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Vol. 9
No. 45
Pick Hits
Elf
Buddy is a man
who was raised at the North Pole by Santa's elves. He doesn't realize he's
human, he just thinks he's a bit tall, and rather slow at making toys. But Santa
and his adoptive Papa finally break the truth to him and encourage him to find
his biological father in New York. Of course, the big bad city is alien to this
Christmas-loving elf-man, but as he bumbles along he manages to get under the
skin of his Scrooge-like dad, sweet step mom, little brother and a cute girl who
works as an elf in Gimbel's Christmas department. But Santa is having trouble
with his sleigh, and Buddy may be the only guy who can save Christmas! This film
is bright and wacky, with witty touches and references that will make the film
enjoyable over multiple viewings.
On DVD
Finding Nemo
This is the
highest-grossing animated film of all time. The film follows the comic and
eventful journeys of two fish Marlin and his son Nemo who become separated at
the Great Barrier Reef. Nemo is captured by a dentist who wants a new addition
to his office fish tank, and Marlin, with the aid of a friendly but forgetful
fish named Dory, embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero
of an epic journey to rescue his son. Nemo, meanwhile, with the aid of the
denizens of the dentist's fish tank, has his own plans on getting free. A
delightful, warm, loving tale that will have every dad teary eyed by its
conclusion.
Toy Box
Charmed
series 1 action figures
Using the
latest scanning technologies, the stars of the television show Charmed have
entered the world of action figures. These 6" action figures feature detailed
sculpting, articulation, and themed accessories. In this initial series, look
for Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell, Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews, Holly
Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell, and Michael Bailey Smith as Belthazor. Each
figure also comes packaged with a portion of the infamous Attic featured on the
show.
The Buzz...
NBC is axing
its heavily-hyped new show Coupling, due to poor ratings.
Fox is delaying the third season premiere of The Bernie Mac Show until
November 30. In the meantime, the net will air repeats of The Simpsons in the
time slot.
Puddle Of Mudd, whose sophomore album, Life on Display, will be released
Nov. 25, are giving fans a chance to join the band on tour for a week. The
Puddle Of Mudd Platinum Pass contest will plant 11 passes in random pressings of
the initial run of the new album. Ten first-prize winners will win autographed
guitars and one platinum-prize winner will get his or her own bus accompanying
the band on tour for a week in 2004.
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Cher is
ranking among the top touring acts for the second
consecutive year and the biggest tour in history for a
female artist. Her farewell trek, which ended on
Halloween at Toronto's Skydome, grossed $145 million
from more than 200 concerts and drew 2.2 million
people along with an Emmy-winning TV special and new
record deal with Warner Bros.
Linkin Park's forthcoming Live in Texas DVD
will get a big-screen premiere on Nov. 17, the day before the release hits
stores. The film, which features footage from a pair of concerts on this year's
Summer Sanitarium tour, will be shown in theaters in more than 30 U.S. cities.
Queen Latifah is set to star in a Paramount Pictures remake of
Last Holiday, a film which originally starred Alec Guinness. The
original movie tells the story of a man who learns he will die shortly. He
checks into a resort for his last ever vacation but when he doesn't know how to
act like a wealthy person, his seemingly eccentric behavior causes the residents
to believe that he is superrich.
New Line Cinema has optioned the rights to How to be a Villain, a book written
by Neil Zawacki. The book is a humorous step-by-step guide to joining the forces
of darkness, and offers insight on such issues as whether to invest in winged
monkeys or ninja warriors and where to locate your evil hideout. The big-screen
adaptation will center on a loser who, in an effort to seek retribution for a
life of finishing last, sets his sights on becoming a supervillain.
Warner Bros. has hired Matthew Berry and Eric Abrams to write a live-action
version of Johnny Bravo, the animated series on the Cartoon
Network. WWE wrestler The Rock is slated to star in the leading
role of Johnny Bravo. The film will have Johnny Bravo searching for his long
lost father, combining comedy with action.
The View is close to adding a fifth mug to its couch of cohosts. Barbara
Walters announced that they'd narrowed the list of contenders down to
three: Rachel Campos, of Real World: San Francisco; Elisabeth
Hasselbeck, host of the Style Network's The Look for Less and a onetime
castaway on Survivor: The Australian Outback; and actress Erin Hershey
Presley, formerly of ABC's defunct soap Port Charles. The women will
compete for the chair vacated by former cohost Lisa Ling, who left
last December to become the new cohost and international reporter for National
Geographic Explorer.
Antonio Banderas is in talks with Sony to reprise his role as the
swashbuckling swordsman in The Mask of Zorro part deux.
Six sitcoms, including ABC's Hope & Faith, I'm With Her, It's
All Relative and Married to the Kellys all received orders for
additional episodes to take them through the season. The other shows getting
votes of confidence were the freshman dramas 10-8 and Threat
Matrix, both on ABC.
Currently a Web-only publication, rock magazine Creem is expected be on
store shelves in a print edition next spring. Creem began in Detroit in March
1969 and ran monthly until November 1988, when the magazine folded.
Michael Jackson is in talks with CBS to perform in a music special
that would air on the network Nov. 26, a week after the release of his latest
hits collection, Number Ones.
Nicole Kidman is set to walk down the aisle with rock star
Lenny Kravitz within a matter of months.
Geffen Records has released Guns N Roses 1998s Welcome to the Videos,
as well as 1992s Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II World Tour 1992
in Tokyo home videos for the first time on DVD. No bonus material has been
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