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Light the Torch – Beijing Olympics and Other Olympic News

April 18th, 2006

Spielberg in the Olympics

Steven Spielberg will join filmmaker Zhang Yimou in designing the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Zhang, who directed films like “Hero” and “House of Flying Daggers,” is to lead a team that reportedly includes Spielberg.
It said that Zhang didn’t make any commitments to direct new films for the next couple of years […]

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March 15th, 2006

And what an Opening it was!

The XVIII Commonwealth Games opened in style and all the pizzaz that you can fit in a couple or so hours of celebration. Grand is the right term to use in describing how it all went. It was a pyro-extravaganza!
It showcased an artistically choreographed number, a little similar to what went on during the […]

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March 15th, 2006

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

Tonight, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will grace the Opening Ceremonies of the XVIII Commonwealth Games at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds. It’s one of the things that spectators and participants can expect.
Games organisers have promised an event that all participating countries, not just Victoria, will be proud of. This is due to […]

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March 14th, 2006

Baton’s Journey Highlights

Here are some images of where the Baton has been around Australia for the last 50 days.
Various people from Sports stars and legends, TV and Movie personalities, to Notable townfolk, Australians came together to participate in this extra-ordinary event.

Images: prpix.com.au
Those in the images are: [beginning from top left]
Champion jockey, Darren Beadman, aboard Stoway at […]

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March 14th, 2006

Baton’s Journey Ends Today

The Queen’s Baton Relay is one of the great traditions of the Commonwealth Games. The relay symbolises the gathering of people from across the Commonwealth during the festival of sport and culture. It concludes at the Opening Ceremony, where it is rumored that Sprinter Lauren Hewitt has been given the honour to be one of […]

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