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Vol. 9 No. 13
Pick Hits
Play It
NCAA College Basketball 2k3
Sega brings its dominant
basketball lineage to the college hardwood with NCAA College Basketball 2K3.
From tip-off at Midnight Madness to the net cutting in New Orleans, you compete
for love of the game with the spirited band, lively cheerleaders, and rowdy
students backing you. There are more than 300 Division I teams, an authentic
rankings system that includes a weekly top 25 and bubble watch, classic and
custom tournaments, and a comprehensive Legacy Mode. If you are into college
hoops, you'll love NCAA College Basketball 2K3, and even if your aren’t this
game may make you a fan.
At The Movies
Basic
Agent Hardy (John Travolta) of
the Drug Enforcement Agency is brought in by an old friend to investigate the
disappearances of several Army Ranger cadets and their legendary drill
instructor (Samuel L. Jackson), during an exercise at a basic training camp,
Fort
Clayton,
in Panama. The last thing the government wants is a rogue agent investigating
the disappearance, and as the investigation unfolds, the agent is placed in
direct conflict with the Army's official investigating officer (Connie Nielsen)
and nothing is as it seems. Full of twists and turns to keep you on your seat.
Directed by John McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October).
On Video
Femme Fatale
Laure Ash (Rebecca
Romijn-Stamos), a master of manipulation and guile, plays a crucial role in a
jewel theft and then abruptly leaves her life of crime behind her. Reinvented in
the guise of a respectable married woman, Laure soon captures the attention of
Nicolas. Attracted to the enigmatic Laure but serving an agenda of his own,
Nicolas shatters her carefully crafted world with one shutter click of his
camera. Suddenly exposed to the world and vulnerable to her enemies, Laure is
determined to use her considerable assets and Nicolas’ voyeuristic instincts to
transform her identity and once again escape her past. Brian De Palma loads up
Femme Fatale with visual tricks, story turns and a terrific score. If you missed
this one in the theatres, pick it up and pop some corn.
The Buzz...
Jack Deamer,
a Los Angeles-based interior designer who claimed he was the inspiration for
Sean Hayes' flamboyantly gay character on NBC's hit comedy Will & Grace, has
dropped his lawsuit against co creator Jason Mutchnick after the two
sides reached a settlement for an undisclosed sum.
Ted Turner
will remain on the board of media conglomerate AOL Time Warner even after he
resigns from his position as vice chairman in May. AOL TW chairman and CEO
Richard Parsons has asked Turner to remain on the board.
Gwyneth Paltrow
and Lisa Kudrow will topline Stratus Films indie feature Happy Endings
for writer-director Don Roos. Production is slated to begin in Los
Angeles as early as May 12.
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EVANESCENCE DOMINATES |
Evanescence's
debut single Bring Me to Life has reached the number one position on the modern
rock charts. The last time a female fronted group topped the modern charts was
in 1998 (Hole's Celebrity Skin), and their run has been the Fastest climb
to #1 by a debut artist since 3 Doors Down with Kryptonite.
The Rock
will be staying in WWE for an extra month following WrestleMania on March 30th,
At this point, the originally scheduled main-event for WrestleMania, The Rock
vs. Bill Goldberg, is a go for the April 27th WWE Backlash pay-per view from
Worcester, MA.
Puddle of Mudd
have pushed back the release of Life on Display, the follow-up to their
multiplatinum debut, in order to record three additional tracks. It is expected
to be available mid-to-late August.
Late Drowning Pool
frontman Dave Williams' lifelong dream of buying his parents a house has
finally been realized. Alan Meltzer, the Chairman and Owner of Wind-Up
Records recently donated $250,000 from the sale of the group's DVD,
Sinema, to "The House that Dave Built".
WWE announced that their June
pay-per view for this year will be called Bad Blood. Of course, every year
before their June pay-per view was King of the Ring, but due to the brand
extension, things change this year.
Trust Company
opted to begin work on their sophomore album, the follow-up to 2002's The Lonely
Position of Neutral, over performing on the second stage of Ozzfest. A
replacement has not yet been named.
Emmy-winning actress
Patricia Heaton is in negotiations to star in TNT's telefilm The Goodbye
Girl, Neil Simon's updated take on his 1977 feature.
Hot off the success of the
Jennifer Lopez stared Maid in
Manhattan,
helmer Wayne Wang has closed a deal to stir things up for New Line
Cinema, directing Adam Sandler in Good Cook, Likes Music.
MGM is mounting a contemporary
hip-hop-themed musical titled Colors Straight Up, based on the Oscar-nominated
documentary by Michele Ohayon. Morgan Freeman's Revelations
Entertainment is producing, with Freeman expected to take one of the strong
supporting roles in the film.
Miss Massachusetts Susie
Castillo was crowned Miss USA 2003 in the 52nd annual staging of the
pageant.
Sean P. Diddy Combs
is back together with the mother of his youngest son, model Kim Porter,
with whom he was involved in a lengthy child-support dispute.
KISS'
recent one-off collaboration with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Australia,
dubbed the Kiss Symphony, will be shown on pay-per-view in the U.S. and will
eventually be made available on DVD, complete with behind-the-scenes and "making
of" footage. In addition, a live album recorded at the concert is in the works.
In a dig at Guns N' Roses'
long-delayed Chinese Democracy album, the Offspring wanted to title their
upcoming disc Chinese Democracy (You Snooze You Lose). But when GN'R frontman
Axl Rose caught wind of the plan, he had his lawyers send a cease-and-desist
letter to the punkers' camp.
The Disturbed-led Music
as a Weapon II tour will yield a live CD, according to frontman David Draiman.
The as-yet-untitled disc will boast album tracks and live versions of unreleased
cuts from Disturbed, Chevelle, Taproot and Unloco.
Meanwhile, a remix of Disturbed's Liberate will appear on the upcoming Matrix
Reloaded soundtrack due May 6.
Audioslave's
self-titled debut album has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The supergroup
recently released their second single, Like A Stone. It follows on the heels of
the very successful Cochise.
Cold
have pushed back the release date of their new CD, Year Of The Spider, to May 13
through Geffen Records. Year Of The Spider was recorded with producer Howard
Benson (Sepultura, P.O.D.) and includes the track Kurt, which
was written as a tribute to Kurt Cobain.
The Shield is rushing toward
its season finale with the gut-wrenching intensity that has carried it through
two remarkable years. The FX series wraps up the season next week with what
promises to be a satisfying flourish. While Mackey's team weighs a get-rich
scheme, a gang execution hits close to home for Detective Claudette Wyms.
Preliminary television ratings
for the Academy Awards were down 15 percent from last year, and it could wind up
the least popular Oscar telecast ever according to ABC.
Far From Heaven swept the
Independent Spirit Awards gathering five awards, including best feature.
Madonna
and husband Guy Ritchie swept away the competition at the Razzies, an
annual spoof of the Academy Awards singling out the worst achievements in film.
The man credited with
discovering Dru Hill is suing the rhythm and blues group for $30 million
in alleged lost record royalties and management fees.
Limp Bizkit
have pushed back the release date of their new album, Bipolar, to June 17, a
month later than its previously expected date of May 13, which was itself a
delay from an earlier April 1 due date. No reason was given for the delay. |
