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Madonna concert to open with WWII film

WARSAW, Poland

Organizers of a Madonna concert in the Polish capital have agreed to a request from city officials to start the show with a brief clip about the Warsaw Uprising, the 1944 revolt against Nazi rule, in a nod to war veterans.

Some veterans and young Catholics have voiced anger that the Aug. 1 concert falls on the 68th anniversary of the uprising.

The 63-day rebellion ended in the deaths of up to 200,000 Poles and the destruction of the city. Every year, the anniversary is marked with somber commemorations, with the wailing of a siren, a minute of silence and special prayers in churches.

City officials proposed airing a clip about the revolt to allay the veterans’ feelings.

Ania Pietrzak, a spokeswoman for concert organizer Live Nation, said Wednesday that organizers had agreed to that.

“It is an important moment in Polish history, so we have decided to remind people of that moment,” she said.

Lindsay Lohan takes role in another film

LOS ANGELES

Lindsay Lohan has secured her next movie role.

Producer Braxton Pope says Lohan will star in “The Canyons,” a film written by “Less Than Zero” author Bret Easton Ellis about sex and ambition among 20-somethings in Los Angeles.

Paul Schrader, who wrote “Taxi Driver” and directed “American Gigolo,” is set to direct the film.

The new role comes amid Lohan’s ongoing legal issues, a recent car crash and run-in with paramedics.

Her publicist, Steve Honig, says the 26-year-old actress has been on set since last week.

Lohan recently completed work on the Lifetime movie “Liz & Dick,” in which she played Elizabeth Taylor.

Glen Campbell cancels tour of Australia, NZ

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Country Music Hall of Fame performer Glen Campbell is canceling his tour of Australia and New Zealand with Kenny Rogers next month for health reasons.

A spokeswoman says Campbell is not up for “the very long flight that it would require.” The 76-year-old is battling Alzheimer’s disease.

It would have been Campbell’s last international stop on his “Goodbye Tour.”

Rogers is continuing the monthlong tour, kicking off Aug. 10 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Australian country artists will fill in as special guests. Campbell also was scheduled to do a solo show in Brisbane, Australia.

Campbell received the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award this year. He is known for dozens of hits such as “Gentle On My Mind,” “Wichita Lineman,” and “Rhinestone Cowboy.”

Vindicator wire services