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March 14, 2001 Issue Number 116
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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 - See Spot Run
6. Celebrity Profile - Helen Hunt
7. Celebrity Birthdays
8. Trivia Answer

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Hi Movie Fans!

Everyone have a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day on Saturday.
Dont drink to much of that green sudsy (is that a word) stuff!

- Bob

It's Showtime!

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1. TRIVIA BLITZ
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What was Robin Williams' salary for Aladdin?

a) $100,000
b) A new Jaguar
c) A painting and cash
d) A lifetime supply of Disney merchandise

¤ Correct answer can be found at the bottom

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2. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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ROBIN WILLIAMS UP FOR 'INSOMNIA'?
Variety reports that Robin Williams is up for the villian role in
the coming "Insomnia" film, which also stars Al Pacino and Hilary
Swank. In the film a police detective (pacino) accidently kills
his own partner during a homicide investigation. Later, after
failing to reveal the truth of the death, a killer (Williams),
who is also the subject of the cop's investigation, learns his
secret and blackmails him into pinning the crime on an innocent
person.

FIVE 'APES' ENDING SHOT BY BURTON
While talking to the Popcorn U.K. website, Michael Clark Duncan
who plays a gorilla general in Tim Burton's upcoming "Planet of
the Apes" movie revealed that Burton shot five different endings
of the film. Duncan added that he knows which ending Burton has
picked, but other than saying It's "fantastic" and "will blow
your mind," no other details in reference to the ending were
revealed.

KNOXVILLE EYEING 'MIB2'
I was watching Jay Leno the other night, when he had "Jackass"
star Johnny Knoxville on. During the interview Knoxville revealed
that he was in negotiations for a role in "Men In Black 2."

GOLDBERG HAS 'A BEAUTIFUL MIND'
Variety reports that Adam Goldberg ("Saving Private Ryan") will
co-star with Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly in "A Beautiful
Mind," based on the true story of a math genius. The Universal
Pictures project is based on the true story of Nobel
Prize-winning and schizophrenic mathematician John Forbes Nash
Jr. (Crowe). Goldberg will portray Nash's fellow Princeton
student, mathematician and colleague between the ages of 24-70.
Production begins March 26 in New York.

'SOMEONE LIKE YOU' SITE OPEN
The official site for the "Someone Like You" film starring Ashley
Judd and Hugh Jackman has gone live and ready for it's March 30th
release. http://www.someonelikeyoumovie.com
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MOORE, WEST EYEING 'WALK' TOGETHER
Pop singer Mandy Moore and Shane West (ABC's "Once and Again")
are in negotiations to star in Warner Bros.' small-town romance
feature "A Walk to Remember." The film according to the Hollywood
Reporter, is Based on the 1999 Nicholas Sparks novel of the same
name, the story follows a jaded, aimless high school senior
(West) who falls in love with a guileless young woman (Moore)
whom he and his friends once scorned before learning that she is
dying. director Adam Shankman "The Wedding Planner" will helm the
project, which is scheduled to start shooting in North Carolina
on April 6th.

WAGENINGEN JOINS 'MINORITY'
Yorick van Wageningen has signed on to join Tom Cruise, Samantha
Morton, Max Von Sydow and Colin Farrell in "Minority Report"
which is being directed by Steven Spielberg.

'SHOWTIME' SET FOR RUSSO
Rene Russo Is the latest addition to the cast of "Showtime,"
which also stars Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy. According to
Variety, Russo will take on the role of a TV producer who pairs a
no-nonsense veteran cop (De Niro) with a rookie showoff (Murphy)
for a reality-based TV show.

DISNEY GETS BONET PROJECT
The Walt Disney Co. has paid low-six figures for an urban
coming-of-age pitch based on an original idea by Lisa Bonet
("High Fidelity"). The untitled project will star Bonet, who will
also co-produce along with 3 Arts Entertainment's Stephanie
Allain. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the story centers on
a mysterious boarder who transforms the lives of two wayward
adolescents in Harlem.

DAWSON EYES A PAIR OF MOVIES
Rosario Dawson, who stars in the upcoming "Josie and the
Pussycats," is in negotiations to star in 20th Century Fox's
comedy feature "The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest" and
Columbia Pictures' "Men in Black 2." According to the Hollywood
Reporter, "$20 Million," based on Po Bronson's 1997 novel of the
same name, revolves around a group of computer geeks who develop
the ultimate network computer only to have their idea stolen by
another inventor. Dawson would play Alisa, the female lead who is
an art major and love interest to the film's male lead (Adam
Garcia).

TARA REID'S 'GUEST'
Tara Reid who can also be seen in the upcoming "Josie and the
Pussycats" film is in final negotiations to star in "The Guest"
along side Ashton Kutcher ("That '70s Show"). According to
Variety, Reid will play the object of Kutcher's affections; she
also happens to be the boss's daughter, which complicates
Kutcher's life, especially when he is asked to house-sit and then
must cope with an odd array of uninvited guests. Andy Richter
(Late Night with Conan O'Brien) also stars in the film as the
older brother of Reid's character.

'MUMMY' PREQUEL FOR HU
"Martial Law" star Kelly Hu has signed on to play the female lead
role in the 'Mummy' prequel, "The Scorpion King." In the film her
character, Cassandra is the prisoner of the evil Warlord who the
Scorpion King (WWF's "The Rock") attempts to defeat. In the midst
of all the action, the two find themselves falling for each
other.

CLINT EASTWOOD, WARNER BROS. INK DEAL
Warner Bros. Pictures and Clint Eastwood's Malpaso Prods. have
optioned the feature film rights to Dennis Lehane's novel "Mystic
River." The film, which will be directed and produced by Eastwood
will tell the story of three childhood friends in Boston -- Sean,
Jimmy and Dave -- whose relationship ends when one of the boys is
kidnapped. Twenty-five years later, the men are reunited and
become linked by a murder investigation after Jimmy's oldest
daughter is killed.

JULIA STILES GOES TO 'CAROLINA'
"Save The Last Dance" star Julia Stiles has signed on to co-star
with Kathy Bates and Alessandro Nivola in "Carolina". Variety
reports that Stiles will play a young woman who leaves her wildly
eccentric Southern family and relocates to the West Coast. Newly
settled, she tries to find happiness while choosing between two
men who love her.

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SAD NEWS: MORTON DOWNEY JR. DIES
Morton Downey Jr., the combative talk show host of the late '80s
died Monday in Los Angeles after a long bout with lung cancer. He
was 68.

BRITISH PUBLISHER GRABS SPEARS NOVEL
British publisher Boxtree has paid about $724,200 for the rights
to a novel penned by U.S. pop sensation Britney Spears and her
mother Lynne.

ABC SIGNS PRIESTLY FOR IRL EVENTS
Canadian actor Jason Priestley has signed on as a color man on
seven Indy Racing League events for ABC Sports. Priestly who is
also an active race-car driver, having competed professionally in
dozens of events over the last few years will make his Indy debut
on March 18, covering the late-afternoon Pennzoil Copper World
Indy 200 live from Phoenix Intl. Raceway.

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3. Online Celebrity Chat
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¤ Jean-Jacques Annaud - Chat with the director of Enemy at the
Gates" on Friday, March 16th at 12:30pm ET.
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¤ Charlton Heston - Chat with the legendary actor on Friday,
March 16 at 5pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/16/031601heston.html

¤ Sigourney Weaver - Chat with Sigourney about her upcoming film
"Heartbreakers" on Monday, March 19 at 7pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/19/031901weaver.html

¤ Jamie Kennedy - Chat with Scream star Jamie Kennedy on Tuesday,
March 20th at 8pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/20/032001kennedy.html

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4. In The News - Television
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DAYTIME EMMY NOMS ANNOUNCED
Nominations for the 28th annual Daytime Emmy Awards have
announced. CBS's soap "As the World Turns" netted an
earth-shattering 25 nominations easily leading the pack of
nominees. For a complete list of the those nominated visit..(You
might have to cut and paste entire url into your address bar)
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ons.asp"> aol readers</a>

'CLASSIC TV STARS' ON 'MILLIONAIRE'
From March 18-23 "Millionaire" will air what's being called the
"Classic TV Stars" edition of ABC's "Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire." The game show will feature TV stars from the 70's
and 80's including, Cindy Williams ("Laverne & Shirley"), Kim
Fields ("The Facts of Life"), Melissa Gilbert ("Little House on
the Prairie") and Florence Henderson of "The Brady Bunch."

SIX MORE YEARS FOR O'REILLY
Bill O'Reilly has signed a new six-year contract with Fox News
Channel. The deal calls for O'Reilly to continue hosting the
increasingly popular "The O'Reilly Factor" as well as a series of
specials to air on Fox Broadcasting Network, several appearances
on "Fox News Sunday" and an option to host a new radio show.

THORNE-SMITH RETURNING TO SERIES TELEVISION
Courtney Thorne-Smith, who left Fox's "Ally McBeal" at the end of
last season, is returning to series television as the female lead
in the untitled Jim Belushi half-hour pilot at ABC. Thorne-Smith
will play Belushi's wife in the Touchstone Television sitcom
about a family with three kids living in a Chicago suburb.

GARTH GETS DRAMA PILOT
Former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star Jennie Garth is in final talks
to star as a 25-year-old Ivy League grad turned private-eye in
"Spy Girl," an hourlong fact-based drama pilot for NBC.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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See Spot Run (Rated PG)
Starring: David Arquette, Leslie Bibb, Angus T. Jones.
Release Date: March 2, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
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The comedic talent of David Arquette and the clever casting of
expressive six year-old Angus T. Jones make the wacky slapstick
antics of this canine comedy very, very funny. Arquette plays an
intrepid U.S. Postal carrier coping with a delivery route that
leads him straight through "dog alley," where one pugnacious
pooch after another tries to sabotage him. "There's not a dog on
this planet that can scare me," he boasts. But the pratfalls of
his personal life are another matter. He's immature and
unreliable which makes him less than appealing to his blonde,
beautiful neighbor (Leslie Bibb), a conscientious single mother
whose baby-sitter cancels on her just as she's leaving for an
out-of-town business trip, forcing her to leave her
impressionable son (Angus T. Jones) in his care. "You're a
life-saver," she says. "Yeah, all five flavors," he replies.

Meanwhile, there's a canine crisis when a mob boss (Paul Sorvino)
puts out a contract on an FBI superdog, a 100-pound Bull Mastiff,
known as Agent Eleven: a.k.a. Spot, who seeks refuge in suburbia
and winds up in the truck of this mutt-hating mailman, much to
the dismay of his devoted FBI trainer (Michael Clarke Duncan).
Reminiscent of Buster Keaton, David Arquette has the heart of a
clown. He's a master of physical comedy. The five credited
writers and director John Whitesell make the most of his gleeful
exuberance, particularly as his relationship develops with the
diminutive child. "You'd be fun for a dad," the kid concludes.
Yeah, right. There's also some lame urologic and yucky dog-poop
humor that makes it PG, rather than G-rated.

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "See Spot Run" is a
fun-filled, silly 6. Sure, it's cops 'n' robbers and a doggone
dog, but, for kids, this is a crowd-pleaser and a rollicking good
time.

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6. CELEBRITY PROFILE
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HELEN HUNT
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Helen Hunt was born in Culver City, California USA on June 15th,
1963 to Gordon and Jane Hunt. Her father is a director and acting
coach, and her mother is a photographer. Hunt decided she wanted
to be an actress when she was six years old. Her debut
performance on television was on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" as
Murray Slaughter's daughter. Helen landed roles in several
television movies, including "The Quarterback Princess," and a
part on the short-lived series "It Takes Two." These efforts led
to a recurring role on "St. Elsewhere." Hunt had a brief stint in
theatre starring in "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Our Town," but
Helen found it hard to get work because of her "television"
actress reputation.

Hunt broke into films with 1986's "Peggy Sue Got Married," in
which she played the daughter of Nicolas Cage and Kathleen
Turner. Soon after Helen would land a starring role opposite
Mathew Broderick in "Project X" which led to a budding romance
for the next two years. Helen then obtained kudos from the
critics for her characterization of the wheel-chair bound "Anna"
in "The Waterdance" also starring Erick Stoltz.

After years of steady employment on television and in film, she
was offered the role as Jamie Buchman on a new sitcom Paul Reiser
was working on called, "Mad About You". The show first aired in
1992, and the following year Hunt received her first Golden Globe
for Best Actress in a TV Series. She won two more Golden Globes
and an Emmy for the role before the show went off the air in
1999. Hunt continued to work in film during her seven year stint
on "Mad About You," including 1996's summer blockbuster
"Twister." In 1997 she received both an Academy Award and a
Golden Globe for her starring role in "As Good AS It Gets."

Helen has gone on to star in many big money making films
including, "Pay It Forward," "Cast Away," and the most recent
"What Women Want."

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Filmography - Most Recent
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What Women Want (2000) .... Darcy McGuire
Cast Away (2000) .... Kelly Frears
Pay It Forward (2000) .... Arlene McKinney
Dr. T and the Women (2000) .... Bree Davis
As Good As It Gets (1997) .... Carol Connelly
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Timepiece (2001)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)

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7. CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS - Week of Mar. 14th - Mar. 20th
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<D>=Deceased

MARCH 14
Jordan Taylor Hanson (18)
Chris Klein (22)
Melissa Reeves (34)
Prince Albert of Monaco (43)
Rick Dees (51)
Billy Crystal (54)
Quincy Jones (68)
Michael Caine (68)

MARCH 15
Bret Michaels (38)
Fabio (40)
Renny Harlin (42)
Dee Snider (46)
David Cronenberg (58)

MARCH 16
Todd McFarlane (40)
Chuck Woolery (60)
Jerry Lewis (75)

MARCH 17
Billy Corgan (34)
Rob Lowe (37)
Gary Sinise (46)
Kurt Russell (50)
Patrick Duffy (52)
Nat 'King' Cole (82) <D>

MARCH 18
Queen Latifah (31)
Vanessa L. Williams (38)
Irene Cara (42)

MARCH 19
Bruce Willis (46)
Glenn Close (54)
Ursula Andress (65)

MARCH 20
Michael Rapaport (31)
Holly Hunter (43)
Theresa Russell (44)
Spike Lee (44)
William Hurt (51)
Jerry Reed (64)
Hal Linden (70)
Fred Rogers (72)
Carl Reiner (79)

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8. Answer to this weeks trivia is..
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c) Robin Williams was paid the standard scale amount ($485 per
day as set by the Screen Actors Guild) and a painting done by
Pablo Picasso.
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