Off The Record...

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Broke
Though they are fairly unheard of outside of certain circles, (hed) p.e. helped establish today's most important rock and roll trend. Now, after helping to open the floodgates for the likes of Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock, Orange County's heaviest party band is back with its second set of rollicking rap-rock drinking songs. Led by singer Jahred and the capable guitar tandem of Wes and Chad, the band plows through a dozen deep and jarring tunes. Broke comes off as slightly more accessible than the band's relentless debut. There are good melodies and considerable finesse at the core of Broke's best material, a sign of a skilled band and noteworthy songwriters.

At The Movies...
The Cell
Psychologist Catherine Deane (Jenifer Lopez) is taking part in a radical new kind of treatment. She enters the minds of her patients in order to heal them. When she accepts to enter the brain of a comatose serial killer in order to locate his last victim who is slowly drowning, she never expected to find such craziness inside of that world. The Cell is by far the most mind-bending flick of the decade and a wonderful celluloid substitute to mind altering substances. Hardcore horror fans will notice familiar elements from other movies, namely Nightmare On Elm Street and Silence Of The Lambs. The Cell marks a new era in horror filmmaking.

On Video...
After Life
A delightful fantasy-morality tale about a waystation on the road to the after life in which the recently deceased are told they have one week in which to choose one memory that they can take with them for all eternity. Staff members will take that memory, make a film of it, and give it to the dead, who will live out that single happy memory forever, forgetting all else. Stunning and profound work that examines the core of existence, the memories and longings that make us human.

The Buzz...

Nancy Travis will lead the cast of Stephen King's Rose Red, an original six-hour horror miniseries on ABC. Look for the show to air during February 2002 sweeps.

Hoping to repeat the success of Space Jam, Warner Bros. will produce a Looney Tunes film again mixing animation with live action.

Fans of The A-Team rejoice. A movie based on the 1980s TV series will be produced by Stephen Cannell and Top Cow Comics president Spike Seldin.

WB Kids' new X-Men: Evolution cartoon series debuting this fall will take the team back to its roots rather than pick up from where the summer blockbuster movie left off.

Hulk Hogan filed a defamation suit against World Championship Wrestling, claiming a WCW exec berated him on national television after a ring appearance.

Angelina Jolie, cast as the treasure-hunting adventuress Lara Croft, is now being filmed in Iceland.

WB will take on NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics with wooden stakes and witchcraft. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch will premiere opposite the international sports event.

Never mind the rumors about Gabriel Thomson being cast as Harry Potter. Warner Bros. officially announced Daniel Radcliffe will take the role. Rupert Grint will play Harry's mate Ron and Emma Watson will be Hermione.

It's hard to see Macaulay Culkin as a grown up who's married, much less divorced. Bu apparently the child star of the 1990 film Home Alone, has separated from actress Rachel Miner, his wife of two years.

The final episode of Survivor drew 51 million viewers last week, ranking as the most-watched summertime television show since at least 1987.

Rap star Eminem has agreed to give physical custody of his 5-year-old daughter to his estranged wife.

Actress Katey Sagal, best known as crass Peg Bundy on the TV sitcom Married ... With Children, is divorcing real-life husband Jack White.

MTV Networks will launch a Japanese-language music channel to tap into Japan's booming teen pop market.

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