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Off The Record...
The Road to El Dorado
Elton John / Rice / Zimmer
The Road to El Dorado contains five John-Rice songs that Sir Elton performs in
the film, plus excerpts of Zimmer's original score. The rest of the disc
consists of one song sung on-screen by Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh, but here
voiced by Elton and Randy Newman, four songs inspired by, but not included in
the film, and two songs written just for the album. The highlight of the album
is the John and Newman duet, featuring the two soundtrack titans on It's Tough
to Be a God. Once the marketing is in place for this effort it will strike gold
or maybe even platinum.
At The Movies...
Erin Brockovich
The Gritty true story of a poor single mother's battle against life's
adversities and an evil corporate empire. Losing a personal injury suit, Erin
(Julia Roberts) begs a menial secretarial job from her attorney. Zealously
driven, Erin uncovers and researches a forgotten case about sick kids and dirty
water, courtesy of Pacific Gas & Electric. Chalk one up for ordinary heroes. This film ends up as a shaggy underdog legal tale that sweeps us up like Rocky
and sates our collective yearning for justice.
On Video...
Pokemon: The First Movie
The popular Japanese computer game and collectible figures make it to the movies
in this full-length feature. The kids really love Pikachu and the Pokemon
minions, making it a multi-billion dollar industry. This rather dark animated
adventure, re-scripted and re-scored for the North American audience, revolves
around evil Mewtoo as he attempts to become the world's greatest Pokemon
master. The film is backed by kid-pop favs such as Christina Aguilera, Blessid
Union of Souls and Spice Girl Emma Bunton. Not great theater, but the kids will
watch it over and over and over.
The Buzz...
Neal Adams, one of the creators who spearheaded the
efforts to fight for the creators of Superman and to push Marvel to return Jack
Kirby's original art, is now in a battle to reclaim his own original art that
has been stolen over the years. These pages and cover paintings, were taken by
Marvel and DC employees as well as persons in his own studio over the years and
resold numerous times to both fans and original art dealers.
WWFs The Rock is in final negotiations with Universal Pictures and
Alphaville Productions to appear in The Mummy 2. Johnson is up for the
role of the Scorpion King, an evil ruler who is raised from the dead.
Taking a tip from Willie Wonka, Warner Brothers will be randomly
inserting Golden Tickets inside five VHS copies of Pokemon: The First
Movie. Each person who is lucky enough to find a ticket will receive a trip for
two to Japan to meet the series creator. They'll also get a first edition Team
Rocket starter set and visit the Pokemon Center for a $1,000 shopping spree.
Author Nancy K. Stouffer has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that J.K.
Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter books stole much of
the material the Potter books are based on from her work.
Although it may sound like a grown-up version of the Scooby Doo Mysteries,
Mysteries of 71st Street
is actually a new drama pilot being developed for CBS. Andrea Roth and David Cubitt will star as a husband-and-wife
team that solve mysteries with the help of a pair of ghosts.
Even though Captain Kirk never seemed to have to deal with money, his real world
alter ego, William Shatner, announced that he is boldly going to sell
35,000 common shares of Priceline stock. The sale is being valued at
$3.15 million.
Fox Kids announced that it was adding eight new shows to its 2000-2001 Saturday
morning line-up. Joining current Fox faves NASCAR Racers, Beast Machines,
Digimon: Digital Monsters, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue and
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus will be Action Man, CyberSix, Diabolik,
Dinozaurs, Escaflowne, Los Luchadores, The Ripping Friends, and Xarandor: The
Wizards' Academy.
Richard Zanuck has signed on to produce the remake of Planet of the
Apes for 20th Century Fox. Last month, Tim Burton agreed to direct
the film from a script by Bill Broyles. This is after wide speculation that
James Cameron would be at the helm. |
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