Pick Hits

Off The Record

Sheryl Crow - The Globe Sessions

Instead of keyboards, Crow writes most of her songs on bass this time out. The result is her most rhythmically assured music yet. But for all of its driving melody, there's nothing simple or senselessly direct about Sessions. Her songwriting here displays a dark, rich feel that should quiet her harshest critics. Not just another pretty face, Crow can sing and play with the best of them, as evident in her hot new release, My Perfect Mistake.   

At The Movies

What Dreams May Come

Academy Award winning actor Robin Williams changes gears once again to deliver a heartwarming tale about a man who abandons his heavenly home to rescue his wife from the boiling pits of hell, as he walks through a world created by her paintings. Creative, with fine performances and brilliant, lush effects, this is one film that goes for the heart, not the throat.

On Video

Deep Impact

The world is on the brink of destruction as a comet heads for the Earth in this summer box office smash. Great special effects highlight an intelligent story line that focuses in on an ambitious journalist who unwittingly becomes the first to uncover the truth about the impending doom. With the fate of the Earth in the balance, plans are made to both establish shelters in which a few may survive and to destroy the comet.  Great pop-corn munching action.

The Buzz...

What do President Clinton and Pamela Anderson have in common. Probably not what you’re thinking, they both share a new Guinness Record as the man and woman most often mentioned on the Internet.

The Backstreet Boys have fired their management group over a royalty dispute. And even worse for rabid BB fans, the Boys may hold off working on their third album until this dispute, which involves over $10 million per singer, is resolved. 

The Rolling Stones will release their seventh live album, No Security,  next month amid speculation that the band will launch a tour of North American arenas in the first quarter of 1999. If the tour goes ahead, it would be the first time since 1964-66 that the Stones have toured the U.S. in three consecutive years.

How will Jimmy Smits exit NYPD Blue?  His character, Simone, is rumored to be stabbed by a murder suspect as he investigates the killing of a high school teacher. No word on whether or not he survives the attack.

The Tragically Hip are going to make an appearance in the pilot episode of a new Fox television series called Killer App. Fox officials are calling Killer App a cyber-drama. The band are also going to contribute music to the soundtrack of the show.

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish, a sequel to the McCauley Culkin movie, will go straight to video on Nov. 3 from Warner Home Video.

Stranger in a Strange Land, considered by many to be science fiction icon Robert A. Heinlein's best book, is in development for the silver screen. Reportedly Sean Connery and Tom Hanks are involved, with a budget of over $150 million.

Billy Joel may be ready to call an end to his performing days. Mr. Joel reported that his next U.S. tour, which begins on Nov. 1, may be his last.

McFarlane Toys has announced that Movie Maniacs Series I will now include a fifth figure, Leatherface, from Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The other four figures remain as before, Jason (Friday the 13th), Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare On Elm Street), and Eve and Patrick (both from Species II).

George Michael is shooting a music video in Los Angeles for his latest single Outside that spoofs his arrest at a public restroom earlier this year.

William Shatner has been invited into a recording studio once again. Fear of Pop is a side project by Ben Folds Five frontman Ben Folds, who was very eager to get Shatner back in front of a mike to bust some awkward rhymes on his new record. For Fear of Pop Vol.1, Shatner performs vocals on a track titled In Love.

A third Crow movie, The Crow: Salvation is in the works from Dimension Films. A new hero returns from the grave to avenge the wrongs which led to his death, as in the first two Crow films.

Jack Nicholson said there is no truth to the rumor that he will play Lex Luthor if they ever make Superman Lives.

Crusade, the sequel series to Babylon 5, will not premiere in January 1999 as previously announced. After five already-filmed episodes were scrapped and reshot, the series will be delayed until March, or possibly later.

The rebirth of swing has been very good for the career of one former Stray Cat. The Brian Setzer Orchestra will embark on its biggest tour ever starting October 27th in St. Louis. The group will be on the road through mid-December playing major theatres, ballrooms, casinos and even a few small arenas.