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Army of Darkness: Ashes to Ashes Preview
Newsarama.com posted a six-page preview of Dynamite Entertainment's upcoming Army of Darkness: Ashes to Ashes comic, it is, of course, based on Sam Raimi's Evil Dead movies.

Mistmantle Chronicles
Miramax has bought rights for "Mistmantle Chronicles," a soon to be released trilogy of children's books by British author Margi McAllister. First book in the series, "Urchin of the Riding Stars," will be published in spring 2005 by Miramax Books in the U.S. and by Bloomsbury in the U.K., the second and third books will be out in 2006 and 2007. The stoories are about a group of animals, including squirrels, otters, hedgehogs and moles, living on an island hidden in mists.

Popeye, The CGI Man
Cartoon Brew has posted the first image from Popeye's new special and also offers its forums open for discussion. They also give an outline of the show online: "The cartoon strongman and his hulking nemesis Bluto have been buffed up by CGI for a Fox TV special due next fall. Though the movie celebrates the sailor's 75th anniversary, he has been well preserved by a life of 'no coffee, a lot of spinach and that sea air', says Mad About You's Paul Reiser, who is co-writer and producer. In Popeye's Voyage: The Search for Pappy, the updated Popeye will hunt for his dad and confront relationship issues. For example, Reiser asks, 'with a woman in his life, how does he get away with just sailing all the time?'"

Ex-Mouse Animators Mortgage Homes
Another group of Disney animators who were laid off at the Florida animation studio last January have opened a their own studio. Five animators, who worked on such features as The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, Lilo and Stitch, and Brother Bear put the word out on Monday that they mortgaged their own homes to set up this home studio. They call it Project Firefly, and it is on the grounds of the Universal Studios theme park in Orlando. A first group of Florida animators, let go by Disney had already announced that they had opened up shop in Winter Garden, FL as Legacy Animation Studio, hoping to keep Walt Disney's legacy of hand-drawn animation alive.

It Takes The Village
On April 26th at 8pm US-EST, M. Night Shyamalan will play host the ABC Network telecast of "The Sixth Sense," during which time he will present an exclusive, world premiere trailer for "The Village."

The Aryan Couple
Martin Landau and Judy Parfitt are starring in the WWII drama "The Aryan Couple", about a German Jewish industrialist forced to give his empire over to the Nazis in order to pay for his family's safe passage out of the country. Filming started Monday in Warsaw.

"Catch" The Hockey Puck
Don Rickles has been cast in ABC's midseason pilot titled "The Catch." The story is about two bounty hunters, played Greg Grunberg and Orlando Jones, with Rickles as their boss. It was put together by "Alias" creator J.J. Abrams.

NC-17 Films Coming Back?
We all know that there is a new wave of puritanism that is blanketing the broadcast media since the Janet Jackson episode, but to all backlashes, there are resultant backwashes. Tuesday's Los Angeles Times reports that there are at least three NC-17-rated films are being released this year, including Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers, which came out in February; Young Adam, which debuts on Friday; and High Tension, due later this fall. Lions Gate Releasing, which is distributing High Tension, has condemned the MPAA for rolling over and not using its clout to tell newspapers that they should reverse their policies that bar movie ads for NC-17 films. In an interview published in the Times, Lions Gate president Tom Ortenberg was quoted as saying, "We feel it's important to establish a legitimate adult rating. ... If the MPAA won't do it, we'll do it for them." In a separate article in the Times, David Mackenzie, who directed Young Adam, commented on the rating, which was meted out in his case, for a scene in which the characters are fully clothed, "I don't mind the idea of making grown-up films, perhaps reclaiming the idea of 'adult' from pornography. I don't mind if people under the age of 18 don't see the film as long as it doesn't become stigmatized because of it." The last major NC-17 film was released back in 1998.

What The World Needs Now, A Remake Of "Porky's"
Craig Moss and Steve Schoenburg are going to write a remake of 1982's "Porky's," for reasons known only to the bean counters. Howard Stern is executive producing, which should come as a shock to no one, and the working title is "Howard Stern Presents Porky's" . There, I think I have given this more space than it merits.

TV Land Will Go Dark During 'Friends' Finale
TV Land is going to pay tribute to NBC's Friends. On the day of the final episode of the sitcom, all TV Land programing will be preempted, and instead they will air six sitcom episodes featuring the cast "before they were Friends," in the words of the cable net's announcement. But, that's only the start, during the actual time that the season finale airs on NBC, TV Land plans to go dark. "I know it sounds crazy, but we don't believe we are rolling over and letting them win," TV Land head Larry W. Jones told Tuesday's Philadelphia Inquirer. "The reality is, our viewers are their viewers." The "classic shows" to air before and after the blackout include: Cheers (with Lisa Kudrow), Family Ties (Courteney Cox), Ferris Bueller (the 1990 sitcom with Jennifer Aniston), The Wonder Years (David Schwimmer), Just the 10 of Us (Matt LeBlanc) and Who's the Boss? (Matthew Perry).

Jared Harris, Mary Harron and Bettie Page
Jared Harris is reteaming with the director of "I Shot Andy Warhol," Mary Harron to work on Killer Films and HBO's "The Ballad of Bettie Page." Harris, who next plays in "Resident Evil 2," will be photographer John Willie, who photographed Page, who was a real-life pinup superstar in the 1950s. Page, played by Gretchen Mol was the subject of a Senate investigation into pornography, at the time her, by todays terms, rather tepid photos, were the high water mark of kink at the time. Harron & Guinevere Turner co-wrote the script.

Alien Vs. Predator, Whoever Wins, We Sell!
McFarlane Toys has some spoilers and details about the new film, and they also have photos of five fgures you'll see for sale, based on creatures from the film, "Scar Predator," "Elder Predator," "Celtic Predator," "Battle Grid Alien" and "Battle Alien." You can also watch McFarlane's "6 Faces of Madness" trailer on the site.

Nominations are done for the 2004 MTV Movie Awards. Votes can be cast from April 21 through May 19 online at MTV.com.
***BEST MOVIE
50 First Dates (Sony Pictures)
Finding Nemo (Walt Disney Pictures)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line Cinema)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Disney Pictures)
X2: X-Men United (20th Century Fox)
***BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Adam Sandler - 50 First Dates (Sony Pictures)
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation (Focus Features)
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean (Walt Disney Pictures)
Tom Cruise - The Last Samurai (Warner Bros.)
Jim Caviezel - The Passion of The Christ (Newmarket Film Group)
***BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Drew Barrymore - 50 First Dates (Sony Pictures)
Queen Latifah - Bringing Down the House (Touchstone Pictures)
Halle Berry - Gothika (Warner Bros.)
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Miramax Films)
Charlize Theron - Monster (Newmarket Film Group)
***BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Jim Carrey - Bruce Almighty (Universal Pictures)
Will Ferrell - Elf (New Line Cinema)
Ellen DeGeneres - Finding Nemo (Walt Disney Pictures)
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean (Walt Disney Pictures)
Jack Black - School of Rock (Paramount Pictures)
***BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM
Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore - 50 First Dates (Sony Pictures)
Will Smith/Martin Lawrence - Bad Boys II (Sony Pictures)
Johnny Depp/Orlando Bloom - Pirates of the Caribbean ( Disney Pictures)
Jack Black and the "Band" - School of Rock (Paramount Pictures)
Ben Stiller/Owen Wilson - Starsky & Hutch (Warner Bros.)
***BEST VILLAIN
Demi Moore - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (Sony Pictures)
Lucy Liu - Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Miramax Films)
Kiefer Sutherland - Phone Booth (20th Century Fox)
Geoffrey Rush - Pirates of the Caribbean (Walt Disney Pictures)
Leatherface - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (New Line Cinema)
***BREAKTHROUGH MALE
Ludacris - 2 Fast 2 Furious (Universal Pictures)
Cillian Murphy - 28 Days Later (Fox Searchlight)
Shia LaBeouf - Holes (Walt Disney Pictures)
Shawn Ashmore - X2: X-Men United (20th Century Fox)
Omarion - You Got Served (Screen Gems)
***BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE
Lindsay Lohan - Freaky Friday (Walt Disney Pictures)
Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation (Focus Features)
Keira Knightley - Pirates of the Caribbean (Walt Disney Pictures)
Jessica Biel - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (New Line Cinema)
Evan Rachel Wood - Thirteen (Fox Searchlight)
***BEST KISS
Jim Carrey & Jennifer Aniston - Bruce Almighty (Universal Pictures)
Keanu Reeves & Monica Bellucci - The Matrix: Reloaded (Warner Bros.)
Charlize Theron & Christina Ricci - Monster (Newmarket Film Group)
Owen Wilson & Carmen Electra & Amy Smart - Starsky & Hutch (Warner Bros.)
Shawn Ashmore & Anna Paquin - X2: X-Men United (20th Century Fox)
***BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
Intercoastal Freeway Pursuit - Bad Boys II (Sony Pictures)
Escape from Mongolia - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (Sony Pictures)
Battle at Gondor - Lord of The Rings: Return of the King (New Line Cinema)
Champion Crane Chase - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Warner Bros.)
***BEST FIGHT
Queen Latifah vs. Missi Pyle - Bringing Down the House (Touchstone Pictures)
Uma Thurman vs. Chiaki Kuriyama - Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Miramax Films)
Keanu Reeves vs. Hugo Weaving - The Matrix: Reloaded (Warner Bros.)
The Rock vs. Kontiki Rebels - The Rundown (Universal Pictures)
Hugh Jackman vs. Kelly Hu - X2: X-Men United (20th Century Fox)
***BEST DANCE SEQUENCE
Ben Stiller & Jennifer Aniston - Along Came Polly - "Hot Salsa Dance"
Seann William Scott - American Wedding (Universal Pictures) - "Disco Dance Off"
Steve Martin - Bringing Down the House (Touchstone Pictures) - "In da Club"
Drew B./Cameron D./Lucy L. - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle "Burlesque Revue"
Omarion, Marques Houston and the Lil Saints' Dance Crew - You Got Served(Screen Gems) - "The Big Bounce"
The ceremony will be taped on June 5th at Sony Picture Studios in Culver City

I Knew That! Question #831
(Thursday, April 22, 2004)
Question #832: Identify the Cuthbert J. Twillie
and the movie that this exchange appears in:
Cousin Zeb: "Uh, is this a game of chance?"
Cuthbert J. Twillie: "Not the way I play it, no."

Answer #829: From what source did the
British reggae-inspired group UB40 take its name?

A British unemployment form.
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--posted by Wayne Wednesday, April 21, 2004

--posted by Wayne Wednesday, April 21, 2004

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