Hello, gang! Not too much this week. Hope you have a great time trick or treating. Save me a Snickers! Shall we begin?

LA FLORIDIANA The Hauntings at 3016 Villa Rosa Park  by Will Moriaty
THIS WEEK'S MOVIE REVIEW "Runaway Jury"  by Mike Smith "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"  by ED Tucker
COUCH POTATO Where's The Scary TV?....Halloween TV Highlights  by Vinnie Blesi
DIGITAL DIVIDE Quick CD Reviews....RIP: Elliott Smith  by Terence Nuzum
THE ENLIGHTENMENT Old School Haunts....Modern Monsters....Music  by Terence Nuzum
CREATURE'S CORNER Scary Movie 3....Soul Survivors....The Tribute  by John Lewis
MATT'S RAIL It's Halloween!  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT Movie Notes....The Kid Stays in the Cartoon, Too....How Super Is He?....He's Still Got A Name  by Mike Smith
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MOVIE NOTES
If you get the chance, make sure you catch "Alien" while it's on the big screen. If you do, you'll be rewarded with the answer to the questions, "What the hell happened to Tom Skerritt after he left the bridge?" I remember Famous Monsters magazine ran a photo of the "post-bridge" Captain Dallas, but it was great to see it on screen.

In an unusual move, Warner Brothers will premiere "The Matrix: Revolutions" at the exact same time world wide. In a press release sent out by the studio, "This unprecedented distribution scenario will make the highly anticipated film available to fans simultaneously at 6 a.m. in Los Angeles, 9 a.m. in New York, 2 p.m. in London, 5 p.m. in Moscow, 11 p.m. in Tokyo and at corresponding times in over 50 additional countries worldwide." Thankfully I will be seeing it before Wednesday (look for my review this coming Tuesday) so I won't have to drag my butt to the theatre at 8 a.m.

Also, Disney has announced that they are pulling "The Alamo" from their Holiday schedule, another glitch in what has been a problem project. Originally to be directed by Ron Howard with Russell Crowe starring, the pair walked after Disney insisted the violence be kept to "PG 13" levels, something Howard could not promise. Look for "The Alamo" in April, 2004.

Maybe God IS trying to tell Mel Gibson and the cast and crew of "The Passion of Jesus" something. This past week star Jim Caviezel was struck by lightning on the set. But that's nothing. One of the production assistants has been struck TWICE in recent weeks.

THE KID STAYS IN THE CARTOON, TOO
One of the funniest new shows this season is "Kid Notorious," featuring an animated Robert Evans. Evans, for those of you not aware, was the one time head of Paramount Pictures. As a producer, he was responsible for such films as "The Godfather," "Love Story," "Marathon Man" and others. If you saw the film "Wag the Dog," the character Dustin Hoffman played was a dead on impression of Evans. In the episode I caught, Evans comes across the idea of staging "The Godfather" on Broadway as a hip hop musical, all the while plotting to stop the opening of another show, entitled "Vagina," starring Sharon Stone. While I'm sure many of us can come up with a few jokes that include the words "vagina" and "Sharon Stone," none of them could compare to what aired. Catch this show if you can.

HOW SUPER IS HE?
Just caught a commercial for a new set of Justice League of America action figures. They're all there: Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, etc. But what's up with Superman coming with his own plane!? Why does he need a plane? He can fly, can't he?

HE'S STILL GOT A NAME
It's been 30 years since Jim Croce died in a plane crash. I had the great privilege of portraying Croce in a variety stage production years ago, and his music has surely stood the test of time. This past week saw the release of the DVD, "Have You Heard: Jim Croce Live," which features all of his classics. If you only know the hits "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," "Operator," "Roller Derby Queen," you'll enjoy it. If you know his work, you will enjoy it even more.

Well, that's it for now. Have a safe and happy Halloween. See ya!