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May 7, 2000 Issue Number 030
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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Quote Of The Week
2. Video Department
3. In The News
4. Trailers
5. Top Box Office, Video, Soundtracks
6. In Theaters
7. MF Movie of the Week
8. Classifieds

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Hi Movie Fans!

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It's Showtime!

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1.QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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"The Lord said, do whatever you have to do. And he didn't say "Joe,
be polite."

Joe Clark - Lean on Me (1989)

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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: 5/2/2000

- Galaxy Quest - Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver
- Dogma - Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
- Being John Malkovich - John Cusack, Cameron Diaz
- Anywhere but Here - Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman

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COMING SOON
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>>>>Week of May 9, 2000<<<<

- American Beauty
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley.
Director: Sam Mendes

- Bringing Out the Dead
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Ving Rhames, John Goodman.
Director: Martin Scorsese

- Mystery, Alaska
Cast: Russell Crowe, Mary McCormack, Ron Eldard, Hank Azaria,
Burt Reynolds.
Director: Jay Roach

- The Straight Story
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Heitz, Everett
McGill. Director: David Lynch


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3. IN THE NEWS
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OLDMAN CAST AS A VICTIM
Gary Oldman is the latest Hollywood heavyweight to join the cast of
Hannibal. The actor will play one of Hannibal Lecter's victims
determined to exact revenge. Also, Ray Liotta has signed on as a
senior FBI agent.

WILSON COMES HOME
The Flip Wilson Show is coming to DVD and video! Wilson's funky,
funny '70s NBC variety series hits stores Aug. 22 on Rhino Home
Video.

HERCULES ACTOR DEAD AT 74
Actor/bodybuilder Steve Reeves died of complications from a blood
clot Wednesday at age 74. The actor is best known for his string of
low-budget Italian films, but he also worked with the likes of Rock
Hudson and John Wayne.

JESSICA LANGE GETS PROZAC
Oscar winner Jessica Lange is the latest thespian to pledge
allegiance to Prozac Nation, the film based on Elizabeth Wurtzel's
book. Lange is in final talks to play Christina Ricci's mother in
the movie.

GORDON MAY DIRECT 'JOE DIRT'
Denise Gordon is in negotiations to direct the David Space comedy
"The Adventures of Joe Dirt". The Columbia Pictures film is about a
man telling of his life-long search for the parents who abandoned
him at the Grand Canyon.

BUSEY MAY JOIN 'TOMCATS'
Jake Busey is in final negotiations to join Jerry O'Connell and
Shannon Elizbaeth in the romantic comedy "Tomcats". Busey and
O'Connell will play the two young men trying to win a bit over who
will be the last to marry.

ACTRESS ON THE MOVE
Jordanna Brewster (As the World Turns, The Faculty, The '60s) has
landed a role in the big-screen racing flick Redline (formerly
known as Racer X). The actress, whose next film is Invisible Circus
with Cameron Diaz, will play Paul Walker's love interest in the Rob
Cohen pic.

WIDOW FILES SUIT
Sammy Davis Jr.'s widow has filed a breach-of-contract, fraud and
failure-to-pay royalties suit against Universal Music Group over a
1976 agreement to rerelease 25 of Davis's songs. Altovise Gore
Davis maintains that Sammy wasn't paid royalties for the songs for
23 years, that the royalties were recalculated at reduced rates and
that Sammy wasn't provided with accurate accounting statements.

PITT EXITS 'TOWNIE'
Brad Pitt has dropped out of starring in "Urban Townie" now that
Mike Figgis (Timecode) is no longer attached to direct. Pitt will
instead co-star with Robert Redford in "Spy Game".

WHITESELL TO DIRECT 'SEE SPOT RUN'
John Whitesell has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to direct David
Arquette in a comedy, about a drug-sniffing dog in an FBI
relocation program, "See Spot Run".

DMX GET'S 'WOUNDS'
Rapper DMX (Romeo Must Die) has signed up for another Joel Silver
project, Steven Seagal's Exit Wounds. DMX will take on the role of
"a man with a mysterious past" who aids Seagal's character in his
quest to uncover and quell corruption within an inner-city police
department. The film starts shooting this summer with a script by
Ed Horowitz (On Deadly Ground) and Rich d'Ovidio

'1000 CORPSES' FINAL CASTING
The cast has been set for Rob Zombie's feature film directing
debut, House of 1,000 Corpses. The film will feature Rainn Wilson
(Galaxy Quest) Chris Hardwick (MTV's Singled Out), Jennifer Jostyn
(Deep Impact), Erin Daniels (Chill Factor), Bill Moseley (The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre 2) and Karen Black. Production of the film is
scheduled to start later this month.

ROCHEFORT JOINS 'QUIXOTE'
French actor Jean Rochefort has signed on to Terry Gilliam's The
Man Who Killed Don Quixote project. Rochefort will take on the
film's title role. The previously cast Johnny Depp will play Sancho
Panza, and Vanessa Paradis will take on the part of Lady Dulcinea.
Production is scheduled to start in September on location in Spain.

SILVERMAN GETS HIP
Former Single Guy and Gimme a Break star Jonathan Silverman is
about to get hip! Silverman will star opposite Vince Vaughn and
Famke Janssen in Jon Favreau's upcoming flick Made. Controversial
rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs also stars.


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MINNELLI IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Beloved performer Liza Minnelli is battling double pneumonia; she
is in serious but stable condition. Minnelli was initially
hospitalized
for tests on her left hip, but her spokesperson reports that she
has also been diagnosed with double pneumonia.

STEWART LASHES OUT
In what's turning out to be one of Broadway's greatest feuds, the
powerful Shubert Organization yesterday declared war on Patrick
Stewart, the outspoken star of Arthur Miller's The Ride Down Mt.
Morgan. In a complaint filed yesterday with Actors Equity, the
Shuberts demanded that Stewart apologize for remarks he made
attacking them over the weekend. After performing the show on
Saturday, Stewart, who rose to stardom as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in
TV's Star Trek: The Next Generation, stood on the stage of the
Ambassador Theatre and blasted the Shuberts, who are producing the
play, for failing to promote and advertise it properly.
"Arthur Miller and I no longer have confidence in our producers'
commitment to this production - especially the Shubert
Organization," he told stunned audiences.


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BRADY BUNCH ON THE NET?
Nickelodeon is talking to Brady Bunch honcho Sherwood Schwartz
about creating a Brady spin-off to launch Nick's original web
content. No word yet on any specifics.

CANCELATIONS IN THE AIR
Leeza, Peter Benchley's Amazon and Pensacola: Wings of Gold have
all been canceled. Amazon and Wings of Gold could return on cable,
though, and Leeza Gibbons and Paramount are discussing future
collaborations.

NATHAN LANE ON THE 23RD FLOOR
Cuddly Nathan Lane is returning to TV. The flamboyant performer
will reprise his lead role in the Broadway comedy Laughter on the
23rd Floor for a Showtime adaptation. Neil Simon will revise his
original script for the production, which will also star Peri
Gilpin, Mark Linn-Baker and Mackenzie Astin, among others.

MARTIN RETURNS TO TV
Steve Martin has signed a three-year development deal with
Carsey-Werner to develop and produce TV projects with his partner,
Joan Stein. Anybody remember King Tut?

CABLE DISPUTE RESOLVED... FOR NOW
Cable giant Time Warner has agreed to restore seven ABC stations to
its systems and to continue negotiations with network parent Disney
through July 15. Roughly 3.5 million Time Warner cable subscribers
had been without ABC programming since 12:01 am Monday in the
corporate battle over rights fees.

MILLIONAIRE SCORES BOFFO RATINGS
The ABC/Time Warner dispute didn't harm the ratings for the first
night of celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: ABC reports that
Monday night's broadcast scored the show's best-ever ratings among
total viewers and women 18 to 49. Additionally, ratings were up 26
percent in the Time Warner-affected markets.

OLDIES MOVE TO TV LAND
Chico and the Man, Charlie's Angels, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The
Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Get Smart, Barney
Miller, Miami Vice and My Favorite Martian debut on the cable
network in January. On a related note, Nick at Nite has acquired
Gilligan's Island, The Facts of Life and Family Ties.

AIELLO BRINGS VEGAS TO NEW YORK
Oscar nominee Danny Aiello is returning to series TV. The actor,
last seen on TV in the short-lived CBS series Dellaventura, has
signed a deal with HBO to develop a series about a Las Vegas
singer. TV veteran Norm Gunzenhauser is also attached to the
project, which will be produced in New York.

WHO WANTS TO BE A FANCY DRESSER?
Regis Philbin has licensed a new Van Heusen clothing line of men's
dress shirts and neckwear patterned after the outfits he wears on
ABC's smash hit Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The
clothes will retail for $40 to $50 and are expected to hit stores
by Father's Day.

OTHERS LEAVE SPIN CITY
Michael J. Fox isn't the only actor leaving Spin City at the close
of the season: Connie Britton, Alexander Chaplin and Victoria
Dillard are also slated to leave the series. "Everyone else is
back," series creator Gary David Goldberg says.


**Upcoming Award Shows**

May 19 - Daytime Emmy Awards - New York, NY
June 4 - Tony Awards - New York
September 10 - Emmy Awards - Los Angeles, CA

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4. Trailers
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"Hannibal" Teaser - Requires Quicktime
http://www.mgm.com/hannibal/teaser.html

Sequel to one of my favorite movies, "Silence of the Lambs"

Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore
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"Fever" Full Trailer
http://www.fever-movie.com/fever_teaser.mov

Nope not a movie about this newsletter instead Nick Parker, a
struggling young artist, is suffering a mental and physical
breakdown. When a violent murder occurs in his apartment building.
Nick begins to suspect that he may have committed the crime
himself. From this event begins a downward spiral of paranoia and
illness that can only end with the discovery of his guilt or
innocence.

Stars: Henry Thomas, David O'Hara, Teri Hatcher, & Bill Duke


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5.Top Box Office, Video Rentals/Sales, Soundtracks
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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 5/7/2000

Movie Weekend Gross/Total (millions) Release Weeks

1. Gladiator $32.7 / 32.7 1 week
2. U-571 $7.6 / 49.4 3 weeks
3. Frequency $6.5 / 17.8 2 weeks
4. The Flinstones $6.3 / 18.3 2 weeks
5. Where the Heart Is $5.0 / 15.7 2 weeks
6. Love and Basketball $3.4 / 19.8 3 weeks
7. Keeping the Faith $2.8 / 29.5 4 weeks
8. I Dreamed Of Africa $2.5 / 2.5 1 week
9. Rules of Engagement $2.4 / 54.0 5 weeks
10. 28 Days $2.4 / 32.0 4 weeks

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TOP VIDEO RENTALS/SALES - week ending 5/5/2000
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Rentals Sales

1. The Sixth Sense 1. Star Wars Episode I
2. Star Wars Episode I 2. The Matrix
3. The Bone Collector 3. The Pokemon Movie
4. Double Jeopardy 4. Stuart Little
5. Three Kings 5. Tarzan
6. Eyes Wide Shut 6. Playboy's Girlfriends 2
7. The Insider 7. Entrapment
8. The Limey 8. Playboy: Mardi Gras
9. Random Hearts 9. Buena Vista Social Club
10.The Messenger: The Story of Joan Of Arc 10.The Omega Code
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TOP 5 SOUNDTRACKS
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1. High Fidelity
2. The Red Violin
3. Tarzan
4. Return to Me
5. Jesus Christ Superstar (Original London Concept Recording)

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6. IN THEATERS...
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WHAT'S THERE , WHAT'S COMING
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This weeks releases 5/1/2000

- Gladiator - Joaquin Phoenix
- I Dreamed of Africa - Kim Basinger

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COMING SOON
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>>>>Week of May 8, 2000<<<<

- Battlefield Earth
Cast: John Travolta, Kim Coates, Barry Pepper, Sabine Karsenti,
Forest Whitaker .
Director: Roger Christian
Official Site: http://www.battlefieldearth.net/

- Center Stage
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Amanda Schull, Donna Murphy, Ilia Kulik,
Susan May Pratt .
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Official Site: http://www.unitic.com/centerstage/index.html
Reviews: http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Center+Stage

- Screwed
Cast: Norm McDonald, Elaine Stritch, Danny DeVito, Dave Chappelle
Director: Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
Official Site: http://www.screwedmovie.com/
Reviews: http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Screwed

>>>>Week of May 15, 2000<<<<

- The Big Kahuna (expands)
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, Peter Facinelli
Director: John Swanbeck
Official Site:
http://www.lionsgatefilms.com/thebigkahuna/index.htm
Reviews: http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?The+Big+Kahuna

- Dinosaur
Cast: D B Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Julianna Margulies, Ossie
Davis, Joan Plowright
Director: Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton
Official Site:
http://www.disney.go.com/disneypictures/dinosaur/flash.html
Reviews: http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Dinosaur

- Road Trip
Cast: Amy Smart, Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Rachel
Blanchard, Andy Dick
Director: Todd Phillips
Official Site: http://www.roadtrip-itsgood.com/
Reviews: http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Road+Trip+

- Small Time Crooks
Cast: Tracey Ullman, Hugh Grant, Jon Lovitz, Woody Allen, Tony
Darrow
Director: Woody Allen
Official Site: Not available
Reviews: http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Small+Time+Crooks+

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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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Tombstone (1993) (R)

Starring: : Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton,
Michael Biehn, Charlton Heston, Dana Delany, Robert Mitchum

Arizona, 1879. Legendary Dodge City marshall Wyatt Earp, his wife
Mattie and his brothers Virgil and Morgan just rode into Tombstone.
These veteran frontiersmen hope to open a small business and settle
into a quiet life. But they get more than they bargained for:
Tombstone is a lawless municipality inhabited by a bunch of
carousing locals. To make matters worse, the entire village is
victimized by a gang of infamous outlaws. Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan
may be the only formidable force around to confront them head-on.

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