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Vol. 12
No. 06
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Firewall
Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is a bank security expert, whose
specialty is designing infallible theft proof financial computer systems. But
there's a hidden vulnerability in the system he didn't account for, himself.
When a ruthless criminal mastermind kidnaps his family, Jack is forced to find a
flaw in his system and steal $100 million. With the lives of his wife and
children at stake and under constant surveillance, he has only hours to find a
loophole in the thief's own impenetrable system of subterfuge and false
identities to beat him at his own game. Another action packed outing for Ford.
On DVD
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
As the annual Giant Vegetable Competition approaches, the two enterprising chums
have been cashing in with their pest control outfit, "Anti-Pesto," which
humanely dispatches the rabbits that try to invade the town's gardens. Suddenly,
a huge, mysterious, beast begins attacking the town's sacred vegetable plots at
night, and the competition hostess, Lady Tottington, commissions Anti-Pesto to
catch it and save the day. Lying in wait, however, is Lady Tottington's snobby
suitor, Victor Quartermaine, who'd rather shoot the beast and secure the
position of local hero, not to mention Lady Tottington's hand in marriage. With
the fate of the competition in the balance, Lady Tottington is eventually forced
to allow Victor to hunt down the vegetable chomping marauder. Little does she
know that Victor's real intent could have dire consequences for her and our two
heroes.
The Buzz..
Marc
Lawrence (Two Weeks Notice) is drafting Drew Barrymore &
Hugh Grant for Music & Lyrics By. The romantic comedy involves a
lyrics writer and a music writer-performer whose collaboration takes a romantic
turn.
Paris Hilton’s diaries and other private items are up for sale for
$20 million. The heiress is doing her best to block the sale, claiming her
belongings were illegally seized from a storage unit in Los Angeles. The storage
facility claims Paris didn’t pay her rent, but her people claim it was all a big
mix-up. The diaries appear to be extensive, with 18 volumes of the celebutante’s
exploits up for grabs.
R. Kelly is set to receive a special honour at this year’s Soul
Train Awards. The platinum selling singer will receive the first ever
Stevie Wonder Award for outstanding song writing. He also leads
the nominations with three. Other multiple nominees include Missy
Elliott, Gwen Stefani and Kanye West.
Sony's Casino Royale has started production in Prague, but
the roles of the leading lady and the villain have not been cast yet. Daniel
Craig was cast as Bond in October, leaving the remainder of the cast a
mystery. In recent days, Rachel McAdams and Thandie
Newton have emerged as possible Bond girls. An insider said casting of the
villain is much further along than that of the female star.
Walt
Disney Pictures and Walden Media announced that they
have begun pre-production on The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the next
big screen installment of the Narnia Chronicles, and the follow-up to the
international blockbuster, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The latter
film, based on the works of C. S. Lewis, has attracted legions of moviegoers all
over the world and has grossed in excess of $637.8 million to date at the
worldwide box office.
Kristen Bell, Jay Baruchel, Chris
Marquette and Sam Huntington are in final negotiations to play
Star Wars geeks in Fanboys, a comedic drama that Kevin Spacey's
Trigger Street is producing for the Weinstein Co. Kyle Newman is making his
directorial debut on the feature.
Lost star Matthew Fox will join McG's untitled
football drama which will star Matthew McConaughey in the lead
role. The project tells the events following the 1970 plane crash that killed
members of the Marshall University football team, along with most of its
coaching staff, sports commentators and many of its local boosters.
James Cromwell will join Columbia Pictures'
Spider-Man 3 as Captain Stacy, the father of Bryce Dallas
Howard's character Gwen Stacy. Spider-Man 3 begins shooting this month with
Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco,
Thomas Haden Church, and Topher Grace.
Free speech advocate Howard Stern never said he was in favor of a
free ride. Stern's new bosses at Sirius Satellite Radio
have cracked down on at least two Websites that were streaming the talk host's
new subscriber-only show. Additionally, they've reported incidents of pirate
radio abuse to Stern's old foes at the FCC.
Al Lewis, forever known for playing Grandpa on the ghoulish 1960s
sitcom, The Munsters, died at his New York home.
B.B. King's dog, Lucille, has disappeared, and the legendary bluesman is
offering an autographed copy of one of his signature "Lucille" guitars in an
effort to get her back.
An estimated 90.7 million people watched the Pittsburgh Steelers
beat the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, the largest Super Bowl
audience since the Steelers last played in the title game in 1996.
Hot on the heels of hit films about Ray Charles and Johnny
Cash, a project about the final years of Marvin Gaye is set
to begin production in May.
Simple Plan will celebrate the Canadian Olympic athletes competing
at the games in Torino with a free concert in Whistler, B.C. later this
month. The Montreal-based band will take the stage in Whistler Village Square
for a performance on Saturday, February 25, the day before the closing
ceremonies in Torino.
Kate Moss is back in Britain and it looks as though she’s doing
her best to put her troubles behind her. In addition to coming clean to English
police this week comes the news that Moss will be featured on the cover of
British Vogue. It’s the 21st Vogue cover for Moss, but her first
since she was hit with a tabloid drug scandal in September.
Destiny's Child will be back for just one more performance at the
NBA All-Star game, despite their long promised break-up. The ladies say
they will open the game with their take on the Star Spangled Banner before
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HOT 20 SONGS
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1. Don't Forget About Us - Mariah Carey
2. Yearning - The Trews
3. Hung Up - Madonna
4. Stickwitchu - Pussycat Dolls
5. When I'm Gone - Eminem
6. Angels Losing Sleep - Our Lady Peace
7. Real Love - Massari
8. If It's Lovin' - Rihanna
9. Talk - Coldplay
10. Trip - Hedley
11. Heard 'Em Say - Kanye West ft. Adam Levine
12. Dance Dance - Fall Out Boy
13. Check On It - Beyonce ft. Slim Thug & Bun B
14. Run It - Chris Brown ft. Juelz Santana
15. Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day
16. Yo - Chris Brown
17. Temprerature - Sean Paul
18. Let It Go - Melissa O'Neil
19. Juice Box - The Strokes
20. Hypnotize - System Of A Down |
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BOX OFFICE
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1. When A Stranger Calls
2. Big Momma's House 2
3. Nanny McPhee
4. Brokeback Mountain
5. Hoodwinked
6. Underworld: Evolution
• Curious George (New)
• Firewall (New)
• The Pink Panther (New)
• Final Destination 3 (New) |
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ON DVD
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1. The Legend of Zorro
2. Lord of War
3. Flight Plan
4. In Her Shoes
5. Two For the Money
6. The Corpse Bride
• Just Like Heaven (New)
• Elizabethtown (New)
• Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (New)
• Doom (New) |
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TV
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1. American Idol
2. CSI
3. Without A Trace
4. CSI: Miami
5. Dancing With The Stars
6. Grey's Anatomy
7. Lost
8. NCIS
9. Two And A Half Men
10. Cold Case |
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