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2005 Press Releases
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New York, NY (December 19, 2005) -
Robin Bronk, Executive
Director of The Creative Coalition will appear live at
2:30 pm on WVOX. more
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New
York, NY (November 17,
2005) -
Worlds (and words) will collide when The Creative Coalition and House
of Campari bring together living legends, pundits, comedians and actors for
the New York City stop of The Passion and Provocation Tour.
The evening promises rare and uncensored moments as these leading artists
determine the fine line between indecency and fine art. Paper
Magazine co-hosts the event.
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New York City (November
10, 2005) – Al Franken will
present the 2005 Christopher Reeve First Amendment Award to
journalist and political pundit Arianna Huffington at The Creative
Coalition’s 2005 Spotlight Awards Gala scheduled to be held on Thursday evening,
November 10th at Esquire Downtown at Astor Place. 2005
Spotlight Awards also will be presented that evening to Star Jones Reynolds
and Evern Cooper Epps, President of The UPS Foundation. Mario
Cantone
hosts the evening with his special blend of humor, wit and candor.
more
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New York, NY (September 29, 2005)
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In the last days of the 109th Congress
can anyone predict the future of
broadcast television programming in the United States?
The Creative Coalition brings together a panel of
industry insiders and Capitol Hill policy wonks to make
their best and brightest forecasts on what’s in store
for the small screen. This invitation-only panel
event is part of the 2005 New York Television Festival.
Featuring Catherine Crier, Rita Cosby, Eric Alterman,
Danny Goldberg and John Fortier.
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New York, NY
(July 26, 2005) – The Creative Coalition to Co-Host
ThinkFilm New York Premiere of THE ARISTOCRATS. Comedy
veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza
capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100
of their closest friends, (who happen to be some of the
biggest names in entertainment, from George Carlin,
Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Carey to Gilbert Gottfried, Bob
Saget, Paul Reiser and Sarah Silverman) to reminisce,
analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own versions of
the world's dirtiest joke, an old burlesque routine, too
extreme to be performed in public, called "The
Aristocrats".
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Hollywood, CA
(July 20, 2005) – The Creative Coalition to Co-Host
ThinkFilm Los Angeles Premiere of THE ARISTOCRATS.
Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul
Provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite
over 100 of their closest friends, (who happen to be
some of the biggest names in entertainment, from George
Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Carey to Gilbert
Gottfried, Bob Saget, Paul Reiser and Sarah Silverman)
to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own
versions of the world's dirtiest joke, an old burlesque
routine, too extreme to be performed in public, called
"The Aristocrats".
more
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Washington, DC
(July 7, 2005) – It’s back to school in July when
The Creative Coalition and American Federation of
Teachers bring public school alumni -- actor and
Co-President of The Creative Coalition Joe Pantoliano,
actor Phylicia Rashad, actor Steve Buscemi, and
screenwriter Antwone Fisher– together with the
outstanding teachers who significantly influenced their
lives. more
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Washington, DC (April 30, 2005)
– Actors Dennis Hopper, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver, Joe
Pantoliano, Jon Cryer and Giancarlo Esposito will be
representing The Creative Coalition this Saturday night
at the 2005 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The
Creative Coalition delegation is hosted by The Atlantic
Media Company at this year’s dinner. Immediately
preceding the dinner, the two organizations host a VIP
reception.
more
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Cambridge,
MA (April 15, 2005)
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Broadcast Decency – the volatile issue headlining the
national agenda – is a featured topic at today’s 2005
Creative Coalition/Harvard Law School Forum, The
Intersection of Hollywood and Politics: Celebrity
Activism on Capitol Hill.
more
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Los
Angeles, CA (April 5, 2005) -
Showtime and The Creative
Coalition present the Los Angeles premiere of Showtime’s
first ever movie musical REEFER MADNESS at the Regent
Showcase Cinemas.
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Washington, DC (
March 14, 2005)
– Legendary Grammy Award-Winner Tony Bennett will
receive The Creative Coalition’s 2005 Capitol Hill
Spotlight Award in recognition of his leadership and
contributions to arts advocacy and arts in education.
Senator Max Baucus and Senator Ted Stevens
also will be honored for their outstanding support for
public funding of the arts.
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Washington, DC (March 4, 2005) -
Tonight, actor and The Creative Coalition’s
Co-President Joe Pantoliano will be featured on MSNBC’s
Hardball with Chris Matthews. more
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New York,
NY (February 9, 2005) -
The Creative Coalition's Co-Presidents actor Joe
Pantoliano and actor/director Tony Goldwyn made the
following statements in regard to today’s passage of the
Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act (HR 310) by the U.S.
House House Energy and
Commerce Committee.
more
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Washington, DC (February 9, 2005)
– Congressional Quarterly and The Creative
Coalition will bring a delegation of some of Hollywood’s
top artists to the Washington Press Club Foundation’s
Congressional Dinner. more
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Washington, DC
(February 7, 2005) -- Congressional Quarterly Inc. (CQ)
and The Creative Coalition (TCC) will host actors,
entertainment and policy leaders at the PURE PARTY, the
first annual invitation-only, VIP after-party
celebrating the 61st annual Congressional Dinner of the
Washington Press Foundation.
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Los Angeles, CA (February 3, 2005)
- Imagine Entertainment, HBO Documentary Films and The
Creative Coalition host a special screening of INSIDE
DEEP THROAT at the ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood. Special
screening of the new documentary to be followed by a
moderated panel discussion.
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Los Angeles, CA (February 2, 2005)
- The Atlantic Monthly, in
partnership with The Creative Coalition, will host its
first annual State-of-the-Union viewing party in Los
Angeles. Guests include leaders in the fields of
politics, business, the arts and media.
more
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Park
City, UT (January 26, 2005)
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MSNBC
Senior Political Analyst and The West Wing
Producer LAWRENCE O’DONNELL Jr. will hit all the
hot buttons from freedom of speech to sexual freedom
when The Creative Coalition inaugurates its 21st
CENTURY ROUNDTABLE for the most thoughtful and
provocative leaders of the entertainment industry.
This event is part of The Creative Coalition’s
Seconding the First ™, programs and events that
celebrate the First Amendment.
more
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Park City, UT (January
25, 2005)
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The
Creative Coalition and Heineken USA
present FIRST ANNUAL
WILD WEST SHOUT-OUT with JOHN
MCLAUGHLIN. Presented by
findyourstyle.com/GM.
Featuring John
McLaughlin (The McLaughlin Group), Lawrence O’ Donnell,
Jr. (MSNBC and The West Wing), Penn Jillette (Penn &
Teller), Eleanor Clift (Newsweek and The McLaughlin
Group) and Dick Cavett. Hosted by Joe Pantoliano.
more
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Park City, UT (January 23,
2005) -
Kevin Bacon will receive
the 2005 Ray-Ban Visionary Award from actress Marisa
Tomei and producer Danny Bigel, both of whom
he worked with on “Loverboy,” a film he
directed starring Kyra Sedgwick, that will premiere at
the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
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Washington, DC (January 4, 2005)
– Chaired by Victoria and Dennis Hopper,
The Creative Coalition’s 2005 U.S. Presidential
Inaugural Gala is presented by Heineken and will be held
at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center.
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