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Batman Hush Volume 2

The second half of the best-selling Hush storyline is collected in a handsome hardcover. This volume
collects Batman #613-619, featuring a startling
confrontation between the Dark Knight and the Joker, plus the shocking revelation of the identity of the enigmatic Hush himself. Also featured is the Dark Knight’s shocking showdown with the Joker, the debut of a brand-new Batmobile, and a catfight among Catwoman, Talia and Lady Shiva.

At The Movies

Underworld

Underworld reimagines Vampires as a secretive clan of modern, aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (werewolves), a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the city’s underbelly. The balance of power is upset when a beautiful young Vampire and a nascent Lycan (deadly rivals for centuries) fall in love. Len Wiseman directs Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman in a fast-paced, modern-day tale of deadly action, ruthless intrigue and forbidden love, all set against the backdrop of an ancient feud between the two tribes in a timeless, Gothic metropolis.

On Video

Anger Management

After a misunderstanding aboard an airplane that
escalates out of control, mild-mannered Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is remanded to attend anger management sessions run by Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson). Buddy's unorthodox approach to therapy is confrontational and abrasive, and Dave is bewildered by it. Then, after yet another mishap, the judge orders Dave to step up his therapy or wind up in jail. So, Buddy moves in with Dave to help him battle his inner demons, but who here really needs the help? An uproarious comedy with Sandler more restrained than usual, content to let Nicholson bag most of the laughs.

The Buzz...

The Beatles management company, Apple Corps., is seeking a court injunction against Apple Computer Inc., claiming the computer company breached the band's trademark by using the Apple name in the moniker for its Apple iTunes online music store.

Britney Spears' new album will not be released on November 25 as previously announced by her record label, Jive Records, a statement on the singer's official website confirmed. No word when it will hit stores.

Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek, and Halle Berry are among
the stars declared "simply stunning" in People magazine's annual "best and worst dressed celebrities"
in 2003. Those getting thumbs down included Britney Spears and Tara Reid among others.

Fox is greenlighting American Dad, a new toon from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane about an All in the Family type clan led by a CIA-employed right-leaning dad.

Universal Music, home to Mary J. Blige, Sam Roberts, Eminem, blink 182, U2 and No Doubt to name a few, dropped a bomb late last week. The company both in the U.S. and Canada announced they will drop suggested retail pricing on their top line CDs from the current $20 -$22 to a mere $14.98. The new pricing policy is the latest attempt by a major record label to combat the downloading trend, which has crippled the industry
over the last few years.

Pantera has a new website, http://www.officialpantera.com. As previously
reported, Rhino Records will be releasing a greatest hits package called The Best Of Pantera: Far Beyond The Great Southern Cowboys Vulgar Hits. There will also be a bonus DVD which music videos and live footage from Moscow.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios have purchased the film rights to bring The Iguana Brothers: A Tale of Two Lizards to the big screen, with John Leguizamo attached to voice and produce the project.

Steven Spielberg is eyeing Nicole Kidman for a project he may direct, titled The Rivals. The film is based on the real-life battle between Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse, who were both considered the queens of the silent film. It is unknown when the project would begin shooting, as Spielberg is shooting Terminal now, with plans to shoot Indiana Jones IV next year.

Code-Matrix.net (http://www.code-matrix.net) has
uncovered six unfinished TV spots for The Matrix
Revolutions. Not all of the special effects have been finished yet in these commercials, but you will be able to get a general sense of what they're about. The spots are titled Enemy, Power, The End, Future, Control, and Help.

Lizzie McGuire star Hilary Duff will star in The
Perfect Man for Universal Pictures.

Rocker Ted Nugent is getting into the reality show craze with his own reality show called Surviving Nugent. Seven daring souls will try to survive Nugent's all-terrain universe for cash and prizes. The seven include a vegan, a gay man, a New Yorker and a sex kitten. The two-hour reality event will premiere
Oct. 5 on VH1.

A year and a half since swapping vows, Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards announced that they are expecting their first child.
 
ABC News' Diane Sawyer was chosen for the first television news interview with Jessica Lynch,
considered the year's most highly sought-after
broadcast.

Brushing off critics who fear the ruin of a
Michelangelo masterpiece, restorers are forging ahead with the cleaning of David, insisting one of the world's most-admired statues needs to be more presentable for its 500th birthday next year.

Singer Beyonce Knowles says she and Destiny's Child cohorts Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams will reunite in the studio early next year to begin work on their first album of new material together in more than two years.
 

A senior Vatican official who saw clips from Mel
Gibson's The Passion, about the last days of Christ, offered praise for the controversial film despite protests from some Jewish groups that it will promote anti-semitism.

Playboy invited Wal-Mart employees to pose nude for a photo series on its Internet site, no small irony since the world's largest retailer won't sell Playboy magazines on its shelves. In recent years, Playboy has made a splash with other
corporate-themed pictorials such as Women of Starbucks and Women of Enron.