DENYS ARCAND. Arcand has long been a film festival favourite, but has never yet lived up to the reputation he gained after the 1989 Grand Jury prize winner 'Jesus of Montreal' until now. 'Les Invasions Barbares' may appear to be a follow up to his 1986 film 'Le Declin de L'Empire Americain' as it contains the same cast playing the same characters but Arcand states that he in no way wants the new film to be viewed as a sequel. The film follows the story of Remy, who is terminally ill in hospital. Remy (Canadian actor Remy Girard) is a middle-aged divorcee and former swinger. His ex-wife Louise (Dorothee Berryman) persuades their son Sebastien (STEPAHNE ROUSSEAU), a millionaire financier, to come home from London to visit his dying father. Estranged children (Marie-Josee Croze, Marina Hands), old friends (Pierre Curzi, Yves Jacques), and former mistresses (Louise Portal, Dominique Michel) gather around his bedside with their emotional support and their memories. A passing reference to September 11th introduces Arcand's theme of modern barbarians at the gate of civilization, and the director uses Remy's situation to look at the personal and the political in today's society, and the universal themes of love, faith, family and death. At its screening, 'Les Invasions Barbares' received a standing ovation, building on the strong opening it received when it was released in Canada recently. Arcand had to edit the movie down by 12 minutes for his Cannes appearance on the insistence of his distributors as they felt the film was too localized in areas. The film is Arcand's second film in French since 1989 and his 22nd film in total. PURPLE BUTTERFLY Although fear of spreading SARS prevented many Chinese filmmakers from coming to Cannes, the cast from LOU YE's film 'Purple Butterfly' premiered the film at the festival, with the beautiful 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' star Zhang Zi Yi. 'Purple Butterfly' is set in 1928 when Shanghai had been unofficially occupied by Japan. It centres around Cynthia, also known in the film as Ding Hui, who is working for Purple Butterfly, a resistance group planning to assassinate the Japanese head of the secret service, Yamamoto.. It contains numerous subplots and the theme focuses on people not having control of their own destinies. It follows three stories interwoven within the plot. One plotline follows Itami (Tori Nakmura), Cynthia's former lover, forced to leave when he was called home from his military service. In '28, Itami is also in Shanghai, operating as a secret agent and reporting directly to Yamamoto. Arriving at Shanghai station to meet his fiancee, Szeto, a young Chinese man, is mistaken by the assembled resistance fighters for the assassin they have hired to kill Yamamoto. Violence erupts and Szeto's fiancee is shot dead in the crossfire. Szeto escapes with the Purple Butterfly members, all of whom believe him to be the hired killer. Only Ding Hui realises the truth. The film has received mixed reviews from the notoriously harsh Cannes critics. 'Purple Butterfly' is the third feature from director Lou Ye, and the first to be selected in Cannes. CLEARANCE DETAILS FILM CLIP DETAILS Les Invasions Barbares Flach Pyramide International 33 (0) 1 42 96 02 20 Purple Butterfly Wild Bunch 33 (0) 1 53 01 50 24