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Vol. 14
No. 21
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
When we last saw Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) on screen, it was
1938, and the world stood on the brink of war as Dr. Jones chased down evildoers
to find the Holy Grail. Nineteen years later, he’s cracking his whip again, and
many things have changed, but some have remained the same. Again, the world is
at a precipice, this time caused by the specter of nuclear annihilation, and
Indy’s struggle is once again to ensure that a precious, mysterious object
remains safe from those bent on destroying humanity. Jones is thrust back in
action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a race against Soviet
agents to find the mystical Crystal Skull.
On DVD
National
Treasure: Book Of Secrets
In this follow up to the box-office hit National Treasure, treasure hunter Ben
Gates (Nicolas Cage) once again sets out on an exhilarating,
action-packed new global quest to unearth hidden history and riches. When a
missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, Ben's great-great
grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's
death. Determined to prove his ancestor's innocence, Ben follows an
international chain of clues that takes him on a chase from Paris to London and
ultimately back to America. This journey leads Ben and his crew not only to
surprising revelations, but to the trail of the world's most treasured secrets.
The Buzz..
Sony/Columbia has acquired the film rights to Scholastic's Goosebumps
young adult novel series, with Neal Moritz set to produce what the studio is
hoping a franchise of features. There are over 50 books in the R.L. Stine's
Goosebumps series, which began appearing on bookshelves in 1992. The series has
sold more than 300 million books and has been published in 32 languages. The
books tell of scary tales but aimed at a young audience.
The network that's home to Flavor of Love and Rock of Love is now
the rerun home of the series that set the template for all the romance shows
that came after it. VH1 has acquired the rights to all existing cycles of
The Bachelor and will celebrate by running the first seven seasons of the
show in daily marathons starting Monday, June 1.
Paramount Vantage and Overture films are teaming with
Michael Moore for a sequel to his blockbuster documentary
Fahrenheit 9/11. The companies will co-finance the project, with Overture
getting domestic distribution and Paramount Vantage taking the film around the
world.
TNT has lined up several heavy hitters, George Clooney,
Donnie Wahlberg and Jon Avnet and 24 co-creator
Joel Surnow, for its next generation of original series. They're all developing
projects for the cable network.
The
Internet has gone bonkers today as topless photos of Transformers star Megan
Fox on the set of the Diablo Cody penned movie Jennifer's
Body surfaced on celebrity blogs everywhere. The photos do show Megan without
her top, emerging from a lake but unfortunately to her male fans, she is wearing
pasties. Jennifer's Body co-stars Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody and Johnny Simmons
in this horror comedy about a possessed cheerleader who begins killing her male
classmates.
Mariah Carey and new husband Nick Cannon held a
party at Six Flags Theme Park on Tuesday to celebrate their nuptials.
Reportedly, the party was for all the people who weren’t invited to their
intimate wedding in the Caribbean. Carey was recently on the Ellen
Degeneres show showing off her massive ring and said Nick wants to get
married every year.
Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze's crime-surf classic
Point Break is finally getting a sequel, with director Jan de Bont
at the helm.
Scarlett Johansson may be No. 1 with fiancee Ryan
Reynolds, but that wasn't the case with Maxim magazine. The popular
lad mag instead gave top honors to supermodel Marisa Miller.
Is Jonah Hill his generation's Johnny Depp?
According to Variety, the Superbad star is in negotiations to develop an
updated version of 21 Jump Street for Columbia Pictures.
FOX has scheduled a two-hour 24 telefilm to serve as a prequel to
the Emmy-winning drama's long-delayed seventh season.
Songs from Linkin Park and Sublime will appear on the video
game Guitar Hero Four, which will come out in the fall.
Hinder have announced Take It to the Limit as the title of their
new album, which is due out later this year.
Fatboy Slim will no longer be known as Fatboy Slim. The D-J, whose
real name is Norman Cook, says he's dropping the moniker and will adopt a new
stage name, which he hasn't revealed yet.
The Raconteurs and Bob Dylan are headlining a new
festival that's being curated by Red Hot Chili Peppers singer
Anthony Kiedis. The first American Music Festival will be held August
8th and 9th at SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh. Also on the bill are Gnarls
Barkley and Spoon, as well as 15 college bands that will compete to win
recording time in a Los Angeles studio.
My Chemical Romance's upcoming live CD and DVD package, The
Black Parade Is Dead, comes out on June 24th and will be available in a
limited edition for true fans. The special version will be packaged in a mini
pinewood coffin and will come with a clever Death Certificate of Authenticity.
The '80s children television series Fraggle Rock is being revived
for the big screen for a live-action musical. Fraggle Rock debuted in 1983 and
ran for five seasons on HBO.
20th Century Fox has set March 19, 2010 as the release date for Alvin and the
Chipmunks 2.
Now that he's finished work on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull, director Steven Spielberg may finally get around to that
Abraham Lincoln biopic he's wanted to make for years.
Mel Gibson and Britney Spears are on vacation
together. The pair, along with Gibson's wife and Brit's pop, have reportedly
taken off to Mel's Costa Rican home to relax for a couple of days. Brit and Mel
were first spotted dining together in March.
Following in Oprah's noble footsteps, Madonna is building a school
for girls in Africa. The Material Girl's new multi-million dollar facility will
be built in Malawi, the country where her adopted son David Banda was born. |