1 agosto: I film più noleggiati in Italia nelle ultime due settimane.

	2 agosto: Dalla consueta TOP 100 di CIAK. # 19 - 8 MILE - 363 CITTA' - 7.108 GIORNI - 1.162.530 SPETTATORI - € 7.167.558 INCASSO AL 7 LUGLIO 2003. # 79 - PEOPLE I KNOW - 272 CITTA' -3.102 GIORNI - 263.219 SPETTATORI - € 1.579.640 INCASSO AL 7 LUGLIO 2003.
	3 agosto: UNIVERSAL BOX OFFICE - 8 MILE - NON US: $125,408,009 - GLOBAL: $242,152,379 // ITALY (25/27 LUGLIO 2003): # 47 8 MILE UIP 20 € 2.109,7 € 1.099 10 € 7.174.336.
	4 agosto: Macy on Line for 'Cellular' with Basinger. LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - William H. Macy, fresh off his scene-stealing turn as Tick Tock McGlaughlin in "Seabiscuit," is in talks to next star opposite Kim Basinger in the upcoming New Line Cinema thriller "Cellular.". Macy would play a cop in the film, which revolves around a kidnapped woman who places a random phone call and reaches a young man (played by Chris Evans) she must persuade to help her. "Cellular" is being directed by "Final Destination 2" helmer David Ellis. Production is expected to begin in September for a release next year. The script was penned by "Phone Booth" screenwriter Larry Cohen, with additional contributions from Chris Morgan, J. Mackeye Gruber and Eric Bress. Macy, who earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in last year's TNT movie "Door to Door," can also be seen starring in the upcoming Lions Gate drama "The Cooler." Macy also has appeared in the New Line releases "State and Main" and "Wag the Dog.". William H. Macy in Talks for Cellular Source: The Hollywood Reporter Thursday, July 31, 2003. William H. Macy (Seabiscuit) is in talks to next star opposite Kim Basinger in the upcoming New Line Cinema thriller Cellular. Macy would play a cop in the film, which revolves around a kidnapped woman who places a random phone call and reaches a young man (played by Chris Evans) she must persuade to help her. The movie is being directed by Final Destination 2 helmer David Ellis and produced by Dean Devlin.
	5 agosto: Da FILMUP: A Hollywood le dive preferiscono non andare in vacanza. Per le dive hollywoodiane l'estate è ricca di impegni. C'è chi si lancia in progetti leggeri, dimentica ormai dei propri trascorsi da sex symbol e chi invece, nonostante l'avvenenza si impegna politicamente. Dopo aver familiarizzato con musica rap in "8 Mile", Kim Basinger scoprirà prossimamente la passione per Elvis Presley, il Re del rock n'roll. L'attrice americana, ha appena dato il suo consenso per recitare il ruolo di protagonista in "Elvis has left the building", una commedia romantica diretta da Joel Zwick, il realizzatore del grande successo dello scorso inverno "Il mio grosso grasso matrimonio greco". Prodotto dalla società Capitol Films e scritto dagli sceneggiatori Adam-Michael Barber e Mitchell Ganem, questo lungometraggio seguirà le disavventure di Harmony, una venditrice di cosmetici nata durante un concerto di Elvis Presley. Recatasi ad un incontro di fans del Re, Harmony ammazzerà accidentalmente due sosia del suo idolo. Perseguitata dall'FBI, incontrerà, infine, l'anima gemella. Le prime riprese avranno luogo il 15 settembre prossimo in Nuovo Messico. L'attrice però dovrà dividersi fra questo set e quello di "Cellular", un thriller di David R. Ellis in cui sarà una donna sequestrata. Kim Basinger is Linked to Elvis Presley Source: Variety. Kim Basinger will star as a cosmetic saleswoman whose life is strangely entangled with Elvis Presley in Joel Zwick's romantic comedy Elvis Has Left the Building. The film, which starts shooting September 15 in New Mexico, is Zwick's first feature since My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Basinger will play the hapless Harmony, born during an Elvis concert and ever after linked in some way to the King. While on the road hawking lipstick, she accidentally kills a couple of Elvis impersonators and ends up on the run from the FBI. So, in an unlikely coincidence, does a depressed advertising executive whose path intersects romantically with hers as the pair head toward the pic's climax at an Elvis convention in Las Vegas. Adam-Michael Barber and Mitchell Ganem wrote the screenplay.
	6 agosto: Jason Statham Aboard Cellular Source: Variety. Jason Statham will play the bad guy in Cellular, joining Kim Basinger, Chris Evans and William H. Macy in the David Ellis-directed New Line drama. Evans portrays a young man who answers a cell phone call from a desperate kidnap victim (Basinger) and has to track her down while making sure he doesn't lose the connection. Macy plays a sympathetic cop, and Statham is in talks to take on the role of the kidnapper. The film was originally scripted by Larry Cohen (Phone Booth). The script was rewritten by Chris Morgan and polished by J. Mackeye Gruber and Eric Bress.
	7 agosto: UNIVERSAL BOX OFFICE - 8 MILE - NON US: $ 125,426,623 - GLOBAL: $ 242,170,993.
	8 agosto: I film più noleggiati in Italia. PROVA A PRENDERMI L MIO GROSSO GRASSO MATRIMONIO GRECO UN BOSS SOTTO STRESS THE RING MAIAL COLLEGE SOLARIS L'AMORE INFEDELE IL PIANISTA 8 MILE IL REGNO DEL FUOCO
	9 agosto: Da TGCOM: "Kim Basinger "uccide" Elvis. Per il regista del "Matrimonio greco". La star di "9 settimane e mezzo", recentemente apparsa in "8 mile" di Eminem, sarà l'attrice principale della prossima fatica di Joel Zwick, il regista del film-rivelazione "Il mio grosso grasso matrimonio greco". La trama della pellicola ha del paradossale. La protagonista, Kim Basinger alias Harmony, nata durante un concerto di Elvis, si trova ad uccidere accidentalmente nientemeno che... due sosia del "Re del rock". "Elvis has left the building" racconta le strane vicende di una rappresentante di cosmetici la cui esistenza è inspiegabilmente legata alla figura del leggendario cantante scomparso nel '77. La vita di Harmony, a parte le bizzarre circostanze della sua nascita, si svolge più o meno regolarmente: fino al giorno in cui, mentre sta andando a vendere i suoi prodotti, ammazza i due cloni di Elvis The Pelvis. Da lì in poi succede di tutto. La ragazza, presa dal panico, si dà alla fuga innescando un'inseguimento in grande stile da parte dell'Fbi. Non mancherà la love story con un uomo, anch'egli braccato dagli agenti segreti, con cui Kim-Harmony si troverà romanticamente a Las Vegas: proprio mentre sta per iniziare una convention su Presley... Scritto da Adam-Michael Barber e Mitchell Ganem e prodotto dalla Capitol Films, "Elvis has left the building" sarà girato nel Nuovo Messico. Il primo ciak è previsto per il 15 settembre. Nel cast di questa commedia a sfondo romantico intrisa di suspance, figura anche l'attrice Gwyneth Paltrow. La Basinger, premio Oscar per "L.A. Confidential", sta attraversando un periodo denso di impegni. Dopo "Influences" girato accanto ad Al Pacino, l'attrice sta ultimando le riprese di "The Door in the Floor", il nuovo film di Tod Williams con Jeff Bridges e Mimi Rogers. I prossimi progetti, da incastrare con il film di Joel Zwick, sono "Aurora Island" di Martha Coolidge e "Cellular", un thriller che sarà diretto da David Ellis ("Final Destination 2") e prodotto da Dean Devlin.  ASCOLTI TV DELL'08/08/2003: Il Trofeo Moretti conquista la serata. Canale 5 vince la serata con la diretta del Trofeo Moretti di calcio: 3.432.000 spettatori e 28,12% di share. Distretto di polizia 3 su Italia 1 ha realizzato il 10,01% di share con 1.618.000 spettatori; I Comancheros su Rete4 1.283.000 spettatori e 8,29%. Su Rai1 Il Commissario Rex realizza 3.389.000 spettatori col 20,91% di share; Paolo Limiti Show su Rai2 1.760.000 spett. col 11,74% di share; Analisi finale su Rai3 1.508.000 spett. col 9,64%.
	10 agosto: PEOPLE I KNOW è uscito in Francia col titolo "INFLUENCES" lo scorso 23 luglio. Ecco il box office relativo alle ultime due settimane.

1 - Le Coût de la vie $1,824,036 351 - $5,197 $1,824,036 1 
2 1 Johnny English $1,310,967 (-48%) 561 +4 $2,337 (-48%) $3,815,224 2 
3 2 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle $1,306,311 (-41%) 653 -50 $2,000 (-37%) $7,420,760 3 
4 3 Tears of the Sun $750,742 (-47%) 277 +7 $2,710 (-48%) $2,164,401 2 
5 4 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas $620,042 (-50%) 492 -12 $1,260 (-48%) $4,727,888 4 
6 - Neko no ongaeshi $606,943 297 - $2,044 $606,943 1 
7 5 Sept ans de mariage... $588,405 (-43%) 382 -67 $1,540 (-33%) $7,623,381 6 
8 6 Hulk $455,931 (-51%) 387 -201 $1,178 (-35%) $9,479,445 5 
9 - Wrong Trun $379,062 118 - $3,212 $379,062 1 
10 - The Real Cancun $347,613 131 - $2,654 $347,613 1 
11 - Narc $319,937 81 - $3,950 $319,937 1 
12 - Below $311,132 104 - $2,992 $311,132 1 
13 - Agent Cody Banks $306,265 195 - $1,571 $306,265 1 
14 9 Le Mystère de la chambre jaune $234,193 (-46%) 218 -48 $1,074 (-34%) $5,181,497 8 
15 7 Blue Crush $232,473 (-62%) 214 -29 $1,086 (-56%) $837,825 2 
16 8 2 Fast 2 Furious $198,719 (-56%) 226 -89 $879 (-38%) $10,496,977 7 
17 11 Les Triplettes de Belleville $191,763 (-38%) 220 -20 $872 (-37%) $3,782,832 8 
18 10 People I Know $159,279 (-58%) 68 -23 $2,342 (-44%) $540,797 2 
19 12 Nos enfants chéris $134,146 (-52%) 132 -66 $1,016 (-28%) $1,772,755 5 
20 18 Lost in La Mancha $105,815 (-37%) 48 -1 $2,204 (-36%) $485,872 3 
$10,383,774 (-20.9%) 5,155 -162 $2,105.9 (-10.9%) Totals except Scr. Av. (Far Right) 

	11 agosto: UNIVERSAL BOX OFFICE: Non-Us - $125,442,800 * Total - $242,187,170.
	12 agosto: KIM BASINGER TO STAR IN NEW DIET COKE TV AD. Hollywood actress Kim Basinger is to star in a new diet Coke TV ad, breaking on Monday 7 April. The ad, created by Lowe, is part of a 3 year association with diet Coke & movies that is set to give consumers VIP access to exciting movie experiences. The ad will be on air for four weeks and will be seen by 80% of adults an estimated 6.3 times. It has been created by Lowe to support the biggest ever onpack promotion for diet Coke, the country's number two soft drink which, according to A. C. Nielsen data, grew by over 8% in 2002. This is the first time that a TV ad has been made to support a diet Coke promotion in Great Britain. Filmed in Los Angeles, the ad shows the actress glamorously dressed in the back of a limo, expressing her amazement at the fact that people can so easily `win’ her hard-earned, celebrity lifestyle simply by drinking a diet Coke. 150 million special silver bottles and cans of diet Coke, diet Coke with Lemon and Caffeine Free diet Coke will feature the promotion during April and May. The promotion offers consumers the chance to win glamorous, all-expenses paid trips to West End film premieres plus runners-up prizes of 100,000 free Blockbuster videos and DVDs to own. The promotion follows on from the recent diet Coke Movie Weekend in London’s Prince Charles Cinema and marks the beginning of a 3-year association of diet Coke with the world of film. In 2003 this association will also see the brand sponsoring a number of London film premieres and a yearround PR campaign. Coca-Cola Great Britain marketing director Charlotte Oades said: “We know that the glamour and excitement of the movies holds great appeal for British consumers. Through our 3 year association with the movies, diet Coke is delighted to be able to offer a taste of the movie star lifestyle to consumers. The TV ad starring Kim Basinger aims to bring this to life in a fun and entertaining way by featuring a true Hollywood star who personifies this glamorous lifestyle.” The 30-second ad was written by Sarah Naughton and Alistair Ross at Lowe. It was directed by Jesse Peretz through Cowboy Films. Lowe uses Kim Basinger for Diet Coke promotion. The Hollywood actress Kim Basinger is to star in a new TV commercial for Diet Coke, marking the start of a three-year association between the product and the movies. The 30-second spot, breaking nationally on Monday, will support what is claimed to be the biggest-ever on-pack promotion for Diet Coke, which will allow consumers to win movie-related prizes. Lowe produced the commercial, its first for Diet Coke since picking up the account in July last year. Filmed in Los Angeles, the ad features the glamorously dressed actress in the back of a limousine mocking herself and recalling the awful jobs she did to become a star. She expresses her amazement that people can so easily win her hard-earned celebrity lifestyle simply by drinking Diet Coke. The commercial's aim is to sustain and extend Diet Coke's position as the number-two soft drink in Britain with a sales growth of more than 8 per cent, according to Nielsen Media Research. The promotion offers the chance to attend West End film premieres and win Blockbuster videos and DVDs. Charlotte Oades, the Coca-Cola UK marketing director, said: "We know that the glamour and excitement of the movies holds great appeal for British consumers." The commercial was written and art directed by Sarah Naughton and Alistair Ross and directed by Jesse Peretz at Cowboy Films, with media by Universal McCann. Basinger's last appearance in a major UK ad campaign was in 1997 when she featured in a Peugot 406 ad by Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper.
	15 agosto: Basinger Urges PETCO Employees to Report Animal Abuse.  Kim Basinger, Oscar winner and member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), is continuing her efforts to end animal cruelty. The actress recently sent an email to over 1,000 PETCO employees across the country, encouraging them to report to PETA any neglect or abuse of animals in PETCO stores. She writes, "Animal organizations throughout the country have been receiving numerous complaints that PETCO's own guidelines for in-store animal care aren't being followed." Basinger continues to detail an account by a former PETCO employee revealing inhumane treatment of ferrets, birds, rats and mice. She urges, "If any of these problems sound familiar to you or if you've heard of or witnessed an instance of abuse or neglect of animals, please report it to PETA immediately." She also offers confidentiality and anonymity for the PETCO employees. As a member of PETA and strict vegetarian, Basinger is known for her animal rights activism, even posing in ads for PETA. She won a best actress Oscar 1997's "L.A. Confidential." The actress most recently appeared in "People I Know" and "8 Mile" and is scheduled to begin shooting "Cellular" opposite William H. Macy and Jason Statham this month. More information and a full copy of Basinger's letter can be found at http://www.peta.org/  PETA member and Oscar-winning actor Kim Basinger fired off an urgent e-mail message to hundreds of PETCO employees across the country this morning, encouraging them to immediately report to PETA any neglect or abuse of animals in PETCO stores. Read what Kim had to say just below:  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear PETCO employees, I am writing today because I know that you care about animals, as I do, and because there is something going on at PETCO stores with which you may be able to help.  Animal organizations throughout the country have been receiving numerous complaints that PETCO’s own guidelines for in-store animal care aren’t being followed. Many animals at PETCO stores are being deprived of adequate food, water, and veterinary care, and many who are deemed unworthy of life are not given a humane death. On March 26, 2002, a former PETCO employee wrote to one such organization, PETA, saying, “Everything you wrote about PETCO is true. ... Ferrets were always coming in dehydrated with diarrhea, and they didn’t know how to eat hard food, way too young to be away from their mothers. Rats and mice came in suffering from upper respiratory infections, and since they were ‘cheap’ animals, we weren’t allowed to take them to the vet—it was either sell them as is, or send them back to be destroyed. Birds constantly came in with growths on their legs or deformed beaks as a result of bad factory breeding.” If any of these problems sound familiar to you or if you’ve heard of or witnessed an instance of abuse or neglect of animals, please report it to PETA immediately: Send e-mail to PETCOCruelty@peta.org or call 757-622-7382, extension 1346. Your name will be kept confidential if you prefer to remain anonymous. To find out more, please visit PETCOCruelty.com. The animals need you on their side.  Thank you for caring, Kim Basinger
	20 agosto: Erin Brockovich role is voted top mother on film. UK FILM fans have voted Julia Roberts's Oscar-winning role as feisty single parent Erin Brockovich as the best ever movie portrayal of a mother, a new survey revealed yesterday. Hot on Erin's spiky six-inch heels was the character of Molly Weasley - the cuddly mother of Harry Potter's friend Ron, played by much-loved British actress Julie Walters. Meanwhile, Dick van Dyke came up trumps as our favourite big screen father for his role as the charming yet scatter-brained inventor Caractacus Potts in the classic 1968 musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. And Chevy Chase's well-meaning but bumbling Clark Griswold, from the National Lampoon movies, was second. More than 4,000 people cast their votes in the Blockbuster study to discover the very best and worst on-screen mums and dads. Jack Nicholson's terrifying psychotic character Jack Torrance from Stanley Kubrick's screenplay The Shining came top of the list for the worst film dad. Other dads fans would really rather forget included the cringe-making Mr Levinstein from American Pie, who insists on trying to talk openly about sex with his embarrassed teenage son, and the odious Dr Evil from the Austin Powers series. The least popular on-screen mum went to the spine-chilling character of Margaret White, the mother of prom-girl Carrie in the smash hit 1976 horror film of the same name. Close behind were Annette Bening's schizophrenic Carolyn Burnham in the cult 1999 film American Beauty, Angelica Huston's mercenary Morticia Addams from The Addams Family, and Kim Basinger's portrayal of Stephanie Smith in Eminem's cinematic debut, 8 Mile, in 2002. The results of the survey also revealed that other iconic father figures included Robin Williams' manic Mrs Doubtfire, Sean Connery's gentlemanly Henry Jones - father of everyone's favourite archaeologist Indiana Jones - and of course, James Stewart's George Bailey, the flawed father in the 1946 Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life, who finally comes to his senses. More mothers who captured hearts included long-suffering Mrs Gump, played by Sally Field in US box office hit Forrest Gump, Renee Zellweger's Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguire, and Carla Gugino's Ingrid Cortez of the children's film phenomenon Spy Kids.
	21 agosto: Kim Basinger filmará su próxima película en Nuevo México. Kim Basinger ganó un Oscar a la mejor actriz secundaria por "L.A. Confidential". SANTA FE, Estados Unidos (AP) -- La actriz Kim Basinger comenzará en pocas semanas el rodaje de su próxima película, "Elvis Has Left the Building", que se filmará en escenarios de Nuevo México. La dirección del proyecto ha sido confiada a Joel Zwick, realizador de la comedia "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", una de las películas independientes más taquilleras de los últimos tiempos. En "Elvis", Basinger hará el papel de una vendedora de cosméticos que escapa de un tren donde han muerto numerosos imitadores de Elvis Presley. Luego la trama se complica y la vendedora de cosméticos se ve obligada a huir del FBI. Los productores dijeron que contratarán para la película a gran número de imitadores del legendario cantante que residen en Nuevo México. La compañía productora Capitol Films dijo que solicitará apoyo financiero del Fondo de Inversión Cinematográfica de estado, creado en el 2002 para ayudar a los productores que utilicen escenarios y personal de Nuevo México en sus películas. Se dijo que la producción de "Elvis" tendrá su base en Albuquerque.
	23 agosto: Box office ITALIA. 25 - 27 Luglio: # 47 8 MILE UIP-UNITE 20 2109,7 1099 10 € 7.174.336. 15 - 21 Agosto: # 65 8 MILE UIP-UNITE 23 2973,5 4 11 € 7.185.886.
	28 agosto: In onda oggi gli Mtv Music Awards (NEW YORK RADIO CITY HALL). Ecco le nominations per Eminem: Best video of the year (con "Lose yourself"). Best male video ("Lose yourself"). Best rap video ("Lose yourself"). Best video from a film ("Lose yourself"). Viewer's choice.