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 Jennifer
Lopez
Moviegoers know her as George Clooney's gorgeous co-star in
Out of Sight, Wesley Snipe's super-sexy love interest in Money
Train, and the captivating star of Selena. Now this detailed
bio explores the Jennifer Lopez few know from her childhood
in the Bronx in a close-knit Puerto Rican family, to her big
break into films, to her groundbreaking status as the highest-paid
Latina actress in Hollywood. This fast-track account traces
every step of Jennifer's journey to the top, through hard
work, clean living, fearless ambition, and home-grown pride.
 Bob
Dylan : A Bio-Bibliography
A true icon of American popular culture,
songwriter and entertainer Bob Dylan was a catalyst for changing
social currents in the 1960s with memorable songs like "Blowin'
in the Wind." Elusive to biographers, Dylan has inspired
relatively few substantive accounts, although much has been
written about his music. The present study presents an accurate
summary of his life and an analysis of his pivotal role in
popular music. His more than 400 songs and other writings,
recordings, concert tours, and film and television appearances
are all fully documented, as are bootleg recordings and recordings
of his music by other singers.
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From Boom
Box to Box Office
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As if some of the biggest music stars weren't noticed enough,
now they've invaded the big screen, propelling them from
pop star to pop icon. Recently, this trend has even won
one lucky pop-music star an Oscar.
Will
Smith
Probably one of the biggest movie stars/musicians to break
onto the scene, Will Smith has starred in some of the biggest
blockbuster movies like Independence
Day and Ali.
He got his big break with The
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and started his career with
albums under the name of Jazzy
Jeff & The Fresh Prince which spawned such hits as "Summertime"
and "Parents Just Don't Understand."
J-Lo
Everyone's favorite Latina sweetheart started her career
out as a dancer, then turned her attention to singing, selling
millions of albums worldwide. Her latest album This
Is Me ...Then has produced a few hits already. The
paparazzi never lose track of her because of famous boyfriends
she's dated like P.
Diddy. She's starred in such blockbusters as The
Wedding Planner and Money
Train. You can see her and her new beau, Ben Affleck,
in Gigli.
Mandy
Moore
She started out her career as a sticky-sweet pop star on
MTV, now she's a full-blown movie star with leading roles
in movies like How
to Deal and A
Walk to Remember.
Ice
Cube
Back in the day, Ice Cube was part of the pioneer rap group
N.W.A. He rhymed his way into stardom with albums like Lethal
Injection and Predator.
Then he got his big break with director John Singleton's
Boyz
'N the Hood. Cube went on to be a successful actor and
director with the Friday
- New Line Platinum Series series and Barbershop.
Mark
Wahlberg
His first music hit, "Feel the Vibration" under
the moniker Marky
Mark and the Funky Bunch won him his first taste of
fame while his brother Donnie was riding the pop star wave
with New
Kids On The Block. Wahlberg's physique won him a role
as an underwear model and then won him his biggest role
as Dirk Diggler in Boogie
Nights. Now, among other roles, he's starred in a re-make
of Planet
of the Apes and Rock
Star.
Madonna
The queen of steam is no stranger to the big screen. She's
made her own movie, Madonna
- Truth or Dare and has starred in Evita,
A
League of Their Own and
Dick Tracy. Recently, she released her new album, American
Life. When she made a video for the title track it became
controversial because of its anti-war message.
Eminem
The rapid-fire rapper from Detroit won an oscar in his first
attempt at movie stardom. 8
Mile was the story of Em's journey to fame and it certainly
brought him a ton of fortune.
Elvis
He was the ultimate crossover artist and made several movies
while still maintaining his role as king of rock 'n' roll.
Some of his classic movies include Viva
Las Vegas and Blue
Hawaii.
The Not so Obvious...
Ozzy
Osbourne
Ozzy's made a few cameos in movies like The Jerky Boys
movie and Little
Nicky. His recent success on the small screen has more
than catapulted him into popular culture.
Bob
Dylan
The stoned and often elusive one made his first starring
role in Hearts
of Fire in 1987. Now, Masked
and Anonymous, due out Summer 2003 is a biography of
Dylan's life.
Written by Jeremy M. Rottgen
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into a movie act? E-mail
us!
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On the Web
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Internet
Movie Database
Billboard
Pop Culture Shock
Pop Crazy
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Movie Bands
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They aren't real bands, but they sure
act like real ones.
The
Blues Brothers
When John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd burst onto the scene with
this cult classic they were an instant hit in both cinema
and music.
The
Monkees - Head
They were supposed to be a spoof on The Beatles, but they
ended up being a successful television series and a couple
of movies including this one.
This
Is Spinal Tap
Rob Reiner directed this classic film which documents a rock
band during the release and tour of their new album. The hijinks
that follow are outrageously funny and sure to keep your funny
bone tingling.
The
Commitments
The story of an English band working hard to get to the top
of the charts. It's a dramatic story with tons of funny parts
and it really exposes the harsh realities most bands come
to realize when starting out.
Eddie
and the Cruisers
The story of a reporter hot on the trail of the mystery behind
a band's missing recordings. She finds out more than she bargains
for when interviewing the surviving band members.
Josie
and the Pussycats
Based on the famous cartoon, this movie follow Josie and her
band mates journey to stardom.
•Sweet Water (from Almost
Famous)
Cameron Crowe's story of how he got started writing for Rolling
Stone. His adventure starts by reviewing a Black Sabbath concert
where he meets the band Sweet Water and Rolling Stone sends
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