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Jun
03 2001

The Mummy Returns Review

By: Robert Sims
9:44am EDT
"We do not want to wake the gods " warns one unscrupulous henchman while raiding the tomb of the Scorpion King (The Rock) an ancient Egyptian warrior frozen in time after promising his soul to the god Anubis. Too late. The henchman's employees...
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Jun
03 2001

What's the Worst That Could Happen? Review

By: Robert Sims
9:42am EDT
In this docile farce from George of the Jungle director Sam Weisman Lawrence and DeVito try to destroy each another--unimaginatively though--over a ring both consider lucky. Lawrence receives the ring as a token of love from girlfriend Carmen...
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Jun
03 2001

Shyne sentenced

By: Noah Davis
8:38am EDT
Convicted of assault, rapper Jamaal "Shyne" Barrow was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his part in an incident that left three people wounded. The same jury that acquitted Sean "Puffy" Combs and his bodyguard Anthony Jones convicted Shyne in...
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Jun
03 2001

Columbia: critic is fake

By: Noah Davis
8:37am EDT
In a bizarre episode Columbia Pictures has admitted that recent rave reviews for some of their movies were made up by the studio itself and attributed to a fictitious movie critic. Newsweek magazine reports that David Manning, who called Australian...
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Jun
03 2001

Imogene Coca dies

By: Noah Davis
8:32am EDT
Comedic actress Imogene Coca passed away on Saturday at the age of 92. Coca died at home in Westport, Connecticut, of natural causes, says Reuters. Coca was best known for her work with famed comedian Sid Caesar on TV's Your Show of Shows in the...
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Jun
01 2001

Downey legal teams clash

By: Guylaine Cadorette
3:16pm EDT
Robert Downey Jr.'s old legal team is claiming that the trouble-plagued actor's new legal team has no right to take credit for his tentative plea agreement, People reports. Downey will reportedly plead no contest to two drug-related charges and...
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Jun
01 2001

Arlene Francis dies at 92

By: Guylaine Cadorette
9:56am EDT
Actress Arlene Francis, a panelist on What's My Line for its 25-year run, died Thursday at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco of natural causes. Though the theater was the actress' first love, she gained her fame and fortune through television. In...
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Jun
01 2001

Trebek assault lawsuit dropped

By: Guylaine Cadorette
9:56am EDT
A lawsuit against Alex Trebek has been dropped after the Jeopardy host obtained a tape that contradicted assault charges brought against him by a United Airlines employee, ABC News reports. The incident reportedly happened in March 2000 at the Los...
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Jun
01 2001

The Forsaken Review

By: Guylaine Cadorette
7:50am EDT
Sean (Kerr Smith) takes a week off from his job in Los Angeles to attend his sister's wedding in Miami and deliver a car at the same time. But the owner has one rule: No hitchhikers! As this titillating bit of foreshadowing suggests Sean gets a...
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Jun
01 2001

Pavilion of Women Review

By: Ken Kwok
7:40am EDT
On her 40th birthday Madam Wu (Luo Yan) the head of one of the largest households in town announces she has acquired a second wife for her husband. Get this: Madame Wu feels that she is too old and Lord Wu (Shek Sau) deserves a wife more...
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Jun
01 2001

Just Visiting Review

By: Guylaine Cadorette
7:32am EDT
After being drugged by a rival earl French nobleman Count Thibault (Jean Reno) murders his bride-to-be Rosalind Malfete (Christina Applegate) on the eve of their impending nuptials. While awaiting his execution Thibault sends his servant...
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Jun
01 2001

Anderson sex tape won't be seen

By: Noah Davis
7:22am EDT
Pamela Anderson and Poison's Bret Michaels have won a lawsuit to keep a personal sex tape out of the reach of consumers. The pair successfully sued to keep the Internet Entertainment Group from distributing the home video and IEG will have to pay...
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Jun
01 2001

Spoof: "Harbor" enhanced edition

By: Lew Irwin
7:18am EDT
Newsweek magazine, in an apparent spoof of itself, began running a "Web Exclusive" on its Internet site Wednesday, saying that the Walt Disney Co. is planning to spend an additional $145 million on an "enhanced edition" of Pearl Harbor that will...
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