THE ZOCALO TODAY – September 18, 2004

KEEPING UP WITH CAST AND CREW

PAT TALLMAN: Check out Pat Tallman (Lyta in Babylon 5) in BODY
ELECTRIC. There is a clip at http://www.bfofilmco.com/ for your
viewing enjoyment. The movie will preview at Shockerfest in Modesto,
Calif.
DATE: Saturday, September 25, 2004
TIME: 6 PM
WHERE: Stanislaus River Room -- Modesto Centre Plaza (K St between
9th and 10th St.)
Ticket prices $15 for all day.

JASON CARTER: News from the Jason Carter Fan Club:
Jason's birthday is 09/23. Want to send him a special greeting? Drop
a line to jcbirthday@...
Principle photography has ended for the film "Dixon Maison" (where
Jason has been cast as Dixon Maison) and Jason shot his last scene
on 08/27. The film is in post-production and being prepared for the
upcoming Sundance Film Festival. The Official Jason Carter Fan Club
has 2 screen shots from the raw footage (with more on the way)
posted at www.jasoncarterfanclub.com.
Jason has also completed shooting the upcoming film, Dead End Road
(where Jason has been cast as the lead Raven). More information to
be released soon.

GARY COLE: Gary has been nothing but busy since leaving the role of
Capt. Gideon on B5's CRUSADE. Gary stars as Jerry "The Blade" in POP
ROCKS, premiering Sept. 10 on ABC Family. The story follows Jerry as
financial circumstances force him to return to his heavy metal rock
band past -- and try to keep his secret from his family. You can
read more about Gary's new show at
http://abcfamily.go.com/poprocks/. Gary is also in MOZART AND THE
WHALE with Josh Hartnett. This film is due out in December and
follows a couple with Asperger's Syndrome who fall in love.
(Asperger's is a form of autism, one of Gary's special interests.)

REMEMBERING RICHARD BIGGS

On May 22, Richard Biggs (Dr. Franklin) died suddenly. A number of
individuals, including Jason Carter, have undertaken efforts to
raise money for the RJ & Hunter Biggs Educational Trust Fund. Below
find information on how you can help.

BIGGS AND CARTER EXPERIENCES DVD - Copies of the BIGGS AND CARTER
EXPERIENCES DVD are no available at http://www.pipetap.com/dvd.htm.
All proceeds from the sale of this DVD (which includes a
personalized autograph from Jason Carter) will be donated to the RJ
& Hunter Biggs Educational Trust Fund.
Additional items have been donated to the fund raising efforts,
please visit http://www.biggsandcarter.com for new additions.
Jason and Donna would also like to thank everyone for their support
and donations for the RJ & Hunter Biggs Educational Trust Fund at
this year's DragonCon event.

Ranger Jan has come up with a wonderful way for raising funds for
the Richard Biggs Memorial. Read on and decide which package you
want to bid on!

The latest phase of my fund raising for Richard Biggs children is
ready to unveil. So many people have donated so many wonderful
things that I've put together six Prize Packages that I'll be
raffling off. Simon from www.starstuff.co.uk/ has put up a *really*
nice website at http://rbiggsmemorial.starstuff.co.uk so that
anybody anywhere can buy chances to win the prize packages I've put
together.

The drawing will be held on November 15 which should give me time to
get items to the winners in time for Christmas.
Chances will be priced $5 each, 3 chances for $10, 6 chances for $20
or 10 chances for $30. Each chance can be designated for whichever
drawing the buyer wants.

Be sure to check out the packages at
http://www.isnnews.net/zocalo/rbiggs.shtml.

SPECIAL CAST ACTIVITY

PAT TALLMAN
For years, Pat Tallman has been involved with the Penny Lane
Organization. The provide social services for abused children. On
October 23 at 6:00pm, VOICES OF OUR CHILDREN, takes place at the
Center at Cathedral Plaza, L.A. This year's honorees include Marg
Helgenberger and Alan Rosenberg. This is an event where celebrated
Film and Television Actors gather to read poems and diary entries
from the lives of abused , abandoned and neglected children served
by Penny Lane. Tickets are $125/person; $1,200/table of 10. Visit
the Penny Lane website for more info.

Patty will be gearing up for her BE A SANTA program in October, so
get ready. Pat wants to again make sure that each child at the PENNY
LANE facilities has a Christmas gift. More details will follow.
Patricia Tallman is looking for any recordings of her speaking
appearances at conventions. She will reimburse anyone who can send
in a video or DVD of Pat telling stories at a convention. She will
also send along a new autographed photo (one that no one has yet)
and will pay postage and the cost of the vide tape. Here is an
address you can use to contact Pat:
Patricia Tallman
6433 Topanga Canyon Blvd. #207
Canoga Park, CA 91303

CRUISIN' WITH BABYLON 5

STEPHEN AUSTIN: Stephen Austin (B-5's "Pak'Ma'Ra Ambassador") along
with comedy legends Vic Dunlop and Bruce Baum, Stephen will be
cruising the Caribbean and he wants YOU to join the fun!!! Here are
the details:
Departing March 6-13, 2005
The Carnival Valor
Sailing roundtrip from Miami Florida
visiting Belize, Isla Roatan, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel
http://www.cruiseevents.net/dunlop/index.htm.

CRUISE WITH PETER WOODWARD
Peter Woodward sent along a reminder about his cruise:
"Just wanted to say hello to my fans and friends out there, and tell
you the latest on my Caribbean Cruise plans, January 9-16 of 2005. I
will be giving live teaching sessions with medieval weapons from the
Conquest series, and we'll be talking about B5/Crusade and the Sci-
fi universe, and uncensored stuff about Egypt. Booking is going
well, and we are sailing on Holland America's Westerdam, roundtrip
from Fort Lauderdale to Nassau, St Marteen, Tortola, and Half-Moon
Cay."
For more information, go to
http://www.cruiseevents.net/celebrity.htm and then press Peter's
photo. Space is limited! Don't delay, call today! 800-695- 5253 or e-
mail: Susan@....

JERRY DOYLE RADIO SHOW
Here's the latest from Jerry:
For the radio show, Talk Radio Network is building a new site and
will have jerrydoyle.com up and running soon. It will tie into the
talkradionetwork.com site as well.
The M-F show launches this coming Monday(5th), 7-10P PST. The call
in number is 800/449-8255. Spread the word and give a call if you've
got something to plug. I'll still be doing the Saturday show, 8-11P
PST. Same phone number for that too. All the best.
All the best.
JD

CRUSADE DVD - COMING DECEMBER 7
Warner Bros Home Video has announced that the Babylon 5 spinoff,
Crusade will hit DVD on December 7. The series stars Peter Woodward,
Gary Cole, Marjean Holden, Tracy Scoggins, Daniel Dae Kim, David
Allen Brooks and Carrie Dobro. This 13 episode series (576 mins)
will be released in a 4 disc set, and carries a suggested price of
$59.98 US. It'll contain an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track,
along with English, French and Spanish subtitles. The video will be
presented in the original aspect ratio: 1.33:1. We have little
information on the special features, just that there will be audio
commentaries and a documentary.

For those of you not familiar with CRUSADE, here is a synopsis of
the plot:
In 2267 the Earth is quarantined, having been infected with a deadly
plague by an attacking alien force. Scientists estimate that it will
kill every inhabitant within 5 years, not nearly enough time for a
cure to be developed. So the planet's only hope lies with the
Excalibur, an advanced prototype starship sent out to search ancient
alien ruins for their former inhabitant's secrets, hoping that
somewhere out there a cure can be found.

DISCUSSION TOPIC:

I know a lot of Zocalo readers are avid science fiction readers as
well. What novel would you like to see become a movie – either
big
screen or TV – and why?

Drop your comments and suggestions to sgbruckner@.... I will
post them on the Discussion Page for other readers to share.

NEW SCIENCE FICTION PUBLICATIONS:

Cult Times Special #31: STARGATE: This issue looks like a keeper for
STARGATE fans. There are interviews with Richard Dean Anderson,
Michael Shanks, Brad Wright, Stargate Atlantis cast and crew as
well. JEREMIAH's Scott Rosenberg talks about season two and what is
ahead.

Starburst #315: Heroes: This 116 page issue focus on heroes! Scott
Bakula talks about his role as Captain Archer on Star Trek:
Enterprise and the new season ahead. You'll also get a look at some
new series ahead --LOST, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and DR. WHO 2005!
B5/CRUSADE's Carrie Dobro also looks back on her time in these two
fine shows, as well as pondering why Sci-Fi produces strong female
characters.

AMAZING STORIES: An old favorite is returning to newstands! Amazing
Stories returns with a September 2004 issue. Amazing Stories is one
of the most beloved magazines in the history of science fiction.
Launched in 1926 under the watchful eye of legendary editor Hugo
Gernsback, Amazing Stories introduced generations of fans to
exciting adventure and equally exciting cover art. The magazine was
published regularly (as a monthly, bimonthly or quarterly) all the
way up to 1995. It was revived briefly as a quarterly by Wizards of
the Coast (WotC) in 1998 but couldn't make it past the summer of
2000. Now WotC and Paizo Publishing have revived Amazing Stories yet
again with the "first issue of the 21st century!" - issue #603
(September 2004), a slick magazine-sized monthly that hit newsstands
on August 3, 2004. This new Amazing promises a much wider range of
subject matter than its previous incarnations. This isssue includes
20 pages of original fiction from luminaries such as Harlan Ellison,
Gene Wolfe and Bruce Sterling, it is also packs in news, reviews and
interviews covering feature films, DVDs, books, comics - even genre-
related music CDs.

Cult Times #108: SMALLVILLE: Jeph Loeb talks about the upcoing
fourth season of SMALLVILLE. With the upcoming premiere of FARSCAPE:
PEACKEEPER WARS, star Ben Browder chats about returning to FARSCAPE.
Producers Robert C. Cooper and Andy Mikita talk about the changes
ahead for the eighth season of STARGATE SG-1.

Time Zone Special #180: STARGATE ATLANTIS: In this 100 page issue,
you'll have a chance to learn more about Joe Flanigan, who steps
into the role of Major John Sheppard on STARGATE ATLANTIS. Emmy
award-winning special effects/prosthetics artist and guru Todd
Masters takes us to the strange and unusual worlds of ATLANTIS, and
the new deadly aliens found there. Also in this issue, a photo
report from the production at the BBC of DOCTOR WHO.

INSIDE SCIENCE FICTION THIS WEEK:

STARGATE WALK ON: The winner of SCIFI's annual Stargate "Get in the
Gate" sweepstakes has been named. Nathan Flamino of Wausau,
Wisconsin will travel to Vancouver, B.C., for walk-on roles on both
SCI FI hit series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. This
year's "Get in the Gate" promotion was run in partnership with
SCIFI.COM and Yahoo!, which hosted Stargate production stills,
behind-the-scenes photos and video and also sponsored fan events in
New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. This was the biggest sweepstakes
in the history of the channel, with nearly 700,000 entries, for a
whopping 1,150 percent increase over last year's entries.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: 3: According to the Hollywood Reporter, ALIAS
creator J.J. Abrams, who will direct MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: 3, will
team with ALIAS writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to work on
the movie's script. M:I 3 will star Tom Cruise and is being produced
by his Cruise/Wagner production company, with Paramount aiming to
release the movie in summer 2006.

ISIS: Variety reports that Paramount-based Grammnet Productions,
headed by Kelsey Grammer, has acquired novice writer Ali Russell's
ISIS, a fantasy pitch with feature-film and TV potential. The family
action- adventure story centers on a young girl who finds the
bracelet of Isis and inherits her powers—but also awakens a dark
force. The project is based on the Darren Davis comic book of the
same name. Russell (21 years old) recently moved to Los Angeles to
pursue screenwriting and was scouted by Weaver out of the UCLA
writing program.

X-FILES: David Duchovny from THE X-FILES is scheduled to take part
in the 18th Annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon at Malibu's Zuma Beach
between lifeguard towers thirteen and fifteen. All money raised by
the Triathlon will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS
Foundation. On Sunday, stars will join other brave citizens in the
demanding events that include a half mile ocean swim, eighteen-mile
bike ride and a four-mile run. Visit the AIDS Foundation web home
for more information on the Triathlon. Other stars participating
include Jennifer Garner (ALIAS) and David James Elliott (JAG).

GHOST RIDER: Next January, Nicholas Cage, an avid comic book fan,
finally get his wish when filming starts in Melbourne on GHOST
RIDER, the latest big-budget flick from Daredevil director (and ace
foosball player), Mark Steven Johnson. Cage will play Johnny Blaze,
a circus motorcycle stuntman who, after a series of tragic events,
is tricked by Satan into becoming the Spirit of Vengeance aka the
Ghost Rider; a flame-skulled, motorcycle-riding demon. But with
Johnny's pure heart initially over-riding the Satanic imprint, the
Ghost Rider becomes a vigilante, charged with cleansing impure souls
via various arcane weapons, including the blistering penance stare.
Early reports suggest that the movie will see Ghost Rider take on
Blackheart, the son of the Devil, and Cage is looking forward to the
challenge of his first comic book movie. In an interview for Empire
magazine, Cage said, "Ghost Rider is one of the original American
Marvel comic icons. He was sort of the icon for motorcyclists that
the Silver Surfer was for surfers. Imagine Evel Knievel with a
flaming skull for a head. It should be fun."

TOP SF NETWORK PROGRAMS:
Joan of Arcadia 2.5
Smallville 1.8
Charmed 1.5
Enterprise 0.8
Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 8/23/04 - 8/29/04.

JEREMIAH: JEREMIAH's Executive Producer, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg,
has big plans for the show after it ends its 35-hour saga with a two-
episode finale on Sept. 24. "We here at Platinum have many things in
the works to keep giving the fans exactly what they want," Rosenberg
said in an interview. While there has been no indication of a third
season from Showtime, Rosenberg said, "Trust me, though, that no
matter what decision that is, the Jeremiah universe will continue to
expand." Rosenberg said the company is preparing an electronic
Jeremiah comic book, to be released online biweekly starting in
January 2005. Some preliminary artwork is already available at the
official Web site, Jeremiah Portal.

THE PUNISHER: According to The Hollywood Reporter, THE PUNISHER sold
some 1.8 million combined DVD and VHS units during its first five
days in release. THE PUNISHER's first-week sales figure makes it one
of the top-selling live-action titles of the year respective to its
$33 million domestic box-office take.

TOP SF DVD SALES:
1. Star Wars trilogy
2. The Passion of the Christ
3. Buffy season seven
4. Angel season four
5. The Prisoner of Azkaban
6. Alias season three
7. THX 1138 director's cut
8. Shrek 2
9. Star Trek TOS season one
10. The Punisher
Source: Amazon.com, top-selling genre DVDs, 9/10/04

BATMAN BEGINS: In a recent interview, Christian Bale, who stars as
Bruce Wayne in the upcoming BATMAN BEGINS movie, said that he is
taking a fresh approach to the character, playing him with a feral
duality that adds reality to the comic-book mythology. To
distinguish the two characters, Bale even uses one voice for Wayne
and a different, coarser baritone for the caped crusader. Bale
said, "... I just felt that everything about him should become
different [when he becomes Batman]. The look. The voice. And also
see that he's able to have his own life, somewhat [when he's Wayne].
Because it seemed to me that if he was just going to be Bruce Wayne
in a batsuit, first of all, that seemed a little bit ridiculous to
me. It would have been as ridiculous as any of us getting into a
batsuit and genuinely thinking we could go out on the town and
intimidate people. I think most people would probably laugh, you
know? So you have to kind of really go for it in every way. And for
me that kind of, you know, involved taking on a slightly beastlike
voice, as I hear it." BATMAN BEGINS was on day 126 of a 128-day
shoot, also stars Gary Oldman as Lt. James Gordon, Katie Holmes as
Rachel, Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane and Ken Watanabe as
Ra's Al Ghul. BATMAN BEGINS, from director Christopher Nolan, is
slated to open next summer.

BOX OFFICE BATTLE: While 20th Century Fox first set a July 1, 2005
release date for its Marvel Comics adaptation FANTASTIC FOUR,
Paramount Pictures has now moved the Steven Spielberg-directed and
Tom Cruise adaptation of H.G. Wells novel THE WAR OF THE WORLDS two
days earlier, to Wednesday, June 29. This means FANTASTIC FOUR has
four days to tally up a big box office, since the Fourth lands on a
Monday. With the new release date for WORLDS, it has positioned
itself for an even bigger six day box office opening. FANTASTIC FOUR
is in the league of 'X-Men' and 'Spider-Man,' and over the last two
summers those movies have opened to an average of over $100
million," Fox executive vp marketing Jeffrey Godsick said. FANTASTIC
FOUR has been shooting for a while and looks to be true to its name -
- fantastic.

SMALLVILLE: SMALLVILLE's John Glover is on a mission -- and it is
one we can all help. Glover wants to help raise money for the
Alzheimer's Association of Maryland in memory of his father, Jack
Glover. Glover has donated several unique items - this year through
EBay - to help raise money for the event. These items include a
Season 1 DVD set signed by the cast of the show, and the
book "Superman: For All Seasons" by the cast as well as author Jeph
Loeb (and by "cast" it appears to be the cast from Season 4-on,
including the new additions!). A few items are posted now, but
others will be listed later - among the upcoming items to be posted
will be apparel from the show and a signed cel of Glover as the
Riddler from 'Batman: The Animated Series.' The items are listed
under seller alzheimersmemorywalk. Current items can be found at
http://www.comics2film.com/FanFrame.php?f_id=9802. You can read more
about Glover's efforts over at http://www.kryptonsite.com/.

TOP SF SYNDICATED SHOWS:
Andromeda 1.6
Stargate SG-1 1.6
Mutant X 1.4
The X-Files 1.4
Angel 1.3
Buffy 1.2
3rd Rock 1.1
Beastmaster 1.1
The Outer Limits 1.1
She Spies 0.9
Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 8/23/04 - 8/29/04

JMS SIGNATURE FORGERIES: Here is a note from the B5 moderated
newsgroup regarding a number of items on Ebay -- that are fake.
Several usenet folks -- foremost among them Jan -- have alerted me
to a number of forgeries on Ebay...comics, posters or photos that
have the worst fake signatures I've ever seen, supposedly from me.
If you're out there buying anything that's allegedly signed by
me...compare it with what's been out there before. And be
careful...a number of JMS-fake signatures look exactly the same,
which leads me to conclude that a bunch of them are being pumped out
by the same guy.
Sometimes it's good to have a signature that looks like elvish
script written while drunk...harder to counterfeit.
STARGATE: The Air Force announced yesterday that Richard Dean
Anderson, star and executive producer of STARGATE SG-1, was
recognized at the Air Force Association's 57th Annual Air Force
Anniversary Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The
service's chief of staff, Gen. John P. Jumper, who made a cameo
appearance in the seventh season finale of Stargate SG-1, was
scheduled to be on hand to participate in the special recognition.
The Air Force Association is an independent, nonprofit, civilian
organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power and
the role it plays in national security. Anderson and STARGATE SG-1
were recognized for the show's continuous positive depiction of the
Air Force. In addition to receiving the award, Anderson was to tour
the Pentagon and visit with wounded troops at Walter Reed Hospital.

SCARECROW: The Hollywood Reporter reports that Director Sam Raimi
and partner Rob Tapert are set to produce the horror film SCARECROW,
directed by brothers Oxide and Danny Pang (The Eye, Bangkok
Dangerous). The film will be the first English-language feature for
the brothers from Hong Kong. SCARECROW follows the lives of a family
moving into a run-down sunflower farm who begin to notice
uncomfortable and alarming changes in their father's behavior.
Stuart Beattie (Collateral) has written the screenplay, from an
original script by Todd Farmer. Raimi said, "I'm thrilled that the
Pang brothers have agreed to direct Scarecrow." "I've been a big fan
ever since The Eye. Danny and Oxide have an exciting and unique
vision and are at the forefront of the neo-horror movement in Asian
filmmaking." Production is scheduled to begin this spring.

THRESHOLD: Variety reports that CBS has committed to a pilot for an
alien-themed series from executive producers David Goyer (Batman
Begins), David Heyman (Harry Potter) and Bragi Schut. Tentatively
titled THRESHOLD, Paramount Network Television will produce the hour-
long SF drama about the government's response to an alien threat.
Goyer, who wrote the currently filming Batman Begins for director
Christopher Nolan and will direct the upcoming vampire sequel Blade
Trinity from his own script, is attached as director and executive-
producer of the pilot, with Bragi set to write and co-executive
produce. Heyman also will serve as executive producer.

DOOM: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Karl Urban, who played
the assassin in "The Bourne Supremacy," will star in "Doom" for
Universal Pictures. The video game adaptation is being directed by
Andrzej Bartkowiak, with Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and John Wells
producing. DOOM was written by Dave Callaham. Urban will play John
Grimm, the leader of a special ops team that is at the center of the
futuristic action-adventure film. When dealing with alien demons, he
is forced to cross paths with the organization responsible for his
parents' deaths. Production is slated to begin late next month, with
an Aug. 5 release planned.

TOP 10 BEST SELLING BOOKS:
1. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
2. The Dark Tower (Dark Tower 7)
3. The Da Vinci Code
4. Angels & Demons
5. The Grim Grotto (Lemony Snicket 11)
6. Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
7. The Time Traveler's Wife
8. Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower 6)
9. The Wrath of Mulgarath (Spiderwick Chronicles 5)
10. The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus Trilogy 2)
Source: Amazon.com, 9/10/04

POINT PLEASANT: Variety reports that Fox has ordered 12 episodes of
the supernatural soap opera POINT PLEASANT from Buffy the Vampire
Slayer executive producer Marti Noxon.

RESIDENT EVIL: It didn't take long for the producers of this week's
#1 opener, RESIDENT EVIL, to start planning for a third installment
to their story. According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter
and first EVIL director Paul W.S. Anderson always had in mind a
trilogy of movies. "The first film was a prequel to the game world,"
explained Anderson in a recent interview. "The new movie intersects
the film and game worlds. And the third movie will act as a follow-
up to the games. It's a nice arc -- prehistory, in-game and then a
sequel to the games." Star Milla Jovovich has already gone on record
stating that she'd love to come back for a third round against the
zombies. Anderson said that he already has a working title for the
second sequel: RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE.

TRU CALLING: FOX has decided to delay the second season of TRU
CALLING. In the series, Eliza Dushku portrays a medical
student/morgue attendant who has the ability to go back in time to
prevent untimely deaths. Originally slated to premiere Thursday,
Nov. 4, the network said the show will now debut "later in the
season." The non-specific time frame is usually not a good sign for
a show. A FOX spokesman says, however, that "Tru" is in production,
which is better news. Instead of "Tru Calling," FOX will
place "North Shore" in the 9 p.m. Thursday spot after baseball's
World Series concludes, pairing with "The O.C." for an all-soap
lineup. The FOX spokesman says that the move is intended to build
momentum on "North Shore" -- which will have the benefit of a decent
lead-in in "The O.C." -- after Shannen Doherty joins the cast in
late September. Unscripted offering "Trading Spouses" will move
into "North Shore's" 8 p.m. Monday spot beginning Nov. 1, where it
will lead into "The Swan."

DARKLIGHT: SCIFI Saturday comes up with some interesting movies.
This Saturday, the feature is DARKLIGHT, starring Shiri Appleby
("Rosswell"). Shiri plays Lilith, an immortal demon based on
mythology from the Kabbalah -- a sexy, tormented anti-heroine who
becomes humanity's last hope. The movie also stars Richard Burgi
("24," "Cellular," Fox's new "Point Pleasant" series), John De
Lancie (Q on "Star Trek") and David Hewlett ("Stargate:
Atlantis," "Cube").

TOP 10 SCIFI CHANNEL SHOWS:
Stargate SG-1 2.1
Stargate Atlantis 1.9
Vampires: Los Muertos 1.3
Deep Core 1.3
Ice 1.2
Post Impact 1.2
Epoch 1.1
Casper 1.0
Pumpkinhead 2 1.0
Raptor Island 1.0
Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 8/23/04 - 8/29/04.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:
RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE's debut this weekend is estimated at $23.7
million dollars in three days. The first film took in $17 million in
its opening weekend, eventually going on to gross $40 M domestic,
giving way to speculation of a third outing. Second place went to
New Line Cinema's thriller CELLULAR which opened with $10.6 M, a
little weaker than expected. Both WITHOUT A PADDLE and last week's
champ HERO are still earning respectible numbers, clocking in at
third and fourth place. PRINCESS DIARIES 2, in its fifth week, came
in at fifth spot on the box office chart. The week's other winner
has to be NAPOLEON DYNAMITE which jumped four spots to ninth overall
place thanks to another expansion in its screen count. The comedy,
which had a budget of less than half-a-million dollars, has now
earned over $30 M and is ahead of OPEN WATER, the summer's other
much-talked about indie success story. Here are the estimated box
office receipts of the top twelve films:
1. RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE $23,700,000 - $23,700,000
2. CELLULAR $10,600,000 - $10,600,000
3. WITHOUT A PADDLE $4,575,000 - $45,581,000
4. HERO $4,420,000 - $41,652,000
5. THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT $2,931,000 - $89,258,000
6. ANACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID $2,900,000 - $27,671,000
7. VANITY FAIR $2,750,000 - $11,232,000
8. COLLATERAL $2,700,000 - $92,674,000
9. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE $2,650,000 - $30,427,000
10. PAPARAZZI $2,600,000 - $11,835,000
11. WICKER PARK $2,550,000 - $11,113,000
12. THE BOURNE SUPREMACY $2,500,000 - $168,700,000

SABRINA: Paramount Pictures has signed a deal with Archie Comics
Entertainment for the rights to co-produce a live-action film based
on the comic book character, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. This is
also the character the Melissa Joan Hart TV series was also based.
The Hollywood Reporter says Paramount will distribute the film, to
be produced by Archie Comics Entertainment president Allan Grafman
and CEO Chuck Grimes. Archie Comics Publications Inc. chairman
Michael Silberkleit and president Richard Goldwater will serve as
executive producers. "While the movie will be empowering for girls,
it is going to have the action and science-fiction fantasy that
appeals to boys," Grafman said.

DOOM: The latest word out is that The Rock is indeed starring in
DOOM, the story of Space Marines fighting evil Hell-Spawned demons
on a remote space station. Alongside that news is the confirmation
that the Director is none other than Andrzej Bartkowiak, the man
behind "Romeo Must Die" & "Cradle 2 The Grave".

JAMES BOND: You may remember him as the baddie in MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
3. Today, the Sunday Mirror reports that Dougray Scott has beaten an
army of rivals including Eric Bana, Clive Owen and Ioan Gruffud to
take over cinema's most famous role, that of MI6 agent 007 aka.
James Bond. While still rumor, Scott, 38, would be the seventh actor
to play Bond on the big screen.

NEWS: There isn't a lot of "new" news on any Sunday, so here is what
I could find. Hope you all have a great weekend. Folks in Floria --
watch out for Ivan. Be safe.

MUTANT X: October 12 is the release date given by ADV Films for
Mutant X: Season 2, Discs 7-8, a two-disc DVD release from the
second season. Episodes featured include: "Hard Time"; "Under the
Cloak of War"; "Once Around", and "Final Judgment". Extras include:
interview with Lauren Lee Smith (Emma DeLauro); behind the scenes
features with supervising producer Karen Wookey and Peter Mohan; a
look at production design; original TV promos; image gallery; and
ADV previews.

HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE: Two new cast members for the
upcoming HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE have been named.
Parvati Patil will be played by Shefali Chowdhury. Parvati is
Harry's date for the Yule Ball. The part of Padma Patil, Ron's date
for the Ball, will be played by Afshan Azad. The younger sister of
Fleur Delacour, Gabrielle, has also been cast and will be played by
Angelica Mandy (Vanity Fair). Open auditions were held for the Patil
twins in London nine months ago. Filming is expected to go on until
next Spring and the film hits theaters in November, 2005.

CONVENTION CALENDAR
October 1-3, 2004
Sunnydale Central 3 - a Buffy/Angel/Firefly event
Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Guests: Clare Kramer "Glory" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jonathan
M. Woodward "Tracey" from Firefly" ("Holden" from BtVS, and Knox"
from Angel), and assistant costume designer from "Angel", Carrie
Grace.
For more information, check out their website at
www.primedia.ca/sunnydale.

October 22-24 2004
Slanted Fedora
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
B5 Guests: Mary Kay Adams, Jason Carter
Other Guests: Garrett Wang, Robin Curtis, Robert O'Reilly, J.G.
Hertzler, Max Grodenchik, Aron Eisenberg, Casey Biggs, Tony
Amendola, Julie Benz, Greg Evigan, Dee Wallace Stone
For more information, visit their website at
http://sfedora.com/salt_lake_city.htm.

October 29-31 2004
Vulkon
Place: Sheraton Nashville Downtown
Guests: Kate Mulgrew, George Takei, Garrett Wang
For more information, visit their website at
http://www.vulkon.com/nashvillescifi2004/.

November 19-21, 2004
Vulkon
Place: Orlando North Hilton
Altamonte Springs, FL
B5 Guest: Peter Jurasik
Other Guests: Leonard Nimoy, Kevin Sorbo, Gary Lockwood, Keir Dullea
For more information, visit their website at
http://www.vulkon.com/orlandoscifi2004/.

November 26-28, 2004
Slanted Fedora
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Site: Indianapolis Omni North
B5 Guests: Mary Kay Adams
Other Guests: Garrett Wang, Robin Curtis, Robert O'Reilly, J.G.
Hertzler, Max Grodenchik, Dwight Schultz, Aron Eisenberg, Casey
Biggs, Tony Amendola, Julie Benz, Greg Evigan, Dee Wallace Stone
For more information, visit their website at
http://sfedora.com/rochester,_ny.htm.

I guess that's about it for today. This is just a bit of the
information available at the website – http://www.isnnews.net.
Be
sure to stop over when you have a chance. It is updated daily, so
don't miss anything!

Have a terrific weekend.
Be safe,
Sandy

Sandra Bruckner
Editor/Publisher
ISN News: The Zocalo Today
http://www.isnnews.net