Off The Record...

Amanda Marshall

Tuesday’s Child

The follow up to her massively successful debut album, Tuesday’s Child showcases Marshall’s powerful voice, high energy style and considerable writing talents.  With over 5 singles released from her first disc, this album shows the same depth of catchy songs that will appeal to the radio masses as well as the die-hard fan.  Catch her as she comes through town next month on tour, she is truly one of Canada’s most talented divas.

At The Movies...

Tarzan

An innovative and entertaining exploration of a classic tale by Edgar Rice Burroughs, with music by Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Phil Collins.  With an inspired cast of vocal talents and new technological breakthroughs that bring added depth and dimension to the jungle settings, Disney's animated version of Tarzan captures the fantasy, excitement, and imagination of this literary favorite as never before.

On Video...

A Simple Plan

A trio of Midwest small towners comes across a crashed private plane with a dead pilot and $4.4 million on board. Figuring it's lost drug money, they decide to keep it, hoping that no one will come after it. But the money eats at them, and the threesome get involved in a modern scenario of mistrust and murder, sending their simple plan awry.  Strong performances from Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton.

The Buzz...

Ace Frehley has announced that there will not be another KISS record with the original four members and that this is without a doubt the final KISS tour with makeup and original members.

Tiger Electronics has recently released six new colored Furbys.  Frog Furby has 2 colorful shades of green, Flamingo Furby sports 2 bright shades of pink, Leopard Furby, white with black & brown spots, Lamb Furby featuring white textured fur with tan color, Elephant Furby in a soft blue and white and Gorilla Furby which is black and brown.

Comic book fans who appreciate the horrific pencils of Bernie Wrightson can soon visit his official Web site More Than Just Dead Space. The fan site will feature Wrightson's latest work and some of his legendary art from such greats as Swamp Thing and Frankenstein.

Eve 6 have canceled Canadian and European tours to allow singer-bassist Max Collins to rest his throat, which is developing nodes. Courtney Love also has been experiencing vocal problems, forcing Hole to pull out of a festival in Wantagh, N.Y.

Walt Disney World’s new indoor roller coaster ride is called The Rock 'N' Roller Coaster, and the plot revolves around Aerosmith trying to cross the gridlocked streets of Los Angeles to make it to a concert on time. The cars for the rocking ride are designed to look like 1950s-era Cadillacs and are able to zoom from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 2.8 seconds.

The family of Owen Hart, a wrestler killed doing a stunt last month, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the World Wrestling Federation.

Tom Hanks Monday was named the most bankable star in Hollywood, ousting Tom Cruise from the top spot in a poll that asked studio executives to name the actors who can bring in the money.

Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch) will be a co-host of Later Today, a NBC News show that's set to premiere this fall.  She'll be paired with Jodi Applegate of NBC News and Asha Blake, former anchor at KNBC-TV. 

Michael Jackson bought the 1939 Academy Award given to Gone With The Wind for best motion picture.  Jackson purchased the $1.5 million Oscar at Sotheby over the phone. The award was originally estimated at $300,000 before the auction.

Howard Stern and former Sliders exec Tracy Torme are working on a new sci fi animated comedy, Doomsday, about a family searching for a new home and traditional values amid post-apocalyptic ruins. Stern will voice a special character on the show, which will be marketed for prime time.

Actor DeForest Kelley immortalized as Dr. Leonard Bones McCoy on Star Trek has died at age 79.

David Boreanaz, who plays Angel on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, will make his feature film debut in First Light, described as a mystic golf fable by Irish writer Ingrid Quinn.

FX acquired the rebroadcast rights to Chris Carter's Millennium which will begin airing July 19 at 1 a.m. ET, right after the network's midnight The X-Files.

A TV version of The Legend of Sleeping Hollow will hit the small screen before Tim Burton's feature film debuts in November.  

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