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February 28, 2001 Issue Number 112
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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Trivia Blitz
2. In The News - Movies & Entertainment
3. Online Celebrity Chat
4. In The News - Television
5. Movie Review - The Mexican
6. Celebrity Profile - Bradd Pitt
7. Celebrity Birthdays
8. Trivia Answer

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1. TRIVIA BLITZ
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Which one of these is a contract stipulation for every
actor who has ever played James Bond?

A.) The actor portraying Bond may not drive the 'Bond'
car in any other film.

B.) The actor portraying Bond may not co-star with any
of the 'Bond Girls' in any other film without approval
from the studio that owns the rights to the Bond
series.

C.) The actor portraying Bond may not wear a tuxedo in
any other film until his Bond contract is up.

D.) The actor portraying Bond may never drink a martini
in any other film.

E.) All of the above

¤ Correct answer can be found at the bottom

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2. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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'POWERS 3' UPDATE
Variety reports that deals have begun between Mike Myers and New
Line for a pact that will pay him a $25 million advance against
21% of gross profits. Although a New Line representative denied
this, sources said that Myers has all but closed a deal to
continue the project. In addition, Myers' fellow scribe Michael
McCullers, who cowrote the first two Powers pics, is also set to
return, and negotiations are ongoing with Jay Roach (Meet the
Parents) to return for a third time as director.

'CAT IN THE HAT' GETS SCRIBES
Variety reports that Alec Berg, Jeff Schaeffer and Dave Mandel
have been tapped to write the script for the developing
live-action Cat in the Hat feature film. Tim Allen is expected to
star in the film.

OSMONT SAYS NO TO 'SIXTH' SEQUEL
While talking to the Popcorn website, Haley Joel Osment said he
is not interested in appearing in the proposed sequel to the "The
Sixth Sense." The 12-year-old star has now confirmed he won't be
taking up any offers and believes a second film is completely
unnecessary, because the original "does without a sequel". There
has been no word if Bruce Willis would reprise his role.

OWEN WILSON IN 'SPY'
Owen Wilson ("Meet the Parents") has been tapped to star opposite
Eddie Murphy in the Columbia Pictures project "I Spy." According
to Variety, the project is Loosely based on the NBC TV series
that aired between 1965 and '68, and the picture centers on a
top-secret government agent who teams with a professional
athlete-turned-spy in order to recover a missing jet.

BELLUCCI ENTERING 'THE MATRIX'?
According to Variety, via SCIFI.com Italian actress Monica
Bellucci (Malena) is in talks to star opposite Keanu Reeves in
the two sequels to The Matrix, which are slated to begin
production in Oakland, Calif., in March.

KNOXVILLE IN 'MIB2'
Variety columnist Michael Fleming reports that Jackass star
Johnny Knoxville has joined the cast of the quickly developing
Men In Black 2 project. Johnny will join the project after
wrapping his work on Barry Sonnenfeld's "Big Trouble."

'GEN X' NEWS
It appears that the novel "Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated
Culture" is being prepped for the big screen. Chris and Roberta
Hanley of Muse Prods. and Roberto Sulichen of Blacklist Prods,
which is co-owned by Muse, have optioned the feature film rights
for one year. According to the Hollywood Report, "Generation X"
centers on a group of twentysomethings who live in Palm Springs
and are overeducated for their jobs, leading to a disillusioned
view of corporate culture. To entertain themselves, they often
tell wild stories to each other, like fantasies of nuclear
Armageddon.

BLETHYN, KNIGHT, GARNER EYING 'SECRETS'
Brenda Blethyn, Shirley Knight and James Garner are in
negotiations to join the cast of Warner Bros.' "The Divine
Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," Based on Rebecca Wells' 1996
novel of the same name. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the
project is about female friendship and a mother-daughter
relationship told through the eyes of the daughter (Sandra
Bullock), a neurotic playwright whose behavior stems from
childhood. Garner will play Burstyn's husband and Bullock's
father. Ashley Judd will play Burstyn's character as a young
woman. Production is expected to begin in the spring.

"HEY, HEY, HEY, IT'S FAT ALBERT"
Bill Cosby and 20th Century Fox have teamed up to bring Cosby's
small-screen animated character Fat Albert to life on the big
screen in a live-action comedy feature to be produced by John
Davis. The project could go before the cameras early next year.

CRAVEN SET FOR UPDATED 'JEKYLL'
Wes Craven will be directing an update of the classic horror tale
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" for Dimension Films. The project, which
might ultimately have a different title, has no budget or start
date yet.

SWANK JOINS 'INSOMNIA'
Hilary Swank ("Boys Don't Cry") has joined the cast of "Insomnia"
and will play opposite Al Pacino. As stated in the newsletter the
film 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 (Swank) tries to discover the truth.

'APOCALYPSE NOW' RE-RELEASE
Director Francis Ford Coppola plans to re-release his landmark
anti-Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now." Coppola has added nearly
an hour of footage to the new version of the 1979 war epic and
will screen it in May at the Cannes Film Festival, it was
announced on Monday. He is also seeking a U.S. distributor to
re-issue the film.
Inspired by the Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," the film
stars Martin Sheen as a special agent sent into the Cambodian
jungle on a mission to kill a renegade officer played by Marlon
Brando.

CAMERON'S LIGHTSTORM, FOX INK DEAL
James Cameron, Rae Sanchini and Jon Landau's feature production
company, Lightstorm Entertainment, has inked a five-year,
first-look deal with 20th Century Fox, expanding upon a 16-year
relationship between the studio and the "Titanic" director.

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BROSNAN A DADDY AGAIN
The fiance of actor Pierce Brosnan, environmental journalist and
author Keely Shaye Smith, has given birth to the couple's second
son together. What's his name? Paris Beckett Brosnan.

KING NOVEL TO HIT WEB
Starting on March 5th, the Web site of Time Magazine will feature
an advance 6,000-word excerpt of Stephen King's new novel,
"Dreamcatcher", a few weeks ahead of its publishing date.
Excerpts will be released in three weekly installments and can be
found at http://www.time.com

ACM AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
Toby Keith and Lee Ann Womack led nominees for Academy of Country
Music awards with six each. Other multiple nominees were Faith
Hill and Tim McGraw, the Dixie Chicks, Billy Gilman, Brad
Paisley, Jamie O'Neal, John Michael Montgomery, George Strait and
Brooks & Dunn.
For more info visit http://www.acmcountry.com

'FRIENDS' WILL GO ON WITHOUT PERRY
One day after "Friends" star Mathew Perry announced that he had
entered an undisclosed rehabilitation facility, rumours began
flying that production had been halted on the NBCs Hit sitcom
"Friends," as well as the actor's latest movie. Perry's
spokeswoman adamantly denied the rumour in respect to halting the
movie and NBC and Warner Bros. Television, which produces
"Friends," issued a statement wishing Perry well and insisting
the show would remain in production.

MICHAEL JACKSON INJURES FOOT
Michael Jackson's promotional tour for his new Heal the Kids
charity has gotten off on the wrong foot. According to E! Online,
The entertainer has broken his right foot in a fall at his
Neverland Valley Ranch in central California, according to his
publicist. He is said to be resting comfortably. The hobbled
singer's injured leg has been placed in a plaster cast extending
from his foot to his knee, although it's not known how long he
will wear it. No other details about the incident were disclosed.

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3. Online Celebrity Chat
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¤ Lori Heuring - Chat with the star of Warner Bros.' "The In
Crowd" Thursday, March 1st at 8pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/01/030101heuring.html

¤ Chris Isaak - Chat with the actor/musician on Monday, March 5th
at 8pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/05/030501isaak.html

¤ Clifton Collins - Chat with the star of Traffic, Light It Up,
187, Price of Glory, and Tigerland on Tuesday, March 6th at 7pm
ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/06/030601collins.html

¤ David Hasselhoff - Chat with David about his onstage
performances of Jekyll & Hyde on Tuesday, March 6 at 9pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/06/030601hasselhoff.h
tml

¤ Young and the Restless - Chat with Michelle Stafford and Peter
Bergman (Phyllis and Jack) of the daytime soap on Tuesday, March
6th 9pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/06/030601berman.html

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4. In The News - Television
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ANOTHER SEASON OF 'TEMPTATION ISLAND"?
Apparently the jury at FOX television is still out. Fox
Entertainment President Gail Berman had this to say, "We are
considering a second 'Temptation Island' seriously. We are
waiting to see the numbers for Wednesday night, and a final
decision will be made." [Note from Bob: I caught most of the show
tonight. For those of you who watch it and might have missed it,
I believe all the couples stayed together.]

CBS PAYS BIG TO KEEP 'RAYMOND'
CBS has shelled out $140 million-plus to ensure "Everyone Loves
Raymond" stays on the Network for at least two more seasons. The
deal keeps the hit comedy, starring Ray Romano, on through the
2002-03 season. CBS will pay just under $3 million an episode for
48 episodes of the Monday night hit sitcom.

FINAL EPISODE OF 'MOLE' AIRS
I caught most of this one too, but I haven't really followed it
from the beginning. "Survivor" is still top of my list for
"reality" TV shows. Anyhow, if you missed tonight's final episode
of "The Mole" Stephen Cowles, the undercover police officer from
Boulder, Colorado won the $510,000. Kathryn Price, the
28-year-old law school lecturer from Chicago, turned out to be
"the mole."

HARRELSON ON 'WILL & GRACE'
Woody Harrelson actor has signed to do four episodes of NBCs
"Will & Grace." Harrelson will be playing the new boyfriend of
Grace and will air during the May sweep.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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The Mexican (Rated R)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts
Release Date: March 2, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
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Not only is vibrant Julia Roberts America's Sweetheart but she's
also this year's Golden Globe winner with a lock on the Best
Actress Oscar for "Erin Brockovich." Brad Pitt's been voted
People magazine's "Sexiest Man in the World." They possess two
of the screen's most photogenic faces, so teaming them, along
with "The Sopranos" Joe Gandolfini, was a stroke of marketing
genius. Based on a fateful screenplay by J.H. Wyman, directed by
Gore Verbinski ("Mouse Hunt"), the story follows a reluctant
bagman (Pitt) who is sent to Mexico to retrieve a legendary
pistol, known as The Mexican. Supposedly, it was crafted as a
wedding present for a nobleman if he'd marry the gunsmith's
daughter who, in turn, loved her father's apprentice who rigged
the gun to misfire if it fell into the wrong hands. He figures
this errand should end his indentured servitude to an underworld
crime boss for past misdeeds.

While Pitt, a lovable dork, has a serious problem with moving
vehicles, he's got even more of a problem with his group
therapy-addicted girl-friend (Roberts) who spouts psycho-babble
and demands that he join her in Las Vegas. ("When do you get to
that point if enough is enough?" she muses.) Finding the cursed
pistol is easy but getting it back is complicated, particularly
when she's taken hostage by a hitman (Gandolfini). This divergent
plot is important because the stars actually have few scenes
together - which is a mistake. Both exude charm and handle the
comedy well but the pacing is uneven and the pairing
unsatisfying. The soundtrack's fun, particularly Nancy Sinatra's
"These Boots Were Made for Walkin'".

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "The Mexican" is a
visually stylish 7. It's a quirky caper movie about destiny.

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6. CELEBRITY PROFILE
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BRAD PITT
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Brad was born William Bradley Pitt on December 18, 1963 in
Shawnee, Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri. Brad was
the oldest of three children in his family. His mother was a
school counsellor and his father worked in management at a
trucking firm. After graduating from Kickapoo High, Pitt headed
off to the University of Missouri, where he majored in
advertising and graphic design. Just two credits shy of
graduating, Pitt packed whatever he owned in the Datsun he called
"Runaround Sue," and headed out to Hollywood to become a star.

Luckily, Pitt's days spent donning a chicken costume for El Pollo
Loco and driving strippers to bachelor parties were numbered.
With a few acting classes under his belt, he soon landed a
recurring role as the boyfriend of Priscilla Presley's daughter
on Dallas. Brad's first feature film role was as a cowboy in the
1991 "Thelma and Louise," finally catapulting Pitt into the
spotlight. Brad soon became romantically involved with Juliet
Lewis after they co-starred together in the TV movie "Too Young
To Die?" The relationship lasted three years. Brad's film career
was picking up at this point. He was soon cast in "A River Runs
Through It," and then a huge starring role alongside Tom Cruise
in "Interview With the Vampire." With Brad's popularity rising
like wildfire, he was soon named 'Sexiest Man Alive' by People
Magazine. While Brad was on the scene of his next hit 'Seven' he
fell for his co-star Gwyneth Paltrow. Thier romance lasted
two-and-a-half years, the last seven months of which they were
engaged to be married.

Pitt scored his first critical acclaim, not to mention his first
Oscar nomination, in the role of a mental patient in Terry
Gilliam's "12 Monkeys." Things continued to look up for Brad,
starring as a charismatic I.R.A. terrorist in 1997's "The Devil's
Own," and "Seven Years in Tibet," a performance many have
credited as the best of his career. Brad has gone on to command
in the neighborhood of $10 million per film and just recently wed
Friends star Jennifer Aniston in July 2000. You can see Brad in
"The Mexican" due out on March 2nd, where he co-stars with Julia
Roberts.
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Filmography - Most Recent
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Snatch (2000) .... One Punch' Mickey ONeil
Fight Club (1999) .... Tyler Durden
Being John Malkovich (1999) .... Himself
Meet Joe Black (1998) .... Joe Black/Young Man in Coffee Shop
The Dark Side of the Sun (1997) .... Rick
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Upcoming Project(s)
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To the White Sea (2002) .... Muldrow
Ocean's Eleven (2001) .... Dusty Ryan
Spy Game (2001) .... Tom Bishop
The Mexican (2001) .... Jerry Welbach

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7. CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS - Week of Feb. 28th - Mar. 6th
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<D>=Deceased

FEBRUARY 28
Rae Dawn Chong (39)
John Turturro (44)
Gilbert Gottfried (46)
Bernadette Peters (53)
Mario Andretti (61)
Gavin MacLeod (71)

FEBRUARY 29 (Leap year)
Antonio Sabato Jr. (29)
Dinah Shore (85) <D>

MARCH 1
Jensen Ackles (23)
Catherine Bach (47)
Ron Howard (47)
Alan Thicke (54)
Roger Daltrey (57)
Harry Belafonte (74)

MARCH 2
Jon Bon Jovi (39)
Jay Osmond (46)
Lou Reed (59)
Robert Conrad (66)
Desi Arnaz (84) <D>

MARCH 3
Jessica Biel (19)
David Faustino (27)
Mary Page Keller (40)

MARCH 4
Chastity Bono (32)
Stacy Edwards (36)
Adrian Zmed (47)
Catherine O'Hara (47)
Emilio Estefan Jr. (48)

MARCH 5
Andy Gibb (43) <D>
Marsha Warfield (47)

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8. Answer to this weeks trivia is..
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E.) All of the above.
Pierce Brosnan wore a tuxedo in a scene of The Thomas Crown
Affair, but because the top button was undone and the tie was
loose, he's not technically wearing a tux.
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