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...from the Front Line, from producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down) and reality-TV wiz Bertram van Munster (Cops, The Amazing Race). The reality series, to air as soon as this summer, intends to tell the personal stories of soldiers in Afghanistan, the Philippines and beyond. On VH1's tentatively-titled Military Diaries (also aimed for summer), more than 60 soldiers with cameras will record their days and talk about how music helps them cope. (As Apocalypse Now taught us, rockin' tunes are integral to modern warfare.) And on March 29, CBS debuts AFP: American Fighter Pilot (produced...
This explosion of militainment comes after months in which the military has tightly controlled information and press movements in the war zones. But the Pentagon granted reality producers access with all the reluctance of a 5-year-old entertaining a proposal to have ice cream for breakfast. VH1's video diarists were even allowed to bring cameras into cockpits on missions. After seeing early clips of AFP, says Tony Scott, the Air Force was so pleased, "they gave us carte blanche." And Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld personally signed off on Profiles. Perhaps it helps that Van Munster has touted...
...songwriter suffering under the shadow of the great team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Still, Harrison produced his share of classic Beatle tunes, including "Taxman," "Here Comes the Sun," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Something." Any single one of those songs would guarantee an artist immortality on VH1 and classic radio stations worldwide. "I wouldn't say that my songs are autobiographical," Harrison said. "?Taxman' is perhaps. Some of them were later on, after the Beatles. The early ones were just any words I could think...
Which brings us to the question of tone. While Stiller is clearly trying to satirize the hyper-attenuated attention span of VH1 and MTV directors and audiences, his film is never believable enough to deliver any substantial punch to the objects of his satire. His performance is the same way—his acting is best when it’s grounded in some real world backdrop, like There’s Something About Mary or Mystery Men. You can’t help but feel that something is at stake in the limitations of Stiller’s characters...
...VMAs drew wild applause, and his recent tribute concerts in Madison Square Garden featured an array of celebrities and the much-hyped reunion of the Jackson Five (although his sister Janet, currently on tour, was notably absent). MTV has been airing Jackson’s past hits, while VH1 has shown special after special about the King of Pop. Invincible will be released domestically on October 30. His previous recordings are being remastered and readied for re-release; Jackson’s new single, “You Rock My World,” featuring comedian Chris Tucker...