Day: June 3, 2002

Defies a category!

Hee hee hee!

Post author By Dan
Post date June 3, 2002

God Save The Queen!
Man that Queen can really move!

Movies

Take note ladies!

Post author By Dan
Post date June 3, 2002

Will You Marry Me?!?
Everything a Chick needs to know she can learn from Star Wars.

Television

So she does get her looks from her Mom

Post author By Dan
Post date June 3, 2002

‘Alias’ Will Lean on Olin as Spy Mom
Lena Olin will join the cast of ABC’s “Alias,” signing on for a guaranteed 16 episodes next season. She’ll play the mother of secret agent Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) whose identity served as the cliffhanger of the finale of the drama’s freshman season.
The veteran Swedish actress recently wrapped the Matthew Ryan Hoge-directed “The United States of Leland,” a film that co-stars Don Cheadle, Jena Malone and Kevin Spacey.
Olin first came to notice in Hollywood for “The Unbearable Lightness of Being.” She was Oscar nominated for 1989’s “Enemies: A Love Story,” and in 2000 starred in “Chocolat,” the film directed by her husband, Lasse Hallstrom. She has been picky in choosing roles that take her away from the Gotham base of Hallstrom and their two children.
Even though “Alias” shoots in L.A., Olin jumped when asked by executive producers J.J. Abrams and Ken Olin to play a shadowy secret agent character believed to be working for the enemy of her daughter’s government employers in the Disney-produced drama.

Music

Rest In PEace, Nappy!

Post author By Dan
Post date June 3, 2002

Napster Files for Chapter 11
Napster Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, seeking court protection from creditors as music industry heavyweight Bertelsmann AG follows through on a plan to take over what’s left of the company.
The Internet music-swapping service has agreed to sell its assets to Bertelsmann for $8 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities, according to papers filed in a Delaware court, Dow Jones reported.
Calls to a Napster spokeswoman were not immediately returned Monday.
Bertelsmann said May 17 it would buy Napster for $8 million ó slightly more than half what it had previously offered to purchase the company ó to pay Napster’s creditors as part of a financial reorganization. Napster’s board rejected that offer.
The bankruptcy filing is the swan song for a company that three years ago set off a frenzy of online song-swapping that attracted millions of users, as well as the ire of the recording industry, which sued for copyright infringement.
At its peak, Napster boasted some 60 million users and seemed at once to symbolize both the excitement of the digital revolution and the worst nightmares of the established recording industry.

DVD

Planning For Tomorrow

Post author By Dan
Post date June 3, 2002

Tuesday’s Biggest New DVD Releases
There are no huge new titles seeing the light of day, but some great catalogue titles are bowing on DVD.
Here are the best of the best DVD’s coming out tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4, 2002
The Manhattan Project- Is about a high school student who builds a nuclear weapon for his science fair project and creates hysteria among governent agents. The film was directed by long-time Woody Allen collaborator Marshall Brickman.
The Mothman Prophecies- This spooky drama about a Washington Post reporter who stumbles upon all sorts of weird occurences in a small town is a bunch of hooey. It stars Richard Gere and Laura Linney and was directed by Mark Pellington who also made the horrible “Arlington Road.”
Victor/Victoria- The classic, smashing musical comedy from the brilliant director Blake Edwards and his wife, the peerless Julie Andrews.
L.I.E.- The story of a child molester winning the confidence of a vulnerable boy is plenty of plot for one movie. This well-acted drama makes the mistake of also throwing in male prostitution, suicide, and an FBI sting operation. Brian Cox is memorable as the molester Big John, but anyone describing his relationship with the boy as unexpected or daringly complex is very confused. Big John is a classic predator: complimenting the boy, sharing his interests, and plying the kid with kindness until he gets his hooks in. Creepy.
Blue Velvet Special Edition- At the just-concluded Cannes Film Festival, jury head David Lynch presided over a bland, middle-of-the-road awards ceremony, giving the top prize to Roman Polanski’s dull World War II drama The Pianist and dutifully spreading the other goodies among the least objectionable films. (He gave nothing to the shockingly bold Irreversible, which has moments so unpleasant it raises the question of what a “good” movie must accomplish.) Lynch’s dark heart is better served by going back to his timeless classic Blue Velvet in this brand new special edition. Here, at least, Lynch showed no fear.
The Hustler/The Verdict- Maybe Paul Newman loved playing losers so much because he was (and is) so darned good looking. In The Hustler he plays a small-time pool player challenging Minnesota Fats. In The Verdict, he plays a washed-up, alcoholic lawyer with one more chance at redemption. But do we love those losers because they’re played by someone with a twinkle in his eye, however dimmed? Classics both.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller- A bleak, muddled, comic Western about a new businessman in town and a hooker with a heart of gold. Rarely has something so pedestrian sounding been so fresh, so bold and so hard to hear. Robert Altman’s greatest film, so what more do you need to know? Features songs by Leonard Cohen which are completely out of place, completely inappropriate and which work beautifully.
Enjoy!!