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January 31, 2000


TOPS AT THE BOX-OFFICE 

These are the top five movies in the U.S. for the January 26-28th 
weekend based on estimates from Exhibitor Relations.

Eye of the Beholder | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0120662
Next Friday | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0195945
The Hurricane | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0174856
Stuart Little | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0164912
The Green Mile| http://us.imdb.com/Title?0120689

Editor's Note: Some titles were *really* close in the estimates 
this week, so the order is bound to change when final results are 
released.  For the complete, final top 10, check back at the IMDb 
Tuesday.

http://us.imdb.com/Charts


OPENING THIS WEEK

Check out these new films, opening this week...

Gun Shy | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0171356
Scream 3 | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0134084
Simpatico | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0174204


IMDb NEW FEATURES ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Howdy, folks.  We've got some EXCITING new features at the IMDb 
this week.

*Photo Galleries*

We've now got galleries of publicity stills from a number of 
recent and upcoming films including the upcoming Warner Bros 
release _The Whole Nine Yards_.  Check out the complete list of 
films at...

http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Gallery

*Power News*

We've indexed our archives of over 2.5 years of Lew Irwin's 
_Studio Briefing_.  Look to the left side of the page (in the 
"Biographical" section on people pages and "Other Info" section 
on title pages) for the new "news" link which will take you to a 
list of Studio Briefing articles mentioning the person or title 
in question.  For a quick demo, check out these links to news 
items on Tom Hanks and _The Green Mile_.

http://us.imdb.com/NNews?Hanks,+Tom
http://us.imdb.com/News?0120689


EAGERLY ANTICIPATED 

Boiler Room | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0181984
Official Site | http://www.boilermovie.com/
IMDb Photo Gallery | http://us.imdb.com/Gallery?0181984

From freshman helmer Ben Younger comes a thriller set in the 
fast-paced world of stock trading.  Giovanni Ribisi plays Seth, a 
college drop-out whose attempt to get rich by running an illegal 
casino in his apartment has failed.  Going legit while trying to 
make some big bucks and win his father's approval, Seth joins the 
J.T. Marlin stock brokerage where young men with silver tongues 
can make big sales and big bucks.  Of course, anything that seems 
too good to be true, usually isn't...


COOL TRAILERS THIS WEEK 

GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS - Check out the trailers from both the 1974 
original and the upcoming remake with Nick Cage.

HAMLET - Watch Ethan Hawke prove he's no Kenneth Branagh in this 
clip from the upcoming film.

SCREAM 3 - Get psyched for Friday's release.

See These Trailers and Many More (requires RealPlayer G2)
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Trailers/


NEW VIDEOS THIS WEEK

These videos are new to video store shelves this week. V means it 
is available on VHS, D means that it is available on DVD.

Chill Factor (V/D) | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0163579
Love Stinks (V/D) | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0188863
Stir of Echoes (V/D) | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0164181
Disney's Tarzan (V/D) | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0120855
The Winslow Boy (V/D) | http://us.imdb.com/Title?0155388


IMDb FUN FEATURE OF THE WEEK

What are the top 50 films among women, men? What are the top 50 
horror movies, comedies? What are the top 50 films of the 1960s? 
Check out our Votes Charts section to find out the answers to all 
these questions based on votes cast by IMDb users.

http://us.imdb.com/Charts/Votes


MOVIE OF THE WEEK - FROM IMDb RECOMMENDS

_Waking Ned Devine_ is a delightful, easygoing comedy about a 
small Irish town that's determined to reap the benefits of a 
local's lottery win... even though he's not available to claim 
the prize. Ian Bannen and David Kelly lead the charismatic cast, 
and composer Shaun Davey provides a lovely mix of classical and 
traditional Irish arrangements on the film's score. 
 
Waking Ned Devine @ imdb.com
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0166396

Order Waking Ned Devine - VHS
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000ILEA/imdb-newsletter/

Order Waking Ned Devine - DVD
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000ILEC/imdb-newsletter/

Find Cool Movies and Movie Stuff Stuff at IMDb Recommends
http://us.imdb.com/Recommends