The Prince George Citizen – Monday, August 11, 2003 – ENTERTAINMENT SEXY HAIR Concepts Jackson swats away the competition New to our studio! LOS ANGELES (AP) — Calling in the to $64.9 million. cessful round of sneak-peek early through Sunday at North American SWAT team proved good business for S.W.A.T. stars Jackson as a veteran screenings helped build solid buzz on theatres, according to Exhibitor Rela- Hollywood. special weapons and tactics leader in the movie. tions Co. Inc. Final figures will be re- A must try Samuel Jackson and Colin Farrell’s Los Angeles, who trains a new police “Whatever the attitude going in, peo- leased Monday. product! S.W.A.T., adapted from the 1970s TV team that includes Farrell, LL Cool J ple coming out of this movie are ab- 1. S.W.A.T., $37 million. cop show, slapped the cuffs on enough and Michelle Rodriguez. solutely loving it,” said Chuck Viane, 2. Freaky Friday, $22.3 million. movie-goers to debut as the weekend’s The movie revolves around the head of distribution for Disney, which 3. American Wedding, $15.1 million. in the Spruceland Shopping Centre top movie with $37 million US, accord- SWAT team’s mission to prevent the es- released Freaky Friday. 4. Pirates of the Caribbean: The ing to studio estimates Sunday. cape of a crime kingpin, who has of- Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts’ ro- Curse of the Black Pearl, $13.1 million. 564-8970 415394 Another movie with 1970s roots, a fered a $100 million reward to anyone mantic comedy Le Divorce opened 5. Seabiscuit, remake of the mother-daughter come- able to spring him from custody. strongly in limited release, taking in $11.9 million. dy Freaky Friday, opened in second Jackson, along with the nostalgia $533,000 in 34 theatres. From the 6. Spy Kids 3-D: place with $22.3 million, pushing its factor for those who recall the TV filmmaking team of director James Gave Over, $10.1 total since opening Wednesday to show, helped S.W.A.T. draw solidly Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant, million. Vivian Lake $33.2 million. The film stars Jamie Lee among older crowds, with 45 per cent Le Divorce follows the romantic misad- 7. Bad Boys II, $6 Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as a squab- of the audience older than 25. ventures of two American sisters in million. bling mom and teenage daughter who “The movie’s fun and fresh and has a Paris. 8. Lara Croft: magically switch bodies. hot cast,” said Rory Bruer, head of dis- Le Divorce expands to wide release Tomb Raider — Resort “What’s old is new again, I guess,” tribution for Sony, which released over the next few weekends. The Cradle of Life, Only 40 km. from downtown Prince George said Paul Dergarabedian, president of S.W.A.T. “It’s the sort of cast that’s real- The surfing documentary Step Into $5.2 million. on a paved road. For Reservation box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. ly kind of accessible to everyone.” Liquid also opened well, taking in 9. Finding Nemo, Information call: 564-8644, Ext. 25 “The ’70s had a really bad rap for a Freaky Friday updates the 1976 com- $135,000 at just five theatres in New $2.5 million. or 612-8255 (cell) while ... But stuff always comes back.” edy that starred Jodie Foster and Bar- York City, Los Angeles and Honolulu. 10. Terminator 3: Last weekend’s top movie, American bara Harris. While audiences initially The movie will be playing in the top 25 Rise of the Ma- We offer: To individuals and groups Wedding, slipped to third place with may have viewed Freaky Friday as a to 30 domestic markets by Aug. 22. chines, $1.6 mil- • 4 Full Service Cabins: (Must provide own bedding) $15.1 million, bringing its 10-day total campy remake, solid reviews and a suc- Estimated ticket sales for Friday lion. • $50.00 per night • 40 RV and Tent Sites: firepits, outdoor toilets, picnic tables, $12.00 per night • Day Use: $10 a day per vehicle (5 persons) Concert Firewood: $5.00 per wheelbarrow load Cancer Store: Foods, refreshments, confectionary cancelled Lodge: Suitable for family reunions, group picnics, company picnics and retreats (by reservation only) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A sold- Things To Do: Fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, out concert by Christina Aguilera and mountain biking, picnicking, swimming, volleyball, claims Justin Timberlake was cancelled after horseshoes, badminton, stargazing, kite flying. sound and lighting equipment fell Your Hosts while being raised to the ceiling. CANADIAN MENTAL About 30 people managed to get out HEALTH ASSOCIATION of the way as a large steel rigging struc- Hines ture used to raise the gear buckled and L’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE collapsed Saturday, authorities said. POURLA SANTE MENTALE LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gregory Authorities said three people were Prince George Branch, 555 George Street Hines, the greatest tap dancer of his slightly injured. Two were treated for generation who transcended the stage All proceeds from the project go back to the cuts and bruises. community. 00433151 with a successful screen career that in- Neither Aguilera cluded starring roles in White Nights nor Timberlake and The Cotton Club, has died at 57. was in Boardwalk C HINESE Hines died of cancer Saturday in Los Hall at the time of Angeles, publicist Allen Eichhorn said the accident. It was TREASURE HOUSE RESTAURANT Sunday. not immediately With his smooth, solo tap style remi- known what Chicken Chow Mein OR niscent of Fred Astaire, Hines became caused the col- Daily Special Chicken Fried Rice internationally known at a young age lapse. Federal, as part of a jazz tap duo with his broth- state and local offi- er, Maurice. He won a 1992 Tony cials were expected now 2 for 1 Award for the musical Jelly’s Last Jam. to investigate. “His dancing came from something plus Fans arriving at % very real,” said Bernadette Peters, who the hall’s box office EVERYDAY is Senior’s Day with 20 off 430219 appeared with Hines as co-hosts of the were dismayed at 1645 - 3rd Ave (next to the Old City Bingo) 2002 Tony Awards show. “It came out the cancellation. 562-4042 of his instincts, his impulses and his amazing creativity. His whole heart and soul went into everything he did.” “He was the last of a kind of immacu- late performer — a singer, dancer, ac- tor and a personality,” said George Wolfe, who directed Jelly. “He knew AP photo how to command.” Gregory Hines, left, and Billy Crystal are shown on Hines and his brother performed to- location in the streets of Chicago for the filming of gether in the musical revue Eubie! in “Running Scared,” in this 1986 photo. 1978, in Broadway’s Sophisticated Ladies and on film in 1984’s The Cotton Club. When he was a toddler, his brother was already taking tap In The Cotton Club, Hines also had a lessons and would come home and teach him steps. lead acting role, which led to more of- They began performing together when Gregory Hines fers from Hollywood. He starred with was five, and they performed at the Apollo Theater in Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1985’s Cold Harlem for two weeks when he was six. In 1954, they were cast in the Broadway musical The Girl in Pink Tights, star- War-era dancers’ story White Nights CAN GET YOU A and with Billy Crystal in 1986’s Run- ring French ballerina Jeanmaire. ning Scared, and he appeared with “I don’t remember not dancing,” Hines said in a 2001 in- Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett terview with The Associated Press. “When I realized I was in 1995’s Waiting to Exhale, among alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, other movies. I could dance.” BIGGER SLICE OF On television, he had his own series Sammy Davis Jr. was one of young Gregory Hines’ inspi- in 1997 called The Gregory Hines rations, as were the Nicholas Brothers and Bill (Bojangles) Show, as well as a recurring role on Robinson. Hines drew on Robinson’s style for some of his Will and Grace. Last March, he ap- work in Jelly’s Last Jam. peared in the spring television series Paired with brother Maurice, he was a professional T HE MARKET. child star. In his teens, joined by their father, Maurice Lost at Home. Gregory Oliver Hines was born on Sr., on drums, they were known as Hines, Hines and Feb. 14, 1946, in New York City. He has Dad. said his mother urged him and his old- Hines was engaged to Negrita Jayde and, in addition to er brother toward tap dancing because his father and brother, is survived by his daughter Daria, she wanted them to have a way out of son Zach, grandson Lucian and stepdaughter Jessica the ghetto. Koslow. Hines career spanned stage, film, TV by Associated Press The Preacher’s Wife, 1996 Lost at Home, 2003 Highlights of Gregory Hines: Waiting to Exhale, 1995 Bojangles, 2001 STAGE: Renaissance Man, 1994 Little Bill, 1999 Jelly’s Last Jam, 1992 A Rage in Harlem, 1991 Will & Grace, 1998 Sophisticated Ladies, 1981 Tap, 1989 The Gregory Hines Show, Comin’ Uptown, 1980 Running Scared, 1986 1997 Eubie! 1978 White Nights, 1985 Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in The Girl in Pink Tights, 1954 The Cotton Club, 1984 America, 1989 FILM: History of the World: Part I, Motown Returns to the Apol- Things You Can Tell Just by 1981 lo, 1985 Looking at Her, 2001 TELEVISION: I Love Liberty, 1982 Newell to direct new Potter film LONDON (AP) — The British director of Four third film in the series, is currently being filmed Weddings and A Funeral will direct the fourth under the direction of Alfonso Cuaron, and the Harry Potter movie, Warner Bros. Pictures an- studio said that as the two productions will over- nounced Sunday. lap, it was not feasible for him to direct both. Mike Newell will begin work on Harry Potter Producer David Heyman said Newell was the and the Goblet of Fire in April, the company said. “perfect choice” for the new film. “He has worked American Chris Columbus directed the first two with children, made us laugh, and had us sitting Call A movie versions of J.K. Rowling’s hugely successful on the edge of our seats, he is great with actors series on the boy wizard. and imbues all his characters, all his films, with Citizen Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the great humanity. I’m thrilled,” Heyman said. Advertising Wind gust strikes down Godstock Consultant today COMSTOCK, Neb. (AP) — A 110-km/h wind had been off the stage only one minute when the gust came out of dark clouds but with little other wind hit Saturday, he said. for more information warning, blowing equipment, scaffolding and The surprise wind gust swept over the crowd of lights off an outdoor stage that one minute earlier more than 3,000 people and blew the stage away on this exciting program 562-2441 was crowded with about 40 people. from the audience, backward into nearby power “To look at that stage, it is just totally amazing lines. not a soul was lost,” Henry Nuxoll, an organizer Some of the power lines on the Second Wind of the concert weekend called Godstock, said Ranch were severed, Nuxoll said, but a fuse blew Sunday. eight kilometres away and the lines were not live The band Pillar had just finished their set and when they hit a couple of stagehands, Nuxoll said. 00408720