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Vol. 12
No. 13
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Larry plays a big city health inspector who's happy with his usual beat of
greasy spoon diners and low rent ethnic restaurants. His easygoing life is
turned upside down when he's saddled with a straight arrow rookie partner (Iris
Bahr) and assigned the biggest case of his career: investigating an
outbreak of mysterious food poisonings at the city's swankiest restaurants.
Infuriating restaurateurs with his bad manners, Larry still manages to charm a
sweet, shy waitress (Megyn Price) into a budding romance. But when
his unorthodox methods cost him his job, Larry has to go undercover to bring the
conspirators to justice and 'Git-R-Done!' Great low brow humor.
On DVD
King Kong
Documentary filmmaker, Carl Denham (Jack Black), sails off to
remote Skull Island to film his latest epic with leading lady, Ann Darrow (Naomi
Watts). Native warriors kidnap Ann to use as a sacrifice as they summon
Kong with the local witch doctor. But instead of devouring Ann, Kong saves her.
Kong is eventually taken back to New York where he searches high and low for
Ann, eventually winding up at the top of the Empire State Building, facing off
against a fleet of World War I fighter planes. Wonderful special effects update
this classic story.
The Buzz..
The full lineup
has been announced for this summer's Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant
Park. Joining previously announced Red Hot Chili Peppers will be
Queens of the Stone Age, rapper Kanye West, Death Cab
for Cutie and White Stripes frontman Jack White's new project, The
Raconteurs. Lollapalooza will take place August 4th through the 6th.
VH1 has officially begun production on a Behind the
Music special on Pantera.
Jennifer Lopez and Luke Wilson have been offered
roles in the big screen version of the classic TV series Dallas. Robert
Luketic (Monster-in-Law) is directing the film and is rounding out his cast,
which already includes John Travolta and Shirley
MacClaine. Travolta will take on the role of J.R. Ewing and MacClaine will
be playing Miss Ellie Ewing. Lopez was offered the role of Sue Ellen Ewing and
Luke Wilson was offered the role of Bobby Ewing.
Dimension Films will turn the 1975-1979 ABC series Welcome
Back, Kotter into a feature film. Ice Cube will be
taking on the leading role of a teacher who returns to his old inner-city high
school to try to motivate a new generation of underprivileged troublemakers.
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Fox has
just ordered up two more seasons The Simpsons, guaranteeing that
Homer, Bart and the rest of the Springfield gang will keep going through a 19th
season in 2008. The 'toon will also mark its 400th episode in May 2007.
Kanye West has teamed up with Anonymous Content and
New Line Cinema to produce a feature film based on his
music. West also will appear in the film, which will create a multiperspective
portrait of the U.S. as seen through the eyes of West and several filmmakers.
George Clooney donated his Oscar presenter gift bag (which
includes a Blackberry, jewelry and fun vacations, among other goodies) to the
United Way, who will auction off the bag to raise hurricane relief
funds. The buyer will also receive a handwritten thank-you note from the Cloon.
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo is engaged and is set to marry
this summer. He met his fiance at one of his solo shows in Cambridge back in
1997. Rivers' spokesperson reportedly confirmed that he will be tying the knot
in June after he graduates from Harvard.
Lauren Graham will join Steve Carrell in Evan
Almighty, the sequel to Bruce Almighty. In the movie, Graham will play
Carrell's wife. Carrell, who appeared in Bruce Almighty as Evan the news anchor,
is now a politician. Morgan Freeman returns as God, who instructs
Evan to build an ark to prepare for a massive flood.
Britney Spears' lawyers were in court to pursue her $20 million
libel lawsuit against Us magazine. The pop princess filed the suit in
December after the magazine reported Britney and husband Kevin Federline had
made a sex tape.
Tommy Lee has signed on to be part of the all-star band assembled
for this season's edition of the reality show Rock Star. Rounding out the band
are ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, and Guns N' Roses's
Gilby Clarke. Contestants on the show will compete for the
opportunity to front the band, who will be known as Supernova.
Hoobastank's upcoming third album release has been pushed back a month to
May 16th. Every Man for Himself was scheduled to hit stores April 18th. No
reason has been given for the delay.
Sammy Hagar will be hitting the road in the U.S. this summer as
part of the Livin' It Up tour. He will be touring in support of his
upcoming CD of the same name, tentatively due later in the year.
Demi Moore is in final talks to star with Kevin Costner
and William Hurt in Mr. Brooks. The story follows a man (Costner)
with a murderous alter ego (Hurt). Moore would play a tough detective whose
devotion to her craft catches the attention and respect of the serial killer she
is hunting, which leads to a symbiotic relationship.
Tyler Perry will stick with Lionsgate for his next film,
Daddy's Little Girl. Perry will write, produce and direct the film being
described as a reverse Cinderella tale about a young, beautiful, successful
female attorney who falls in love with a janitor and single father of three
daughters.
Universal Pictures has optioned Drive to potentially have Hugh
Jackman in the leading role. Based on James Sallis' novel, the action
movie would tell of a Hollywood stunt driver in the seamy underside of Southern
California and Arizonas. The stuntman moonlights as a wheelman during robberies
and discovers that a contract has been put on him.
Universal Pictures will get Benicio Del Toro
to star in a remake of the classic horror film, The Wolf Man. The remake will be
set in Victorian England and will have Del Toro star as a man who returns from
America to his homeland. He gets bitten by a werewolf and finds that he turns
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BOX OFFICE
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1. V for Vendetta
2. Failure to Launch
3. The Shaggy Dog
4. She's the Man
5. The Hills Have Eyes
6. 16 Blocks
7. Eight Below
Inside Man (New)
Stay Alive (New)
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (New) |
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ON DVD
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1. A History of Violence
2. Walk the Line
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
4. Good Night and Good Luck
5. Jarhead
6. Just Friends
King Kong (New)
Memoirs of a Geisha (New)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (New)
Stay (New) |
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TV
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1. American Idol
2. CSI
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Desperate Housewives
5. Without A Trace
6. House
7. CSI: Miami
8. The Unit
9. NCIS
10. Two And A Half Men |
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