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Vol. 12
No. 38
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Everyone's Hero
A young boy finds himself at an extraordinary crossroads: He has a chance to
be a hero, and make a difference against incredible odds, or he can play it
safe. With faith in himself instilled by his family, he teams up with a sassy
young girl and some off the wall sidekicks and embarks on a sometimes perilous,
often funny, cross-country quest. In the process, he restores his family's
honor, befriends the world's biggest sports superstar, and reveals the hero
within.
Play It
Dead Rising
Capcom knows horror fans love a good game full of gore, action, and maybe
a little campy humor, and they provide all three in the Xbox 360’s Dead Rising,
a quirky horror game that includes some very unique features and, of course,
tons of zombies. When a small town becomes quarantined for no apparent reason,
photojournalist Frank West sets out to get the scoop. That’s when he sees the
zombies, thousands of them that have laid siege to the town. Frank tells his
crew to return in three days, where Frank will either be waiting with the story
of a lifetime or won’t be returning at all. Dead Rising isn't game of the year,
but it is a whole lot of mindless fun.
The Buzz..
U2 and
Green Day, who recently announced plans to record a song to
benefit hurricane ravaged New Orleans, will take their collaboration to the
stage on September 25th. The bands will share the stage at the first event to
take place at the just restored Louisiana Superdome during a Monday
Night Football game between the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans
Saints.
Mick Jagger will co-produce the animated feature Ruby Tuesday.
Paul and Gaetan Brizzi will write and direct the feature. As part of the deal,
12 Rolling Stones songs will be featured in the film. The film
tells the story about a single mom who searches for happiness in New York City.
Reality show supergroup Supernova have a new singer, but it looks like
they also need a new name. In the series finale, Canadian Lukas Rossi
was named as front-man of the all-star band. However, a California judge has
ruled that a 90’s punk band had the name first, and has ordered the new act to
come up with a new handle.
Justin Timberlake was in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee for a
live TV appearance and a big surprise. The Mayor of the city presented the
singer with the key to the city and declared today to be Justin Timberlake Day.
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Jim
Carrey and Steve Carrell will offer their voice talents to the
CGI animated feature version of Horton Hears a Who for 20th
Century Fox Animation. Carrey will be lending his voice to Horton the Elephant
while Carrell will take on the role of the mayor of Who-ville.
Six Feet Under and L.A. Confidential actor James
Cromwell has joined the cast of 24 in a recurring role as Jack's
estranged father, Phillip Bauer.
INXS has canceled its European tour because guitarist Tim
Farriss tore a ligament in his knee last week in Australia and must undergo
surgery. He'll go under the knife next month.
Larry Charles is in pre-production on his next film The Dirt, a Motley
Crue biopic based on the rockers' 2001 book The Dirt: Confessions of the
World's Most Notorious Rock Band.
Dancing with the Stars waltzed off this week with its biggest ever season
premiere. Meanwhile Survivor, featuring a headline making array of
racially and ethnically divided tribes, limped off with its weakest opener in
more than five years.
Megadeth's Hangar 18 and Aerosmith's Last Child are the two latest
tracks to be confirmed for the upcoming Playstation 2 videogame,
Guitar Hero II, which is still pretty much the only reason to
still own a PS2. The game is scheduled for a November 07th release.
Michelle Yeoh will be joining Vin Diesel in
Babylon A.D., a film based on the novel Babylon Babies. The $60 million
budgeted feature is based on the novel by Maurice Dantec and will be written and
directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Yeoh will play a nun who takes into her care a
young girl who may have been injected with a deadly virus.
Kyra Sedgwick will join Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in
Walt Disney Pictures' family football comedy The Game Plan. The movie
will tell of a football player who learns that he has a daughter and follows his
journey to become a father. Sedgwick will play Johnson's harsh sports agent who
urges the player to focus on his career rather this his daughter.
Universal Pictures has brought on Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3)
to rewrite and direct Sub-Mariner. Based on the Marvel comic character
created in 1939, the comics told of a man who learns that he is a descendant
from the lost civilization of Atlantis. He has super strength and aquatic
abilities and seeks vengeance for those who wronged his undersea kingdom.
Toronto authorities slapped a $600 fine on the Sutton Place Hotel for allowing
Sean Penn to smoke during a press conference for the film All The
King's Men. Penn is also due to receive a "stern letter" from the city's medical
officer of health reminding him of Toronto's anti-smoking laws.
Jay-Z has a return from retirement album due called Kingdom
Come, and will feature production by Dr. Dre, Timbaland,
Kanye West and Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Buckcherry has been sued for allegedly using an under-age girl in a
raunchy music video for the band. A 16-year-old girl claims she was urged to
drink shots of alcohol and then coerced into dancing topless and engaging in sex
acts with another girl. She ended up at the video shoot after seeing a posting
on Buckcherry's MySpace page.
Organizers of Spain's top annual fashion show rejected five models as being too
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HOT 20 SONGS
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1. Far Away - Nickelback
2. Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake
3. (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me - Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole
4. London Bridge - Fergie
5. Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence
6. Deja vu - Beyonce ft. Jay–Z
7. This Could Be Anywhere In The World - Alexisonfire
8. See Right Through Me - Mobile
9. Red Flag - Billy Talent
10. Miss Murder - AFI
11. Original Fire - Audioslave
12. Through Glass - Stone Sour
13. Hate Me - Blue October
14. A Public Affair - Jessica Simpson
15. Lips Of An Angel - Hinder
16. Gunnin' - Hedley
17. Bridge to Nowhere - Sam Roberts
18. Comin' Home - City and Colour
19. When You Were Young - The Killers
20. Me & U - Cassie |
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BOX OFFICE
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1. Gridiron Gang
2. The Black Dahlia
3. Everyone's Hero
4. The Last Kiss
5. The Covenant
• Bandidas (New)
• Flyboys (New)
• Jackass: Number Two (New)
• Jet Li's Fearless (New)
• All The King's Men (New) |
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ON DVD
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1. The Wild
2. Lucky Number Slevin
3. The Sentinel
4. Inside Man
5. Poseidon
6. Goal! The Dream Begins
7. RV
8. United 93
• Stay Alive (New)
• Stick It (New) |
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TV
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1. Sunday Night Football
2. Thursday Night Football
3. House
4. Standoff
5. The OC
6. Without A Trace
7. CSI
8. The Simpsons
9. CSI: Miami
10. Two And A Half Men |
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