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Alley Cat #1
Matt Hawkins of Lady Pendragon
has teamed up with former Playboy lingerie model and current web goddess Alley
Baggett to craft yet another of those comic books based around a real female
personality. Mixing supernatural visitations with murderous entities, vintage
leather bondage gear and a few cameos by the Marquis himself, Alley Cat is a
somewhat shocking but ultimately entertaining package. It may not be for the
kiddies, but then adults need comic books too.
At The
Movies...
The Sixth Sense
Bruce Willis plays a child
psychologist tackling a strange case. It seems that an eight-year-old is seeing
an army of ghosts who haunt the gothic streets of modern Philadelphia and seem
to want something from him, but just what, he doesn't know. Given the quality
of work here, perhaps Willis fans can sit through this film despite the lack of
flying bullets and signature smart-alecky comments. Instead they offer up
something you might not be expecting in your average Hollywood action picture or
horror flick, acting.
On Video...
A Civil Action
A gripping
courtroom drama that follows the trials and tribulations of an ambulance chasing
personal injury attorney (John Travolta) who sues two giant corporations on
behalf of eight families who claim they caused the death of their kids by
contaminating the town's water supply. The straightforward case turns nasty when
the lawyer faces off against the corporations' attorneys (headed up by a sleazy
Robert Duvall), bankrupting his small law firm and altering his view of the law
and justice. An absorbing drama with a fine performance by Travolta.
The Buzz...
A film version of the
Inhumans comic book could be in the works. The story of a race of
genetically altered super-powered beings first appeared in Fantastic Four.
Woodstock '99
organizers have announced that a compilation album and accompanying video of the
historic weekend will be released on Epic Records. The lineup for the double CD
has yet to be announced, but a September release date for the project is being
eyed.
On its way to
becoming the most profitable independent film ever made, The Blair Witch
Project is now a bona fide horror franchise. A sequel to the horror film is
in the works, with directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez
already outlining four potential sequel story lines, including two prequels.
Detroit Rock City isn't the last
dramatic KISS project we'll be seeing anytime soon.
Kiss is also working on a Psycho Circus cartoon show
for the Fox Kids Channel, planning a tour to begin in January, and working on a
CBS movie-of-the-week called Rock and Roll All Nite.
The Fox Kids cable
channel is getting a new look with new symbols and icons to draw kids to shows.
Central to the effort is an international system of identifying shows that isn't
English-specific.
Dinosaurs will once again roam
the earth when the third installment of Jurassic Park starts production,
possibly as soon as early 2000.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
will either play FBI Agent Clarice Starling in the upcoming Silence of the Lambs
sequel or she'll play a younger lesbian character.
Sith lord
and Phantom Menace fan fave Darth Maul will definitely not be back in
either of the next two Star Wars movies, according to George Lucas.
Johnathan
Sandys, creator of www.movie-mistakes.co.uk, says hes swamped with emails
from readers pointing out continuity errors in movies.
Ricky Martin reaped one
more reward of his wild life, six MTV Video Award nominations for Livin' La Vida
Loca. But he couldn't hold a candle to Korn. The rock band led the way
with nine nominations for its video, Freak on a Leash.
In a bid to remain the top-rated
network, NBC is adding four characters to its crown jewel ER this fall
and overhauling other shows, including Suddenly Susan and Veronica's
Closet.
The third movie in
the Scream series will debut December 1999. The story involves the
making of Stab 3: Return to Woodsboro, according to Wes Craven's official
Web site.
Scott Evil, the
prodigal son of Dr. Evil in Austin Powers, will get the voice of actor Seth
Green when the property goes animated. The cartoon series will debut on
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