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Vol. 10
No. 11
Pick Hits
At the Movies
Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joel (Jim Carrey), discovers that his long-time girlfriend, Clementine (Kate
Winslet), has undergone an experimental procedure in which all of her memory of
Joel is removed, after the couple has tried for years to get their relationship
working fluidly. Frustrated by the idea of still being in love with a woman who
doesn't remember their time together, Joel agrees to undergo the procedure as
well. Once the process starts, however, Joel realizes he doesn't really want to
forget Clementine, so he starts smuggling her away into parts of his memory
where she doesn't belong, which alters other things about his memories as well.
Well written but heady at times.
On DVD
21 Grams
Finally, a movie that boasts an amazing cast, yet doesn't fall short of anyone's
expectations. All three leads (Naomi Watts, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro) give
amazing performances. While the caliber of the performances are of highest grade
(expect Watts to receive her first Oscar nod, Del Toro with his second and Penn
with back-to-back), the timeframes that flash before our eyes is what makes the
film so compelling. It involves three people who become mysteriously intertwined
after a strange car accident, but any more details would spoil the film. An
incredible piece of cinematic art.
The Buzz...
Barbra
Streisand is close to making her movie comeback as Ben Stiller's
mom in Meet the Fockers, the sequel to the blockbuster 2000 comedy Meet the
Parents. Streisand is in final talks to join the all-star cast, which reunites
Stiller with original cast members Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner and Teri
Polo, and will also star Dustin Hoffman as Stiller's father.
Janet Jackson is returning to America's airwaves, but she's not
being trusted with a live performance just yet. She will perform a concert on
ABC's Good Morning America later this month, but her portion of the show will
air on a five-second video and audio delay.
Universal Pictures has decided to postpone the release of Russell
Crowe's upcoming boxing drama, Cinderella Man from this coming Dec. 17 to
March 18, 2005 to give the studio more time to finish the movie and launch an
effective campaign.
Paris Hilton, fresh off her sex-tape scandal, is thisclose to
becoming the new face of Guess? and is in final negotiations to star in a movie
stocked with fellow hot young things.
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Britney Spears has signed a licensing deal with Elizabeth Arden
to develop her own line of scent and makeup products.
Millionaire.
George Michael wants to go-go out of the music biz. The reclusive
pop star has decided he's done making albums for record labels and instead plans
to distribute his tunes via the Internet and donate all of the proceeds to
charity.
Jada Pinkett Smith and Britney Spears are
taking a trip to Europe together. Smith and her band, Wicked Wisdom, will be
opening for the platinum pop princess before eight concert dates on Spears' Onyx
Hotel Tour in England in April and May.
Despite a resurgence in The Practice's popularity this season, thanks
mostly to an Emmy-worthy performance by new cast member James Spader, ABC
announced that the May 16 season finale of The Practice will also be the series
finale for the show.
Chris Tucker is in negotiations to star in Money Talks 2 as well
as Rush Hour 3, both under development at New Line Cinema. New Line is already
looking to get Charlie Sheen to return for the Money Talks sequel
as well. Brett Ratner, who direct the first movie and subsequently the two Rush
Hour movies, is also being courted to return as well.
Late Beatle George Harrison, Prince, Jackson
Browne, Bob Seger, Traffic, ZZ Top and
the Dells are the newest inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Game Show Network renamed itself GSN, and it will begin
to gradually phase in programs like National Lampoon's Greek Games and
Fake-a-Date.
The line to audition for the second season of the hit reality show The
Apprentice stretched the length of four football fields outside NBC's
Burbank studios as more than 1,000 people sought a spot on the program featuring
billionaire Donald Trump.
Martha Stewart resigned as a board member and officer of her
namesake company, which is reeling from the home decorating expert's conviction
on charges of lying about a suspicious stock sale.
A British supermarket manager who wrote a fairy tale as a bedtime story for his
children has sold the film rights to Walt Disney Co. for $1
million.
Gabriel Byrne and Brian Dennehy have joined the cast
of Assault on Precinct 13, a remake of the 1976 John Carpenter film.
Women's cable network Oxygen has given the go-ahead to 13 episodes of a
home-makeover series from the producers of TLC's long-running hit Trading
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HOT 20 SONGS
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Hot 20 Songs
1. Figured You Out - Nickelback
2. My Immortal - Evanescence
3. Taking My Life Away - Default
4. Toxic - Britney Spears
5. Come Clean - Hilary Duff
6. Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
7. Just Like You - Three Days Grace
8. I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The Darkness
9. Megalomaniac - Incubus
10. Hold On - Good Charlotte
11. Me, Myself & I - Beyonce
12. Milkshake - Kelis
13. I Miss You - blink 182
14. Not Ready To Go - The Trews
15. The Ex - Billy Talent
16. Powerless - Nelly Furtado
17. How About You - Staind
18. Everything - Fefe Dobson
19. When I Look To The Sky - Train
20. Mono - Courtney Love |
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BOX OFFICE
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1. The Passion of The Christ
2. Secret Window
3. Starsky & Hutch
4. Hidalgo
5. Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
6. 50 First Dates
7. Twisted
• Taking Lives (New)
• Dawn Of The Dead (New)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (New) |
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ON DVD
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1. Mona Lisa Smile
2. School of Rock
3. Cold Creek Manor
4. Matchstick Men
5. Runaway Jury
6. The Missing
7. Duplex
• Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat (New)
• Veronica Guerin (New)
• 21 Grams (New) |
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VIDEO GAMES
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1. James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
2. Mafia
3. Need For Speed: Underground
4. NFL Street
5. Ninja Gaiden
6. True Crime: Streets Of L.A.
7. Tony Hawk's Underground
8. Medal Of Honor: Rising Sun
9. Manhunt
• Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (New) |
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