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Vol. 12
No. 42
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Flags of Our Fathers
One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the war was the struggle
for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with what would become one of the
most iconic images in history, five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the
American flag on Mount Suribachi. The inspiring photo capturing that moment
became a symbol of victory to a nation that had grown weary of war and made
instant heroes of the six American soldiers at the base of the flag, some of
whom would die soon after, never knowing that they had been immortalized. Flags
of Our Fathers is based on the bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron
Powers, which chronicled the battle of Iwo Jima and the fates of the flag
raisers and some of their brothers in Easy Company.
On DVD
Over The Hedge
Verne and his woodland friends awaken from their long winter's nap to discover
that a large, green hedge has cropped up right through the middle of their
once-natural habitat. Enter RJ (Bruce Willis), an opportunistic
raccoon who explains that the world beyond the hedge is "the gateway to the good
life" where peculiar creatures called humans live to eat, rather than eat to
live. Eventually, RJ and Verne form an unlikely friendship as they and their
furry friends learn to coexist with, and even exploit, this strange new world
called suburbia.
The Buzz..
Jenna
Dewan (Step Up) will co-star in the Revenge of the Nerds remake for Fox
Atomic. She joins Ryan Pinkston (MTV's Punk'd), Christopher
Marquette and Nick Zano, all of whom have already joined
the cast. Kyle Newman is currently helming the reimagining of the 1984 cult
comedy. Dewan will play a college freshman who captures the eye of a nerd named
Max (Marquette) on the first day of college.
Christina Aguilera has announced a 41-city North American tour
with support from The Pussycat Dolls. The Back To Basics
tour will make a number of Canadian stops in March, with dates set for
Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.
Weezer have filed a lawsuit against beer company Miller and their
advertising agency Young & Rubicam following an advertising campaign for the
beer that used the Weezer name in a "grossly misleading and deceptive" manner.
Platinum-selling artist and ex-Dancing with the Stars competitor Sara
Evans filed for divorce Thursday from her husband of 13 years, Craig
Schelske, accusing him of committing adultery and verbally abusing her.
Fall Out Boy have enlisted some friends to appear on their
next album. Pete Wentz says the new album will feature guitar solos courtesy of
Ryan Ross from Panic At The Disco and Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory.
No release date for the as-yet-untitled disc has been set, but a single is
expected before the new year.
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Brooke
Hogan has been bounced from the cover of the upcoming annual edition of
Prom magazine due to her scantily-clad appearance on the cover of another
publication. After Hogan posed for FHM's November issue wearing nothing
but a skimpy bikini, the teen-focused mag elected to drop her from its cover,
stating it felt her image was not appropriate for the Prom audience.
Katie Holmes recently spent some time in Paris and People magazine
says that she has already purchased a Chanel wedding dress. After
choosing a gown, she joined Victoria Beckham for a three-day
shopping spree where she reportedly snagged eight pairs of shoes and some baby
outfits for Suri.
After nearly three years of studio inactivity, The Offspring has
begun working with legendary producer Bob Rock (Mötley Crüe,
Metallica, Bon Jovi, Skid Row) on their eighth full-length studio album.
Glam rocker Justin Hawkins has quit his band The
Darkness after a stint in drug rehabilitation because he fears a relapse.
The catsuit-wearing star has been off illegal substances for nine weeks after
checking into London's Priory clinic but said it would be "damaging" to his
recovery to stay in the group.
The Triumph car used by singer Badly Drawn Boy in his video for Nothing's
Going To Change Your Mind is up for auction on eBay, complete with the
piano keyboard instead of the dashboard.
Previous casting announcements and hopefuls for the movie version of Dallas
(Luke Wilson as Bobby Ewing, Shirley MacClaine as
Miss Ellie, and Jennifer Lopez as Sue Ellen) have been abandoned
with plans for a new cast with a lower salary in order to help bring down costs
of the $65 million dollar budget.
Paddy Considine (Dead Man's Shoes) has been cast in The Bourne
Ultimatum in which Matt Damon is reprising his role as Jason Bourne for the
third time.
MPL Communications, the company headed by Paul McCartney, applied
to trademark the ex-Beatles' name for use on his lines of vegetarian food and
apparel, from waistcoats to bathing suits.
Killers frontman Brandon Flowers takes on Green Day in a
new interview in the NME. Flowers says he was offended by the band's
decision to include a performance of the song American Idiot from a concert in
the UK on their DVD.
Sylvester Stallone is ready to produce, direct and star in
Rambo IV: In the Serpent's Eye. Shooting is expected to begin in January in
Thailand.
First Look Studios has picked up the feature film rights to The Three
Stooges, a project which has gone through several incarnations over the
years. First Look will be working with C3 Entertainment, the owners to the
Stooges franchise originally created by Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerome
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HOT 20 SONGS
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1. Red Flag - Billy Talent
2. This Could Be Anywhere In The World - Alexisonfire
3. When You Were Young - The Killers
4. Comin' Home - City and Colour
5. See Right Through Me - Mobile
6. Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence
7. Lips Of An Angel - Hinder
8. Gunnin' - Hedley
9. Original Fire - Audioslave
10. Too Little, Too Late - JoJo
11. Talk To Me - George
12. Maneater - Nelly Furtado
13. London Bridge - Fergie
14. Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake
15. Far Away - Nickelback
16. Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
17. Electrik Heat (The Seekwill) - k–os
18. Tell Me Baby - Red Hot Chili Peppers
19. The Riddle - Five For Fighting
20. I Don't Need A Man - Pussycat Dolls |
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BOX OFFICE
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1. The Grudge 2
2. The Departed
3. Open Season
4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
5. The Marine
6. The Guardian
• Flags Of Our Fathers (New)
• Flicka (New)
• Marie Antoinette (New)
• The Prestige (New) |
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ON DVD
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1. Click
2. X-Men 3: The Last Stand
3. Lucky Number Slevin
4. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
5. The Lake House
6. The Sentinel
7. Thank You For Smoking
8. Waist Deep
• The Break-Up (New)
• OVer The Hedge (New) |
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TV
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1. Grey's Anatomy
2. CSI
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Dancing With the Stars
5. CSI: Miami
6. Lost
7. CSI: NY
8. Two And A Half Men
9. Criminal Minds
10. Without A Trace |
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