Vol. 9
No. 49
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Honey
Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba, of Dark Angel) has been waiting all her life to
show the world her dance moves and now, everything she ever wanted is just a
step away. This film is for that 16 year old high-schooler, that wannabe dance
student, and the bubblegum chewing under-15 crowd and it’ll get them. It snaps,
crackles and pops along to a dynamic beat and its got heart, and to a dull-eyed
teenager sometimes that’s just what the doctor ordered. There won’t be any young
male companions complaining about the attractive lead star front, row, centre
either, Alba’s quite easy on the eye, and admittedly, a bit of a star in the
making.
On DVD
Alien
Quadrilogy
A nine-disc set
with two versions each of all four Alien films, plus a ninth disc of bonus
material. Discs 1 and 2 include the 1979 Alien and the 2003 director's cut plus
extras; 3 and 4 contain the original theatrical version of Aliens, available for
the first time on DVD, and the previously released director's cut, plus extras;
5 and 6 consist of the original theatrical version of Alien 3 and a restored
pre-release version with more than 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage, plus
extras; 7 and 8 include the original theatrical version of Alien Resurrection,
with the original theatrical version and an extended cut with alternate opening
and ending sequences, plus extras; the ninth disc has a host of bonus features.
Off The Record
Blink-182
- Blink-182
Punk rock is
not what it used to be. It was originally conceived to be a live fast, die young
genre that would make its mark, tear up the scene, and then go on its merry way.
Subsequent generations have made it friendly and more career-oriented. This
isn't a bad thing; it's even more enjoyable now. Feeling This or I Miss You both
pulsate with enough inner song to make nice radio trinkets. It's as if Blink 182
found love and realized that nothing else really mattered. How else can you
write a song such as I'm Lost Without You? It certainly carries a different
sentiment than Anarchy In The UK. Enjoyable fun, as is to be expected with any
Blink disc.
The Buzz...
Warner Bros. has tapped scribe John O'Brien (Starsky and Hutch) to do a rewrite
on Dukes of Hazzard, which is based on the late-70s/early-80s television show.
Paul Walker and Ashton Kutcher are attached to star in the
leading roles.
Bill Paxton is in final negotiations to direct The Greatest Game
Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet and the Birth of Modern Golf for
Disney. Mark Frost adapted his own best-selling book. The script tells the true
story of the 1913 U.S. Open in which a 20-year-old golf amateur, Francis Ouimet,
defeated Harry Vardon, the British champion, at one of the world's most famous
golf tournament. Ouimet, to this day, is credited as the father of the modern
swing and grip.
Former Baywatcher Carmen Electra and rocker Dave Navarro
said their I do's with an MTV camera crew capturing all the nuptial action for
their upcoming reality show, 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave.
Beverly Hills, 90210 grad Tori Spelling is engaged. Spelling will
be walking the aisle with fiancée Charlie Shanian.
Britney Spears was definitely In the Zone,
and in the record books as her latest debuted atop the
album chart. Spears became the first female artist in
chart history to land four straight albums in the top
slot. Michael Jackson’s Number Ones only
moved 121,000 copies to open at 13.
The first Commie Awards, to be shown Dec. 7 on Comedy
Central, honors the best in comedy for 2003. In between
serious awards like funniest person and funniest movie
actor are categories such as "Oh, I thought you were
dead" award and the funniest unintentionally funny film
of the year award.
When Harry Met Sally is coming to London's West End as a
stage show, starring Luke Perry in the
role Billy Crystal made famous in the 1989
film.
The Manhattan corner where the Bowery meets Second
Street was renamed Joey Ramone Place, 2
1/2 years after his death from cancer at age 49.
Playboy magazine hits 50 years old with its
January issue, but instead of easing into middle age,
the purveyor of adult entertainment with its bow-tied
bunny icon is using the Web and the latest TV and radio
technology to grab new audiences.
A nose-cone from the Concorde, the world's only
supersonic airliner until it was retired in October,
fetched a stratospheric $551,600 at an auction, nearly
10 times the expected price.
Friends co-star Lisa Kudrow and Aisha
Tyler, who recently had a recurring role on the
hit sitcom, are staying close friends with a workplace
comedy set up at CBS. Tyler will star in the project,
which is described as being in the vein of The Mary
Tyler Moore Show. Kudrow will serve as an executive
producer. Grounded for Life creators Bill Martin and
Mike Schiff have come on board to write the pilot.
Zakk Wylde's Bullseye guitar is currently
being auctioned off on eBay, with proceeds going to help
victims of the Rhode Island nightclub fire. The auction
will last until December 20.
Doctors are clearing Meat Loaf to begin
touring again. The rocker underwent heart surgery after
collapsing on stage during a performance at London's
Wembley Arena.
Ozzy Osbourne is telling Britain's Daily
Mirror that two other boys sexually abused him as a
child. The rocker says he was too scared to tell his
parents about the incidents and has since sought
counseling to deal with it.
Disney vice chairman Roy E. Disney, the
nephew of Walt, has resigned from the company's board
and has also called for CEO Michael Eisner
to quit.
The album John Lennon signed for his
assassin Mark David Chapman hours before his death is
being sold online. The autographed copy of Double
Fantasy, containing Chapman's forensically enhanced
fingerprints, has a price tag of $525,000.
Three photographers who snapped shots of Princess
Diana and Dodi Fayed at the scene of their deadly
crash (the pictures were never published) were acquitted
Friday of invading the couple's privacy. The three faced
a maximum of one year in prison and fines of $53,000.
MGM studio has conjured up some cash and bought a script
that will poke fun at both Harry Potter and The Lord of
the Rings franchises. The film will be entitled Henry
Bates and the Sorcerer's Balls.
Fred Durst’s face required stitches after
being cracked in the head with an unidentified object.
The Limp Bizkit vocalist was performing
from the audience at New York Hammerstein Ballroom while
on tour with Korn when someone chucked an item at him.
Linkin Park and P.O.D. will
begin their tour in January.
