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                         Vol. 12  
                        No. 42 
                         
                        Pick Hits 
                        
                        
                        At The Movies 
Flags of Our Fathers 
One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the war was the struggle 
for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with what would become one of the 
most iconic images in history, five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the 
American flag on Mount Suribachi. The inspiring photo capturing that moment 
became a symbol of victory to a nation that had grown weary of war and made 
instant heroes of the six American soldiers at the base of the flag, some of 
whom would die soon after, never knowing that they had been immortalized. Flags 
of Our Fathers is based on the bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron 
Powers, which chronicled the battle of Iwo Jima and the fates of the flag 
raisers and some of their brothers in Easy Company. 
  
On DVD 
Over The Hedge 
Verne and his woodland friends awaken from their long winter's nap to discover 
that a large, green hedge has cropped up right through the middle of their 
once-natural habitat. Enter RJ (Bruce Willis), an opportunistic 
raccoon who explains that the world beyond the hedge is "the gateway to the good 
life" where peculiar creatures called humans live to eat, rather than eat to 
live. Eventually, RJ and Verne form an unlikely friendship as they and their 
furry friends learn to coexist with, and even exploit, this strange new world 
called suburbia.  
 
 
The Buzz..
Jenna 
Dewan (Step Up) will co-star in the Revenge of the Nerds remake for Fox 
Atomic. She joins Ryan Pinkston (MTV's Punk'd), Christopher
Marquette and Nick Zano, all of whom have already joined 
the cast. Kyle Newman is currently helming the reimagining of the 1984 cult 
comedy. Dewan will play a college freshman who captures the eye of a nerd named 
Max (Marquette) on the first day of college. 
 
Christina Aguilera has announced a 41-city North American tour 
with support from The Pussycat Dolls. The Back To Basics 
tour will make a number of Canadian stops in March, with dates set for 
Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. 
 
Weezer have filed a lawsuit against beer company Miller and their 
advertising agency Young & Rubicam following an advertising campaign for the 
beer that used the Weezer name in a "grossly misleading and deceptive" manner. 
 
Platinum-selling artist and ex-Dancing with the Stars competitor Sara 
Evans filed for divorce Thursday from her husband of 13 years, Craig 
Schelske, accusing him of committing adultery and verbally abusing her. 
 
Fall Out Boy have enlisted some friends to appear on their 
next album. Pete Wentz says the new album will feature guitar solos courtesy of 
Ryan Ross from Panic At The Disco and Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory. 
No release date for the as-yet-untitled disc has been set, but a single is 
expected before the new year. 
  
  
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 Brooke 
Hogan has been bounced from the cover of the upcoming annual edition of 
Prom magazine due to her scantily-clad appearance on the cover of another 
publication. After Hogan posed for FHM's November issue wearing nothing 
but a skimpy bikini, the teen-focused mag elected to drop her from its cover, 
stating it felt her image was not appropriate for the Prom audience. 
   
Katie Holmes recently spent some time in Paris and People magazine 
says that she has already purchased a Chanel wedding dress. After 
choosing a gown, she joined Victoria Beckham for a three-day 
shopping spree where she reportedly snagged eight pairs of shoes and some baby 
outfits for Suri. 
 
After nearly three years of studio inactivity, The Offspring has 
begun working with legendary producer Bob Rock (Mötley Crüe, 
Metallica, Bon Jovi, Skid Row) on their eighth full-length studio album. 
 
Glam rocker Justin Hawkins has quit his band The 
Darkness after a stint in drug rehabilitation because he fears a relapse. 
The catsuit-wearing star has been off illegal substances for nine weeks after 
checking into London's Priory clinic but said it would be "damaging" to his 
recovery to stay in the group. 
 
The Triumph car used by singer Badly Drawn Boy in his video for Nothing's 
Going To Change Your Mind is up for auction on eBay, complete with the 
piano keyboard instead of the dashboard. 
 
Previous casting announcements and hopefuls for the movie version of Dallas 
(Luke Wilson as Bobby Ewing, Shirley MacClaine as 
Miss Ellie, and Jennifer Lopez as Sue Ellen) have been abandoned 
with plans for a new cast with a lower salary in order to help bring down costs 
of the $65 million dollar budget. 
 
Paddy Considine (Dead Man's Shoes) has been cast in The Bourne 
Ultimatum in which Matt Damon is reprising his role as Jason Bourne for the 
third time. 
 
MPL Communications, the company headed by Paul McCartney, applied 
to trademark the ex-Beatles' name for use on his lines of vegetarian food and 
apparel, from waistcoats to bathing suits.  
 
Killers frontman Brandon Flowers takes on Green Day in a 
new interview in the NME. Flowers says he was offended by the band's 
decision to include a performance of the song American Idiot from a concert in 
the UK on their DVD.  
 
Sylvester Stallone is ready to produce, direct and star in 
Rambo IV: In the Serpent's Eye. Shooting is expected to begin in January in 
Thailand. 
 
First Look Studios has picked up the feature film rights to The Three
Stooges, a project which has gone through several incarnations over the 
years. First Look will be working with C3 Entertainment, the owners to the 
Stooges franchise originally created by Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerome 
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 HOT 20 SONGS 
 
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		1. Red Flag - Billy Talent 
		2. This Could Be Anywhere In The World - Alexisonfire 
		3. When You Were Young - The Killers 
		4. Comin' Home - City and Colour 
		5. See Right Through Me - Mobile 
		6. Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence 
		7. Lips Of An Angel - Hinder 
		8. Gunnin' - Hedley 
		9. Original Fire - Audioslave 
		10. Too Little, Too Late - JoJo 
		11. Talk To Me - George 
		12. Maneater - Nelly Furtado 
		13. London Bridge - Fergie 
		14. Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake 
		15. Far Away - Nickelback 
		16. Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance 
		17. Electrik Heat (The Seekwill) - k–os 
		18. Tell Me Baby - Red Hot Chili Peppers 
		19. The Riddle - Five For Fighting 
		20. I Don't Need A Man - Pussycat Dolls |  
 
 
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 BOX OFFICE 
 
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		1. The Grudge 2 
		2. The Departed 
		3. Open Season 
		4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 
		5. The Marine 
		6. The Guardian 
		• Flags Of Our Fathers (New) 
		• Flicka (New) 
		• Marie Antoinette (New) 
		• The Prestige (New) |  
 
 
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ON DVD 
 
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		1. Click 
		2. X-Men 3: The Last Stand  
		3. Lucky Number Slevin  
		4. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift  
		5. The Lake House  
		6. The Sentinel  
		7. Thank You For Smoking 
		8. Waist Deep 
		• The Break-Up (New) 
		• OVer The Hedge (New) |  
 
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TV 
 
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		1. Grey's Anatomy 
		2. CSI 
		3. Desperate Housewives 
		4. Dancing With the Stars 
		5. CSI: Miami 
		6. Lost 
		7. CSI: NY 
		8. Two And A Half Men 
		9. Criminal Minds 
		10. Without A Trace |  
 
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