The Ren And Stimpy Show Is Set For A Comeback!

New episodes of the gross-out cartoon are reportedly in production for US cable station TNN.

The company has just brought the rights to 52 episodes of the show, which originally ran on children's network Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1995.

The deal includes a previously unseen episode, the sadistic Man's Best Friend, which was thought unsuitable for family viewing.

Billy West, who provided the voice of cat Stimpy before going on to voice Fry, Zoidberg and Professor Hubert Farnsworth in Futurama, called the episode "one of the most violent and hilarious things ever done."

TNN will also restore deleted footage into other Ren And Stimpy originals, America's TV Guide reports.

Series creator John Kricfalusi is reportedly on board for the new episodes, expected to be screened next year.

Courtney gives ex-Nirvana members proposal

The battle for the control of Nirvana's musical legacy may be heading into extra innings, after Courtney Love's latest proposal to break the stalemate.

MTV reports Love -- widow of Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain -- has issued a new proposal to her late husband's bandmates, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, in an attempt to resolve the impasse over how to control future Nirvana releases.

The report said Love's side has proposed that, for the next 10 years, no new Nirvana material could be released unless Grohl, Novoselic and Cobain's estate (i.e., Love) unanimously agree.

Under the deal, Cobain's estate would control all licensing of Nirvana's music for movies and commercials, but Grohl and Novoselic would have veto over licensing for the next 10 years. The estate would also control use of Nirvana's name, likeness and image for any documentary films based on the band. Love would also control the hiring of lawyers and accountants working in the band's interest -- although, again, Novoselic and Grohl would have veto on any hirings for the next 10 years, MTV said.

Under the current arrangement, control of Nirvana's music is under an equal partnership agreement Novoselic, Grohl and Love signed after Cobain's suicide. Disputes over the arrangement led to the cancellation of a planned Nirvana box set of unreleased material. Love has instead insisted on releasing a single CD best-of, featuring "You Know You're Right" -- reportedly the last song the band recorded before Cobain's death.

Love sued in May, 2001 to dissolve the partnership, claiming it is "non-functional." All sides claim they want "You Know You're Right" released in some form by the end of the year.

This Day Has A Slew Of New Discs

Nelly, SheDaisy, Fatboy Slim, Boy George, Rollins Band and Reel Big Fish all have new music in stores today, but who cares! There is a new CD now available from "Nice Beaver"!

Can you imagine the question that will be asked of hundreds of record store employees today...Umm, excuse me. Where can I find (a) Nice Beaver? And the (a) will be said under the speaker's breath.

Ahhh, I sure don't miss working in a music store.

Hee hee hee! Here are the new CD releases for Tuesday, June 25, 2002

Alpha Blondy Merci (Shanachie)
Arkham Mahkra (Volcom)
Ash Free All Angels (Kinetic)
B Rich 80 Dimes (clean & explicit versions) (Atlantic)
Ray Brown Some of My Best Friends Are...Guitarists (Telarc Jazz)
Marc Copley Limited Lifetime Guarantee (RCA)
Cynics Turn Me Loose (Get Hip)
Deep Banana Blackout Release the Grease - Live (DCN)
The Domino Kings The Back of Your Mind (Slewfoot)
Dream Evil Dragonslayer (Century Media)
E40 Grit & Grind (Jive)
Entwine Time of Despair (Century Media)
Epidemic Epidemic (Elektra)
Fatboy Slim Live on Brighton Beach (Southern Fried/Ministry of Sound)
Boy George Night Out (Moonshine)
David Grisman Quintet Dawgnation (Acoustic Disc)
Halford Crucible (Sanctuary)
Steve Harvey Sign of Things to Come (MCA)
Her Sanity Xclusive (Motown)
Home Grown Kings of Pop (Drive-Thru/MCA)
Kenna New Sacred Cow (Geffen)
Steve Lawler Lights Out (Global Underground)
Arto Lindsay Invoke (Righteous Babe)
The Loud Family From Ritual to Romance (125)
Manifesto Jukebox Remedy (BYO)
Maroon5 (formerly Kara’s Flowers) Songs About Jane (Octone)
Heather Myles Sweet Talk & Good Lies (Dwight Yoakum guests) (Rounder)
Andy Narell Sakesho (Telarc Jazz)
Nelly Nellyville (clean & explicit versions) (Universal)
Nice Beaver On Dry Land (Cyclops)
Off by One Off by One (MCA)
Onyx Bacdafucup: Part 2 (Kela/Koch)
Orange Goblin Coup de Grace (produced by Kyuss’ Scott Reeder and guesting John Garcia) (The Music Cartel)
Original Sinners (X’s Exene Cervenka) Original Sinners (Nitro)
Kelly Price Priceless (Def Jam)
Rayvon My Bad (clean & explicit versions) (MCA)
Reel Big Fish Cheer Up (Jive)
Rollins Band The Only Way to Know for Sure (two CDs) (Sanctuary)
The Rooks From the Shelves of Soundscape Studio (Not Lame)
Rosey Dirty Child (Island)
Joe Satriani Strange Beautiful Music (Robert Fripp guests) (Epic)
Saving Throw We’re Never on Good Terms with the Light (Enterprise Hardcore)
Seven Nations And Now It’s Come to This (Razor & Tie)
SheDAISY Knock on the Sky (Lyric Street)
Skeleton Key Obtainium (Ipecac)
Anthony Smith If That Ain’t Country (Mercury Nashville)
Soulfly 3 (Roadrunner)
Styles A Gangster and a Gentleman (clean & explicit versions) (Interscope)
Sweep the Leg Johnny Going Down Swingin’ (Southern)
Geoff Tate (of Queensrÿche) Geoff Tate (Sanctuary)
TRUSTcompany The Lonely Position of Neutral (Geffen)
Truth Hurts Truthfully Speaking (clean & explicit versions) (Geffen)
Vida Blue (Phish’s Page McConnell) Vida Blue (Elektra)
Wayne Warner Wayne Warner (B-Venterous/Relentless/Nashville)
Kenny Wayne 88th & Jump Street (w/Jeff Healey and Mel Brown) (Electro-Fi)
Yousef Mixer Presents Next School (DMC)
Various Artists The Music of Eric Von Essen, Volume 3 (Cryptogramophone)
Various Artists Nobody’s Diary: A Tribute to Yazoo (w/Ganymede, Spray and others) (Ninthwave)
Various Artists Punk-O-Rama 7 (Epitaph)
Various Artists Sample This, Too! (BYO)
Original Soundtrack A Beautiful Mind (SACD; score by James Horner) (Universal Classics)
Original Soundtrack Men in Black II (Columbia)
Original Soundtrack Monsoon Wedding 2 (score by Mychael Danna) (Milan)
Original Soundtrack Sunshine State (Daring/Rounder)
Original Soundtrack The Road to Perdition (Decca)

Don't panic!

Just announced are the details for the horrible 9/17 release of the Jodie Foster hit thriller Panic Room, which will first come out as one of Columbia's Superbit titles, featuring just the movie presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with DTS and Dolby Digital surround tracks, the usual plethora of subtitle options, and NO EXTRAS.

But just like the recent Black Hawk Down, Columbia has also announced that a special edition 2-disc set is on the way with street date still TBA.

I am holding my tongue as I know some kids read this site, but let me just suggest that I am less than pleased.

Stars Named for the H'Wood Walk of Fame

Those in charge of the Hollywood Walk of Fame have announced the 2003 class that will receive stars on the attraction: Drew Carrey, Kermit the Frog, Martin Scorsese, Etta James, Kevin Bacon, Susan Sarandon, Suzane Sommers, the Osmond Family, Gilda Radner, and Michael Bolton.

D'Works Prepping GLADIATOR 2

The long rumored GLADIATOR 2 is getting an actual treatment, says Dreamworks head Walter Parkes. Will Russell Crowe be playing Maximus in the film? "Maximus is dead-dead-dead, no coming back and the story picks up things 15 years later," said Parkes.

As for seeing Crowe in flashbacks or something similar, says Parkes, "That's not an easy one, but believe me we've tried to mull over all the possibilities."

Calista Flockheart (ALLY MCBEAL) may be lacing up her hiking boots for INDIANA JONES IV.

Says a source, "Harrison Ford had only one demand when he was approached about doing a fourth Indiana Jones movie - that Calista be written into the new movie. Luckily, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas loved the idea. They think Calista will be a perfect romantic interest for Indiana."

Apparently Calista also solved a problem for the two filmmakers. Added the source, "The Indy team had no idea what to do with Indy for the fourth movie. Bringing Calista on board gave them inspiration and they dreamed up the whole story in just a few hours. Getting Calista into the movie was the kick-in-the-pants the guys needed."

TERMINATOR 3 Trailer Ships With MIB II

A source for Coming Attractions has informed them that a teaser trailer for TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES will ship to theaters with the print for MEN IN BLACK II. Warner Bros may also put the trailer online the day before or the same day the film opens, July 3.

Today's New Releases

I can assure you one thing about todoay's new video and DVD releases: Almost all of them are worth at least one viewing. But you'll have to decide if they should be viewed in your home on merely on the store shelves.

Okay, so on your mark! Get set! Decide! Here are the new DVD and video releases for Tuesday, June 25, 2002.

First up, the marquee titles:

A Beautiful Mind- The true story of a math prodigy overcoming schizophrenia. (Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly)

Gosford Park- A murder happens at a 1930s dinner party. (Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Jeremy Northam)

The Affair Of The Necklace- A young, French aristocrat schemes to steal a necklace. (Hilary Swank, Simon Baker, Adrien Brody)

Brideshead Revisited- The complete British TV miniseries. (Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Phoebe Nicholls)

Then there are the rest of them:

20 Million Miles To Earth
Air Crew
America United
America's Greatest Victories
Armitage: Dual-Matrix
Autumn Marathon
Ax 'Em
The Beloved Rogue
Blood Moon
Blood Stained Shadow
The Bride And The Beast
Brilliant Madness
Children Of The Corn
Cop On A Mission
Creepshow 2
The Devil's Backbone
Don't Open The Door
The Eagle
Eat My Dust!
Eban & Charley
Erin Brockovich
Escape From Afghanistan
Farscape: Season 2, Volume 1
Final
The First Nudie Musical (Special Edition)
Gabriela
Gardens Of Stone
The Giallo Collection
Hell Night
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (Widescreen)
Hellraiser
House
House II: The Second Story
I Love Lucy: Lost Episodes
Inferno
King Dinosaur
Kung Fu's Hero
The Laramie Project (Unrated)
Lassie's Great Adventure
The Legendary Liberace
Little House On The Prairie
Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes
The Lost Command (Widescreen)
The Mad Monster
Marilyn: Portrait Of A Legend
Miranda
My Man Godfrey/His Girl Friday Set (Set)
My Vampire Lover
Other Brother
Outside The Law
Ozzy Osbourne: Live At Budokan
Perfect
Place Vendome
The Royal Wedding/Last Time I Saw Paris
Ruckus
A Rumor Of Angels
Running Out Of Time 2 (Special Edition)
Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen)
Saving Private Ryan (DTS)
The Sheik Combo (Special Edition)
The Short Night Of The Glass Dolls
Special Forces
Sure Fire
A Texas Funeral
Thesis
Thin Lizzy: Boys Are Back Town
Traffic
The Void
Who Saw Her Die
Who Wants To Be A Playboy Centerfold
Witchbabe: The Erotic Witch Project III
World Trade Center: The First 24 Hours
WWE Backlash 2002
WWE's Triple H: All About The Game

YOU'VE GOT BRUCE

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band debuting the title track from their new album, The Rising, today on AOL. The song can be heard--but not downloaded--at AOL keyword "First Listen" or at music.netscape.com.

Its Not A Collector's Item Yet

Warner Bros. is being sued over their jam packed SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE DVD.

The Results Are In

MINORITY REPORT narrowly wins the weekend box office crown over LILO & STITCH.