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Remember Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston’s aunt.  Well, I remember her from her 80’s period when she delivered such hits as “Love Power,” “That’s What Friends Are For,” and “I Know I’ll Never Love This Way Again.”  Her career actually extends well over several decades, but hey I was a child of the 80’s.  Anyway, a […]

The new “X-Men 3″ movie starring Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry among others, also has added a new member to the Brotherhood of Mutants - Psylocke. Psylocke has had several incarnations in the Marvel comic book series and is best know for her fighting and telepathic skills, as well as an ability to transport herself […]

Mary J. Blige is going out with a bang this year, selling more than 727,000 CDs to take the top record-selling title for the week. Plus, she also delivers a little bit of trivia regarding this week’s top 3 sellling albums: Biggie got his first break with a guest appearance on a remix of Blige’s […]

Ring in the New Year with a few potentially good movies. Anyway, here’s a list of some scheduled releases for January 2006:

Opening January 6, 2006

 
Bloodrayne(Wide) My choice for the week
A woman searches for her vampire father before he gains the power to take over the human world. Based on […]

Well, allegedly Kevin Federline (the husband of Britney Spears) has a new website - http://www.kevinfederline.com - to promote his highly anticipated new cd in 2006. Anyway, I say allegedly because it seems to have succumbed to some bandwidth issues and is not currently available. For the time being, I will have to be satisfied with […]

Want to sell some records, try signing with Hallmark:
Singer Michael McDonald got an early Christmas present from Hallmark when the holiday album he released through the card store went gold in a matter of days.McDonald’s album, “Through the Many Winters: A Christmas Album” sold more than a half-million copies within two weeks of arriving in […]

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross
1.  King Kong     $31,433,000     $118,737,000
2.  The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe     $30,102,000     $163,544,000
3.  Fun With Dick and Jane     $23,500,000     $31,061,000
4.  Cheaper by the Dozen 2     $14,775,000     $20,056,000
5.  The Family Stone     $10,850,000    […]

Hmm, I wonder how many males were included in that sample??
I don’t have an issue with nudity in films; however, I’m more interested in the storyline, action, music, drama, humor, etc. If there happens to be nudity, so what, if the movie is good and it moves the story so be it. However, […]

1. King Kong $50,148,000 $66,200,000
2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe $31,184,000 $112,516,000
3. The Family Stone 20th Century Fox Distribution $12,725,000 $12,725,000
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $5,905,000 $252,551,000
5. Syriana $5,465,000 $22,322,000
6. Walk the Line $3,625,000 $82,544,000
7. Yours, […]

Tradebit.com, a digital goods sales platform based in Delaware, went live with a new music sales service for independent musicians on http://music.tradebit.com. Tradebit is revolutionary, offering advantages to buyers and sellers. Buyers can pay for downloaded music on a per track basis. Artists can place their tracks on the site for a flat fee each […]