"Nemesis" Lands on DVD The "Star Trek Nemesis" DVD release bowed at the top of both sales and rental charts, according to The Hollywood Reporter. For the week ending May 25, "Nemesis" took the number one spot in DVD sales on Nielsen VideoScan's First alert sales chart, clocking in at an estimated 1.3 million copies sold. It also performed strongly in rentals. According to data from Video Store magazine, the film racked up an estimated 10.6 million in revenue and landed in the number 3 spot its first five days on the shelves.
Montgomery in "Dutchman"
Anthony Montgomery ("Travis Mayweather") will appear onstage in Leroi Jones' "Dutchman" at the Elephant Theater in Los Angeles. The play runs June 5 - June 28. For more information, please check out www.anthonymontgomery.com. If you'd like to ask Montgomery questions about the play, please join us here at STARTREK.COM for a live chat with the actor on June 2 at 2 p.m. PDT. Get more details here.
Burton's Reading Rainbow Needs Help
LeVar Burton's ("Geordi La Forge") Reading Rainbow may have picked up yet another Emmy recently, but that doesn't mean the show is guaranteed to run for another year. The Associated Press reports that Reading Rainbow may, in fact, only have a few months to live. Only four new episodes were produced this year, and the show is currently looking for funding. "If you are a wealthy philanthropist out there, I'm not that difficult to find," Burton said, addressing the crowd at this year's Daytime Emmys. For more information, please check out the AP story (via USA Today).
Auberjonois "Wraps" with LAMC
Rene Auberjonois ("Odo") will appear at the Los Angeles Master Chorale's last performance at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (LAMC is moving to the Walt Disney Concert Hall). The concert, entitled "It's A Wrap!", is a salute to film composers. The last piece of the program, "Nos Nobis Domine" from Kenneth Branagh's movie version of Henry V, will feature Auberjonois performing a speech from the play. The concert will also feature performances of the works of Trek composers Cliff Eidelman, Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner. The concert is scheduled for June 7 at 7 p.m. For ticket information, check out LAMC's official site.
Savage Talks "Hair"
The American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre is featuring the '70s musical "Hair" on Friday, May 30 at 7 p.m. Trek alum and "Hair" star John Savage ("Captain Rudolph Ransom" in Star Trek: Voyager's "Equinox") will be onhand to discuss the movie. For more details, check out www.egyptiantheatre.com.
Blalock Named Sixth Sexiest
Jolene Blalock ("T'Pol") was deemed one of the world's sexiest women by FHM magazine. The actress tied for sixth place with Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Anna Kournikova. Blalock also placed on Maxim's recent Hot 100 list, coming in at #97.
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