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February 25, 2001 Issue Number 111
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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Quote Of The Week
2. Video Department
3. In The News - Movies & Entertainment
4. In The News - Television
5. Trailers
6. Top Box Office, Video, Soundtracks
7. In Theaters
8. MF Movie of the Week - Dead Poet Society

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Hi Movie Fans!

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Nascar fans have been dealing with this past week. I send my
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enough to know him. Thanks for everything Dale Earnhardt you will
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1.QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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The Mississippi River broke through a protective dike today. What
is a protective dike? Is it a large woman that says "Don't go
near there! Don't go down by the river!" ...No, we can't say
"dyke" on the air, we can't even say "lesbian" anymore, it's
"women in comfortable shoes."

Adrian Cronauer - Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

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2.VIDEO DEPARTMENT
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NEW TO DVD AND VHS
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Check out what's new on the shelves this week.

this week's releases: 2/20/01

- The Watcher - Keanu Reeves, James Spader, Marisa Tomei
- Highlander: Endgame - Adrian Paul, Christopher Lambert
- Beautiful - Minnie Driver, Hallie Kate Eisenberg
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==>Week of February 27, 2001<==

-> The Original Kings of Comedy
Cast: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer,
Bernie Mac.
Director: Spike Lee

==>Week of March 6, 2001<==

-> The Contender
Cast: Joan Allen, Christian Slater, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman,
William Petersen.
Director: Rod Lurie.

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3. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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'SIXTH SENSE' SEQUEL
Say that 3 times fast :-) According to the Hollywood Reporter, in
a section of a 525-page report that outlines plans for an IPO,
Spyglass also listed a number of their in development film
projects. The report states, "Given the blockbuster status of the
initial release, we are in the process of developing story lines
for the sequel to The Sixth Sense." There was no mention whether
writer/director M. Night Shyamalan or stars Haley Joel Osment
and/or Bruce Willis are involved or have been attached to the
project.

HUDLIN TO DIRECT CHAN MOVIE
A new comedy action film starring Jackie Chan will be directed by
American Reginald Hudlin, whose credits include "House Party" and
"The Ladies Man." In "Highbinders," Chan plays a cop who gets
killed in the line of duty but realizes he's still alive, and now
has supernatural powers. The film shows him trying to come to
grips with his new abilities while still fighting the bad guys.

RATNER TO DIRECT 'LOUNGE'
Variety reports that Brett Ratner ("Family Man") is in
negotiations to direct Jersey Films' music-driven feature project
"Peppermint Lounge" from a script by Richard LaGravenese. The
script, based on a true story, is about an aspiring music
producer who marries the daughter of a mob heavy and winds up
running the nightclub where the Twist is born. Devoted to his
father-in-law, the man straddles the line between legitimate
promoter and underworld entertainer as the family moves to Miami
to open another club.

NO TO EPISODES VII-IX SAYS LUCAS
Star Wars creator George Lucas told USA Today that he has no
plans to make a third trilogy of films after he completes Episode
III. "No way," Lucas told the newspaper. "I guarantee that. After
the next one [Episode III], I'll move on."

PACINO COMMITS TO 'INSOMNIA'
Al Pacino has committed to star in Alcon Entertainment's
psychological thriller "Insomnia." According to Variety,
"Insomnia" follows a police officer (Pacino) who accidentally
kills his partner during a murder investigation in a small Alaska
town. The subject of the murder investigation then blackmails the
officer to pin the murders on an innocent person, but a local
female officer tries to discover the truth. The film is a remake
of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name and will be directed
by British helmer Christopher Nolan ("Memento").

DORFF, HEWITT, SLATER EYE 'INSIDE'
Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Christian Slater are in
talks to star in the time-travel thriller "The I Inside." The
film which is based on on Michael Cooney's upcoming stage play,
"Point of Death" will tell of a man who awakens in the hospital
with amnesia and discovers he can travel back in time to change
his future and solve the mystery of his brother's murder.

'POTTER' SHOOT EXTENTION
Warner Bros. said Monday it has requested a license to allow the
child stars of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" to work 20
days more than originally expected, but the company countered
press reports that bad weather had delayed filming. A rep said
the move was "entirely precautionary" and the film, which began
shooting in September, is not behind schedule.

'HANNIBAL' GETS R RATING DOWN UNDER
On Thursday, the Office of Film & Literature Classification
upgraded its rating for director Ridley Scott's thriller
"Hannibal" from MA (over 15) to R (over 18), with the new rating
going into effect Friday, as the picture entered its second week
in Australia.

CASTING FOR 'SCARY 2'
Tim Curry and Tori Spelling are the latest to join the cast of
"Scary Movie 2." What parts they will play in the film were not
revealed.

SINGER MUMBA IN 'TIME'
Irish R&B/pop singer Samantha Mumba is making her feature film
acting debut opposite Guy Pearce in the sci-fi adventure feature
"Time Machine." According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film
tells the story of scientist (Pearce) who invents a time machine
to travel back in time. However, he accidentally goes 800,000
years into the future and meets a species known as the elois,
which includes the beautiful Mara (Mumba). Sienna Guillory also
plays a love interest to Pearce's character. The cast also
includes Jeremy Irons and Mark Addy ("The Full Monty").

UNIVERSAL GETS 'PIAZZA'
Universal has acquired the feature film rights for "Go to Hell,
Mike Piazza." The script, sent out under pseudonyms, is about hot
dog stand owner Remy Thompson, a childhood classmate of baseball
great Mike Piazza, who blames the sports star for everything that
has ever gone wrong in his life. Thompson seizes the opportunity
to even the score with his longtime rival when a game show gives
him the chance to try out his impressive slider against Piazza in
a high-profile charity event. Ben Stiller is attached to star.

HECKERLING EYES 'LIFE'
Amy Heckerling is in negotiations to direct a remake of the 1998
Japanese film "After Life." The dramatic story is set in a way
station between Earth and heaven at which angel counselors help
the recently deceased choose a single memory from their lives to
carry with them through the afterlife.

FIENNES TAKES 'FEAR'
Ralph Fiennes has signed on to the psychological thriller, "Fear
Itself," in which he plays a paranoid-schizophrenic. In the film
Fiennes' character uncovers a conspiracy that leads to the White
House, but he cannot persuade anyone to believe him.

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TV SOAP STAR ARRESTED
Television soap opera star Michael Nader, who has played a count
on ABC's "All My Children" for 10 years, was arrested Saturday
for allegedly selling cocaine in a Manhattan nightclub.

JAMES TAYLOR GETS MARRIED
Pop singer James Taylor has tied the knot with longtime
girlfriend Caroline Smedvig. The two married Sunday at a Boston
church during a small ceremony attended by about 50 family and
friends. Smedvig, an executive with the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, was given away by John Williams, the Hollywood film
composer and Boston Pops conductor laureate.

CINDY CRAWFORD PREGNANT
Supermodel and mom Cindy Crawford has announced that she and
hubby Rande Gerber are expecting their second child. The couple's
first, son Presley Walker Gerber, is only 20 months old. The New
York Post reports the new child - whose sex was not revealed - is
due in September.

REGIS DONATES 2.75M TO THE FIGHTING IRISH
Regis Philbin, a University of Notre Dame alumnus has donated
2.75M to his alma mater. Philbin, the popular talk show host and
emcee of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," has donated the money
to create a studio theater in the university's performing arts
center.

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IN THE NEWS - Television
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'GALACTICA' COMING BACK TO TV
This was one of my favorite shows as a kid and now there's word
that Bryan Singer who directed "X-Men" will revive the series.
According to Variety columnist Michael Fleming, Singer has struck
a deal with USA Studios to reinvent the '70s TV series. (Glad to
hear that one).

SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR 'KIDS'
According to the Hollywood Reporter, ABC has pushed back the
debut date of its much-anticipated Damon Wayans comedy "My Wife
and Kids" to spare it the hardship of having to compete against
CBS' "Survivor" during its first two airings. The sitcom was
scheduled to air Wednesday, March 14, in the 8 p.m. slot. But CBS
is temporarily relocating "Survivor" to Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on
March 14 and March 21 from Thursdays to make room for its
coverage of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
"Kids" will premiere at 8pm on Wednesday, March 28.

ANOTHER SEASON FOR 'THE MOLE'
ABC has ordered up 13 more episodes of "The Mole" to be aired
sometime next season.

'SURVIVOR' PIG KILLING
Did you watch "Survivor" two weeks ago when they killed that pig?
Well now Queensland animal protection authorities want to see it
as well. The orginization wants to see if the program breaches
cruelty laws. The episode, which aired in the United States on
Feb. 15, will be screened next week in Australia. The pig killing
caused an uproar among U.S. animal rights groups, which described
it as gratuitous. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
complained to the state government in Queensland, where the show
was filmed last year, asking it to investigate.

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4. Trailers & Teasers
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"Freddy Got Fingered" Full Trailer
http://www.edkuei.com/Freddy.mov

A man is forced to move back in with his parents, then refuses to
leave.

CAST:
Tom Green .... Gord Brody
Julie Hagerty .... Julie Brody
Anthony Michael Hall
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"Someone Like You" Full Trailer - Requires Windows Media Player
http://www.foxmovies.com.au/trailers/Someone_Like_You.asf
(Courtesy of http://www.comingsoon.net)

Formerly known as "Animal Husbandry." A jilted latenight TV
talent booker embraces theories of bovine behavior to understand
why her latest relationship went awry.

CAST:
Ashley Judd .... Jane Goodale
Greg Kinnear .... Ray
Hugh Jackman .... Eddie
Ellen Barkin .... Diane
Marisa Tomei .... Liz

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5.Top Box Office, Video Rentals/Sales, Soundtracks
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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 2/25/01

Movie Weekend Gross/Total (millions) Release Weeks

1. Hannibal $15.8 / 128.5 3 week(s)
2. Down to Earth $11.6 / 34.6 2 week(s)
3. Recess: School' Out $7.3 / 23.0 2 week(s)
4. 3000 Miles to Graceland $7.1 / 7.1 1 week(s)
5. Crouching Tiger,... $6.3 / 81.6 12 week(s)
6. Sweet November $5.3 / 17.9 2 week(s)
7. Traffic $5.1 / 86.1 9 week(s)
8. Chocolat $4.7 / 40.0 11 week(s)
9. The Wedding Planner $4.0 / 52.2 5 week(s)
10. Cast Away $3.4 / 221.2 10 week(s)
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TOP VIDEO RENTALS/SALES - week ending 2/23/01
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Rentals Sales

1. Me, Myself & Irene 1. Dinosaur
2. Gladiator 2. Silence Of The Lambs
3. The Cell 3. Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns
4. What Lies Beneath 4. Playboy: The Complete Anna..
5. Coyote Ugly 5. Chicken Run
6. Hollow Man 6. Playboy's California Girls
7. The Virgin Suicides 7. Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
8. Dr. T & The Women 8. The Up In Smoke Tour
9. Cecil B. DeMented 9. Playboy's Playmates Bustin'..
10. Disney's The Kid 10. The Sopranos: The Complete..
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TOP 5 SOUNDTRACKS
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1. Remember The Titans
2. Charlie's Angels
3. Almost Famous
4. Selmasongs: Dancer In The Dark (2000 Film)
5. Duets (2000 Film)

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6. IN THEATERS...
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WHAT'S THERE , WHAT'S COMING
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This weeks releases 2/23/01

- 3,000 Miles to Graceland - Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner
- Monkeybone - Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda
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==>Week of March 2, 2001<==

-> The Mexican (Rated R)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini, Bob Balaban,
Sherman Augustus.
Director: Gore Verbinski
Official site: http://themexican.cannery.com/mexican.htm
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/mexican.html

-> See Spot Run (Rated PG)
Cast: Anthony Anderson, David Arquette, Leslie Bibb, Michael
Clarke Duncan, Paul Sorvino.
Director: John Whitesell
Official site: http://www.see-spot-run.com
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?see+spot+run

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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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Dead Poets Society (1989) (PG)
Item # 108459, 71657

An unconventional New England prep school teacher inspires his
students with poetry and encourages them to embrace life.

Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh
Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, James
Waterston, Norman Lloyd

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