JUST ANSWER IT WILL YOU? Musical ring tones on cellphones — we think they're the first scourge of the 21st century and that people who have'em are crazy. After a little psychoanalysis of Vodaphone's "Top 10" we can prove it. Some seem to think they're in a movie
(the Mission: Impossible theme is No 1, James Bond is No 2, and Axel Foley from Beverly Hills Cop and Imperial March from Star Wars are No 7 and No 8), some have animated delusions (Simpsons at No 3, Flintstones at No 10), three in ten have no sense of musical shame (YMCA at No 4, Eiffel 65's Blue at No 6, the Vengaboys' Boom Boom Boom at No 5). Possibly worst of all, one in 10 is a woman convinced that everything shiny is a precious yellow metal and that buying an ascending pedestrian device will lead to a higher plane (Stairway to Heaven at No 9).
CHORD OF THE RINGS: And in case you thought those old Tolkein-inspired Led Zeppelin tunes would be just the thing for the music of Lord of the Rings, it appears the trilogy is going a more traditional route. It's been been confirmed that Canadian composer Howard Shore has been commissioned to write the score for the trilogy. Shore's credits include Silence Of The Lambs, Crash, Dead Ringers, Philadelphia — and the musical bits of High Fidelity that aren't from John Cusack's record collection. Local actors to sign on recently for the three-part epic include Bruce Hopkins (as Gamling the Old, the Captain of Westfold) and The Mole host Mark Ferguson (as Gilgalad).
EXPERT OPINION: It was a simple enough plan: Find a Polynesian criminal lawyer in Ponsonby and ask him or her to comment on TV2's Street Legal for our occasional Expert Opinion series. Is the art imitating life? Do you know any lawyers who drive a pick-up truck? How many times have Jay Laga'aia's maverick actions warranted his being struck off? You know the kind of thing. But guess what? Total number of Polynesian criminal lawyers in Ponsonby: Zero. There's a reality check for you — Auckland as it is, not as telly would want it to be.
ANOTHER DD, TF, BR SMASH: The band we like to call INXStevens might not be coming (see page D6 for our further thoughts on that) but the Bic Runga, Tim Finn and Dave Dobbyn tour as featured on this very page last week continues on its merry ticket-selling way. A fourth show at the Civic — there's just a few left for the third on Tuesday September 5 — has just been announced for Thursday September 7. Tickets are on sale now.
MUMMY, WHAT IS UNCLE HARVEY DOING UNDER THE STOOL?: "I worked so long with Holly Hunter, Sam Neill and Harvey Keitel that I'm not sure I ever want to see those sex scenes they did. Those guys are like my surrogate parents and there are some things you never want to see your parents doing."
— Anna Paquin expands on why, despite being the ripe old age of 18, she still hasn't seen all her Oscar-winning movie The Piano.
JUST ANSWER IT WILL YOU? Musical ring tones on cellphones — we think they're the first scourge of the 21st century and that people who have'em are crazy. After a little psychoanalysis of Vodaphone's "Top 10" we can prove it. Some seem to think they're in a movie
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