Vol. 12
No. 46
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Casino Royale
The story examines James Bond's (Daniel Craig) formative years
before he holds his license to kill and how he developed his penchant for Aston
Martins, martinis and beautiful women. With two professional assassinations in
quick succession, he is elevated to '00' status. Bond's first 007 mission takes
him to Madagascar where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka. Following a lead
to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and his girlfriend, Solange. He learns
that Dimitrios is involved with Le Chiffre, banker to the world's terrorist
organizations. Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le Chiffre is planning
to raise money in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale.
MI6 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will
destroy his organization.
On DVD
Cars
Another piece of Pixar magic. Lightning McQueen (Owen
Wilson), a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is
about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly
detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the
country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two
seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters, including
Sally, a snazzy 2002 Porsche, Doc Hudson, a 1951 Hudson Hornet with a mysterious
past, and Mater, a rusty but trusty tow truck, who help him realize that there
are more important things than trophies, fame and sponsorship.
The Buzz..
Pharrell
Williams, who produced Slave 4 U for Britney in 2001, says he'll
be working with Brit on her follow-up to 2003's In The Zone. Britney has been
working on the new album in New York, but her next recording stop is reportedly
Miami. Pharrell called the songs they're doing together "amazing."
Ozzfest organizers are trying to improve their 11 year-old product, and
they need your help. Organizers are asking metal fans to fill out a survey on
Ozzfest.com. And for the time and efforts, fans will be automatically entered to
win a "Party Like a Rock Star" package for two.
Evanescence's The Open Door has been certified platinum for sales of one
million copies. The band's debut, Fallen, has sold more than six million copies.
Universal has announced that a new Incredible Hulk movie is being
prepped for a June 27, 2008 release from Universal Pictures. Zak Penn,
who previously collaborated with Marvel on X2 and this summer's smash hit X-Men:
The Last Stand, is writing the script.
Seven shows in seven cities in 17 hours. That's what Jay-Z has planned
for The Jay-Z Hangar Tour, where he'll jet to Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington
D.C., New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, all on November 18th. J's
return to rap record, Kingdom Come, is set for a November 21st release.
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Kate
Moss' comeback in the fashion world is official. The supermodel was crowned
Model Of The Year by the British Fashion Council. The Council insists that Kate
is a fashion icon and quote, "one of the most prolific models in the industry".
Moss' modeling career had a resurgence this year after a drug controversy last
fall led her to lose various contracts with fashion companies like Burberry
and H&M.
Sony's PlayStation 3 made its highly anticipated debut in Japan to long
lines, marking the first launch of the video game console that's expected to
become a global sellout.
Two fraternity members from a South Carolina university are suing over their
appearance in the hit movie Borat, saying they were duped into making
racist and sexist remarks.
After days of speculation, NBC has ordered a full season's worth of
episodes for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the
critically praised drama whose poor ratings placed it on the brink of
cancellation.
If watching soap operas is your passion, then fantasy game designer Erica Salmon
is betting Fantasy Soap League will become your sport. The
game works along the same lines as fantasy football, in which real-life players
are chosen for virtual teams and results are based on statistics from actual
games. Fantasy Soap players will pick three male and three female actors and
five "soapy moments" from nine U.S. network soaps, and score points depending on
what the actors' characters do.
The Goo Goo Dolls will headline a benefit concert in
Cleveland on December 6th, to raise funds for a scholarship fund set up to honor
Rebecca Reichert, a local musician turned music teacher who was close friends
with Goos' drummer Mike Malinin.
Christopher Walken has agreed to play ultimate bad-boy rocker
Ozzy Osbourne. Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil told ABC News Radio
in an exclusive interview that the 63-year-old Oscar-winning actor will make a
cameo appearance as Osbourne in The Dirt, a movie based on the
band's controversial 2001 autobiography.
Sully Erna of Godsmack is working on a theme song for the
New England Patriots. Erna hopes to finish the song soon
and present it to team owner Jonathan Kraft.
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has been participating in a
new U.K. reality TV series titled The Race which is being aired on Sky One in
the U.K. A group of celebrities are competing in race cars in this challenge,
which has been set up as men vs. women. Brian fell to former Sabrina the Teenage
Witch star Melissa Joan Hart during the first battle, but
has made up some ground since.
Green Day's first two albums, 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and
Kerplunk!, will be reissued for the first time by Reprise on Dec. 19. The sets
were originally released on Lookout! in 1991 and 1992 respectively, and were
reissued in 2004. |