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 April 22, 1999
Spielberg leaving DreamWorks?

Spielberg denies reports of leaving studio

Cinescape and Mr. Showbiz reported yesterday that Steven Spielberg is disputing rumors and the recent report in Time magazine that he's planning on leaving DreamWorks SKG, the studio he co-founded just 4½ years ago.  Spielberg stated that he has no intention of dropping the "S" out of "SKG" anytime soon, and that he is "unequivocally devoted" to the company.
There does seem, however, to be truth to the report that he intends to revive Amblin Entertainment, the production company he started in 1982 with Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.  In recent years, conflicting reports seemed to indicate that Amblin would eventually cease to exist once all film projects they were under contract to produce had been completed, being consumed into DreamWorks.  However, in the past year, several new projects — including the upcoming feature The Flintstones in Viva Las Vegas and reportedly another Casper feature — have emerged from Amblin, and there are several projects still remaining on their production slate.  If all this proves to be true, it could very well mean really good news for the Back to the Future franchise.
There is, however, no truth to the rumor that DreamWorks will merge with Universal.  According to Variety, DreamWorks just secured the 47-acres in Playa Vista on Monday in which to build the new studio, scheduled to be completed in 2001.  DreamWorks and Amblin are both presently located at Universal Studios in Hollywood.

Spielberg to executive produce Sci-Fi Channel mini-series

Meanwhile in other Spielberg news, Variety reported this morning that he will executive produce a 20-hour miniseries for the Sci-Fi Channel called Taken, which focuses on alien abductions dating back to 1947 and spanning several decades.  The $40-million production is scheduled to begin this Summer, for a projected Fall 2000 debut.

Huey's updated tour schedule

Just got the most recent list of tour dates for Huey Lewis & The News from Newsline II:

DATE(S) LOCATION VENUE
April 23 Richardson, Texas Wildflower Arts & Music Festival
May 13-16 Las Vegas, Nevada Caesar's Palace — Circus Maximus Showroom
June 19 Burlington, Iowa Burlington Steamboat Days
June 20 Springfield, Missouri Route 66 Country Music Festival
June 24 Greeley, Colorado Greeley Independence Stampede
June 26 Grand Junction, Colorado Country Jam USA
July 9-11 (unconfirmed) South Lake Tahoe, Nevada Caesar's Tahoe — Circus Maximus Showroom
July 27 Westbury, New York Westbury Music Fair
July 29 Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick Music Theater
July 30 Vienna, Virginia Wolf Trap
August 1 Boston, Massachusetts Harborlights Pavilion
August 5 Turlock, California Stanislaus County Fair
August 27-29 Saratoga, California Villa Montalvo Historic Mountain Winery
September 3 Mashantucket, Conneticut Foxwoods Hotel & Casino
September 4-5 Atlantic City, New Jersey Trump Taj Mahal
September 9 Robinsonville, Mississippi Horseshoe Casino
September 11 Clarkston, Michigan Pine Knob Music Theater
September 12 Merrillville, Indiana Star Plaza Theater
November 10-13 Las Vegas, Nevada Caesar's Palace
December 31 San Rafael, California Location TBA

— Stephen Clark