PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, May 9, 2008

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, May 9, 2008

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Madonna's Yummy 'STICKY & SWEET' TOUR Itinerary Unwrapped for Fans for the Very First Time

Madonna, the world's tastiest sweetheart, has announced more non-stop treats for her legions of legendary and devoted fans. Following the latest news that "HARD CANDY" has debuted at Number 1 around the globe, it has been confirmed that Madonna's "STICKY & SWEET TOUR" will begin (hip) hopping around the world on August 23rd in Cardiff, Wales. The tour also stops in major European markets through September including London and Paris. The North American leg of the "STICKY & SWEET TOUR" begins October 3rd at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with stops at New York's Madison Square Garden on October 6th and 7th, followed by performances in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and more before stopping at Miami's Dolphin Stadium on November 26th. Madonna's "STICKY & SWEET" tour will also visit Mexico and South America later this year.

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Cynthia Nixon Auctions Off Tickets To World Premiere Of Sex And The City: The Movie To Help Fight Breast Cancer

Award-winning actress and Susan G. Komen for the Cure Ambassador Cynthia Nixon is raising money for breast cancer by auctioning off two tickets to the world premiere of Sex and the City: The Movie. Nixon, who returns as Miranda Hobbes in the upcoming T-V series spin-off film, is offering a pair of tickets to the May 12 world premiere in London in an online sale on auction website eBay. The winner and a guest will be flown to London to attend the premiere at the Odeon Theatre in Leichester Square followed by a private meet-and-greet with Nixon. All funds raised from the sale will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest breast cancer organization.

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Speed Racer Revs Its Way into IMAX(R) Theatres on May 9, 2008

IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures have announced that Speed Racer, the new live-action film from the creators of The Matrix trilogy, will open in North America on 84 IMAX screens on May 9, 2008, simultaneously with the movie's wide release. The picture will also open internationally in 26 IMAX theatres during the days and weeks following the domestic launch.

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Lost Landmarks: Greyhound Survey Reveals Surprising Behaviors of U.S. Travelers

Americans making their summer travel plans will likely skip some of the nation's most popular landmarks. That's one of the surprising findings from Greyhound's first-ever "Hit the Road" survey, a poll of one-thousand nationally representative American adults exploring how often they travel, where they go and how they get there. The survey found that Americans like to travel regularly for pleasure, with 82 percent taking at least one leisure trip each year. But while they may be itching to hit the road, few Americans have visited the nation's iconic landmarks such as Mount Rushmore (19 percent), the Liberty Bell (27 percent) and Niagara Falls (35 percent). Even the Washington Monument in our nation's capitol has been seen by less than half (42 percent) of Americans.

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