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Published at:  Feb 11, 2000 2:13:03 PM CST

Man, it seems like just yesterday I was putting this up and taking Harry to catch his plane to ARUBA, but here it is again even bigger and better, and that means Harry's in the Pacific floating off the shores of that JURASSIC PARK island soon to turn his journey inland thru Costa Rica's rainforest jungles searching out the volcanic slopes of the country's central highlands. Well here's Elston Gunn's latest review of the week that was...


A News FLASH !


Harry, The Dude, and Roger were spotted yesterday in the Panama Canal on the MAASDAM with Richard Corliss and an AMERICAN PSYCHO. That's all we have.



A news brief



Thursday...Harry,the Dude, and Richard Corliss are seen walking a bit of beach in Nicaragua.



TAKEN FROM VARIETY AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER




CASTING

* Regina King will star opposite Chris Rock in Paramount's I WAS MADE TO
LOVE HER for directors Chris and Paul Weitz.

* Gwyneth Paltrow may star in TAKING LIVES for director Tony Scott about a
female FBI officer who's looking for a serial killer who takes the
identities of his victims.

* Pam Grier and Snoop Dogg will star in New Line's BONES. Ernest Dickerson
(JUICE) will direct the Tom Metcalfe and Adam Simon script about a ghost who
seeks revenge against his killers while trying to reclaim his old
girlfriend.

* Rob Schneider will star in and co-write (with Tom Brady) ANIMAL for
Disney. It tells the story of a man who has received organ transplants from
different animals and finds himself having some of their traits.

* Kelly Lynch joins CHARLIE'S ANGELS.

* Jim Caviezel joins PAY IT FORWARD as a recovering heroin addict.

* Paul Reubens joins BLOW with Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Cliff Curtis, Ray
Liotta, Rachel Griffiths, Max Perlich, Franka Potenta, Jordi Molla and Ethan
Suplee.

* Chris Klein (AMERICAN PIE) is in final talks to star in MGM and John
McTiernan's remake of ROLLERBALL. John Pogue (THE SKULLS) drafted.

* Reese Witherspoon will star in and produce SLOW MOTION for Phoenix
Pictures. Based on the 1992 Dani Shapiro novel PLAYING WITH FIRE, the story
follows a college student who is seduced by her roommate's dad.

* Rachel Leigh Cook will star in JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS for Universal
Pictures and directors Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan (CAN'T HARDLY WAIT).

* Lisa Edelstein ("The West Wing") landed a role in KEEPING THE FAITH for
director Edward Norton.

* Costas Mandylor ("Picket Fences") joins Jack Nicholson in THE PLEDGE for
director Sean Penn.

* Nestor Carbonell, Peter Coyote and Thomas Gibson will star in the indie
pic JACK THE DOG.

* Ed Harris and Amy Madigan will star in and produce SO I AM GLAD for Rocket
Pictures, based on the novel by A.L. Kennedy about an emotionally damaged
woman whose life is changed after a man with amnesia shows up at her
apartment.

* Julia Roberts has committed to star with Brad Pitt in both THE MEXICAN and
OCEAN'S ELEVEN for directors Gore Verbinski and Steven Soderbergh
respectively. James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos") also joins THE MEXICAN.

* Julianne Moore is in final talks to replace Jodie Foster as Clarice
Starling in HANNIBAL for director Ridley Scott.

* Jodie Foster may star as a mean teacher in THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR
BOYS with Peter Care directing.

* Timothy Spall, Timothy Olyphant, Dominic West and some real-life musicians
join Jennifer Aniston and Mark Wahlberg in METAL GODS for director Stephen
Herek.

* Ashley Judd may star in HIGH CRIMES for possible director Carl Franklin.
The courtroom drama is based on the Joseph Finder novel and follows a
Harvard Law School professor who must defend her husband in military court
after he's been accused of committing a mass killing in El Salvador.

* Courtney Cox Arquette may be the female lead in 3,000 MILES TO GRACELAND
starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner about a Las Vegas heist.


DIRECTOR/WRITER ATTACHMENTS

* Des McAnuff (upcoming ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE) is in talks to direct the
comedy THURSDAY NIGHT for DreamWorks about a married couple who try to add
spark to their lives by allowing themselves one night to be "un-married,"
but they instead end up angry and jealous. Mike Binder wrote the script.

* Kevin Kline will direct and star in THE PALACE THIEF for Fine Line about a
prep school teacher and an unhappy reunion with a former student which leads
the professor to look at his life a little more closely. Neil Tolkin wrote
the script based on an Ethan Canin short story.

* Gary Hardwick will write/direct THE BROTHERS for Screen Gems about four
black yuppies. When one of them plans on getting married, the others find
themselves in chaos as they try to come to terms with their own
relationships.

* Mike Finch has written 20/20, a futuristic action pitch picked up by
DreamWorks.

* Chuck Russell may direct DOCTOR STRANGE: MASTER OF THE MYSTIC ARTS for
Columbia Pictures.

* Randall Wallace may reteam with producer Alan Ladd Jr. (both of
BRAVEHEART) on Paramount's THE HAND OF GOD, a love story about surgeons who
try to perfect a brain operation that will mend a condition caused by a
stroke. Wallace may direct this or WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE...AND YOUNG.

* Mike Figgis may direct URBAN TOWNIES for Warner Bros. about a guy living
in the Midwest who returns to New York and finds his best friend dating his
old girlfriend. Brad Pitt may star.

* Jonathan Mostow (U-571) is in final talks to direct SECONDS for Paramount
about a businessman who reinvents himself and is having trouble dealing with
his new identity. Roger Avary scripted.

* Rob Marshall will direct Disney's romantic comedy ENCHANTED about an
animated women enters the 3-D "real" world.

* Ron Bass (RAIN MAN) will write the adaptation to HEADHUNTERS written by
Jules Bass (no relation) about four New Jersey women who pretend to be rich
ladies and are targeted by four gigolos who try to act as playboys.

* James Mangold will adapt and direct THE RICH PART OF LIFE by Jim Kokorrs
about a boy who has a difficult relationship with a man he thinks is his
father, but is really his stepfather. Things take a difficult turn when the
man wins the lottery.

* Brad Harrison has written AMERICAN LOSER which was picked up by James L.
Brooks' Gracie Films. The script is about an unemployed writer who lives in
his car and the ad exec he falls for.

* Brad Silberling will direct CHARLIE FAUST by Charlie Mitchell about a
strange 31-year old man who, though he has no athletic talent, showed up in
1911 one day and asked to try out for the New York Giants. He was benched
as a joke, but the team started winning every game. The pic focuses on the
relationship between the man and pitcher Rube Marquard.

* Charlie Kaufman has written HUMAN NATURE which Michael Gondry will direct.
It will star Patricia Arquette, Paul Giamatti and Miranda Otto. Rhys
Ifans will play a man raised by apes and the other thesps will play three
eccentric characters who have their eyes on this man--Arquette will play a
hairy woman, Giamatti is a scientist and Otto his assistant. Shooting
begins in May.

* Lasse Halstrom is close to a deal to direct THE SHIPPING NEWS for Columbia
about a newspaper man who heads to a fishing village after the death of his
unfaithful wife.

* Chris Momenee has written TIME FLIES for Columbia about a 30-year old man
who gets older every night after sundown after a spell is placed on him on
his birthday.

* Steve Carr is in final talks to direct Jamie Foxx in MGM's NATIONAL
SECURITY about a white cop who was falsely accused of beating a black man.
The two later find themselves targets of some killers.


MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTION TIDBITS

* Universal Pictures picked up the rights to THE CRASH DETECTIVES about
investigators of plane crashes based on a New Yorker magazine article by
Jonathan Harr. David Veloz will script.

* Tom Cruise and Paramount grabbed the rights to HEARTSWAP, a novel by Celia
Brayfield about wife swapping amongst best friends. Nicole Kidman may star.

* Columbia Pictures is developing a sequel to STUART LITTLE which could
start shooting this summer for a Christmas 2001 release. Gregory Brooker
and M. Night Shyamalan will not return as writers. The orignal has so far
made $130m domestically.

* Hammer Film Productions has been relaunched and will develop horror TV and
film projects in the long term.

* Tom Hanks and Playtone Co. got the rights to A COLD CASE written by Philip
Gourevitch about the true story of a detective solving a murder in three
decades.

* The release date for Martin Lawrence's BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE has been moved
from October up to June 2.

* Kevin Costner dropped out of Oliver Stone's BEYOND BORDERS due to
scheduling conflicts, one month after Catherine Zeta-Jones left the project
due to pregnancy. Costner my take a role in PEARL HARBOR. There are two
conflicting reports on the status of the project, one said it is on hold
indefinitely while the other states a new cast will be assembled quickly for
a spring start.

* Sylvester Stallone is planning to make a movie about the world of
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). He is polishing the script.

* Warner Bros. is re-releasing THE EXORCIST with 11-minutes of extra footage
in a very limited market on Mar. 17. They may possibly give it a wider
release.

* Fox Animation Studios picked up a pitch by Eric Trueheart and Hart Getzon
entitled GUY FUTOMAKI: NINJA TEMP about a ninja who works undercover as an
office temp so he can expose a demon living inside the body of the company
CEO. The ninja's only weapons are office supplies.

* Walt Disney Company and Spyglass Entertainment have put THE COUNT OF MONTE
CRISTO on the fast track. Jay Wolpert scripted the story (based on the
novel by Alexandre Dumas) about a sailor who is wrongly imprisoned for
treason, but escapes to find a treasure on the island of Monte Cristo while
vowing revenge on his enemies.


GUNN SHOTS

This is a new section I'm putting in the recap that has nothing to do
with the trades. The stuff in this section comes from emailing spies who
have the tiny tidbits of inside scoop on projects you may or may not have
heard of. This is VERY different from the trades which usually has
trustworthy, concrete info. Gunn Shots could be totally false...or not.
I'll just pick a couple shots a week.

* Heath McKnight's indie pic SKYE FALLING is currently in post-production
with 3/4 of the editing done. It should be released later this year.

* The filmmaker's of Artisan Entertainment's EVERYBODY'S DEAD are interested
in Jennifer Sky ("Cleopatra 2525") to play the female lead Aurora. The buzz
is strong on this pic which is currently being rewritten.

* Lunasola saw an early test screening of WONDER BOYS and stated it was very
very slow and without much of a point, though most of the performances were
very good. We'll see for ourselves in a couple of weeks.


The recap is much larger this week than last. Don't know where to
begin. I like the look of the cast of BLOW. Should be pretty sweet. A lot
of directors and writers made some deals this week. I look forward to HUMAN
NATURE most of all, I think. Julianne Moore as Clarice Starling? There'll
be some Talk Back on that, I believe. What do you think Oliver Stone should
do with BEYOND BORDERS? Make it or wait? Whatever happened to him working
on MEMPHIS about Martin Luther King, Jr.? ROLLERBALL is John McTiernan's
second remake of Norman Jewison movie. I wonder how McTiernan would remake
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Hmm. Looks like JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS will be in
production this year. I wonder how the SCOOBY DOO is script is coming
along. Anyone seen "Cleopatra 2525" and how would Jennifer Sky be in a
zombie comedy? I'm curious.

Have a happy Valentine's Day.

Elston Gunn

elstongunn@hotmail.com



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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:19:41 PM CST

    Jullianne Moore as Clarice?

    by niiiice

    This actress has been getting alot of exposure lately, a bit overrated if must say so.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:22:44 PM CST

    Indeed this was a short week...

    by brokentusk

    This week went speeding by.
    I have a question, what is an 'indie' film?
    I know it's a stupid question, but I keep on hearing it mentioned. What is it...
    I don't think it's an indian film (lol)...

    P.S.: I'm first!

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:24:03 PM CST

    i am the very first one

    by mistamind

    man, i didn't even try to be first this time. you guys are slipping up in your old age. let me just say: ha! also, good weekly wrapup, elston.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:25:53 PM CST

    Pardon me while I laugh at mistamind

    by niiiice

    The only thing sadder than an "I'm first!"er is and "I'm first!"er who's not even first.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:27:10 PM CST

    I've seen Cleo 2525

    by wheel99

    Based on her acting if Jennifer Sky is going to be a zombie in the movie then it's dream casting.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:30:12 PM CST

    Jennifer Sky

    by freebooter

    I have seen Jennifer Sky in Cleo 2525 and I think she'd be good at whatever she wanted. She's hot, she's funny... she has a a presence, a magnetism, that draws you in. It might be her eyes. I'd see her in ANYTHING she decided to do on the big screen. Back 2 Back is a solid program, and from what I've read it's now at the top of the syndicated show list. Way to go, Sam and Bruce!!

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:37:34 PM CST

    Scooby Doo?

    by bic



    Sorry, I may be a little out of the loop on this one. Could anyone tell me a bit more about this project?

    One more thing, did anyone else ever get the impression that both Scooby and Shaggy were stoned the whole time? What was up with "Hey Scoob! Check out my ten foot hot dog!" They definitely had a bad case of the munchies.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:38:43 PM CST

    I want to know more about the Exorcist re-release!

    by all thumbs

    Am I the only person visiting AICN who wants to know the exact details of when and where it's coming out in theatres? I'm assuming the extra footage is the stuff described at IMDB, but I just think it would be fun to finally see this movie masterpiece in the theatre.***The thought of "Josie and the Pussycats" as a movie kinda scares me. Anyone else?

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:43:07 PM CST

    Ocean's 11 Remake

    by all thumbs

    I have to say, when I first heard about this, I thought the world had gone mad. Well, actually, I just thought it was a really bad idea. I'm torn, though, because I like the director and most of the cast so far...I'm not excited, necessarily, I'm curious as to how this is going to go compared to the original.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:43:15 PM CST

    Does anybody know what the Mexican is about?

    by basilica

    That movie is getting a hell of a cast, and if Fincher expressed interest in directing it at one time it must be good. Anybody know what this is about? Oh, and by the way, I can not think of a worse choice to play Clarice Sterling than Julianne Moore. Don't get me wrong, I like her, she's a great actress, but she's completely wrong for this part. And her "shut the fuck up scene" in Magnolia almost ruined the movie for me.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:52:45 PM CST

    Niice: Agreed, I don't get why Julianne Moore is everywhere...

    by funny ha ha

    Not that she's bad - in no way do I disparage her talent, but I question her leading a movie like Hannibal. I guess since Hopkins is there to carry the heavy water, all we really need is someone to look alternately determined/tough and frightened/helpless as Lecter's foil. It's funny how actors suddenly appear in a million movies whether or not they are the finest of the lot. Bill Paxton was another one - it seemed like he was in every damn movie in the mid-90's, and played the same character to different degrees in each one. (With the exception of True Lie - where I liked him alot!)

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:55:01 PM CST

    The Exorcist

    by presidentpez

    I posted this a couple of days ago, but no one seemed to care. The offical site www.theexorcist.net says there will be 15 min of new footage. It's a pretty cool site.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 2:55:29 PM CST

    A Second SECONDS?

    by mrbeaks

    Decent talent involved, but, again, I must ask what was wrong with the original? And did I see DOCTOR STRANGE in there? Even if Chuck Russell is attached, I'm still absolutely thrilled. Doc's easily one of the Marvel Universe's most interesting characters, and just achin' for the big screen treatment. I hope this comes to pass.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 3:02:47 PM CST

    What THE MEXICAN is about

    by stax

    It's a romantic/gangland comedy about a sadsack mob errand boy on the outs with his longtime galpal who is sent to Mexico to retrieve a fabled antique pistol for his boss. I have a sneak peek look at the script at my site FlixBurg. As for Julianne Moore, hey, good for her. She is talented, smart, pretty, classy. I hope she can work as much as she can given the cold hard fact that in another 5 or so years she may not be working much at all due to Hollywood ageism and chauvenism. Here's the URL for my look at THE MEXICAN if anyone is curious. Thanks! http://welcome.to/flixburg

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  • Feb 11, 2000 3:12:38 PM CST

    this is for All Thumbs, re:Josie

    by everett robert

    Yes my dear, the live action Josie and the Pussycats frightens the hell out of me too...but if they were going to do it, couldn't they have chosen someone who at least looks like one of the Pussycats then Rachel Leigh Cook(unless she is playing the snobby girl that goes with the Pussycats everywhere)...And is anyone else frightened by the idea of Jennifer Love Heweit as Daphne in the Scooby doo live action...anyways...I'm also excited about the Exocrist rerelease, I just watched my video copy the other night and thought how cool it would be to see it on the big screen

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  • Okay, first things first. Very intrigued about The Mexican; the title alone interests me, and I'm glad Brad Pitt will stay in it even though my man Fincher bailed. *** Julianne Moore as Clarice Starling? I don't know, no offense, but isn't she a bit...old? As long as they change the extremely shitty ending I'll probably be there. *** (Clearing my throat) - Here goes. The Exorcist is one of the most overrated pieces of hackwork of horror cinema. Yes. There. The performances - with the exception of Jason Miller - are laughable and hammy, the dialogue unintentionally funny (What is my mother's name? GLURRRRK! Are you fucking kidding me?). The moments when the film seems to work are the quiet moments, but the moment Regan becomes possessed and does the five-fingered shuffle with the crucifix the movie goes steeply downhill. I actually thought Exorcist III was much more effective. As Beetlejuice so wisely said, "I've seen The Exorcist 67 times, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT!!!" As a horror film fan (listing Night of the Living Dead and Jaws as personal favorites) this movie could have been extremely scary, if they had played it more subtly. I'm sure I'll get nuked, so, go ahead. But watch it, first, with a critical eye. You might find I'm right.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 3:32:35 PM CST

    NINJA TEMP

    by m_bison

    What they need to do with this one is get Jackie Chan to do the voice over for the main character. This could be a real riot of a movie. Kind of a Dilbert goes ANIME movie!

    Reply to Talkback

  • ..anyone wanna bet that it will suck way more than Doctor Mordrid ?

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  • Feb 11, 2000 4:06:28 PM CST

    Here We Go...

    by gilmour

    First of all, Jullianne Moore is the exact same age as Jodie foster so it doesn't matter. Is she even going to play Starling or are they changing the character completely? Ocean's 11 sounds really good they are getting an allstar cast. About time they make a new adaptation of Count of monte christo. Should be a fun film.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 4:12:36 PM CST

    Moore & magnolia

    by torso boy

    Basilica, which particular "shut the fuck up" scene in _Magnolia_ are you referring to? I count at least four that Moore took part in, and they were all pretty miserable.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 4:33:11 PM CST

    I Read "The Mexican"

    by smilin'jackruby

    And it was one of the silliest scripts I've ever read. Some star power'll get some re-writes into it so it'll be like every other Hollywood movie though.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 5:17:59 PM CST

    Chuck Russell

    by sorcerer

    Didn't he do THE MASK and THE BLOB? Might be okay.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 6:12:58 PM CST

    What REALLY scares me...

    by all thumbs

    Is that ABC is releasing a T.V. movie starring Jennifer Love-Hewitt as....AUDREY HEPBURN. When I found out I was so pissed because Hepburn doesn't deserve to have that little no talent...hold on, let me calm down. Ok, it's a disgrace to Hepburn's memory and acting talent to have someone who has no trace of the talent and charisma she had, not to mention she looks nothing like her. Hepburn is my favorite actress EVER, hands down, etc. and it saddens me to think of this girl portraying her memory. Of course, I will watch this movie just to see how badly Hepburn is portrayed and affirm my opinions on Love-Hewitt's acting talents. BUT I will also pull out all my Hepburn movies and watch them to remind myself how great she was and how her memory goes beyond that crap.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 7:57:56 PM CST

    ABC and hewiett

    by everett robert

    All Thumbs I couldn't agree with you more abut JLH and the Hepburn biopic...I have a friend who shares a passing resemblance to JLH but has all the acting talent she doesn't have and my friend gets physcally violent ifyou even mention heweitt around her, it's funny

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  • A film that I am not ga-ga over like the rest of y'all but it shows that Fincher, a guy who has made most of Madonna's "greatest" videos, is capable of better things. Basically, I'm just saying (nicely, I hope) not to blast Chuck Russell out of the water just yet. While he certainly isn't who I would've picked had I been so lucky, maybe he has a lot of passion for the material that could surprise us all in the final film.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 8:31:23 PM CST

    Jennifer Love Hewitt's acting

    by pipsorcle

    Well, it's obvious that JLH is not handling her career wisely. Just about every single one of her films have seriously sucked. Her characters have nothing interesting to say nor does she make much of her acting. I think that she's a great role model to young teens, but she's gotta watch it. I know that her taste may be different from ours, but I would appreciate if she would choose filmmakers who can actually make her taste into something that is actually worth seeing. As for the ABC biography of Audrey Hepburn, JLH looks nothing like her. I think Natalie Portman or someone else, but not JLH. The movie sounds like a movie of the week.

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  • Feb 11, 2000 9:38:51 PM CST

    This week was great!But I miss Harry...

    by user id indeed!

    Rocky and Bullwinkle reviews,Grinch pics,that weird anime thingee,a little stranger to the Knowles clan...this week rocked!If only I had a time machine so I could go back and see it all over again.Know a good movie?The Matrix...sigh...hey,here's a fun idea for a movie:Two guys fall in love with two girls,but one of the guys is actually a highly evolved platypus and one of the women is actually a sock puppet.The fun is in guessing which is which!I can see the poster now...

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  • Feb 11, 2000 11:30:42 PM CST

    Ocean's Eleven Cast?

    by playhouse

    Who's in the cast?

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  • Feb 12, 2000 1:28:14 AM CST

    A Remake Of Seconds? I'm Stunned. . .

    by zeno

    Dear God, am I the only one?

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  • Feb 12, 2000 8:05:35 AM CST

    Mason likes to drink the tears of children

    by methos

    While I was hoping Cate Blanchett would sign on for "Hannibal," Julianne Moore is a great talent.She's also worked with Sir Anthony Hopkins in the underrated Merchant/Ivory film "Surviving Picasso." When I read "Hannibal" last year I kept seeing Amy Brenneman as Starling. Maybe I've seen "Heat" one too many times. I'd love to see William L. Peterson appear as Will Graham again someday.
    "Dream much, Will?"

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  • Feb 12, 2000 4:14:56 PM CST

    Korekshun

    by dominican dandy

    Alan Metter directed 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun', not Chuck Russell. But Russell directed 'Eraser', so your original criticism may still be valid

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  • Feb 12, 2000 5:57:59 PM CST

    Playhouse and Oceans 11

    by everett robert

    I'm not exactly sure on the cast of Oceans 11...but it looks like from what I read on variety, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and George Cloony, directed by Steven Soderberg(Out of sight, the limey, sex lies and videotape). I read somewhere the Micheal Clarke Duncan was also being considered

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  • Feb 12, 2000 6:04:31 PM CST

    Jullianne Moore's Pubic Hair....

    by gilmour

    HAHA MADE YA LOOK, MADE YA LOOK!

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  • Feb 12, 2000 6:52:51 PM CST

    julianne moore great as clarice

    by buzz maverik

    Well, she will be.

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  • Feb 13, 2000 12:10:51 AM CST

    JLHewitt as Audrey

    by sarah

    From what I have heard, JLH is absolutely obessed with Hepburn and being Hepburn-ish so I am sure that this ABC farce of a movie was something that JLH's little production company, (LoveStruck is what I think it is named), pushed for. Whatever, hopefully she'll suck enough that this bio-pic will be the final nail in her coffin so I don't have to suffer through this talentless little waif any longer. (Damn, you know I had that same thought after she had that horrific video and single and yet she's still around!)

    I'll never forget watching this interview with her about a year ago where she was babbling about how she wanted to be a writer also, and that one morning she "just woke-up, wrote a treament, and the next day had studio interest." Whatever...

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  • Feb 13, 2000 11:07:13 AM CST

    As usual, some of you guys are off your rockers....

    by mike d

    Julianne Moore a bit overrated, Niiiice?! She is easily one the most talented woman working in the film industry. And though I would've preferred Cate Blanchette for reprising Jodie Foster's Clarice Starling, Moore's ability allows the chance that everybody may FORGET about Foster in SILENCE. My sources tell me that Zallian's script makes for a much better film than Ted Tally's for SILENCE. Hopkins and her only appear in one scene together, and that's not until the end of the story, so reprising chemistry is a bit overblown. Julianne Moore has been sensational in everything she's ever done. Some of you guys need to really WATCH the performances of actors in films nowadays. Some of you guys have trouble recognizing talent. But that was pretty funny, Niiiice....what you said about the idiots who come on and say, I'm first!"

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  • Feb 13, 2000 2:21:01 PM CST

    Julianne Moore as Clarice !!!?!?!!?

    by darth siskel

    Hmmmmmm..... I'd rather see her as a new character. She doesn't ressemble Foster AT ALL !!!
    As for Jennifer Love Hewitt, when is she going to show those mega-cans to us !? I want to see them dripping wet and bare in the next "I STILL KINDA RECALL WHAT YOU DID TWO SUMMERS FROM LAST"

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  • Feb 13, 2000 6:18:28 PM CST

    exorcist dvd?

    by kingpin

    is this longer version of the exorcist also available on DVD? If not, why the hell not!

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  • Feb 14, 2000 3:41:18 AM CST

    Another Disney Corruption?

    by starla3680

    I swear, if Disney does to the Count of Monte Cristo what it did to the Three Musketeers...so help me...

    An older version of the Count of Monte Cristo was made in...the seventies, maybe eighties, can't remember off the top of my head, and it was all right. It would be nice to see a version 100% true to the Dumas novel (which happens to be one of my all-time favorite books), but I highly doubt if Disney would be the one to produce it. Some of the details of the story would have to be watered down or exempted due to its young audience. They also have a tendency to make their main characters pure and good, which the "Count" most definitely isn't. Killing a few people here and there isn't beyond him. And being that it is a French novel, Disney would have to doctor the ending to make it happy enough for the American public. True, the bad guys get their just deserts in the end, but I don't see Disney seeing the all the manors of the "Count's" revenge being appropriate for their version. needless to say, I am less than happy about Disney's plans to revamp this particular classic, which I'm sure will be just as cheesy a rendition as their "Three Musketeers" movie was.

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