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RHINO Acquires Entire GUMBY Library

RHINO Home Video has acquired the home video rights to the entire GUMBY animated series. The deal includes 214 total episodes of THE GUMBY SHOW and THE ALL-NEW GUMBY, created between 1956 and 1988. RHINO is planning DVD boxed sets of the complete library, as well as individual DVDs and VHS cassettes of the shorts, with an initial release planned for March 2002.

GUMBY is currently celebrating his 45th birthday, and a new GUMBY series is currently in the planning stages.

So, I better start saving my money right now…

Here are this week’s new music releases for Tuesday, October 30th, 2001

EAGLE EYE CHERRY Present Future (MCA)
KRAFTWERK Expo 2000 [Single] (Astralwerks)
LENNY KRAVITZ Lenny (Virgin)
BACKSTREET BOYS The Hits – Chapter One (Jive)
MICHAEL JACKSON Invincible (Epic)
BARBRA STREISAND Christmas Memories (Columbia)
THREE 6 MAFIA Choices (Loud)
DEEP DISH Moscow (Studio K7)
NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN Final Moment (Birdman)
BABY LEMONADE High Life Suite (Sympathy…)
DOPE Life (Epic)
WES CROOK Savage Tactics (Cheez Factory)
FLICKERSTICK Welcome Home the Astronauts (Epic)
Various A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS, Vol. 5 (Interscope)
Various MTV TRL CHRISTMAS (Lava/Atlantic)
Various BETTER THAN THE BEATLES: A TRIBUTE TO THE SHAGGS

Plus… THE AVALANCHES, BENZINO, CHRIS BOTTI, E-DUB, FLAW, MASTA ACE, PAM & DODI, COLLIN RAYE, SUPERTRAMP, KEKE WYATT, and the soundtracks to HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE and BEARS.

Sez Buffy: “Don’t Call Me Sexy.”

TV babe SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR hates being called sexy. The blonde BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER star is well-known for being a Hollywood babe, but she’d much rather be famous for being clever.

The 24-year-old says, “Being sexy is being confident. “It’s important to know you don’t have silicone breasts falling out and a thigh-high skirt. “Sometimes you meet people and they think, ‘Another cute little blonde actress’. That’s not who I am.”

That’s right. It’s not who she is. Plus she’s not sexy. She never has been. She’s hot! Really hot!

Tom to Wed Penelope?!?

Hollywood lovers TOM CRUISE and PENELOPE CRUZ will marry before the end of the year. Eight months after they met on the set of movie VANILLA SKY Cruise has proposed and they hope to tie the knot before Christmas. According to American tabloid NATIONAL ENQUIRER, the couple have begun househunting in Greenwich, Connecticut, and friends say that Cruise is arranging a Scientologist ceremony for him and his Catholic girlfriend. And the actor is sure that he has found his perfect partner this time, after his failed marriage to NICOLE KIDMAN broke down last year.

Friends of the actor told the National Enquirer, “Tom is telling pals he’s certain his marriage to Penelope will last ‘forever.’ “He’s been wooing her non-stop for months – and she’s moved to Los Angeles to be near him.”

According to the Newspaper, Cruise recently popped the question to Penelope, and was she delighted to say yes. Cruz, 27, recently revealed she longs to have kids with the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE star. She said, “Tom is a very special man. With him I am very, very happy. It’s in my mind to have children.”

Ahh, November is finally here. That means all of the best of the best will soon be seen on television. What do I mean by “best of the best,” you ask? See for yourself. Here’s an overview of the November sweeps uprising.

Will kids sit still for the 2 1/2 hours of Harry Potter?

What if there is free popcorn refills?

Johnny Cash is back in a Nashville hospital. Here’s hoping the “Man In Black” doesn’t live up to his reputation.

Michael Jackson’s new album may debut at number one, but it’s unlikley that it will set the world on fire.

Jet Li, and all of the rest of us, are hoping that “The One” is the one to ignite the rest of your towards the man’s star power.

Well, it’s about time! The Simpsons are coming to Canada! I can’t wait to meet them!