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MOVIES

Boo to ‘Foo’: Golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez sees nothing funny about the hit comedy “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.” The 59-year-old Rodriguez has sued the movie’s production company and Universal Pictures over a drag queen character named Chi Chi Rodriguez. The golfer’s lawyers said that the character, played by John Leguizamo, “engages in numerous disreputable acts and is portrayed as sexually promiscuous.” Universal spokespersons declined to comment. Rodriguez, who lives in Florida but has business interests in Las Vegas, wants to stop screenings of the movie with his name. The comedy is about three drag queens who become stranded in a small Nebraska town while traveling across the country to Hollywood.

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Credit Is Due: The Writers Guild of America, West and East, has formally acknowledged that writing credit for the classic “Lawrence of Arabia” includes screenwriter Michael Wilson. Formerly, Robert Bolt was given sole writing credit. The commission of Wilson’s credit has been the subject of longstanding debate among the film’s principals.

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Latino Conference: The first Latino entertainment industry conference and awards luncheon attracted about 300 attendees to the Sheraton Universal Thursday, according to Bel Hernandez, publisher of Latin Heat, the industry newsletter that organized the event. “The Business of Latin Entertainment: Progress & Profit” was designed to further dialogue between Latinos and the film and television industries. The awards luncheon honored Francis Ford Coppola for his role as executive producer of “My Family/Mi Familia,” whose director, Gregory Nava, gave the keynote address. During a panel discussion, Nava decried the labeling of “ethnic” films, saying, “Everything has its own culture. . . . A taco is no more ethnic than a tuna sandwich.”

ART

The Resurrection of ‘Europa’: Rembrandt’s mythological landscape painting “The Abduction of Europa” is back on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu after undergoing a monthlong period of study, cleaning and restoration in the museum’s conservation laboratory. The 1632 work was in remarkably fine condition when the Getty purchased it last January, so treatment was a relatively simple matter of removing discolored varnish, touching up tiny losses of flaked pigment and adjusting glazes, said paintings conservator Mark Leonard. His work has revealed previously hidden details and highlights, heightened the expressive qualities of the figures, brightened the sky and unified the entire composition.

POP/ROCK

Singer Woes: Canadian rock star Burton Cummings has been charged with drunken driving after being arrested earlier this month in Canada, police said. Cummings, 47, the former lead singer of the Guess Who, was charged in a Winnipeg, Manitoba, court Wednesday with driving while impaired and driving while above the 0.08 milligram blood alcohol level, police said.

TELEVISION

Helpful Laughs: “Comedy Stand 2,” a comedy benefit for the Family Assistance Program to assist homeless families, will feature several top comedians Sunday night at the Palace in Hollywood. Appearing on the bill will be host Carl Reiner, Harry Anderson, George Wallace, Kevin Spacey and Richard Jeni. Ticket prices range from $15 to $300.

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Real Reunion: MTV is filming a special reunion today for cast members of “The Real World,” the cable network’s real-life serial that puts diverse roommates together in the same residence. Cast members from the first three seasons, filmed in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, will get together at Universal Studios Hollywood for the special, which will air in February.

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Museum Plans: The Museum of Television & Radio has launched several major initiatives that will revolutionize the museum’s programs for education, preservation, exhibitions and fund raising. Among the plans is the establishment of an International Museum Council to promote the international preservation of programming, and a partnership with “Nick at Nite” to find “lost” television programs. The New York museum is opening a Los Angeles branch early next year.

RADIO

Chamber Music: A two-year grant of $275,000 has been awarded to KUSC-FM (91.5) and the affiliate stations of USC from the James Irvine Foundation to develop and produce a weekly fine arts program. The show, “Arts Live With Bonnie Grice,” is described by Dr. Wallace W. Smith, USC Radio president and general manager and Grice’s husband, as “linking Southern California’s diverse arts to one another, and to the national and international arts community of which it is a vital part.”