THAT'S DOCTOR ROONEY TO YOU, YOU LITTLE PUNK! I WAS THE BIGGEST STAR IN THE WORLD!
Mickey Rooney gets an honorary doctorate in fine arts...

THAT'S DOCTOR ROONEY TO YOU, YOU LITTLE PUNK! I WAS THE BIGGEST STAR IN THE WORLD!
Mickey Rooney gets an honorary doctorate in fine arts...

ARNOLD BACKS PROPOSITION 49
Schwarzenegger supports after-school programs. Word is, he'll soon be seen shaking hands and kissing babies...

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE . . . WITH THE GREAT TASTE OF COORS LIGHT!"
Miramax and Coors have agreed to a three-year product-placement deal...

WILL AZARIA STEP INTO GLASS?
Hank Azaria in negotiations to join the cast of SHATTERED GLASS...

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - August 9 - 11
The things I'm gonna do for my country...

WITH ANY LUCK, WE WON'T HAVE TO SEE SIPOWICZ'S ASS SO MUCH IN THE FUTURE
Steven Bochco is reportedly developing a futuristic version of NYPD BLUE...

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, JACK SMINK HAS LEFT THE BUILDING. WE REPEAT, JACK SMINK HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
25 years after the concert was cancelled due to Elvis' death, the Cumberland County Civic Center is staging the Elvis concert that never happened...

JASON PRIESTLEY SUFFERS BROKEN BACK
Former 90210 actor seriously injured in auto racing accident...

JUMPSUITS, SCARVES AND PLASTER CASTS AREN'T CHEAP
Evel Knievel denies owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid income taxes...

Friday - August 9, 2002

FRIDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES
Oh you gotta be kidding me...

LARA CROFT GETS A NEW SIDEKICK
A badass Masai warrior sidekick, that is...

SHE'LL KNOW EVERY PART BY HEART
Jenna Elfman will join the Looney Tunes gang in their upcoming feature film...

JURGENS TELLS STORY OF SUPERMAN'S DEATH
As the group of prophets known as Styx once asked: "Haven't we been here before?" Well, yes and no.

IT'S LIKE "THE WHITE SHADOW," BUT WITH SHAQ!
More details about Shaq's upcoming drama project for CBS...

AND REMEMBER, THIS SHOW IS NOTHING LIKE "STUPID HUMAN TRICKS"
Letterman oughtta sue, I tell you ...

DAMON VS. MAC
Matt Damon will face off against his OCEAN'S ELEVEN co-star next season on THE BERNIE MAC SHOW...

JUST KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THE VIDEO CAMERA
A busload of kids serenaded R. Kelly as he headed into court for a hearing in his kiddie porn case...

AND HE SEEMS LIKE SUCH A NICE BOY
Vince Neil of Motley Crue in trouble with the police? How can that be?

KID ROCK SHOWS HIS RANGE IN UPCOMING MOVIE
Of course, by "range," we mean "absolute lack of range, and proud of it."

Thursday - August 8, 2002

ANTHONY HOPKINS' "RED DRAGON" REVIEWED
Navy Journalist 3rd Class Mike Richardson gets to see the first-ever screening of RED DRAGON and lives to tell us about it.

THE "PROSTATE EXAM" SCENE IS SUPPOSED TO BE HILARIOUS
AMERICAN PIE 3 continues to come together at Universal. Aren't they getting a little long in the tooth for a teen sex comedy?

WELL, I SUPPOSE IT'S BETTER THAN THE LAST TIME MARTIN LAWRENCE WAS STOPPING TRAFFIC
And this time, the gun's probably full of blanks...

I GUESS KATE JACKSON WASN'T AVAILABLE
Demi Moore will make her return to theatres as a former Angel who turns to crime in the CHARLIE"S ANGELS sequel...

ARNOLD ASKS CAA TO DO HIS HEAVY LIFTING
The Austrian Oak looks to talent agency to pump...him up.

NIC CAGE TO SELL HIS ENTIRE COMICS COLLECTION
Evidently he figures that if he can't actually be in a comic book movie, he doesn't even want to own the damn things, either.

KEITH GIFFEN RETURNS TO COMICS
Behind the Transformers and G.I. Joe, he's the latest '80s trend to come back into vogue.

PHIL HESTER & ANDY KUHN LAUNCH FIREBREATHER AT IMAGE
He's the son of a Godzilla-size dragon and a human woman. Yeah - you don't want to think about that aspect of it, but you're gonna.

VALENTINO REVIVES SHADOWHAWK AT IMAGE
And he's not just about breaking backs anymore

AND YOU SHOULD ALL BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES
E!'s THE ANNA NICOLE SMITH SHOW set ratings record for the cable network...

PAUL WESTERBERG LIVE IN CINCINNATI
Sean Cauley catches the ex-REPLACEMENTS singer live this past Monday.

DEF LEPPARD'S "X" REVIEWED
Tom Stroh tries to decide whether or not Def Leppard should have gone the way of acid-washed jeans and the mullet.

Wednesday - August 7, 2002

SCOTT TO EAT ONE MORE 'PIE'
Seann William Scott loves Universal Pictures, and vice versa

WILL A FLOCK OF WHITE BIRDS CRAP ON THE CAR IN SLO-MO?
John Woo is only one name director to sign on for the second series of BMWFilms commercials

ILM TO HELP ILLUMINATE 'THE SUN'
Special effects house to work on next Bruce Willis flick

NEWSARAMA GOES BEHIND THE DOORS OF CREATURE TECH
Take a closer look at Doug TenNapel's creative process by clicking here.

JAIL BEATS STAPLING YOUR NUTS TO A BOARD, BUT JUST BARELY
'JACKASS' co-star Steve-O is out of jail, out on bail, and that's the way it goes.

FRENCH SURRENDERS TO 'HOME ALONE 4'
Made-for-TV sequel to feature none of the regulars from the first three pics.

DINNER THEATER COMES TO COURT TV
The interactive show I, DETECTIVE, will debut on Court TV in the fall

THEY CAN'T EVEN PRONOUNCE "STATUATORY" IN TENNESSEE
A musical about the romance between ELVIS and 14-year old Priscilla Beaulieu is in the works

MAYBE THEY'RE TOO HIGH TO REALIZE JERRY'S GONE?
The GRATEFUL DEAD have decided to tour again, despite missing their guiding force

MCFARLANE TOYS TO SPAWN NEW 'MATRIX' TOYS
Shouldn't a Keanu Reeves figure be made out of wood rather than plastic?

Tuesday - August 6, 2002

Comic-Con 2002 - The Two-Day Deflowering of a Reluctant Fan Boy
Thom Fowler loses his virginity and his cool status as he attends his first San Diego Comic-Con.

San Diego Comic Con Post-Show recap
This is way too long - but it's super-exciting! Mark Hamill, Chris kills at a panel, the Eisner Awards and Good ol' Todd McFarlane

DOES CHUCK RUSSELL HAVE TO MOVE TO FLORIDA, TOO?
Somehow, I always thought their first optioned property would be SCION. Wait, there's news there, too

BUT CAN HE DO THE FANDANGO?
Terry Gilliam set to direct SCARAMOUCHE for Warner Brothers

SPIDER-MAN TO RIDE "SEA BISCUIT"
Tobey Maguire was tired of playing fictional heroes so he signed on to play a jockey?

STAN WINSTON DISCOVERS LIFE IN 'AREA 51'
Movie, toy and comic maven now enters the interactive gaming world, too.

NEVER MIND THESE COMIC BOOK-TO-MOVIE ADAPTATIONS
Hong Kong flick HERO to go the opposite route.

DVD RELEASES - August 6, 2002
Wow, HOT SHOTS part Un and Deux, The Simpsons, Season 2, Time After Time and others, too!

NEWSARAMA GOES BEHIND THE DOORS OF CREATURE TECH
Take a closer look at Doug TenNapel's creative process by clicking here.

2002 Eisner Awards Winners
For 2001 Publications

DISNEY DIGS DEEP FOR MINERS' STORY
Men buried alive! Can't wait for the theme-park ride, too!

CD RELEASES - August 6, 2002
DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ray Manzarek and Ringo Starr!

LOS ANGELES LAKERS' ANNOUNCER DEAD AT 85
Chick Hearn has called his last game but left an indelible mark on the city.

Friday - August 2, 2002

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE - AUGUST 2 - 4 , 2002
Well played Mr. Shyamalan...well played... but still won't forget about 'Wide Awake'

NEW LINE TO OFFER 'SOLACE' TO NEW YORKERS
Serial killer drama to be set in Gotham

HAYEK's 'FRIDA' TO OPEN VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
PLEASE, Salma, in interviews, no more talk about growing a moustache for the role.

WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT CREATES FILM DIVISION
Well, the football thing didn't work out, so maybe movies is the way to go.

JOHN FRANKENHEIMER CURSED BY EXORCIST PREQUEL
Well, no, but who's to say otherwise now, really?

2002 Eisner Awards Winners
For 2001 Publications

KEVIN SMITH TO WRITE 'DAREDEVIL/BULLSEYE' MINI-SERIES
He will be joined by artist Glenn Fabry for the mini entitled "Target", due out in November.

ComicsOne brings CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON THE COMIC to US!
WHO POSSESSES THE GREEN DESTINY SWORD? COMICSONE BRINGS CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON THE COMIC BOOK TO U.S. SHORES THIS NOVEMBER!!

PULP, "We Love Life"
Reviewer Tom Stroh tries to determine if the new PULP CD is just too British for American audiences.

SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Second Annual festival featured the YEAH YEAH YEAHs, the SHINS, the DONNAS and SLEATER-KINNEY

Thursday - August 1, 2002

NEW LINE TO OFFER 'SOLACE' TO NEW YORKERS
Serial killer drama to be set in Gotham

HAYEK's 'FRIDA' TO OPEN VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
PLEASE, Salma, in interviews, no more talk about growing a moustache for the role.

WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT CREATES FILM DIVISION
Well, the football thing didn't work out, so maybe movies is the way to go.

JOHN FRANKENHEIMER CURSED BY EXORCIST PREQUEL
Well, no, but who's to say otherwise now, really?

HUDSON BORN TO 'RAISE HELEN' FOR DISNEY
Penny Marshall's brother will direct Goldie Hawn's daughter in comedy

SELICK TO ADAPT AND DIRECT GAIMAN'S 'CORALINE'
Pfeiffer rumored to star in SANDMAN writer's children's book adaptation.

NO 'ESCAPE' FROM SNAKE PLISSKEN
Long-absent hero will return in anime form and as a comic book.

DREW'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND!
Sorry, Christa Miller, but sometimes a guy's gotta move on.

RUSSELL WONG'S 'BLACK SASH' ON TAP FOR MID-SEASON
Karate school/cop show pilot to be further fleshed out, too

THEY GIVE HALF-TIME ENTERTAINMENT A BAD NAME
U2 is out, Bon Jovi is in at this year's Times Square football kick-off party.

THE DATSUNS LIVE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO
Dan Kadar checks out the DATSUNS live, to make sure they're following the rules of becoming rock stars.

DARTH VADER AND A BEATLE TO RECEIVE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS THIS YEAR
Five different lifetime honors will be handed out on December 8.

Wednesday - July 31, 2002

EVERYTHING YOU NEVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN IDOL
God help Michael Dequina--he's hopelessly hooked on the summer's cheesy reality TV sensation, and he actually expects others to listen as he rambles on (and on... and on...) about it.

LUKE SKYWALKER HAS LEARNED WELL, BUT HE IS NOT A DIRECTOR YET
But are you gonna tell a guy with a lightsaber that? See his work for yourself at the San Diego Comic Con

JASON BALDWIN INTERVIEWS MARK WAID
Jason Baldwin gets Mark Waid to wax poetic about his upcoming FF and SUPERMAN work, what it was like to follow Grant Morrison on JLA, and which girl on SMALLVILLE he thinks Clark should pick

Tuesday - July 30, 2002

ELIZA DUSHKU TO MAKE A 'WRONG TURN'
Curiously, this is not a story about her role in THE NEW GUY...

ANNETTE BENNING TO GET 'FREAKY'
When is Disney going to get smart and remake the movie we all really want to see, HERBIE, THE LOVE BUG?

FORD AND WASHINGTON TO ACT OPPOSITE EACH OTHER
Ron Shelton's new flick has some big talent assigned to the beat

SEAN PENN TO ASSASSINATE RICHARD NIXON
Maybe someone should tell him he's a little late...

AS LONG AS YOU DON'T SHOOT FROM NOVEMBER TO JUNE, JACK'S YOUR MAN
Best 6th Man for the Lakers Jack Nicholson looking at starring in new comedy

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Ahh, this is what we need, more romantic fables about mutes

LIONS AND WITCHES AND WARDROBES, OH, MY
Walden Media looking to release a wide variety of films in 2003

DVD RELEASES - July 30, 2002
Holy F-ing Crap! DRAGONFLY on both widescreen AND pan-and-scan! Also the UFO Set #1 talked about last week over at Rob's Retinal Fetish!

'FRAILTY' DVD TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 17
"Chet's" directorial debut to feature a plethora of extra material, too.

BECKETT ENTERTAINMENT'S 'GENE-FUSION' TO RELAUNCH AT SAN DIEGO COMICON
The Ivan Brandon-penned series will begin with a cover illustrated by Mike "POWERS" Oeming.

SAN DIEGO COMICON PREVIEW: ALTERNATIVE COMICS
Cartoonists on hand to debut many anticipated books

THIS LOLITA IS TOO YOUNG FOR HER MALE LEAD, TOO
Davidovich to join the CBS drama THE AGENCY, opposite Beau Bridges

A SHOW YOU WON'T WATCH ON A NETWORK YOU DON'T WATCH
...Starring someone you don't care about, despite the cleavage

AMERICA TO BE PLAGUED BY REALITY TALENT SHOWS FOR SOME TIME TO COME
You have no one to blame but yourself, 'American Idol'-watchers

'LOVE SHACK'S' DOORS CLOSED UNTIL MID-SEASON
How will we survive with one less reality show this summer?

CD RELEASES - July 30, 2002
We got two words for you - DEF LEPPARD. Also: Dave Pirner, Silverchair, and the OST from Signs.

JA RULE IN NEED OF A BENEFIT CONCERT, QUICK!
Jamaica knows the best way to hurt a guy is through his wallet

BUDDY BAKER, OSCAR- AND GRAMMY-WINNING COMPOSER, DEAD AT 84
Baker was best known for his work with the Walt Disney company

Monday - July 29, 2002

DIESEL TO STAR IN THE SLOW AND THE PACHADERMIOUS
'XXX' Star to mount an elephant for his next movie.

NO WONDER HE REJECTED SO MANY SCRIPTS...
A former development executive makes good and sells his own script

LAURA LINNEY AND LIAM NEESON ARE IN 'LOVE ACTUALLY'
It's safe-he doesn't attempt a Russian accent in this one

GREG KINNEAR BREAKS OUT OF "SHATTERED GLASS"
A movie about a journalist who fabricated stories? Those print people could learn some integrity from us on the Web!

J. JONAH JAMESON TO GO "OFF THE MAP"
Joan Allen will join the SPIDER-MAN co-star in Cambell Scott's indie feature

MARCIA GAY HARDEN AND LAURA LINNEY SET TO SAIL DOWN 'RIVER' WITH EASTWOOD
Clint loves directing those book adaptations, it seems

MGM SUCKING 'WIND'
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is having a tough year thanks to bombs such as WINDTALKERS and ROLLERBALL

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - July 26- 28, 2002
Yeah, baby yeah! No surprises here...

SAN DIEGO COMICON PREVIEW: MARVEL STORMS SAN DIEGO!
Record Number Of Creators & Staffers At The Comic-Con International: San Diego 2002!

SAN DIEGO COMICON PREVIEW: IMAGE COMICS PANELS
Alright, all you big message-board talkers, here's your chance to grill Todd McFarlane in person-no screen names allowed.

HUGH GRANT, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN YOU
They called it an unfortunate "15 minutes of fame", but it was really more like 5 minutes

AMIDST LAWSUITS, OZZY OSBOURNE SAYS "MAMA, I'M COMING HOME"
The inevitable Osbourne backlash now taking the form of legal battles even as Ozzy takes a leave from Ozzfest

'SNL' MAKES PLANS TO NOT SUCK
Lorne Michaels, what we really need is more "Goat Boy"

DUBYA TO GIVE EXCLUSIVE SEPT. 11 INTERVIEW TO CBS
If he really wanted to make an impact on that network, he'd do Letterman

WHEN YOU GET TIRED OF TELEVISION SHOWS KEEPING YOU AWAKE, THERE'S THIS
I kid, PBS, I kid...

DON'T MAKE BERTELSMANN AG ANGRY, YOU WOULDN'T LIKE THEM WHEN THEY'RE ANGRY
Chief Executive Thomas Middlehoff to join ousted exec Ron Sommer on welfare line.

WHO'S THE HOT BABE WITH THE MACHINE GUN?
It's the Baroness from G.I. JOE, coming to you as a mini-bust courtesy of Palisades Toys...

MAN, MY CHEST IS KILLING ME
Oh, it's just the Alien Chest Burster resin statue from Palisades Toys...

HOW MUCH BEAKER CAN YOU TAKE?
Find out with the new Mega Muppets Beaker action figure from Palisades Toys...

Friday - July 26, 2002

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - July 26- 28, 2002
Yeah, baby yeah! No surprises here...

'BATMAN: YEAR ONE' IS JUST GONNA HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE LONGER
Darren Aronofsky's new movie to take place far away from Gotham City.

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT'S ABOUT? ONLY $5 MILLION? DEAL!
20th Century Fox has paid $5 million for film rights to PREY, Michael Crichton's next novel.

MANN A FOOL FOR DIRECTING
Michael Mann is negotiating to direct FORTUNE'S FOOL for Universal...

WOULD YOU LET THESE GUYS WATCH YOUR KIDS?
Steve Zahn, Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin to open DADDY DAYCARE

VH1 HATES US ALL
Liza Minnelli and her new husband's reality series is confirmed.

NOTHING SAYS COMEDY LIKE "PRISONER OF WAR"
Senator John McCain will host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE next season...

HE WANTED TO ASK FOR A KAJILLION, BUT COOLER HEADS PREVAILED
The Reverend Al Sharpton is suing HBO for $1 billion. And you thought your cable bill was high now...

THINGS THAT SUCK ... SHOWS I'LL NEVER WATCH ... REALLY BAD IDEAS ... DESPERATE PLEAS FOR ATTENTION...
Donny Osmond hosting a new version of 25,000 PYRAMID! Correct!

TOOL
BASTARD SAMURAI writer Miles Gunter helps us relive the recent TOOL/TOMAHAWK show in Dalls Ft. Worth.

JOHN ENTWISTLE FOUND TO BE RIDING THE MAGIC BUS ONE LAST TIME
Lesson: bad hearts and good drugs don't go well together

Thursday - July 25, 2002

ANOTHER GODFORSAKEN WESLEY SNIPES MOVIE?
Wesley Snipes is in negotiations to star in the thriller GODFORSAKEN ...

MOSS GROWS ON 'SUSPECT ZERO'
But Carrie-Anne, we like you in leather!

AFFLECK TO SPEND THE HOLIDAYS WITH CHRISTINA APPLEGATE?
The former MARRIED WITH CHILDREN star is considering a part in Ben Affleck's upcoming holiday film...

CLAY IS SO 20TH CENTURY...
Aardman Animations, best known for such claymation fare as CHICKEN RUN and WALLACE AND GROMIT, is moving into the digital realm...

IT'S THE SAME OLD STORY: WEREWOLF MEETS VAMPIRE, WEREWOLF LOSES VAMPIRE, WEREWOLF GETS VAMPIRE...
FELICITY's Scott Speedman and Kate Beckinsale will star in a supernatural horror romance...

THINGS THAT SUCK ... SHOWS I'LL NEVER WATCH ... REALLY BAD IDEAS ... DESPERATE PLEAS FOR ATTENTION...
Donny Osmond hosting a new version of 25,000 PYRAMID! Correct!

Wednesday - July 24, 2002

WAS HE REALLY THAT GREAT?
The story of Alexander the Great is headed to the big screen, thanks to...someone or other

DEVIL'S DUE
Jason Baldwin gets the low-down on Devil's Due Publishing from Josh Blaylock and Scott Wherle. BONUS: Wherle casts the MICRONAUTS movie!

"YOUR LIFE'S A JOKE, YOU'RE BROKE, YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT IS D.O.A."
Not necessarily, says NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker

NO LOWE LIFE IN WHITE HOUSE THIS YEAR
Let's see, $75,000 times 22 episodes equals...not enough, evidently

DOES THIS MEAN WE'LL SOON SEE "SURREMOTE CONTROL" AND "SURROAD RULES"?
Alan Thicke, I think we've found your next gig: WB's THE SURREAL WORLD

I'LL TAKE "2 MORE YEARS" FOR $100 MILLION, ALEX
JEOPARDY, WHEEL OF FORTUNE to never go away. At least it feels like never.

ASHANTI LEADS ALL COMERS IN SOUL TRAIN 'LADY OF SOUL' NOMINEES
The singer's five nominations lead the pack for the 8th annual awards show.

Tuesday - July 23, 2002

DREAMWORKS TO TAKE A "DESCENT"
David Goyer is attached to direct his own adaptation of the Jeffrey Long novel.

YOU KNOW, USUALLY A BLOW TO THE HEAD JUST RESULTS IN A CONCUSSION
In Ray Romano's feature film debut, he'll play an accountant who begins to believe he's an action star after - you guessed it - getting hit on the head.

DVD RELEASE DATES - July 23, 2002
Fire up the ol' DVD player - Kung Pow: Enter the Fist: SE and The Time Machine are just some of the hits that hit DVD today.

BE SEEING YOU
Actor Leo McKern, best known for his portrayal of barrister Horace Rumpole on the British series RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY, passed away Tuesday at the age of 82. But to us he'll always be Number Two...

WELL, AT LEAST SHE'S LOCKED IN THE HOUSE
A contestant on CBS's BIG BROTHER was arrested for drunken driving just weeks before the show began ...

SHARK-JUMPIN' FOR THE DREW CAREY SHOW
Doesn't "retooled" mean "on its way out?"

WHAT? YOU CAN'T JUST CREATE A BAND LIKE THE MONKEES - WAIT, NEVER MIND
NBC is in discussions for a new version of THE MONKEES, with an all-new American band...

SHARON OSBOURNE SUFFERS SETBACK IN BATTLE AGAINST COLON CANCER
She's looking for a miracle, man.

SIMON FULLER TO ANNOY VIEWERS IN 2003, TOO?
AMERICAN IDOL to return for a second season next January

CD RELEASES - July 23, 2002
B..B..B.. Boys II Men is back as is O-Town and Public Enemy!

STUPIDITY: THE NEXT BEST THING TO CONFESSION
The rape and extortion charges against rap artist Mystikal may be corroborated by a videotape found in the rapper's apartment.

MUSICOLOGIST ALAN LOMAX DIES
Lomax helped preserve American jazz and blues from the 1930s onward.

CD Review: DAVE MATTHEWS BAND--Busted Stuff
Tom Stroh takes a look at the latest release from the Dave Matthews Band

Monday - July 22, 2002

HARRY POTTER GETS NEW HEADMASTER
Chris Columbus has stepped aside as director of the third HARRY POTTER film. Find out who replaces him here...

YOU KNOW, USUALLY A BLOW TO THE HEAD JUST RESULTS IN A CONCUSSION
In Ray Romano's feature film debut, he'll play an accountant who begins to believe he's an action star after - you guessed it - getting hit on the head.

YOU DARE NOT LEAVE YOUR SEAT DURING THE THRILLING "OIL SLICK" SCENE
Universal outbid other studios for the feature-film rights to the video game SPY HUNTER. No word on when ZAXXON: THE MOVIE will hit theatres...

BUFFY GOING ABROAD?
Sarah Michelle Gellar is eyeing a college comedy for 2003...

LET'S HOPE THIS DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH HER SACRED COLLECT-CALL DUTIES
Because everyone knows Alyssa Milano + David Spade = box office...

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON PREVIEW: HOWARD SHUM'S "GUN FU"
From now until the show in early August, the Shoot will take periodic looks at creators and creations that will be featured at the convention. First up: Howard Shum's "GUN FU"

"BIRDS OF PREY" GETS A BRAND-NEW HARLEY
Producers of the upcoming WB series BIRDS OF PREY have recast the part of Harley Quinn. With Sherilyn Fenn out, who's in?

GOOD, BECAUSE THAT GUY'S ONLY IN ABOUT FOURTEEN SKETCHES A WEEK ON SNL
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's Jimmy Fallon will host the MTV Video Music Awards next month

SECOND SEASON? WHAT ELSE COULD HAPPEN TO THIS GUY?
FOX will air the season premiere of 24 without commercial interruption, allowing an hour of real time to embark on the next 24 hours of torturing Jack Bauer.

YODA TO KICK SITH ASS ON CABLE
Unlike THE PHANTOM MENACE, STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES will be appearing on a pay-cable network.

EVERY TIME I PRAY, EVERY SINGLE DAY, I'LL BE SUING YOU
Sean "P. Puff Diddy Daddy" Combs is being sued for unpaid royalties on his album NO WAY OUT, which included his hit "I'll Be Missing You."

Friday - July 19, 2002

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES - July 19 - 21, 2002
Watch out... that mouse that sounds just like Michael J. Fox is taking over the world!

THE REALLY TOUGH PART IS GONNA BE FINDING ACTORS WITH THOSE GIANT SQUARE HEADS
Jonathan Frakes will be directing a live-action adaptation of the British sci-fi puppet series THUNDERBIRDS.

TIMES SQUARE CRICKET GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
The children's classic THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE is headed for the big screen...

ARNOLD BLAMES WILLIAM MORRIS FOR BAD SALES OF INVINCIBLE
Yet another entertainment figure who doesn't look in the mirror first.

COMICSONE SET TO BECOME AMERICAN KING FU COMICS LEADER
The fledgling comic company licenses three more Kung Fu comics and forms a Kung-Fu Comics imprint.

ONI PRESS' "QUEEN & COUNTRY" GETS FIRST SPIN-OFF SERIES
Greg Rucka and Brian Hurrt to reteam for more Q & C tales.

BRUCE JONES SIGNS EXCLUSIVE DEAL WITH MARVEL COMICS
INCREDIBLE HULK writer to work solely within the Marvel Universe

TOYNAMI TO OFFER EXCLUSIVE ROBOTECH SUPER POSEABLE ACTION FIGURE AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL IN SAN DIEGO
Toynami is only the first to share their Comic-Con plans with us...keep watching this space.

FINALLY, A REASON TO WATCH THE EMMYS
Conan O'Brien may host the Emmy Awards in September. One can only hope for an appearance by the Masturbating Bear...

ELVIS COSTELLO, TONY HAWK, ADAM WEST AND SQUIGGY ARE HEADING TO SPRINGFIELD
A whole mess of celebrities will be popping in for a visit to Springfield on THE SIMPSONS' upcoming 14th season...

ALLEN, PAAR, CARSON, LETTERMAN, O'BRIEN . . . THE 7-UP GUY?
Fox is ready to take another stab at launching a late-night franchise, with Orlando Jones' name under consideration.

"LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT" BACK FROM THE DEAD
Tod Browning's legendary lost horror classic is being resurrected by Turner Classic Movies.

EMMY ENDS UP SIX FEET UNDER
HBO show leads all contenders with 23 nominations

I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT
Sure, the Russians have reportedly approved 'N Sync member Lance Bass for spaceflight. But there's a bit more to it than that...

WATCH YOURSELF
Rapper Mystikal is in a Baton Rouge jail on extortion and rape charges.

Thursday - July 18, 2002

ARNOLD BLAMES WILLIAM MORRIS FOR BAD SALES OF INVINCIBLE
Yet another entertainment figure who doesn't look in the mirror first.

A BAD GIRL FOR BAD BOYS 2
Gabrielle Union has been cast in the BAD BOYS sequel.

OWEN WILSON CONSIDERING BOUNCING
Owen Wilson is considering the lead in a film based on Elmore Leonard's THE BIG BOUNCE.

BECAUSE THE NEEDS OF THE MANY OUTWEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE FEW, OR THE ONE
Leonard Nimoy and his wife have donated $1 million to Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art...

HE SHOULD JUST GO KARATE-KICK THE MOBSTERS. THAT ALWAYS WORKS
According to federal prosecutors, the Gambino crime family allegedly attempted to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from movie tough guy and spiritual lama Steven Seagal...

TOYNAMI TO OFFER EXCLUSIVE ROBOTECH SUPER POSEABLE ACTION FIGURE AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL IN SAN DIEGO
Toynami is only the first to share their Comic-Con plans with us...keep watching this space.

IT'S ABOUT TIME AMERICANS LEARN WHAT "MANHUA" MEANS
ComicsOne and renowned comic creator Andy Seto to introduce two new King Fu comics to America.

GREG CAPULLO'S THE "CREECH" ON ITS WAY TO HOLLYWOOD?
Yeah, I know...what, exactly is a Creech?

EMMY ENDS UP SIX FEET UNDER
HBO show leads all contenders with 23 nominations

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT RUNNING "WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?" SIX NIGHTS A WEEK WOULD BE A BAD THING?
ABC executives admit they've hit rock bottom, but say they're on the right track...

"NILES, SOME TIGHTS-WEARING HOOLIGANS HAVE MOVED IN NEXT DOOR! AND WITH THE OPERA CLUB ARRIVING FOR TEA ANY MINUTE!"
Thanks to some gripes from FRASIER star Kelsey Grammer, Al Snow and the new class of TOUGH ENOUGH students have found a new place to live.

MAN, I WISH THERE WAS MORE P. DIDDY ON THE TV
Sean "Puffy/Puff Daddy/P. Diddy" Combs will mentor a new hip-hop group on MTV's MAKING THE BAND.

THE BEST SHOW YOU NEVER WATCHED IS COMING TO DVD
SPORTS NIGHT, the series created and written by Aaron Sorkin before THE WEST WING, is coming to DVD in the fall. Oh, and FELICITY and ONCE AND AGAIN, too...

AND TO THINK THEY MET ON FELICITY
Of course we're talking about Scott Foley and Eddie McClintock; who did you think we meant?

AALIYAH'S PILOT FLYING HIGHER THAN ALLOWED
The rock-and-roll lifestyle extends to pilots flying musicians around, unfortunately.

FOR THIS MUCH NEWS, YOU'D THINK THEY RELEASED A CD IN THE PAST 10 YEARS
If a GUNS N' ROSES guitarist falls and another joins but no one hears their music, do even the trees in the forest care?

WEEZER/DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL/SPARTA--Live
Dan Kadar checks out WEEZER/DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL/SPARTA at the Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH-July 15, 2002

Wednesday - July 17, 2002

J. EDGAR HOOVER TO FEEL PRETTY AGAIN
A cross-dressing director of the FBI? Only in Hollywood...!

MORE ANIME IS NEVER A BAD THING
DreamWorks to distribute first Japanese anime film

PUTTING DIGITAL LIPSTICK ON SOME HISTORIC PIGS
Satellite-fed digital technology to help renew old movie palaces.

ON THOSE HOT SUMMER DAYS, YOU'LL WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING
And you thought he could only act opposite giant rabbits.

THE ROCK N' WALKEN TO GO TO "HELL" TOGETHER
The logical move after acting opposite Country Bears.

WALT DISNEY CO. CASTING STONES
After the BASIC INSTINCT sequel fell apart, everyone had the same thought: "Sharon Stone should be in a Disney flick."

"30 DAYS OF NIGHT" TO SEE LIGHT OF DAY
Steve Niles to turn his back on his friends soon, no doubt.

"30 DAYS OF NIGHT" - UPDATE JULY 16, 2002
Variety reported that, late Monday, the rights to 30 DAYS OF NIGHT were purchased by Senator Intl.

THE SOPRANOS WAS STILL THE BEST THING ON TV LAST YEAR
Hey, maybe Dennis Franz or Kelsey Grammer can finally get some attention from Emmy now.

IT'S BEEN TOO LONG SINCE WE HEARD THAT DOG SNEER "YOU EE-DIOT!"
You can't keep a good REN & STIMPY SHOW down for long.

McG TO CONTINUE TO OVERSEE "FASTLANE"
Director McG, who previously directed the big-screen adaptation of CHARLIE'S ANGELS, has signed a two-year development deal with Warner Bros. that will keep him overseeing FASTLANE.

PEARL JAM AND GUNS N' ROSES HEAD IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
The second sign of the apocalypse is still not upon us, as Guns N' Roses still hasn't set a CD release date.

Tuesday - July 16, 2002

SEE, IT'S COOL BECAUSE THEY SPELLED IT WITH A "Z"
Well, since Ed Harris' Camelot-on-motorcycles didn't work, maybe a Western-on-motorcycles will.

A THUNDER CLAP IN PRAGUE
Filming has begun in the Czech Republic on a big-screen adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic short story.

YOU HAVE TO WONDER IF CARREY CAN HANDLE THE OVER-THE-TOP ACTING STYLE REQUIRED FOR ANIMATION
Jim Carrey will lend his voice to a feature animation adaptation of OVER THE HEDGE

THAT'S OVER $1 MILLION A GRAM
Mas pesos for the AMORES PERROS team.

DVD RELEASE DATES - July 16, 2002
Finally... FINALLY! You can go out and pick up Amelie, The Big Bus & Black Sheep.

THIS DVD WILL BE MORE POPULAR THAN JESUS
The Beatles' A HARD DAY'S NIGHT will be released on DVD in September, with a mess of bonus features.

Top Secret! (1984) - Reviewed by Mike Lisk
Mike Lisk checks out the 1984 Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker classic TOP SECRET!

"30 DAYS OF NIGHT" TO SEE LIGHT OF DAY
Steve Niles to turn his back on his friends soon, no doubt.

"30 DAYS OF NIGHT" - UPDATE JULY 16, 2002
Variety reported that, late Monday, the rights to 30 DAYS OF NIGHT were purchased by Senator Intl.

THIS NEWS ITEM BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUDWEISER. BUDWEISER: THE KING OF BEERS. AND BY MCDONALD'S. YOU DESERVE A BREAK TODAY.
CBS President Les Moonves warned that product placement will become more and more common on network television.

NO JOKE HERE, FOLKS - WE'RE TOO IMPRESSED
Actor Daryl "Chill" Mitchell returns to network television in the fall, less than a year after a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down

YOU MEAN RICKI'S NO LONGER INTERESTED IN "DUELING HOOCHIES"?
The RICKI LAKE show will reportedly undergo changes for its 10th season, to reflect Lake's "evolving interests."

PEARL JAM AND GUNS N' ROSES HEAD IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
The second sign of the apocalypse is still not upon us, as Guns N' Roses still hasn't set a CD release date.

CD RELEASES - July 16, 2002
Joe Cocker, The Flaming Lips, Robert Plant and The Dave Matthews Band return with new albums this week.

SIX FEET UNDER THE GREAT WHITE WAY
He might just be scouting the audience for extras on his HBO show.

Monday - July 15, 2002

"NOAH" TO FIGHT THE FUTURE
Sure, but can he part the Red Sea?

WHOEVER LET THE DOGS OUT, CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR, ALREADY!
Hope someone's also acquiring the rights to the velvet Dogs Playing Poker.

CARTER TO PULL BIG-SCREEN SLEIGHT-OF-HAND
Can he Beat Ebert and Roeper next?

WHEN CAN WE EXPECT "PITFALL: THE MOVIE"?
Columbia Pictures is preparing another video game movie, RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN

THIS NEWS WILL MAKE YOUR HEAD EXPLODE
Just as faster internet connections were made to improve porn viewing, CGI seems to exist to allow for better and more graphic exploding heads.

BROTHER UNDERCOVER NO MORE
Eddie Griffin will take his stand-up act to the big screen.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES
This weekend only! Smith & Jones vs. Hanks and Newman...

FOUR LEGGED FREAK TO HIT VIDEO STORES IN NOVEMBER
SPIDER-MAN to infest houses in time for holiday season.

PISTOLWHIP COMICS RETURN TO TAKE ON "THE YELLOW MENACE"
An all-new sequel to PISTOLWHIP, one of TIME Magazine's Top 10 Comics of 2001, is set to debut in December.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY FOR ONI PRESS
Paul Dini knows what you really want to see under your tree this year...

STEVEN SPIELBERG, THE ONCE-AND-FUTURE KING
Will this retelling of King Arthur's tale also feature a killer rabbit?

THE VINES Live
Dan Kadar checks out THE VINES Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH, July 9, 2002

TOYNAMI SAYS 'GOOD MORNING, LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL'
Tonami's line of anime characters to roll out soon.

Friday - July 12, 2002

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES
This weekend only! Smith & Jones vs. Hanks and Newman...

PREZ FOR MAYOR
Rod Lurie has agreed to direct a comedy about a popular former President who finds himself caught up in a small-town mayoral election that grows more and more contentious.

SAY, THIS "ERNIE HEMINGWAY" ISN'T BAD - WE SHOULD SEE IF SOMEONE'S GOT HIM YET
Universal has reached an agreement to adapt Hemingway's TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT for Benicio Del Toro.

MR. MORRISON, GIVE US YOUR BEST "BLUE STEEL"
Comic scribe and snappy dresser Grant Morrison is now a fashion model, too.

NOW WHERE WILL VIEWERS GO FOR ARCANE REFERENCES AND SMUG QUASI-INTELLECTUAL POSTURING?
Dennis Miller is ending his HBO talk show August 30...

I GUESS SHE JUST FORGOT TO MENTION IT AT THE TIME
Former MURPHY BROWN star Candice Bergen now says she agreed with Dan Quayle when he attacked her series for its advocacy of single motherhood.

NOW EUROPEAN WOMEN WILL ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO PUBLICALLY HUMILIATE THEMSELVES IN PURSUIT OF SHORT-TERM FAME
NBC will air a new dating reality show about a bachelor who embarks on 80 dates around the world.

"P" IS FOR PROTEASE, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME
SESAME STREET will be introducing an HIV-positive Muppet in an effort to educate children about the disease.

THE VINES Live
Dan Kadar checks out THE VINES Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH, July 9, 2002

NONSENSE, GEORGE. THAT WOULD IMPLY THAT WE EVEN REMEMBER YOU
George Michael says he's afraid to return to the United States because he believes he's perceived as anti-American.

MARAH LIVE
Mike Lisk checks out Marah LIVE at the Mercury Lounge, New York City, July 9

Thursday - July 11, 2002

IF ONLY IT WAS "T.J. HOOKER: THE MOVIE"
Heather Locklear has taken a part in an upcoming comedy for MGM.

MEN IN BLACK STAR SEEKS RESTRAINING ORDER FROM JACKASS
This is no way to treat the star of the number one movie in America.

MIRAMAX TO CREATE ANIMATED CHILDREN'S MOVIES OUT OF LEGOS
Lego's Bionicle action figures are preparing a multi-media assault.

CALLING THIS A "REALITY SHOW" MAY BE STRETCHING IT
Former Playmate and renowned heiress Anna Nicole Smith will be getting the OSBOURNES treatment in a new series from E!

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN. NO, WAIT, IT'S STILL OLD
Sci-Fi Network announced four new series, none of which is really technically new.

ARE YOU STILL THERE, CALLER?
Marlo finally gets the place to herself again.

WYNTER TO HIT FOX'S "24"
Hope she likes her first-episode wardrobe...

JUST SITTIN' BACK, TRYIN' TO RECAPTURE, A LITTLE OF THAT GLORY
Bruce Springsteen and the reunited E Street Band are embarking on an ambitious tour schedule in August.

TOYNAMI INTRODUCES ITS "NEW MINI-FIGS ON THE BLOCK"
We could hype all of the things Toynami has coming, but instead, I'll just say two words: Dyno Mutt.

Wednesday - July 10, 2002

THERE IS NO SPOON. AGAIN.
Warner Brothers has announced a release date for the first of two MATRIX sequels for 2003.

THAT WAS VERY FOOLISH, MR. BOND
Madonna will appear in a cameo in the new James Bond film

"S.W.A.T." TEAM EXPANDS ITS RANKS?
The Colin Farrell-Samuel L. Jackson action piece may be getting a "girlfighter"

MIKE WHO?
Mike Myers is discussing the possibility of portraying The Who drummer Keith Moon

PIONEERING ANIMATOR WARD KIMBALL DEAD AT 88
The Oscar-winning animator on such film classics as SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, PINOCCHIO, FANTASIA, THE THREE CABALLEROS and ALICE IN WONDERLAND died Monday in Arcadia, California, of natural causes...

COMIC BUYERS GUIDE'S 2002 FAN AWARDS
CBG honors the favorites of 2001.

SHAQUILLE O'NEAL JUST HATES TO TRAIN IN THE OFF-SEASON
Three championships with the Lakers. A growing number of bombs at the box office. Which one would you think Shaq would concentrate on?

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS--By the Way
The RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS have made their most interesting and experimental album to date.

Tuesday - July 9, 2002

MR. PETERSEN, NICOLAS CAGE ON LINE ONE
Director Wolfgang Petersen has confirmed that BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN will be his next project.

ROD STEIGER DEAD AT 77
Oscar-winning actor Rod Steiger passed away Tuesday...

DRINKS ARE ON COLIN
Colin Farrell will be taking home a cool $8 mil to star in the feature-film version of - wait for it - S.W.A.T. Yeah, the '70s cop show.

I MAKE DER MOVIE ABOUT DER VAMPIRES, JA?
German director Oliver Hirschbiegel may take over the BLADE franchise.

DVD RELEASES - July 9, 2002
Gary "IMPOSTOR" Sinise can now rock your TV screen again and again and again.

A LOOK AT ELEKTRA'S MORSE CODE
Scott Morse hides his Magic Pickle in order to splash paint on Elektra.

THIS BETTER NOT MEAN A KEN DOLL IN A BATMAN COWL
Toymaker Mattel, best known for Barbie and Hot Wheels, has won the rights to produce toys based on Warner Brothers' Superman, Batman, Justice League and Looney Tunes properties.

YOU KNOW, HE'S REALLY POPULAR IN GERMANY
KNIGHT RIDER and BAYWATCH star David Hasselhoff has checked himself into the Betty Ford Center for alcohol abuse.

OH, GEEZ, MY HEAD IS KILLING ME - HOW MUCH MONEY? I'LL BE RIGHT IN.
After some tense negotiations and a suspected sickout, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE star Jane Kaczmarek is back to work with a big fat raise.

ANOTHER REASON TO TAKE UP READING
Joy Behar, co-host of ABC's THE VIEW, is getting a series of prime-time specials in August.

The Eagles Live, July 5, 2002
Don, Glen, Joe and the others at Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY - July 5, 2002

TORI AMOS SEES AMERICAN FAIRIES ON HER NEXT DISC
Tori to follow friend Neil Gaiman's lead and explore themes of America in her next work.

BEN KWELLER Live
BEN KWELLER rocked several hundred fans on Pier 17 of South Street Seaport on July 2, 2002. Matt Singer was there.

CD RELEASES - July 9, 2002
The Counting Crows and The Mighty Might Bosstones are back and spinning in CD players near you.

Monday - July 8, 2002

JOHN FRANKENHEIMER DEAD AT 72
John Frankenheimer, director of such Hollywood classics as THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE and BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ died yesterday. He was 72.

MATRIX SEQUELS TO MAKE EVEN SYDNEY SEEM COOL
Any extras on the set of the MATRIX sequels better duck...

RICHIE ABANDONS THE ALAMO
Director Ron Howard has left Disney's in-the-works historical Western.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES
Wasn't that YOU I saw at a screening of LIKE MIKE again this weekend?

WARNER BROTHERS IS FEELIN' SPECIAL
Warner Home Video is releasing five of its most highly demanded films on DVD in September, in double-disc, features-heavy special editions.

VINCE MCMAHON MAKES PARENTS GROUP TAP OUT
WWE wins a huge victory over the Parents Television Council, which had accused the wrestling promotion of contributing to the death of children. How huge? Try three and a half mil...

I TOLD YOU I'D BE BACK, PAULEY! MWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!
Deborah Norville is headed back to morning television, for a week, anyway...

MICHAEL JACKSON ACCUSES MUSIC INDUSTRY OF PREJUDICE
Once-black Michael Jackson lashed out at the music industry's treatment of black artists.

MAYBE THE TITLE "HARRY POTTER AND THE GLORIOUS PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION AGAINST THE BOURGEOISIE OPPRESSORS OF THE LABORERS" SHOULD'VE BEEN THEIR FIRST CLUE...
The new Harry Potter book is flying off the shelves in China. Too bad it's a fake...

Sunday - Thursday - July 4 - 7, 2002

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES
Wasn't that YOU I saw at a screening of LIKE MIKE?

JULIA ROBERTS GIVES UP HER INDEPENDENCE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
A moratorium on "Runaway Bride" jokes, please...

"MEN IN BLACK" SEQUEL SEES SKYROCKETS <
Was the first MEN IN BLACK released so long ago that people forgot that it wasn't any good?

"ZONE" GETTING HEAT FROM 20th CENTURY FOX
Because killer viral outbreaks are evidently good escapist entertainment, we get this...

SHARON OSBOURNE TO BITE THE HEAD OFF CANCER
The Osbourne matriarch recently underwent treatment for a treatable form of cancer.

Wednesday - July 4, 2002

ANIME ADVENTURE SERIES "BEYBLADE" AND "SHINZO" MAKE AMERICAN TV DEBUT ON ABC FAMILY, SATURDAY, JULY 6
Every kid needs more anime in their life, and ABC Family's gonna give them some.

The Police, Elvis Costello, & Iggy Pop Among Rock Hall's Eligible
Stuart Copeland may have finally found a way to get back on-stage with Sting.

Pearl Jam's New Studio Album Due In November?
Subtitle: This just be a slow news day, since this non-story made the cut.

R. KELLY'S LATEST SEX AND VIDEOTAPE SCANDAL FEATURES NO LIES
If you have a taste for the underage, people, do NOT go capturing that on video tape. A simple thing, really. But in this case, Kelly was cleared of wrong-doing.

Pioneering Bebop Bassist Ray Brown Dies At 75
A gig the night before, a round of golf and then sleeping forever - there's worse ways to go.

Wednesday - July 3, 2002

MEN IN BLACK II TO OPEN ON EVERY THEATER SCREEN IN AMERICA TODAY
Well, maybe it'll just feel that way.

TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH EGOYAN'S "ARARAT"
A movie starring Eric Bogosian beating out a new Croenberg pic?

LOONEY TUNES RETURNING TO THEATERS
Warner Brothers is producing a new series of theatrical shorts.

STAN WANTS YOU TO BUY HIS COMICS, TRUE BELIEVER! NUFF SAID!
Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee is putting part of his personal comic collection up for auction. Find out where...

COMIC PROFILE: Doug TenNapel's CREATURE TECH
Good battles evil, and the world hangs in the balance! Resurrected by the Shroud of Turin, the zombified Dr. Jameson intends to finish what he started 150 years ago -- destroying the earth with a giant space eel.

HOW DID COBRA COMMANDER SEE OUT OF THAT HELMET, ANYWAY?
'80s cartoon favorite G. I. JOE is back, courtesy of the Cartoon Network.

MAYBE IT'S TIME TO CUT DOWN ON THE PUDDING POPS, BILL
Bill Cosby reportedly evicted a longtime family friend when his "spiritual advisor" accused her of being a witch.

COME ON DOWN!
Immortal game-show host Bob Barker is going in for prostate surgery...

WE WILL DISCUSS MY SALAD, DAMN IT!
Sadly, there will be no repeat of Martha Stewart's bizarre appearance on CBS' THE EARLY SHOW; she cancelled her scheduled appearance for Wednesday.

TIVO COUNTS 'CROWS' AS ARTIST OF THE MONTH
TiVo subscribers, not VH1's "Where Are They Now?", will soon see COUNTING CROWS.

THE GET UP KIDS with SUPERCHUNK and HOT ROD CIRCUIT - Concert Review
David Thomas takes in a show at Club Ovation, Boynton Beach, FL June 25, 2002

Tuesday - July 2, 2002

THIS COULD MEAN THREE LESS WEEKS OF UNINFORMED SPECULATION
The Oscars may be coming earlier in the future

IT'S OVITZ, JOHNNY - OVITZ!
Michael Ovitz jumps off Hollywood sign to his death (figuratively, anyway)

UNIVERSAL CHAIRMAN FORCED OUT
Au revoir, Jean-Marie...

I WISH I COULD SEE A BARBARIAN MOVIE WITH THAT GUY FROM DEUCE BIGALOW
AIRPLANE! director David Zucker is in talks to direct Rob Schneider in HARV THE BARBARIAN. Yikes...

FISHBURNE TO STAR IN EASTWOOD FILM
Lawrence Fishburne is in talks to star in Clint Eastwood's forthcoming suspense thriller.

NEW DVD RELEASES - July 2, 2002
Finally - the Pearl Harbor: Vista Series, Shallow Hal and TWO GWAR discs!!

CRANK YANKERS BACK FOR MORE
Comedy Central has placed an order for 20 new episodes of the crank-callin' puppet show.

TOON DISNEY ANNOUNCES FALL SCHEDULE, PREMIERING EIGHT NEW SERIES ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Toad Patrol and The Ultimate Book of Spells Make US Television Premiere Alongside Four Series From Walt Disney Television Animation

NEW CD RELEASES - July 2, 2002
Oasis is back with a new album and finally... we can all go pick up the OST for LIKE MIKE!

DAVID LEE ROTH AND SAMMY HAGAR LIVE
Can David and Sammy survive without the rest of Van Halen? Do they try to kill each other on stage? Two reviews from two different dates - Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA - June 24, 2002 and Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ - June 21, 2002

Monday - July 1, 2002

WHO NEEDS SMALL MOVIES, ANYWAY?
Warner Brothers has decided to concentrate on franchise films, with five "tentpole" movies out of each year's slate of 25 -30 films. Oh, and by the way: Keanu Reeves as John Constantine. If you listen close, you can hear Alan Moore screaming from here...

OPIE REMEMBERS THE ALAMO
Ron Howard's next film will tackle the Alamo, with Russell Crowe expected to sign on.

SO WAIT A MINUTE - YOU'RE SAYING MASSIVE JOLTS OF ELECTRICITY ARE BAD?
The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. wants to warn viewers of LIKE MIKE that grabbing power lines will most likely not grant Jordan-like basketball skills.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES
Did Sandler shake of the Curse of Little Nicky? Don't be so surprised at the answer... we saw you at the theater...

A HERO'S WELCOME RINGS IN INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH TOON DISNEY'S 'ULTIMATE TOON HEROES MARATHON'
Aladdin would mock you mercilessly if he knew you were considering eating burgers and potato salad instead of watching him all day.

AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING
Chicago police are investigating the discovery of another videotape that may show R&B star R. Kelly having sex with underage girls.

MEET THE NEW BASS
The Who has named the bassist who will be filling in for the late John Entwistle on their forthcoming tour.

LIVE AND LET FRY
Paul McCartney has a problem with McDonald's - and he's letting them know about it.

MAMBO ITALIANO NO MORE FOR ROSEMARY CLOONEY
Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby's co-star in WHITE CHRISTMAS and a fine singer in her own right, is dead at 74.

SLIPKNOT MEMBERS REVEAL THEIR SECRET IDENTITY
They couldn't possibly be as ugly under the masks, right? Then again, we said that about KISS, too.

Weekend - June 28 - 30, 2002

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES
Did Sandler shake of the Curse of Little Nicky? Don't be so surprised at the answer... we saw you at the theater...

WES CRAVEN 'WAITING' NO LONGER
Wes Craven will finally dip his toes into the "horror" arena, after all these years.

'BOMBAY' NO LONGER ON ICE
A.K., this bit of movie news is for you.

QUAID THINKING ABOUT DAY AFTER TOMORROW
Dennis Quaid is considering the lead in Roland Emmerich's upcoming action film THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

SPHEERIS TO TELL A ROTTEN STORY
Director Penelope Spheeris to tackle the life story of Johnny Rotten...

VIOLENT MESSIAHS WORKS DOUBLE-TIME
Michael Turner Contributes Special Variant Cover to Benefit ACTOR

CAPTAIN MARVEL'S NEW LOOK
When Peter David and Chris Cross' CAPTAIN MARVEL series is re-launched in September, there will be a new "painterly" approach to the art. Come take a look...

MARVEL SETS UP CAMP AT WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO
Marvel has announced their signing and panel schedules for next week's upcoming convention.

STEVE NILES COUGHS UP A HAIRBALL FOR IDW
FUSED writer Steve Niles' Cal McDonald serials are being collected in HAIRBALL: A CAL McDONALD MYSTERY

DOES WOLVERINE HAVE THE X-FACTOR?
Take a look at some art from the upcoming X-FACTOR #3...

WHO'S THE MAN? DOOM'S THE MAN!
Ben Dunn's Marvel Mangaverse takes a startling turn - check it out!

THANKS A LOT, OZZY
Liza Minnelli and her new husband are reportedly in discussions for their own OSBOURNES-like TV show.

NO, A REALITY SHOW ON THE SCI-FI NETWORK ISN'T AT ALL A STEP DOWN
Shannen Doherty will be hosting a sci-fi-themed CANDID CAMERA knock-off for the Sci-Fi Channel this fall. Next stop, infomercials.

OUR APOLOGIES TO SOUTH AFRICA
Jerry Springer to host South African talk show.

THE WHO'S JOHN ENTWISTLE FOUND DEAD
John Entwistle, the bassist for the rock band THE WHO, was found dead Thursday in his hotel room of an apparent heart attack. He was 57.

Thursday - June 27, 2002

DREAMWORKS TO MEET DISNEY OUT AT BIKE RACKS IN 2004
The Disney-Dreamworks animated flick grudge match just...got...interesting

DREAMWORKS TO WORK WITH "UGLY AMERICANS"
Casting for a movie with a title like UGLY AMERICANS should be no problem at all

METROPOLIS TO RETURN TO THEATERS
A restored version of Fritz Lang's visionary classic will be in select theaters this July.

NO NEED TO GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER...IT'S BERNIE MAC
From the Poop Shoot's Losing-Battle file, we see that Columbia Pictures is developing a remake of its 1967 Stanley Kramer-directed feature GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER

HE SEES CGI PEOPLE
SECONDHAND LIONS looks to become king of the asphalt jungles

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE?
Castle Rock Entertainment is preparing a film exploring the life of Beach Boys songwriter Brian Wilson.

BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE THE EMMYS WITHOUT BUFFY BEING IGNORED
The critically acclaimed musical episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER probably stood a good chance at some Emmy recognition this year; that is, until it was inadvertently left off the nomination ballot.

QUIKSILVER CLOTHING ANYTHING BUT WELL-NAMED IN LATEST VENTURE
Quiksilver clothing decides better late to the extreme-sport game than never

NOT A PARADE, NOT YET A FESTIVAL ON NBC ON THE 4TH
NBC, like the rest of us, thinks of Britney Spears and sees skyrockets.

RIDING THAT HORSE TILL IT DROPS, EH, SHARON?
As the relentless Osbournes merchandising blitz marches on, Kelly Osbourne is going into the studio to record a full album.

Wednesday - June 26, 2002

RECORD BREAKING FILM DISTRIBUTOR PRESENTS NEW THRILLER "PANDORA'S BOX"
Rainforest Films presents the new thriller PANDORA'S BOX with a hot young cast, debuting in select theaters on August 9, 2002 and expanding nationally in the Fall.

FROM THE BAD IDEA DEPARTMENT...
Plans are underway for a sequel to GLADIATOR. Uh, you guys saw the movie, right? You know he dies at the end?

SCOOBY-DOO GROSSED HOW MUCH? GET ME A DOG MOVIE, AND FAST!
MGM and Jim Henson Pictures have agreed to produce a family film about talking dogs. From space.

HEY, AT LEAST IT'S NOT "FOOLS RUSH IN 2"
FRIENDS star Matthew Perry is in talks to reprise his role in a sequel to THE WHOLE NINE YARDS.

CLEESE IN AS SHREK'S FATHER-IN-LAW
MONTY PYTHON great John Cleese has joined the cast of SHREK 2.

TEEN HORROR INNOVATOR HERMAN COHEN DIES
Herman Cohen, who created a whole genre by defying the critics and making a series of low budget horror films, has died at the age of 76.

I AM JACK'S HARD-TO-FIND DVD
The FIGHT CLUB special edition 2-disc DVD is on its way out of stores as of August 27

DVD EXTRAS COULD BE KRYPTONITE TO WARNER BROTHERS
Warner Brothers is being sued over special features added to DVD release of SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE.

NOT A PARADE, NOT YET A FESTIVAL ON NBC ON THE 4TH
NBC, like the rest of us, thinks of Britney Spears and sees skyrockets.

THIS IS THE WEAKEST IDEA EVER - GOODBYE
Okay, in a world that's given us DOG EAT DOG, maybe not the weakest ever, but we're talking about Anne Robinson look-alikes here.

NETWORKS TO AIR NEW BIN LADEN VIDEO?
Of course they will, after a suitable period of hand-wringing and soul-searching.

WAYNE BRADY AND CAROLINE RHEA FIGHT OVER ROSIE
Two more reasons to keep your day job are coming your way in the Fall.

CONNIE CHUNG'S INAUSPICIOUS CNN DEBUT
Bill O'Reilly handily defeats Chung's CNN debut.

BET AWARDS RESULTS IN ALTERCATION
To paraphrase Wesley Snipes, always BET on black. Or should I go with "Nothing but an OG thang, baby?" Either works here.

PAPA ROACH DEBUTS AT #2 ON BILLBOARD CHARTS
Papa Roach makes a strong debut but fails to spoil the Eminem Show.

ADVANCE LISTEN: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE'S "SONGS FOR THE DEAF"
Writer Ivan Brandon gets a sneak listen to QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE'S "SONGS FOR THE DEAF" - listen up.

NAPSTER WINS LOAN, THINKS PEOPLE STILL CARE
No one's really sure what Napster is still fighting for at this point, but they now have more money to do so.

WELL, I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES
Elton John's $10.5-million lawsuit against his ex-accountants was rejected on appeal for the second time.

BY NOW, THEY SHOULDA SOMEHOW REALIZED WHAT THEY'VE GOT TO DO
Unfortunately, the British Army did not realize that they had to ask Oasis before using their music in a recruitment video.

Tuesday - June 25, 2002

"YOU ARE PART OF THE REBEL ALLIANCE, AND A TRAITOR"!
THX has split off from the Lucasfilm empire.

Natasha Lyonne and Edward Furlong To Star In "Max & Grace"
FILMNEXT president Kirkland Tibbels is pleased to announce the attachment of Edward Furlong and Natasha Lyonne to star in the indie feature "Max & Grace".

THIRD STUDIO TO THE RIGHT, AND STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING
With Disney having dropped out, Universal has joined Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios in co-producing a big-budget, live-action adaptation of PETER PAN.

AND THE PARADE OF COMIC-BOOK MOVIES CONTINUES
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST scribe Linda Woolverton signs on to adapt Michael Turner's FATHOM.

NEW DVD RELEASES - JUNE 25, 2002
Best Picture Winner 'A Beautiful Mind' hits DVD in both widescreen versions and full-frame (for you real freaks out there)

MUTATING X-BOOKS X-PLODE IN JULY!
X-STATIX, AGENT X & SOLDIER X Raise 77 Spots!
You readers say you hate relaunches and reboots, and yet, looking at these numbers, you have no one to blame but yourselves...why weren't you already reading these books?

WELL, I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES
Elton John's $10.5-million lawsuit against his ex-accountants was rejected on appeal for the second time.

BY NOW, THEY SHOULDA SOMEHOW REALIZED WHAT THEY'VE GOT TO DO
Unfortunately, the British Army did not realize that they had to ask Oasis before using their music in a recruitment video.

Elvis Costello at Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ (June 21, 2002)
Michael Lisk gets the task of hearing ELVIS COSTELLO unreel one great hit after the other - live no less. Must be nice...

NEW CD RELEASES - JUNE 25, 2002
Fatboy Slim - Live! and a new Boy George disc are now available on at your local music store. That is... if you still buy CDs.

Monday - June 24, 2002

IMAGINE IF YOU WILL...'GROUNDHOG DAY' AS A THRILLER
Actor-producer Forest Whitaker will direct the supernatural thriller SELLING TIME for Fox 2000.

MYRIAD PICTURES TAKES CANNELL BOOK FOR A "RIDE"
It's no GREATEST AMERICAN HERO, but Stephen J. Cannell's latest creation is headed for the big screen.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RESULTS
Did Juwanna Man take the number one spot for the weekend? Yeah you know you Juwanna know.

FRIDAY BOX OFFICE RESULTS
Did Juwanna Man lead the Friday Box Office Grosses? Well there's only one way to find out.

YO HO, YO HO, CAREER SUICIDE FOR ME
Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush is in talks to star in the movie version of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN.

JUNGLE BANDITS LAY THE SMACK DOWN ON THE ROCK'S BOSSES
HELLDORADO principals held up by armed bandits in the Amazon. Seriously.

JACKIE CHAN TO GO AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Martial-arts master Chan to star in new film version of Jules Verne's classic novel.

BANDERAS TO PLAY PANCHO VILLA FOR HBO
The famed Mexican revolutionary comes to life in a biopic for HBO.

LIV TYLER IN THREESOME WITH AFFLECK AND LOPEZ?
If this is a bid to land Aerosmith on the soundtrack to JERSEY GIRL, it's an ingenious one.

NEW MOVIE RELEASES FOR JUNE 21, 2002
If MINORITY REPORT is sold out at your local theater, fear not because JUWANNA MAN is out this weekend as well!

WEREWOLF BY NIGHT WRITER TO DIRECT THE DEAD
John Fasano, writer-producer on WEREWOLF BY NIGHT to shoot the dead.

KINNEAR TO WALK ON "SHATTERED GLASS" WITH CHRISTENSEN?
Hayden Christensen continues his bid to avoid a lifetime of Star Wars conventions by teaming with Greg Kinnear on SHATTERED GLASS.

THE ROCK'S 'THE SCORPION KING' DVD GETS EXHUMED IN OCTOBER
The Rock's cooking up holiday sales, with the October release of the SCORPION KING DVD.

'DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS' RETURNS WITH AN ALL NEW TWO-DISC DELUXE EDITION DVD THIS NOVEMBER.
Or, How the Grinch movie stole our fond childhood remembrances of the Grinch and replaced them with bloated commercialism.

HE'S THE BEST THERE IS AT GETTING PRESS
The obscure Marvel comics character known to insiders as "Wolverine" finally gets the press he deserves.

COMICS CREATORS ARE "IT"
Peter Milligan, long respected by comic book fans, has finally been anointed "it" by Entertainment Weekly.

DC DIRECT SHOWS OFF METAMORPHO
One of the most obscure and bizarre DC Comics characters is being made into an action figure. When does Ultra the Multi-Alien come out?

DAMN THAT GRAND THEFT AUTO III!
Teenage boys can smell what wrestling is cooking, and it's starting to take on a pungent odor.

CONNIE CHUNG HOPING FOURTH TIME'S THE CHARM
CONNIE CHUNG DEBUTS ON CNN TONIGHT

MR. BRUCKHEIMER, SHARON LAWRENCE, NICHOLAS TURTURRO AND GAIL O'GRADY ARE HERE TO SEE YOU
Kim Delaney will join her fellow NYPD BLUE alumnus David Caruso on Jerry Bruckheimer's new CSI spinoff, CSI: MIAMI.

THIS BETTER NOT MEAN AL ROKER IN THE SWIMSUIT COMPETITION
NBC will be your home for beauty pageants for the next five years, and NBC only paid $50 million. Yikes...

MAN, I HOPE THERE'S A HAPPY ENDING
Rob Lowe has signed to star in a CBS holiday movie about an overworked attorney who discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

I WOULD NOT WATCH IT IN A BOAT, I WOULD NOT WATCH IT WITH A GOAT
A San Francisco-based production company has acquired the television rights to 15 children's books by Dr. Seuss.

NO, REALLY, I OWN "GARFIELD." HONEST!
A California man embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Motion Picture Association of America, by claming he owned the animated series GARFIELD AND FRIENDS. Good work if you can get it...

MARTHA STEWART LIVING A LIE?
And you all thought Martha was evil for making your girlfriend put paper doilies all over your pad. Here's a real reason to eye her suspiciously.

JOSS WHEDON AND CREW HOLD COURT ON "BUFFY"
Joss Whedon and some staff and cast members of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER held a panel about the show last night at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

KNEEL BEFORE ZOD, UH, I MEAN BRITNEY
FORBES magazine has declared Britney Spears the most powerful celebrity in the world. Tremble before her might.

BECAUSE THE TITLE "THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS" WAS ALREADY TAKEN
Beleaguered R&B artist and alleged child pornographer R. Kelly has released a new song defending himself, enititled "HEAVEN, I NEED A HUG." Feel free to insert your own joke here.

MUSIC NEWS
A collection of the past week's more interesting news stories, as reported by CDNOW.com

WAYNE SHORTER, DAVE HOLLAND TAKE TOP HONORS AT 2002 JAZZ AWARDS
Wayne Shorter and Dave Holland were the top honorees at the 2002 Jazz Awards ceremony held at New York's Jazz Standard on Wednesday, June 19.

ROADRUNNER RECORDS RELEASES TRACK LISTING FOR ROAD RULES CD
Now you, too, can listen to cool music from your very own Winnebago

MANSON PLEADS NO CONTEST
Goth shockmeister Marilyn Manson was fined $4,000, but will not receive jail time for grinding his genitalia against a security guard at a Michigan concert.

ADVICE COLUMNIST ANN LANDERS DEAD AT 83
Unhappy spouses and out-of-touch senior citizens now forced to think for themselves.

Wednesday - June 19, 2002

CAN YOU SMELL WHAT KAMEHAMEHA IS COOKIN'?
A deal is in the works for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to portray Hawaiian King Kamehameha in a film for Columbia Pictures.

THOSE MEDDLING KIDS BACK FOR SEQUEL
Hardly a surprise, but the Scooby gang is headed back to theaters in 2004

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN GETS ITS LADY
Peta Wilson, best known for the TV series LA FEMME NIKITA, has just been cast as Mina Harker in the adaptation of the Alan Moore comic book.

SHE'S GETTING OUT OF 7TH HEAVEN IF IT KILLS HER
7TH HEAVEN's Jessica Biel has signed to star in a remake of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

REACHING A VERDICT ON RACHEL WEISZ
The long-delayed movie adaptation of the John Grisham novel THE RUNAWAY JURY is set to begin shooting in September, with Rachel Weisz to play the female lead.

MODERN HUMORIST LEAPS FROM WEB TO BIG SCREEN
Humor Web site MODERN HUMORIST is set to try its luck on the big screen with the film MAGGIE.

"2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY" NAMED THE GREATEST SCI-FI FILM OF ALL TIME
Sure, every group has a different list, but not many people will argue with the Online Film Critics Society International Critics Group, which named 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY the Greatest Sci-Fi Film of all time. The Critics Society, which is celebrating a century of science fiction with their list of the Top 100 Films from the Past 100 Years.

MARVEL COMICS: ON SALE NEXT WEEK!
Marvel Comics released a complete list of their new comics and trades shipping on Wednesday, June 26.

MARVEL FANS PLAY ROMANS TO CREATORS' CHRISTIANS
If you've been waiting to vote on the shenanigans over Marvel's Captain Marvel challenge, election day is coming soon!

STAN LEE, KEVIN SMITH, MICHAEL CHABON, JOE QUESADA AND SIX OTHERS SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE NEW YORK CITY COMIC BOOK MUSEUM
The New York City Comic Book Museum has created an honarary board of trustees featuring some of the biggest names in comic books.

AQUAMAN BACK FROM WATERY GRAVE
Come on, you didn't really think he was going to stay dead, did you?

JOSS WHEDON AND CREW HOLD COURT ON "BUFFY"
Joss Whedon and some staff and cast members of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER held a panel about the show last night at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

BILLBOARD'S SALES CHARTS WOULD FEEL SO EMPTY WITHOUT SHADY
Korn's new disc debuts at number two, unable to knock Eminem from the top spot.

RIDING ON A CRAZY CHOO-CHOO TRAIN
Ozzy Osbourne, who has had a wild adult life, also had a pretty wild childhood, a new book alleges to the shock of only Michael O'Mara Books, who paid a large advance for a book full of such unsurprising facts.

Tuesday - June 18, 2002

BREAKING DVD NEWS
What do you get when you cross a DeLoreans, an Animal, a dancing Italian and four Beatles? New DVD releases!

New DVD Releases for June 18, 2002
Am I reading that right? Both AIR BUD 4: SEVENTH INNING FETCH and AMERICAN PSYCHO 2: SPECIAL EDITION are out on DVD? On the same day?

WATCH OUT! 'ERE COMES ZE SPIDER-MAN, NON?
A man wearing a Spider-Man costume scaled a nearly 500-foot-tall skyscraper in Paris with his bare hands. What have you done today?

STAN LEE'S "GOD WOKE" POEM HEADS TO BIG SCREEN
Stan Lee's 35-year old poem, "God Woke", is headed to the big screen.

MARVEL FANS HEAR THE CALL OF DUTY
At the Heroes Con in Charlotte, North Carolina, this weekend, comic fans helped Marvel donate to some worthy causes. Here's how...

TODD MCFARLANE TAKES TO THE AIR
Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has agreed to host a baseball talk radio program, airing on MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball.

CHARLTON, QUALITY CHARACTERS HIT STORE SHELVES
This week DC Direct releases action figures based on some of the characters DC has acquired from other comic-book companies over the years...

PUDDY GETS ANIMATED
The Disney Channel has announced some unique casting for the upcoming episode of its new animated series KIM POSSIBLE

WHAT 'CHU TALKIN' BOUT, WILLIS?
Todd Bridges is returning to TV - on, of all things, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

NEW CD RELEASES - JUNE 18, 2002
A*Teens, Wyclef, Dirty Vegas, Papa Roach, Peter Gabriel and more - all out now!

DAVID LEE ROTH AND SAMMY HAGAR TOUR ADDS LEGS
Somehow the two former Van Halen frontmen have gotten along well enough on the road to add more shows.

MUSIC PUBLISHERS REACH AGREEMENT WITH AUDIOGALAXY
The recording industry and music publishers have reached an out-of-court settlement with Audiogalaxy.com, a file-swapping Web site.

Monday - June 17, 2002

Box Office Estimates - June 14 - 16, 2002
Seriously? There was that many people out there who saw those trailers for SCOOBY DOO, with the CGI dog and the Freddie Prinze Jr. blonde hair and thought, "oh, yeah, that's for me"?

David Goyer Attached to Lansdale's MUCHO MOJO
BLADE writer David Goyer and his Phantom Four Films production company have teamed with Rat Entertainment and StudioCanal on an adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale's MUCHO MOJO.

Remaking El Cid
EL CID, the 1961 epic that starred Charton Heston and Sophia Loren, will return to battle, thanks to RUSH HOUR producer Arthur Sarkissian.

Charlie Sheen Marries Denise Richards

Jackman to hunt Monsters
The Hollywood Reporter is, uh, reporting that Hugh Jackman is in negotiations to play the title character in VAN HELSING

MARK WAID STEPS AWAY FROM RUSE
Mark Waid has elected to leave the series he originated at CrossGen, citing a difference of opinion in the title's future.

OPTIC NERVE CHOSEN FOR "BEST AMERICAN..." ANTHOLOGY
Drawn and Quarterly announced this week that the most recent issue of Adrian Tomine's series Optic Nerve has been selected for inclusion in Houghton Mifflin's "Best American" anthology series.

STUART MOORE LEAVES MARVEL
Marvel Comics confirmed last week the resignation of Marvel Knights line editor Stuart Moore. Moore will be leaving his staff position in July to concentrate on a freelance writing career.

TV Recommendations - Week of June 17 - 23
We try to point you in the direction of something interesting to watch.

DOMESTIC ABUSE STUNNER FOR STONE COLD
A San Antonio television station reported this weekend that police were called to the home of World Wrestling Entertainment star "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, after accusations of domestic abuse by his wife.

FX Looks to Lighten Up with Corbett, Reiser
After garnering critical praise for its intense police drama THE SHIELD, FX is looking to build up its comedic side as well.

Shatner to Take Horror Show Helm
The Sci Fi Channel has signed "Star Trek" captain William Shatner to host its new late Saturday night summer movie block. The series, titled WILLIAM SHATNER'S FULL MOON FRIDAY NIGHT, is set to debut July 20.

NBC, New Jersey Nets, Say Goodbye to NBA Season With a Whimper
NBC bids farewell to its 12-year NBA run after this year's finals ended on a low Nielsen note.

Anti-terrorism Song Cut From ABC's July 4 special
A country song by Toby Keith that warns terrorists, "You'll be sorry you messed with the U.S. of A," has been cut from a patriotic ABC television special.

Pam Anderson's V.I.P. Cancelled
Please check back for details later. The Movie Poop Shoot staff is too distraught to report on this sad development with an impartial view.

BRITNEY SPEARS AND NASCAR: A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN?
Not content with soda commercials and tender coming-of-age dramas, Britney Spears has struck a deal with NASCAR to create and produce a feature film set in the high-stakes world of auto racing.

Catching up with Roadrunner Records
The Shoot caught up with Roadrunner Records' Scott Kawa on Sunday, for an update on Roadrunner recording artists.

Guns and Roses to Tour America
Nearly a decade after their last tour, Guns N' Roses will tour the United States again this fall.