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June 6th, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Georgia Sizemore, John Zukatus & Mute

  • Wanna be among the first to read Kevin’s “Coyote Ugly” script? There’s one for auction over at eBay! Check it out HERE, and happy bidding.
  • The cable channel “Love Stories” (That’s a new one on us) is showing Chasing Amy several times this month. On June 13, the film airs at 4:05 AM and 11:15 PM, then again on June 25th at 9:05 PM.
  • The complete transcript of Ben Affleck’s appearance on Politically Incorrect has been placed online. You can find it at their website HERE.
  • Finally today, what we think is a great quote from John Pierson about the films at Cannes:
“In a festival year when you get ‘The Blair Witch Project’, ‘Summer of Sam’ and ‘Dogma’ playing in the same festival on consecutive days, how could anybody possibly complain? You may not like them but they are indisputable original.”

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June 6th, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • It’s been one of the slowest weekends on record for news, and frankly, it’s a welcome break for us! Maybe everyone’s outside enjoying the beautiful weather, or stuck inside watching the Real World marathon on MTV…Or going to see Star Wars for the 11th time…Or maybe there’s just not much going on!

A few follow-up things…I finally got a Darth Maul bank, so the search can end! Got it for a fair enough price, though I had to ruin all 3 banks collectible factors by opening them to watch them fight each other. Man, is that ever COOL! Probably the neatest Star Wars toys I’ve ever seen. Way cool stuff. Thanks to all who helped with the search.

Also, thanks for all your mails concerning video capture cards and info yesterday. We went with an economical ATI All In Wonder Pro. While we don’t need a new video card, its capturing capabilities should fit nicely with what we’re looking for with the website. We’ll keep you posted, the card’s in the mail as we speak.

Anyway, here’s what’s happening: