Pick Hits

Psycho Circus - KISS

When Kiss finally answered their fan's prayers and reformed the original line-up for a series of spectacular shows after almost two decades apart, no-one questioned their judgment. How is their first studio effort since 1979? Psycho Circus is a power pack of music continuing where they left off. It's an enjoyable enough listen for sure, with some spectacular thrills to be had. You Wanted The Best is a monstrously huge opener that sets out the band's agenda perfectly, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons share familiar vocal duties and Ace Frehley's Into The Void is virtually the best thing on the album. Pucker up, these guys are hotter than ever.

At The Movies

After a summer of spectacular special effects, Hollywood finally delivers this season's first grown up drama. Based on the best-selling novel by Anna Quindlen, Rene Zellweger stars as a hardened New York magazine journalist who returns home to come to terms with her dying mother. Oscar recipients William hurt and Meryl Streep lend their acting clout as the parents, delivering a movie that makes you feel good about having a family, and may get a few people to hug their moms when they get home.

On TV

That 70's Show

Nostalgia appeals to two different types of individuals, the people too young to remember what happened, and the ones still trying to forget that it did. Playing like a sexed up, drugged out version of Happy Days, That 70's show takes a group of teens through their coming of age during the me decade. No big stars, just witty competent acting and writing, and with a lead in like the Simpsons, Fox can't miss with this one. Airs Sunday at 8:30.

The Buzz...

Longtime gameshow favorites Family Feud and Match Game are being revived for syndication next year. Don't expect to see Richard Dawson dishing out the kisses though, Louie Anderson will host the Feud, while Michael Burger will emcee the Match Game.

The new version of the Hollywood Squares is going for a hipper version than it's predecessor.  Joining center square staple Whoopi Goldberg will be Sharon Stone, Whitney Houston, Garth Brooks and Rosie O'Donnell as guests.

And if that isn't enough nostalgia for you, Donny and Marie Osmond are starring in a new syndicated talk and entertainment show that will begin airing this week. 

Pee-Wee Herman's real life alter ego, Paul Reubens, is being considered as a replacement for departing actor Alan Cumming for the lead role in Cabaret. Although Reubens has had success in TV and Movies (but not much luck in movie theatres), this will be his Broadway debut.

Jennifer Love Hewitt is close to a lucrative deal to star in a spinoff of the Fox hit Party of Five, playing the same character, Sarah Reeves in a new series that will take Sarah, who was adopted, out of San Francisco, as she goes on a quest to find her birth parents.

Alanis Morissette embarks on a 12-city North American club tour in anticipation of her sophomore album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, due out November 3, and a full-scale tour early 1999. Her only date on home soil will be in Toronto.

Turner Broadcasting's TBS Superstation has won the cable rights to Seinfeld in a deal reportedly worth more than $100 million, a record for any series sold to cable. Don't change the channel just yet, the series cannot be shown on cable untill fall, 2002.

Friends co-stars Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston have reportedly gotten engaged to their respective beaus, David Arquette and Brad Pitt. 

20th Century Fox is considering cutting the R-rated bits out of its summer sleeper There's Something About Mary and re-releasing it as a PG-rated film. Some pretty clever editing will have to take place, not only are the naughtier bits some of the films funniest, they are also crucial to the plot.

After years of ruling the concert stage with their highly influential ska-rock sound, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones have decided to venture into the arena of live recordings with an LP taken from a series of memorable hometown gigs.

A movie based on the life of reggae superstar Bob Marley is set to be filmed and released late next year. Writer/director Ron Shelton spent over 17 years getting clearance for the project, since Marley had signed publishing deals with different people for the same songs.

James Garner is taking Universal Pictures to court for $2.2 million in syndication profits from The Rockford Files. 

A Rolling Stones live album, No Security, and a Bridges to Babylon home video both hit stores Nov. 17. And check your local bookstore Nov. 3 for The Rolling Stones: A Life On The Road, featuring new interviews and previously unpublished photos from the Stones' archives.