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Off The Record...
Tom Waits
Mule Variations
Six years since his last
release, Mule Variations is not merely a new Tom Waits recording, its the
culmination of more than 25 years of his work. One of the premiere songwriters
and storytellers of our generation, Waits delivers a superb effort, with
uplifting songs and haunting ballads. A must for the true music connoisseur.
At The
Movies...
Life
Sometimes, bad things happen to
good people, its what you do with the situation that counts. Ray and Claude
(Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence) are wrongfully convicted of murder in the
1940s and sentenced to life imprisonment. This is a comedy, but a mature one
with heart, boasting two of the finest performances by this duo.
On Video...
Stepmom
A real tear-jerker showing the
turmoil of an upper-middle class family when mom (Susan Sarandon) and dad (Ed
Harris) separate and dad takes up with a younger, career-minded fashion
photographer (Julia Roberts) who's forced into the role of stepmother for his
two kids. Director Chris Columbus (Mrs. Doubtfire) masterfully delivers plenty
of laughs and warm moments in between the tissues.
The Buzz...
Six network newsmagazines, all
of them with reports on the Colorado school massacre, were among the 12
top-rated prime-time shows measured by Nielsen Media Research during the past
week. The newsmagazines responded quickly with news of the shooting and viewers
apparently couldn't get enough.
A bill has been introduced in
the U.S. Senate which would ban broadcasters and cable TV companies from
airing violent shows at times when children are likely to be watching
television.
Ron Silver will bow out
of the NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet at the end of this season so that he
can focus on various theater and film projects.
Fans of Another World aren't letting their soap go without a
fight. Fans staged a protest outside NBC studios, the 35-year-old soap has been
pitched to ABC and Fox, and the inevitable letter-writing campaign has been
launched.
Retailer J.C. Penney has
decided to stop ordering merchandise based on popular animated show South
Park after receiving negative feedback from customers. The Comedy Central
show's ratings have fallen 46 percent in the first three weeks of its new
season.
Buckcherry
frontman Joshua Todd knows the drug references in Lit Up are bound to
upset people. "Mothers are going to hate us because they think we're encouraging
their kids to do cocaine," Todd says. "Well, since when has rock & roll had to
be responsible?
Sting
will perform a half-time acoustic show with the Eurythmics during a
celebrity soccer match in London to raise money for Kosovo refugees. Sting will
also play in the match, which promoters hope will raise more than $1.6 million.
The Webaddress
www.maytheforcebewithyou.com was reportedly sold on online auction
house eBay last week by Tefabob Global Enterprises. Bids started at $5,000 and
quickly climbed to $10 million, but when the final bid was investigated, it was
ruled a fake. The bidder discontinued his or her email address and hasn't been
located.
This year's Tibetan Freedom
Concert will be held June 13 in four cities: East Troy, Wis., Amsterdam,
Sydney and Tokyo. The Beastie Boys, Live and Eddie Vedder will
play East Troy, and Rage Against the Machine will rock Amsterdam.
Additional acts will be announced.
Imax Corp. optioned Stephen
King's The Sun Dog. The company also entered into an agreement with White
Cap Prods. to develop a giant-screen 3-D version of the horror work.
Fox picked up 22 episodes of
Matt Groening's animated sci fi comedy series Futurama as part of its
all-animation Tuesday night. |
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