The buzz on movies

The buzz on movies
SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE
The stuff you really gotta see, hear and read right this sec.
Hollywood bigwigs must be watching a lot of MTV, 'cause these music-packed movies are as fun to listen to as they are to watch.
GARAGE DAYS
Opened: July 18
Starring: Kick Gurry, Pia Miranda
The deal: Members of an Aussie garage band struggle to become full-fledged rock stars.
Watch if you: Are the next Donna A but are stuck living your life disguised in a McDonald's uniform. We know -- it sucks to flip burgers when you belong on stage!
THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS
Opens: Aug. 8
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyonc & eacute; Knowles
The deal: When his aunt dies, Darren (Gooding) finds out she left him some cash -- on the condition that he start a gospel choir.
Watch if you: Sing your heart out at church. The movie's old-school spirituals will make you want to stand up and belt out a hallelujah.
MARCI X
Opens: Aug. 22
Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans
The deal: Marci (Kudrow) takes over her dad's rap label. She's promptly put in the hot seat when her top artist, Dr. Snatchcatcher (Wayans), causes controversy with his hit "Shoot Ya' Teacha."
Watch if you: Are ready for a giggle. If anyone can make the gangsta-rap world funny, it's Wayans.
Hot site from Yahoo
Music-loving Internet surfers now have the chance to design their own radio station on the Web.
After registering for free on Yahoo's LAUNCHcast Web site (http://launch.yahoo.com), members choose the types of music they enjoy. LAUNCH then creates a personalized radio station for that user. As members listen to more music and rate their selections, LAUNCHcast saves their ratings with their profiles, and future music selection is adjusted accordingly. Members cannot download songs or videos, but they can visit the site to listen to music or see music videos anytime they want.
Users also can peruse other visitors' preferences to catch the good music they might have missed, track down song lyrics and submit personal music videos for review -- which may result in their talents being showcased online.
Paid advertisements are interspersed between songs like a traditional radio station, which allows Yahoo to offer LAUNCH for free. Commercial-free service is available on LAUNCHcast Plus for $2.99-$3.99 a month.
LAUNCHcast lets users listen to their favorite music without taking up hard-drive space or stealing music -- benefits that consumers and music companies can both appreciate.
XRebecca Helmes, an intern for Knight Ridder Tribune News Service, reviewed the site.
Notable quotes
h"I don't think many women can say they got to beat up Arnold [Schwarzenegger]." -- Actress Kristanna Loken, on working with her "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" co-star, in Time magazine.
U"My mom. That's about it." -- Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, on who gets to call him "Sean," in People magazine.
U"At the end of the day, I want to be Madonna, Bill Gates and Donald Trump all rolled into one. Until then, I'm not ready to call it quits." -- Missy Elliott, in Teen People.
U"We have his and hers toilets in our bathroom. It's my saving grace because I'm sure I would leave the seat up, and in the middle of the night she'd fall in and I'd get in trouble." -- Singer Nick Lachey, on the secret to his happy marriage to Jessica Simpson, in People magazine.
U"You would not believe how amazing my life has been. Everything has had something to do with that power of faith. I do believe that the force is with us." -- "Bruce Almighty" star Jim Carrey to TeenHollywood.com.
U"I don't go for Mr. Pretty Boy Hollywood; I'm more into down-to-earth street boys. That makes it doubly hard because those kind of boys are not from my world at all." -- Christina Aguilera, on finding love, to the World Entertainment News Network.