Author: Hip Online
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Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill: Acoustic
Artist: Alanis Morissette Title: Jagged Little Pill: Acoustic Label: Maverick Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: The biggest-selling album by a female artist in history, Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill is 16 times platinum and Billboard’s Top Pop Album of the 90’s. Now, celebrating its 10th anniversary, Morissette and producer/co-writer have recorded the entire album in an…
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Ice Princess
Cast: Michelle Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall, Trevor Blumas Studio: Disney Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: A teen misfit who never thought she’d fit in discovers her personal edge when she risks it all to pursue her dreams of figure skating, in Disney’s inspirational family comedy, ICE PRINCESS. Rising star Michelle Trachtenberg (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “EuroTrip”) stars…
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Willie Nelson – Countryman
Artist: Willie Nelson Title: Countryman Label: Lost Highway Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: After nearly a decade of gestation, Willie Nelson’s long-lost, and first, reggae set is at last complete. The seed of this project took root in late 1995, sprung from the mind of famed producer Don Was. Nelson and his manager Mark Rothbaum flew…
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Constantine
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: John Constantine has been to hell and back. Born with a gift he didn’t want, the ability to clearly recognize the half-breed angels and demons that walk the earth in human skin, Constantine (KEANU REEVES) was driven to take his own…
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The Island
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou Studio: Dreamworks Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Michael Bay (“Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor”) directs the futuristic action thriller “The Island,” starring Ewan McGregor (“Star Wars: Episodes I, II & III,” “Moulin Rouge!”) and Scarlett Johansson (“Lost in Translation,” “Girl With a Pearl Earring”). Lincoln Six-Echo (McGregor) is a resident of…
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Hustle & Flow
Cast: Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, DJ Qualls Studio: Paramount Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: “Hustle & Flow” is the redemptive story of a streetwise Memphis hustler trying to find his voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Though DJay (Terrence Howard) has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused; this philosopher-hustler lives…
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The Devil’s Rejects
Cast: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie Studio: Lion’s Gate Rating: 8.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: The follow-up to his 2003 horror hit HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, Rob Zombie’s THE DEVIL’S REJECTS continues the story of a bizarre group of very odd people who like to torture, maim, and kill virtually everyone they come in contact…
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Fountains of Wayne – Out-Of-State Plates
Artist: Fountains of Wayne Title: Out-Of-State Plates Label: Virgin Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: On June 28th, Virgin Records will release Fountains Of Wayne’s long-awaited Out-Of-State Plates, a specially priced 2-CD collection of non-album tracks recorded over the span of the band’s career. Fountains fans have clamored for an official compilation for years and, up until…
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T.Rex Born To Boogie DVD
Cast: T. Rex Studio: Sanctuary Rating: 9/10 At last, the near-mythical feature-length motion picture featuring Marc Bolan and T.Rex has finally arrived, and in top form, I might add. Originally released in 1972, BORN TO BOOGIE was a hit in the UK, but was fairly scarce over here. “T.Rexstasy” had overtaken England of the early-’70s,…
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ER
Game: ER Platform: PC Studio: Vivendi Universal Rating: 7/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: As the new intern in the ER, you’ve got your work cut out for you. No sleep in 36 hours…you lay down for a well-deserved rest…then the call comes in…There’s been a freeway pile-up with multiple victims. The ambulance is 5 minutes out.…