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IN THIS ISSUE:

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3. In The News - Movies & Entertainment
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6. Top Box Office, Video, Soundtracks
7. In Theaters
8. MF Movie of the Week - Hollow Man

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Hope you had a great weekend! By the looks of this weekends box
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James Bond: My name is Bond. James Bond.
Mr. Big: Names is for tombstones, baby!

Live and Let Die (1973)

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- Before Night Falls (Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez)
- Pitch Black (Radha Mitchell, Vin Diesel)
- Requiem for a Dream (Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto)
- Vertical Limit (Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton)
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-> The House of Mirth
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Eric Stoltz.
Director: Terence Davies

-> Shadow of the Vampire
Cast: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes,
Catherine McCormack, Eddie Izzard.
Director: E. Elias Merhige

-> Traffic
Cast: Steven Bauer, James Brolin, Don Cheadle, Erika Christensen,
Clifton Colins Jr., Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Amy Irving,
Dennis Quaid, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán.
Director: Steven Soderbergh

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'PEARL HARBOR' EDITED FOR JAPAN
Word has it that the version of Walt Disney's Pearl Harbor that
will be seen in Japan and Germany will have some slight
differences from the one hitting theaters in the US this past
weekend. According to a Disney source some dialogue has been
changed to avoid offending audiences in the two nations. for
instance, there's a line in the film that includes the comment "a
few less dirty Japs" this will be changed to "a few less Japs."
In addition, the films producer, Jerry Bruckheimer acknowledged
that Disney's overseas marketing campaign would play up the love
story and downplay the battle.

HOPPER GETS 'NIGHT JOB'
Dennis Hopper is attached to direct and star in "The Night Job,"
a drama about an ex-con drawn back to the underworld by a crooked
cop trying to nail a flamboyant mobster's global art smuggling
ring. According to Variety, Hopper will play the cop. Val Kilmer
is in early negotiations to play the mobster he's targeting in
New York City.

FLEMING TO HELM 'PRINCESS' PROJECT
Director Andy Fleming ("Dick") has signed on to helm "American
Princess." According to Variety, the film will tell of an English
peasant girl whose dreams of becoming a princess are dashed when
she is sent to America as an indentured servant after being
caught dressing up in the queen's clothing. While there, she
inadvertently gets involved in the resistance against the crown,
following and falling in love with the leader of the resistance.
Shooting is expected to begin this fall.

MGM EYEING CHAN'S 'NOSEBLEED'
Well that sounded kinda gross didn't it? Actually "Nosebleed" is
a Jackie Chan project that was recently shelved by New Line
Cinema. MGM is in negotiations to take over the film, which
centers on a window washer at the World Trade Center (Chan) who
takes a fancy to a waitress who works at the Windows of the World
restaurant on top of the building. The pair becomes embroiled in
a plot to bomb the twin towers. In related news Hong Kong film
production company Emperor Multimedia Group has tapped its own
CEO, helmer Gordon Chan ("Fist of Legend"), to direct the
upcoming pic "Highbinders," which stars Jackie Chan. Gordon Chan
replaces helmer Reginald Hudlin ("The Ladies Man").

'OUTER LIMITS' ON THE BIG SCREEN
MGM has struck a deal with Victor & Grais Prods. company to bring
a feature film version of the TV series "The Outer Limits" to a
theater near you. Currently the search is on for a scribe to
write the film's script.

MORE MOVIES COMING FROM 'GOOSEBUMPS' AUTHOR
Fox is in the midst of producing a new movie based on a book from
"Goosebumps" author R.L. Stine, according to Daily Variety. "When
Good Ghouls Go Bad" will debut on home video Sept. 4, and then
make its TV premiere on Fox Family Channel as the centerpiece of
the net's annual "13 days of Halloween" programming event in
October.

COLUMBIA GETS 'FIRST KISS'
Columbia Pictures picked up the romantic comedy spec "The Last
First Kiss" from first-time writer Kevin Bisch, according to The
Hollywood Reporter. The film will tell the story of a New York
man who has a secret identity moonlighting as a dating doctor who
specializes in priming and planning dates for lovesick men.
Despite his talent for handling other people's relationships, he
is adrift when it comes to his own love life. When he meets and
falls for a New York tabloid journalist, his jaded romantic
outlook is challenged, while his secret identity is threatened to
be uncovered.

McTEIRNAN CLOSING IN ON 'SMOKE'
In light of the troubles surrounding the "Basic Instinct 2"
project, comes word that director John McTeirnan may be shifting
his focus to a new project. Variety reports (via Cinescape
Online) that McTeirnan is closing in on a deal to helm "Smoke and
Mirrors," which would star Michael Douglas and Catherine
Zeta-Jones. The film, which is based on a true-life events, will
tell the story of 19th century magician Jean Robert Houdin, who,
along with his female assistant, carried out a mission for the
French government to expose an alleged sorcerer who was inciting
revolution in Algeria.

'X-MEN 2' RUMORS DEBUNKED
Apparently there are rumors afloat on the net that Anthony
Hopkins and Scott Caan were both joining the cast of the upcoming
"X-Men 2." I personally haven't heard them until now, but if you
have you might be interested in knowing that Marvel's Kevin Feige
spoke to the Comics2Film web site about the rumors and says there
have been no discussions regarding new cast members for the
movie. "I don't know where they get this stuff," Feige said.

MARTIN LANDAU TALKS 'EASY RIDER 2'
Martin Landau, recently sat down with syndicated columnists
Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith and spoke about the "Easy
Rider 2" project, which is being produced by Landau's company,
Miracle Entertainment. Landau revealed a great deal on the movies
plot and here it is.."It's basically a sequel 30 years later.
It's about the sons of Peter Fonda's and Jack Nicholson's
characters, who wind up together... Fonda's character has been in
jail, wrongly accused of Nicholson's murder, and word comes to
both sons that the real murderer is still out there. "One is a
biker and the other a lawyer in New York. They go on the road and
cover the same tracks as their fathers did in trying to track
down the real murderer, so it deals with the changes of the
times." Landau also added, We have a dream cast list, but we want
the script to be really good before we submit it to the actors...
[The script] is coming along nicely."

GODZILLA'S NEW FACE ONLINE
A picture of Godzilla's new face that will be used in the coming
"Godzilla: GMK" film has turned up online. You can check it out
here.. http://www.fandom.com/godzilla. In addition, the official
web site of the films director reports that pictures of the
Godzilla suit will be shown on the site sometime in the middle of
the week. You can find his site at..
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BAN OVERTURNED ON 'GONE WITH THE WIND' PARODY
A U.S. appeals court on Friday overturned a publication ban on a
black writer's apparent parody of the epic novel of the Old South
"Gone With The Wind," written from the point of view of black
slaves instead of Southern aristocrats. In April a lower court
ruling halted publication of Alice Randall's book due to alleged
copyright infringement of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel. "This
is the first round," said Martin Garbus, a lawyer for the
Mitchell estate. "There is a high possibility that this case may
wind up in the Supreme Court."

ANNA NICOLE MIGHT NOT GET $475 MILLION AFTER ALL
A federal judge on Thursday overturned a hefty $475 million
bankruptcy court judgment in favor of the former Playboy pinup.
Instead, U.S. District Court Judge David Carter said he plans to
issue a final ruling himself after reviewing the facts of the
case.

JACK LEMMON UNDERGOES SURGERY
According to Variety (via the Associated Press), Actor Jack
Lemmon underwent surgery to remove an inflamed gall bladder.
Lemmon, 75, was already hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center while
recovering from pneumonia when the gall bladder trouble arose. It
wasn't clear when Lemmon's surgery occurred or how long he had
been hospitalized for the pneumonia. Lemmon's family told Variety
that the actor was "doing great" and will likely return home
soon. {Glad to hear that. We wish Mr. Lemmon all the best!}

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STAMOS, MTV TEAM FOR 'VIRGIN CHRONICLES'
Vareity reports that Actor-producer John Stamos is teaming up
with MTV to produce a reality show dubbed "The Virgin
Chronicles," in which music stars talk about their "first time."
The show will then follow up with interviews with the other party
to see how their stories match up. "Chronicles" will then reunite
the two to hash out the truth.

'BIG DIET' ON GERMAN TELEVISION
According to the AP, Six men and six women were to start an
105-day slimming drive in front of the cameras Sunday as a German
channel launched the latest variant on reality television, called
"Big Diet." The new weekly show will put its contestants in a
luxurious health farm in the western city of Cologne where,
accompanied by health experts, they will share the frustrations
of shedding the pounds with a television audience. The winners
will be the man and woman who, at the end of the 105 days, have
come closest to their target weight. They will win half of the
weight they lose in gold, with the other half to follow at the
end of the year if they stick to that weight.

'SURVIVOR' CONTESTANT TESTIFIES
The Associated Press reports that CBS released copies Friday of a
deposition given by Dirk Been in the lawsuit filed by Stacey
Stillman, a loser in the first "Survivor" game last summer who
has charged that Burnett rigged her early exit from the island.
Been testified that he did not feel coerced or manipulated into
voting the way he did. But he said that Burnett, in a
conversation on the ninth day of filming, suggested that he form
an alliance to vote against Stillman and keep Rudy Boesch on the
island. Been voted against Stillman and she was eliminated from
the game in a 5-2 vote. "Instead of doing what I thought was
right, I had voted Rudy - or voted against Stacey directly
because of the influence of Mark Burnett. ... And at that point
it began to become clear to me that maybe what Mark was doing
didn't have the best intentions in mind," Been testified. Been
said Burnett "believed that certain people would make a better TV
show than others, and he did what he could to have influence over
those people staying on the island." Burnett testified that "at
no point during the production of `Survivor' did I or any other
producer, staff member or crew member ever direct any of the
participants to vote for or against a particular participant, or
attempt to manipulate, coerce, induce, intimidate or influence
the participants' voting."

SUPERMODEL REALITY TV
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stone Stanley Entertainment
has wrapped a deal with Sportsworld Media Group and Ford Models
to bring the hit Australian reality TV format "Search for a
Supermodel" to the United States. Week by week, viewers follow
the story of local girls who dream of becoming the next Patricia
Velasquez, Stephanie Seymour, Vendela or Jerry Hall. After a
national open call, thousands of U.S. hopefuls will be whittled
down to 20 finalists, who will begin transformations into
would-be supermodels. Winners stand to earn major modeling deals
with Ford Models.

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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 5/28/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. Pearl Harbor             $75.1  / 75.1               1 week(s)
2. Shrek                    $54.2  / 110.7              2 week(s)
3. The Mummy Returns        $19.1  / 170.7              4 week(s)
4. A Knight's Tale          $9.3   / 44.5               3 week(s)
5. Angel Eyes               $6.3   / 18.6               2 week(s)
6. Bridget Jones's Diary    $4.0   / 62.2               7 week(s)
7. Along Came a Spider      $2.2   / 70.7               8 week(s)
8. Memento                  $1.8   / 14.4              11 week(s)
9. Blow                     $1.3   / 51.6               8 week(s)
10. Driven                  $1.2   / 30.9               5 week(s)
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1. What Women Want             1. The Emperor's New Groove
2. Almost Famous               2. Playboy's 2001 Playmate..
3. Miss Congeniality           3. Farscape: Volume 3
4. Finding Forrester           4. Gladiator
5. The Emperor's New Groove    5. Playboy 2000: The Party..
6. Charlie's Angels            6. Miss Congeniality
7. Little Nicky                7. Escaflowne: Vol. 5 - Paradise..
8. Wonder Boys                 8. Big Momma's House
9. Billy Elliot                9. Meet The Parents
10. Meet The Parents          10. The Producers
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    TOP 5 SOUNDTRACKS
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1. Pearl Harbor
2. The Sapranos - Peppers and Eggs: Music from the HBO Series
3. Atlantis-The Lost Empire
4. Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Source: Amazon.com

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WHAT'S THERE , WHAT'S COMING
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This weeks releases 5/25/01

- Pearl Harbor (Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale)
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==>Week of June 1, 2001<==

-> The Animal (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, Michael Caton, Edward
Asner, Cloris Leachman.
Director: Luke Greenfield
Official site: http://www.mediatrip.com/theanimal
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/animal.html

-> Moulin Rouge (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, John
Leguizamo, Richard Roxburgh.
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Official site: http://www.clubmoulinrouge.com/mr1.htm
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?^Moulin+Rouge+(2001)

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Hollow Man (2000) (R)

A team of scientists is assigned to a secret government research
project to experiment with the possibility of invisibility. When
they find that one of their formulas works on animals, Dr.
Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) violates the rules of the project
and tries it on himself. It works: he becomes invisible, but soon
after that the team find that the formula is irreversible. He
suspects his colleagues, Linda McCay (Elisabeth Shue) and Matt
Kensington (Josh Brolin) of sabotaging him: making him invisible
forever, and he decides to seek revenge on them.

CAST:
Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, Joey
Slotnick, Mary Randle, Greg Grunberg, William Devane, Rhona
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IN THIS ISSUE:

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3. In The News - Movies & Entertainment
4. In The News - Television
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6. Top Box Office, Video, Soundtracks
7. In Theaters
8. MF Movie of the Week - Gone in 60 Seconds

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Hi Movie Fans!

I think it's safe to say that there won't be a second newsletter
this week! It's that time of the year when we are hitting the
100's here in the desert. Among other off-line things that have
required my attention, I spent the last few days getting my Mom's
pool up and running. They are very nice to have, but can be a
major pain to take care of at times! Specially, when everybody
looks to you for answers.

Anyhow, I would like to wish my parents a very happy anniversary
and a happy birthday to my Dad! (yes they were married on his
birthday) -- I hope there are many more to come for the both of
you. A very big congrat's to my niece Tori for graduating 1st
grade. We are all proud of you! Last but not least on my list of
congrat's and happiness, those of you who will be celebrating
Memorial Day this weekend, be safe, have a happy one and remember
those who have sacrificed their lives, so that we can enjoy the
things we all too often take for granted.

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Evelyn 'Evie' Carnahan: Um, by the way, why did you kiss me?

Rick O'Connell: Heh, I don't know, I was about to be hanged, it
seemed like a good idea at the time.

The Mummy (1999)

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- Best in Show (Gwyneth Paltrow, Scott Speedman)
- Pay it Forward (Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet)
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==>Week of May 22, 2001<==

-> Before Night Falls
Cast: Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano,
Johnny Depp, Sean Penn.
Director: Julian Schnabel

-> Pitch Black
Cast: Radha Mitchell, Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser, David Keith, Lewis
Fitz-Gerald.
Director: David N. Twohy

-> Requiem for a Dream
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon
Wayans, Keith David, Louise Lasser.
Director: Darren Aronofsky

-> Vertical Limit
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Scott Glenn, Robin Tunney,
Nicholas Lea, Temuera Morrison.
Director: Martin Campbell

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REVOLUTION NABS 'HOGAN'S HEROES'
Word has it that Revolution Studios will now be bringing "Hogan's
Heroes" to the big screen. The film's rights were previously held
by the recently expired Destination Films. At one time, Mel
Gibson had been mulling the project as a starring vehicle that
would have been produced under his Icon production banner, but
that fell through.

'AMERICAN PSYCHO' AUTHOR SLAMS SEQUEL
In an article from the New York Post (via Cinescape Online),
American Psycho author Brett Easton Ellis spoke of the "American
Psycho 2" project, which will be a black comedy focusing on a
female college student (Mila Kunis) who becomes a killer due to
the shock and trauma of almost being killed by the first film's
Patrick Bateman. Ellis declares, "Serial killers are driven by
testosterone, or maybe it is our culture that turns men into
Killers. I don't see how American Psycho II can star a woman and
still be plausible."

ODED FEHR TALKS 'MUMMY 3'
Recently the Popcorn.co.uk site tracked down "Mummy star Oded
Fehr to discuss what he thought of a third movie in the
franchise. Fehr revealed that Universal Pictures is considering
another film, but that "they're taking their time." The actor
goes on to say he reckons a third film would have to be very
different from the first two in order to succeed, commenting "I
don't think we can continue with what we've done." When asked if
he would return Fehr said, "It all depends on how the script is.
I tell you if Steve Sommers does a third one it would be very
difficult for me to say no."

SEGAL EYEING 'STARCHILD'
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Peter Segal ("Nutty
Professor II: The Klumps") is in negotiations to direct Paramount
Pictures-based Icon Prods.' sci-fi comedy "StarChild," which is
being developed as a potential starring vehicle for Tim Allen.
The film will tell of a socially challenged CIA agent who must
help a friendly alien return to his planet before an
interplanetary war erupts on Earth.

IN LIGHT OF 'SHREK' COMES DREAMWORKS' 'SPIRIT'
E! Online's Anderson Jones reports that DreamWorks' animation
teams are putting the finishing touches on its next ambitious
project, "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron." While talking to
Jones, DW Jeffrey Katzenberg said, "Inasmuch as I hope Shrek
pushed the boundaries to a new place in computer animation, it's
our hope that Spirit will do the same for traditional animation.
To me, that's when you can do animation at its greatest, when you
do it through make-believe characters or animals." "Spirit" will
tell the story a wild Mustang stallion in the mythic American
west of the 1800s. Though they are the focus of the film's story,
the horses don't talk in the film... but there is narration.

CUMMING IN 'SPY KIDS 2'
According to the Popcorn.co.uk site, Alan Cumming has confirmed
that he will be appearing in the sequel to Robert Rodriguez' "Spy
Kids." However, Cumming is only expected to be making a cameo
appearance.

ORIGINAL ACQUIRES 'HUSBAND'
2K Media/Original Voices Prods. has picked up screenwriters Mimi
Hare and Clare Naylor's romantic comedy spec script "Accidental
Husband," with Uma Thurman attached to star. According to The
Hollywood Reporter, the film follows an engaged female
psychologist who, while attempting to register at the marriage
license bureau, finds out she is already married, according to
their records. Embarking on a search for her alleged husband, she
not only finds him but falls in love with him only to find out
that things are not what they seem.

'SUSPICION' REMAKE IN THE WORKS
Dimension Films and RKO Pictures will co-produce a remake of the
1941 Alfred Hitchcock suspense thriller "Suspicion." Based on
Francis Iles' novel "Before the Fact," "Suspicion" originally
starred Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine in the story of a reserved
young woman who marries a man after a brief whirlwind romance but
begins to suspect that he is trying to kill her for her money.

'MOBY DICK' MOVING FORWARD
Looks like helmer Brian Helgeland wasn't kidding when he said he
would like to do a remake of "Moby Dick" and use the cast of "A
Knight's Tale." While talking to EW Online, the helmer revealed
his plans for the project, saying, "I just finished the script.
I'm hoping to do it in the fall or early winter. Basically, [I'm
trying] to do a cast sequel with Paul Bettany ["Tale"'s Geoffrey
Chaucer] as Captain Ahab and Heath as Ishmael." A rep for Heath
Ledger says the actor has yet to commit.

'QUAKE' CREATOR, DIMENSION STRIKE DEAL
Variety reports that American McGee, creator of the Doom and
Quake vidgame franchise, has signed a first-look and overall
production deal with Dimension Films. Recently Dimension picked
up the rights to McGee's Alice game, which is a gothic horror
take on the classic Alice in Wonderland story, which will be
directed by Wes Craven.

HUNT TO STAR IN 'STOLEN SUMMER'
Bonnie Hunt will star as the female lead in "Stolen Summer" for
first-time director Pete Jones. The film, which is being produced
by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Chris Moore tells the story of an
Irish Catholic husband and wife (Aidan Quinn and Hunt) whose
young son defies them to help a Jewish friend dying of leukemia
get into heaven. Max Weinberg, Kevin Pollak and Brian Dennehy
also star.

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COURTNEY LOVE MISCARRIES
According to the New York Daily News, Courtney Love suffered a
miscarriage last week. Apparently she had been bleeding for
several days while working on the film "24 Hours" in Vancouver
and the films director Luis Mandoki sent her to the hospital.
There is no word who the father might have been. Love is due back
on the set this week where she costars with Kevin Bacon and
Charlize Theron. {We wish Courtney the best.}

JENNIFER LOPEZ VOTED WORLD'S SEXIEST
Jennifer Lopez was voted the sexiest woman in the world in a poll
conducted by a British men's magazine FHM. This was her second
time nabbing the title. Rachel Stevens of Britpop group S Club 7
was runner-up while American pop star Britney Spears was third.
Rounding out the top ten were British television presenter Kelly
Brook, American actresses Denise Richardson, Carmen Electra and
Alyson Hannigan, their Mexican counterpart Salma Hayak, MTV VJ
Cat Deely and South African actress Charlize Theron.

BRITNEY SPEARS VIDEO GAME
California immersive technology company Enroute Inc. announced on
Thursday it was developing an interactive video DVD called
"Experience Britney" for use on a range of video game consoles.
Enroute Inc. co-founder Paul Cha said the DVD would use 360
degree FirstPerson technology containing footage of Spears'
latest world concert tour that allows users to control where and
what to watch on a wrap-around landscape. It will also allow fans
to go backstage and will include games.

CELINE DION COMING BACK
Celine Dion's hiatus from the music business is over. The Epic
Records Group artist has accepted a three-year contract to
perform at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas starting in March 2003
and is in the studio recording a new album.

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UPN PICKS UP 'ROSWELL'
According to a number of sources, UPN has picked up the "Roswell"
TV series, which was quietly cancelled by the WB Network. The
series will be placed in the UPN schedule right after "Buffy the
Vampire Slayer" on Tuesday nights.

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PAX TELEVISION READY FOR 'BONANZA' PREQUEL
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pax Television is headed
back to "The Ponderosa" in the fall. Pax said Wednesday at its
upfront presentation in New York that it has greenlighted a
prequel to NBC's long-running western drama "Bonanza."
"Ponderosa," created by "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman's" Beth
Sullivan and executive produced by "Bonanza" creator David
Dortort, will air in "Bonanza's" old time slot at 9 p.m. Sunday.
The new series will revolve around Ben Cartwright's early years
as a widower raising three young sons on a ranch in the Nevada
wilds.

DeGENERES GETS EMMY HOSTING HONORS
Ellen DeGeneres has been tapped to host the Primetime Emmy Awards
on Sept. 16, which will be televised live on CBS from the Shrine
Auditorium in Los Angeles. DeGeneres co-hosted the awards show in
1994 with Patricia Richardson ("Home Improvement").

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Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. Shrek                    $42.3  / 42.4               1 week(s)
2. The Mummy Returns        $20.4  / 146.5              3 week(s)
3. A Knight's Tale          $10.4  / 31.9               2 week(s)
4. Angel Eyes               $9.2   / 9.2                1 week(s)
5. Bridget Jones's Diary    $3.7   / 56.5               6 week(s)
6. Along Came a Spider      $2.3   / 67.6               7 week(s)
7. Driven                   $1.8   / 29.0               4 week(s)
8. Blow                     $1.4   / 49.6               7 week(s)
9. Spy Kids                 $1.3   / 103.5              8 week(s)
10. Memento                 $1.3   / 12.0              10 week(s)
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1. Space Cowboys               1. Gladiator
2. Almost Famous               2. Mary-Kate & Ashley: Winning..
3. Charlie's Angels            3. 102 Dalmatians
4. Meet The Parents            4. Meet The Parents
5. Wonder Boys                 5. Playboy 2000: The Party..
6. Remember The Titans         6. Remember The Titans
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8. The 6th Day                 8. Rugrats In Paris: The Movie
9. The Legend Of Bagger Vance  9. Farscape: Volume 2
10. The Contender             10. Big Momma's House
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1. Pearl Harbor
2. The Sapranos - Peppers and Eggs: Music from the HBO Series
3. Atlantis-The Lost Empire
4. Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou?

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This weeks releases 5/18/01

- Angel Eyes (Jennifer Lopez)
- Shrek (Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow)
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==>Week of May 25, 2001<==

-> Pearl Harbor (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding
Jr., Alec Baldwin.
Director: Michael Bay
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Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) (PG-13)

This explosive action-thriller from director Dominic Sena
(KALIFORNIA) and writer Scott Rosenberg (CON AIR) features enough
car chases for 10 movies. Nicolas Cage plays a reformed car thief
who must steal 50 cars virtually overnight in order to save his
brother's (Giovanni Ribisi) life. He seeks out Robert Duvall and
Angelina Jolie, among others, to do the impossible. Fasten your
seat belts for this pulse-pounding thrill ride, compliments of
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2. In The News - Movies & Entertainment
3. Online Celebrity Chat
4. In The News - Television
5. Movie Review - Angel Eyes
6. Celebrity Profile - Jennifer Lopez
7. Celebrity Birthdays
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In today's issue we have some interesting info on the 'Simpsons'
film. We also have a link to a report from Zap2It, on the set of
"Scooby-Doo." "The X-Files" is returning to FOX and Susan Granger
reviews "Angel Eyes." All this and more in todays Movie
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'SIMPSONS' FILM COMING SOON?
According to Variety columnist Michael Fleming (via Cinescape
Online), not only did the cast just receive new contracts that
included pay raises, but those same deals also included option on
two feature films. Word has it that 20th Century Fox was
particularly adamant that the clauses be placed in there
suggesting that a feature film may happen earlier than expected.
Should the films happen, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Harry
Shearer, Yeardley Smith, Julie Kavner and Nancy Cartwright will
each pull in $500,000 for a first film and a cool million for a
second.

VAN SANT, DAMON RETEAM FOR 'JERRY'
Variety reports that Director Gus Van Sant is reteaming with his
"Good Will Hunting" star Matt Damon to shoot a low-budget movie,
provisionally titled "Jerry." No script has been given out, but
the project stars Damon and Casey Affleck in a story described by
one studio executive as "two guys in the desert."

DURST EYEING DIFFERENT PROJECT FOR DEBUT?
In the last issue of Movie Fever we reported that Limp Bizkit
frontman Fred Durst was looking to make his directorial debut
with a project called "Life Without Joe." It now seems he may
have changed his mind. Durst on Tuesday told Daily Variety that
he wants to launch his career with "Runt," saying "'Runt' needs
to be done now. I made a band so I could direct videos and then
direct a movie." The $10 million project is the story of a teen
who is endlessly taunted and persecuted by a trio of bullying
jocks. When they kill his dog, he decides to avenge the loss
before realizing he must break the cycle of violence and move
forward with his life. In addition to "Runt" and "Life Without
Joe," another project called "Wannabe" (aka "Hoodfellas"), is
vying for his attention. The film, written by "CSI" creator
Anthony Zuiker, is the story of a young man who is injured, loses
his chance to become a professional baseball player, returns to
his Yonkers neighborhood and gets involved with the Mafia.

"SCOOBY-DOO" UPDATE
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PIC FROM 'JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK'
The first photo revealing Jay & Silent Bob as Bluntman & Chronic
is up at http://www.NewsAskew.com

RENFRO, COLLINS ON 'PICNIC'
Brad Renfro and Clifton Collins Jr. ("Traffic") are in
negotiations to join Jena Malone in the indie feature "Lifers'
Picnic," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The title refers to
a picnic for inmates imprisoned for life. The story, written by
Scott Sandoe, follows a girl (Malone) and her family who visit
their lifer father on the day of the picnic. Renfro would play
Malone's brother, while Collins would play an inmate who meets
the family at the picnic only to have eyes for one of the family
members.

KASDAN TO HELM 'DREAMCATCHER'
Lawrence Kasdan will direct and produce the movie version of
Stephen King's supernatural novel "The Dreamcatcher" for Warner
Brothers-based Castle Rock Entertainment, according to The
Hollywood Reporter. "Dreamcatcher" tells the story of four
childhood friends who reunite to save the Earth from a mysterious
force.

ABRAHAM JOINS 'JOSHUA'
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Academy Award winner F.
Murray Abraham and international star Giancarlo Giannini
("Hannibal") have joined Tony Goldwyn in the cast of "Joshua,"
which is based on a novel by Joseph F. Girzone. Abraham plays a
priest and Giannini the pope in the tale of a possible Second
Coming of Jesus in a small American town. Goldwyn plays the title
role.

LONERGAN TO PEN 'TIME'
Scribe Kenneth Lonergan ("Analyze This," "The Adventures of Rocky
and Bullwinkle") has been tapped to write "Time and Again," based
on a time-travel novel by Jack Finney. The book tells the story
of a man who travels back in time to New York in 1882 as part of
a government experiment. There, plans go awry when the man finds
himself falling in love with one of the locals. Robert Redford is
planning on helming the eventual Universal Pictures film, which
he has been developing since 1994.

CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2 INFO
The latest issue of Ultimate DVD has an interview with Director
McG in which he's asked about plans for the sequel. His answer:
"It's actually being written right now. There's preliminary
conversation about it coming out in the summer of 2003...I've got
a few tricks up my sleeve as to where we are going to go next
time around. You'll still see some wire fighting, but there will
be a lot more involvement with props and imaginative thinking and
not just the hand to hand style". McG is also keen to get the
stars from the original series more involved next time around.
Thanks to Dark Horizons for the heads up!
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COLUMBIAN BEAUTY QUEEN FUMING OVER LETTERMAN JOKE
Andrea Noceti, who competed in the Miss Universe competition in
Puerto Rico last week, said Letterman insulted all Colombians and
made light of the country's deadly drug-fueled civil war when in
his opening monologue he said Noceti had swallowed bagged
heroin -- a common form of smuggling the drug -- to impress Miss
Universe judges during the "talent" competition. "I am totally
outraged," Noceti told the Bogota-based RCN television news. "I
don't think there should be jokes about something this serious
... People have died in this conflict."
Letterman has apologized, saying no offense was intended.

BRAD PITT LAUNCHING CLOTHING LINE
Pitt and his stylist, Todd Shemarya, are launching a clothing
line with the help of three Hollywood costumers, according to
DNR, the men's retail and fashion magazine by Fairchild
Publications, which also produces Women's Wear Daily and W. They
hope to have the high-end men's line inspired by Pitt's style in
stores this fall. The actor will work closely with the designers
and help with public relations, Shemarya said, but the line won't
carry his name on the label.

GO-GO'S SINGER DOES PLAYBOY PHOTO SHOOT
The lead singer of the Go-Go's did a photo shoot for Playboy in
December, which will appear in the magazine's August issue. "It's
sort of a homage to the sort of Vargas style, '50s pinup,"
Carlisle said Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." "You
don't have to be age 20 and size zero to be ... sexually viable
or viable as a woman," said Carlisle, 42. "And that's part of the
point that I would like or we all like to prove, anyway."

BOB UECKER AND WIFE DIVORCE
Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer and former sitcom star Bob
Uecker and his wife have gotten a divorce. The two married in
1976 in Louisiana. It was the second marriage for both of them.
Uecker, 66, played the father on the TV comedy "Mr. Belvedere"
from 1985-90.

LARRY FLYNT LOOKING FOR DIRT ON PRESIDENT BUSH
Porn king Larry Flynt admitted Wednesday he was hunting for dirt
on U.S. President George W. Bush. Flynt, who publishes the
hardcore sex magazine Hustler, fears the Bush administration will
try to gag the pornography industry, which thrived during the
past decade with the growth of the Internet. "Bush has got a spin
machine that looks like Mary Poppins. It is hard to get any
information out of Texas. You get very little cooperation," he
told a news conference in Cannes. "He is the dumbest president we
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'X-FILES' RETURNING TO FOX
A FOX network spokesman said on Wednesday that "The X-Files" will
deffinately be back for it's ninth season. He added that
"X-Files" star David Duchovny, whose role as the alien-hunting,
conspiracy-minded FBI agent Fox Mulder was scaled back this
season, will not return, except for the possibility of a cameo
appearance here and there. In addition, "The X-Files" spinoff
series "The Lone Gunman," which debuted earlier this year, will
not be renewed, the spokesman said.

'MILLIONAIRE' CUT TO 2 NIGHTS A WEEK
ABC is eliminating two weekly editions of its hit game show "Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire." The show will run on Monday nights at
8 p.m. ET ahead of "Monday Night Football", as well as on
Thursday nights at 9 p.m.

'GILMORE GIRLS' REPLACES 'BUFFY' ON WB
The WB network will shuffle its 2001-2002 prime time lineup this
fall, moving the drama "Gilmore Girls" to the Tuesday night slot
formerly held by "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," the hit show the
network lost to the rival UPN network.

ELLEN DeGENERES RETURNING TO NETWORK TV
Reuters reports that comedienne Ellen DeGeneres is slated to
return to network television in a new CBS sitcom, once again
playing a lesbian. DeGeneres will star in "The Ellen Show" as a
successful gay entrepreneur who returns to her Midwestern
hometown for a hero's welcome, only to learn that her dot-com
business has gone belly up. The show will also star Cloris
Leachman and Martin Mull.

2 MORE YEARS FOR 'ER'S' WYLE
"ER" star Noah Wyle has signed a new two-year deal that will keep
him on NBC's top-rated medical drama through the 2003-04 season.

CAMERON JOINS COUSTEAU IN UNDERSEA PROJECTS
James Cameron is teaming with ocean explorer-environmentalist
Jean-Michel Cousteau to produce a series of undersea exploration
specials for ABC. ABC has made a multiyear commitment to the
project, which also will follow the lives of the ship's crew
members as they settle into their three-year, round-the-world
research journey.
The first of the specials is expected to revolve around the
remains of the Titanic.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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Angel Eyes (Rated R)
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Terrence Howard, Jeremy
Sisto, Sonia Braga.
Release Date: May 18, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
http://www.susangranger.com

There seems to have been a dearth of contemporary romantic drama,
so screenwriters Gerald DiPego and Michael Seitzman, along with
director Luis Mandoki, came up with the idea of a mysterious man
named Catch (Jim Caviezel) who becomes involved with a Chicago
police officer (Jennifer Lopez) after saving her life. There's a
haunting backstory connecting the dazed, confused Catch with her,
since she arrived on the scene when he was critically injured in
a tragic automobile accident a year before. But, sometimes, being
a survivor can be a mixed blessing.

Unfortunately, this is not the spiritual, mystical, or
supernatural story which the previews and even the first half of
the film lead one to believe it will be. After all, Catch seems
to live like a vagrant, exiled to the shadows of existence. But
it's not "Ghost" and it's not "The Sixth Sense." It's not even a
big-screen version of "Touched by an Angel." It's simply about
two damaged people who are groping their way toward grasping a
second chance at life and love. Overall, the acting is far better
than the hokey, hackneyed script, which telegraphs too much in
advance, particularly about her father, whom she arrested, years
before, for spousal abuse. During its development, the story was
known as "Heart of Town," which might have been a more apt title.
Jennifer Lopez delivers a flamboyant, multi-layered performance,
her best since "Selena," as she covers a deep hurt with anger,
and Jim Caviezel captures the denial of his enigmatic character
with the most tender reserve of humor and irony. The strong
supporting cast includes Terrence Howard, Sonia Braga, Jeremy
Sisto, Alfonso Argo and Shirley Knight.

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Angel Eyes" is a
celestial 4, dealing with the complex nature of love.

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6. CELEBRITY PROFILE
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JENNIFER LOPEZ
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Jennifer Lopez whose larger-than-life presence propelled her
from television to film roles, is the highest-paid Latina
actress with $1 million she is asking per film. Lopez was born
in the Bronx, New York on July 24, 1970. The daughter of a
computer specialist and kindergarten teacher, Lopez always knew
she wanted to be a performer. She started her showbiz career as
a dancer in stage musicals most notably in a European tour of
Golden Musicals of Broadway and in a Japanese tour of
Synchronicity and in various music videos. But it was when she
won a national competition of about two thousand contestants
vying to become one of choreographer Rosie Perez's "fly girl"
dancers on Fox's "In Living Color" that Lopez finally cracked
into Hollywood.

After a couple of seasons spent with "In Living Color" Lopez got
her shot at acting when a co-worker, whose husband was writing
and producing a pilot called "South Central" for Fox, suggested
her for a part. The show was practically over before it started,
but it did pave the actress's way into two more short-lived
series, "Second Chances" and "Malibu Road." Lopez effectively
brought her television career to an end in 1993, with a role as a
heroic nurse in Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7; the
siren call of the big screen could no longer be ignored.

In 1995, Lopez appeared in Gregory Nava's critically acclaimed Mi
Familia, a film that introduced the actress's talent to top
filmmakers. In 1996, she beat out Ashley Judd and Lauren Holly
for the supporting role of Robin Williams' teacher in the Francis
Ford Coppola comedy Jack. Since then Jennifer has gone on to star
in such films as Selena, Money Train, Anaconda, Blood and Wine,
and numerous others. Jennifer has been accredited as being People
magazine's Fifty Most Beautiful People for 1997. She has been
married once, but the marriage only lasted about a year and is
now currently dating Sean "Puffy" Combs. Jennifer's new album
entitled "JLO" hits the streets on January 23, just a few days
before you can see here starring in the film  "The Wedding
Planner" with Matthew McConaughey scheduled for a January 26
release.
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Filmography - Most Recent
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The Wedding Planner (2001) .... Maria 'Mary' Fiore
The Cell (2000) .... Catherine Deane
Antz (1998) (voice) .... Azteca
Out of Sight (1998) .... Karen Sisco
U Turn (1997) .... Grace McKenna
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Upcoming Project(s)
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Enough (2002) .... Slim
Angel Eyes (2001) .... Sharon Pogue

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7. CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS - Week of May 16th - May 22nd
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<D>=Deceased

MAY 16
Omar Epps (28)
Tori Spelling (28)
Tracey Gold (32)
Janet Jackson (35)

MAY 17
Trent Reznor (36)
Enya (40)
Fiona Hutchison (41)
Bob Saget (45)
Sugar Ray Leonard (45)
Bill Paxton (46)
Debra Winger (46)
Dennis Hopper (65)

MAY 18
George Strait (49)
Reggie Jackson (55)
Perry Como (89) <D> May 12, 2001

MAY 19
Joey Ramone (50) <D> April 15, 2001
Grace Jones (53)
Pete Townshend (56)

MAY 20
Busta Rhymes (29)
Tony Goldwyn (41)
Bronson Pinchot (42)
Cher (55)
Joe Cocker (57)

MAY 21
Nick Cassavetes (42)
Judge Reinhold (45)
Mr. T (49)
Raymond Burr (84) <D> September 12, 1993

MAY 22
Alison Eastwood (29)
Naomi Campbell (31)

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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 - Mission Impossible 2

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Hi Movie Fans!

I hope all our Mom readers had a special Mother's Day on Sunday!

In today's issue we have word of a prequel to 'Gladiator.' We
also got word that Mel Gibson has his eyes on the 'Signs'
project.  Robert Duvall starts "Assassination Tango" and Limp
Bizkit frontman Fred Durst gets ready to helm his first feature
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"That's what I love about these high school girls. I keep getting
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Dazed and Confused (1993)

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Check out what's new on the shelves this week.

this week's releases: 5/8/01

- Duets (Gwyneth Paltrow, Scott Speedman)
- Quills (Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet)
- Sunshine ( Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz)
- What Women Want (Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei)
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-> Best in Show
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Scott Speedman, Maria Bello, Andre
Braugher. Director: Bruce Paltrow

-> Pay it Forward
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine, Joaquin
Phoenix. Director: Philip Kaufman

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'GLADIATOR 2' IN THE WORKS?
Uh huh. According to E! Online's Anderson Jones, DreamWorks and
Universal are planning a prequel to Gladiator that could chart
Maximus' career from soldier to feared general.

DUVALL BEGINS SHOOTING 'TANGO'
Shooting has begun on the Latin American thriller "Assassination
Tango," which Robert Duvall serves as star, writer, director and
producer. In the film Duvall plays a New York hitman whose last
assignment takes him to Buenos Aires. Ruben Blades plays an
Argentinean whom he befriends in the local tango cafes; what
seems like an easy hit turns much more mysterious and dangerous.
Frank Gio, Kathy Baker and Luciana Pedraza also star.

LIMP BIZKIT SINGER TO HELM FILM
Fred Durst, lead singer for Limp Bizkit will helm his first
feature film, "Life Without Joe," according to Variety. The movie
is about a group of high school football players who must run for
their lives through the woods after stopping in a small town and
meeting some unusual characters. Production on the thriller, is
set to begin September.

FOX, SILVSTEDT TAKE 'BOAT TRIP'
Vivica A. Fox ("Kingdom Come") and former Playboy playmate of the
year Victoria Silvstedt will join Cuba Gooding Jr. and Horatio
Sanz in the indie feature "Boat Trip" for first-time director
Mort Nathan, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Boat" centers
on two straight men (Gooding and Sanz) who embark on a Caribbean
cruise in search of love and romance only to realize that they
are on a gay cruise. Fox plays the fiancee to Gooding's
character. Silvstedt plays Inga, the head of the Swedish swim
team. Roger Moore and Rosalyn Sanchez also star in the film.

BREST WILL HELM AFFLECK STARRER
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Martin Brest ("Meet Joe
Black") will direct "Gigli" from his script and has tapped Ben
Affleck to star in the project. "Gigli" marks the first time
Brest will direct from his own script in more than 20 years. The
helmer last wrote and directed the 1979 feature "Going in Style"
starring George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg. "Gigli" will
tell the story of a lowly hit man (Affleck) who kidnaps out of a
home for the mentally challenged a powerful district attorney's
simpleton younger brother. Holing themselves up in a one-bedroom
apartment, the hit man hooks up with a free-spirited female
partner he assumes is a hit woman.

GIBSON EYEING 'SIGNS'
Word has that Mel Gibson is interested in the lead role for M.
Night Shyamalan's next project, "Signs." The film tells the story
of strange crop circles appearing in the fields owned by a family
living in rural Pennsylvania.

WELLS OUT OF 'TIME' TEMPORARILY
Only 18 days before wrapping principal photography for his
live-action feature directorial debut on "The Time Machine,"
director Simon Wells has abruptly dropped out of the project.
Gore Verbinski ("The Mexican," "Mouse Hunt") has stepped in to
complete the movie on schedule. DreamWorks announced the move
Thursday afternoon, saying that Wells had to step down after
being diagnosed as "suffering from extreme exhaustion" and
ordered by doctors to rest for a minimum of two weeks. Wells
plans to return to oversee all postproduction duties.

DIRECTOR DONOVAN GETS CHAN'S 'TUXEDO'
Director Kevin Donovan is in final negotiations to make his
feature directorial debut in DreamWorks' "The Tuxedo," in which
Jackie Chan is attached to star. The action comedy will see Chan
playing a bumbling spy that invents a tuxedo that helps him
fight. The project is aiming for a fall start.

'IRON MAN' GETS DIRECTOR
Dark Horizons reports that Alan Rudolph will direct "Iron Man," a
coming-of-age drama about an undefeated high school wrestler,
played by Brad Renfro, who crisscrosses the country competing
under the watchful gaze of his alcoholic dad.

GOYER TAKES ON 'MURDER'
Filmmaker David Goyer will write and direct Dimension Films'
supernatural thriller "Murder Mysteries," according to The
Hollywood Reporter. Based on a short story by author and comic
book scribe Neil Gaiman, "Murder" is described as being in the
vein of "Wings of Desire." The story is a film noir set in heaven
during the last days of Earth's creation. It follows the angel of
vengeance as he sets out to solve the first murder ever
committed, which occurs among the angels in heaven.

COMBS IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR 'MONSTER BALL'
Hip-hop entrepreneur Sean Combs (aka "Puff Daddy" aka "P. Diddy")
is in negotiations to join Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger and
Halle Berry in Lions Gate Films' "Monster's Ball." The film
described by The Hollywood Reporter, centers on Hank (Thornton),
who lives with his aging racist father, Buck, and his
twenty-something son, Sonny (Ledger). Hank and Sonny work for the
local prison, where they are preparing the electric chair for a
black inmate (Combs). Hank winds up falling in love with the
inmate's widow, Leticia (Berry), who is unaware that Hank knew
her husband. A diner waitress, Leticia loses not only a husband
but also her son, house and car. Moving in with Hank, she hopes
for a better life only to discover Hank's connection to her
husband.

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PERRY COMO DIES AT 88
Singer Perry Como, whose career stretched from the 1930s to the
1980s, died on Saturday at his home in Florida. He was 88. His
daughter Terry Thibadeau is cited as saying he died in his sleep
at his home in Jupiter Inlet Beach Colony. [Our condolences to
his family and friends]

DOUGLAS ADAMS PASSES
More sad news; Douglas Adams died suddenly over the weekend at
his home. He was only 49. Adams work is known worldwide for his
extremely successful series of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
books: Hitchhiker's, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe,
Life, the Universe and Everything, and So Long, and Thanks for
All the Fish. Over the last year or so, the author had been
working with director Jay Roach to craft a feature film version
of the first book in the series. Adams also worked as script
editor on the BBC's Doctor Who for most of the program's 17th
season [Again, our condolences to Mr. Adams' family and friends.]

NEW BABY FOR CLINT AND LISA BLACK
Country music sweethearts Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black are
the parents of a baby girl. Lily Pearl Black, who weighed in at 7
pounds, 14 ounces, was born Tuesday night. She is the couple's
first child.

GUN FOUND IN BLAKE MURDER CASE?
Police found a rare German Walther PPK pistol in a dumpster and
think it was the weapon used to kill actor Robert Blake's wife,
ABC News said Monday, but Los Angeles police refused to confirm
or deny the report.

NO CHARGES FOR DOWNEY JR.
Prosecutors will not file criminal charges against actor Robert
Downey Jr. in connection with his arrest last month, despite
forensic tests showing that he had cocaine in his system,
officials said on Monday. Instead the arrest will be handled as a
parole violation.

3 DOORS DOWN FRONTMAN WEDS
Brad Arnold, lead singer for the band 3 Doors Down and Terika
Roberts wed in a simple ceremony this weekend at Escatawpa
Assembly of God church.

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BAKULA ON BOARD 'ENTERPRISE'
As expected, Scott Bakula ("Quantum Leap") has joined Paramount's
new "Star Trek" series, "Enterprise," in which he will play the
role of Capt. Jonathan Archer, described by the studio as a
"physical and intensely curious captain with a bold personality"
and "a bit of a renegade" with a Capt. Kirk-like bent toward
questioning and even disobeying orders if "he feels in his gut
that he is right."

JENNIFER LOPEZ MAKES TV DEALS
Jennifer Lopez has made a deal with NBC to star in and produce a
special this fall. She will produce three additional specials for
the network and also develop a half-hour sitcom based on her
family and upbringing in the Bronx. This deal marks her first
regular TV involvement since she began her career dancing in the
Flygirl ensemble of the Fox comedy series "In Living Color."

'POWER OF ATTORNEY' TO GET NEW JUDGE
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano is stepping down as the judge on the
hit series "Power of Attorney." Cleveland Judge Lynn Toler will
take Napolitano's place on the court show when taping for season
two begins this summer. Napolitano will segue to an expanded role
at producer Twentieth Television's sister company, cable network
Fox News Channel, where he's been named senior judicial analyst.

DOHERTY LEAVES 'CHARMED'
Spelling Television has confirmed that Shannon Doherty is leaving
the WB's witch hit "Charmed." In a statement Spelling Television
said, "We have had a long and prosperous relationship with
Shannen and we didn't want to hold her back from what she wanted
to do. We wish her all the best and much continued success."

'DARK ANGEL' STAR TO WED
Jessica Alba of the Fox sci-fi drama "Dark Angel" has found an
angel of her own. The 20-year-old actress is marrying her
co-star, 32-year-old Michael Weatherly. People magazine reported
in its May 21 issue that the two got engaged last month in
Vancouver, Canada. No wedding date has been set.

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4. Trailers & Teasers
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Once again there are quite a few new trailers that have come out
this week, so as opposed to putting the description, cast etc..
in the newsletter I just put them up on the site for your viewing
pleasure. I'm actually starting to like this better as it cut's
down on the size of the newsletter a bit. If you prefer the old
format let me know!

FULL TRAILERS
-> Crazy/Beautiful [Stars: Kirsten Dunst]
-> Replicant [Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme]
-> Corky Romano [Stars: Chris Kattan, Peter Falk]
-> Arachnid [Stars: Alex Reid]
-> Darkness [Stars: Anna Paquin]
-> Atlantis: The Lost Empire [Stars: Michael J. Fox]
-> Jurassic Park III [Stars: Sam Neill, Téa Leoni]
-> Final Fantasy [Stars: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi]
-> Wicked Spring [Stars: Brian Merrick]
-> Biohazardous
-> Don's Plum [Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire] Note this
trailer is Rated R.

TEASERS
-> Mulholland Drive [Stars: Laura Herring]
-> Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back - Internet Only Teaser trailer
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5.Top Box Office, Video Rentals/Sales, Soundtracks
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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 5/13/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. The Mummy Returns        $33.7  / 118.0              2 week(s)
2. A Knight's Tale          $16.5  / 16.5               1 week(s)
3. Bridget Jones's Diary    $4.5   / 51.0               5 week(s)
4. Along Came a Spider      $3.1   / 64.2               6 week(s)
5. Driven                   $3.0   / 26.1               3 week(s)
6. Spy Kids                 $2.7   / 101.7              3 week(s)
7. Crocodile Dundee..       $2.2   / 20.7               4 week(s)
8. Blow                     $1.9   / 47.1               6 week(s)
9. Memento                  $1.2   / 10.2               9 week(s)
10. The Tailor of Panama    $0.8   / 10.5               7 week(s)
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       Rentals                          Sales

1. Space Cowboys               1. Gladiator
2. Almost Famous               2. Mary-Kate & Ashley: Winning..
3. Charlie's Angels            3. 102 Dalmatians
4. Meet The Parents            4. Meet The Parents
5. Wonder Boys                 5. Playboy 2000: The Party..
6. Remember The Titans         6. Remember The Titans
7. Bounce                      7. Playboy: Playmates On...
8. The 6th Day                 8. Rugrats In Paris: The Movie
9. The Legend Of Bagger Vance  9. Farscape: Volume 2
10. The Contender             10. Big Momma's House
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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)

Source: Amazon.com

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6. IN THEATERS...
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WHAT'S THERE , WHAT'S COMING
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This weeks releases 5/11/01

- A Knight's Tale (Heath Ledger)
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==>Week of May 18, 2001<==

-> Angel Eyes (Rated R)
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Terrence Howard, Jeremy
Sisto, Sonia Braga.
Director: Luis Mandoki
Official site: http://www.angeleyesmovie.com
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?^Angel+Eyes+(2001)

-> Shrek (Rated PG)
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow,
Vincent Cassel.
Director: Andrew Adamson and Victoria Jenson
Official site: http://www.shrek.com
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?shrek
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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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Mission Impossible 2 (2000) (PG-13)

This is the action-packed sequel to the 1996 blockbuster, which
in turn was based on the popular 1960s television show of the
same name. Tom Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt, leader of
the IMF team that is responsible for embarking on top secret,
dangerous missions that will maintain world peace and stability.
Their mission this time is to track down and destroy a deadly
virus that is on its way to falling into the wrong hands. With
the clock ticking, Hunt and his cohorts must save the day before
it's too late.

CAST:
Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Anthony
Hopkins.

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2. In The News - Movies & Entertainment
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4. In The News - Television
5. Movie Review - The Mummy Returns
6. Celebrity Profile - Brendan Fraser
7. Celebrity Birthdays
8. Trivia Answer

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Hi Movie Fans!

We wish all our Mom readers a Happy Mother's Day on Sunday! I
know my Mom is reading this, so Happy Mother's Day Mom and I love
you!

In today's issue we reveal the official title for the upcoming
"Matrix" sequel. We also got word that Tommy Lee Jones may be
reprising his role in "MIB2" after all. Jaime Lee Curtis has
joined the "Halloween 8" cast and Ewan McGregor talks "Phantom
II." All this and more in todays Movie Fever..enjoy!

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The film title 'American Beauty' refers to what constant thread
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a) Drugs
b) Flowers
c) Nervous breakdowns
d) Adultery

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2. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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'MATRIX 2' GETS OFFICIAL TITLE
Entertainment Weekly has announced that Joel Silver has decided
on a title for the sequel to "The Matrix" and the what will that
title be? "The Matrix: Reloaded."

WRITERS GUILD STRIKE DEAL
Hollywood was spared a potentially crippling strike on Friday
when
the Writers Guild of America reached a tentative contract with
film studios and television networks that, if ratified, will give
the union's 11,500 members a $41 million pay increase over three
years. The Screen Actors Guild much-anticipated film and TV
contract talks with producers are set to begin May 15, giving the
parties about seven weeks to avert a possible strike.

HUDSON IN 'GUY' FOR PARAMOUNT
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kate Hudson ("Almost
Famous") is attached to star in Paramount Pictures' romantic
comedy "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." The film tells of
womanizer who bets his friends he can stay in a relationship for
more than 10 days. He winds up getting more than he bargained for
when the woman he chooses tries to get rid of him. No director is
yet on board the project.

FREDDIE PRINZE THE CAPED CRUSADER?
J-14, a teen magazine, reported (via SCIFI.com) that director
Darren Aronofsky wants Freddie Prinze Jr. to don the cape and
cowl in his proposed Batman: Year One movie, according to the
Ananova Web site. Prinze would reportedly play a young Bruce
Wayne.

JONES NOT REPRISING ROLE IN 'MIB2'?
A few newsletters back we reported that the New York Times ran an
article saying Tommy Lee Jones would not be reprising his role in
"Men in Black 2." The trade is now reporting that those rumors
are false and the Dark Horizons web site is reporting that Jones
is definitely on board the project.

LOREN, DEPARDIEU IN 'STRANGERS'
Sophia Loren, Mira Sorvino, Deborah Kara Unger and Gerard
Depardieu have signed on to star in Edoardo Ponti's feature
directorial debut, "Between Strangers," according to The
Hollywood Reporter. Ponti, who also wrote the script, is the son
of Loren; this marks the first time that mother and son have
worked together professionally. The drama centers on the separate
yet parallel stories of three women (Loren, Sorvino and Unger)
from different generations whose lives radically change when they
attempt to confront their past. Depardieu plays an eccentric
gardener who befriends Loren's character.

'FROM HELL' RELEASE DATE
The big screen version of Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's novel
"From Hell" now has a set release date. While talking to
Comics2Film, producer Don Murphy revealed that the film will be
hitting theater screens on October 19th.

'HALLOWEEN 8' CASTING
The official Halloween movie site reports that the star of MTV's
"The Real World Seattle" and "Urban Legends: Final Cut," Jacinda
Barrett, has been cast in "Halloween 8." Also, Jaime Lee Curtis
has agreed to star in the 8th installment. In related news,
Director Rick Rosenthal answered fan questions and the exclusive
interview can be found here..
http://www.halloweenmovies.com/site/interview_rr.htm

EWAN McGREGOR TALKS 'PHANTOM II'
While promoting 'Moulin Rouge' at the Cannes Film Festival, Ewan
McGregor had a few words to say about the difference between
"Episode II" and the "Phantom Menace": The actor explains that
the script for 'Episode II' is much better than for 'The Phantom
Menace', which prompted a barrage of questions over whether he
had been unhappy with the first movie. McGregor simply replied
"no" before adding: "It could have been better. Could have been a
lot better." McGregor, who reprises the role of young Obi-Wan
Kenobi in "Episode II," has previously said that shooting
"Episode I" was "boring" in places.

'DOGTOWN' FOR SONY
Variety reports that Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North
American distribution rights to "Dogtown and Z-Boys," a
skateboarding documentary that won two prizes at this year's
Sundance Film Festival. The picture, which was directed by skater
great Stacy Peralta and narrated by Sean Penn chronicles the rise
and fall of the 1970s southern California skate scene by
profiling the Zephyr Team (Z-Boys) in "Dogtown," a seedy stretch
of oceanfront in West L.A.

POLLAK, QUINN, DENNEHEY JOIN 'SUMMER'
Kevin Pollak, Aidan Quinn and Brian Dennehy have joined child
actor Max Weinberg in the cast of "Stolen Summer," according to
The Hollywood Reporter. The film being produced by Matt Damon,
Ben Affleck and Chris Moore tells the story of a young Irish
Catholic boy who defies his father to help a Jewish friend dying
of leukemia get into heaven. Pete Jones will be making his
feature writing and directorial debut on the film. For those of
you who have never heard of Jones, he was the winner of an
Internet competition for first-time writer-directors launched by
Miramax, HBO, LivePlanet and the producers. His script was chosen
from among 10 finalists earlier this year.

DANTE IN NEGOTIATION TO HELM 'MINDHUNTERS'
Joe Dante is in negotiations to direct the action-thriller
feature "Mindhunters," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Mindhunters" revolves around the FBI's psychological profiling
division, whose members are referred to as mindhunters, and
involves seven new recruits in training on a remote island to
track serial killers. The trainees must put theory into practice
when it emerges that a killer is among them. Production is slated
to begin in the fall.

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ROBERT BLAKE'S WIFE MURDERED
The wife of actor Robert Blake, star of the 1970s television show
"Baretta," was shot to death in the couple's car on Friday night
as she waited for him after he forgot something at a restaurant
where they had eaten. This is what was being reported by the
media on Saturday. Now there comes word that on Monday Police
found an object in a blue trash canister on a construction site
about a block away from the incident. A Los Angeles police
spokesman declined to say what the object was and the Los Angeles
Coroner's office said it had been ordered by police to keep its
autopsy report on how she died secret for the time being. Blake,
67, told police he had left his wife alone to retrieve a gun he
had left at a restaurant where they had just dined. The type of
gun used in the attack has not been revealed. At this point you
must be asking, "why did he have a gun"? According to Blake's
lawyer Harland Braun, Bakley was a scheming con-woman who preyed
on elderly and famous men, including his client. Braun said she
was in fear for her life in the days leading up to her murder,
even asking Blake to carry a gun to protect her. That was the
weapon Blake said he had gone back to the restaurant to retrieve.
I think you can see where this is going. Although, Police have
said that Blake is not a suspect in the case , a relative of
Bakley in Memphis, Tenn., told KNBC Los Angeles that she and
Blake had a rocky relationship and he had taken to carrying a gun
around, boasting that he had a bullet with her name on it.
Meanwhile, Blake has hired an investigator to help solve the
murder.

CHRIS EVANS, BILLIE PIPER WED IN VEGAS
British media personality Chris Evans and his girlfriend teenage
pop star Billie Piper got hitched in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

'PRODUCERS' TOPS TONY NOMS
Mel Brooks racked up a record 15 Tony nominations Monday for the
stage version of his classic 1968 film comedy, The Producers,
including Best Musical, as Broadway honors the best of this
year's musicals and plays. Costars Nathan Lane and Matthew
Broderick were both nominated for Best Actor, while Susan Stroman
earned nods in the Best Director and Best Choreographer
categories. The Blazing Saddles director Brooks saw his Broadway
dreams come true as he received nominations for Best Book of a
Musical, Best Original Score and for producing "The Producers."
For a complete list of the 2001 Tony Award nominations visit..
http://www.tonys.org/nominees

RYAN O'NEAL BATTLING LEUKEMIA
60-year-old actor Ryan O'Neal has been found to have chronic
myelogenous leukemia, a type of blood-borne cancer. He's
undergoing treatment in the Los Angeles area and according to his
agent his prognosis looks good. "It's treatable. It's not life
threatening at all. He's doing great," his agent says.

BERRY SETTLES OUT OF COURT
The woman who sued Halle Berry over her car crash last year has
now agreed to settle the case out of court. Hetal Raythatha had
filed a lawsuit against Berry last March, after both women were
injured when their cars collided in a West Hollywood
intersection, and Berry allegedly drove off. Last May Actress
Halle Berry pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of leaving
the scene of an accident and was ordered to pay $13,500 in fines
and perform 200 hours of community service. But Raythatha still
pressed ahead with her lawsuit, claiming she suffered emotional
distress and that Berry was under the influence of drugs or
alcohol. Berry vehemently denied that claim, and police say there
was no evidence she had been drinking at the time of the crash.
Neither Raythatha's nor Berry's lawyers are commenting on terms
of the settlement.

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BUGS BUNNY SHOWS BANNED
According to E! Online, AOL Time Warner has banned 12 Bugs Bunny
cartoons from it's much hyped "June Bugs" event to air on the
Cartoon Network. Some of the cartoons banned are "All This and
Rabbit Stew" short in which Bugs distracts a black rabbit-hunter
by rattling a pair of dice and "Any Bonds Today?" in which he
appears in blackface. Then there's "Frigid Hare," where Bugs
calls an ungainly, bucktoothed Eskimo a "big baboon." The site
reports that The Cartoon Network initially planned on airing the
racially charged episodes late at night with the following
disclaimer: "Cartoon Network does not endorse the use of racial
slurs. These vintage cartoons are presented as representative of
the time in which they were created and are presented for their
historical value."

N.J. LAWMAKER DENOUNCES 'SAPRANOS'
A New Jersey congresswoman, the granddaughter of Italian
immigrants, wants the House of Representatives to denounce the
cable television series "The Sopranos" for "unfair stereotyping."
Rep. Marge Roukema (R-N.J.) is asking other lawmakers to sign
onto a resolution she is drafting that will praise
Italian-Americans for their civic contributions and criticize
movies and television shows that portray them as gangsters.
"People stop me in the grocery store, objecting to ('The
Sopranos')," Roukema said Tuesday. "I decided this has gotten to
be so discriminatory and stereotypical of Italian-Americans as
mobsters, and denigrating women and families, that I thought I
have to speak out." The HBO series focuses on fictional mob boss
Tony Soprano and his dual struggles heading a suburban New Jersey
family and an organized crime family. Roukema said she will
introduce her resolution within the next two weeks. Congressional
resolutions are statements of opinion and, even if passed, do not
carry the weight of law.

'SURVIVOR' USED STAND-INS
The producer of "Survivor: The Australian Outback" has admitted
to staging scenes with stand-ins for the show's contestants.
Executive producer Mark Burnett readily admitted to employing the
cinematic technique of the "pickup shot" to capture wide-angle
views after the fact, when the scene is uncluttered by close-up
camera crews shooting the actual contests. As an example, Burnett
explained that a river-swimming race was later re-staged with
"body doubles" so that a helicopter crew could shoot uncluttered
aerial shots. While use of staged scenes, even as brief inserts,
may give ammunition to critics who argue that "Survivor" is less
than reality TV, Burnett said the technique was merely cosmetic
and denied it had any impact on the outcome of the games
themselves. "I couldn't care less - I'm making great television,"
he told the New York Times.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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The Mummy Returns (Rated PG-13)
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, The Rock,
John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo.
Release Date: May 4, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
http://www.susangranger.com

It's the first purely escapist popcorn picture of the summer, a
brainless, fast-paced action sequel, set in 1933, after the
dashing soldier-of-fortune Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) wooed
and wed Evelyn, the feisty, fearless Egyptologist (Rachel Weisz).
They now live in London with their eight-year old son Alex
(Freddie Boath). The new adventure begins when Evelyn has visions
about an ancient warrior, known as the Scorpion King (WWF
wrestler, The Rock), who sold his soul to the evil god Anubis in
return for an invincible army of jackal-headed soldiers - hounds
from hell - who are awaiting re-birth under the sand dunes. She
also discovers she's a reincarnated princess, Nefertiri
(Filmmakers decided not to use "Nefertiti" because of the obvious
breast jokes). Meanwhile, there's an evil cult raising the spirit
of Imhotep, the murderous Mummy (Arnold Vosloo), led by his lover
(Patricia Velasquez), plus a mysterious Berber (Oded Fehr) and,
of course, Evelyn's greedy brother (John Hannah), still swiping
valuable souvenirs.

Written and directed by Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy"), there's
not a shred of originality in the entire concept; in fact, so
much is "borrowed" from "Indian Jones and the Last Crusade" that
it should, at least, be advertised as a homage. On the plus side,
there's rousing martial arts matches between the two women
(reminiscent of "Crouching Tiger") and cool computer-generated
visual effects by Industrial Light & Magic, like the dirigible,
and creepy pygmy demons who resemble demented members of the
Lollipop League a la "Wizard of Oz."

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "The Mummy Returns" is a
campy, frenzied 5. It's eye-candy aimed at a PG-13 audience and
plays like a big-screen video game. Or, better yet, a new ride at
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BRENDAN FRASER
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The son of a Canadian travel executive who frequently moved
his family, Brendan can claim affinity with Ottawa,
Indianapolis, Detroit, Seattle, London and Rome. His early
exposure to theatre, particularly in London, led him to
Seattle's Cornish Institute. After graduation he found a
minor role as Sailor #1 in River Phoenix's Dogfight (1991),
then somewhat more substantial roles in Encino Man (1992) and
School Ties (1992). He expresses a preference for playing "fish
out of water" men. Five more years of supporting work led
finally to the title role in George of the Jungle (1997), a
role which fully utilized his charm and beefy good looks, as
well as offering him a chance to show off his comic talents.
He describes this role as the one which dramatically altered
his career. Critical raves for his role in Gods and Monsters
(1998) pointed to yet another dimension to his dramatic persona.

Fraser has recently stated that he will not repeat his George
performance for George of the Jungle 2.  Brendan has also
recently said that he's looking forward to the upcoming release
of The Mummy 2 and that he would love to work with Catherine
Zeta-Jones and Tom Cruise in some type of romantic comedy.

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Monkeybone (2001) .... Stu Miley
Bedazzled (2000) .... Elliot Richards
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000) (voice) .... Sinbad
Dudley Do-Right (1999) .... Dudley Do-Right
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<D>=Deceased

MAY 9
Billy Joel (52)
Candice Bergen (55)
James L. Brooks (61)
Albert Finney (65)

MAY 10
Bono (41)
Sid Vicious (44) <D> February 2, 1979
Chris Berman (46)
Meg Foster (53)
Gary Owens (65)
Pat Summerall (71)
Fred Astaire (102) <D> June 22, 1987

MAY 11
Natasha Richardson (38)
Martha Quinn (42)

MAY 12
Jason Biggs (23)
Jamie Luner (30)
Kim Fields (32)
Stephen Baldwin (35)
Emilio Estevez (39)
Ving Rhames (42)
Bruce Boxleitner (51)
Katharine Hepburn (94)

MAY 13
Dennis Rodman (40)
Stevie Wonder (51)
Ritchie Valens (60) <D> February 3, 1959
Harvey Keitel (62)

MAY 14
Cate Blanchett (32)
Robert Zemeckis (49)
George Lucas (57)
Bobby Darin (65) <D> December 20, 1973

MAY 15
David Charvet (29)
Emmitt Smith (32)

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b) Flowers
American Beauty is a breed of roses which are constantly used
throughout the film.
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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 - Miss Congeniality

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Hi Movie Fans!

My apologies for the disappearing act. I felt horrible all last
week and just couldn't seem to kick it. I'm not one to run to the
doctor everytime I don't feel well (maybe I should be have, I
probably would have beaten my sickness quicker), so I'm still not
sure what was wrong with me. Anyhow, it's great to be back and
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Wouldn't it be great if wars could be fought by the same a**holes
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The Postman (1997)

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Check out what's new on the shelves this week.

this week's releases: 5/1/01

- All the Pretty Horses (Matt Damon, Henry Thomas)
- The Emperor's New Groove (David Spade, John Goodman)
- Miss Congeniality (Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine)
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-> Duets
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Scott Speedman, Maria Bello, Andre
Braugher. Director: Bruce Paltrow

-> Quills
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine, Joaquin
Phoenix. Director: Philip Kaufman

-> Sunshine
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer
Ehle, Molly Parker, Deborah Unger.
Director: István Szabó

-> What Women Want
Cast: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, Delta
Burke, Ana Gasteyer, Lauren Holly, Bette Midler.
Director: Nancy Meyers

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WOODS REPLACES BRANDO IN 'SCARY'
James Woods has signed on to the "Scary Movie 2" project, taking
on the role that had previously been set for Marlon Brando. Woods
will now take on the role of a priest performing an exorcism in
the film's opening scene. E! Online's Anderson Jones reports that
  the scene will also feature Natasha Lyonne as the possessed girl
and Andy Richter as another priest assisting Woods.

VAN DAMME 'THE MONK'
According to Variety, Jean-Claude Van Damme will star in the
independent kung-fu actioner "The Monk." The film centers on a
Shaolin monk who journeys to America in search of his father and
finds himself in a battle with an evil crime lord.

'HOSTAGE' FOR BRUCE WILLIS?
MGM has optioned the feature film rights to author Robert Crais'
upcoming novel "Hostage," with hopes that Bruce Willis will star.
The Novel to be published in August is about a former hostage
negotiator who finds himself back on the job when three
small-time crooks on the run from authorities hole up in an
affluent neighborhood, unwittingly taking a mob accountant
hostage.

BOYLE, '28 DAYS' HELMER
Variety reports that Danny Boyle (The Beach) is set to direct a
sci fi film called "28 Days Later." The film will tell a
near-future story set in post-apocalyptic London after mankind
has been nearly wiped out by a virus. The film will focus on a
small group that has survived.

'WONDER WOMAN' UPDATE
Well it looks like WWF superstar Chyna may not get her chance to
play the Amazon warrior princess. It seems Sandra Bullock is
still being considered for the role. While talking to Variety
columnist Michael Fleming, producer Leonard Goldberg spoke of the
project, saying, "Sandy's interested, and we've met with her. It
all depends on the script and director, of course, but she hasn't
done anything this physical in a long time, and she'd like to.
We'd love to have her."

'WEREWOLF BY NIGHT' IN DEVELOPMENT
According to Comics2Film (via Cinescape Online), Marvel Comics'
"Werewolf By Night" series is now in development as a feature
film. "Werewolf By Night" tells the story of a young man named
Jack Russell, who upon his eighteenth birthday discovers they he
is the latest in line to suffer from a family curse of
lycanthropy. The curse was placed years before via an evil book
called the Darkholme.

EDGAR ALLAN POE MURDER MYSTERY
According to Variety columnist Michael Fleming, (via Cinescape
Online) Edgar Allan Poe will be the focus of a new
mystery/whodunit featuring the author in the midst of a murder
mystery titled "Nevermore: The Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe."
The film will tell the story of Poe, who is still grieving from
the death of his wife in Baltimore. Meanwhile, there's been a
series of murders that seem to have drawn their inspiration from
Poe's macabre stories...which serves to place the author highest
on a short list of suspects. Making matters worse is that due to
his state of mind, Poe isn't sure he isn't the killer.

ROACH TALKING SEQUELS
Director Jay Roach recently talked with E! Online's Anderson
Jones about his developing sequels to "Austin Powers 2" and "Meet
the Parents." Roach revealed that he will work on "Austin Powers
3" with Mike Myers before the Parents follow-up, "Meet the
Fockers." Roach added that contrary to reports, Heather Graham
may not be eliminated from Austin Powers 3, à la Liz Hurley in
The Spy Who Shagged Me. "We did that on the second one, but I'm
not sure we're going to do the same thing--that's always
formative." Regarding "Meet the Fockers," Roach reveals, "We're
working on the story. We have lots of good ideas, but it might be
a little while before we get to it. We just like the idea of
Robert being confronted by Ben Stiller's parents and having them
be as different as they can be. And maybe Robert's a little more
off-balance. But we still want Ben to be struggling to keep it
all together."

HILL WILL DIRECT 'TALES'
Writer-producer Debra Hill will make her feature directorial
debut with New Line Cinema's supernatural love story "Tales Not
Told." The project will tell the story of a young woman who falls
deeply and passionately in love with a man who is cursed. The
woman must risk her life in a fight against a supernatural
obstacle in order to prove to it the depth of the couple's love.
Hill has produced such features as "The Fisher King," "Crazy in
Alabama," "Adventures in Baby-sitting," "Escape From New York"
and "Big-Top Pee-wee." She also co-wrote "Halloween," "Halloween
II," "The Fog" and "Escape From L.A.," all of which she also
produced. Hill has directed episodes of the television shows
"Dream On" and "Monsters."

'HALLOWEEN 8' CASTING
The official "Halloween' site reports that rapper Busta Rhymes
and Sean Patrick Thomas (Save the Last Dance, Dracula 2000) have
signed on to the upcoming film. In addition, the site reports
that although Tyra Banks isn't signed at this time she is
expected to be part of the cast. Meanwhile, Variety reports that
Thomas Ian Nicolas (American Pie) is in final negotiations to
jump on board the project.

'THE SANTA' SCRIBES
Variety reports that the Walt Disney Co. has selected two writers
for their still developing sequel to The Santa Claus. Cinco Paul
and Ken Daurio have been tapped to write the script for the film
which will star Tim Allen.

FOX GRABS 'SOME KIND OF BLUE'
Fox 2000 has optioned the love story pitch "Some Kind of Blue,"
which will star R&B singer-actress Aaliyah. "Blue" centers on a
young man who falls in love with his jazz idol's daughter
(Aaliyah) during the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

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EDDIE VAN HALEN CONFIRMS CANCER
Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen has confirmed he is battling
cancer. In a statement posted on Thursday on the group's Web site
(http://www.van-halen.com), the musician broke his silence on the
matter, ending a year of speculation about his health. "I was
examined by three oncologists and three head & neck surgeons at
Cedars Sinai just before spring break and I was told that I'm
healthier than ever and beating cancer," Van Halen said.
"Although it's hard to say when, there's a good chance I will be
cancer free in the near future. I just want to thank all of you
for your concern and support." There was no mention where the
cancer was located, but unconfirmed reports have mentioned his
tongue. {Get well soon Eddie!}

FORD RECONCILES WITH WIFE
People magazine reports that Harrison Ford quietly reconciled
with his wife two months ago, after the couple announced their
separation last November after 17 years of marriage. "They're
definitely back together," an unnamed "source close to Ford" told
the magazine. "He seems happier."

MISS UNIVERSE SCANDAL
There are reports flying that this years Miss Universe contestant
from France is really a guy. E! Online reports that Elodie
Gossuin, a 20-year-old nursing student from Picardie, France, has
arrived in Puerto Rico (the site of this year's competition)
embroiled in a potentially embarrassing scandal for France and
the pageant itself. The brouhaha began in January, when the
French Internet news site L'Examineur claimed that Gossuin was
really a 27-year-old transvestite cabaret dancer called Nicolas
Levanneur. The story picked up steam when Puerto Rican papers and
the New York Daily News began questioning Gossuin's gender. It
seems those rumors might have been put to rest. Miss Universe
organizers called in a doctor to give Gossuin a presumably
thorough once-over and she also provided a birth certificate that
said she was a girl. {This is pretty sad really. If she is indeed
a female the folks who started this whole mess should be ashamed
of themselves. here's a couple pics if your interested..
http://fabien.decq.online.fr}

BERRY, HUSBAND SUE TABLOID
Actress Halle Berry and her musician husband, Eric Benet, have
sued the Star tabloid for libel for describing their marriage as
"on the rocks." The couple, who wed in January, also accused the
tabloid of invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional
distress in the lawsuit filed in Superior Court on Wednesday. It
seeks $5 million in damages.

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CBS GETS 'SHAFTED'
Variety reports that CBS has picked up the quiz show pilot
"Shafted." The show described as a cross between "Weakest Link,"
"The Price is Right" and "Greed" follows a group of contestants
as they attempt to make it to the final round, where the two
remaining players must decide whether they want to share the
winning loot or if they want it all to themselves. Those two
finalists will be asked, separately, whether they want to "shaft"
or "share." If both players say "share," they split the money. If
they both say "shaft," they go home empty-handed. But if one says
"shaft" and one says "share," then the "shafter" wins it all.

BAKULA GETS 'LATE BOOMERS'
Former "Quantum Leap" star Scott Bakula has agreed to replace
Burt Reynolds as the lead on the troubled CBS comedy pilot "Late
Boomers," according to Variety. Bakula will play Teddy Barnett, a
former NFL quarterback who now owns a Chicago bar; Markie Post
plays his ex-wife, while Adam Arkin plays his friend and personal
physician. Production begins Friday.

'ALL SOULS' NO MORE
UPN has canceled its supernatural medical drama "All Souls"
after two episodes.

'EMERIL' CASTING
Michael Jeter (Evening Shade, Jurassic Park III) and Lisa Ann
Walter (Life's Work) have joined chef Emeril Lagasse in the
NBC sitcom pilot "Emeril."

'SURVIVOR' WRAPS UP
I almost feel like I don't have to tell you this, but..If you
just came here from another planet the $1m grand prize in CBS'
popular "Survivor" went to Tina. She beat out Colby by one vote.
{Bring on Africa! I can't wait}

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4. Trailers & Teasers
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There are quite a few new trailers that have come out since the
last newsletter, so I'll just post the names and you can go check
them out if you like.

-> American Leather
-> Osmosis Jones
-> The Princess Diaries
-> Serendipity
-> Kiss of the Dragon
-> Evolution
-> Chasing Sleep

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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 5/6/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. The Mummy Returns        $70.1  / 70.1               1 week(s)
2. Driven                   $6.1   / 21.6               2 week(s)
3. Bridget Jones's Diary    $6.0   / 44.7               4 week(s)
4. Spy Kids                 $4.0   / 98.5               6 week(s)
5. Along Came a Spider      $3.8   / 60.0               5 week(s)
6. Crocodile Dundee..       $3.2   / 18.0               3 week(s)
7. Blow                     $2.4   / 44.2               5 week(s)
8. The Forsaken             $1.5   / 5.4                2 week(s)
9. Joe Dirt                 $1.5   / 24.8               4 week(s)
10. One Night at McCool's   $1.3   / 4.7                2 week(s)
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1. Space Cowboys               1. Gladiator
2. Almost Famous               2. Mary-Kate & Ashley: Winning..
3. Charlie's Angels            3. 102 Dalmatians
4. Meet The Parents            4. Meet The Parents
5. Wonder Boys                 5. Playboy 2000: The Party..
6. Remember The Titans         6. Remember The Titans
7. Bounce                      7. Playboy: Playmates On...
8. The 6th Day                 8. Rugrats In Paris: The Movie
9. The Legend Of Bagger Vance  9. Farscape: Volume 2
10. The Contender             10. Big Momma's House
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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)

Source: Amazon.com

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6. IN THEATERS...
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WHAT'S THERE , WHAT'S COMING
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This weeks releases 5/4/01

- The Mummy Returns (Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, The Rock)
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==>Week of May 11, 2001<==

-> A Knight's Tale (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Mark Addy, Laura Fraser, Paul
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Director: Brian Helgeland
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Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?A+Knight%27s+Tale
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

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Miss Congeniality (2000) (PG-13)

When a notorious criminal mastermind known only as the Citizen
threatens to terrorize the Miss United States Pageant, the FBI
scours their ranks to find a female agent capable of winning the
contest and capturing the killer before it's too late.

CAST:
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Benjamin Bratt, Ernie Hudson, Heather Burns.

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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 - Freddy Got Fingered
6. Celebrity Profile - Jessica Alba
7. Celebrity Birthdays
8. Trivia Answer

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Hi Movie Fans!

Welcome to our new readers and welcome back to our veterans..

In today's issue we got word that Tommy Lee Jones may not be
reprising his role in "MIB2." We also report on the rumor of WWF
star Chyna taking on the role of "Wonder Woman." Julia Roberts is
going head-to-head with dinosaurs and Joel Silver talks about the
upcoming "Matrix" sequel. All this and more in today's Movie
Fever..enjoy!

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What is the middle name of Norman Bates in the "Psycho"
franchise? Keep in mind that Norman's hobby is taxidermy,
stuffing birds.

a) Francis
b) Frederick
c) Falco
d) Franklin

¤ Correct answer can be found at the bottom

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2. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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JONES NOT REPRISING ROLE IN 'MIB2'?
Will Smith is all set to return for "Men in Black 2," which ramps
up this summer, but is Tommy Lee Jones? According to the New York
Times (via Zap2It), Jones will not be reprising his role.
Apparently the actor is asking a whopping $40 million, which is
$20 million more than Will Smith will get. The Zap2It site notes
that when a star wants such an outrageous sum for a sequel, it
usually means they don't want to play the part again and only a
ton of dough will get them to do it. Such was the case with Jodie
Foster and The Silence of the Lambs sequel Hannibal.

NO 'SCARY MOVIE' FOR BRANDO
Well It's official. Marlon Brando has dropped out of a reported
$2 million deal to play a four-day cameo role in "Scary Movie 2"
because of continued illness, Dimension Films said on Tuesday.

REITMAN SET FOR 'SMOKING'
Jason Reitman (son of Ivan Reitman) is set to adapt Christopher
Buckley's 1994 satirical novel "Thank You for Smoking" and make
his feature directing debut with the project. According to The
Hollywood Reporter, The novel centers on a politically incorrect
hero, Nick Naylor, a tobacco lobbyist responsible for marketing
smoking to the public. When he is kidnapped and covered with
nicotine patches, Naylor does an about-face and becomes an avid
fighter against smoking. Becoming an instant hero, he courts the
media and is pampered by Hollywood, while the FBI is convinced
the kidnapping was a publicity stunt and aims to prove that
Naylor is a fraud.

OLIN JOINS 'DARKNESS'
Lena Olin (Chocolat) is the latest addition to join Anna Paquin,
Iain Glen, Giancarlo Giannini, Fele Martinez and Fermi Reixach in
the developing thriller, "Darkness." Olin will play the mother of
a family that moves into a remote house that has a horrible dark
past which gradually threatens to tear the group apart.

'TIME MACHINE' BEHIND SCHEDULE
While talking to the ShowBiz Ireland web site, pop star turned
actress Samantha Mumba revealed that the "Time Machine" project
was a month behind schedule due to changes made by director
Stephen Spielberg. "He decided that he wanted to change a few
things so now we've got to re-shoot everything. Everything has
gone back to square one but its all for the best I suppose. Both
Omero (Mumba's younger brother) and I were initially gutted
because we had worked so hard. But we're all in it together and
everyone wants to get the movie back on track," Mumba said.

'SOMEONE' GOES TO WARNER BROS.
Variety reports that Tollin Robbins Prods. has made a deal with
Warner Bros. and Gaylord Films for "Someone to Lean On," a true
story set on the high school football field. Based on a Sports
Illustrated story by Gary Smith, "Someone" is the story of a
mentally challenged boy who, despite being able to barely write
or speak, transforms himself, with the help from a high school
football coach, from school laughingstock to a beloved figure in
a small town.

PALTROW IN 'ME TIMES THREE'
Miramax Films has made a deal to turn Alex Witchel's upcoming
Knopf novel "Me Times Three" into a romantic comedy, with Gwyneth
Paltrow attached to star. According to Variety columnist Michael
Fleming, The novel was touted in the book-buying community as an
American version of "Bridget Jones's Diary," and Miramax closed
the deal right after it marketed and distributed that film, the
weekend's top box office grosser.

'FANTASTIC FOUR' GETS DIRECTOR
Variety reports that Peyton Reed, who helmed the cheerleader
comedy "Bring It On" will take over the helming duties for the
big screen version of the popular Marvel comic team, the
"Fantastic Four." Also, word has that Doctor Doom will be the
villian in the film.

JULIA ROBERTS VS T-REX
Sony has moved Julia Roberts' first post-Oscar movie, America's
Sweethearts, which also marks Revolution Studios head Joe Roth's
return to the director's chair July 20th. The film will now go
head-to-head with "Jurassic Park III." {What a weekend that
should be!}

CHYNA CAST AS 'WONDER WOMAN'?
World Entertainment News Network reports that WWF superstar Chyna
has landed the role of the Amazon superhero based on DC Comics'
series of the same name in the developing "Wonder Woman" project.
However, the Comics2Film web site quoted a source at Silver
Pictures denying the casting rumors, calling them "ridiculous"
and adding, "There are no cast attachments at all." {This rumor
somehow doesn't surprise me. These days it seems if the role
calls for a tough and tumble women, then it's got to belong to
Chyna}

SILVER TALKS 'MATRIX'
"The Matrix" producer Joel Silver believes the fight sequences in
the upcoming sequel will surpass those in "Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon." Silver told the Popcorn U.K. Web site that "The
'Matrix' sequel is so beyond anything you could ever imagine, it
is really staggering what we are going to do on that movie.
People are not going to believe it, but that's what we have to do
because a lot has happened since the first 'Matrix' movie and now
we have to be ahead of the wave."

'ELECTRA WOMAN AND DYNA GIRL' TALK
Randy Pope, a senior VP at Krofft Pictures, which produced the
original series talked to Entertainment Weekly recently about how
the "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl" live action remake will be
aimed more towards a PG-13 audience, rather than the Saturday
morning cartoon crowd. Electra Woman (Markie Post) will be
transformed into a "disillusioned, foul mouthed, trailer park
alcoholic" whose superheroine career has dried up since the
original Dyna Girl (Anne Stedman) left the biz to become a
supermodel. "It's being completely revamped for a teen and adult
audience," says Pope. "It's more like 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,'
but funny."

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ROBERT DOWNEY JR. ARRESTED AGAIN
Robert Downey Jr. was arrested early on Tuesday for allegedly
taking an unknown "stimulant," police said, an offense that could
send him back to prison. Culver city police spokesman Tankenson
said an officer on routine patrol spotted Downey alone in an
alley between a motel and a liquor store acting in a "suspicious"
manner and approached, not aware that it was the actor. About a
minute into their conversation, Tankenson said, the officer
noticed Downey "displaying symptoms consistent with stimulant
use" and arrested him, discovering his identity. He said no drugs
were found in Downey's possession and that he cooperated with the
officer. Tankenson said a urine test would determine within
several days if Downey had been under the influence of a
controlled substance. Because of this incident the folks at "Ally
McBeal" have decided to release Downey from the show.

MRSHOWBIZ.COM CLOSING UP SHOP
If your a fan of MrShowbiz.com you might want to head over and
get your fill of the site. The Walt Disney Co. has decided to
close down the site before year's end along with WallOfSound.com.
"Mr. Showbiz and Wall of Sound will be discontinued as brands
this fall, but will continue to produce entertainment news under
the US Weekly name, according to a Disney spokeswoman.

MILTON BERLE HAS COLON TUMOR
Daily Variety columnist Army Archerd reported on Tuesday that
Entertainer and television pioneer Milton Berle is suffering from
a tumor in his colon but will not undergo surgery and is doing
well. Archerd said doctors have decided against operating on the
tumor and quoted Berle's wife Lorna as saying that the
entertainer is "doing fine."

PHIL COLLINS AND WIFE GIVE BIRTH
British rocker Phil Collins and his third wife, Swiss-born
Orianne, have had their first child. Orianne gave birth to
Nicholas Grev Austin Saturday in Geneva, Switzerland, where the
couple now live. Collins has three other children, Simon, Joley
and Lily, by his first two marriages.

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"As the World Turns" Mania this week

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¤ Mya - Chat with the R&B siren on Tuesday, May 1st at 8pm ET.
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¤ American Hi-Fi - Talk to the Rock band and creatures of the
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ET.
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ANOTHER 'JACKASS' COPYCAT
Two Kentucky teenagers have been injured trying to recreate a
scene from MTV's outlandish Jackass. It is the second copycat
incident in as many weeks and third since January. According to
police, one teenager, a 17-year-old, drove a car towards his
16-year-old friend, who stood in the middle of the road. The boy
in the road was supposed to jump out of the way at the last
second. Guess what? He didn't, and was hit by the car. A
passenger was operating a video camera when the car hit the
wannabe stuntman, who is listed in good condition with a broken
leg and assorted cuts, bumps and bruises. {I did some stupid
things when I was that age, but that wasn't one of them!}

THURMAN AND OTHERS SET FOR 'BLINDNESS'
Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands, Justin Chambers and
Ben Gazzara will star in HBO Films' "Hysterical Blindness," based
on Laura Cahill's adaptation of her stage play of the same name,
reports The Hollywood Reporter. "Blindness" is a comedic drama
about two New Jersey women (Thurman and Lewis) and their
unrelenting quest for love and meaning in their lives as they
discover that even simple dreams can be elusive. Rowlands plays
the mother to Thurman, Gazzara plays Rowlands' love interest, and
Chambers is Thurman's love interest. The project is scheduled to
debut next year on HBO.

HEIGL, KERR SET SIGHTS ON TELEPIC
According to the Hollywood Reporter, NBC has greenlighted "Ground
Zero," a telefilm to star Katherine Heigl ("Roswell") and Kerr
Smith ("Dawson's Creek"). Based on James Mills' best-selling book
"The Seventh Power," the thriller centers on two brilliant
college students (Heigl and Smith) who build a nuclear device to
illustrate the need for a change in national priorities but are
betrayed by a fellow student. When the bomb ends up in the hands
of a terrorist, the two students have to work together with the
government in a race against time to prevent the destruction of
the San Francisco Bay Area.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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Freddy Got Fingered (Rated R)
Starring: Tom Green, Rip Torn, Harland Williams,
Marisa Coughlan, Julie Hagerty
Release Date: April 20, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
http://www.susangranger.com

Humorist Max Wilk once said: "This picture is so bad that you
shouldn't even walk down the street where it's playing in case it
starts to rain and you're tempted to go inside and seek shelter."
And that comment was never more valid than for this wretched
comedy directed by and starring MTV comedian Tom Green ("Road
Trip"). Devised by Green and Derek Harvie, the story revolves
around a 28 year-old skateboarding slacker named Gord Brody, who
moves back home to live in his parents'  basement when he quits
his job at a cheese factory and decides to be an animator. Over
the objections of his adoring mother (Julie Hagerty), his
irascible father (Rip Torn) thinks he should stop "doodling,"
grow up, get a real job and get out of the house. Their bickering
soon becomes a foul feud which escalates into an all-out war.

Meanwhile, Gord has a girl-friend, Betty (Marisa Coughlan), an
amateur rocket scientist/nymphomaniac, a paraplegic whose idea of
foreplay is having her lifeless legs beaten with a bamboo stick!
Plus there's his buddy (Harland Williams) and annoying younger
brother, Freddy (Eddie Kaye Thomas). While not exactly
autobiographical, Green admits that some actual events during his
rise to fame and fortune doing "The Tom Green Show" in his native
Canada inspired the story. So what goes wrong? Everything.
Green's crass, crude, maniacal behavior - under the guise of
"shock comedy" -  is beyond bizarre and decidedly depraved,
particularly raunchy sequences involving a bloody deer carcass, a
newborn swung by its umbilical cord, and inappropriate fondling
of a horse and an elephant.

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Freddy Got Fingered" is a
gross, disgusting 1. And the titular "fingering" is an alleged
accusation about Gord's father abusing his brother.

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JESSICA ALBA
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Pouty lip babe Jessica Alba was born in Pomona, California, on
April 28, 1981. Her family re-located to Biloxi, Mississippi when
she was an infant. Three years later, her father who was in the
Air Force moved the family back to CA, then to Del Rio, Texas,
before eventually Settled in Southern California when Jessica was
nine. Jessica fell in love with the idea of becoming an actress
at the age of five. she took her first acting class at the age of
twelve. Just a few short months later she was signed by an agent.
She made her first movies debut in 1993 in "Camp Nowhere." She
was originally hired for a short time but got lucky when one of
the main actresses dropped out. Two National TV commercial for
Nintendo and J.C Penny quickly followed before Jessica was
featured in several independent films. She spread her wings out
in 1994 with recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy
series "The Secret World of Alex Mack". She played an
insufferable young snob, devoted to making life miserable for the
title character with magical powers. That same year she landed
the role of Maya for a pilot of "Flipper". The first season was a
hit, which lead to the filming of the second season, which
Jessica starred in. The show lasted from 1995-1997. Since Flipper
Jessica has appeared in a number of television shows and movies.
In early 1998, she appeared in "Brooklyn South", as Melissa. A
few months later, she appeared in two episode of "Beverly Hills
90210", as Leanne. Her roles in the Romance Comedy "Never Been
Kissed" and "Idle Hands" created a stir in Tinsel Town. She was
recently cast in James Cameron's "Dark Angel" she plays Max a
genetically engineered superhuman born to raise hell.

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<D>=Deceased

APRIL 25
Renée Zellweger (32)
Hank Azaria (37)
Ella Fitzgerald (83) <D> June 15, 1996

APRIL 26
Jordana Brewster (21)
Jet Li (38)
Carol Burnett (68)

APRIL 27
Sheena Easton (42)
Casey Kasem (69)

APRIL 28
Jessica Alba (20)
Penélope Cruz (27)
Kari Wuhrer (34)
Jay Leno (51)

APRIL 29
Uma Thurman (31)
Carnie Wilson (33)
Daniel Day-Lewis (44)
Jerry Seinfeld (47)
Dale Earnhardt (50) <D> February 18, 2001
Willie Nelson (68)

APRIL 30
Kirsten Dunst (19)
Gary Collins (63)
Cloris Leachman (75)

MAY 1
Tim McGraw (34)

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a) Francis
    The patron saint of birds
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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 - The Complete Superman Collection

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Today we bring you some news regarding 'The Holy Road,' which is
a novel and sequel to "Dances With Wolves." Also, we have an
update on the "Land of the Lost" project and some thought's from
the movies scribe Teddy Tenenbaum. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is
moving to UPN from the WB and we have the new trailer for the Tim
Burton's "Planet of the Apes." All this and more in today's Movie
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"I can't beat him. But that don't bother me. The only thing I
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first time in my life, see, that I wasn't just another bum from
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Check out what's new on the shelves this week.

this week's releases: 4/17/01

- Bamboozled - Damon Wayans, Tommy Davidson, Jada Pinkett Smith
- Billy Elliot - Jamie Bell, Julie Walters
- The Ladies Man - Tim Meadows, Will Ferrell
- Space Cowboys - Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner
- The Yards - Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron
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-> The Virgin Suicides
Cast: James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst,
Josh Hartnett, A.J. Cook.
Director: Sofia Coppola

-> Finding Forrester
Cast: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, Anna Paquin, F. Murray Abraham,
Tom Mullica.
Director: Gus Van Sant

-> Little Nicky
Cast: Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans, Tom "Tiny"
Lister Jr., Kevin Nealon.
Director: Steven Brill

-> Just Looking
Cast: Ryan Merriman, Joseph Franquinha, Peter Onorati, Gretchen
Mol, Ilana Levine.
Director: Jason Alexander

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3. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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PACIFICA ACQUIRES 'HOLY ROAD' ("DANCES WITH WOLVES' SEQUEL)
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pacifica Film Development
has acquired motion picture and television rights to Michael
Blake's forthcoming novel "The Holy Road," his sequel to the 1990
Oscar-winning "Dances With Wolves." Road" continues the saga of
Lt. John Dunbar, who 10 years after the original "Wolves" story
has become a renowned tribal warrior. As white invaders close in
on his tribe, Dunbar's wife and youngest child are abducted, and
Dunbar, known as Dances With Wolves, embarks on an extraordinary
mission to rescue them.

'.COM FOR MURDER'
Principal photography has been completed for Omega
Entertainment's high tech thriller ".com For Murder", starring
Nastassja Kinski, Nicolette Sheridan, Roger Daltrey and Huey
Lewis. Filmed with every modern means available, the premise of
".com for Murder," a $10.8 million cyberspace thriller explores
the immediate  danger many Internet users are exposed to when
logged onto the Web..
Read this article in it's entirety at
http://www.azreporter.com/news/04-20-01/comformurder.html
{Thanks to the folks at ArizonaReporter.com for leading the way}

THE NEXT JAMES BOND?
Little-known Scottish actor Gerard Butler is being wooed to play
the next James Bond when Pierce Brosnan gives up the role,
according to the Daily Record newspaper. The tabloid said series
producer Barbara Broccoli was determined to have another Scottish
Bond following in the footsteps of screen legend Sean Connery.
Pierce Brosnan's contract expires after his fourth Bond movie
which goes into production in January. Butler will make his big
screen debut in a leading role in June, playing Dracula in Wes
Craven's Dracula 2000, the paper said.

'LAND OF THE LOST' UPDATE
Many of you may know that Hollywood and more specifically scribe
Teddy Tenenbaum are currently at work on the big screen version
of the popular Sid and Marty Krofft TV series "Land of the Lost."
Tenenbaum recently spoke to Cinscape Online and here's what he
had to say, "I see the movie as a kick-ass, science- and
mythology-based family adventure with great creatures and
incredible special effects. "The plot sounds remarkably like the
television show, but with important differences," Tenenbaum
reveals. "A fractured family-Holly, Will and their father, Rick
Marshall-travel to a Mayan archaeological site in Mexico to bury
the ashes of their recently deceased archaeologist mother. Once
there, they experience the greatest earthquake ever known, and
tumble through a wormhole into a parallel universe, which falls
under the multi-verse theory that is popular in physics today.
That's the scientific hook we hang all this on, and the script is
very much about evolution, and the evolution of society." Though
the plot might have been tweaked a bit, Tenenbaum says he's
trying to stay true to the spirit of the original series. {I am
glad to hear this. I loved that show growing up and just about
everything else Sid and Marty Krofft did.}

'GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE 2' AFTER ALL?
According to the Hollywood Reporter (via Cinescape Online), Walt
Disney Co. is seriously intent on launching a sequel to the 1997
box office hit "George of the Jungle," with Brendan Fraser
returning to wear the loincloth. The trade reports that Disney is
sending the actor the script that has been written by Jordan
Moffet (Whispers, Barney Miller), along with what they are
calling "a sizable offer." Though the studio is notoriously
thrifty, word has it that they're prepared to pay the kind of big
bucks to get Fraser back. The question is whether Fraser will
take the role. Recently he spoke to Cin City columnist Cindy
Pearlman about the chances of his returning to the cartoon role,
saying, "Someone else can be the navigationally challenged king
of the jungle. I've moved on."

'JURASSIC III' TRAILER
Universal Studios reports that The full theatrical trailer for
Joe Johnston's upcoming "Jurassic Park III" will be attached to
prints of "The Mummy Returns," which opens May 4.

'HALLOWEEN' SITE DEBUNKS RUMORS
Have you heard the rumors that suggest Alyson Hannigan from
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" has joined the cast of "Halloween 8"?
How about the rumor that "Halloween 8" has a confirmed title?
Well if you haven't heard don't worry, and if you have don't
believe them. The official "Halloween" web site debunked the
rumors saying, "Contrary to rumors out there, Buffy's Alyson
Hannigan is not in the cast, and will not be in HALLOWEEN 8.
Also, there has not been any confirmed title yet.  They are still
running with a working title for the film, which is still
HALLOWEEN 8."

SUTHERLAND IN 'PARADISE'
Kiefer Sutherland has signed to star as French painter Paul
Gauguin opposite Nastassja Kinski in "Paradise Found" (aka
"Gauguin"), according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is
scheduled to begin shooting in May and will tell the story
Gauguin (Sutherland), who abandoned his comfortable life as a
stockbroker to paint, on his first trip to the South Pacific at
the turn of the 20th century, where he spent the later part of
his life. Kinski will play the role of his wife, Mette.

'THE SCORPION KING' PREQUEL
Pro wrestler turned actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who plays
the Scorpion King in the upcoming sequel "The Mummy Returns"
revealed to Sci Fi Wire that he's already working on a third film
in the franchise, based on his character. The prequel will tell
the backstory of The Rock's character, an assassin turned into an
evil and fearsome 15-foot-tall man-creature, Johnson said.

MANHATTAN GETS 'ENIGMA'
Variety reports that Upstart film distributor Manhattan Pictures
Intl. is in final negotiations to pay about $2.5 million for
North American rights to the Mick Jagger produced World War II
project "Enigma." The film, which stars Kate Winslet and Dougray
Scott is set in 1943 and tells the story of two young British
mathematicians who try to crack the Enigma Code of a German
U-boat.

UNIVERSAL GRABS 'WOLF'
Universal Pictures has picked up U.S. distribution rights to
French box office hit "Le Pacte des Loups" (Brotherhood of the
Wolf), according to Variety. Set during the reign of Louis XV,
the epic adventure is based in part on the French legend of the
so-called Beast of Gevaudan -- a giant wolf-like creature that
allegedly killed more than 100 people in the 1760s. Desperate to
end the growing unrest of the populace, the king sends in a
scientist and his brother to bring down the beast. Released in
France in January the picture broke the domestic box office
record in its opening weekend with 1.4 million admissions,
beating "Titanic."

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JACK HALEY JR., PASSES AT 67
Director, producer, writer and executive Jack Haley Jr., died
Saturday at UCLA-Santa Monica Hospital. He was 67. Haley had a
knack for thinking big in the best Hollywood tradition. He was
the first to see the lucrative potential in made-for-TV specials.
As a producer and director at David L. Wolper Productions from
1959 to 1970, he was responsible for a number of award-winning
documentaries: "The Race for Space," "Hollywood: The Golden
Years," "Hollywood: The Fabulous Era" and "Hollywood: The Great
Stars." If you don't know who Mr. Haley was, your sure to know
his father Jack Haley, who played the Tin Man in "The Wizard of
Oz."

'FRIENDS' STAR PERRY IN ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT
A car driven by a woman who ran a stop sign collided with
"Friends" co-star Matthew Perry's silver BMW at a West Side
intersection, police said. Neither Perry nor the 75-year-old
woman, whose name was not released, was injured. The actor's BMW,
so new that it still had dealer plates on it, was badly damaged,
however. Officer La Donna Cissell said Thursday that drugs and
alcohol weren't involved in the Wednesday morning crash.

ACTRESS CRUZ DENIES ROMANCE WITH CAGE
Penelope Cruz, star of "Captain Corelli's Mandolin," has
dismissed talk that she and co-star Nicolas Cage are romantically
linked. "We are not together as a couple," she said in an
interview published in Saturday's Daily Telegraph. "Nicolas and I
are very good friends. They try to create a rumor with every
movie, and so now it loses its impact. It doesn't affect me any
more. It doesn't affect my family any more because they do not
believe what they read."

DAVID SPADE'S 'STUN GUN' AIDE SENTENCED
A former assistant to actor David Spade pleaded guilty on
Thursday to attacking him with a stun gun and was ordered to
serve five years probation and stay away from the "Just Shoot Me"
star. David Warren "Skippy" Malloy, Spade's 30-year-old friend
and longtime personal assistant, was also ordered to undergo
counseling and perform 480 hours of community service. If you
remember Malloy was arrested in November after Spade called
police to his home to report that his employee had attacked him
with a stun gun during a burglary and that there was a struggle.
The actor suffered minor injuries in the altercation.

HOLLYWOOD STRIKES HAVE TECHS LEANING TOWARDS PORN
The Associated Press released an article that says Mainstream
movie technicians and actors are looking to the pornography
industry to line up work in case of actors and writers strikes.
At Sin City Entertainment, a number of people have called
inquiring about jobs, including a few mainstream film editors,
grips, one director of photography and "several B-movie actors
and actresses looking for nonsexual roles," said spokesman Jeff
Wozniak. Jimmy Flynt II, director of marketing and public
relations for Hustler, founded by his uncle Larry, said he's
logged at least three dozen calls in recent months from Hollywood
technicians inquiring about temporary work. Hustler produces
about six videos a month requiring 120 film free-lancers,
including cinematographers, production managers and line
producers, he said. "People of very high caliber are interested
in finding work," said Flynt.

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'BUFFY' SERIES ON THE MOVE
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer," the WB networks hit drama is
retracting it's teeth and moving to the UPN network. UPN has
agreed to pay an average of $2.33 million per episode for the
Joss Whedon-produced series as part of a two-year, 44-episode
license agreement that keeps the show on the air through its
seventh season. That puts UPN's cost for "Buffy" at just over
$102 million over the life of the deal, which begins in the fall.
UPN may also end up snagging "Buffy" spinoff "Angel" for two
years -- if, as many expect, the WB decides to cancel the latter
series in the wake of its progenitor's shift to UPN. In that
event, UPN has agreed to a two-year pickup for "Angel," at a
slight bump over the show's current license fee of around $1
million. You can read a statement released by the WB network
here..
http://www.thewb.com/news/buffystatement

'BREAK IN!' REALITY TV SERIES
Yet another reality TV series is in the works, this time for the
USA Network. tentatively dubbed "Break In! -- the series pits two
teams in a race to execute a repo-style retrieval. The teams may
be asked to pull off such tasks as locating and returning a
stolen painting or recovering stolen government secrets from a
Russian yacht during a lavish party. The first team to return the
booty to its rightful owners wins. The prize has yet to be
determined.

ROHM REPLACES HARMON ON 'LAW'
Actress Elisabeth Rohm ("Bull") has been tapped to replace Angie
Harmon on NBC's veteran legal drama "Law & Order." Her first
episode of "Law" will be the show's 12th season premiere. Besides
"Bull" Rohm has also appeared in the NBC miniseries "The '60s,"
the WB's "Angel" and was a regular on the ABC soap "One Life to
Live."

McCARTHY'S NEW SITCOM DELAYED
Fox has pushed the new Jenny McCarthy sitcom pilot ``Honey
Vicarro'' out of fall consideration. Producers 20th Century Fox
and Regency TV will instead shoot the project in June for a
potential midseason debut. According to Variety, "Honey Vicarro"
stars McCarthy as the lead character in a 1966 TV series. In the
show-within-the-show, McCarthy fights crime and saves swingers in
Los Angeles while driving her 1964 Shelby Cobra.

STONE TO LEND VOICE TO 'PURPLE CRAYON'
Sharon Stone will lend her voice to Sony Pictures Entertainment's
newly developed animated pay television series "Harold and the
Purple Crayon," for HBO. The series centers on Harold, a curious
4-year-old whose purple crayon leads him into a magical world of
invention and exploration. The boy speaks very little, but
Stone's narration provides the series an omnipresent maternal
adult who watches over Harold during his adventures. The series
is based on the popular children's book series of the same name
by Crockett Johnson.

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Kris Kristofferson ....  Karubi
Tim Roth ....  General Thade
Michael Clarke Duncan ....  Attar
Charlton Heston ....  Ape Cameo Appearance
Helena Bonham Carter ....  Ari
David Warner ....  Sandar
Estella Warren ....  Daena

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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 4/22/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. Bridget Jones's Diary    $10.1  / 25.3               2 week(s)
2. Spy Kids                 $10.0  / 86.5               4 week(s)
3. Along Came a Spider      $8.7   / 46.7               3 week(s)
4. Crocodile Dundee in..    $7.7   / 7.7                1 week(s)
5. Freddy Got Fingered      $7.0   / 7.0                1 week(s)
6. Blow                     $5.9   / 35.1               3 week(s)
7. Joe Dirt                 $5.3   / 19.1               2 week(s)
8. Kingdom Come             $4.2   / 16.0               2 week(s)
9. Josie and the Pussycats  $2.9   / 11.5               2 week(s)
10. Enemy at the Gates      $2.0   / 46.3               6 week(s)
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       Rentals                          Sales

1. Charlie's Angels            1. Remember The Titans
2. The 6th Day                 2. 102 Dalmatians
3. Meet The Parents            3. Gladiator
4. Almost Famous               4. Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
5. Remember The Titans         5. Meet the Parents
6. Wonder Boys                 6. Mary-Kate and Ashley: Winning..
7. The Contender               7. Playboy: Playmates On...
8. The Legend of Bagger Vance  8. Playboy 2000: The Party..
9. Bring It On                 9. Farscape Premiere -- I E.T.
10. Erin Brockovich           10. Lady and the Tramp II..
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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)

Source: Amazon.com

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6. IN THEATERS...
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WHAT'S THERE , WHAT'S COMING
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This weeks releases 4/20/01

- Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles - Paul Hogan
- Freddy Got Fingered - Tom Green, Rip Torn
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==>Week of April 27, 2001<==

-> The Dish (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Bille Brown, Roy Billing, Taylor Kane, Genevieve Mooy,
Kevin Harrington.
Director: Rob Sitch
Official site: http://thedishmovie.warnerbros.com
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?^Dish,+The+(2000)

-> Driven (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Kip Pardue,
Gina Gershon, Til Schweiger.
Director: Renny Harlin
Official site: http://movies.warnerbros.com/driven
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/champs.html
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> The Forsaken (Rated R)
Cast: Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Johnathon Schaech,
A.J. Buckley, Izabella Miko.
Director: J.S. Cardone
Official site:
http://www.spe.sony.com/movies/forsaken/index2.html
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/forsaken.html
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> One Night at McCool's (Rated R)
Cast: Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas,
John Goodman, Paul Reiser.
Director: Harald Zwart
Official site: http://www.onenightatmccools.com
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?One+Night+at+McCool%27s

-> Town and Country (Rated R)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Andie MacDowell,
Garry Shandling, Goldie Hawn.
Director: Peter Chelsom
Official site: http://www.townandcountrymovie.com
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/townandcountry.html
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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The Complete Superman Collection

Only the initial movie has been remixed and restored for this
collection, and it features eight minutes of footage that was
originally shown on television broadcasts in the 1980s. Also
included are interviews made some 20 years after the original
film, and screen tests from Reeve and Kidder--and other Lois
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In the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," River Phoenix
plays Harrison Ford's younger self. In what film did Phoenix play
Ford's son?

a) Stand By Me
b) The Devils Own
c) The Mosquito Coast
d) The Thing Called Love

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2. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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SANDLER, ROBERTS MAY TEAM IN COMEDY
Variety reports that Julia Roberts and Adam Sandler may join
forces on a comedy film revolving around Niagara, a new wonder
drink touted as the female version of Viagra. The project would
be based on a Nerve.com article entitled "Genie in a Bottle: The
Sex Drink That's Rocking Little Rock." Suzi Parker, the
journalist who wrote the story reports that the drink has become
all the rage outside of Little Rock, Ark., where it has been
promoted as a way of getting "a little nookie." Parker writes of
the herbal aphrodisiac: "It's a $4.50 drink that makes women feel
relaxed and tingly in the right places."

'BRIDGET JONES' BREAKS RECORD
"Bridget Jones's Diary," The comedy, based on Helen Fielding's
best-selling novel of the same name shot straight to the top of
the British box office in its first weekend, taking $10 million
and recording the biggest ever opening for a British film.
"Diary" beat the previous record held by "Notting Hill" by two
million.

'JASON X' RELEASE DATE BUMPED
The latest sequel to the long running Friday the 13th film
franchise, has been bumped from its planned August release date
by New Line Cinema, a spokesperson told SCI FI Wire. "It
currently is not on the 2001 release schedule," the spokesperson
said in an interview. The studio currently has a full slate of
movies scheduled for release this year and wanted to hold Jason X
for later. There is currently no new release date for the film.

'STEPFORD WIVES' REMAKE
According to Entertainment Weekly, Paul Rudnick has been hired to
write the remake of "The Stepford Wives" for producers Scott
Rudin and Donald De Line.

'EPISODE 1' DVD COMING SOON
The force.net web site reports (via Sci-Fi.com) that "Star Wars:
Episode I" producer Rick McCallum told convention-goers in
Germany to expect a DVD of the film soon. "Have faith--It will
come soon, I promise you!" McCallum reportedly said. "And I
guarantee you they will be great!" McCallum added, "I think when
you see it, you will see that there are things in there that took
almost as long as the movie, and it will all become clearer to
you why it took so long."

'MINORITY REPORT' CASTING RUMORS
The Coming Attractions Web site reported rumors that Swedish
actors Peter Stormare and Max von Sydow will join the cast of
Steven Spielberg's upcoming SF thriller movie Minority Report,
starring Tom Cruise.

IRVING, HALLSTROM TOGETHER AGAIN
In a deal that reteams the architects of "The Cider House Rules"
Miramax Films will turn John Irving's upcoming novel "The Fourth
Hand" into a feature to be scripted by Irving and directed by
Lasse Hallstrom ("Chocolat"), according to Variety. "The Fourth
Hand" is about Patrick Wallingford, a handsome, womanizing TV
reporter who doesn't realize something's missing from his life
until his hand is bitten off by a lion during a live report.
Suddenly famous, the reporter meets a childless Wisconsin woman
who'll give him the hand of her recently deceased husband if the
reporter will help her to conceive a child. George Clooney is a
possible front-runner for the lead role.

TATUM O'NEAL IN 'SCOUNDREL' ROLE
Oscar-winning "Paper Moon" star Tatum O'Neal will join Tim Curry,
Julian Sands and "Party of Five" star Lacey Chabert in "The
Scoundrel's Wife," according to Variety. The independent project
is set in Louisiana in the summer of 1942, after U-boats have
sunk American ships, when rumors fly in a small Louisiana bayou
town that a local is helping the Germans.

'DIARY' DIRECTOR GETS 'MAIL'
Filmmaker Sharon Maguire, who made her feature debut with the
transatlantic hit "Bridget Jones's Diary," is attached to direct
"Mail," a romantic comedy set in Boston. The film, which is Based
on Mameve Medwed's novel tells the story of a struggling writer
who falls for her mailman.

'COMPANY' FOR LIU, NORTHAM
Variety reports that Lucy Liu ("Charlie's Angels") and Jeremy
Northam ("Enigma") will star in "The Company Man," a suspense
thriller set to begin shooting next month. The film centers on an
unsuspecting man (Northam) who finds himself working as a
corporate spy and discovers that his only chance of survival is a
mysterious woman (Liu). (The project is not to be confused with
the recent spy spoof "Company Man.")

NEW 'SUPERMAN' SCRIBE
Screenwriter Paul Attanasio (Sphere) will pen the script of a
proposed new Superman movie for Warner Brothers, according to The
Hollywood Reporter.

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GELLAR, PRINZE ENGAGED
Sarah Michelle Gellar, star of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is
engaged to marry her boyfriend of more than a year, actor Freddie
Prinze Jr., a publicist for the actress confirmed on Tuesday.
"Access Hollywood" reported that Gellar and Prinze, who star
together in the upcoming film "Scooby Doo," became engaged last
Friday and announced the news to friends at a weekend party to
celebrate her 24th birthday.

RICKY MARTIN TAKES ON 'ZORRO' ROLE
Latino pop sensation Ricky Martin is set to hit London's West End
stage early next year in a musical version of "Zorro," Britain's
top-selling Sun tabloid reported on Wednesday.

SPIELBERG LEAVES BOY SCOUTS
Steven Spielberg stepped down on Monday from an advisory board of
the Boy Scouts of America, saying that he could no longer
associate with a group that engages in "discrimination." Although
he did not name the Boy Scout policy that he considered
discriminatory, it appeared clear that he was referring to the
organization's controversial exclusion of "avowed homosexuals" on
the grounds that they violate the group's values. "The last few
years in scouting have deeply saddened me to see the Boy Scouts
of America actively and publicly participating in discrimination.
It's a real shame. I thought the Boy Scouts stood for equal
opportunity and I have consistently spoken out publicly and
privately against intolerance and discrimination based on ethnic,
religious, racial and sexual orientation," Spielberg said. Marvin
Levy, Spielberg's spokesman, said the director was opposed to the
exclusion of gays or any other group from scouting.

RITCHIE DEAD AT 62
Michael Ritchie, who made his feature directing debut in 1969
with "Downhill Racer" and then shot a string of perceptive,
sardonic spoofs, died Monday from complications of prostate
cancer. The Manhattan resident was 62. Ritchie is also known for
directing such movies as "The Candidate," "Smile," "The Bad News
Bears," "Semi-Tough," "Fletch" and its sequel "Fletch Lives" to
name a few.

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'WEST WING' CREATOR ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGE
Aaron Sorkin, the Emmy-winning creator and executive producer of
NBC's "The West Wing," was arrested on a drug possession charge
on Sunday at Burbank Airport, authorities said on Monday. Sorkin,
40, was taken into custody by airport police after security
personnel found a quantity of hallucinogenic mushrooms in his
carry-on baggage. Sorkin was released on bail and is scheduled to
be arraigned April 30.

'SURVIVOR' CAST MEMBERS ON 'WEAKEST LINK'
An NBC spokesman was not available for comment, but CBS
spokeswoman Colleen Sullivan confirmed that contestants from the
first "Survivor" will take part in a "Weakest Link" episode set
to air during the important May "sweeps" period.

'SAMMY THE BULL' TELEFILM
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Regency Television has
acquired several of the key players in the Sammy "the Bull"
Gravano case, the true story involving one of the nation's
largest ecstasy drug rings and brought veteran filmmaker Roland
Joffe on to executive produce the telefilm. The project,
tentatively titled "Sammy the Bull," centers around a group of
suburban Arizona kids who were befriended by Gravano, a Mafia hit
man who abandoned the federal witness protection program, and
Gravano's son and wound up being involved in distributing and
selling ecstasy. The unwitting kids wound up helping the
notorious killer build a new crime empire. Those involved are due
to be in court in the summer on state and federal charges. The
project is not yet set up at a network. Sources said Joffe also
is considering adapting the material for the big screen.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Rated R)
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth,
Jim Broadbent, James Callis.
Release Date: April 13, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
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Amid a cauldron of controversy, director Sharon Maguire cast an
American, Renee Zellweger, in the title role in this witty, warm
adaptation of the post-feminist best-seller. But with a
pitch-perfect British accent, Zellweger is sensational! She's
totally believable as the "verbally incontinent spinster who
smokes like a chimney and drinks too much," which is how an
eligible neighborhood bachelor, Colin Firth, bluntly describes
her. (In the book, Bridget goes daft for Colin Firth in "Pride
and Prejudice," and Mark Darcy is the name of his character.)
Coping with a massive lack of self-esteem, the well-rounded
Bridget easily falls for a cad, played by Hugh Grant, her sly,
sexist boss at a London publishing company.

Renee Zellweger combines strength and vulnerability with an
irresistible smile. And if she hasn't won your heart already, she
nails it when she answers the phone, "Hello, Bridget Jones,
wanton sex goddess with a very bad man between my thighs" - only
to discover it's her mother (Gemma Jones) calling. But mum's not
too shocked because she's left dad (Jim Broadbent) to shack up
with a sleazy TV shopping network pitchman. And if you're
wondering why author Salman Rushdie ("Satanic Verses") does a
cameo, it's because, when Helen Fielding's novel/diary was
published in 1996, he called it "a brilliant comic creation,
adding "even men will laugh." No argument here. Not only is the
script by Fielding, Richard Curtis and Andrew Davies filled with
hilarious one-liners but it captures the angst of lonely
thirtysomethings.

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Bridget Jones's Diary" is
a fast-paced, funny 9. To paraphrase a key concept of Bridget's
hard-won self-worth, I love it just the way it is! And don't miss
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KIRSTEN DUNST
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Born in Point Pleasant, N.J April 30. 1982, Kirsten Dunst set her
sights on a film career shortly after learning to walk and talk.
Her mother is an artist and her father is a medical service
executive. Dunst began her career as a model and a TV commercial
actress by the age of 3, she continued until the age of six. In
1989 she moved to LA with mother and brother when her parents
divorced, and eventually got work on television series such as
"Star Trek" and "Sisters". She made her first film debuted in
Woody Allen's "New York Stories" at just age 7. She quickly
became the sought-after child actor in Hollywood and showed
precocious dramatic range, playing in one year both a dark child
vampire in "Interview With a Vampire" opposite Tom Cruise and
Brad Pitt. Cruise spoke highly of her in in a remark in People
Magazine interview, "We 're all in awe of her maturity as an
actress, There seems to be the experience of a 35-year-old
actress in the body of this little girl". She played the
effervescent Amy March in "Little Women" in 1994. A small part in
the critically hailed satire "Wag the Dog" and a recurring role
as a troubled teen prostitute on the TV series "ER" signaled that
Dunst was ready to emerge from child roles. She has since played
young women in films such as "Drop Dead Gorgeous"and "Dick".
Still in her teens and already a veteran screen actress, Dunst
stars this spring in "The Virgin Suicides" a drama directed by
Sofia Coppola that explores a combustible mix of sex and suburbia
in the 1970s. and also this Friday August 25th she will be
starring in the teen flick "Bring It On" a comedy about two
cheerleading squads who will stop at nothing to get to the top.
She is working on her own production company with her mother
called "Wooden Spoon company".  The name symbolizes women and
creativity, and was inspired by her grandmother.

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<D>=Deceased

APRIL 18
Melissa Joan Hart (25)
Conan O'Brien (38)
Eric Roberts (45)
James Woods (54)

APRIL 19
Hayden Christensen (20)
Kate Hudson (22)
Ashley Judd (33)
Tim Curry (55)
Dudley Moore (66)
Jayne Mansfield (68) <D June 29, 1967>
Dick Sargent (71) <D July 8, 1994>

APRIL 20
Joey Lawrence (25)
Carmen Electra (29)
Luther Vandross (50)
Jessica Lange (52)
Ryan O'Neal (60)

APRIL 21
Charlie O'Connell (26)
Andie MacDowell (43)
Tony Danza (50)

APRIL 22
Peter Frampton (51)
Glen Campbell (65)
Aaron Spelling (78)

APRIL 23
Michael Bowman (26)
Valerie Bertinelli (41)
Joyce DeWitt (52)
Sandra Dee (57)
Roy Orbison (65) <D December 6, 1988>
Shirley Temple (73)

APRIL 24
Michael O'Keefe (46)
Barbra Streisand (59)
Shirley MacLaine (67)

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- Bounce - Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow
- Men of Honor - Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert De Niro
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-> Bamboozled
Cast: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Tommy Davidson, Jada Pinkett
Smith, Michael Rapaport.
Director: Spike Lee

-> Billy Elliot
Cast: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jamie Driven, Jean Heywood, Gary
Lewis.
Director: Stephen Daldry

-> The Ladies Man
Cast: Tim Meadows, Will Ferrell, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Billy
Dee Williams.
Director: Reginald Hudlin

-> Space Cowboys
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner, Donald
Sutherland, James Cromwell.
Director: Clint Eastwood

-> The Yards
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James
Caan, Faye Dunaway, Ellen Burstyn.
Director: James Gray

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JANSSEN EYES 'MIB2'
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Famke Janssen ("X-Men") is
in negotiations to star as the lead villainess in "Men in Black
2" for director Barry Sonnenfeld. "MiB 2" will see the original
film's stars, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, reprise their roles
as Agent J and Agent K, respectively. Although the plot is being
kept under wraps, it is known that Janssen will play the
villainess bombshell, Serleena. Johnny Knoxville ("Jackass") also
will be featured as a two-headed alien, while Rosario Dawson
("Josie and the Pussycats") plays Rita, a love interest to
Smith's character.

LIL' BOW WOW BIG SCREEN DEBUT
Fourteen-year-old rap star Lil' Bow Wow is poised to make his big
screen debut in "Like Mike," about a kid who finds a pair of
sneakers with magical powers worn by basketball superstar Michael
Jordan.

MIRAMAX LOOKING TO CLOSE DEAL ON 'CLOSET'
Miramax Films is in final negotiations with French major Gaumont
to acquire U.S. and English-speaking Canadian rights to the
comedy feature "Le Placard" (The Closet), which stars Daniel
Auteuil and Gerard Depardieu, according to The Hollywood
Reporter. The story follows a boring accountant (Auteuil) who
starts a rumor at his large company that he is homosexual, hoping
his boss will not fire him for fear of accusations of
discrimination. Depardieu plays a macho homophobic man forced to
befriend the accountant in order to keep his job.

'BLACK SHEEP' CASTING
Brooke Smith ("Series 7," "Silence of the Lambs") and Kerry
Washington ("Save the Last Dance") have signed on to join Chris
Rock and Anthony Hopkins in "Black Sheep," according to Variety.
There's no word on what roles each will play in the coming film.

MOELLER JOINS 'SCORPION KING'
Variety reports that Ralf Moeller (Gladiator, TV's Conan the
Barbarian) has joined the cast of Universal's "The Mummy Returns"
prequel project, "The Scorpion King."

BANDERAS TALKS 'PHANTOM'
Antonio Banderas has been speaking of Andrew Lloyd Webber's
"Phantom of the Opera" movie project and what he has to say
doesn't fit the mold of the original. While talking to the UK's
Daily Express Banderas spoke of the project, saying, "With this
film we are not trying to draw in people who really love the
theatre and go to the movie to see what they saw on stage. We are
creating a completely different concept, looking at it from a
completely different point of view. It will be a new creation
with even new music. A lot of the music you have heard in the
theatre version is being cut out."

RACHEL WEISZ EYES 'BOY'
'The Mummy Returns' star Rachel Weisz is in final negotiations to
join Hugh Grant and Tina Collette in "About a Boy," which is a
British adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel. The film follows a
womanizer (Grant) whose fear of commitment leads him to start up
relationships with single mothers, on the basis that they're
easier to leave. Toni Collette is also on board to play one of
Grant's single mother targets, whose 12-year-old son becomes best
friends with the 36-year-old slacker. Weisz would play another
love interest who Grant falls in love with at the same time.

BRANDO FALLS ILL
On Wednesday we reported that Marlon Brando agreed to make a
cameo appearance in "Scary Movie 2," which we now know was for a
reported $2 million. The following day Daily Variety columnist
Michael Fleming reported that the 77-year-old actor has developed
a case of pneumonia that threatened to delay shooting of the
opening scene of the film, in which Brando is to play a priest
performing an exorcism. At this time there is no word on how this
will affect production of the film. {We wish Mr. Brando a speedy
recovery.}

SW STARFIGHTER ON DISPLAY
The AP reports that The 34-foot, yellow-and-chrome Naboo
starfighter model used in the making of the 1999 film "Star Wars:
Episode I - The Phantom Menace" will be on display from April 28
through June 24 at the Arts and Industries Building of the
Smithsonian Institution.
The exhibit includes an interactive kiosk that details the
creative process of filmmaking and the evolution of the
starfighter in the "Star Wars" saga.

TIERNEY, DONOVAN JOIN 'INSOMNIA'
Maura Tierney (ER) and Martin Donovan are the latest additions to
join Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, and Robin Williams in Warner Bros.'
remake of the 1997 Norwegian psychological thriller "Insomnia,"
according to Variety. Tierney will play the part of Al Pacino's
love interest and Donovan will take on the part of Pacino's
police partner in the film, which tells the story of a cop
(Pacino) on the hunt for a killer but he himself ends up killing
his partner by mistake. In an attempt to cover it up, the killer
(played by Robin Williams) learns the truth and blackmails the
cop into framing an innocent man.

PAQUIN IN 'DARKNESS'
Variety reports that Anna Paquin (X-Men) has jumped on board "The
Darkness" horror film project. Paquin will play the part of a
young girl who is part of a family that moves into a remote house
that has a horrible dark past which gradually threatens to tear
the group apart.

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JOEY RAMONE DEAD AT 49
Punk rocker Joey Ramone, front man for the stripped down punk
rock pioneers the Ramones, died on Sunday of lymphatic cancer. He
was 49.

MINNIE DRIVER ENGAGED TO JOSH BROLIN
Minnie Driver, The London-born star of last year's "Return to Me"
is engaged to marry actor Josh Brolin. "I can confirm that they
are engaged," publicist Ame Van Iden, said. But Van Iden said she
did not know whether Driver and her fiance had set a wedding
date. According to People magazine, Driver and Brolin began their
romance in 1998 on the set of the film "Slow Burn," which
premiered on video last fall.

'PUFF DADDY' SCOOTERS HIS WAY INTO MORE TROUBLE
Hip-hop mogul Sean Combs, who was just cleared last month of gun
possession and bribery charges, is once again in trouble with the
law. Apparently Combs was pulled over for allegedly making an
illegal lane change while driving a scooter along Miami Beach's
glitzy Ocean Drive on Saturday night and later found to have a
suspended New York driver's license. He was not arrested, but
signed a "promise to appear" form for a court date. Combs says
that he was unaware the license had been suspended.

MADONNA READY TO TOUR AGAIN
Madonna will return to the concert stage this summer for the
first time in eight years, marking the Material Girl's first tour
since becoming a mom. "The Drowned World Tour" will be 19-city
tour through Europe and the United States kicking off on June 5
in Cologne.

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ROB LOWE 'FRAMED'
Rob Lowe is set to take a break from the popular drama "The West
Wing" to star in "Framed," a psychological thriller for cable's
TNT. According to Reuters, Lowe will play Mike Santini, a New
York City detective who discovers the key witness in a
money-laundering case while on vacation in the Caribbean. The
show is based on a British miniseries that aired on A&E in the
early '90s and starred Timothy Dalton and Penelope Cruz.

ROSIE NOT ABLE TO HOST NICK AWARDS
Rosie O'Donnell will hand off hosting duties at Nickelodeon's
14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards to someone else. The talk-show
host's hand injury will keep her from appearing at the awards
show Saturday night. O'Donnell, who has been the host of the
event the past four years straight, was treated earlier this
month for a staph infection after three surgeries to repair a
severed tendon. Albie Hecht, executive producer of the Kids'
Choice Awards and president of film and TV production for
Nickelodeon, TV Land and TNN said "Rosie is irreplaceable" but
there will be a "special surprise guest" along with other
celebrities including Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers
to run the show.

MAY 12 FINALE FOR 'WALKER'
Fans of "Walker, Texas Ranger" know there are just a few
first-run episodes to go before he rides off into the sunset, but
that doesn't mean they have to like it {just ask my mom.} Chuck
Norris told the Los Angeles Times that he wanted to leave while
the "show is still popular. You hate to be like a boxer who is
fighting and they remember him as a loser rather than a winner."
The show has been on CBS for eight seasons, and a special series
finale will air May 12. The two-hour special will feature
parallel story lines for the modern-day Walker and his 19th
century counterpart, Hayes Cooper. {Don't worry mom, it will be
OK!}

'CANNONBALL RUN' REALITY TV SERIES
A new reality TV series is coming to the USA Network in August.
"The Real Cannonball Run 2001," a reality series commemorating
the 30th anniversary of the cross-country race that inspired the
1981 Burt Reynolds movie "The Cannonball Run." The show will be a
one-hour series, scheduled to run over five consecutive nights
and will follow six teams of contestants as they traverse the
country in souped-up vehicles in a race to California from New
York to collect a $100,000 prize.

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A high school senior branded uncool in the ninth grade gets
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Eddie Griffin ....  Luther

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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 4/15/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. Spy Kids                 $12.5  / 68.3               3 week(s)
2. Along Came a Spider      $11.5  / 33.9               2 week(s)
3. Bridget Jones's Diary    $10.7  / 10.7               1 week(s)
4. Joe Dirt                 $8.0   / 10.7               1 week(s)
5. Blow                     $8.0   / 25.9               2 week(s)
6. Kingdom Come             $7.5   / 9.7                1 week(s)
7. Josie and the Pussycats  $4.5   / 6.5                1 week(s)
8. Pokemon 3                $2.7   / 12.9               2 week(s)
9. Enemy at the Gates       $2.6   / 43.2               5 week(s)
10. Someone Like You        $2.6   / 22.2               3 week(s)
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1. Almost Famous               1. Meet The Parents
2. Charlie's Angels            2. Silence Of The Lambs
3. Meet The Parents            3. Gladiator
4. Wonder Boys                 4. Lady And The Tramp II..
5. The Contender               5. Rugrats In Paris: The Movie
6. Remember The Titans         6. Farscape Premiere -- I E.T.
7. What Lies Beneath           7. Playboy: Playmates On...
8. Gladiator                   8. Playboy: Girls Of The...
9. The 6th Day                 9. 102 Dalmations
10. Erin Brockovich           10. Erin Brockovich
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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)

Source: Amazon.com

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6. IN THEATERS...
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WHAT'S THERE , WHAT'S COMING
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This weeks releases 4/13/01

- Bridget Jones's Diary - Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant
- Joe Dirt - David Spade, Kid Rock, Brittany Daniel
- Josie and the Pussycats - Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid
- Kingdom Come - LL Cool J, Whoopi Goldberg, Jada Pinkett Smith
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==>Week of April 20, 2001<==

-> Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (Rated PG)
Cast: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Jere Burns, Jonathan Banks,
Serge Cockburn.
Director: Simon Wincer
Official site: http://www.crocodiledundeeinla.com
Review(s):
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Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> Freddy Got Fingered (Rated R)
Cast: Tom Green, Rip Torn, Harland Williams, Marisa Coughlan,
Julie Hagerty.
Director: Tom Green
Official site: Not Available
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Freddy+Got+Fingered
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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Deep Impact (1998) (PG-13)

Exciting story of a huge comet hurdling towards Earth, and the
attempt and preparation to deal with what could be a major
catastrophe. {I saw this for the first time on Sunday night and
really enjoyed it.}

CAST:
Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave,
Morgan Freeman

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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 - Along Came a Spider
6. Celebrity Profile - Morgan Freeman
7. Celebrity Birthdays
8. Trivia Answer

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Hi Movie Fans!

I want to thank Clare H. for the three Nicholas Cage trivia
questions she sent in, one of which you will find below {She is a
big fan!}

Welcome to our new readers and for those of you in Cincinnati, be
safe. I hear the city is a little out of control right now!

- Bob

It's Showtime!

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1. TRIVIA BLITZ
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What other film apart from "Con-Air" did Nicolas Cage and Steve
Buscemi do together?

a) Leaving Las Vegas
b) The Rock
c) Zandalee
d) City of Angels

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2. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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HOW ABOUT A 'RAMBO 4'? NOPE SAYS STALLONE
While talking to Cinescape Online's Cin City columnist Cindy
Pearlman, Sylvester Stallone gave his opinion on the chances of
there being another Rambo flick, saying, "I am not doing another
Rambo. I don't know if I'd look that good in a thong anymore."
Sly adds, "In my fantasies, I'd love to do one more, but I don't
think it would be in good taste at this age."

MARLON BRANDO IN 'SCARY 2' ROLE?
Producers of "Scary Movie" one of the biggest hits last summer
said on Tuesday that Marlon Brando had agreed to appear in the
sequel "Scary Movie 2", which they are touting as the 77-year-old
actor's first "flat-out comic role." A spokesman for Brando said
he could not confirm the deal, however Dimension Films
co-chairman Bob Weinstein said in a statement "In an
unprecedented move, Dimension Films has landed movie icon Marlon
Brando in a wild, comedic turn." Weinstein added that Brando
agreed to the part, described only as that of a priest who
performs a "supernatural exorcism."

'I'M WITH LUCY' CASTING
Gael Garcia Bernal ("Amores Perros") is in negotiations and David
Boreanaz of the WB series "Angel" is set to join Monica Potter,
Anthony LaPaglia and Henry Thomas in the romantic comedy "I'm
With Lucy." The film tells the story of a terminally single woman
(Potter), just dumped by a man she thought was perfect for her,
who goes on a series of blind dates looking for Mr. Right.

'PEE WEE' UPDATE
While talking to Entertainment Weekly, Paul Reubens shed some new
light on the developing Pee Wee Herman projects. When asked why
one of the projects would be focused towards adults, while the
other would be geared towards kids Reubens replied, "I've been
away from him for a long time now. I'm doing two back to back,
and I'm not supposed to call one of them the adult Pee-wee or the
dark Pee-wee movie anymore, since that's sort of backfired and
people are afraid of it. But the so called dark movie has a lot
of ''Valley of the Dolls'' to it, and the one for kids is
completely crazy. It starts and ends in the Playhouse, and in
between it's all make believe land, a big adventure story. I'm
about a quarter of the way through that script." He added, When I
started writing the ''adult'' one, everyone said to me, ''You're
writing a Pee-wee movie and kids aren't going to be able to come
to it?'' I decided they were right and started writing a kids'
movie also. I don't know which one will be made first, though.
I've been in discussions with all the major studios, so we'll see
who's most interested. When asked whether there would be any
returning characters Reuben replied, I've written more than a
little part for Laurence Fishburne, but I haven't had a
conversation about it with him because I want to give him the
completed script. I want him to see what a great part it is, then
talk to his kids and let them guilt trip him into it.

BROSNAN IN "DEFIANCE'
Pierce Brosnan has inked a deal to produce and star in
"Defiance," described as  an action-adventure film in which he
will play the leader of a renegade band of soldiers battling a
totalitarian government.

COSTNER JOINS CASTRO FOR 'THIRTEEN DAYS'
Get this -- Reuters reports that Kevin Costner and Fidel Castro
chatted into the early hours on Tuesday after watching "Thirteen
Days" and discussing over dinner the U.S. star's cinema version
and the Cuban president's real-life role in the 1962 Cuban
missile crisis. How uncomfortable could that have been? In
"Thirteen Days," Costner plays an adviser to former U.S.
President John F. Kennedy at the time of the standoff between
Washington and Moscow over Soviet warheads in Cuba. The incident
is considered by many to be the closest the world has come to
nuclear war. The crisis ended when Moscow agreed to withdraw the
missiles from Cuba, to the annoyance of Castro who resented the
deal being cut over his head.

SARANDON, PIERCE EYEING 'ENCHANTED'
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Susan Sarandon and David
Hyde Pierce ("Frasier") are in negotiations to star in the Walt
Disney Co.'s live-action/animated feature "Enchanted." The film
is a fairy tale about a young woman who falls in love with a
prince and is banished to the real world of New York by an evil
queen (Sarandon). Once there, she is followed by the prince and
queen and must decide whether to return home. Pierce, would
portray Nathaniel, the queen's valet.

COOK TAKING ON 'INVISIBLE GIRL'
Rachael Leigh Cook is set to star in and co-executive produce the
indie comedy/love story feature "Invisible Girl," which will
begin shooting May 8 in Los Angeles, according to the Hollywood
Reporter. The film is about a young woman (Cook) whom no one ever
notices until she uses herself as bait to capture a serial
killer.

BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS
Oscar winners, , Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts claimed top
acting honors at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Roberts
won favorite dramatic actress on Tuesday for "Erin Brockovich"
and Crowe claimed favorite dramatic actor for "Gladiator." Jim
Carrey won the comedic actor award for "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch
Stole Christmas," and Sandra Bullock was recognized in the
women's category for "Miss Congeniality." You can check out the
rest of the winners at..
http://www.blockbusterawards.com/WINNERS/winners_movies.html

LOPEZ, De NIRO 'LOVE ME'
Jennifer Lopez and Robert De Niro are in negotiations to star in
and produce for Warner Bros. a remake of the 1955 Doris Day-James
Cagney musical romance "Love Me or Leave Me." According to the
Hollywood Reporter, The updated version will be a romantic story
and love triangle set in the musical world and will not be based,
as was the original film, on the true story of 1930s torch singer
Ruth Etting.

'TUCK' CASTING
Jonathan Jackson is the latest addition to Disney's "Tuck
Everlasting" project. The film also stars Sissy Spacek, William
Hurt, Ben Kingsley and Alexis Bledel. There's no word on what
role Jackson will play in the film, which tells the story of a
family who have a secret spring on their property that is a
fountain of youth.

WARNER BROS. GETS 'CROSS CHECK'
Variety reports that Warner Bros. has bought the rights to "Cross
Check," a detective drama pitched by writer Gary Scott Thompson
that will be developed as a starring vehicle for Bruce Willis.
Meanwhile, Thompson is now writing "Time Cop 2" for Universal, as
well as "88 Minutes," a drama set at Disney and Willis is
shooting "Hart's War" for MGM, and then is expected to star in
"Man of War," a drama about a rescue mission by a special
operations unit in Africa.

GREENLIGHT FOR 'AMERICAN PSYCHO II'
Lions Gate Prods. has given the greenlight to "American Psycho
II," a sequel to the controversial thriller "American Psycho"
that starred Christian Bale. Actress Mila Kunis ("That '70s
Show") is set to star in the film. According to Variety, Unlike
the original, in which the titular psychotic was Wall Street
yuppie Patrick Bateman (Bale), the sequel will feature a young
co-ed (Kunis) as the rampaging killer.
The picture takes place on a present-day college campus, with
Kunis as a sexy college freshman and deranged Bateman survivor.
Having formed a darkly comedic obsession to be a certain
professor's teaching assistant, Kunis' character does away with
anything that gets in her way.

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BUSCEMI, VAUGHN INVOLVED IN BAR BRAWL
E! Online reports that Steve Buscemi was stabbed Thursday morning
after he and Vince Vaughn were involved in a Wilmington, North
Carolina, bar brawl. Apparently the two joined screenwriter Scott
Rosenberg at the Firebelly Lounge in downtown Wilmington, where
they were on location shooting John Travolta's new film,
"Domestic Disturbance." Wilmington police say the fight broke out
around 2:30 a.m., after witnesses reported that Wilmington
resident Timothy Fogerty, 21, was making comments about wanting
to slice someone. "From what witnesses say, he provoked [the
fight] at the club," says Officer Crystal Williamson. "And as
they left, he provoked it again." Fogerty was arrested and
charged Thursday with assault with a deadly weapon after he
allegedly stabbed Buscemi several times in the head, throat and
arm. Vaughn, the 31-year-old star of Swingers and The Cell, and
Rosenberg (whose credits include Gone in 60 Seconds, Con-Air and
the new Spider-Man film) were arrested and held on $600 bail.
North Carolina's WECT-TV reports that Buscemi was taken to New
Hanover Regional Hospital in critical condition. He was
reportedly discharged Thursday afternoon and flew back to New
York. Sources on the set of "Domestic Disturbance" told E! News
Daily that Buscemi's injuries were minor and he's expected back
on the set Monday.

SEARCH ON FOR MONROE BODY DOUBLE
Hollywood's Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum is launching a
search for a Marilyn Monroe body double. The winner of the free
competition on May 23, being held to mark what would have been
Monroe's 75th birthday in June, will win a diamond and get to
wear an original Monroe outfit. The contest also launches a
Ripley's exhibit of Monroe artifacts, including more than 40 of
her personal items, that will open at the museum's Hollywood
Boulevard home and later tour around the world.

ELTON JOHN LOSES COURT BATTLE
Pop superstar Elton John lost a multimillion dollar court battle
Wednesday against his former accountants and manager. John had
sued PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Andrew Haydon, former managing
director of John Reid Enterprises in London's High Court for
negligence while it was managing his affairs. The case claimed
Haydon was negligent in allowing the firm to bill him for
overseas touring expenses that he said should have been paid by
the firm.

EMINEM GETS TWO YEAR RAP
Eminem was sentenced to two years probation on Tuesday for
carrying a concealed weapon during a brawl outside a Detroit-area
nightclub last summer. The rapper was facing five years in the
big house, but prosecutors recommended a sentence of only 120 to
180 days since he had no prior convictions. Lucky for Eminem
Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Antonio Viviano opted instead
to sentence the 28-year-old rapper to two years' probation,
warning him that he could face up to five years in prison for any
violation of the terms of the sentence.

BROOKE SHIELDS TIES THE KNOT
Former "Suddenly Susan" star Brooke Shields and television writer
Chris Henchy have married at a ceremony on Catalina Island off
the southern California coast, a publicist for the actress said
on Tuesday.

ROBBIE WILLIAMS TEAMS WITH QUEEN
British pop star Robbie Williams has joined forces with rock
veterans Queen to record a new version of their 1977 hit "We Are
The Champions." The new version is being recorded for the film
soundtrack to "A Knight's Tale" starring Australian actor Heath
Ledger.

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3. Online Celebrity Chat
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¤ Joe Pantoliano - Chat with the star of "Momento" on Friday,
April 13th at 6pm ET.
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tml

¤ Ted Demme - Chat with the director of "Blow" on Friday, April
13th at 7:30pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/04/13/041301demme.html

¤ Serena Scott Thomas - Chat with the star of UPN's "All Souls"
on Monday, April 16th at 8pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/04/16/041701thomas.html

¤ Erik von Detten - Chat with the star of "Odd Man Out" and most
recently "Recess: School's Out" on Tuesday, April 17th at 8pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/04/17/040301vondetten.ht
ml

¤ Jorja Fox - Chat with the star from the hot TV show "CSI: Crime
Scene Investigation" on Tuesday, April 17th at 9pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/04/17/041701fox.html

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4. In The News - Television
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CBS SUES FOX OVER 'BOOT CAMP'
It appears that "Boot Camp," the Fox television reality series is
headed to court courtesy of CBS. In a lawsuit filed late on
Monday in Los Angeles, CBS accused Fox Broadcasting Co.'s "Boot
Camp" of ripping off numerous elements from the smash CBS
"Survivor" franchise. "'Boot Camp' is unlawfully copying
significant copyrighted elements from 'Survivor' in an unlawful
attempt to achieve some of 'Survivor's' success," the suit said.
{All I got to say is save the drama for your mama and push!}

JUDGE MILLS LANE SHOW CANCELLED
Paramount has canceled the "Judge Mills Lane" show. The former
Reno, Nev., judge's television program had low ratings, but new
episodes will run through the summer. Lane said he'll concentrate
on his Reno law practice and boxing promotion firm. {So let me
see, that should only leave about 10 more shows exactley like
it.}

MICHAEL J. FOX WORKING ON LIFETIME COMEDY SERIES
Actor Michael J. Fox, who left the ABC sitcom "Spin City" last
year to focus on his fight against Parkinson's disease, is taking
a behind-the-scenes role in developing a new comedy series based
on the book "Otherwise Engaged," by Suzanne Finnamore, for a
possible 2002 launch on Lifetime cable network. The project is
being described as a quirky romantic comedy that tracks a couple
from their engagement through married life.

MICHIGAN ENGINEER WINS 'MILLIONAIRE'S' BIG PRIZE
Kevin Olmstead, A Michigan engineer won $2.18 million on "Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire'' Tuesday, which ABC claims is the
biggest quiz show prize in network television history. Olmstead
won the jackpot for correctly identifying Igor Sikorsky as
inventor of the first mass-produced helicopter. {This guy is a
smart cookie, He also won nearly $27,000 as a "Jeopardy!"
contestant in 1994.}

HARMON LEAVING 'LAW & ORDER'
Angie Harmon is leaving the NBC drama "Law & Order," ending a
three-year run with the series. Harmon, who plays assistant
district attorney Abbie Carmichael, will stay with the Studios
USA-produced series through at least the end of this season. And
she may pop up in the first six episodes of the show next season.

'SURVIVOR' NEWS
CBS announced Thursday it will be hosting a live reunion special
immediately following the two-hour finale of "Survivor: The
Australian Outback" on May 3, much like last year. The only
difference is Survivor's $1 million winner will be revealed
during the live, one-hour special as opposed to the final episode
of the show.


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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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Along Came a Spider (Rated R)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott,
Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Moriarty.
Release Date: April 6, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
http://www.susangranger.com

Morgan Freeman is back as savvy Washington D.C. police detective
Alex Cross in this psychological suspense thriller adapted from
James Patterson's novel, actually a prequel to "Kiss the Girls."
The story begins as Cross retreats into retirement after the
death of his partner but catapults into action when Megan Rose
(Mika Boorem), the 12 year-old daughter of a Senator, is
kidnapped from her posh private school, right under the nose of
Jezzie Flannigan (Monica Potter), the Secret Service agent in
charge of security. As Cross is watching the news on TV, his
phone rings and the electronically altered voice of Gary Soneji,
the kidnapper (Michael Wincott), tells him to look in his
mailbox. There sits the girl's shoe. It seems this psychopath
wants to copy the Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping, committing
another "crime of the century." So, while the Feds don't
appreciate his involvement, Cross has credible expertise they
don't have - like using tiny details to profile Soneji as "a
spider." So does disgraced Jezzie Flannigan, who's distraught
that she "dropped the ball." So it's their job not only to find
Soneji but to rescue Megan Rose.

Marc Moss's well-constructed script actually improves on the
novel, adding unexpected twists and turns, involving
double-crosses, deception and duplicity. And director Lee
Tamahori keeps the pace fast and the tension taut, staging an
intricate race through the streets of Washington, D.C.,
culminating in a convoluted ransom drop. There are several
problems involving logic, not the least being that the Secret
Service does not protect children of Senators, but on the Granger
Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Along Came a Spider" is slick, solid,
escapist 8. It's great to see an actor as classy and good as
Morgan Freeman propelling a franchise like this.

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MORGAN FREEMAN
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Morgan Freeman had been performing for a whole generation, when
the Motion Picture Academy nominated him for Best Actor of 1989,
for "Driving Miss Daisy". Freeman's career began in the mid-60's
he appeared in an off-Broadway production of "The Niggerlovers"
his 1968 Broadway debut, in an all-black version of "Hello Dolly"
that Starred Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway, was a bit unusual.
Before taking acting lessons The Memphis born attended Los
Angeles Community College and served five years in the Air Force.
In the early seventies, he became widely known for his role as
Easy Reader on PBS's educational television program, The Electric
Company, from 1971-1976. During that time Freeman also made his
first film debut in the light-hearted children's movie "Who Says
I Can't Ride A Rainbow". From 1982 to 1984 Freeman was a regular
on the daytime drama "Days of Our Lives. His role as a
dangerously emotional pimp in "Street Smart" earned him a Best
Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, 1987. His status as an actor
grew when he starred in "Clean And Sober", "Driving Miss Daisy",
Glory, and Unforgiving. In 1989, he also played a tough and
cynical gravedigger who joins a newly formed regiment of black
Union soldiers helmed by Mathew Broderick in "Glory". Freeman
earned his second Best Actor award for his role as a prison
inmate in "The Shawshank Redemption". From a prison inmate, to a
brilliant detective in "Seven" and a police psychologist tracking
a serial killer in "Kiss the Girls". His talent is undeniable.
You can see Morgan Freeman in theaters now, starring in "Along
Came a Spider."

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Filmography - Most Recent
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Along Came a Spider (2001) .... Detective Alex Cross
Nurse Betty (2000) .... Charlie
Under Suspicion (2000) .... Capt. Victor Benezet
Deep Impact (1998) .... President Tom Beck
Hard Rain (1998) .... Jim
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<D>=Deceased

APRIL 11
Jennifer Esposito (28)
Vincent Gallo (39)

APRIL 12
Claire Danes (22)
Marley Shelton (27)
Shannen Doherty (30)
Vince Gill (44)
Andy Garcia (45)
David Cassidy (51)
Tom Clancy (54)
David Letterman (54)
Ed O'Neill (55)
Tiny Tim (69) <D>

APRIL 13
Lou Bega (26)
Rick Schroder (31)
Caroline Rhea (37)
Max Weinberg (50)
Ron Perlman (51)

APRIL 14
Sarah Michelle Gellar (24)
Anthony Michael Hall (33)
Pete Rose (60)
Loretta Lynn (66)

APRIL 15
Samantha Fox (35)
Emma Thompson (42)

APRIL 16
Martin Lawrence (36)
Jimmy Osmond (38)
Ellen Barkin (47)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (54)

APRIL 17
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Roddy Piper (47)

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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 - Hard Eight

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"I mean, there are two Darren Stevens, right? Dick York and Dick
Sargeant. Yeah, right, as if we wouldn't notice! Oh hold on: Dick
York, Dick Sergeant, Sergeant York... Wow, thats weird!"

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Check out what's new on the shelves this week.

this week's releases: 4/3/01

- The Legend of Bagger Vance - Will Smith, Matt Damon
- Nurse Betty - Renee Zellweger, Greg Kinnear
- 102 Dalmatians - Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu
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==>Week of April 10, 2001<==

-> Bounce
Cast: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natasha Henstridge, Alex D.
Linz, Jennifer Grey, Tony Goldwyn.
Director: Don Roos

-> Men of Honor
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert De Niro, Hal Holbrook, David
Keith, Michael Rapaport, Charlize Theron.
Director: George Tillman Jr.

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3. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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BOY BAND SPOOF FOR WAYANS BROTHERS
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Shawn and Marlon Wayans
are attached to star in the boy band comedy "4TUNE8." Devon
Shepard
(Mad TV) pitched the film, which follows a struggling R&B group
who decide to camouflage their skin to become a white boy band.

PATRICK FUGIT JOINS 'OLEANDER'
He was virtually an unknown to his stint in "Almost Famous," now
Patrick Fugit will star in "White Oleander" for director Peter
Kosminsky. According to Variety, the film follows a young girl
who essentially raises herself in foster homes after her mother
is sent to prison for murder. Fugit would play Paul Trout, a
fellow foster care urchin who, despite being born addicted to
heroin of junkie parents, becomes the one person who the
emotionally adrift girl can rely upon.

GREEN GOBLIN PIC
An Australian womens magazine scored a very close up side shot of
the Green Goblin costume that you will see in the upcoming
"Spider-Man" flick and SpiderManHype.com has posted the pic up on
their site. Check it out by going
here..http://www.movie-fever.com/redirect.htm

SPYGLASS EYEING DEATH PITCH
Spyglass Entertainment is eyeing a thriller pitch from
Emmy-winning scribe James Manos Jr. based on the real-life "angel
of death" case playing out in California's courts, according to
the Hollywood Reporter. The story will be based on public
documents and media reports about the case of Efren Saldivar, a
former Glendale hospital worker who told police three years ago
that he was an "angel of death" who secretly killed as many as
200 patients over nine years by injecting them with suffocating,
paralyzing drugs through their intravenous lines. Saldivar is
currently in prison awaiting trial.

DENZEL WASHINGTON GETS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Variety reports that The Fox Searchlight studio has given the
green light to actor Denzel Washington's long-awaited directorial
debut, an autobiographical tale by an aspiring screenwriter who
once worked as a security guard on the Sony lot.

'ER' STAR MICHAEL MICHELE GETS 'PLAGUE'
You know her as Dr. Cleo Finch on the popular "ER" TV series
drama, now actress Michael Michele will play the female lead
opposite Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman and Ving Rhames in MGM's
police drama "The Plague Season." The movie is about three
generations of Los Angeles police officers. Michele plays an LAPD
sergeant and Speedman's stormy love interest who gets caught in
the middle of a corrupt department. Michele is currently working
on Michael Mann's "Ali" project.

STOCKARD CHANNING EYES 'LIFE'
Stockard Channing is in final negotiations to play a Barbara
Walters-esque journalist in the upcoming romantic comedy "Life,
or Something Like It," starring Angelina Jolie, according to
Variety. The film centers on a discontented young reporter played
by Jolie. When she interviews a homeless psychic for a fluff
story on predicting football scores, he tells her that she has
days left to live. Channing would play a veteran journalist who
is Jolie's idol.

'MUMMY RETURNS' WEBSITE
The "Mummy Returns" website is up and running, although some
areas are still under construction. You can see for yourself at
http://www.themummy.com

'SWIMFAN85' FOR CHRISTENSEN, BRADFORD, APPLEBY
Erika Christensen ("Traffic") is set and Jesse Bradford ("Bring
It On") and Shiri Appleby (the WB Network's "Roswell") are in
negotiations to topline the teen psychological thriller
"Swimfan85," according to the Hollywood Reporter. "Swimfan85" is
a working title for the project, described in the vein of "Fatal
Attraction" but set in high school with different stakes in play
for the age group. Christensen will play a new girl in town who
falls for a popular championship swimmer (Bradford) with
aspirations for the Olympic Games When he doesn't return her
affections, she becomes obsessed with him. Appleby would play
Bradford's girlfriend.

KNOXVILLE 'MIB2' ROLE
While talking to E! Online's Anderson Jones, Johnny Knoxville
(MTV's Jackass) revealed that he will be playing a two-headed
alien. Knoxville stated "That's all I can really say. But I'm
thrilled and so excited to work with Barry again. I start in
June."

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JULIA ROBERTS LOSES OSCAR
Well her wax figure anyway. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences sent a letter to the Hollywood Wax Museum asking
that it remove a replica of an Oscar statue from its wax figure
of Julia Roberts. Museum spokesman John Blanchette said the fake
Oscar came from a souvenir shop next door. The statue was placed
in the wax figure's arms March 23 in anticipation of Roberts'
best-actress win for "Erin Brockovich" at the Oscar ceremony two
days later. Such use of an Oscar replica violated the Academy's
trademark rights, said spokeswoman Leslie Unger. "The statuette
is our copyrighted property, and it is not something available
for use in any context that somebody else might think to use it
in," Unger said. The wax museum agreed to remove the fake Oscar.
"We have complied, but we felt bullied, and the wax figure isn't
happy either," Blanchette said.

BETTE DAVIS OSCAR FOR 'JEZEBEL' TO BE AUCTIONED
Bette Davis' Oscar for her performance as a spoiled Southern
belle in the 1938 film "Jezebel" will be sold at a Hollywood
memorabilia auction in July. The Oscar is expected to fetch
between $150,000 to $250,000. The record for an Oscar, or any
piece of Hollywood memorabilia, is the $1.54 million paid by pop
star Michael Jackson for the "Gone With the Wind" 1939 best
picture Oscar.

WANTED: APOLOGY FROM JAY LENO
The head of a national anti-bias group demanded an apology
Saturday from Jay Leno for his comment that Mayor Rudolph
Giuliani was fascist to appoint a decency committee on art. In a
departure from his usual schtick, Leno on Thursday labeled
Giuliani a "fascist" for appointing a decency commission to
determine whether certain pieces of art are offensive. The
comedian compared Giuliani's efforts to Adolf Hitler's crusade to
remove what he called "degenerate art" from German museums in the
early years of the Third Reich. William Fugazy, chairman of the
National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations and a Giuliani
supporter said his group planned to mount a letter-writing
campaign to NBC urging Leno to apologize.

SCHWARZENEGGER HITTING TIMES SQUARE IN HUMMER
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rudolph Giuliani will be driving a
bright orange Hummer through the streets of Times Square on
Tuesday to announce the $13 million donation General Motors is
giving to the National Inner City Games Foundation.
Schwarzenegger is national chairman of the foundation, which
offers summer and after-school activities to keep young people
away from violence, drug use and pregnancy.

VERSACE AUCTION RAKES IN OVER $10 MILLION
An auction of furniture, art and clothing design sketches
belonging to slain fashion designer Gianni Versace ended on
Saturday after generating more than $10 million in three days.

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TWO MORE YEARS FOR 'JUST SHOOT ME'
NBC has renewed its hit comedy "Just Shoot Me" starring David
Spade for two more years.

REALITY TV SHOW SET FOR BRITIAN
The Sky One network and Channel Four announced on Friday they
were teaming up to produce a British version of the U.S. show
"Temptation Island." The show called "Alpha," will chronicle the
lives of five men and five women considering becoming Christians.
Hosted by veteran television personality Sir David Frost, the
program will follow the participants as they embark on a 10-week
Alpha course, which provides an introduction and information on
Christianity at a central London church. "They have all got
varying backgrounds and attitudes to Christianity," an ITV
spokeswoman said. "The show follows what made them do the course,
how they react to the questions which are raised along the way,
and will see if they have become Christians by the end of it."

MORE REALITY TV
A new reality TV series is coming to NBC. The show "lost" is
adapted from a British series, which will drop teams of
contestants off in the middle of nowhere and challenge them to
make their way back to the Statue of Liberty. The program will be
produced by Conan O'Brien's NBC-based production banner, Conanco;
Windfall Films; and NBC Studios. "The concept is incredibly
simple," Windfall Films head David Dugan said. "One of the
producers who works for us, Rob Davies, came up with the idea of
'Wouldn't it be weird if you were dropped somewhere on the
planet, but you had no idea where you were, and you have do
whatever you can to get home?' "The series will involve three
teams of three people -- one of whom is a trained camera
operator -- who are blindfolded and transported to different
remote sites "far removed from human habitation," Dugan said. The
contestants will be equipped with only $100 and minimal
provisions. The camera operators also will be in the dark as to
the location of the site where their journey back to Lady Liberty
begins. Dugan said producers will monitor the progress of the
teams with "discreetly placed observers," and the teams will be
required to contact producers every 24 hours via a satellite
phone.

'3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN,' NO MORE
Well the end for "3rd Rock from the Sun" had been rumored since
January when word got out that a potential series finale had been
taped as NBC considered whether to renew the show after its sixth
season. It turnes out that the show will end on May 22nd. The
show, which has been off the NBC schedule since Feb. 27, will
return to the airwaves on April 17, then run each week until the
May 22 finale that ends with the four aliens sitting in the same
red convertible that first brought them to Earth.

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Sequel to "Rush Hour" starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

CAST:
Jackie Chan ....  Detective Inspector Lee
Chris Tucker ....  Det. James Carter, LAPD
Chris Penn ....  Clive
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A man marries an heiress for her money even though he is actually
in love with her friend.

CAST:
Uma Thurman ....  Charlotte Stant
Jeremy Northam ....  Prince Amerigo
Kate Beckinsale ....  Maggie Verver
Nick Nolte ....  Adam Verver
Anjelica Huston ....  Fanny

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5.Top Box Office, Video Rentals/Sales, Soundtracks
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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 4/8/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. Spy Kids                 $17.1  / 48.3               2 week(s)
2. Along Came a Spider      $16.7  / 16.7               1 week(s)
3. Blow                     $12.4  / 12.4               1 week(s)
4. Pokemon 3                $8.2   / 8.2                1 week(s)
5. Someone Like You         $5.3   / 17.7               2 week(s)
6. Heartbreakers            $5.0   / 29.9               3 week(s)
7. Enemy at the Gates       $3.3   / 39.2               4 week(s)
8. The Brothers             $3.0   / 22.5               3 week(s)
9. Crouching Tiger...       $2.8   / 117.5             18 week(s)
10. Tomcats                 $2.8   / 10.9               2 week(s)

Source: Exhibitor Relations
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TOP VIDEO RENTALS/SALES - week ending 4/6/01
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       Rentals                          Sales

1. Meet The Parents            1. Meet The Parents
2. Almost Famous               2. Remember The Titans
3. Gladiator                   3. Silence Of The Lambs
4. What Lies Beneath           4. Lady And The Tramp II..
5. The 6th Day                 5. Farscape Premiere - I E.T.
6. Remember The Titans         6. Gladiator
7. The Contender               7. Gundam Wing: The Movie..
8. Dancer In The Dark          8. Playboy: The Complete Anna..
9. Bring It On                 9. Playboy: Girls Of The..
10. The Watcher               10. Dinosaur

Source: Billboard Publications Inc.
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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)

Source: Amazon.com

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6. IN THEATERS...
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WHAT'S THERE , WHAT'S COMING
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This weeks releases 4/6/01

- Along Came a Spider - Morgan Freeman, Penelope Ann Miller
- Blow - Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz
- Just Visiting - Christina Applegate, Malcolm McDowell Tara Reid
- Pokemon 3 - Ikue Otani, Rika Matsumoto, Masayumi Izuka
- Texas Rangers - Ashton Kutcher, Dylan Mcdermott
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==>Week of April 13, 2001<==

-> Bridget Jones's Diary (Rated R)
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent,
James Callis.
Director: Sharon Maguire
Official site: http://entertainment.msn.com/bridget
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Bridget+Jones%27s+Diary

-> Joe Dirt (Rated PG-13)
Cast: David Spade, Kid Rock, Brittany Daniel, Christopher Walken,
Dennis Miller.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Official site: http://www.spe.sony.com/movies/joedirt
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Joe+Dirt

-> Josie and the Pussycats (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Paulo
Costanzo, Alan Cumming.
Director: Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan
Official site: http://www.josiethemovie.com
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Josie+and+the+Pussycats
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> Kingdom Come (Rated PG)
Cast: LL Cool J, Whoopi Goldberg, Jada Pinkett Smith, Loretta
Devine, Vivica A Fox.
Director: Doug McHenry
Official site: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/kingdom_come
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?^Kingdom+Come+(2001/I)
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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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Hard Eight (1997) (R)

John has lost all his money. He sits outside a diner in the
desert when Sydney happens along, buys him coffee, then takes him
to Reno and shows him how to get a free room without losing much
money. Under Sydney's fatherly tutelage, John becomes a
successful small-time professional gambler, and all is well,
until he falls for Clementine, a cocktail waitress and sometimes
hooker.

Summary courtesy of IMDB

CAST
Robert Ridgely, Melora Walters, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Reilly,
Philip Baker Hall
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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 - Spy Kids
6. Celebrity Profile - Keri Russell
7. Celebrity Birthdays
8. Trivia Answer

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Hi Movie Fans!

Have a happy Passover for those of you who celebrate it. Eat some
Mahtza balls for me!

- Bob

It's Showtime!

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1. TRIVIA BLITZ
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In Pointbreak what other Patrick Swayze movie is mentioned?

a) Ghost
b) Youngblood
c) Uncommon Valor
d) Roadhouse

¤ Correct answer can be found at the bottom

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2. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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'SPIDER-MAN' COSTUMES MISSING
Four "Spider-Man" costumes, designed for star Tobey Maguire, have
gone missing from the film's set in the Los Angeles suburb of
Culver City and Columbia Pictures has posted a $25,000 reward for
their safe return. Local police are investigating. In related
news, just a month after a tragic accident took the life of a
construction worker on the set another mishap has left actor
Tobey Maguire's stunt double injured. Zack Hudson, the guy whose
job it is to perform all the hair-raising daredevil Spidey
maneuvers Maguire's contract won't allow, fractured his leg
Tuesday after one tricky stunt went way wrong. It's not known if
the mishap will set back production on the movie, which is
scheduled for release in May 2002.

NO KAHLO FOR LOPEZ
Variety reports that Jennifer Lopez has dropped her plans to
portray Mexican artist Frida Kahlo on the big screen and is
instead negotiating to star as an FBI agent for director Tony
Scott in a Warner Bros. crime thriller, "Taking Lives." The film
would star Lopez as an FBI profiler on the trail of a prolific
murderer who kills strangers and assumes their identities. The
studio and Lopez's agents are said to be working on a deal that
would pay her in excess of $10 million to make the drama her next
film.

'NO FLOWERS' FOR KAPLAN AND ELFONT
Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont the directors behind "Josi and
the Pussycats have signed up to rewrite and direct "Send Me No
Flowers," a remake of the 1964 comedy starring Rock Hudson and
Doris Day. The film is a comedy about a hypochondriac who sets
out to find his wife a new mate because he's convinced that he's
dying.

DOLLY PARTON TAKES ON FILM ROLE
Dolly Parton is returning to the big screen after almost a decade
away, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Dolly is set and Randy
Quaid is in negotiations, to star as husband and wife in Disney's
comedy "Frank McKlusky, C.I.," to be directed by Arlene Sanford.
The project will go into production later this month with
comedian Dave Sheridan in the title role. The film is about an
insurance claims investigator (Sheridan) who takes his job a
little too seriously, dressing up in disguises to uncover a
conspiracy. But limiting his ability to solve cases is the fact
that he is a safety freak, a trait instilled in him by his
overbearing mother (Parton) because 20 years earlier, her
daredevil husband, known as Madman McKlusky (Quaid), went into a
coma after attempting a spectacular stunt. Madman continues to
lie unconscious in his daredevil suit in the McKlusky home.

WALKEN IN 'BEARS'
According to Variety, Christopher Walken will play a nasty banker
who is trying to foreclose and demolish the old Country Bear Hall
in the coming "Country Bears" movie, based on Disney's Country
Bear Jamboree attraction.

'FIRESPILL' FOR MPD
Variety reports in an article via Cinescape Online that MDP
Worldwide has acquired Matt Oppenhiemer's script Firespill, based
on the book by Ian Slater. The film tells the story of two
supertankers, Russian and American, that crash into each other
off the coast of Canada in the Pacific Ocean causing a massive
oil spill. Things get even worse when the oil gets set afire
resulting in a massive firestorm that threatens the coast and
millions of lives, including the President, who is on vacation in
Washington state with his family.

RAY CHARLES BIOPIC
The life story of R&B legend Ray Charles is being prepped for the
big screen by Philip Anschutz's Crusader Entertainment. The film
"Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story" will follow Charles'
rags-to-riches story from his poor beginnings in Albany, Ga., to
his rise through the music industry while battling racism, drug
use and problems in love.

INDIE 'SPOILS' FOR GREENWOOD, FIORENTINO
Bruce Greenwood and Linda Fiorentino will topline the indie
feature "Spoils" for co-writer/director Nick Meyer and
Belgium-based production and financing company Corsan Films.
Budgeted at about $20 million, "Spoils" is scheduled to start
shooting on July 10 in Luxembourg before moving to Toronto,
according to the Hollywood Reporter.

'BROTHERS' STAR GABRIELLE UNION NABS NEW ROLES
According to Variety, Gabrielle Union who can currently be seen
at theaters in "The Brothers" has nabbed back-to-back roles in
"Welcome to Collinwood" also starring George Clooney, Isaiah
Washington, Luis Guzman, Jennifer Esposito and Sam Rockwell and
in "Abandon," where she will join Katie Holmes and Benjamin
Bratt.

'SCARY 2' CASTING
Natasha Lyonne is the latest addition to the cast of the
currently shooting "Scary Movie 2." According to Variety, Lyonne
will have an unspecified cameo role in the coming film.

NORTHAM GETS 'COMPANY'
Jeremy Northam is in negotiations to topline suspense thriller
"The Company Man" for director Vincenzo Natali. According to the
Hollywood Reporter, the film centers on an unsuspecting,
disenchanted man (Northam) who finds himself working as a
corporate spy in a world of deadly espionage. He quickly
discovers that he is a pawn in a much bigger game, and his only
chance of survival is a mysterious woman.

DUKE, LEE BEEF UP 'SECURITY'
Bill Duke ("Exit Wounds") and Robinne Lee ("Hav Plenty") have
joined Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn in Columbia Pictures'
"National Security," which is scheduled to begin shooting next
month. Written by "Spin City" scribes Jay Sherick and David Ronn,
"Security," is described as in the vein of "48 HRS." According to
the Hollywood Reporter, The project is about a white cop (Zahn)
who is kicked off the force after being wrongly accused of
beating a black man (Lawrence). Through a series of incidents and
coincidences, the pair find themselves partners in pursuit of the
people trying to kill them while unraveling a smuggling operation
led by the cold-blooded Nash (Roberts). Duke plays Lt.
Washington, the senior police officer at the precinct, and Feore
plays Detective McDuff. Lee plays Lawrence's love interest.

ARONOFSKY, PITT WORKING ON SCI-FI EPIC
Independent filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is writing and will direct
an untitled sci-fi epic for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow,
with Brad Pitt in serious negotiations to star. The plot is being
kept under tight wraps. Aronofsky and Pitt have met about the
project, and sources said they are keen on working together.

'ALI' CREW RESCUES BOY
A film crew working on "Ali," a movie based on the life of
Muhammad Ali, rescued an 8-year-old boy whose foot got stuck
under a hotel escalator rail. Nicolas Potolsky was on an upward
escalator in the Fontainebleau Hilton late Wednesday when his
rubber beach shoe got sucked under the rail of the top step,
hotel spokeswoman Lisa Cole said. Crew members filming a victory
scene in a nearby ballroom heard the boy scream and ran over to
help. A hotel worker who also heard Nicolas' cry quickly shut off
the escalator, officials said. About a dozen movie workers used
crowbars to pry the rail open and free the child after they tried
unsuccessfully to pull back the rubber handrail.

GOODING, SANZ TAKING 'BOAT TRIP'
Cuba Gooding Jr. and "Saturday Night Live" comedian Horatio Sanz
are in negotiations to star in the indie buddy comedy "Boat
Trip." The story revolves around two straight men (Gooding and
Sands) who embark on a Caribbean cruise in search of love and
romance only to slowly realize that they are on a gay cruise.
Shooting is slated to start May 9 in Brazil.

DEPARDIEU AND SON SET FOR 'HONOR'
Gerard Depardieu and his son, Guillaume, are set to star together
in "Honor Thy Father," a feature film about a complex father-son
relationship. The $4.8 million movie will shoot in September.

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FOSTER PREGNANT WITH SECOND CHILD
Jodi Foster's publicist confirmed on Tuesday that the actress is
pregnant for the second time, she is not revealing who the father
is or providing any other details except to say that the baby is
due in November. {We wish Mom and baby the best.}

WATCH OUT LADIES, 'MAN BAND' ON THE WAY
Check this out -- London publicity company 15 Minutes said on
Monday it was searching for five men over 50 to prove to the
music industry that youth is not necessarily the key to success.
"We came up with the idea after a company meeting when staff
began complaining about talentless, manufactured boy bands with
all the longevity of a butterfly," said Kizzi Nkwocha, media
consultant at 15 Minutes.
"We decided we should put together a band of men over the age of
50 with real musical ability, real singing ability, and some
experience, but who the music industry have ignored,'' he said.
"Just because there's snow on the roof doesn't mean the fire's
gone out down below." 15 Minutes has had 2,416 applicants in 10
days. The band -- provisionally called Man Band -- will be formed
over the next two weeks, and a single should be out within six
weeks.

BALDWIN, PHILLIPS EXPECTING
Actor Billy Baldwin and Chynna Phillips, one-third of the pop
group Wilson Phillips, are expecting their second baby.

GREEN, BARRYMORE REALLY MARRIED THIS TIME?
During a USA Today chat for his upcoming film, "Freddy Got
Fingered," Tom Green broke the news that he and Drew Barrymore
have indeed gotten married (for real this time.) "We were
recently married. People will figure it out soon," he said. "It
has been a year of everyone asking us when we were going to do
it. Now it is all over, and we're happy." Green says he and
Barrymore exchanged vows in a private ceremony in Los Angeles "a
couple of weeks ago." Barrymore's publicist, Eddie Michaels, even
insists it's true this time. The catch however is that
Barrymore's publicist said the pair were married out of the
country. {Go figure.}

REALNETWORKS TEAMS WITH RECORD LABELS
RealNetworks, maker of a popular Internet-based music and video
player, is partnering with record label owners AOL-Time Warner,
Bertelsmann AG and EMI Group to create an online music
subscription service, the companies announced Monday. Called
MusicNet, the venture will allow music fans to download their
favorite songs over the Internet, but will require them to pay
for it.

LISA MARIE SINGLE AGAIN
Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' twice-married daughter and sole heir
to the King of rock and roll's fortune, is single again. Presley,
33, and her rock musician fiance - Hawaiian-born John Oszajca -
have parted ways, People magazine online reported. Presley and
Oszajca plan to remain "very good friends," Presley's publicist
told People, adding that Presley is not currently dating anyone.

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¤ Brittany Daniel - Chat with the star of "Joe Dirt" on Friday,
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¤ David Alan Basche - Chat with the star of "Three Sisters" on
Tuesday, April 10th at 4pm ET.
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¤ Alexondra Lee - Chat with the star of "Party of Five" and most
recently "Boston Public" on Tuesday, April 10th at 8pm ET.
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¤ Kyle Lowder and Nadia Bjorlin - They play Brady and Chloe on
the popular daytime soap "Days of our Lives" Chat with them on
Wednesday, April 11th at 9pm ET.
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4. In The News - Television
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CHICAGO ITALIAN GROUP SUES 'SAPRANOS'
An Italian-American legal group on Thursday sued the producers of
cable TV's popular show "The Sopranos," saying it paints Italians
as born criminals. The suit against Time Warner Entertainment Co.
seeks no money or modifications in the show, but asks a court to
proclaim that the program violates the Illinois Constitution's
guarantee of individual dignity. "This is like no family I know,"
said attorney Enrico Mirabelli, pointing to a poster of the
fictitious mob family in whose name the letter "R" is depicted by
a pistol. "I don't know Italian mothers, ever, who try to have
their son killed. That's not realistic," he told a news
conference called by the American Italian Defense Association.
The association issued a statement saying the series "suggests
that criminality is in the blood or in the genes of Italian
Americans and that Italians as early immigrants to this country
had little opportunity other than to turn to crime."

'SURVIVOR' IN HOT WATER OVER REEF
Did you catch the last episode of "Survivor"? In it Colby and
Jerri won an obstacle course type race against the other cast
members. For doing so they were treated to a nice scenic
helicopter ride from their camp to the Great Barrier Reef, where
they enjoyed some scuba diving and a nice dinner on the beach.
While scuba diving, Colby thought it would be a good idea to
bring back pieces of coral as souvenirs for other cast members.
It turns out that it is illegal to take coral from the World
Heritage listed reef without a permit. Penalties include fines of
up to $52,800. Authorities in Australia are investigating the
situation.

REGIS TO HEAD ROSE BOWL PARADE
Regis Philbin, host of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and "Live
With Regis and Kelly," will be the grand marshal of the 113th
Tournament of Roses on New Year's Day.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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Spy Kids (Rated PG)
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Alan Cumming, Carla Gugino, Teri
Hatcher, Cheech Marin.
Release Date: March 30, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
http://www.susangranger.com

The family that spies together, stays together. That's the
homespun philosophy behind this fantasy that pairs two "retired"
spies with their unsuspecting children in a rousing adventure. It
all begins with the Cortez kids,  8 year-old Juni (Daryl Sabara)
and 12 year-old Carmen (Alexa Vega), listening to their favorite
bedtime story, "The Two Spies Who Fell In Love," which reveals,
through flashbacks, how their parents (Carla Gugino, Antonio
Banderas) met and married. The Cortezes are now "consultants" but
eagerly jump back into action when former associates mysteriously
disappear. But their past still mystifies their squabbling
siblings who protest, "Our parents can't be secret agents.
They're not cool enough!" However, after a hasty trip down a
hidden passageway to an escape pod that becomes a submarine, not
only are Carmen and Juni convinced, but they're propelling the
action, rescuing their parents from the evil clutches of Fegan
Floop, a TV kiddie-show host (Alan Cumming, resembling Pee-Wee
Herman), and his Floogle army of robotic children and Gumby-like
"thumb-thumbs."

Innovative, imaginative film-maker Roberto Rodriguez
("Desperado,""From Dusk Till Dawn") creates empowered junior
James Bonds, wide-eyed with delight at their wacky, Willie
Wonka-like gadgetry, while fostering pride in Hispanic culture.
Teri Hatcher, Tony Shaloub and Cheech Marin head the supporting
cast  - with a quirky George Clooney cameo and groovy music.

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, the PG-rated "Spy Kids" is
a fast-paced, family-friendly 7. You can bet your electroshock
bubble gum that, given the proper marketing, this could develop
into a formidable franchise.

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KERI RUSSELL
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Keri was born Keri Lynn Russell on march 23, 1976 in Fountain
Valley CA, the second of her parent's three children. The family
spent much of her early childhood living in Texas, before
relocating to Mesa Arizona. Keri took interest in performing, she
found her passion in dancing applied herself to lessons in
ballet, jazz, and other forms. She toured the country as a member
of the Mesa Stars Dance and Drill team, practice between six and
seven hours a day, and eventually won a number of prestigious
dance scholarships. At 15 she caught the eye of a fashion model
that suggested to her to pursue a career in modeling. Shortly
before High School her family moved to Denver Colorado she was a
loner at Denver's Highland Ranch High School she kept to herself.
Her appearance on Star search brought her to the attention of
talent scout at Disney. Keri Russell became a household name with
her starring role in "Felicity" for which she won a Golden Globe
for best actress in a TV series drama. She worked as a musketeer
that led to Disney's "Honey I Blew up the Kids." early Television
appearances included roles in Married with children, "Boy meets
World", and " 7 Heaven". She has starred in several TV and
independent films and played an Irish dancer in the feature film
"Mad About Mambo".

biography courtesy of Entertainment Elite
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Filmography - Most Recent
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Mad About Mambo (2000) .... Lucy McLoughlin
Cinderelmo (1999) (TV) .... Princess
"Felicity" (1998) TV Series .... Felicity Porter
The Curve (1998) .... Emma
Eight Days a Week (1997) .... Erica
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Upcoming Project(s)
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7. CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS - Week of Apr. 4th - Apr. 10th
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<D>=Deceased

APRIL 4
Natasha Lyonne (22)
Heath Ledger (22)
Barry Pepper (31)
Nancy McKeon (35)
Robert Downey Jr. (36)
Christine Lahti (51)
Craig T. Nelson (55)
Anthony Perkins (69) <D>

APRIL 5
Krista Allen (29)
Michael Moriarty (60)
Colin Powell (64)
Roger Corman (75)
Bette Davis (93) <D>

APRIL 6
Marilu Henner (49)
Barry Levinson (59)
Billy Dee Williams (64)

APRIL 7
Russell Crowe (37)
Hugh O'Connor (39)
Jackie Chan (47)
Francis Ford Coppola (62)
James Garner (73)

APRIL 8
Patricia Arquette (33)
Richard Hatch (40)
John Schneider (41)

APRIL 9
Austin Peck (30)
Dennis Quaid (47)
Marty Krofft (64)

APRIL 10
Haley Joel Osment (13)
Mandy Moore (17)
Orlando Jones (33)
Steven Seagal (50)
John Madden (65)

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d) Roadhouse
Roadhouse was referred to as "Patrick's Roadhouse" in dialogue
spoken by Keanu Reeves. Keanu insisted that the line be added
because Roadhouse was one of his favorite films during the
production of Pointbreak.
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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 - My Life As a Dog

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Hi Movie Fans!

Well it's April and the few trees out here that loose their
leaves are blooming again! Was there a winter this year? I'm
originally from the east coast, NY to be exact and although I
dont miss the snow all that much -- I do miss the four seasons.
Pretty soon it will be so hot out here that you can't stand to go
out, but you can't beat the nights in the Arizona desert.

On another note, tonight is the NCAA championship game. Arizona
Wildcats vs. Duke Blue Devils. I have been a fan of the Wildcats
since soon after moving here -- nearly eight years now. I won't
say too much more than GO WILDCATS!! We may have some Duke fans
reading!

Welcome to our new readers..

- Bob

It's Showtime!

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1.QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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"I need a lift in your el truck-o to the next town-o."

Jerry Walbech - The Mexican (2001)

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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: 3/27/01

- Charlie's Angels - Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu
- Once in the Life - Annabella Sciorra, Gregory Hines
- Girlfight - Michelle Rodriguez, Ray Santiago
- Red Planet - Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Benjamin Bratt
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - John Lithgow, Susan Sarandon
- The 6th Day - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Duvall
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  COMING SOON
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==>Week of April 3, 2001<==

-> The Legend of Bagger Vance
Cast: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Bruce McGill, J.
Michael Moncrief, Jack Lemmon.
Director: Robert Redford

-> Nurse Betty
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock,
Greg Kinnear.
Director: Neil LaBute

-> 102 Dalmatians
Cast: Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans,
Robert Guédiguian.
Director: Kevin Lima

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3. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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ASHLEY JUDD AS 'CATWOMAN'
Variety reports that Ashley Judd has agreed to play the felonious
feline in "Catwoman," a film being rapidly developed at Warner
Bros and is based on the character in DC Comics' Batman series.

SHANNON JOINS 'GUEST'
Variety reports that Molly Shannon is in final negotiations to
co-star with Tara Reid and Ashton Kutcher in "The Guest." The
film revolves around a young man (Kutcher) who has a crush on his
boss's daughter (Reid). He finds himself in a wacky predicament
when she asks him to house-sit for her mean-spirited father.
Shannon would play a former co-worker who tries to win back her
job.

DR. DRE WRAPS 'TRAINING'
Rap star Dr. Dre recently wrapped shooting a role in Warner Bros.
Pictures' "Training Day" opposite Denzel Washington. The film
which also has cameo appearences by Snoop Dogg and Macy Gray
tells the story of a grizzled LAPD veteran (Washington) who shows
a rookie narcotics cop (Ethan Hawke) the ropes during his first
day on the soul-destroying inner-city beat. Dr. Dre plays a young
cop who is a member of Washington's crew.

VON ANCKEN TO HELM 'LIFE'
According to Variety, David Von Ancken, who was selected  from
hundreds of entries in an online contest to discover film talent
outside of Hollywood and won Hypnotic.com's Million-Dollar Film
Festival, which included a production and distribution deal with
Universal, has committed to direct "Cameron's Line." The film ,
focuses on a geological fault that causes an earthquake in
Manhattan, altering the lives of a bike messenger, a drug dealer,
a TV reporter and a cab driver.

COBURN AN 'AMERICAN GUN'
James Coburn has signed on to star in a mystery-thriller called
"American Gun" along side co-stars Virginia Madsen, Barbara Bain
and Alexandra Holden, according to Variety. "Gun" centers on a
World War II vet (Coburn) who, following the shooting death of
his daughter, sets out to find the killer of a yet unsolved
crime. Using the serial number on the handgun used in the murder,
he traces the gun's 20-year history across the U.S., from the
factory where it was made to the hand that pulled the trigger.

ZAILLIAN TO PEN 'SUPERFLY'
Steven Zaillian,  was the scribe behind "Hannibal" and
"Schindlers List" has been signed by Imagine and Universal to
write "The Return of Superfly" the true story of the rise and
fall of Harlem heroin kingpin Frank Lucas.

VARIOUS BITS
Dark Horizons reports that the latest casting speculation for
"T3" is Carrie Ann-Moss in the role of the female Terminator.
Robert Wagner has confirmed on radio that Mike Myers is currently
penning the "Austin Powers 3" script and has asked him to return
as Number Two.
http://www.darkhorizons.com

DISNEY GETS 'LAST CALL'
Walt Disney Co. has acquired the rights to a romantic comedy
pitch called "Last Call" with Kate Hudson attached to star. The
film, according to the Hollywood Reporter, follows two escorts
from heaven, an actress from the 1970s (Hudson) and a con man
from the 1940s sent to Earth to pick up their next assignment: a
racist "shock jock" whose number is up. The two accidentally save
the man's life, then try to find a way to close the deal by
killing him off. In the process, the escorts fall in love with
each other and end up changing the man for the better.

RODIONOFF GETS 'MAN THING'
Marvel Comics and Artisan Entertainment has signed Hans Rodionoff
("Skulls 2") to pen "Man Thing," an original spin on the comic
that centers on a mindless swamp creature who feeds off the fears
of others.

POTTER SEQUEL FILMING SOON?
According to a report on SciFi.com, the Empire Online website
reported a rumour that the second Harry Potter movie may go into
production for a release as early as late 2002. The planned
second film, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," could
begin filming in the fall of this year. Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone--the first movie based on J.K. Rowling's
best-selling Potter series of children's novels--is slated for a
November 2001 release.

'ATLANTIS' PITCH TO PARAMOUNT, KOPELSONS
Paramount Pictures along with Arnold and Ann Kopelson have picked
up the action thriller pitch tentatively titled "A Window to
Atlantis." The story, according to the Hollywood Reporter, center
s on how a young girl's disappearance at sea during a "close
encounter" leads an obsessed father to discover a plot to hide an
alien city that could be the key to finding his daughter.

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'HOLLYWOOD MADAM' BACK IN JAIL
Heidi Fleiss is back in jail after being arrested by federal
marshals for admitting to the use of methamphetamines and failing
to report for her mandatory drug testing, both violations of her
supervised release from a federal prison in Dublin, Calif.

KIDMAN MISSCARRIAGE CONFIRMED
Nicole Kidman's Australian-based publicist has confirmed stories
that ran in the New York Daily News and supermarket tabloid the
Star this week that Kidman was nearly three months pregnant when
Tom Cruise filed for divorce last month. Unamed sources claimed
that the actress was pregnant at the time of the split and
subsequently suffered a miscarriage. Kidman's publicist is quoted
as saying "I believe the story is out there and running. We can't
deny the story. It is a private matter for Tom and Nicole to work
out."

SUSAN SUMMERS BATTLING CANCER
Susan Summers revealed on CNN's "Larry King Live" that she's in
treatment for breast cancer and has had liposuction to counter
the effects. Apparently a story ran in the National Enquirer that
Summers visited a Beverly Hills clinic to have "fat suctioned
from her inner and outer thighs, abdomen, hips, and upper back
behind the armpits." After the article made it's way to news
stands Summers felt she needed to respond. Summers explained how
she felt "disfigured" by the disease and the partial mastectomy
and that's why she sought liposuction. While talking to Larry
King she said she had part of her breast removed after a tumor
was found last year during an annual mammogram, and underwent
radiation treatment. However, against the advice of her doctors,
she decided to skip chemotherapy and instead go with a
homeopathic treatment.

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CBS YANKS 'BIG APPLE'
CBS on Friday yanked the critically acclaimed cop drama "Big
Apple" starring Ed O'Neill after just five low-rated airings
despite the networks 13-episode, on-air commitment. Production
hadn't halted on the series as of Friday; it's unclear whether
all 13 will be shot.
Although the show had a strong lead-in with "Survivor" and "CSI"
it was forced to go up against the highest-rated drama on
television, NBC's "ER."

FINAL SHOW FOR DR. LAURA
The struggling TV talk show hosted by Dr. Laura Schlessinger who
was very outspoken in relation to homosexuality and outraged the
gay and lesbian community taped its final episode on Thursday.
After the show premiered last year Schlessinger's detractors
mounted a vigorous campaign urging advertisers to drop
sponsorship of both her programs. More than 90 sponsors across
the U.S. eventually dropped ads to the TV show. In a statement,
Schlessinger said, "I have mixed feelings about the show ending
after one season. On the one hand, I'm relieved, because taping a
one-hour show for television and then doing three live hours of
radio every day was exhausting. On the other hand, I'm very proud
of the show and sad we won't continue." Schlessinger added: "We
set out to create a program that offered daytime audiences a true
alternative and we succeeded. I believe it could have earned a
substantial audience in time, but the television advertiser
boycott precluded that."

'BUFFY' CARTOON IN THE WORKS
Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon has announced that
he's developing an animated, half-hour version of his het WB
series, which will debut on Fox's kid-oriented Saturday-morning
schedule. Although the Buffy we all know has a dark theme Whedon
said the animated spinoff will primarily focus on "the chosen
one" as she deals with adolescence.

CSI TO RERUN ON TNN
TNN has acquired rerun rights to CBS' hit freshman drama "C.S.I.:
Crime Scene Investigation" in a blockbuster deal said to be worth
more than $1.5 million per episode.

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Hideous green monster, Shrek, sets out on a quest to find his
perfect wife.

CAST:
Cameron Diaz ....  Princess Fiona
John Lithgow ....  Lord Farquaad
Eddie Murphy ....  The Donkey
Mike Myers ....  Shrek (voice)
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The world's most dangerous spy is hired by the CIA to coerce a
computer hacker recently released from prison to help steal $6
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CAST:
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Halle Berry ....  Ginger
Don Cheadle ....  Agent A.D. Roberts
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After receiving organ transplants from various animal donors, a
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CAST:
Rob Schneider ....  Marvin
Colleen Haskell ....  Rianna
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Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. Spy Kids                 $27.0  / 27.0               1 week(s)
2. Someone Like You         $10.3  / 10.3               1 week(s)
3. Heartbreakers            $8.2   / 23.5               2 week(s)
4. Tomcats                  $6.5   / 6.5                1 week(s)
5. The Brothers             $5.8   / 18.3               2 week(s)
6. Enemy at the Gates       $5.3   / 34.2               3 week(s)
7. Exit Wounds              $5.2   / 42.0               3 week(s)
8. Crouching Tiger..        $5.0   / 113.7             17 week(s)
9. Traffic                  $4.2   / 113.9             14 week(s)
10. The Mexican             $2.6   / 52.2               5 week(s)
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1. Meet The Parents            1. Meet The Parents
2. Almost Famous               2. Lady And The Tramp II..
3. What Lies Beneath           3. Silence Of The Lambs
4. The Watcher                 4. Playboy: Girls Of The..
5. Bring It On                 5. Farscape Premiere - I E.T.
6. Dr. T & The Women           6. Gladiator
7. Gladiator                   7. Judgment
8. Get Carter                  8. Gundam Wing: The Movie..
9. The Contender               9. Playboy: The Complete Anna..
10. The Original Kings..      10. Barbra Streisand: Timeless

Source: Billboard Publications Inc.
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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)

Source: Amazon.com

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6. IN THEATERS...
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WHAT'S THERE , WHAT'S COMING
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This weeks releases 3/30/01

- Momento - Guy Pearce, Harriet Harris
- Someone Like You - Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman
- Spy Kids - Antonio Banderas, Teri Hatcher
- Tomcats - Jerry O'Connell, Shannon Elizabeth
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==>Week of April 6, 2001<==

-> Along Came a Spider (Rated R)
Cast: Michael Moriarty, Michael Wincott, Monica Potter,
Morgan Freeman Penelope Ann Miller.
Director: Lee Tamahori
Official site: http://www.alongcameaspidermovie.com
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Along+Came+a+Spider
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> Blow (Rated R)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Jordi Molla, Ray Liotta,
Rachel Griffiths.
Director: Ted Demme
Official site: http://www.getsomeblow.com
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?^Blow+(2001)
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> Just Visiting (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate, Malcolm
McDowell Tara Reid.
Director: Jean-Marie Poire
Official site:
http://movies.go.com/movies/J/justvisiting_2001/index.html
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Just+Visiting
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> Pokemon 3 (Rated G)
Cast: Rika Matsumoto, Ikue Otani - Pikachu, Masayumi Izuka,
Megumi Hashibara and Veronica Taylor.
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama and Michael Haigney
Official site: http://movies.warnerbros.com/pk3
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/pokemon3.html
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> Texas Rangers (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Dylan Mcdermott, James Van Der Beek, Randy
Travis, Robert Patrick.
Director: Steve Miner
Official site: http://www.dimensionfilms.com
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Texas+Rangers
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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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My Life As a Dog (1985) (PG-13)

Ingemar lives with his brother and his terminally ill mother. He
may have a rough time, but not as bad as Laika - the russian dog
sent into space... He gets sent away to stay with relations for
the summer. While there, he meets various strange characters,
giving him experiences that will affect him for the rest of his
life.

Summary courtesy of IMDB

CAST
Anton Glanzelius, Anki Liden, Tomas Von Bromssen
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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 - Heartbreakers
6. Celebrity Profile - Catherine Zeta Jones-Douglas
7. Celebrity Birthdays
8. Trivia Answer

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Hi Movie Fans!

Welcome everybody to another issue of Movie Fever. We are so
happy to have you aboard like always.

As most if not all of you know, this newsletter contains movie
news among other things. I know we have some readers that have
movie sites and newsletters of their own, I would like to
encourage you to send in any scoops that you think would interest
our readers. Helk you don't even need a website or newsletter, if
you find something and would like to share it with all of us,
just email me and let me know where I can find the info. I'm sure
all our fellow readers would thank you for it!

On another note, It seems Laurie is not the only one with an
"Oscar routine."

Reader Denise writes:

Hi Bob
I am responding to the last bit of your latest email.  I too love
the "Oscars" and get excited when movies/actors I like win (my
husband is convinced I strained my muscles jumping about cos
Russell Crowe won!).
I thought you might like to hear about what I do the day of the
awards.  As I am here in Australia, when the show starts in
California, it is around 12 noon Monday here.  To make it all a
surprise for me when I actually watch the show at 7.30 pm, I dont
watch any tv or listen to the radio in case I hear who won.
Everyone I know, knows this and woe betide them if they tell me
anything!  I have been doing this since I was 14 (am now nearly
35) and I have only found out 3 winners before hand in all those
years, not bad I reckon!  I know it might sound silly to alot of
people (and boy I think I have spoken to alot of them!) but
considering I may never get to the Oscars in any way, shape or
form, this is the closest I will ever get to them! Just thought
you might like to know about my strange Oscar routine.

Thanks for writing in Denise! I have a feeling there are many
people reading who don't find this silly at all.

- Bob

It's Showtime!

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Which of the following did Nicolas Cage admit to while he filmed
The Rock?

a) He stole acting techniques from Richard Dreyfuss.
b) He's scared of heights.
c) He reads off of cue cards for some scenes.
d) All of the above.

¤ Correct answer can be found at the bottom

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'PEE-WEE' MAKING A COMEBACK?
While talking to Cinescape Online's Cin City columnist Cindy
Pearlman, Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee) discussed his plans for three
more Pee-Wee Herman movies. Reubens revealed, "I've written at
least two new Pee-wee movies and I'm toying with a third one. Let
me just say that Pee-Wee Herman is definitely back." In
describing the premise of the first film, called The Pee-Wee
Herman Story, Reubens stated, "It's about fame and how Pee-Wee
becomes affected by his newfound popularity and turns into a
monster... he's nasty and abusive and screaming at people."
Reubens second Pee-Wee feature is being geared more towards
kiddies, as the actor explains, "When I started telling people
about the new, nastier Pee-Wee movie all they could say is,
'What? You're doing a grown-up Pee-Wee? What about the kids?' So
I sat down and wrote a second movie that begins and ends in the
playhouse. It's more an epic adventure and a lot like a Wizard of
Oz. It's a full-out family film and I love it." The actor is
keeping the details of the third film secret while he shops the
package around.

MACY TO JOIN 'COLLINWOOD'
William H. Macy is in negotiations to join Isaiah Washington,
Luis Guzman, Jennifer Esposito, Sam Rockwell and George Clooney
in "Welcome to Collinwood," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
"Welcome" is described as being in the vein of "The Full Monty"
and follows a group of working-class Cleveland men who attempt to
rob a pawn shop. Macy would play Riley, a lovable ex-con who
reluctantly joins the group in order to earn bail money for his
jailed wife.

LASSETER SIGNS DEAL WITH PIXAR
Variety reports that Pixar Animation Studios, the movie studio
behind computer animated films like "Toy Story" and "A Bug's
Life", Wednesday said it signed a new 10-year employment contract
with Oscar winning director John Lasseter. Details were
undisclosed.

'NEVERENDING STORY' GETS NEVERENDING SERIES
Fans of the "Neverending story" will be glad to hear that
Hallmark Entertainment has announced a TV series based on the
popular best-selling novel by Michael Ende. the television series
appears to be a re-telling of the original tale, rather than an
extension of the previous films. The story recounts the
adventures of 12-year-old Bastian Balthazar Bux, "a lonely,
overweight boy whose mother is dead and whose father is so
wrapped up in grief that he barely acknowledges Bastian's
existence. Books are Bastian's only escape and he creates a
make-believe world called "Fantasia," where he can create
solutions to his real-world dilemmas. '

'GRAVITY' GOING TO FOX
20th Century Fox has picked up the feature film rights to
"Gravity," which is based on a book by Tess Gerritsen. According
to the Hollywood Reporter via Cinescape Online, the film tells
the story of an estranged couple. A female research physicist
realizes her dream to conduct research on a space station. Her
husband, though, is grounded due to a medical problem. Later, the
experiment goes wrong releasing single cell organisms on board
that begin to kill the crew. On Earth, the husband attempts to
find a way to save all aboard, including his wife.

'HALLOWEEN 8' GETS IT'S MICHAEL MYERS
The official site to the "Halloween" movies reports that Brad
Loree has been cast to play Michael Myers. Loree has done stunt
work in other films such as Mission to Mars, Romeo Must Die,
Reindeer Games, as well as numerous television titles and many
more motion pictures, according to the site.

'SPIDEY' SITE UP AND RUNNING
Up until now there wasn't much to be found on the official site
for the upcoming "Spider-Man" movie. The site is now fully active
with features, downloads, latest news and more.
http://www.spiderman.sonypictures.com

CARDIFF SET TO HELM 'LIFE'
Jack Cardiff is set to helm the independent feature "One Life
Later," to be executive produced by Martin Scorsese with Michael
York attached to star, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
"Life" centers on a man's journey to discover his soul while
falling in love with a woman only to see her flee the country to
avoid a killer. Cardiff was awarded an honorary Academy Award on
Sunday night for his body of work.

'BLACK SHEEP' CASTING
Garcelle Beauvais (NYPD Blue) is the latest to join the cast of
"Black Sheep" where she will take on the lead female role,
according to Variety. The film also stars Chris Rock and Anthony
Hopkins with Joel Schumacher helming the project.

'AMERICAN PSYCHO 2'?
Moviehole reports via Dark Horizons that Lion's Gate is working
on a sequel and going through a number of existing scripts that
the studio owns to see if one can be altered to become a Psycho
sequel. In reference to whether Christian Bale will return, his
agent says "As far as we know, there have been rumours of a
sequel but Bret Easton Ellis isn't writing it and Christian isn't
starring in it".

SPACEK LOOKING TO JOIN 'TUCK'
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sissy Spacek is in
negotiations for a lead role in the Walt Disney Co.'s "Tuck
Everlasting," which also stars William Hurt, Ben Kingsley and
newcomer Alexis Bledel ("Gilmore Girls"). The film which is based
on Natalie Babbitt's critically acclaimed 1975 children's book of
the same name tells the story of a family who have a secret
spring on their property that is a fountain of youth. Spacek
would play the mother of the family. Hurt plays the father.
Bledel will make her feature film debut in the lead role as a
15-year-old who discovers her neighbors' secret spring, while
Kingsley will star as a stranger who threatens to expose the
family.

MOSTOW TO HELM 'TERMINATOR 3'?
According to Variety, U-571 director Jonathan Mostow is in
negotiations to take on the long in development "Terminator 3"
project. The trade reports that Mostow had met with Arnold
Schwarzenegger for "several strong meetings."

'SHIPPING NEWS' ROLE FOR BEHR
Jason Behr has signed on to star along side Kevin Spacey, Cate
Blanchett, Judi Dench, Rhys Ifans and Pete Postlethwaite in
Miramax Films' "The Shipping News." The film descibed by the
Hollywood Reporter will tell the story of a newspaper reporter
(Spacey) who moves with his young daughter, Bunny, to his
ancestral home on the Newfoundland coast after his cheating wife
is killed in a car accident. While in the quaint town, the
reporter writes the shipping news for the local paper, the Gammy
Bird, as he confronts his private demons and falls in love with a
lonely single mother (Julianne Moore). Behr will play Dennis
Buggit, a local carpenter battling his own demons and whose
estranged father (Scott Glenn) owns the local newspaper.

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REUNION FOR 'SOUND OF MUSIC' STARS
The children who shot to stardom in "The Sound of Music" have
re-united 35 years later for a bittersweet reflection on the "Von
Trappings" of fame. The stars of the 1964 film seen by one
billion people worldwide returned to Salzburg together for the
first time to shoot a documentary recreating how they learned to
sing at the feet of Julie Andrews.

JAMES TAYLOR TO FATHER TWINS
Boston newspapers are reporting that singer James Taylor and his
new wife Caroline Smedvig, a publicist for the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, will become parents next month when a surrogate mother
gives birth to their twins. Apparently the babies are being
carried by a close family friend and underwent in-vitro
fertilization in 2000.

ANIMATED SHORT FILM HELMER WINS OSCAR TV
Remember when Laurie mentioned in her "Oscar Coverage" that the
person with the shortest speech at the Oscars would win a TV set?
Well the winner was Michael Dudok de Wit, who won an Oscar for
best animated short film. His speech came in at a whopping 18
seconds. De Wit had this to say, "I did not write the shortest
speech to win the television set. I have many television sets. I
wrote it to say what I had to say and no more." De Wit also added
that he will give the television to a children's charity.

MORE COURT TROUBLES FOR PUFFY
Just weeks after being acquitted on gun and bribery charges, news
comes that rap star Sean "Puffy" Combs is now being sued by Roger
Mills, a syndicated television host in Michigan. In his lawsuit
filed in Wayne County Circuit Court, Roger Mills, a cable TV
host, accuses the rap mogul and his various handlers of assault,
property damage, false imprisonment, infliction of emotional
distress and civil conspiracy. Also named as a defendant in the
suit is Detroit radio station WCHB-FM, which played host to the
interview.

PRYOR WONT HAVE STREET NAMED AFTER HIM
I hadn't heard about this until now, but apparently there were
some talks in Peoria, Illinois to name a street a street after
comedian/actor Richard Pryor. It doesn't look like this is going
to happen now. The city council in Pryor's hometown voted 6-5 on
Tuesday against a study of renaming a street for the comedian and
actor. Several council members said there was little public
support for the idea, and plenty of public opinion against it.
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4. In The News - Television
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D-DAY TV EPIC FOR HANKS, SPIELBERG
Tom hanks and Steven Spielberg will unveil their latest World War
Two epic, "Band of Brothers," a multi-million dollar TV series
starting September 9 on HBO and will play on European television
in the weeks and months that follow. "Band of Brothers" will be a
10-part television series that follows the men of Easy Company
through training and onto D-Day when they parachute into France
behind Nazi German enemy lines. It climaxes with their daring
capture in 1945 of Hitler's fortified mountain retreat, the
Eagle's Nest. The series had a $120 million budget and is being
billed as one of the most expensive television programs in
history.

TIFFANI-AMBER THIESSEN GETS NBC PILOT
Reuters reports that Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, best known for her
role in "Beverly Hills, 90210," will star in NBC's untitled
comedy pilot from former "Seinfeld" scribe Steve Koren. She'll
play a grad student/research assistant who helps the male
character at the center of the show with his thesis, which
revolves around his troubles with women. The male lead hasn't yet
been cast.

'BIG BROTHER' GETTING FACELIFT
According to the CBS website via Reuters, there are some big
changes coming to Big Brothers future. Although execs are not
giving out too many details the website on Monday started hyping
a totally revamped new edition of the reality series. The biggest
change seems to be that players will be voted out by each other
much like "Survivor," rather than by the general public. "The
house guests will now play by new rules and face new challenges,"
the site says. "Now, 'Big Brother' is an exciting, cutthroat,
dramatic competition that will require players to use brain,
brawn and charm to win. "One by one, each of the houseguests will
be eliminated as the group votes them out."

HUNTER PORTRAYS BILLIE JEAN KING
On April 16th CBS will air "When Billie Beat Bobby," in which
Holly Hunter will play tennis star Billie Jean King.

RADNER BIOPIC IN WORKS AT ABC
According to the Hollywood Reporter, ABC is developing a biopic
on the late "Saturday Night Live" star Gilda Radner with Merv
Griffin Entertainment and Jaffe/Braunstein Entertainment.
Griffin's company has acquired the rights to Radner's 1989
autobiography "It's Always Something." Radner, a founding member
of "SNL's" Not Ready for Primetime Players, died in 1989 of
ovarian cancer at age 42. Radner's autobiography "chronicles her
rise to stardom as a comic genius and how she used that genius to
inspire other women in their fight against cancer," Griffin said.
"It will make a wonderful film."

NEW DeGENERES SERIES AT CBS
Ellen DeGeneres' new series "Ellen, Again," has recieved a
six-episode commitment from CBS.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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Heartbreakers (Rated PG-13)
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Gene Hackman,
Ray Liotta, Jason Lee.
Release Date: March 23, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
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Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt play a clever
mother/daughter con team in this lust and larceny caper. Weaver
targets wealthy guys to marry but manages to keep them sexually
frustrated so it's easy for Hewitt to seduce them. When Weaver
"catches" her hapless husband committing adultery, it's off to
the divorce court for a payoff. Their scheme works until an IRS
agent (Anne Bancroft) claims their settlement against the dubious
owner of a New Jersey chop-shop (Ray Liotta) and demands more
dough, causing the duo to flee to troll the wealthy fishing
ground of Palm Beach until they find a new target: a repulsive
tobacco billionaire with a terrible cough (Gene Hackman). But
Hewitt hankers for some freedom and genuinely falls for a local
bartender (Jason Lee).

Director David Mirkin keeps the pace fast and the comedy twists
coming. Sigourney Weaver is adept at comedy, camping it up as a
slinky Russian émigré and a sultry tease, while Hewitt - who
actually like Weaver's daughter -  drops the 'cutes'  for
cleavage. Problem is: the subversive, predictable script by
Robert Dunn, Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur glorifies these greedy,
unpleasant grifters and is hardly heartwarming. In addition, the
dialogue relentlessly refers to the con. ("There are no weekends
in conning..." 'I dropped the con"...."I'm a pro and I'll prove
it.") C'mon, we got it the first time!

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Heartbreakers" is a
hapless 5. I tend to agree with Ray Liotta's query, "Do you have
any idea how much therapy you people need?" and his conclusion,
"This is just too sick." But if you enjoy the concept of con
capers, why not rent cinema classics like "The Lady Eve" or
"Paper Moon"?

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6. CELEBRITY PROFILE
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CATHERINE ZETA JONES-DOUGLAS
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Catherine was born in Mumbles, Wales on September 25th, 1969.
Mumbles was a small fishing village, and Catherine had a strong
work ethic instilled in her at a young age. Her dad owned a candy
factory, and Catherine has said that she has many fond memories
of snuggling up to her father, who smelled like sugar. Still,
neither fishing nor candy-making were the life for her, and she
developed a passion for acting while still very young.

She began singing and dancing at the age of four, largely as a
result of her involvement with the local Catholic congregation's
amateur performing troupe. She began acting at age 11, playing
the lead in a production of Annie and at 13 starred in a West End
production of the musical Bugsy Malone.

When she was 14, former Monkees star Mickey Dolenz was touring
Britain in a musical that required the participation of local
teens in each city it visited. She auditioned for the Welsh
version of the show and won a chorus spot. She so impressed the
producers that they whisked her off to London to star in a
production of The Pyjama Game. The talented teen acquired her
first actor's guild card at the age of 15. Catherine moved to
London from Wales at 15.

At 17, Catherine nabbed the lead in the British revival of 42nd
Street. She was originally cast as the second understudy for the
lead role in the musical 42nd Street, which entailed a gruelling
schedule. Her hard work paid off when both the star and first
understudy were absent the night the play's producer, David
Merrick, was in the audience, and she was given the lead for
eight-weeks.

Next was France, where she made her film debut in French director
Philip de Broca's 1990 film Scheherazade. She returned home a
year later after being offered a role in a TV series called The
Darling Buds of May. The show was a big hit in the United
Kingdom, and Catherine was becoming a first class star.

During the series' enormously successful three-year run, its star
made her first inroads into Hollywood with a prominent role in an
episode of ABC's The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

When the intense pressure of having the tabloids dog her every
move wore down the realm's most eligible sex symbol, she decided
it was time for a change of scenery, post haste. As she later
confided to one interviewer, "The intrusion into my life got so
bad I actually drove my car into a lamppost trying to get away
from paparazzi one day. It was at that moment that I decided to
flee Britain and live in America." Though crossing the pond
proved a simple adjustment, Catherine quickly discovered that her
U.K. superstardom was not directly translatable into Hollywood
fame and fortune.

In 1994 she made a strong impression in the lead role of CBS's
Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of Return of the Native
(1994). The following year she shone in the title role of the
miniseries Catherine the Great. She landed some feature film
roles - Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) with Marlon
Brando, Splitting Heirs (1993) with Barbara Hershey and Rick
Moranis,The Phantom (1996) with Billy Zane. She soon landed a
role in a television movie, Titanic, a precursor to the motion
picture.

Film-producer, Steven Spielberg was in pre-production for The
Mask of Zorro when he caught Catherine in The Titanic miniseries.
He needed a fiery actress to play the aging Zorro's daughter and
the new Zorro's lover. The next day, he called director Martin
Campbell and suggested the director consider her for Elena. Zorro
was a hit with critics and audiences alike.

The Mask of Zorro reunited Catherine with Anthony Hopkins, who
previously directed her in a 1992-theater production of the Dylan
Thomas play Under Milkwood. Her dance background was invaluable
for her fencing training but she had nothing, except her backside
to fall back on when it came to learning to ride.

Her exotic appeal was recently played up for her role opposite
Sean Connery in Entrapment, a sexy jewel thief caper.

Catherine's next role is starring opposite Sean Connery in Fox's
$100 million The Entrapment (1999). She next starred in The
Haunting of Hill House (1999).

On 1/1/2000, just after midnight, Michael Douglas proposed
marriage to Catherine and she accepted. The two are planning to
get married this year.

Catherine is also starting her own production company Milkwood
Films. she is teaming up with Initial Entertainment Group for the
two-year deal, which will see Zeta Films co-producing between two
and six pictures each year with budgets of up to $50m (£31m).

On 31/3/2000 another movie Catherine participates in, High
Fidelity was released, although Catherine only did a small cameo
in that movie.

Catherine's next movie is called Traffic. Catherine's part was
filmed while she was in her 6th month of pregnancy. The movie is
scheduled to go live on December 2000.

Catherine and Michael Douglas' first son, Dylan Michael Douglas,
was born on 08/08/2000 in LA.

Catherine married actor Michael Douglas on 18/11/2000, in a
beautiful ceremony at New York's Plaza Hotel. Catherine's family
arrived from Swansea to New York, including grandmother Zeta.
Baby Dylan was at the ceremony as well. Actors Jack Nicholson,
Sir Anthony Hopkins, Danny DeVito, James Woods and Goldie Hawn
were among the roughly 250 people in attendance at the ceremony.
The maid of honor was British television presenter Anna Walker,
and the best man was Cameron Douglas, Michael's son from his
first marriage.

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Filmography - Most Recent
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Traffic (2000) .... Helena Ayala
High Fidelity (2000) .... Charlie Nicholson
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
(1999)
The Haunting (1999) .... Theodora "Theo"
Entrapment (1999) .... Virginia "Gin" Baker
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7. CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS - Week of Mar. 28th - Apr. 3rd
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<D>=Deceased

MARCH 28
Julia Stiles (20)
Vince Vaughn (31)
Reba McEntire (46)

MARCH 29
Lucy Lawless (33)
Elle Macpherson (37)
M.C. Hammer (38)
Christopher Lambert (44)
Dianne Kay (46)

MARCH 30
Céline Dion (33)
Donna D'Errico (33)
Ian Ziering (37)
Paul Reiser (44)
Anthony Peck (54)
Eric Clapton (56)
Warren Beatty (64)

MARCH 31
Giovanni Ribisi (27)
Ewan McGregor (30)
Angus Young (46)
Al Gore (53)
Rhea Perlman (53)
Gabe Kaplan (56)
Christopher Walken (58)
Richard Chamberlain (66)
Shirley Jones (67)

APRIL 1
Method Man (30)
Annette O'Toole (49)
Debbie Reynolds (69)

APRIL 2
Emmylou Harris (54)
Marvin Gaye (62)
Alec Guinness (87) <D>
Buddy Ebsen (93)

APRIL 3
Jennie Garth (29)
Eddie Murphy (40)
David Hyde Pierce (42)
Alec Baldwin (43)
Tony Orlando (57)
Wayne Newton (59)
Doris Day (77)
Marlon Brando (77)

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d) All of the above.
On the recent Criterion DVD release of The Rock, Nic Cage
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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Editors comments
2. Oscar Nominees and Winners

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Hi Movie Fans!

WOW what a night! Laurie did a great job of summing up the
evenings festivities, so without further adieu here's Laurie..

Well the 73rd Academy Awards have come and gone and I can
honestly say that this was the best Academy Awards show I've seen
in several years. The entire show was excellent and even though
it lasted three and a half hours, the time seemed to fly by.
This was my 20th Oscar anniversary and it ranks in the top five
of my all time favorite shows.  I think the main reason I feel
this way is because it's the first time in years where I'd seen
all the films nominated. As a result of this frantic movie
watching, I actually cared who won.  A small part of me even
cared what everyone was wearing and who they were with.

Let me begin with a little fashion segment and say one thing...I
can't stand Joan Rivers.  Anyone who knows me knows I detest the
woman.  She believes herself to be entertaining.  I find nothing
entertaining in saying a person looks fabulous in one breath and
turn around and make some snide remark in the next breath.  The
only reason I watch her is because E! has the best and the only
pre-Oscar red carpet coverage on television.  If I could I'd mute
the TV, but then I'd miss the interviews. So I'm stuck with
listening to her and trying to tune her out.

Ok, I'll get off my soapbox and get to bigger and better things.
Normally I'm not into the whole fashion scene.  I know what I
like and what I don't like...everything else is just fabric and
jewels to me.  The first thing I noticed was that the
high-powered Hollywood couples looked positively smashing.  It's
like every couple in Tinsel-Town sat down and said, "You know,
we get paid millions of dollars to be movie stars so we may as
well dress like it."  The Best Dressed Couple award has to go to
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas followed by Tom Hanks
and Rita Wilson and Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt.  All three
couples dressed in simple, elegant black and white gowns and
tuxes.  They all reminded me of the classic Hollywood look of
Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, and Humphrey Bogart.

I loved Angelina Jolie in a simple white tux and Russell Crowe in
a perfect fitting long coat tux.  Nicolas Cage, Morgan Freeman,
and Jeff Bridges all went with simple tuxes that succeeded in
elegance.

Joaquin Phoenix could have tried to look like he was somewhere
important, however.  He wore a simple tux with a long black tie,
but the coat and the top shirt button were undone making him look
like he forgot to finish dressing.  Tom Cruise had a similar look
with no tie and a blue shirt, but it worked on him.

I loved Sigourney Weaver's color choice for a dramatic red, but
the dress design was hideous.  There were flowers on her right
shoulder which did nothing for the dress, but did manage to
reduce the size of her broad shoulders.  Since she's so tall and
wide through the shoulders, it must be hell trying to find
something that works well.

Amy Madigan and Ed Harris seemed at home in their get up as did
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.  Kate Hudson and hubby Chris
Robinson did well with a young look in their choices.
Considering they are both still basking in their newlywed status,
I think they would both glow in whatever they wore.

Sharp contrasts were seen with Hollywood legend Julie Andrews and
legend-in-the-making Sarah Jessica Parker.  Andrews wore a
beautiful black full length gown with mesh see-through shoulders.
Parker wore a short black mini-dress straight from the costume
closet of Sex and the City.  Both woman pulled off their choices
with equal grace.

Overall everyone was beautifully Hollywood with a few bad
decisions like Jennifer Lopez's dress and Juliette Binoche's
pearls.  The red carpet was definitely a couple's holiday of
classic elegance.

Now onto the awards.

First off.  Steve Martin did an excellent job.  He could've made
a really bad decision and went with a music number in an attempt
to win Billy Crystal fans over, but decided to go with straight
comedy instead.  The stand-up approach to the monologue was
extremely funny and even Russell Crowe's annoyed look due to
jokes at his expense was hysterical.

The first surprise of the evening was immediate when the second
award of the night for Best Supporting Actress went to Marcia Gay
Harden for Pollock instead of Kate Hudson for Almost Famous.  I
was extremely surprised by this one, but completely thrilled that
Ed Harris' movie got at least this prize.

The next awards for editing, costume design, supporting actor,
sound, and sound editing featured winners I expected.  The award
for Cinematography going to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was
another surprise.  My money was on Gladiator for this one.

Jack Cardiff received an honorary Oscar and then Steve Martin
delivered his funniest joke of the night.  He said that the FBI
found out the Tom Hanks was behind the plot to kidnap Russell
Crowe.  The camera goes to Hanks who has the most hysterical look
of guilt on his face and mouths "I'm sorry" to Russell.  I
laughed for several minutes over this one because Hanks looked
incredible guilty.

Special Effects went to Gladiator which was no surprise and then
they gave Original Score to Crouching.  This one really upset me.
I was truly hoping Hans Zimmer would win for Gladiator.  The
score to Gladiator was far superior to Crouching in my opinion.
Oh well.

Dino De Laurentiis received a special award for his life long
body of work.  I was thrilled with this because Dune is one of my
all time favorite films.

Crouching got Foreign Language film for Taiwan, Bob Dylan got
Original Song for Wonder Boys, and then the biggest shock came.
Russell Crowe beat Tom Hanks for Actor.  I've loved Crowe for
years and I've always thought he was robbed of Oscar for L.A.
Confidential.  He delivered an excellent and very moving speech,
but I didn't cry like I would have if Tom had won.  I should've
known that the Academy wouldn't give out a third Oscar to Hanks
so early in his career.  I'm still happy for Crowe even though I
was torn between him and Hanks.  Gladiator was my favorite film
of the year so it's only fitting he won.

Then the best acceptance speech of the night came when Julia
Roberts won for Erin Brockovich.  She told the "guy with the
stick" (conductor) to put it down because she'd probably "never
be up here again".  She then said she already had a TV so she was
going to talk a long time.  The Academy announced that they would
give a High-Definition TV to the person who gave the shortest
speech.  Apparently Julia has cable already and didn't care.  She
was sincere and her usual crazy, charming, beautiful self.  She
made me laugh and cry and I cheered outright for her.

Almost Famous won Original Screenplay which I thought would go to
Gladiator, but I guess not.  Then Traffic got Adapted Screenplay
and suddenly I started second guessing Gladiator for Best
Film...especially when Steven Soderburg won Director for Traffic.
I figured Ang Lee would win that one, but wrong again.

Then Michael Douglas came out to give the Best Film award.  I
thought back to the first time I saw Gladiator and how I loved it
then, the five additional times I saw it in theaters, and then
the six more times on DVD.  I thought surely nothing would beat
it and then Michael said "and the Oscar goes to...Gladiator."
WOO-HOO!!  I screamed aloud and jumped off my couch, my cat went
running into the kitchen, and I'm sure the neighbors cursed me,
but I didn't care.  My favorite film of the year had won the
"Little Golden Man" and I was thrilled.

I know it's sickening, but this is what happens to me every March
for the last 20 years.  It's my tradition to be ecstatic over
someone else's good fortune and success.  Then the host says
goodnight, the credits role, I turn off the TV, and return to my
world from a short 4 hour visit with people we all know and even
admire.  I'm happy for this collection of people on their night
of celebration because they give me something precious, a chance
to escape into a dark theater for a few hours and live a life I
could never experience.  Those two hours and that alternate
universe forms my home away from home.  All of you movie buffs
are seated right there with me laughing, crying, maybe wishing
you'd picked a different film, but either way we're all in this
together and we're glad for it.

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2. Oscar Nominees and Winners
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BEST PICTURE
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=> CHOCOLAT
=> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
=> ERIN BROCKOVICH
=> GLADIATOR
=> TRAFFIC

and the Oscar goes too..GLADIATOR
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ACTOR
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=> Javier Bardem - BEFORE NIGHT FALLS
=> Russell Crowe - GLADIATOR
=> Tom Hanks - CAST AWAY
=> Ed Harris - POLLOCK
=> Geoffrey Rush - QUILLS

and the Oscar goes too..Russell Crowe for GLADIATOR
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SUPPORTING ACTOR
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=> Jeff Bridges - THE CONTENDER
=> Willem Dafoe - SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE
=> Benicio Del Toro - TRAFFIC
=> Albert Finney - ERIN BROCKOVICH
=> Joaquin Phoenix - GLADIATOR

and the Oscar goes too..Benicio Del Toro for TRAFFIC
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ACTRESS
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=> Joan Allen - THE CONTENDER
=> Juliette Binoche - CHOCOLAT
=> Ellen Burstyn - REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
=> Laura Linney - YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
=> Julia Roberts - ERIN BROCKOVICH

and the Oscar goes too..Julia Roberts for ERIN BROCKOVICH
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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=> Judi Dench - CHOCOLAT
=> Marcia Gay Harden - POLLOCK
=> Kate Hudson - ALMOST FAMOUS
=> Frances McDormand - ALMOST FAMOUS
=> Julie Walters - BILLY ELLIOT

and the Oscar goes too..Marcia Gay Harden for POLLOCK
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DIRECTING
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=> BILLY ELLIOT
=> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
=> ERIN BROCKOVICH
=> GLADIATOR
=> TRAFFIC

and the Oscar goes too..TRAFFIC
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ART DIRECTION
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=> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
=> DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
=> GLADIATOR
=> QUILLS
=> VATEL

and the Oscar goes too..CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
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=> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
=> GLADIATOR
=> MALÈNA
=> O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
=> THE PATRIOT

and the Oscar goes too..CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
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COSTUME DESIGN
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=> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
=> DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
=> GLADIATOR
=> 102 DALMATIANS
=> QUILLS

and the Oscar goes too..GLADIATOR
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
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=> AMORES PERROS
=> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
=> DIVIDED WE FALL
=> EVERYBODY FAMOUS!
=> THE TASTE OF OTHERS

and the Oscar goes too..CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
______________________________
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> INTO THE ARMS OF STRANGERS: STORIES OF THE KINDERTRANSPORT
=> LEGACY
=> LONG NIGHT'S JOURNEY INTO DAY
=> SCOTTSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
=> SOUND AND FURY

and the Oscar goes too..INTO THE ARMS OF STRANGERS: STORIES OF
THE KINDERTRANSPORT
______________________________
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> BIG MAMA
=> CURTAIN CALL
=> DOLPHINS
=> THE MAN ON LINCOLN'S NOSE
=> ON TIPTOE: GENTLE STEPS TO FREEDOM

and the Oscar goes too..BIG MAMA
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FILM EDITING
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> ALMOST FAMOUS
=> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
=> GLADIATOR
=> TRAFFIC
=> WONDER BOYS

and the Oscar goes too..TRAFFIC
______________________________
MAKEUP
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> THE CELL
=> DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
=> SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE

and the Oscar goes too..DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
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MUSIC (SCORE)
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> CHOCOLAT
=> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
=> GLADIATOR
=> MALÈNA
=> THE PATRIOT

and the Oscar goes too..CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
______________________________
MUSIC (SONG)
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
=> DANCER IN THE DARK
=> THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE
=> MEET THE PARENTS
=> WONDER BOYS

and the Oscar goes too.. "Things Have Changed" WONDER BOYS
______________________________
SHORT -- ANIMATED
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> FATHER AND DAUGHTER
=> THE PERIWIG-MAKER
=> REJECTED

and the Oscar goes too..FATHER AND DAUGHTER
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SHORT -- LIVE ACTION
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=> BY COURIER
=> ONE DAY CROSSING
=> QUIERO SER (I WANT TO BE...)
=> SERAGLIO
=> A SOCCER STORY (UMA HISTORIA DE FUTEBOL)

and the Oscar goes too..QUIERO SER (I WANT TO BE...)
______________________________
SOUND
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> CAST AWAY
=> GLADIATOR
=> THE PATRIOT
=> THE PERFECT STORM
=> U-571

and the Oscar goes too..GLADIATOR
______________________________
SOUND EDITING
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> SPACE COWBOYS
=> U-571

and the Oscar goes too..U-571
______________________________
VISUAL EFFECTS
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> GLADIATOR
=> HOLLOW MAN
=> THE PERFECT STORM

and the Oscar goes too..GLADIATOR
______________________________
WRITING (ADAPTED)
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> CHOCOLAT
=> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
=> O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
=> TRAFFIC
=> WONDER BOYS

and the Oscar goes too..TRAFFIC
______________________________
WRITING (ORIGINAL)
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
=> ALMOST FAMOUS
=> BILLY ELLIOT
=> ERIN BROCKOVICH
=> GLADIATOR
=> YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

and the Oscar goes too..ALMOST FAMOUS

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IN THIS ISSUE:

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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 - The English Patient

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Check out what's new on the shelves this week.

this week's releases: 3/20/01

- Dancer in the Dark - Björk, Catherine Deneuve
- Lucky Numbers - John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow
- Remember the Titans - Denzel Washington
- Turn It Up - Pras, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Ja Rule
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==>Week of March 27, 2001<==

-> Charlie's Angels
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray,
Crispin Glover, Matt LeBlanc.
Director: McG

-> Once in the Life
Cast: Annabella Sciorra, Gregory Hines, Dominic Chianese, Paul
Calderon, Dominic Chianese Jr..
Director: Laurence Fishburne

-> Girlfight
Cast: Michelle Rodriguez, Ray Santiago, Jaime Tirelli, Elisa
Bocanegra, Santiago Douglas.
Director: Karyn Kusama

-> Red Planet
Cast: Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Benjamin Bratt, Tom Sizemore,
Simon Baker, Terence Stamp.
Director: Antony Hoffman

-> Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Cast: Joe Alaskey, Christine Cavanaugh, Melanie Chartoff, Cheryl
Chase, Elizabeth Daily, Debbie Reynolds, John Lithgow, Susan
Sarandon. Director: Paul Demeyer

-> The 6th Day
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Duvall, Tony Goldwyn, Michael
Rapaport, Wendy Crewson.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode

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3. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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'ZORRO 2' CLOSER TO HAPPENING
Variety reports that Martin Campbell has signed a first-look
directing deal with Sony to bring the Zorro sequel to a theater
near you. Campbell will first take on "The Notebook," which
scheduled to ramp up after the potential strikes have been
resolved. The "Zorro" sequel is currently being written by Ted
Elliott and Terry Rossio, who wrote the original film and
Campbell is looking to bring back Antonio Banderas, Catherine
Zeta-Jones and Anthony Hopkins to reprise their roles from the
first film.

'BATTLEFIELD' WINS 'RAZZIES' WORST OF THE YEAR
The science fiction epic "Battlefield Earth" swept almost all the
awards on Saturday -- for worst movie of the year.
"Battlefield," starring John Travolta as a Rasta-haired alien,
won seven Golden Raspberry or "Razzies" awards, tying the
non-profit film humor group's record for most worst awards, set
by "Showgirls" in 1996. It also named Travolta and "anyone who
appeared with him" the worst screen couple of the year." In a
statement, the producer of the movie, Elie Samaha, said he was
delighted: "I welcome the free publicity. The more the critics
hit 'Battlefield Earth,' the more DVDS it sells."

STREEP JOINS 'MINORITY'
Variety reports that Meryl Streep has signed on to a small role
in Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" along side Tom Cruise and
Colin Farrell.

ZWICK EYEING 'KHE SANH'
Edward Zwick, who recently produced "Traffic," is negotiations to
direct Fox 2000's drama "Khe Sanh," which is being produced by
Tom Hanks. "Khe Sanh" is the working title of the film and
according to the Hollywood Reporter, the film is told through the
eyes of then 30-year-old Ray Stubbe, who served as a Navy
Chaplain for the 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment at Khe Sanh
from July 1967 through most of the 2 1/2-month siege that ended
in spring 1968.

'PEARL HARBOR' FILM AT PEARL HARBOR
Variety reports that the real Pearl Harbor will host the premiere
of Disney's "Pearl Harbor" when the film debuts May 21 on the
deck of the USS John C. Stennis, a nuclear aircraft carrier. More
than 2,000 guests, including the film's stars and survivors of
the attack on Dec. 7, 1941, are expected to attend.

'REIGN' PACKING BAGS FOR AFRICA?
Due to the outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease Disney's "Reign of
Fire" project which stars Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale
may be forced to shoot the film outside of Ireland according to
the ShowBiz Ireland website. Outdoor scenes which were to be
filmed in the countryside may instead move to North Africa.
"Reign" will tell the story of a brood of fire-breathing dragons
that have emerged, seeking to return to dominance over man after
a centuries-long rest.

ELLIOTT TO HELM 'MARGARIDA'
He directed the 1994 drag-queen comedy "The Adventures of
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," and now Stephan Elliott is set
to write and direct "Singing Margarida," an edgy, drag-queen
comedy musical feature with Joe Simon producing. According the
Hollywood Reporter, 'Margarida' pokes fun at three people united
by a shared fear of their fathers. The story follows a business
student who is forced to return to his home in Rio de Janeiro for
a family wedding. He brings with him his wife, whom he married to
get his green card. Not far behind them on their journey is the
student's boyfriend, a singer who arrives in Rio as a woman.

HEWITT DONE WITH TEEN SLASHER FLICKS
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly Jennifer Love Hewitt
was asked if the teen movie horror wave was over her. Her reply
"Yeah. And I hope my fans agree. I'm kind of at a weird age in
the entertainment industry. It's like when you're 13, that's
another weird age because they'll hire the 18 year olds to play
your parts since they can work longer hours. You're stuck in the
middle. I want to do" "My Best Friend's Wedding" kind of movies,
and you can't if people still consider you the "teen scream
queen" type. That's why my roles as Audrey Hepburn [in the TV
biopic] and in "Heartbreakers" and "The Devil and Daniel Webster"
are characters that allowed me to be a little older."

ALEXANDER JOINS 'HAL'
Jason Alexander is the latest to join Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack
Black in 20th Century Fox's comedy "Shallow Hal" directed by the
Farrelly brothers. Alexander will play the best friend of Black's
character in a story that according to the Hollywood Reporter
revolves around a 12-year-old boy whose dying father's last words
of advice are for his son to spend his life with only young,
beautiful women. But when the story cuts to 28 years later, the
now-40-year-old Hal (Black), who sees women only as sex objects,
meets a heavy, unattractive woman but sees only her inner beauty.

BATES TACKLES PAIR OF FILMS
Kathy Bates has signed on to star opposite Jack Nicholson in New
Line Cinema's "About Schmidt." In the film Bates will play a
free-spirited mother whose son (Dermot Mulroney) is about to
marry a woman (Hope Davis) in a union to which the bride's father
(Nicholson) objects.  Following her role in "Schmidt," Bates will
tackle an indie feature called "Carolina" with Julia Stiles. In
the film Bates will portray the eccentric grandmother of a young
girl (Stiles) who leaves her Southern home and bizarre family
behind for the West Coast, where she tries to find happiness. She
eventually realizes what a wonderful background she came from.

RICKY MARTIN, JENNIFER LOPEZ EYED FOR 'VEGAS'
Warner Bros. is developing a remake of the 1964 Elvis Presley -
Ann Margret classic, "Viva Las Vegas," and according to
Entertainment Weekly the studio has Ricky Martin in mind to star.
The films producer Lisa Tornell says the screenwriter, Jason
Schafer ("trick") is "starting from scratch, [focusing on] a
Puerto Rican singer who comes to Las Vegas to make it big,"
adding that, ideally, she'd love J. Lo to get down with the
project, too.

McG TALKS POSSIBLE 'ANGELS' SEQUEL
While talking to E! Online's Anderson Jones, McG the director of
the "Charlie's Angels" film spoke of a possible sequel. When
asked if behind the scenes footage found on the "Angels" DVD of
Drew Barrymore, Lucy Lui, and Cameron Diaz was entertaining
enough for a sequel McG replied, "There's talk of it. It has a
lot to do with how the girls feel. My head is kind of wrapped
around the three girls returning--at least for one more, don't
you think?" Jones also states in the article that "Angels" writer
John August is already penning a draft, and McG has had
preliminary meetings with Sony head Amy Pascal to discuss the
project.

MIRAMAX GETS 'APOCALYPSE REDUX'
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Miramax Films has acquired
North American theatrical distribution rights from American
Zoetrope to "Apocalypse Now Redux," director Francis Ford
Coppola's cut of "Apocalypse Now," with plans to release it in
the summer after its debut in May at the Cannes International
Film Festival. "Redux" includes 53 minutes of never-before-seen
footage of Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War epic, bringing the total
running time to 3 hours, 17 minutes.

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SHANIA GONNA BE A MOMMY
Shania Twain's spokesman has confirmed that her and her
producer-husband, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, are expecting their
first child together. Although Shania's people did not confirm
any other details she is said to be four and a half months
pregnant.

MORE MOMMY BUSINESS
Elizabeth Shue gave birth to a baby girl on Monday and named her
Stella. It was the actress' second child with husband Davis
Guggenheim, a documentary filmmaker. Amy Brenneman, the star of
CBS' "Judging Amy" also became a mommy on Tuesday, giving birth
to a baby girl named Charlotte. This is Brenneman's first child
with her husband, television director Brad Silberling (City of
Angels).

WILLIAM HANNA PASSES ON AT 90
The legendary William Hanna, who with partner Joseph Barbera
entertained kids (and some adults) by filled the television
screen with many popular cartoons died at his home in North
Hollywood on Thursday. Some of Hanna's work included such
characters as Huckleberry Hound, Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear, the
Jetsons, Atom Ant, Jonny Quest, Quick Draw McGraw, Top Cat,
Magilla Gorilla, Pixie and Dixie, Josie and the Pussycats, Boo
Boo, The Flinstones, and Tom and Jerry. Our condolences to Mr.
Hanna's family and friends and thanks for bringing so much joy
into so many homes.

PERRY RETURNS TO 'FRIENDS'
It's been nearly a month since Mathew Perry checked himself into
rehab for an undisclosed reason. E! Online now reports that Perry
returned to the set of "Friends" on Tuesday, which means he'll be
there for the much-anticipated May sweeps wedding episode with
Courteney Cox Arquette in the May 17 finale.

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IN THE NEWS - Television
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WWF BUYS WCW
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. on Friday said it
bought rival World Championship Wrestling from Turner
Broadcasting Systems. Financial terms for the money-losing WCW
were not disclosed.

UPN INTERESTED IN 'BUFFY'
Word has it that UPN has put in a bid for a chance to land the
in-limbo WB series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" joining a list of
potential suitors that's said to include NBC, Fox and Buffy's
current home, the WB.  Variety contends that the WB is still in
the running to keep "Buffy," and now may have budged past its
once-final $1.6 million offer to keep the show. The Hollywood
Reporter says ABC has dropped out of the running, while UPN and
NBC are still interested. Variety, meanwhile, indicates that Fox
(up to this point seen as the most likely candidate) also remains
a distinct possibility, and UPN nabbing Buffy doesn't appear very
likely.

BET's SMILEY DISMISSED
Black Entertainment Television has decided not to renew talk show
host Tavis Smiley's contract after it expires in September. BET
spokesman Michael Lewellen said Thursday that "BET Tonight," is
seen in an average of 215,000 households, and has suffered from
sagging ratings. He also added, BET is aiming for the
advertiser-friendly 18-to-34-year-old audience, and Smiley's
viewers tended to be much older.

ANIMATED TV SERIES FOR 'PUSSYCATS'
In light of the "Josie and the Pussycats" feature film release on
April 11th, a deal has been struck between Los Angeles-based
animation house DIC Entertainment under a deal with Riverdale
Prods. -- the film and television arm of Archie Comic
Publications -- and MultiModal Media Group to bring back "Josie
and the Pussycats" as an animated TV series according to the
Hollywood Reporter.

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Joanna Cassidy ....  Whitlock
Ice Cube ....  James "Desolation" Williams
Wanda De Jesus
Clea DuVall ....  Bashira Kincaid
Pam Grier ....  Helena
Natasha Henstridge ....  Melanie Ballard
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Musical starring Nicole Kidman. This film was picked as the
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CAST:
Nicole Kidman ....  Satine
Ewan McGregor ....  Christian
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5.Top Box Office, Video Rentals/Sales, Soundtracks
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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 3/25/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. Heartbreakers            $12.3  / 12.3               1 week(s)
2. The Brothers             $10.7  / 10.7               1 week(s)
3. Exit Wounds              $9.2   / 32.6               2 week(s)
4. Enemy at the Gates       $8.4   / 26.2               2 week(s)
5. Crouching Tiger...       $4.7   / 106.3             16 week(s)
6. The Mexican              $4.3   / 57.7               4 week(s)
7. Traffic                  $3.9   / 107.6             13 week(s)
8. See Spot Run             $3.3   / 29.2               4 week(s)
9. Chocolat                 $3.3   / 60.6              15 week(s)
10. Say It Isn't So         $3.1   / 3.1                1 week(s)
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TOP VIDEO RENTALS/SALES - week ending 3/23/01
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       Rentals                          Sales

1. What Lies Beneath           1. Meet The Parents
2. The Watcher                 2. Lady And The Tramp II..
3. Gladiator                   3. Silence Of The Lambs
4. Dr. T & The Women           4. Playboy: The Complete Anna..
5. Bring It On                 5. Gundam Wing: The Movie..
6. Meet the Parents            6. Farscape Premiere - I E.T.
7. Get Carter                  7. Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
8. Erin Brockovich             8. Playboy: Girls Of The..
9. Me, Myself & Irene          9. Judgment
10. Coyote Ugly               10. Dinosaur
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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 3/23/01

- The Brothers - Morris Chestnut, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy
- Heartbreakers - Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sigourney Weaver
- Say It Isn't So - Heather Graham, Chris Klein, Sally Field

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  COMING SOON
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==>Week of March 23, 2001<==

-> Momento  (Rated R)
Cast: Mark Junior Boone, Harriet Harris, Jorja Fox, Guy Pearce,
Joe Pantoliano.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Official site: http://www.otnemem.com
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/memento.html
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> Someone Like You  (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Barkin,
Marisa Tomei.
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Official site: Not Available
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/animalhusbandry.html

-> Spy Kids (Rated PG)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Alan Cumming, Carla Gugino, Teri Hatcher,
Cheech Marin.
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Official site: http://www.spykids.com/index_ie.html
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Spy+Kids
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> Tomcats (Rated R)
Cast: Jerry O'Connell, Jake Busey, Shannon Elizabeth, Jaime
Pressly, Bill Maher.
Director: Gregory Poirier
Official site: http://www.mediatrip.com/tomcats/index.html
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/tomcats.html
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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The English Patient (1996) (R)

An epic, sweeping adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's richly
layered, WWII-era novel chronicling two periods in the life of
European explorer Count Laszlo Almasy, whose torrid affair with a
colleague's wife is countered by the beginning of the war,
allegations of Nazi sympathies, and disfiguring injuries.

CAST
Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Kristin Scott Thomas, Willem
Dafoe, Naveen Andrews.
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1. TRIVIA BLITZ
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In the movie "Gladiator" Maximus tells Lucius that his horses are
called Argento and Scarto. Argento and Scarto are Latin for what?

a) "Ceaser" and "Zues"
b) "Silver" and "Scout"
c) "Laurel" and "Hardy"
d) "Titan" and "Socrates"

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2. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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'PULP FICTION' PREQUEL?
According to New York Magazine via NY Daily News John Travolta
and Michael Madsen have committed to a Quentin Tarantino project
titled "The Vega Brothers." If you recall Travolta played Vincent
Vega in "Pulp Fiction" and that Madsen played Vic Vega in
"Reservoir Dogs." The film is said to be on Tarantino's list of
things to do after finishing up "Kill Bill" with Uma Thurman and
"Glorious Bastards."

WHITNEY HOUSTON NEXT 'BOND GIRL'?
Britain's top selling Sun tabloid reported today that Whitney
Houston is being lined up to star in the next James Bond film.
Houston has agreed to appear along side Pierce Bronson, but the
final decision will rest with Dana Broccoli, widow of famous Bond
film producer Albert Broccoli, who has the last word on
everything to do with the 007 franchise.

KIDMAN IN TALKS FOR 'DOGVILLE'
Nicole Kidman is in talks with Danish director Lars von Trier
("Dancer in the Dark") to star in his next picture "Dogville."
The pictures producer, Vibeke Windelov says that the picture is
"a powerful drama" set in a small American town in the 1930s, but
she noted that von Trier does not want to reveal much more about
the storyline.

NEW 'RESIDENT EVIL' PIC
The Constantin Film website posted up a pic giving us the first
look of Milla Jovovich in her Resident Evil role of Alice the
Zombie Hunter in the coming film. check it out at..
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BERRY IN 'MONSTER'S BALL'
Halle Berry is in final negotiations to star in Lions Gate Films'
"Monster's Ball" for director Marc Forster, according to the
Hollywood Reporter. The film revolves around Hank (Billy Bob
Thornton), who lives with his aging racist father, Buck, and his
twentysomething son, Sonny (Wes Bentley). Hank and Sonny work for
the local prison, where they are preparing the electric chair for
a black inmate. Hank winds up falling in love with the inmate's
widow, Leticia (Berry), who is unaware that Hank knew her
husband. A diner waitress, Leticia loses not only a husband but
also her car, house and son. Moving in with Hank, she hopes for a
better life, only to discover Hank's connection to her husband.

'HOLLOWEEN 8' GETS DIRECTOR
Rick Rosenthal who directed "Halloween II" has struck a deal to
direct the upcoming "Halloween 8" project according to the
official website. In related new the site also reports that
Producer Paul Freeman spent much of this week location scouting
in Vancouver and "Halloween 4"  director Dwight Little was
approached to direct the new film, but turned it down. <a
href="http://www.halloweenmovies.com"> AOL</a>

BURY, DENT JOIN 'MAJESTIC'
Variety reports that Karl Bury ("Freakylinks," "Party of Five")
and Catherine Dent have joined the cast "The Majestic". What role
they would play in the film was not announced.

CLANCY INSPIRED BY AFFLECK
The Popcorn.co.uk site reports that Ben Affleck's performance in
"The Sum Of All Fears" has inspired novelist Tom Clancy to pen a
new series of novels about the Jack Ryan character.

GREEN GOBLIN PICS
SpiderManHype.com has scored some pictures of someone wearing the
Green Goblin costume that we will see in the coming "Spider-Man"
movie. The costume looks to be alot like armor, which doesn't
seem to fit the mold in way of the comic, but what I can see of
the face looks to be pretty good. Check out the pics here..
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CULP, DUVALL JOIN 'MONSTER'
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Steven Culp ("Thirteen
Days") and Clea DuVall ("Girl, Interrupted") have signed on to
the "How to Make a Monster" project joining Tyler Mane ("X-Men"),
Jason Marsden ("White Squall") and Karim Prince ("FreakyLinks").
"Monster" is about a company man (Culp) who hires three
ex-cons-turned-computer programmers (Mane, Marsden, Prince) to
create a computer game, Evilution, which centers on an evil
monster. The men each have one month to come up with the scariest
monster for the game, with the winner receiving $1 million. In
their quest to win, the men load everything that is evil into the
computer, causing it to overload, which brings the monster to
life. DuVall plays the company's intern.

GALLAGHER, HARRIS JOIN 'DEEDS'
Peter Gallagher has signed on and Jared Harris is in final
negotiations to join Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder in Columbia
Pictures/New Line Cinema's "Deeds" for director Steven Brill. The
film, according to the Hollywood Reporter, pays homage to Frank
Capra's 1936 comedy "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." The updated version
will follow a small-town bumpkin named Deeds (Sandler) who moves
to New York after he inherits a multibillion-dollar international
business from his uncle. The man's small-town values begin to
affect the jaded inhabitants of the Big Apple.

DIMENSION FILMS GETS 'DUKE NUKEM'
Dimension Films has acquired the project "Duke Nukem: The Movie"
from Threshold Entertainment and plans to bring the video game
featuring the gun-toting action hero to the big screen. At this
time the film has no director, script or stars attached, but the
story line is said to follow Duke as he takes on the dangerous
mission of traveling into deep space to intercept an alien ship
on a collision course with Earth.

JUDE LAW TO PLAY HANNIBAL?
There's rumours abound that Jude Law is being considered to play
a young Hannibal Lecter in the prequel to "Silence of the Lambs."
Earlier reports had Anthony Hopkins reprising his role, using
digital enhancements to make him look younger. Hopkins now is
said to have ruled out the possibility of starring in the
prequel. Read todays Celebrity Profile to find out more about
Jude Law.


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TOMMY LEE JONES GETS MARRIED
Actor Tommy Lee Jones has married his long-time sweetheart Dawn
Maria Laurel in a private ceremony in San Antonio. Jones and
Laurel, a photographer, met in 1995 on the set of the film "The
Good Old Boys," which Jones directed.

HOUSE OF EX-SPICE GIRL RANSACKED
British newspapers are reporting today that Burglars ransacked
the London home of former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, stealing
possessions worth $114,000 and wrecking her furniture. The
thieves were said to have made off with a new computer, a stereo
and jewelry. One of the jewelry pieces stolen was a necklace once
owned by Elizabeth Taylor, which Halliwell had bought at an
auction.

NEW ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted a number of pop and rock
stars on Monday night. Those inducted were, Michael Jackson and
Paul Simon, '70s rockers Aerosmith and Queen, recent Grammy
winners Steely Dan and former Chuck Berry musical partner Johnnie
Johnson, R&B singer Burke, Ritchie Valens, The Flamingos, Island
Records founder Chris Blackwell (whose discoveries included U2
and Bob Marley) and sideman James Burton, a guitarist who played
on records for Elvis Presley and Gram Parsons, among others.

MTV BANS MADONNA VIDEO
MTV has decided to pull the plug on Madonna's new video "What It
Feels Like for a Girl." In an interview with the New York Daily
News Madonna's rep, Liz Rosenberg said "There is a lot of
violence in the video, It tells the story of a woman who has
probably been abused. It's very strong. It's not the last video
you'd want to see before going to sleep at night." Rosenberg
adds, Madonna plays a woman in a rage, a nihilistic chick who's
pissed off and angry. The clip ends with Madonna in a car crash,
but whether she dies is open to viewer interpretation. The video
is directed by Madonna's hubby, Guy Ritchie and may end up on
HBO, which, like Madonna's label, Warner Bros. Records, is owned
by AOL Time Warner. Not too coincidentally, AOL has already
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BAKULA NEGOTIATING FOR NEXT 'TREK' SERIES?
Trektoday.com reports that TV veteran Scott Bakula is in talks to
take the helm of the latest "Star Trek" series. Bakula, best
known for playing Dr. Sam Beckett on NBC's popular time-travel
series, "Quantum Leap," is negotiating to play Jackson Archer,
the headstrong captain of the newest "Trek" starship.

SPIELBERG, BARKER, KING JOIN SCI-FI LINEUP
Reuters reports that Steven Spielberg, Stephen King and Clive
Barker are putting together original programming for the Sci Fi
Channel. King has written "Firestarter: The Next Chapter," a
four-hour sequel to the novel and movie "Firestarter," picking up
the characters 20 years later. Sci Fi will announce the cast
soon. Barker ("Hellraiser," "Candyman") will produce "Saint
Sinner," his first movie for Sci Fi, about a 19th century monk
who accidentally unleashes two buxom female demons in human form
on the world and has to track them down to contemporary Los
Angeles. Spielberg's 20-hour epic miniseries "Taken," unveiled in
April 1999, is finally going into pre-production. The script
starts with an alien abduction in the late 1940s and spans 50
years in the lives of three extended families.

RINGWALD IN PILOT FOR TNT
Molly Ringwald has been cast cast in the two-hour back pilot
called "Big Time" for TNT. The film tells the story of a fledging
TV network in the early days of the television industry. Ringwald
will play the network head's new bride, who discovers a unique
opportunity for herself in the burgeoning landscape of
television.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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Enemy at the Gates (Rated R)
Starring: Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Ed Harris.
Release Date: March 16, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
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Beware of any W.W.II movie in which you find yourself rooting for
the murderous Nazi! Because of unfortunate casting choices,
that's what happens in this otherwise impressive epic set during
the bloody battle of Stalingrad in '42 and '43, the pivotal
confrontation between Hitler's invading troops and the
overpowered, under-equipped Russian Army. When an overwrought
Nikita Krushchev (Bob Hoskins) demands a victory for Stalin, an
enterprising propagandist (Joseph Fiennes) turns a young shepherd
boy-turned-sniper, Vassily Zaitsev (Jude Law), into a national
hero, thus changing an atmosphere of hopelessness into optimism.
Vassily has a brief romance with a plucky comrade (Rachel Weisz)
before an expert German marksman, Major Koenig (Ed Harris), is
sent to eliminate him. Pitting the country lad from the Urals
against the aristocratic nobleman is, of course, the essence of
class struggle.

Staging the battle sequences, director Jean-Jacques Annaud and
co-writer Alain Godard lift liberally from the combat-intensity
of Steven Spielberg's Normandy landing in "Saving Private Ryan,"
but their less-than-compelling story is further weakened by
mediocre acting. Jude Law is handsome but vacuous, while Joseph
Fiennes flounders in caricature. Only Ed Harris with his steely
blue eyes and soft speech, smoking gold-tipped cigarettes,
delivers a riveting performance. He's a cruel villain but, with
the protagonists so uninteresting, his dogged persistence ignites
the screen. In addition, the distracting accents of the polyglot
cast are ludicrous and James Horner's blatant musical score is
downright intrusive.

So, on the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Enemy at the Gates"
is a flawed 5. And, if you want to know more about this historic
battle, I suggest renting "Stalingrad."

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JUDE LAW
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Jude Law was born in London on December 29, 1972. His parents,
Peter and Maggie, reportedly named him after the Beatles' song,
"Hey Jude," or maybe the title character in Thomas Hardy's "Jude
The Obscure" - a title not destined to describe him well. It all
sounds like a typical press release, especially in light of
recent reports (unconfirmed) that Jude's real first name is
actually David (Jude being his middle name).

Jude grew up in Blackhealth, South London and started working at
the National Youth Music Theatre between 1987 and 1990 (one of
his roles while there was the lead in Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat). After landing a role on a television soap
opera (the popular British daytime serial, Families), Law quit
high school just short of graduation at age 17.

Jude Law began his stage career in 1993, touring Italy as Freddie
in a production of Pygmalion, and his theatre work has included
the premieres of The Fastest Clock in the Universe and The Snow
Orchid, the Royal Court revival of Live Like Pigs, and the West
Yorkshire Playhouse production of Death of a Salesman. He
received a Tony nomination and a Theatre World Award for his
performance in the New York production of the National Theatre's
Les Parents Terribles (re-titled Indiscretions for Broadway), a
role which, coupled with his performance as Euripedes' Ion at the
Royal Shakespeare Company, saw him nominated for the Ian
Charleston Award as Best Young Classical Actor, as well as an
Olivier Award.

After playing the lead in The Crane, a short film made for the
British Film Institute, shown at the 1992 London Film Festival,
Law made his feature film debut in 1993 opposite Sadie Frost in
Channel Four Films' Shopping, a story of joy-riding car thieves.
This was followed by I Love You, I Love You Not starring Jeanne
Moreau, shot during the day in New York while appearing nightly
in Indiscretions.

His next film was Andrew Nichol's Gattaca in Los Angeles, with
Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman (Gattaca, released just one week
before I Love You, I Love You Not became Jude's American Film
debut, even though it was completed second). Since then, he has
appeared in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Wilde, Music
From Another Room, eXistenZ, The Talented Mr. Ripley (Oscar,
Golden Globe nominations - Best Supporting Actor, Winner BAFTA
award Best Supporting Actor), The Wisdom of Crocodiles, Final Cut
and Love, Honour and Obey. In January 2000 he began filming Enemy
at the Gates in Germany, and will next star in Steven Spielburg's
AI.

In 1995, he founded the London-based independent production
company, Natural Nylon, with wife Sadie Frost, Ewan McGregor,
Jonny Lee Miller and Sean Pertwee. The enterprising actors have a
roster of films in which they plan to star and produce.

Jude met wife Sadie Frost when they co-starred in Shopping. They
married in 1997 and have a son, Rafferty. Also living with them
in the very "in" Primrose Hill area of London is Sadie's son
Finlay from her previous marriage to Spandeau Ballet singer
Jeremy Kemp.

Jude has two tattoos (that we are aware of). On the inside of his
left forearm are part of the lyrics of the Beatles' Sexy Sadie -
"You came along to turn on everyone Sexy Sadie." A obvious
tribute to his wife. On the inside of his right forearm is a
gothic rendition of his initials "JL", although some have
mistakenly identified it as a "Rorschach butterfly." For several
of Jude's roles, it has been necessary to cover his tattoos with
makeup, but they are visible in Midnight in the Garden of Good
and Evil.

Jude Law biography courtesy of Jude-Law.net
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Filmography - Most Recent
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Enemy at the Gates (2001) .... Vassily Zaitsev
Love, Honour and Obey (2000) .... Jude
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) .... Dickie Greenleaf
eXistenZ (1999) .... Ted Pikul
The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998) .... Steven Grlscz
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Upcoming Project(s)
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Marlowe (2001) .... William Shakespeare
The Road to Perdition (2001) .... Maguire, aka "The Reporter"
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) .... Gigolo Joe

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<D>=Deceased

MARCH 21
Matthew Broderick (39)
Rosie O'Donnell (39)
Gary Oldman (43)

MARCH 22
Reese Witherspoon (25)
Matthew Modine (42)
Lena Olin (45)
Bob Costas (49)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (53)
William Shatner (70)

MARCH 23
Keri Russell (25)
Richard Grieco (36)

MARCH 24
Lara Flynn Boyle (31)
Star Jones (39)
Kelly LeBrock (41)
Robert Carradine (47)
Louie Anderson (48)

MARCH 25
Lark Voorhies (26)
Sarah Jessica Parker (36)
Jim Lovell (73)

MARCH 26
Jennifer Grey (41)
Leeza Gibbons (44)
Vicki Lawrence (52)
Steven Tyler (53)
Martin Short (56)
Diana Ross (57)
James Caan (61)
Leonard Nimoy (70)

MARCH 27
Mariah Carey (31)
Quentin Tarantino (38)

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b) "Silver" and "Scout"
Argento and Scarto are Latin for Silver and Scout the horses of
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Check out what's new on the shelves this week.

this week's releases: 3/13/01

- Almost Famous - Kate Hudson, Jason Lee
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==>Week of March 20, 2001<==

-> Dancer in the Dark
Cast: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Marc Barr, David Morse,
Stellan Skarsgård.
Director: Lars von Trier

-> Lucky Numbers
Cast: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill,
Michael Rapaport.
Director: Nora Ephron

-> Remember the Titans
Cast: Denzel Washington, Donald Faison, Kip Pardue,
Craig Kirkwood, Will Patton.
Director: Boaz Yakin

-> Turn It Up
Cast: Pras, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Ja Rule, Patricia
Velasquez. Director: Robert Adetuyi

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WEAVER DEBUNKS 'ALIEN 5' ONCE MORE
Recently Sigourney Weaver sat down with the folks over at TV
Guide Online and spoke of the 'Alien 5' rumours that were
floating around. Weaver said there are no "immediate plans" that
she's aware of to do Alien 5, "As far as I know, there is no
truth to any of it. My agents both called me and said, 'This is
in the paper,' and I said, 'You gotta be kidding me!'" However,
she did admit that she might be willing to do another film for
the franchise, saying, "I think if we ever did another Alien, I
would prefer that it be on a much smaller, sort of
character-driven level. In addition, Weaver mentions in the
interview a rumour she's heard, saying, "I think [20th Century
Fox's] plan is to make it Alien vs. Predator, and I would just as
soon not be in that, although I am sure I could whip them both."

OSCAR NOMS EYE 'VIRGIN' ROLE
Benicio Del Toro ("Traffic"), Juliette Binoche ("Chocolat"),
Geoffrey Rush ("Quills") and Chloe Sevigny ("Boys Don't Cry") are
in final talks to star in an untitled romantic epic based on the
Katie Campbell novel "The Assumption of the Virgin." The novel
follows the taboo romance during the Italian Renaissance, in
15th-century Florence between the painter Fra Lippi (Del Toro),
and the nun who posed for him (Binoche).

'INSTINCT 2' OFFERED TO BROSNAN
While talking to USA Today's Jeannie WIlliams, Pierce Brosnan
revealed that he was offered the male lead role in the troubled
"Basic Instinct 2" project, but turned it down. Brosnan found
that the character had "distasteful elements" and he wasn't
interested in playing the part after his recent dark turn in
"Tailor of Panama."

UNIVERSAL GETS REINDEER STORY
Universal Pictures has picked up the feature film rights to an
untitled Christmas comedy pitch about Santa's reindeer. The story
will tell of how the reindeer came together and is a cross
between Babe and The Full Monty, as described by the Hollywood
Reporter.

PENN LOOKING TO JOIN 'OLEANDER'
Robin Wright Penn is in negotiations to join Michelle Pfeiffer
and Renee Zellweger in Warner Bros.' "White Oleander." According
to the Hollywood reporter, the film will begin shooting in Los
Angeles in mid-April and will tell the story of a woman
(Pfeiffer) imprisoned for life for the murder of her former lover
and how her teenage daughter, who has yet to be cast must
navigate a new reality through a series of Los Angeles foster
homes. The daughter eventually is asked to falsify her trial
testimony to free her mother. Penn would play one of the girl's
foster mothers, as will Zellweger.

ROACH SIGNS FILM DEAL WITH FOX
Jay Roach, the director of the two "Austin Powers" films and
"Meet the Parents," has signed a production pact with 20th
Century Fox. The first project Roach has set is an untitled pitch
he'll write with "Saturday Night Live" scribe Adam McKay. Some
projects to follow would be a third "Austin Powers" flick and
"Meet the Fockers," the "Meet the Parents" sequel set up at
Universal.

SPEAKING OF 'MEET THE PARENTS'
The film is generating record numbers in the DVD and VHS rental
market. The comedy, which stars Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro,
generated far more DVD rental spending in its opening week than
any title ever with $4.36 million, according to VSDA Vidtrac data
provided by Daily Variety sister publication Video Business. It
also generated the most videocassette rental revenue of any title
this year: $17.05 million.

WANTED: 'TERMINATOR 3' SAYS CHYNA
Professional wrestler Chyna gave an interview on French Canadian
MTV's "MusiquePlus" program and confirmed that while she hasn't
signed onboard for the role of the female terminator, she is
working hard to get the role.

'DAMNED' RELEASE DELAYED
The release date of the upcoming Queen of the Damned movie, based
on Anne Rice's novel of the same name, has been pushed back to
2002. The movie had been scheduled to open in October. However,
The delay did not keep them from opening the official website,
although the site currently only contains a photograph of Aaliyah
in the role of vampire Queen Akasha and film details.
<a href="http://queenofthedamned.warnerbros.com"> click here</a>

'SPAWN 2' MOVING FORWARD
Terry Fitzgerald of Todd McFarlane Entertainment talked recently
to the Comics Continuum and revealed the following, "We are
working on the first draft of the Spawn 2 script as we speak, so
any discussion on talent is way too premature." Earlier in the
week IGN Filmforce spoke to Jai White, the actor who played Spawn
in the first film and when asked if he would reprise the role he
answered, "There's a very strong chance of that. Oh yeah! Spawn
was just purchased by Sony. And they're thinkin' they'll make the
movie serious, like horror/action; very much like the comic book.
And that's the way you do it."

'RESIDENT EVIL' UPDATE
Dark Horizons reports that Constantin Film's has just sent out a
fax with the basic details of the production for the "Resident
Evil" project. The fax states the following..Shooting began March
5th and joining the previously mentioned Milla Jovovich, Michelle
Rodriguez & Eric Mabius is actor James Purefoy and German actress
Heike Makatsch. There's also a synopsis which reads as follows:
"Alice (Jovovich) and Rain (Rodriguez) are the leaders of an
commando-team, which break into a gene-laboraty called "the
hive". There a deadly virus has broken out, killed all personal
and then they ressurect as zombies. Alice has just three hours to
close the lab, otherwise the whole world will be infected. But
soon she realises that the zombies are not the only dangerous
species".

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PITT, ANISTON LOOKING TO HAVE CHILDREN
During an interview with the Sunday Express magazine, Bradd Pitt
talked of his marriage and his interest in having children with
wife Jennifer Aniston. "Marriage is great. It's made me feel very
good about taking this kind of journey together with a terrific
woman who wants to share my life and share the journey with me,"
he said. As far as children goes Pitt added, "The planning is
under way, negotiations are taking place, and I'm willing to
predict a successful conclusion."

MAMAS AND PAPAS FOUNDER DIES
Rock and roll veteran John Phillips, the founder and main
songwriter for the 1960's California pop group the Mamas and the
Papas, died of heart failure Sunday morning. He was 65.

NAPSTER USE DECLINING
The AP reports that The number of songs being traded through
Napster has dropped sharply since the company began policing its
system for unauthorized songs, a research firm reported Thursday.
Napster users were downloading 50% fewer files as the company
beefed up its screening technology Wednesday, according to
Webnoize, a firm that has followed Napster usage closely. Before
upgrading its system to block access to infringing content, the
average number of files shared per Napster user was 172. After
the upgrade, the average number of files shared per user dropped
to 71.

IT'S A BOY!
Natalie Maines, the lead singer of Grammy-winning country music
trio the Dixie Chicks, gave birth to a baby boy in Austin, Texas
on Thursday. Jackson Slade Pasdar weighed in at 6 pounds (2.72
kg) and 20 inches long (50.8 cm). Mother and baby were reported
to be doing very well.

ANN SOTHERN DIES AT 92
Ann Sothern, the veteran actress best known for her deft
portrayals of sassy and resourceful blonds in television sitcoms
of the 1950s and 1960s, died of heart failure Thursday at her
home in Ketchum, Idaho. She was 92. Sothern, who started in
Hollywood as an extra and spent a decade as a B-movie regular,
became a major star after playing the lead role in 1939's
"Maisie," an MGM film about the adventures of an energetic
showgirl that was originally intended for Jean Harlow.

PUFFY ACQUITED
Rap impresario Sean Puffy Combs was acquitted Friday of taking an
illegal handgun into a crowded Manhattan hip-hop club where three
people were later wounded. He was also cleared of trying to bribe
his way out of trouble by using a diamond ring given to him by
ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez.

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INTERIOR DESIGNER SUING NBC
The New York Post reports that a man who says he inspired the
wildly gay character Jack on "Will & Grace" is suing the smash
NBC sitcom's creators, claiming they promised to pay him by
buying him a house and car for the use of his persona. He has yet
to receive these items, he charges.

TBS INC. OUSTING WCW
TBS is removing "WCW Monday Nitro" and "WCW Thunder" from Turner
Network Television and TBS Superstation, respectively, because
"it is not consistent with the upscale brands we've built with
TNT and TBS," a spokesman said late Friday. "Therefore, we made a
decision not to carry wrestling in its current format any
longer." The TBS Inc. spokesman also said a previously announced
sale of WCW is proceeding.

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4. Trailers & Teasers
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"Driven" Full Trailer - Requires Quicktime
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A young hot shot driver is in the middle of a championship season
and is coming apart at the seams. A former CART champion is
called in to give him guidance.

CAST:
Sylvester Stallone ....  Joe Tanto
Burt Reynolds ....  Carl Henry
Stacy Edwards ....  Lucretia Clan
Estella Warren ....  Sophia Simone
Gina Gershon ....  Cathy
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Earth's five billion-year evolutionary process takes place in a
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David Duchovny
Wayne Duvall ....  Dr. Paulson
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Julianne Moore
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A rich girl whose family summers on Cape Cod has a romance with a
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CAST:
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Jason Gedrick
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A peasant squire takes up the identify of his master when the
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CAST:
Heath Ledger ....  Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein
Mark Addy ....  Roland
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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 3/18/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. Exit Wounds              $19.0  / 19.0               1 week(s)
2. Enemy at the Gates       $13.6  / 13.6               1 week(s)
3. The Mexican              $8.1   / 50.9               3 week(s)
4. See Spot Run             $5.2   / 25.0               3 week(s)
5. 15 Minutes               $4.4   / 17.9               2 week(s)
6. Crouching Tiger...       $4.1   / 100.4             15 week(s)
7. Down to Earth            $4.0   / 56.8               5 week(s)
8. Hannibal                 $3.7   / 157.0              6 week(s)
9. Traffic                  $3.4   / 102.5             12 week(s)
10. Chocolat                $3.4   / 55.8              14 week(s)
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1. What Lies Beneath           1. Lady And The Tramp II..
2. The Watcher                 2. Silence Of The Lambs
3. The Original Kings..        3. Gundam Wing: The Movie..
4. Gladiator                   4. Dinosaur
5. Bring It On                 5. Meet The Parents
6. Dr. T & The Women           6. Chicken Run
7. Meet the Parents            7. Playboy: The Complete Anna..
8. Me, Myself & Irene          8. Farscape Premiere - I E.T.
9. Get Carter                  9. Playboy: Girls Of The..
10. Erin Brockovich           10. 'N Sync: Making The Tour
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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 3/16/01

- Enemy at the Gates -  Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz
- Exit Wounds - Steven Seagal, DMX
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==>Week of March 23, 2001<==

-> The Brothers  (Rated R)
Cast: JMorris Chestnut, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy, Shemar Moore,
Gabrielle Union.
Director: Gary Hardwick
Official site: http://www.spe.sony.com/movies/thebrothers
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/brothers.html
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> Heartbreakers  (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Ray Liotta, Jason Lee, Jennifer Jones, Sigourney Weaver,
Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Director: David Mirkin
Official site: http://www.mgm.com/heartbreakers
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?^Heartbreakers+(2001)
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

-> Say It Isn't So  (Rated R)
Cast: Heather Graham, Chris Klein, Orlando Jones, Richard
Jenkins, Sally Field.
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly and J.B. Rogers
Official site: http://www.sayitisntsomovie.com
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/sayitisntso.html
Trailer: http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers.shtml

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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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Lady & The Tramp II - Scamp's Adventure (2001) (G)

Lady and Tramp, the famous dogs from the classic Disney film,
have puppies of their own now. Their son, Scamp, is restless and
wants to know more about the outside world his father came from.

CAST
Scott Wolf; Alyssa Milano; Jodi Benson; Jeff Bennett; Bill
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Pinchot; Mickey Rooney; Kath Soucie; Debi Derryberry
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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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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!

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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

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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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¤ Charlton Heston - Chat with the legendary actor on Friday,
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¤ Sigourney Weaver - Chat with Sigourney about her upcoming film
"Heartbreakers" on Monday, March 19 at 7pm ET.
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¤ Jamie Kennedy - Chat with Scream star Jamie Kennedy on Tuesday,
March 20th at 8pm ET.
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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
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'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
http://www.susangranger.com

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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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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Upcoming Project(s)
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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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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 - Gladiator

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It's Showtime!

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1.QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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Luke Skywalker: Alright, I'll give it a try.
Yoda: No! Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try.

The Empire Strikes Back  (1980)

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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: 3/6/01

- The Contender - Joan Allen, Christian Slater, Jeff Bridges
- Meet the Parents - Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo
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  COMING SOON
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==>Week of March 13, 2001<==

-> Almost Famous
Cast: Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee,
Frances McDormand.
Director: Cameron Crowe

==>Week of March 20, 2001<==

-> Lucky Numbers
Cast: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill, Michael
Rapaport.
Director: Nora Ephron

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3. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
=======================================================

BIG SCREEN FOR 'KNIGHT RIDER'?
Cinescape Online recieved a scoop sent in by the folks at SFX
Network in reference to the popular 1980's show "Knight Rider"
hitting a big screen near you. While talking to fans during a
Yahoo Sponsored chat session, David Hasselhof talked about plans
to ressurect the show by saying "Michael will be brought out of
retirement after being frozen, because he was injected with a
fatal poison. Devon, who is now the great-great-grandniece of
Devon, Michael's boss and mentor, is now running the Foundation
for Law and Government, which is called FLAG. She, with her new
partner (a very young Michael Knight type), will team up with the
original Michael Knight and the new K.I.T.T. to carry on what
will be the Knight Rider 3000 in the future."

BRATT HAS 'INSTINCT'?
Reuters reports that former "Law & Order" star Benjamin Bratt is
currently under consideration to star in "Basic Instinct 2"
opposite Stone, who is attached to reprise her role. The trade
goes on to say that Sharon Stone has the final say over her
leading man, and had yet to give her approval.

DISNEY GETS 'COLD CREEK'
The Walt Disney Co. has snagged a script for a contemporary
thriller called "Cold Creek Manor," which was written by Richard
Jeffries, who is currently involved in co-writing the "Tron 2"
script with Steven Lisberger. "Manor" will tell the story of a
family that moves to their dream house in the country.
Unfortunately, the previous owner, who lost it when he went to
prison, just got out... and he wants his house back.

'THUNDER' SUFFERS DELAYS
According to Daily Variety columnist Michael Fleming, big screen
adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" is currently
going through rewrites which in turn is delaying the production.
In the film a big game hunter goes into the prehistoric past to
bag himself a dinosaur only to drastically alter the timeline due
to a thoughtless action.

CASTING CONTINUES FOR 'MATRIX'
Harold Perrineau of "Oz," and Daniel Bernhardt of "Mortal Kombat:
Conquest" are the newest members to join the cast of the highly
anticipated "Matrix" sequels, according to the Hollywood
Reporter. In related news, Cinescape Online came across an
interview with Hugo Weaving by the NY Times about what the Matrix
sequels production is doing to avoid information leaks. Weaving
stated that "Even actors who've signed on haven't got their
scripts yet. They know they're playing such-and-such a role, but
they don't know anything about it! I guess with a lot of money at
stake, it's fair enough, but I also think it's a little bit
over-the-top."

PALTROW JOINS 'QUEEN'
Gwyneth Paltrow is attached to star with Meryl Streep in
"Daughter of the Queen of Sheba," which was taken from National
Public Radio correspondent Jacki Lyden's acclaimed 1997 memoir.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, The book describes Lyden's
Wisconsin childhood, in which her mother could be transformed by
her manic depression into the Queen of Sheba or Marie Antoinette,
and an adulthood that led Lyden to seek her own tumultuous
journeys in the Middle East war zones as an NPR correspondent.
The trade goes on to say that the film will see Streep and
Paltrow as mother and daughter, and the story will use the
memoirs as a backdrop to focus on the daughter's adult life, her
relationship with her mother, as well as with men, and her
professional pursuits that take her around the globe.

FOX, FARRELLY BROTHERS GET 'SLEEVE'
20th Century Fox has picked up a comedy pitch called "Nothing Up
My Sleeve" with plans to have Peter and Bobby Farrelly produce.
the film with tell the story of a down and out magician who,
somehow gains real powers, and has trouble controlling them.

RICKY MARTIN MAY STAR IN FILM
While in Sweden on a promotion tour, Ricky Martin told a Swedish
television talk show he might lend his voice to a character in a
movie produced by Steven Spielberg's company Dreamworks. When
asked whether he had any film plans, Martin said: "One is the
possibility to work together with Madonna and Mel Gibson in a
movie."

'AMERICAN OUTLAWS' DATE PUSHED UP
Dimension Films has moved up the James Van Der Beek western
"Texas Rangers" to April 6th, as a result Warners has pushed back
its "American Outlaws" movie to give audiences a breathing space
between westerns. 'Outlaws' is now due out sometime in July or
August. Thanks to DarkHorizons.com for the info.

'BROTHERS' CASTING
Gary Anthony Williams from "Malcolm in the Middle" fame and Neil
Patrick Harris of "Starship Troopers" have been cast in the
live-action comedy feature "Undercover Brother." The film
described by the Hollywood Reporter is based on an animated
comedy series created, written and produced by John Ridley on
Urban Entertainment's Web site, www.urbanentertainment.com.
Ridley wrote the script and is executive producing the project,
which follows a man (Eddie Griffin) who, though he appears
harmless, secretly works for the all-black brotherhood in its
never-ending battle against the white Establishment.

'HALLOWEEN 8' DIRECTOR
The official Halloween site (http://www.halloweenmovies.com)
reports that Director Whitney Ransick who was previously reported
as helming "Halloween 8," is no longer involved in the film and
director Rick Rosenthal is being considered as a replacement. In
addition, the site says that Tyra Banks is being considered for a
role.

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SCHWARZENEGGER PUTS GOVERNOR RUN TO REST..OR DOES HE?
The Hollyweird Report tells us that Arnold "will be back"?
No, he won't! Well, maybe he will. A spokesperson for Arnold
Schwarzenegger confirmed rumors that he would not be running
for Governor in California saying that "while [Arnold's] most
interested in politics...and believes that being a public
servant would be a great honor in a country which has given him
such great opportunities, he has commitments which will take him
through 2004." About an hour later, Arnold's spokesperson amended
the announcement saying that Arnold's "absolutely not made up his
mind. Yes, he does have commitments, so yes there would be
considerable obstacles should he decide to run for public office.
But he said he would be sorting things out over the course of the
next several months and will come to a conclusion then about
whether he will or will not run. As far as [Arnold's] concerned,
the door is not closed."
<A href="mailto:laughloungehollywood-subscribe@..."> I got
my Hollyweird Report, did you get yours?</a>

JACK TRIPPER EXPOSED
This was just to whacky to pass up. It seems a viewer watching an
old rerun on Nick at Night of "Three's Company" spotted something
that no one's noticed in the thousand or so times the classic
'70s sitcom's been shown on TV -- Jack's privates! Jack (John
Ritter) was dressed in blue boxers and plopped down on the bed
[and] exposed some things that probably shouldn't be seen on
television," the unidentified viewer tells MSNBC. The viewer then
says he notified the cable network. "They were shocked and said,
'Gosh, you were right.' They were taken off-guard because this
has probably aired hundreds of times since the '80s." "Yes, his
scrotum falls out of his shorts," confirms a spokesman for
Nickelodeon. The rep adds that it's a wonder no one saw the
blooper in the first place. Nick says it will neuter the rogue
Jack in future broadcasts.

NAPSTER SENT A LIST OF SONGS
The trade group representing major record labels has sent a list
of 135,000 songs to Napster that the company must block from
being swapped over its wildly popular Internet service by
Wednesday.

LOREN HOLLY WEDS
The Toronto Sun reports that Actress Lauren Holly has wed a
Canadian-born investment banker, her third husband. Holly, the
ex-wife of comedian Jim Carrey, married Toronto native Francis
Greco during a ceremony on Saturday at Toronto's Holy Rosary
Church.

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ALEXANDER COMMITS TO 'PATTERSON'
Jason Alexander best known for his gig as George Costanza from
the popular 'Seinfeld' TV series has committed to shoot a pilot
for "Bob Patterson," a half-hour comedy in which he will star as
an over-the-top motivational speaker whose own life is extremely
dysfunctional.

ANOTHER SEASON OF 'SPIN CITY'
ABC has re-elected to bring "Spin City" back for another season.
ABC also has wrapped up negotiations to bring back Charlie Sheen
and Heather Locklear.

SCI FI GETS 'ROBOCOP'
The Sci Fi Cable network has acquired the broadcast rights to the
"Robocop: Prime Directive" TV movies. The four two-hour films
will air this summer.

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4. Trailers & Teasers
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Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and
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CAST:
Thora Birch ....  Liz
Desmond Harrington
Embeth Davidtz
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Set in 19th century Carpathia the big-chested one gets kicked out
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nearby hills.

CAST:
Cassandra Peterson ....  Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Richard O'Brien (I) ....  Vladimere Hellsubus
Mary Scheer ....  Ema Hellsubus
Scott Atkinson ....  Dr. Bradley Bradley
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Daniel Radcliffe ....  Harry Potter
Rupert Grint ....  Ronald 'Ron' Weasley
Emma Watson (II) ....  Hermione Granger
Richard Harris ....  Headmaster Albus Dumbledore
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5.Top Box Office, Video Rentals/Sales, Soundtracks
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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 3/11/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. The Mexican              $12.1  / 38.3               2 week(s)
2. 15 Minutes               $10.5  / 10.5               1 week(s)
3. See Spot Run             $6.6   / 18.0               2 week(s)
4. Hannibal                 $5.8   / 151.0              5 week(s)
5. Down to Earth            $5.5   / 51.0               4 week(s)
6. Get Over It              $4.4   / 4.4                1 week(s)
7. Crouching Tiger...       $4.3   / 94.6              14 week(s)
8. Traffic                  $3.9   / 97.5              11 week(s)
9. Chocolat                 $3.8   / 51.0              13 week(s)
10. Recess: School's Out    $2.2   / 30.5               4 week(s)
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TOP VIDEO RENTALS/SALES - week ending 3/9/01
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       Rentals                          Sales

1. What Lies Beneath           1. Dinosaur
2. Gladiator                   2. Silence Of The Lambs
3. The Watcher                 3. Playboy: The Complete Anna..
4. Dr. T & The Women           4. Farscape Premiere - I E.T.
5. Me, Myself & Irene          5. Playboy's California Girls
6. Bring It On                 6. Chicken Run
7. Coyote Ugly                 7. Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
8. Get Carter                  8. Erin Brockovich
9. Erin Brockovich             9. Live At Madison Square Garden
10. The Virgin Suicides        10. Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns
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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 3/9/01

- 15 Minutes -  Robert De Niro, Edward Burns
- Get Over It - Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst
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==>Week of March 16, 2001<==

-> Enemy at the Gates  (Rated R)
Cast: Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Ed Harris, Bob
Hoskins.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Official site: http://www.enemyatthegatesmovie.com
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Enemy+at+the+Gates

-> Exit Wounds  (Rated R)
Cast: Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington, Tom Arnold Anthony
Anderson.
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak.
Official site: http://www.exitwounds.net
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/exitwounds.html

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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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Gladiator (2000) (PG-13)

When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by a
corrupt prince, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

CAST
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, Connie Nielsen,
Djimon Hounsou.
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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 - 15 Minutes
6. Celebrity Profile - Edward Burns
7. Celebrity Birthdays
8. Trivia Answer

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1. TRIVIA BLITZ
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Which actor is a direct decendant of Abraham Lincoln's mother?

a) Kevin Costner
b) Tom Hanks
c) Jim Carrey
d) Richard Gere

¤ Correct answer can be found at the bottom

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2. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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'PETER PAN II' HEADED FOR THEATERS
Disney's original plan for the "Peter Pan" sequel was to go
straight to video. According to Variety, Disney is so pleased
with how the sequel is coming out that they have decided to
release the film to theaters. The project is said to be 95%
complete and Disney is hopeful of a spring 2002 release.

NEXT 'GODZILLA' OFFICIAL
According to Fandom.com's Monster Zero, Toho has officially
announced the next "Godzilla" film. Titled "Godzilla-Mothra-King
Ghidorah : Daikaiju Sogougeki," the film will feature not only
Gozilla, but Mothra, King Ghidorah and Baragon as well. To read
more on what the story line will entail, Godzilla's new look and
the films production schedule visit..
http://www.fandom.com/godzilla

DEATH ON 'SPIDER-MAN' SET
Tragedy struck the set of "Spider-Man" Tuesday when a member of
the film crew died in a morning mishap. Reports are that Tim
Holcombe a 45 year-old welder was killed during construction of a
New York City building facade. Apparently, a crane hauling a
large metal cage suddenly toppled over on its side, according to
a spokesman for the Downey Fire Department. The sign was meant to
be placed atop the facade, which stood 20 feet above the ground.
The falling crane smashed into a platform on which two welders
were working. The swinging cage struck one of the two men in the
head, killing him. The other welder escaped injury. Construction
on the set was ceased immediately with the set closed, possibly
for the next few days.
Our condolences to to Mr. Holcombe's family and friends.

MORE 'SPIDER-MAN' -- WEBSITE LAUNCH
The officlai website for the "Spider-Man" film has been launched.
Currently the site is only host to a logo and email sign-up form
to be notified when the site is fully functional.
http://www.spe.sony.com/movies/spiderman

CHRISTENSEN EYES 'BANGER SISTERS'
Erika Christensen The drug addicted Daughter to Michael Douglas
in "Traffic," is in final negotiations to star in a lead role in
Fox Searchlight's dramedy "The Banger Sisters," according to the
Hollywood Reporter. The film stars Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn
as former rock 'n' roll groupies in the 1970s who reconnect in
the present day only to find out that one (Hawn) has remained
unchanged in her wild ways, while the other (Sarandon) has taken
a more conservative path. Christensen will play Sarandon's
daughter, a seemingly perfect girl who, under constant pressure
to meet her mother's high standards, begins experimenting with
drugs and sex.

NEW SCOOBY PIC
Warner Bros. has released a new promotional still of the cast
from the "Scooby-Doo" film. This pic is larger and of better
quality than the ones previously posted in the last newsletter.
Check it out at..
http://www.movie-fever.com/scooby.shtml

'RESIDENT EVIL' CASTING
Variety reports that James Purefoy (Mansfield Park) has joined
the cast of "Resident Evil." The film based on the popular video
game will also star Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez.

CLOONEY MOVES TO 'COLLINWOOD'
George Clooney was to star in "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"
for Bryan Singer, but the film fell apart due finacial
difficulties. Clooney has moved on and will take a supporting
role in the comedy feature "Welcome to Collinwood." According to
the Hollywood Reporter, The story follows a group of
working-class Cleveland men who attempt to rob a pawn shop.
Clooney will play Jerzy, the safecracker who teaches the gang how
to pull off the heist.

'CROUCHING TIGER 2'
E! Online reports that Ang Lee has announced he's planning a
prequel to his high-flying martial arts epic Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon" that would bring back stars Chow Yun-Fat and
Michelle Yeoh. "Crouching Tiger" has become the top-grossing
foreign-language film of all time beating previous record holder,
Roberto Benigni's "Life Is Beautiful" and is one of the year's
top Oscar contenders.

DJ QUALLS TO SPEND 'CHRISTMAS WITH JD'
DJ Qualls ("Road Trip") has signed on to star in "Christmas with
JD," an indie feature to be directed by Malcolm Clarke. The film
tells of a a young man (Qualls) at a military boarding school who
goes on a physical and mental journey that parallels that of
Holden Caulfield in "The Catcher in the Rye." While on his
journey, he finds emotional and mental healing from the demons of
his past. In addition, Rachel Blanchard ("Road Trip") is expected
to star as Qualls' love interest.

ER'S WYLE JOINS 'ENOUGH'
Noah Wyle will star opposite Jennifer Lopez in Columbia Pictures'
thriller "Enough" for director Michael Apted. The project, which
began shooting this week. According to the Hollywood Reporter,
The story centers on a waitress (Lopez) who marries the man of
her dreams (Billy Campbell) but learns that he is abusive. After
a failed attempt to leave him, she takes her daughter and goes on
the run. Ultimately, she is forced to take matters into her own
hands to save her life and that of her child. The film also stars
Juliette Lewis who stars as Lopez's best friend and confidant.

FOX 200 PICKS UP 'CONFESSION'
Fox 2000 has acquired the feature film rights to Brian P. Wallace
and Bill Crowley's 2000 nonfiction book "Final Confession: The
Unsolved Crimes of Phil Cresta." The project is based on the true
story of Cresta, who was responsible for numerous hiests that
eventually put him on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list.

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FBI DISCOVERS PLOT TO KIDNAP RUSSELL CROWE
Russell Crowe recently played a freelance kidnap-hostage
negotiator in his latest film, "Proof of Life," and now he's the
target of a real-life abduction plot, the FBI said on Tuesday. No
details were revealed, but An FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles said
federal agents are investigating a plot to kidnap the New
Zealand-born movie star and interviewed Crowe about the situation
as part of the probe.

HOLLYWOOD MEMORABILIA AUCTIONED
Awhile back we reported on some various Hollywood memorabilia
items that were going on the auction block to help support a
charity project called "Movie Action for Children," started by
Liam Neeson and his wife Natasha Richardson, well bidding has
begun. Here are a few of the items that were up for auction and
how much cash they bagged. A sword wielded by Mel Gibson in the
Oscar-winning epic film "Braveheart" fetched $170,000, the
bullwhip used by Harrison Ford in all three of the Indiana Jones
movies sold for $74,000, The wedding gown that Julia Roberts wore
in "Runaway Bride" went for $16,000, A 'light saber' used by
Qui-Gon Jinn (Neeson) in "The Phantom Menace" fetched $54,000.

WOMAN CHARGED FOR STALKING PAMELA ANDERSON
A woman allegedly obsessed with former "Baywatch" beauty Pamela
Anderson was charged on Tuesday with trespassing on the actress's
Malibu, Calif., property over the weekend. Roth was initially
arrested on a trespassing charge and later jailed on suspicion of
stalking, Deputy District Attorney Martin Herscovitz said. But
she was not officially charged with stalking because sufficient
evidence was not available, he said, adding, "I think she wanted
to see Pamela Anderson but there was no evidence she was there to
hurt her or threaten her."

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¤ Ed Burns - Chat with the star of "15 Minutes" on Thursday,
March 8 at 6pm ET.
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¤ Amber Benson - She plays Tara on the WBs "Buffy the Vampire
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http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/08/030801benson.html

¤ Jennifer O'Dell - You know her as Veronica on the syndicated
adventure series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World. Chat
with Jennifer on Thursday, March 8 at 8pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/08/030801odell.html

¤ Lisa Vidal - Actress Lisa Vidal, who plays Magda, the good cop
on "The Division" will be chatting online on Monday, March 12th
at 8pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/03/12/031201vidal.html

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4. In The News - Television
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'FRASIER' BACK FOR 3 MORE YEARS
NBC and producer Paramount Network Television have struck a $374
million renewal deal that will keep the Kelsey Grammer-led sitcom
on the network until May 2004.

'BETTE' SITCOM CANCELLED
CBS has cancelled the 'Bette' Television series because of low
ratings. Reuters reports that The 16th original episode of
"Bette," starring singer-actress Bette Midler in a sitcom spoof
of her own diva persona, is now scheduled to be its last when it
airs on Wednesday night.

DELANY LEAVING NY FOR 'PHILLY'
Kim Delany will be leaving her role as New York police Detective
Diane Russell on ABC's popular "NYPD Blue" at the end of this
season to star in a new series called "Philly," in which she
plays Philadelphia lawyer Kathleen Maguire. Her exit from the
show will be done in a way that will allow her to return to the
show.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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15 Minutes (Rated R)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Edward Burns
Release Date: March 9, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
http://www.susangranger.com

"In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes," said
Andy Warhol, back in 1967, and this action thriller follows a
celebrated New York Homicide Detective (Robert De Niro) who teams
up with an idealistic, young Fire Dept. Arson Investigator
(Edward Burns) to track down a pair of Eastern European killers
(Karel Roden, Oleg Taktarov). "I love America! No one is
responsible for what they do," marvels the cunning Czech, while
the Russian obsessively records their crime spree on video tape.
Using their media attention to attain fame, they capture the
attention of a glib tabloid news anchor (Kelsey Grammer) and wind
up as his lurid "Top Story."

While director/writer John Herzfeld ("2 Days in the Valley")
"borrows" much of this concept from "Network," the plot has the
subtlety of a sledgehammer. Cinematographer Jean Yves Escoffier
creates edgy suspense, particularly during the graphic arson
scenes. Wearing a black wig, Charlize Theron does a cameo as the
madam at an escort service, Melina Kankaredes ("Providence") is a
reporter, and Kim Cattrall ("Sex and the City") scores as a
ruthless "If it bleeds, it leads" TV producer.  Robert De Niro's
role is so reminiscent of his previous performances that he seems
to do it effortlessly, if superficially, while Edward Burns
struggles to overcome the sheer blandness of the way his part is
written. As the savvy sociopaths, Karel Roden and Oleg Taktarov
steal the picture, leaving Kelsey Grammer as a slimy,
one-dimensional villain.

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "15 Minutes" is a gritty,
satirical 6. If sensational  fame is truly the American game,
we're all losers.

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6. CELEBRITY PROFILE
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EDWARD BURNS
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Edward Burns was born in Valley Stream, Long Island in New York
State on January 29th, 1968.

His father Sr. Edward J. Burns is a retired police sergeant. Ed's
mother Molly worked for the Federal Aviation Administration at
Kennedy Airport. Edward is a middle child - he has an older
sister Mary and a younger brother Brian, who is a
producer/screenwriter. All in all he grew up in a traditional
Irish Catholic family.

Burns first attended The State University of New York at Albany
and majored in English Literature but his junior year transferred
to Hunter College in Manhattan to study filmmaking, where he
began writing screenplays.

After completing several short films, Burns graduated with big
dreams. Meanwhile, through his father's connection with Dunleavy,
he secured a part-time job as a production assistant for the show
"The Reporters." Simultaneously, he began filming "McMullen," an
eighteen-day shot that dragged over eighteen months. His father
was a producer. His mother was the caterer. The Burns' Long
Island colonial provided most of the sets. When "The Reporters"
folded midway through "McMullen," Burns found similar work with
"Entertainment Tonight." Together with his younger brother Brian
he formed Irish Twin Productions and put together enough cash to
make "The Brothers McMullen," which won the Grand Jury Prize at
the Sundance Film Festival and went to gross more than $10
million at the domestic box office.

Burns followed up "The Brothers Mcmullen" with a pair of piquant
independent films he also wrote, directed and acted in - "She's
The One," with Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz a romantic
comedy with more mainstream appeal and audiences involved into
it, and "No Looking Back," with Lauren Holly and Jon Bon Jovi,
filmed in 1998. Also in 1998 Burns took a role as one of the foot
soldiers, private Reiben, who went in search of a missing soldier
in Steven Spielberg's movie "Saving Private Ryan." The film ended
up being one of the most critticaly acclaimed films of all time.
You can see Edward Burns in the upcoming movie "15 Minutes."

Thanks to the Edward Burns Unofficial Site for providing us with
today's biography. To learn more about Edward Burns visit
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Filmography - Most Recent
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Saving Private Ryan (1998) .... Private Richard Reiben
No Looking Back (1998) .... Charlie
She's the One (1996) .... Mickey Fitzpatrick
Brothers McMullen, The (1995) .... Barry McMullen
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Upcoming Project(s)
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Fifteen Minutes (2001) .... Jordy Warsaw

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<D>=Deceased

MARCH 7
Taylor Dayne (39)
Mary Beth Evans (41)
Michael Eisner (60)
Tammy Faye Bakker (60)
James Broderick (75) <D>

MARCH 8
James Van Der Beek (24)
Freddie Prinze Jr. (25)
Kathy Ireland (38)
Aidan Quinn (42)
Cynthia Rothrock (44)
Micky Dolenz (56)
Lynn Redgrave (58)

MARCH 9
Emmanuel Lewis (30)
Juliette Binoche (37)
Kato Kaelin (42)

MARCH 10
Jasmine Guy (37)
Sharon Stone (43)
Shannon Tweed (44)
Chuck Norris (61)

MARCH 11
Sam Donaldson (67)
Rupert Murdoch (70)

MARCH 12
James Taylor (53)
Liza Minnelli (55)

MARCH 13
Dana Delany (45)
William H. Macy (51)


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b) Tom Hanks
He is a direct descendant of Nancy Hanks, Abraham Lincoln's
mother.
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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 - Meet the Parents

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Hi Movie Fans!

I hope you all had a great weekend. As always "welcome" to our
new readers, and "welcome back" to our veterans. We hope you
enjoy todays issue!

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1.QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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Wait a minute. Robin Hood steals money from my pocket, forcing me
to hurt the public, and they love him for it?...That's it then.
Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more
merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas!

Sheriff of Nottingham - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

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Check out what's new on the shelves this week.

this week's releases: 2/27/01

- The Original Kings of Comedy - Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley
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-> The Contender
Cast: Joan Allen, Christian Slater, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman,
William Petersen.
Director: Rod Lurie

-> Meet the Parents
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner,
James Rebhorn.
Director: Jay Roach

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THE LATEST ON 'MATRIX'
Details about the upcoming "Matrix" sequels are still under
wraps, but in an article at Entertainment Weekly a few tidbits
were dropped that I found interesting. While talking to EW Keanu
revealed some hints about the action in the film saying "Before,
all the fights were one on one and now there's going to be more
multifighting." EW also quoted Reeves from his recent interview
with Rolling Stone, when he said, "There's going to be much more
wire work (in the sequels) because the characters can fly. With
this one I'll fight in the sky."

THREE STOOGES FILM
Peter and Bobby Farrelly The sibling writer-directors behind
"There's Something About Mary" and "Dumb & Dumber" are planning
to make a movie based on the slapstick characters of Larry, Moe
and Curly. Warner Bros. Studios say the film won't be a remake of
any particular Stooges story, but will be an original idea cooked
up by the brothers.

DARTH VADER HOSPITALIZED
David Prowse, the actor who gained fame as the body of Darth
Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy (James Earl Jones was the
voice), was hospitalized in Britain this week with a mysterious
back pain that briefly paralyzed him. Doctors have yet to
diagnose the injury, but they have ruled out the possibility that
Prowse, 65, suffered a stroke.

'CONAN 3' GETS A NAME?
The IGN FilmForce site has an exclusive stating that sources
close to original Conan director John Milius have informed them
that Milius has begun working on the script for the third "Conan"
movie and the title will be "King Conan: Crown of Iron." We will
have to wait and see.

SCOOBY DOO PICS
The IGN FilmForce site also has a couple pics up that were taken
from footage that showed up on Access Hollywood. One pic shows
Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred and dawning a very bad wig I might
add, the other is of the "Scooby" Gang.
http://filmforce.ign.com/news/2098.html

ESCAPE ARTISTS NAB 'BERMUDA'
The Escape Artists production company has nabbed an
action-adventure pitch called "The Bermuda Triangle." The film
according to the Hollywood Reporter will tell the story of a
shipload of people trapped in the Triangle looking to find a way
back home.

RICHTER GETS 'SCARY'
Andy Richter, known best as Conan O'Brien's ex-sidekick on NBCs
'Late Night with Conan O'Brien has joined the cast of "Scary
Movie 2." The film will spoof "The Exorcist" and "Stigmata,"
among many others. Richter will play Father Kerris.

'KATE & LEOPOLD' CASTING
Charlotte Ayanna is the latest to join the cast of the
time-travel romantic comedy "Kate & Leopold," which also stars
Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman.

COLLETTE EYES 'BOY'
Toni Collette ("The Sixth Sense") is in negotiations to play the
female lead opposite Hugh Grant in "About a Boy," a $30 million
comedy-drama based on Nick Hornby's novel. According to Variety,
Grant will play a wealthy, 36-year-old, womanizing slacker whose
fear of commitment leads him to seek out relationships with
single mothers on the grounds that they are easier to leave. His
plans go awry, however, when he becomes best friends with the
12-year-old son of his latest target (Collette). The film will be
directed by Chris and Paul Weitz ("American Pie") and will begin
shooting April 16th in London.

FOLEY JOINS 'BELOW'
Variety reports that Scott Foley (Felicity, Scream 3) has jumped
on board David Twohy's World War II supernatural submarine
thriller "Below," which tells the story of a haunted American
submarine. Production on the film is expected to start in
mid-March.

UA PICKS UP 'IGBY'
Igby Goes Down," starring Claire Danes and Susan Sarandon will be
released domestically by United Artists. According to the
Hollywood Reporter, "Igby" is about a keenly smart, indolent
teenager struggling with his dysfunctional family who runs away
to New York to live with his godfather, and also stars Amanda
Peet, Jared Harris, Kieran Culkin, Jeff Goldblum and Bill
Pullman.

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DRIVER HITS ON JULIA ROBERTS, GETS FIRED
Doug Swartz, a 40-year-old limo driver in Las Vegas, was fired
for hitting on Julia Roberts. Swarz reportedly dropped Roberts
off at her hotel in Vegas - where she's working on director
Steven Soderbergh's remake of "Ocean's Eleven," with George
Clooney and Brad Pitt - and tried to pass a rose and a letter to
the actress, according to MSNBC.com. The note reportedly read, "I
know you probably have everything you need and more, but if
there's anything I can do to make your stay better, please don't
hesitate to call." The note was intercepted by Roberts'
personnel, who promptly called the driver's superiors.

JANE FONDA DONATES 12.5M
Last week Regis Philbin donated 2.75M to the University of Notre
Dame, This week Jane Fonda gave Harvard University's School of
Education $12.5 million to study the role of gender in education,
the largest donation in the school's history.

BRITNEY SPEARS LIVE ON HBO
HBO has pacted with Britney Spears to do a live concert special
in November. Spears' concert will be telecast live from the MGM
Grand in Las Vegas on Nov. 18, marking her first live TV concert.
The pop singer has done TV specials, but no TV concerts as yet.

MISS TEXAS NEW MISS USA 2001
A journalism student from Texas was crowned Miss USA 2001 on
Friday night. Miss Texas Kandace Krueger, 24, attends Texas A&M
University in College Station. Liane Angus of the District of
Columbia was first runner-up, followed by Tiffany Fallon of
Georgia. The other two finalists were Gina Giacinto of Nevada and
Larissa Meek of Missouri.

AMERICAN COMEDY AWARDS
Sarah Jessica Parker, the star of HBO's "Sex and the City," and
Will Ferrell, a cast member of "Saturday Night Live," are double
nominees for the 15th annual American Comedy Awards, to be
presented April 22 at Universal Studios Hollywood. The other
nominees in various categories range from such TV stalwarts as
David Letterman, Kelsey Grammer, Garry Shandling, Tracey Ullman,
Ellen DeGeneres, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Dana Carvey to film
performers including Judi Dench, Sandra Bullock, Robert De Niro,
Kate Hudson and Frances McDormand.

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'JUDGE JUDY' BEING SUED!
Charges of abuse on the set of the hit syndicated television show
"Judge Judy" have been brought by a producer on the show, who is
suing the program's executive producer, alleging that he harassed
and verbally abused her.

DIRECTORS CUT OF 'HANNIBAL'
When "Hannibal" director Ridley Scott finished his preferred cut
of the hit film, he had more than three hours of movie. Which is
about an hour longer than the version that ended up in your local
theatre. But now fans will get their chance to see the original
director's cut when it airs on CBS, beginning in 2003.

'TEMPTATION ISLAND' WILL BE BACK
Wednesday's ratings were good enough. Fox confirmed Thursday that
it currently is scouting locations for a second installment of
"Temptation Island." Meanwhile, Wednesday's finale attracted 17.3
million viewers, just behind NBC's The West Wing (18.1 million).

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4. Trailers & Teasers
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Marylouise Burke ....  Connie
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CAST:
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Charlton Heston ....  Ape Cameo Appearance
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5.Top Box Office, Video Rentals/Sales, Soundtracks
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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 3/4/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. The Mexican              $20.3  / 20.3               1 week(s)
2. See Spot Run             $10.2  / 10.2               1 week(s)
3. Hannibal                 $10.1  / 138.6              3 week(s)
4. Down to Earth            $8.0   / 42.6               2 week(s)
5. Crouching Tiger,...      $4.9   / 86.5              13 week(s)
6. Traffic                  $4.5   / 90.6              10 week(s)
7. Chocolat                 $4.2   / 44.2              12 week(s)
8. Recess: School's Out     $3.9   / 26.9               2 week(s)
9. 3000 Miles to Graceland  $3.1   / 10.2               2 week(s)
10. Sweet November          $2.5   / 20.4               2 week(s)
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5. The Cell                    5. Chicken Run
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8. Coyote Ugly                 8. The Up In Smoke Tour
9. Dr. T & The Women           9. The Sopranos: The Complete..
10. The Virgin Suicides       10. Farscape Premiere - I E.T.
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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 3/2/01

- The Mexican -  Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts
- See Spot Run - David Arquette, Leslie Bibb
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==>Week of March 9, 2001<==

-> 15 Minutes  (Rated R)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Melina Kanakaredes, Kelsey
Grammer, Avery Brooks.
Director: John Herzfeld
Official site: http://www.15minutesmovie.com
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/15minutes.html

-> Get Over It  (Rated PG-13)
Cast: Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst, Melissa Sagemiller, Ed Begley
Jr., Carmen Electra.
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Official site: http://www.alloy.com/getoverit
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?^Get+Over+It+(2001)

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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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Meet the Parents (2000) (PG-13)
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A male nurse spends a weekend with his girlfriend's parents,
hoping to ask her uptight father for her hand in marriage . . .
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can't seem to stop.

Cast: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner,
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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.

<> <> <> ENTERTAINMENT NEWS <> <> <>

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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¤ Lori Heuring - Chat with the star of Warner Bros.' "The In
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¤ 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.
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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.
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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
http://www.susangranger.com

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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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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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."

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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
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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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"Freddy Got Fingered" Full Trailer
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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
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(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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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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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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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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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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TIM ALLEN, GIBSON TEAM FOR 'STARCHILD'
Tim allen and Mel Gibson are teaming up to develop a film for
Paramount Pictures called "Starchild." According to Variety, the
film which is being developed by Allen's Boxing Cat Prods. and
Gibson's Icon Entertainment follows the fortunes of a socially
challenged CIA agent who helps a friendly alien get back home,
saving him from the aftermath of an interplanetary war.
Production is expected to begin after the possible writer and
actor strikes this summer.

MIRAMAX TAKES 'QUIET'
Miramax Films is in final negotiations to buy North and South
American rights to "The Quiet American," starring Michael Caine
and Brendan Fraser. Set in the Vietnam era the story revolves
around the ambivalent friendship between a jaded, opium-addicted
British newspaper reporter (Caine) and an idealistic but naive
American aid worker (Fraser). Their relationship is complicated
by their rivalry for the affections of a Vietnamese girl -- a
love triangle that leads to murder.

'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST' ON IMAX SCREENS
The Disney movie studio on Wednesday unveiled plans to re-release
an Imax version of its animated hit "Beauty and the Beast" next
year in hopes of repeating the strong showing of "Fantasia/2000"
on the jumbo-sized screens.

PHOENIX PICTURES TO REMAKE 'PATH'
Sony-based Phoenix Pictures is set to remake "Pathfinder," the
Oscar-nominated Norwegian action-suspenser from director Nils
Gaup. According to Variety, The story tells of a young man whose
family is slaughtered by a band of marauders. After leading an
attack against them and being taken captive, the young man
orchestrates their doom using an intricate ruse.

'STUART 2' CASTING INFO
Michael J. Fox is closing in on a deal to once again provide the
voice for the title character in the coming "Stuart Little 2"
project. Variety columnist Michael Fleming reports that talks
have also begun with the first film's life-action stars, Geena
Davis, Jonathan Lipinski and Hugh Laurie, to reprise their roles.
In addition, Variety columnist Army Archerd reports that Melanie
Griffith has signed on and will be providing the voice of
Margolo, a highly sophisticated bird who becomes a friend of the
title character.

A-TEAM RUMOUR
A rumour with a capital R has hit some US radio stations
regarding casting for the A-Team movie. This rumour has Mel
Gibson possibly up for a role in the film version of the 80's TV
series and in related news, Kevin Brodbin (The Glimmer Man) is
set to write the script.

CARLIN ROLE: 'JAY & SILENT BOB'
George Carlin confirmed in a lecture to Yale students yesterday
that he plays a hitchhiker in the coming "Jay and Silent Bob
Strike Back."

ELLIOTT JOINS 'SCARY 2'
Chris Elliott is the latest addition to the cast of "Scary Movie
2." As of yet, there is no word on what part he will play in the
film -- which starts production this week. In related news, it
was
earlier reported that Anna Faris has signed on to reprise her
role as Cindy Campbell.

GIBSON JOINS 'BEACHED'
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Helmer Brian Gibson has come
aboard to develop with an eye toward directing the Fox 2000
comedy "Beached." The film is about a 4-year-old child of two
cruise-line entertainers who is swept overboard, survives and is
mysteriously taken care of by whales. Twenty years later, a huge
creature -- who happens to be the grown-up child -- washes up on
shore and, in discovering he is the world's greatest swimmer,
must reintegrate himself on land.

MGM CLOSE TO 'GRIMM'
According to Variety, MGM is getting closer to buying a pitch
called "The Brothers Grimm," said to be a
fantasy-horror-adventure. The project comes by way of "Scream 3"
scribe, Ehren Kruger and tells the story of brothers Jacob and
Willem Grimm, who collect folklore. As luck would have it, their
seeming experience puts them in a situation where they are forced
to investigate a series of a disappearances by a number of girls
in what is believed to be a haunted forest.

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OSCAR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
DreamWorks/Universal Pictures' Roman epic "Gladiator" slayed the
competition with 12 nominations. In a close second was "Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with 10 nominations. Filling out the
diverse field of best picture contenders were Miramax Films'
"Chocolat," Universal/Sony's legal drama "Erin Brockovich" and
USA Films' illicit drug trade drama "Traffic." For a full list of
nominees visit..
http://www.oscar.com/nominees/nominees_home.html

21ST ANNUAL GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS
Also known as "The Razzies" announced their nominees on Monday.
For those of you who don't know, "The Razzies" represent the
worst in this years films, and are handed out one day before the
Oscars. Some of the nominees were --
Worst Picture: Battlefield Earth, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2,
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Little Nicky, The Next Best
Thing.
Worst Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Beach), Adam Sandler (Little
Nicky), Sylvester Stallone (Get Carter), Arnold Schwarzenegger
(The 6th Day), John Travolta (Battlefield Earth and Lucky
Numbers)
Worst Actress: Kim Basinger (Bless the Child), Melanie Griffith
(Cecil B. Demented), Madonna (The Next Best Thing), Bette Midler
(Isn't She Great), Demi Moore (Passion of Mind).
You can find out more about the Razzies and see a full list of
nominees at..http://www.razzies.com

JOHN STEWART TO HOST GRAMMY'S
Comedian Jon Stewart, who anchors a weeknight mock news program
on the Comedy Central cable TV network, has been chosen to host
next week's Grammy Awards telecast. Stewart will step into the
Grammy-hosting shoes filled during the past two years by talk
show personality and actress Rosie O'Donnell, who received
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http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/02/15/021501sambora.html

¤ Chris and Paul Weitz - Chat with the directors of "Down to
Earth" starring Chris Rock on Thursday, February 15, at 5pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/02/15/021501weitz.html

¤ Charmian Carr (Liesl) - Chat with the star of "The Sound of
Music"  on Thursday, February 15th at 7pm ET.
http://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2001/02/15/021501carr.html

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4. In The News - Television
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SCI FI GETS 'BATTLEFIELD'
The Sci Fi cable network has bought the exclusive broadcast
rights to "Battlefield Earth" for a reported amount in the $2
million range. The network's deal begins in December 2002.

DOWNEY JR. RETURNING TO 'McBEAL'
Despite his court hearing next week in his latest drug possession
case, Robert Downey Jr., has signed to return to the popular Fox
television show "Ally McBeal" for the remainder of the season.

COMING AND GOING
FOX has renewed "That '70s Show" through 2003. The syndicated
"Cindy Margolis Show" and "Baywatch Hawaii" have both been
cancelled.

JENNIFER LOPEZ, PUFF DADDY BREAK UP
Rap star Sean "Puffy" Combs and singer-actress Jennifer Lopez,
rumored for weeks to be on the brink of a breakup, have ended
their romance after more than two years, his spokeswoman said on
Wednesday. "Mr. Combs confirmed that he and his love, Jennifer
Lopez, have in fact broken up," his publicist, Nathalie Moar,
said in a statement. "Mr. Combs is confirming this today as he
wanted to put all the rumors surrounding their relationship to
rest. At this difficult time we ask that you respect his
privacy."

'SNL' FINAL APPEARENCE
Molly Shannon will make her final regular appearance on this
weekends "Saturday Night Live."

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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Sweet November (Rated R)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron
Release Date: February 16, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
http://www.susangranger.com

If you enjoy a sentimental, unabashedly romantic love story, this
is for you. Keanu Reeves stars as a San Francisco ad exec, a
totally self-absorbed workaholic, who is relentlessly stalked by
an irresistibly beguiling free-spirit, played by Charlize Theron.
"Your intimacy skills have withered away to nothing. You could
become emotionally extinct," she says, sensing his inhibitions.
"Come live with me for one month. A month is long enough to be
meaningful and short enough to stay out of trouble." After
refusing her unconventional offer several times, he finally
agrees - but only after he's fired and his girl-friend walks out.
Thus, he becomes her November self-discovery mission and,
predictably, they fall in love. But you know there's got to be a
catch - and there is. He first senses trouble when she refuses to
see her family at Thanksgiving, explaining: "Holiday fights are a
little too traditional for my taste."

Based on Herman Raucher's 1968 comedy/drama, written by Kurt
Voelker and Paul Yurick, and directed by Pat O'Connor, it's the
timeless and touching story of a woman with a terminal illness
which makes her appreciate life as it should be lived - "firmly
and joyously in the moment" - and an unquenchable desire to be
remembered once she's gone. Unfortunately, Keanu Reeves displays
the emotional range of a golf club, leaving Charlize Theron to
carry every scene, aided by Jason Isaacs as her kindly
transvestite neighbor, Greg Germann as Keanu's parasitical
partner, and Liam Aiken as the fatherless kid across the street.

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Sweet November" is a
schmaltzy 7 - and I predict you won't leave the theater without
shedding tears. If you're curious, the original "Sweet November"
with Sandy Dennis, Anthony Newley and Theodore Bikel is now
available on video.

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6. CELEBRITY PROFILE
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CHARLIZE THERON
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Charlize was born in Benoni, South Africa on August 7, 1975. She
was the only child of Charles and Gerda Theron, two South African
farmers who also ran a road construction business. At age 6,
young Charlize began studying ballet, a pursuit that would
command her attention throughout the next decade of her life.
Eventually her study of ballet landed the talented teen at a
school for the performing arts in Johannesburg, where she
occasionally sat in on drama classes. Near this time, Charlize
was offered a modelling contract in Milan, Italy after winning a
local contest. Theron was unable to land any major modeling
contracts or cover shots, and eventually the newness of her
latest endeavor wore thin. When an American magazine flew her to
New York for a photo shoot, she decided to stick around and make
a new life for herself in the States.

On her own in the Big Apple at age 18, Charlize found it
difficult to make ends meet. She decided not to model, but return
to ballet. She began dancing with the Joffrey School in New York,
partaking in such classics as 'The Nutcracker Suite' and 'Swan
Lake.' This was short lived however, when she tragically suffered
a knee injury that would end her ballet dancing career before it
had a chance to truly begin.

Without the ability to dance ballet, and nearly broke, Charlize
bought a one way ticket to Hollywood at the urging of her mother,
Gerda. As if things couldn't get worse, it turned out that her
travel agent booked a flight to Los Angeles. Once arrived at her
destination, Theron checked into a low-rent L.A. motel and spent
the next two weeks blundering around town attempting to make
connections. She was eventually discovered When an L.A. bank
teller refused to cash her out-of-state check because she did not
have an account at the bank, so she threw a "tantrum," which was
witnessed by a talent manager named John Crosby, who also
represents Rene Russo and John Hurt. Crosby offered his card to
Theron, she got in touch with him, and he agreed to take her on
as a client.

Thereafter, Theron underwent countless auditions for television
commercials, but was unable to land a single gig. Her
perseverance eventually resulted in her "2 Days in tthe Valley"
role, which was immediately followed by a chance to work with
childhood crush Tom Hanks on his directorial debut, 1996's "That
Thing You Do!" Since then she has starred in such films as,
"Trial and Error," "The Devil's Advocate," "Celebrity," "Mighty
Joe Young," "The Cider House Rules," and a few more listed below.

Currently Charlize is dating Stephan Jenkins, the lead singer of
the band Third Eye Blind and can be found in the upcoming film,
"Sweet November."
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Filmography - Most Recent
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Wakin' Up In Reno (2000)
The Legend of Bagger Vance(2000) .... Adele Invergordon
Men of Honor (2000) .... Gwen Sunday
The Yards (2000) .... Erica Stoltz
Reindeer Games (2000) .... Ashley Mercer
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Sweet Home Alabama (2001)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Sweet November (2001) .... Sara Deever

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

FEBRUARY 14
Rob Thomas (29)
James Eckhouse (46)
Teller (53)
Jackie Martling (53)
Pat O'Brien (53)
Gregory Hines (55)
Florence Henderson (67)

FEBRUARY 15
Matt Groening (47)
Melissa Manchester (50)
Jane Seymour (50)
Harvey Korman (74)

FEBRUARY 16
John McEnroe (42)
Ice-T (43)
John Schlesinger (75)

FEBRUARY 17
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (20)
Jerry O'Connell (27)
Denise Richards (29)
Michael Jordan (38)
Richard Karn (45)
Rene Russo (47)

FEBRUARY 18
Molly Ringwald (33)
Dr. Dre (35)
Matt Dillon (37)
Vanna White (44)
John Travolta (47)
Cybill Shepherd (51)
John Hughes (51)
Yoko Ono (68)

FEBRUARY 19
Benicio Del Toro (34)
Justine Bateman (35)
Margaux Hemingway (46) <D>
Jeff Daniels (46)
Smokey Robinson (61)

FEBRUARY 20
Brian Littrell (26)
Andrew Shue (34)
Cindy Crawford (35)
Charles Barkley (38)
Patty Hearst (47)
Ivana Trump (52)
Peter Strauss (54)
Sandy Duncan (55)
Sidney Poitier (74)

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D) City Of Angels
During the scene where Nic Cage falls off the skyscraper, several
scenes from his life as an angel flash onscreen.  There is a
quick scene showing Elisabeth Shue's pregnant belly.  She did the
shot as a favor for Cage.

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3. In The News - Movies & Entertainment
4. In The News - Television
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Check out what's new on the shelves this week.

this week's releases: 2/6/01

- Urban Legends: Final Cut - Jennifer Morrison, Joseph Lawrence
- Dr. T & the Women - Richard Gere, Laura Dern, Farrah Fawcett
- Supernova -  Angela Bassett, James Spader
- Digimon:The Movie - Joshua Seth, Mona Marshall
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-> Woman on Top
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Mark Feuerstein, Murilo Benício, Harold
Perrineau Jr., John DeLancie.
Director: Fina Torres

-> Whipped
Cast: Amanda Peet, Brian Van Holt, Jonathan Abrahams, Zorie
Barber, Judah Domke, Callie Thorne.
Director: Peter M. Cohen

-> Bless the Child
Cast: Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Angela Bettis, Christina Ricci,
Rufus Sewell.
Director: Chuck Russell

-> Bring It On
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Bradford, Eliza Dushku, Shamari
Frears. Director: Peyton Reed

-> Get Carter
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan
Cumming, Mickey Rourke.
Director: Stephen T. Kay

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3. IN THE NEWS - Movies & Entertainment
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RELEASE DATE CHANGE FOR 'MUMMY RETURNS'
Universal pictures has alot of faith in the upcomimg "The Mummy
Returns" flick. The studio has moved the film from its previous
release date of May 11th to one week earlier on the 4th. The
movie originally would have been a sole release for that weekend
with no real competition, but now it will be up against a number
of other features due out that weekend, including "Texas
Rangers," "Crazy/Beautiful" starring Kirsten Dunst, and the
Nicole Kidman musical, "Moulin Rouge" also starring Ewan
McGregor.

PANDEMONIUM GETS 'DEAD CREW'
Pandemonium production has picked up a science fiction pitch
called "The Dead Crew." According to Variety, the film will tell
the story of four people who seemingly die in a meteor shower but
are instead altered into immortal beings. They then determine to
seek out reasons for this metamorphosis.

ZELLWEGER EYES 'OLEANDER'
Renee Zellweger is in negotiations to star opposite Michelle
Pfeiffer in Warner Bros.' "White Oleander" for British helmer
Peter Kosminsky. Based on Jane Finch's 1999 debut novel of the
same name, "Oleander" tells the story of a woman (Pfeiffer) who
murders a former lover and is imprisoned for life and how her
daughter (Zellweger) must navigate a new reality through a series
of Los Angeles foster homes. The daughter is eventually asked to
falsify her testimony at a trial to free her mother.

STEVENS, ROOKER ROUND OUT 'UNDISPUTED'
Fisher Stevens and Michael Rooker have been added to the cast of
the Walter Hill-directed feature "Undisputed." According to the
Hollywood Reporter, the project stars Ving Rhames as a
heavyweight-boxing champ who is sent to jail after being
convicted of raping a woman. There, he takes on the prison's
boxing champ (Wesley Snipes). Stevens plays Ratbag, Monroe's
manager-trainer and fellow convict in the penitentiary. Rooker
plays head prison guard A.J. Mercer.

'SOLDIERS' CASTING
Greg Kinnear has been cast to star with Mel Gibson in Paramount
Pictures/Icon Prods.' "We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young" (aka
"Lost Patrol") for Randall Wallace, who will direct from his own
script.

'HANNIBAL' BREAKS RECORDS
Hannibal had quite a showing this weekend grossing more than $58
million in it's first 3 days. "Hannibal" beat the $34.7 million
record for a February opening set by "Scream 3" last year. Only
two other movies, "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" and "Star Wars:
Episode I - The Phantom Menace," grossed more in their first
three-day weekends. "Hannibal" also had the best opening ever for
an R-rated movie, topping the $42.3 million debut of "Scary
Movie" last summer.

LYONNE SIGNS ON TO 'PIE 2,' & 'KATE'
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Natasha Lyonne has signed on
to reprise her role from the first film for "American Pie 2" as
well as Miramax' time-travel romantic comedy "Kate & Leopold"
starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman. In "Kate," Lyonne will take
on the role of a personal assistant to Meg Ryan.

'EXORCIST' PREQUEL CASTING
Casting began Wednesday in Los Angeles for the "Exorcist:
Dominion" film. A prequel to 1973s classic, "The Exorcist." The
prequel will tell the story of Father Merrin's first encounter in
Africa with the demon he encountered, which eventually resulted
in his death, in the original.

MORE 'SPIDER-MAN' EXTRA'S WANTED
The "Spider-Man" production is in need of more extra's. This call
will take place on March 15, 16, 19, 20-23 and 26. There was no
word on what the scenes involve. If interested your asked to
contact Metropolis comic store in Downey, CA, at
metropolis@...  Additional details can also be found on
the store's website: www.metrohero.com. There are a number of
things you must provide before contacting them, so be sure to
visit their site first for all the details.

ANG LEE TAKES 'HULK' NOT 'T3'
While talking to E! Online, Ang Lee revealed that he was
originally offered directing duties on the developing "Terminator
3" project. Lee explained his reason for taking on the green
behomoth over "Terminator" by saying, that the Hulk movie project
had "more depth, more feeling" than a third Terminator was likely
to have.

'SPIDER-MAN' WEB COMPROMISE
As you 'Spidey' fans might know, the current script calls for
'Spidey' to spin webs from organic shooters that grow from his
wrists and not from the mechanical spinners that Parker invents
in the comics. James Cameron was the originator of this idea and
Sam Raimi is a defender of this decision. It seems now according
to E! Online columnist Anderson Jones that there has been a
compromise. This may be a spoiler to some of you, so if you don't
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ULLMANN TO REPLACE FOSTER AT CANNES
Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann will head the jury at
this year's Cannes Film Festival, replacing U.S. actress Jodie
Foster who pulled out earlier this month to take on the "Panic
Room" project.

COX, GOLDTHWAIT ENGAGED
Nikki Cox has played sexy characters on television, but in real
life she only has eyes for one man - Bob "Bobcat" Goldthwait.
According to the Associated Press, The 22-year-old star of the WB
sitcom "Nikki" is engaged to the caffeinated comedian, who is 16
years her senior. The two met on the set of "Unhappily Ever
After," the defunct WB comedy in which Cox got her big break and
Goldthwait was the voice behind a puppet named Mr. Floppy.

PRINCE LAUNCHES SUBSCRIPTION MUSIC SERVICE
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Prince will launch a
subscription music service Wednesday whereby fans will be asked
to pay as much as $100 a year for online access to the rock
impresario's songs and videos as well as VIP passes to Prince
concerts and after-show parties. Although a premium subscription
runs $100 annually, Prince also is offering a more basic plan for
$7.77 a month (a savings of $6.76 annually over the premium
membership). Where can you find the site?
http://www.NPGMusicClub.com

STARS TAPPED FOR MISS USA PANGEANT JUDGING
Doris Roberts, the mom from "Everybody Loves Raymond," crafty
mogul Martha Stewart, Dr. Drew Pinsky and actor Ernie Hudson are
confirmed judges for next month's Miss USA 2001 pageant,
officials announced earlier this week. MTV VJ Ananda Lewis,
former MTV host Karen Duffy, actor Daniel Baldwin and boxer Roy
Jones, Jr. will also help determine the winner of the 50th
anniversary competition. As reported earlier William Shatner will
host the show. Miss USA 2001 will be broadcast live from Gary,
Ind., March 2 on CBS.

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MADONNA, GIBSON HAVE MOVIE IN WORKS
The New York Post reports that Madonna and former pop princes
Debbie Gibson are working together on a joint movie project
called "Teen Queens" to air on VH1. The movie tells the tale of
two rival singers whose careers sink after they get into a fight
onstage at an awards show.

RUPAUL, RICHTER GET NEW SERIES
UPN has ordered a pilot that stars cross-dressing diva RuPaul as
a transsexual nanny. According to Variety, The project --
tentatively titled "The Tranny" -- is being produced by the guy
behind the network's short-lived stinker "The Secret Diary of
Desmond Pfeiffer." Meanwhile, Fox has given the go-ahead for a
comedy starring ex-Late Night with Conan O'Brien sidekick Andy
Richter. In "Anything Can Happen," Richter will play a single guy
with a vivid fantasy life.

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4. Trailers & Teasers
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"Bridget Jones' Diary" Teaser Trailer
http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers/BridgetJones

CAST:
Renée Zellweger ....  Bridget Jones
Colin Firth ....  Mark Darcy
Hugh Grant ....  Daniel Cleaver
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"Exit Wounds" Full Trailer - Requires Quicktime

Orin Boyd, a tough cop in an inner-city precinct discovers a web
of dirty cops and corruption.

Lo-Res
http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers/ExitWounds/lo-res.htm
Hi-Res
http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers/ExitWounds/hi-res.htm

CAST:
Steven Seagal ....  Orin Boyd
DMX
Tom Arnold
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"Kingdom Come" Full Trailer - Requires Quicktime
http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers/KingdomCome

A group of old friends bands together when a despicable family
member thankfully expires.

CAST:
LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett, Vivica A. Fox, Loretta Devine, Anthony
Anderson, Toni Braxton, Cedric the Entertainer, Darius McCrary,
Whoopi Goldberg
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"The Brothers" Full Trailer - Requires RealPlayer

Lo-Res
http://www.movie-fever.com/trailers/TwoBrothers/lo-res.htm
Hi-Res
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CAST:
Morris Chestnut
D.L. Hughley
Bill Bellamy
Shemar Moore

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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 2/11/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. Hannibal                 $58.0  / 58.0               1 week(s)
2. The Wedding Planner      $7.8   / 38.0               3 week(s)
3. Saving Silverman         $7.4   / 7.4                1 week(s)
4. Crouching Tiger,..       $5.1   / 60.1              10 week(s)
5. Cast Away                $5.0   / 209.7              8 week(s)
6. Save the Last Dance      $4.8   / 74.5               5 week(s)
7. Traffic                  $4.4   / 71.0               7 week(s)
8. Valentine                $3.8   / 15.8               2 week(s)
9. Chocolat                 $3.1   / 26.6               9 week(s)
10. O Brother, Where..      $3.0   / 20.8               8 week(s)
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1. Me, Myself & Irene          1. Chicken Run
2. Gladiator                   2. Britney In Hawaii
3. The Cell                    3. Mary-Kate & Ashley: Our...
4. Hollow Man                  4. Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns
5. The Virgin Suicides         5. The Sopranos: The Complete..
6. Scary Movie                 6. Silence Of The Lambs
7. Chicken Run                 7. Sex And The City
8. Erin Brockovich             8. Playboy's Playmates Bustin'..
9. Gone in 60 Seconds          9. Jubei-Chan The Ninja Girl
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This weeks releases 2/9/01

- Hannibal - Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore
- Saving Silverman - Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Amanda Peet
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==>Week of February 16, 2001<==

-> Down to Earth
Cast: Chris Rock, Chazz Palminteri, Eugene Levy, Frankie Faison,
Jennifer Coolidge.
Director: Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz
Official site: http://www.downtoearthmovie.com
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/iwasmadetoloveher.html

-> Sweet November
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Greg Germann, Lauren Graham,
Jason Isaacs.
Director: Pat O'Connor
Official site: http://www.sweetnovember.net
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/sweetnovember.html

-> Recess: School's Out
Cast: Andrew Lawrence, Ashley Johnson, Courtland Mead, Jason
Davis and Rickey D'Shon Collins.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Official site: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/recess
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/recess.html

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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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Donnie Brasco (1997) (R)
Item # 97511, 70075, 188530

Al Pacino and Johnny Depp are terrific together in this excellent
Mafia drama from director Mike Newell. Pacino, who played
undercover cop Frank Serpico 25 years before, now becomes the
hunted Mafia man whom undercover cop Johnny Depp is after. The
film was coproduced by Barry Levinson and the screenplay was
written by Paul Attanasio, two of the people responsible for the
extraordinary television police drama HOMICIDE.

Cast: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Anne Heche, Bruno
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FOSTER TAKES ON 'PANIC ROOM'
Although a deal hasn't been signed yet, Jodie Foster has decided
to exit her Cannes Intl. Film Fest jury position to replace
Nicole Kidman in David Fincher's "The Panic Room." Variety
reports that Angelina Jolie was the productions first choice to
replace Kidman, but she passed on the project choosing to go with
the "Life, or Something Like It" film.

'BLADE 2' CASTING
Variety reports, that Matt Schulze is the latest addition to the
cast of Guillermo del Toro's "Blade 2: Bloodhunt." Schulze will
play a member of the film's vampire gang.

'TEEN MOVIE' CASTING
Columbia Pictures has signed on 8 young actors to topline
Columbia Pictures' comedy spoof "Teen Movie" aka "Ten Things I
Hate About Clueless Roadtrips When I Can't Hardly Wait to Be
Kissed." JoAnna Garcia and Samm Levine ("Freaks and Geeks"), Sam
Huntington ("Detroit Rock City"), Mia Kirshner ("Mad City"),
Chyler Leigh ("Safe Harbor"), Cody McMains ("Bring It On"), Jaime
Pressly ("Jack & Jill) and newcomer Chris Evans have all joined
the cast. The film was written by "Scary Movie" co-scribes Buddy
Johnson and Phil Beauman and said to spoof such teen movies as
"She's All That," "Bring It On," "Cruel Intentions" and "Save the
Last Dance."

HEREK: 'LIFE' HELMER
Stephen Herek (Rock Star, 101 Dalmatians) has signed on to direct
New Regency Pictures' "Life, or Something Like It" project.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film will tell of a
woman journalist who finds life meaningless until she encounters
a homeless prophet who declares she has only one week left to
live. The film, which will star Angelina Jolie will start
shooting in April.

RICHARDS DOUBTS 'TROOPERS 2'
In a recent interview with the folks at SCIFI.com, Denise
Richards revealed her thought's on a "Starship Troopers" sequel.
Richards spoke of the chances of a sequel, saying, "I don't think
they will. It's been so long. I don't think they will do it."

'ALIEN 5' REPORTS DEBUNKED
This didn't seem like a rumour, but Variety columnist Michael
Fleming reports that Sigourney Weaver, through a spokesman,
denied widespread reports that she was going to be paid $22
million to reprise the role of Ellen Ripley in a fifth "Alien"
movie. The British Sunday Express was the first to report the
"Alien" story and was picked up by the Reuters news service.
According to Fleming no new Alien movie is in the works, and that
her quotes came from an old press junket interview. The Express
had also reported that Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss
Whedon would pen the script; that also appears unlikely.

BASSETT, FALCO EYE 'COAST'
Angela Bassett and Edie Falco are in negotiations to star in the
indie feature "Gold Coast" for writer-director John Sayles.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, The project, set in Florida,
is about what happens when resort developers invade a small
island and how their presence affects the local community.
Bassett would play a woman returning home to the island to
confront her past after a long absence. Falco would portray a
woman who inherited the island's restaurant/motel and is under
pressure to sell it.

EPISODE II BUSTS UNVEILED
The official Star Wars website has put up some bust shots of char
acters that will be in "Star Wars: Episode II." The busts will be
unveiled at the 98th annual American International Toy Fair in
New York Feb. 12-14. Star Wars toy licensee Hasbro and Lucas
Licensing will show off the busts, which were produced with
precision laser-scanning equipment.
http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/news/2001/06/news2a.html

CASTING: 'DOLAN'S CADILLAC'
Sylvester Stallone has signed on board to the big screen
adaptation of Stephen King's novelette "Dolan's Cadillac." The
Hollywood Reporter reports that, Kevin Bacon is in talks to join
him in a story about an innocent woman who witnesses a mob hit
resulting in her later murder to protect a mob boss (Stallone).
Afterwards, her husband seeks revenge. Bacon is up for the role
of the husband.

ADDY JOINS 'TIME MACHINE'
Variety reports, Mark Addy (The Full Monty) will co-star
with Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential) in director Simon Wells'
adaptation of his great-grandfather's novel "The Time Machine."
Jeremy Irons and Sienna Guillory (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) also star.

KING WRITING 'ASYLUM'
Stephen King is writing a script based on someone else's work,
something he has never done before. King will write the script
for "Asylum," based on a book by Patrick McGrath, which tells the
story story set in an English insane asylum. There, the
superintendent's wife falls in love with one of the patients who
happens to be a murderer.

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CRUISE FILES DIVORCE FROM KIDMAN
Actor Tom Cruise filed for divorce from his wife Nicole Kidman on
Wednesday, less than two months after they renewed their vows in
a romantic 10th wedding anniversary. Cruise, 38, cited
irreconcilable differences in divorce papers which gave the date
of separation as December, 2000. In a statement earlier this week
the couple cited the strains of their divergent careers was cause
for the split, but it has been speculated that the dispute was
over Cruise's adherence to the Church of Scientology or her
background as a Roman Catholic. Also, there was speculation that
the fall out was over whether to spend their lives in Australia,
where she was raised, or the United States, where he was brought
up.

DALE EVANS PASSES AT 88
Actress-singer Dale Evans, who earned the title "Queen of the
West" by starring with her husband Roy Rogers in 27 cowboy films
and writing their theme song, "Happy Trails," died on Wednesday
at age 88. Evans, who also co-starred with her husband on the
popular 1950s NBC television series "The Roy Rogers Show" died of
congestive heart failure at the couple's desert home in Apple
Valley, northeast of Los Angeles, said film critic Leonard
Maltin, a friend of the family. Happy Trails to you Dale Evans,
you will be missed.

JOHNSON ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Actor Don Johnson, star
of "Miami Vice" and the current CBS series "Nash Bridges," has
been accused of propositioning a San Francisco woman during an
encounter at an upscale sushi bar. Police have not identified
Johnson's accuser, who said the 51-year-old star grabbed her and
made sexually-explicit comments on Jan. 20.

BRITNEY STRIKES DEAL WITH PEPSI
Britney Spears has signed a global marketing deal with Pepsi
Cola. The multiyear agreement includes creative collaboration on
new television ads and co-sponsorship of a worldwide concert
tour, the company announced Tuesday. Pepsi did not say
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NAME MIMI'S BABY AND WIN PRIZES
AOL members can surf over to Keyword MIMI'S BABY to help
name the baby boy set to be delivered on the February 14th
episode of ABC's "The Drew Carey Show." Carey and Kathy Kinney
will choose the name after the 15th, and reveal the AOL-given
name on the following week's episode.

NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR 'COLOSSEUM'
According to the Holywood Reporter, the syndicated "Colosseum" TV
series is officially not on the fall 2001 schedule, which suggest
that there may still be hope, though slight, of the series
actually happening. The series, which would star Andrew 'Dice'
Clay tells of a modern day wiseguy who finds himself thrown back
into the past in ancient Rome. There, he becomes a talent booker
in the world of gladiatorial events.

PLUG PULLED ON 'CAROLINE'
"Caroline," one of the most anticipated new syndicated strips for
the fall, has been dropped by Paramount Domestic Television at
the starting line despite strong nationwide clearances, including
New York and Los Angeles. Sources indicated that the beleaguered
daytime daypart in broadcast could not generate sufficiently
strong license fees for the show to be economically viable.

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5. MOVIE REVIEW(s)
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Hannibal (Rated R)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Francesca Neri,
Giancarlo Giannini, Ray Liotta.
Release Date: February 9, 2001

Review by Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate
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Terrifying, tantalizing Hannibal Lechter is ba-a-a-ck! In this
long-awaited sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), Anthony
Hopkins reprises his Oscar-winning role of Hannibal the Cannibal.
"I have been in a state of hibernation for some time," he
explains. His portrayal is brilliant, capturing the diabolical
doctor's subversive charm and baroque wit, particularly as he's
about to dissect another victim. In this alibi-ridden world,
perhaps what makes this sociopathic serial killer so appealing is
that he never makes excuses for his evil behavior or his gruesome
gourmet palate with a decided preference for "free-range rude."
Instead, he exudes a scary integrity, augmented by director
Ridley Scott's penchant for grisly, highly stylized pieces of
violence that reach operatic extremes, even though the plot is a
bit confusing.

Julianne Moore replaces Jodie Foster as the courageous,
incorruptible FBI agent Clarice Starling with whom Hannibal is
infatuated. An unrecognizable Gary Oldman plays the hideously
deformed, malevolent pedophile, Mason Verger, whose face was
devoured by dogs. Plus, there's Ray Liotta as a slimy, corrupt
Justice Department official and Giancarlo Giannini as the
avaricious Italian detective on Lechter's trail in Florence with
beautiful Francesca Neri as his wife. Frankie R. Faison reprises
Lechter's former hospital orderly, Barney. At the request of the
film-makers, I will not reveal the conclusion to this disturbing,
often sadistic, thriller except to say that screenwriters David
Mamet and Steve Zaillian contribute their own cinematic twist
which may surprise even those who have read Thomas Harris's
novel.

On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Hannibal" is a scary,
suspenseful 7 - and this scalpel slicing is definitely not for
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JULIANNE MOORE
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Julianne was born Julie Anne Smith in Fayetteville, North
Carolina, on December 3, 1960. The daughter of a psychiatric
social worker and a military judge, she spent the early years
of her life in over two dozen locations around the world with
her parents before she finally found her place at Boston
University, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts
(B.F.A.) degree in acting from the School of the Performing
Arts.

In 1983, Julianne graduated from BU and moved to New York, where
she worked extensively in theater, including appearances
off-Broadway in two Caryl Churchill plays, "Serious Money" and
"Ice Cream With Hot Fudge" and as Ophelia in "Hamlet" at The
Guthrie Theatre. She then branched out into television with a
short-term part on the daytime drama "The Edge of Night," which
led in turn to a three-year stint (1985 to 1988) playing
half-sisters Frannie and Sabrina on "As the World Turns," a dual
role for which Moore earned an Outstanding Ingenue Emmy in 1988.
Her subsequent appearances have been in mostly forgettable TV-mov
ies, such as "Money, Power,Murder," "The Last to Go" and "Cast a
Deadly Spell." Julianne made her entrance into the big screen
with the 1990's "Tales from the Darkside: The Movie," where she
played the victim of a mummy. This did little to raise her
prominence in Hollywood, but she faired better in her next
project as an outspoken real estate agent in "The Hand That Rocks
the Cradle." Next she played a small, but memorable role in "The
Fugitive," with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. Since then her
roles have become better and more powerful, starring in such
films as "Body of Evidence," "Benny & Joon," "Short Cuts," "The
Father," "Vanya on 42nd Street," "Roommates," "Nine Months,"
"Assassins," and "Surviving Picasso."

Moore's seemingly inevitable rise to superstardom has been slow
in coming. But her relatively anonymous standing changed
significantly in 1997 when she starred as Jeff Goldblum's
paleontologist girlfriend, in the "Jurassic Park" sequel, "The
Lost World." Years to come would see her grabbing lead roles in
such films as, "The Myth of Fingerprints," "Boogie Nights," "The
Big Lebowski," "Psycho," "Cookie's Fortune," and her five most
recent performances listed below. You can see Julianne Moore as
agent Clarice Starling in the up-coming "Hannibal" film.
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Filmography - Most Recent
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The Ladies Man (2000) .... Audrey
Magnolia (1999) .... Linda Partridge
The End of the Affair (1999) .... Sarah Miles
A Map of the World (1999) .... Theresa Collins
An Ideal Husband (1999) .... Mrs. Cheveley
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The Shipping News (2001) .... Wavey
World Traveler (2001) .... Dulcie
Evolution (2001)
Hannibal (2001) .... Clarice Starling

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<D>=Deceased

FEBRUARY 7
Ashton Kutcher (23)
Chris Rock (35)
Garth Brooks (39)
James Spader (41)

FEBRUARY 8
Seth Green (27)
Paul 'The Giant' Wight (30)
Mary McCormack (32)
Gary Coleman (33)
John Grisham (46)
Mary Steenburgen (48)
Robert Klein (59)
Nick Nolte (60)
Ted Koppel (61)
Jack Lemmon (76)
Audrey Meadows (79) <D>
Lana Turner (80) <D>

FEBRUARY 9
Mena Suvari (22)
Amber Valletta (27)
Jim J. Bullock (46)
Judith Light (52)
Mia Farrow (56)
Joe Pesci (58)

FEBRUARY 10
Michael Dietz (30)
Laura Dern (34)
Robert Wagner (71)

FEBRUARY 11
Matthew Lawrence (21)
Kelly Slater (29)
Jennifer Aniston (32)
Sheryl Crow (39)
Burt Reynolds (65)
Leslie Nielsen (75)
Eva Gabor (80)

FEBRUARY 12
Christina Ricci (21)
Josh Brolin (33)
Chynna Phillips (33)
Arsenio Hall (46)
Joanna Kerns (48)
Michael Ironside (51)

FEBRUARY 13
Henry Rollins (40)
Peter Gabriel (51)
Stockard Channing (57)
Jerry Springer (57)
George Segal (67)

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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- Dinosaur - D.B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard
- What Lies Beneath - Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer
- The Hurricane - Denzel Washington
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==>Week of February 6, 2001<==

-> Urban Legends: Final Cut
Cast: Jennifer Morrison, Loretta Devine, Anson Mount, Joseph
Lawrence, Matthew Davis, Anthony Anderson.
Director: John Ottman

-> Dr. T & the Women
Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Dern, Farrah Fawcett, Kate Hudson,
Helen Hunt, Shelley Long.
Director: Robert Altman

-> Supernova
Cast: Angela Bassett, James Spader, Lou Diamond Phillips, Peter
Facinelli, Robert Forster.
Director: Walter Hill

-> Digimon:The Movie
Cast: Joshua Seth and Mona Marshall.
Director: Bob Buchholz and Jeff Nimoy

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'ALIEN 5' IN THE WORKS
London's Sunday Express reports that actress Sigourney Weaver has
agreed a 15 million pound deal to play Ripley for a fifth time.
The British paper said the film, which will be set on Earth for
the first time would be released in 2004, the 25th anniversary of
the original. Joss Wheedon, creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
will write the script, with Weaver as Executive Producer.

TOUCHSTONE GETS 'JINN'
Touchstone Pictures has bought the feature film rights to the
coming horror novel "Jinn" by Matt Delaney. The Book as well as
the film will tell the story of a Boston homicide detective who
while investigating a series of murders comes to learn that the
killings are being committed by an ancient Arabic demon. Along
the way, the clues suggest that he himself may also be an
unknowing accomplice in the crimes.

CAMPBELL EYES 'ENOUGH'
According to Variety, Billy Campbell, the star of ABC's "Once and
Again," is in early talks with Columbia Pictures to star opposite
Jennifer Lopez in the suspense drama "Enough." Should Campbell
join the cast he would play the charming but dangerously abusive
husband from whom Lopez' character flees.

DAVIS JOINS 'BELOW'
Mathew Davis ("Tigerland") has landed a lead role in the WWII sub
thriller "Below." According to Reuters, Davis will play a young
officer on an American submarine dispatched to pick up three
survivors from a British hospital ship that was apparently sunk
by Germans. While the sub plays a cat and mouse game with a
German destroyer trying to sink it, the drama takes on an
otherworldly tone when strange things begin to occur.

STOWE EYES VIETNAM PIC
Madeleine Stowe is in negotiations to play the female lead
opposite Mel Gibson in the Randall Wallace Vietnam drama "We Were
Soldiers Once ... and Young." Gibson will play the lead role of
the battalion commander. Stowe will play his wife. Others in
talks to join the cast are Sam Elliott, who's looking to play a
master sergeant, Barry Pepper is in talks to play a journalist,
Chris Klein is in advanced talks to play a lieutenant, and
Desmond Harrington is also negotiating for a role. The story will
tell of 80 U.S. soldiers, led by Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson),
that were airlifted into the Ia Drang Valley only to find
themselves surrounding by 2,000 enemy soldiers.

PARELLO TAKES 'WEREWOLF'
Variety reports that Producer-director Chuck Parello has signed a
three-picture deal with Julio Fernandez's Filmax Group. The first
film Parello will tackle is called "The Werewolf of Allariz,"
which will be based on a short story by Alfredo Conde, which in
turn, was based on the true-life story of a man who in 1850 Spain
was acquitted of a series of murders after pleading to the court
that he was a werewolf.

TED RAIMI, 'SPIDEY'S' LIZARD?
At the recent "Spider-Man" press conference Sam Raimi confirmed
that his brother, Ted Raimi was in the up-coming "Spider-Man
film, but didn't specify the role. Now according to Sony Pictures
Consumer Products via Comics Continuum, there are indications
that Ted will play the role of Burt Connors, who in the comics,
is a research bioligist that eventually becomes the Lizard.

DEL TORO IN 'HUNTED'
Benicio Del Toro (Traffic, Snatch) is close to signing on to
William Friedkin's suspense thriller "The Hunted." According to
Variety, Del Toro will take on the role of a serial killer who
kills simply to become the subject of manhunt. Tommy Lee Jones
and Connie Nielsen play FBI agents hoping to stop him.

MANSON TO PLAY WILLY WONKA? NOPE
I hadn't heard this, but apparently in a story originating from
the New York Post, shock rocker Marilyn Manson was said to be
cast in a role in the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures film
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," as well as various other
rumours. Warner Bros. wasted no time in setting the record
straight by sending out a press release, which stated --
"Contrary to a false and misleading report published in the Jan.
31 edition of the New York Post, singer Marilyn Manson has not
been cast in a role in the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures film
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Additionally, the director of
the project is not Tim Burton, as falsely stated in the Post.
Gary Ross (Pleasantville, Dave, Big) is directing the film,
currently in development at the Studio, from a screenplay by
Scott Frank (Out of Sight), which he is adapting from the beloved
Roald Dahl novel. Neither Gary Ross nor Warner Bros. Pictures
have any intention whatsoever of casting Marilyn Manson in the
revered role of 'Willy Wonka' or any other role in the film."
There ya have it.

HOLDEN JOINS 'MAJESTIC'
Laurie Holden (X-Files) has been cast as Jim Carrey's love
interest in Frank Darabont's "The Majestic." Holden will play
Adelle, a law student who just happened to date the deceased
soldier that Jim Carrey's amnesiac blacklisted writer is being
mistaken for.

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SHATNER HOSTING MISS USA PAGEANT
He recently played a beauty contest host in the recent film "Miss
Congeniality," now William Shatner will be taking on the
real-life Miss USA pageant in March.

TEEN BURNED AFTER IMITATING MTV STUNT
The Associated Press reports that a 13-year-old boy was
hospitalized with second and third-degree burns after mimicking
an MTV personality who set himself on fire during a stunt show.
Jason Lind was severely burned Friday night when he and a friend
poured gasoline on his feet and legs and lit him on fire while
imitating a stunt on MTV's high-rated show "Jackass," police
said. The fire grew out of control and burned the boy's legs and
hands before it was extinguished, officials said. Lind remained
hospitalized Monday in critical condition in the burn unit of
Shriner's Hospital for Children in Boston. Lind's 14-year-old
friend was arrested Saturday and charged with reckless
endangerment.

ACCIDENT INJURES 3 ON 'GANGS' SET
Filming was suspended on the set of "Gangs of New York," the
forthcoming Leonardo DiCaprio movie, Thursday after a horse-drawn
carriage tipped over, injuring three extras. The publicist for
the 19th-century period drama, directed by Martin Scorsese and
co-starring Cameron Diaz, said it appeared the injuries were not
serious. "It was decided out of respect for them to suspend the
day's shooting," publicist Larry Kaplan said. One Italian news
agency said DiCaprio became angry at paparazzi who took pictures
of the accident and pelted them with horse manure.

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IN THE NEWS - Television
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'SURVIVOR' BEATS 'FRIENDS'
"Survivor" won television's showdown of the season, beating NBC's
hit sitcom "Friends" and a special weeknight block of "Saturday
Night Live," ratings figures showed on Friday.

REGIS' CO-HOST NAMED SOON
"Live with Regis" may have found it's co-host and she's a soap
opera star. According to Reuters via the Hollywood Reporter,
Kelly Ripa of the ABC soap opera, "All My Children," is the
likely successor to sit beside Regis Philbin in his day job.

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4. Trailers & Teasers
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"15 Minutes" Full Trailer - Requires Quicktime
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A famous homicide detective and a fire marshall team up to solve
a case.

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CAST:
Robert De Niro ....  Eddie Flemming
Edward Burns ....  Jordy Warsaw
Vera Farmiga ....  Daphne
Kelsey Grammer
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"Atlantis: The Lost Empire" Teaser - Requires Quicktime
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CAST:
Michael J. Fox ....  Milo James Thatch
Jim Varney ....  Cookie
James Garner ....  Capt. Rourke
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"The Tailor of Panama" Full Trailer - Requires Quicktime

A tailor living in Panama reluctantly becomes a spy for a British
agent.

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CAST:
Michael Bacall ....  Chad
Don Cheadle ....  Dr. David Monroe
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"Dr. Dolittle 2" Full Trailer - Requires RealPlayer
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Dolittle must save a forest and a bear's life.

CAST:
Eddie Murphy ....  Dr. John Dolittle
Jeffrey Jones
Kevin Pollak
Kyla Pratt ....  Maya Dolittle
Raven-Symone ....  Charisse Dolittle
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"Just Visiting" Full Trailer - Requires Quicktime

American version of a French time travel comedy.

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Christian Clavier ....  André
Christina Applegate ....  Julia Malfete
Matt Ross ....  Hunter
Tara Reid

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5.Top Box Office, Video Rentals/Sales, Soundtracks
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TOP BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - week ending 2/4/01

Movie          Weekend Gross/Total (millions)     Release Weeks

1. The Wedding Planner      $11.0  / 28.2               2 week(s)
2. Valentine                $10.1  / 10.1               1 week(s)
3. Cast Away                $7.4   / 203.0              7 week(s)
4. Save the Last Dance      $7.4   / 68.7               4 week(s)
5. Crouching Tiger...       $7.4   / 53.5               9 week(s)
6. Traffic                  $6.3   / 65.0               6 week(s)
7. Head Over Heels          $5.0   / 5.0                1 week(s)
8. Finding Forrester        $4.4   / 41.5               7 week(s)
9. Snatch                   $4.1   / 21.8               3 week(s)
10. Chocolat                $3.7   / 22.5               8 week(s)
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TOP VIDEO RENTALS/SALES - week ending 2/2/01
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1. Me, Myself & Irene          1. Chicken Run
2. Gladiator                   2. Mary-Kate & Ashley: Our...
3. Hallow Man                  3. Playboy's California Girls
4. The Cell                    4. Britney In Hawaii
5. The Art of War              5. The Sopranos: The Complete..
6. Scary Movie                 6. Playboy's Playmates Bustin'..
7. The Virgin Suicides         7. Sex And The City
8. Gone In 60 Seconds          8. Jubei-Chan The Ninja Girl
9. Erin Brockovich             9. Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns
10. Chicken Run               10. Fight Club
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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 2/2/01

- Valentine - Daniel Cosgrove, Denise Richards
- Head Over Heels - Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr.
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==>Week of February 9, 2001<==

-> Hannibal
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Giancarlo
Giannini, Ray Liotta.
Director: Ridley Scott
Official site: http://www.mgm.com/hannibal
Review(s): http://www.upcomingmovies.com/hannibal.html

-> Saving Silverman
Cast: Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Amanda Peet, Steve Zahn, Amanda
Detmer. Director: Dennis Dugan
Official site: http://www.spe.sony.com/movies/savingsilverman
Review(s): http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?Saving+Silverman

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7. MF MOVIE OF THE WEEK
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Meet Joe Black (1998) (PG-13)
Item # 932407, 347295, 142210

This modern fantasy stars Anthony Hopkins as William Parrish, a
wealthy New York City media mogul who suffers a heart attack on
the eve of his 65th birthday; although he survives, he senses
that his own death is near. On the same day, Parrish's younger
daughter, Susan, (Claire Forlani), meets a handsome young
stranger (Brad Pitt) at a neighboring coffee shop and is
instantly smitten. As they part, the young stranger is killed and
his body is instantly occupied by Death, who is coming to Earth
to warn Parrish that his death is, indeed, imminent.

Cast: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber,
Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor

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