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Vol. 12
No. 21
Pick Hits
At The Movies
X-Men: The Last Stand
With the help of new recruits The Beast and Angel, they must face evolution
itself in the form of their former teammate, Jean Grey. Possessed with the
cosmic power of the Dark Phoenix, the resurrected Jean Grey has become a danger
to herself, her mutant comrades, and the entire planet. To stave off this
imminent threat to humanity, a potential cure is discovered and processed to
treat, and ultimately eliminate genetic mutations once and for all. Now, as the
battle lines are drawn, the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier, must contend
with both Jean Grey's world consuming powers, as well as the malevolent
Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier's former ally,
Magneto. Best of the series.
On DVD
Cheaper By The Dozen 2
Tom Baker (Steve Martin) and wife Kate (Bonnie Hunt),
hoping to bring their family together for a memorable summer vacation, take
their 12 offspring to the rustic Lake Winnetka. But their retreat soon becomes
cutthroat when they enter into a competition with the over achieving members of
a large family headed by Tom's long time rival, Jimmy Murtaugh (Eugene
Levy). Good family fun.
The Buzz..
Stacy
Keibler, who wowed viewers with her leggy turn on the second season of
Dancing with the Stars, is okay after suffering a minor seizure.
Ozzfest has created a contest for Miss Ozzfest. Ozzfest emcee Big Dave
and Ozzfest party dude Eddie will go on a national search for Miss Ozzfest
candidates in advance of the Ozzfest tour. Fans can then vote on their favorites
at Ozzfest-dot-com.
Korn frontman Jonathan Davis made a special appearance
outside Wrigley Field in Chicago after a Cubs game. Davis passed out thousands
of dollars in cash (ten dollar bills), CDs, t-shirts and Family Values concert
tickets. Korn are putting the value back in Family Values with
$9.99 lawn tickets for this summer's Family Values Tour which starts July 27.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have an album at the number one spot on the
Soundscan sales charts for the first time ever in their career, with
first-week sales of close to half a million in the US alone. The California
rockers solidly beat out former Newlywed Nick Lachey, who took the
number two spot with his solo album, What's Left Of Me.
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Long running
rock publication Circus has closed its doors. Publisher and Editor in
Chief Gerald Rothberg started Circus in 1966 under the title Hullabaloo. In the
almost 40 years since, Circus has been many different kinds of music
publications. It started out as a general interest rock magazine, running
stories on classic rockers such as the Doors and Led Zeppelin.
The hair metal years in the '80s were Rothberg's most profitable for Circus.
CKX Inc., the parent company of Elvis Presley Enterprises, has
announced a long term partnership with Canadian based circus troupe Cirque du
Soleil, which plans to produce a series of shows based around The King's
life and music.
MTV has given the greenlight to a new dance-based reality series
executive produced by Jennifer Lopez.
NBC's farewell to Will & Grace came up big, helping to give the
network a rare nightlong win among adults 18-49.
Mindfire Entertainment will produce a feature film based on the
popular Eidos video game Fear Effect. The film will faithfully follow the
story line of the original PlayStation game. It will be set 10 years in the
future, however, rather than in the alternate world suggested in the game.
Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films have acquired Game
Boys. The story revolves around two men who are hardcore video gamers who
have mastered a game involving destroying creatures. But when the creatures come
to life, they are recruited by the Department of Homeland Security to lead a
geeky army of gamers in a battle against the monsters. Jerry Bruckheimer will
produce the action-adventure.
Disney Pictures will release The Chronicles of Narnia:
Prince Caspian during the summer of 2008 rather than its original planned
release of December 2007. The reason for the move is because Sony/Columbia
Pictures plan on releasing their own big budget fantasy feature from Walden
Media (who is producing Narnia as well) during the Christmas season of 2007.
Kirsten Dunst will reunite with Michel Gondry
(Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) in Be Kind Rewind. Jack Black
is headlining the feature.
Vin Diesel has signed on to star in the action thriller Black
Water Transit. The story follows a man who makes a deal to help the police catch
a contract killer in order to get his own son out of jail. The capture however
goes fatally wrong with the man forced on the run for apparently killing four
cops.
Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor will be joining
Woody Allen's next feature, which is being set in London. They have
been cast as brothers who turn to crime after hitting financial problems.
Kevin Spacey will play the villain in Joe Claus. Spacey joins
Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in Warner Bros.' holiday
comedy about Santa Claus' loser brother (Vaughn) who joins his more famous
sibling at the North Pole.
The Foo Fighters are showing off their softer side this summer
with a series of acoustic shows set for July and August. The band will be
augmented by strings, percussion, and the return of Foo Fighters guitarist
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HOT 20 SONGS
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1. S.O.S. (Rescue Me) - Rihanna
2. Out Of My Head - Mobile
3. Move Along - The All–American Rejects
4. I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Panic! At The Disco
5. 3 2 1 - Hedley
6. Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
7. A Little Less Sixteen Candles - Fall Out Boy
8. Savin' Me - Nickelback
9. Barely Listening - Pilate
10. The Gate - Sam Roberts
11. Wisemen - James Blunt
12. Poster Of A Girl - Metric
13. Hips Don't Lie - Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean
14. Adventure - Angels And Airwaves
15. Save Your Scissors - City and Colour
16. Rush The Floor - Massari ft. Belly
17. Steady As She Goes - The Raconteurs
18. Devil in a Midnight Mass - Billy Talent
19. Worldwide Suicide - Pearl Jam
20. No Way Back - Foo Fighters |
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BOX OFFICE
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1. The Da Vinci Code
2. Over The Hedge
3. Mission: Impossible 3
4. Poseidon
5. RV
6. See No Evil
7. Just My Luck
8. An American Haunting
9. United 93
• X-Men: The Last Stand (New) |
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ON DVD
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1. The Ringer
2. Munich
3. Rumor Has It
4. When a Stranger Calls
5. The Producers
6. The Family Stone
7. Big Momma's House 2
8. Nanny McPhee
• Cheaper By The Dozen 2 (New)
• Transamerica (New) |
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TV
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1. CSI
2. American Idol
3. House
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. CSI: Miami
6. Desperate Housewives
7. Without A Trace
8. NCIS
9. Survivor: Panama
10. CSI: NY |
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