1 dicembre - Ricordo che il prossimo 9 dicembre esce L.A. Confidential con il "Corriere della Sera".

2 dicembre - Aggiornamento box office americano:

	Rank Movie Theaters Change Weeks in Release Distributor: 1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3,682 n/c 3 Warner Bros 2 Die Another Day 3,314 n/c 2 MGM 3 Treasure Planet 3,227 New 1 Buena Vista 4 Santa Clause 2, The 2,526 -725 5 Buena Vista 5 Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights 2,503 New 1 Sony 6 8 Mile 2,498 -87 4 Universal 7 Solaris 2,406 New 1 Fox 8 Ring, The 1,912 -716 7 Dreamworks 9 Extreme Ops 1,800 New 1 Paramount 10 Friday After Next 1,621 +5 2 New Line
	The Top Movies of Friday, November 29, 2002 ( Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $13,224,000 +78.87% 3,682 $3,592 $181,559,000 15  2 (1) Die Another Day $12,711,000 +58.00% 3,314 $3,836 $82,776,000 8  3 (5) Treasure Planet $4,995,000 +135.17% 3,227 $1,548 $9,480,000 3  4 (3) Santa Clause 2, The $4,820,000 +72.27% 2,526 $1,908 $106,304,000 29  5 (4) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights $4,019,000 +85.38% 2,503 $1,606 $8,903,000 3  6 (6) Friday After Next $3,007,000 +49.75% 1,621 $1,855 $20,761,000 8  7 (7) Solaris $2,872,000 +79.84% 2,406 $1,194 $5,686,000 3  8 (8) 8 Mile $2,389,000 +59.05% 2,498 $956 $104,142,000 22  9 (10) They $2,184,000 +78.87% 1,615 $1,352 $4,516,000 3  10 (9) Ring, The $2,175,000 +68.87% 1,912 $1,138 $116,692,000 43
	The Top Movies of Thursday, November 28, 2002 ( Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (1) Die Another Day $8,045,000 +19.93% 3,314 $2,428 $70,065,000 7  2 (2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $7,393,000 +13.15% 3,682 $2,008 $168,335,000 14  3 (5) Santa Clause 2, The $2,798,000 +41.31% 2,526 $1,108 $101,484,000 28  4 (3) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights $2,168,000 -20.18% 2,503 $866 $4,884,000 2  5 (4) Treasure Planet $2,124,000 -10.04% 3,227 $658 $4,485,000 2  6 (8) Friday After Next $2,008,000 +73.10% 1,621 $1,239 $17,754,000 7  7 (6) Solaris $1,597,000 +31.22% 2,406 $664 $2,814,000 2  8 (7) 8 Mile $1,502,000 +25.48% 2,498 $601 $101,753,000 21  9 (10) Ring, The $1,288,000 +24.81% 1,912 $674 $114,517,000 42  10 (9) They $1,221,000 +9.90% 1,615 $756 $2,332,000 2
	The Top Movies of Wednesday, November 27, 2002 (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (1) Die Another Day $6,708,000 +45.76% 3,314 $2,024 $62,020,000 6 2 (2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $6,534,000 +87.33% 3,682 $1,775 $160,942,000 13 3 (new) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights $2,716,000   2,503 $1,085 $2,716,000 1 4 (new) Treasure Planet $2,361,000   3,227 $732 $2,361,000 1 5 (3) Santa Clause 2, The $1,980,000 +86.79% 2,526 $784 $98,686,000 27 6 (new) Solaris $1,217,000   2,406 $506 $1,217,000 1 7 (4) 8 Mile $1,197,000 +42.33% 2,498 $479 $100,251,000 20 8 (6) Friday After Next $1,160,000 +44.64% 1,621 $716 $15,746,000 6 9 (new) They $1,111,000   1,615 $688 $1,111,000 1 10 (5) Ring, The $1,032,000 +25.55% 1,912 $540 $113,229,000 41
	The Top Movies of Tuesday, November 26, 2002 (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (1) Die Another Day $4,602,000 +26.53% 3,314 $1,389 $55,312,000 5 2 (2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $3,488,000 +36.20% 3,682 $947 $154,408,000 12 3 (4) Santa Clause 2, The $1,060,000 +51.00% 3,251 $326 $96,706,000 26 4 (5) 8 Mile $841,000 +32.65% 2,585 $325 $99,054,000 19 5 (6) Ring, The $822,000 +53.07% 2,628 $313 $112,197,000 40 6 (3) Friday After Next $802,000 +0.12% 1,616 $496 $14,586,000 5 7 (8) My Big Fat Greek Wedding $388,000 +43.17% 1,586 $245 $205,178,000 222 8 (7) Emperor's Club, The $368,000 +24.75% 809 $455 $4,510,000 5 9 (9) Half Past Dead $269,000 +31.22% 2,113 $127 $12,976,000 12 10 (10) Frida $221,000 +9.95% 794 $278 $12,465,000 33
	The Top Movies of Monday, November 25, 2002 (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (2) Die Another Day $3,637,000 -68.12% 3,314 $1,097 $50,709,000 4 2 (1) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $2,561,000 -79.53% 3,682 $696 $150,920,000 11 3 (3) Friday After Next $801,000 -76.44% 1,616 $496 $13,812,000 4 4 (4) Santa Clause 2, The $702,000 -76.36% 3,251 $216 $95,646,000 25 5 (5) 8 Mile $634,000 -68.95% 2,585 $245 $98,213,000 18 6 (6) Ring, The $537,000 -67.85% 2,628 $204 $111,375,000 39 7 (8) Emperor's Club, The $295,000 -67.59% 809 $365 $4,142,000 4 8 (7) My Big Fat Greek Wedding $271,000 -70.86% 1,586 $171 $204,791,000 221 9 (10) Half Past Dead $205,000 -70.93% 2,113 $97 $12,707,000 11 10 (9) Frida $201,000 -73.02% 794 $253 $12,257,000 32

6 dicembre - Aggiornamento box office americano:

	Theater Counts Rank Movie Theaters Change Weeks in Release Distributor 1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3,387 -295 4 Warner Bros  2 Die Another Day 3,347 +33 3 MGM  3 Treasure Planet 3,227 n/c 2 Buena Vista  4 Analyze That 2,635 New 1 Warner Bros.  5 Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights 2,503 n/c 2 Sony  6 Solaris 2,406 n/c 2 Fox  7 Santa Clause 2, The 2,356 -170 6 Buena Vista  8 8 Mile 2,010 -488 5 Universal  9 Extreme Ops 1,800 n/c 2 Paramount  10 Ring, The 1,642 -270 8 Dreamworks
	The Top Movies of Saturday, November 30, 2002 (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (2) Die Another Day $12,185,332 -5.38% 3,314 $3,677 $95,432,891 9  2 (1) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $12,026,632 -10.10% 3,682 $3,266 $193,446,308 16  3 (4) Santa Clause 2, The $4,699,000 -2.51% 2,526 $1,860 $111,003,000 30  4 (3) Treasure Planet $4,463,000 -10.65% 3,227 $1,383 $13,943,000 4  5 (5) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights $3,758,000 -6.49% 2,503 $1,501 $12,661,000 4  6 (6) Friday After Next $2,981,000 -0.86% 1,621 $1,839 $23,742,000 9  7 (7) Solaris $2,775,000 -3.38% 2,406 $1,153 $8,461,000 4  8 (8) 8 Mile $2,314,000 -3.14% 2,498 $926 $106,456,000 23  9 (10) Ring, The $2,176,000 +0.05% 1,912 $1,138 $118,868,000 44  10 (9) They $2,035,000 -6.82% 1,615 $1,260 $6,551,000 4
	The Top Movies of Sunday, December 1, 2002 (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $6,712,704 -44.18% 3,682 $1,823 $200,159,012 17  2 (1) Die Another Day $5,946,809 -51.20% 3,324 $1,789 $101,379,700 10  3 (4) Treasure Planet $2,598,040 -41.79% 3,227 $805 $16,599,714 5  4 (3) Santa Clause 2, The $2,430,759 -48.27% 2,526 $962 $113,587,046 31  5 (5) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights $1,752,005 -53.38% 2,503 $700 $14,045,244 5  6 (6) Friday After Next $1,390,000 -53.37% 1,621 $857 $25,048,794 10  7 (7) Solaris $1,301,863 -53.09% 2,406 $541 $9,418,664 5  8 (8) 8 Mile $1,111,610 -51.96% 2,498 $445 $107,393,455 24  9 (9) Ring, The $957,813 -55.98% 1,912 $501 $119,780,914 45  10 (10) They $910,000 -55.28% 1,615 $563 $7,553,219 5
	The Top Movies, Weekend of November 29, 2002 (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $32,117,496 -23.94% 3,682 $8,723 $200,159,012 17  2 (1) Die Another Day $31,010,183 -34.12% 3,324 $9,329 $101,379,700 10  3 (4) Santa Clause 2, The $12,133,257 +18.83% 2,526 $4,803 $113,587,046 31  4 (new) Treasure Planet $12,083,248 3,227 $3,744 $16,599,714 5  5 (new) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights $9,434,175 2,503 $3,769 $14,045,244 5  6 (3) Friday After Next $7,363,181 -43.41% 1,621 $4,542 $25,048,794 10  7 (new) Solaris $6,752,722 2,406 $2,807 $9,418,664 5  8 (5) 8 Mile $5,758,815 -33.20% 2,518 $2,287 $107,393,455 24  9 (6) Ring, The $5,261,634 -30.40% 1,912 $2,752 $119,780,914 45  10 (new) They $5,144,090 1,615 $3,185 $7,553,219 5
	The Top Movies of Monday, December 2, 2002 (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (2) Die Another Day $1,478,000 -75.15% 3,324 $445 $102,858,000 11  2 (1) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $1,048,000 -84.39% 3,682 $285 $201,207,000 18  3 (3) Treasure Planet $441,000 -83.03% 3,227 $137 $17,041,000 6  4 (6) Friday After Next $377,000 -72.88% 1,621 $233 $25,426,000 11  5 (7) Solaris $374,000 -71.27% 2,406 $155 $9,793,000 6  6 (4) Santa Clause 2, The $351,000 -85.56% 2,526 $139 $113,938,000 32  7 (5) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights $314,000 -82.08% 2,503 $125 $14,359,000 6  8 (8) 8 Mile $300,000 -73.01% 2,498 $120 $107,693,000 25  9 (10) They $257,000 -71.76% 1,615 $159 $7,810,000 6  10 (9) Ring, The $254,000 -73.48% 1,912 $133 $120,034,000 46
	The Top Movies of Tuesday, December 3, 2002 (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (1) Die Another Day $1,687,000 +14.14% 3,324 $508 $104,545,000 12  2 (2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $953,000 -9.06% 3,682 $259 $202,160,000 19  3 (5) Solaris $418,000 +11.76% 2,406 $174 $10,211,000 7  4 (4) Friday After Next $365,000 -3.18% 1,621 $225 $25,791,000 12  5 (3) Treasure Planet $340,000 -22.90% 3,227 $105 $17,381,000 7  6 (8) 8 Mile $338,000 +12.67% 2,498 $135 $108,031,000 26  7 (7) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights $315,000 +0.32% 2,503 $126 $14,674,000 7  8 (6) Santa Clause 2, The $282,000 -19.66% 2,526 $112 $114,220,000 33  9 (10) Ring, The $276,000 +8.66% 1,912 $144 $120,310,000 47  10 (9) They $260,000 +1.17% 1,615 $161 $8,070,000 7
	The Top Movies of Wednesday, December 4, 2002 (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (1) Die Another Day $1,402,000 -16.89% 3,324 $422 $105,927,000 13  2 (2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $837,000 -12.17% 3,682 $227 $202,997,000 20  3 (5) Treasure Planet $348,000 +2.35% 3,227 $108 $17,729,000 8  4 (3) Solaris $344,000 -17.70% 2,406 $143 $10,555,000 8  5 (4) Friday After Next $305,000 -16.44% 1,621 $188 $26,085,000 13  6 (6) 8 Mile $287,000 -15.09% 2,498 $115 $108,318,000 27  7 (8) Santa Clause 2, The $274,000 -2.84% 2,526 $108 $114,494,000 34  8 (7) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights $249,000 -20.95% 2,503 $99 $14,923,000 8  9 (9) Ring, The $236,000 -14.49% 1,912 $123 $120,547,000 48  10 (10) They $215,000 -17.31% 1,615 $133 $8,285,000 8
	The Top Movies of Thursday, December 05, 2002 (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): 1 (1) Die Another Day $1,437,000 +2.50% 3,324 $432 $107,364,000 14  2 (2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $887,000 +5.97% 3,682 $241 $203,885,000 21  3 (3) Treasure Planet $374,000 +7.47% 3,227 $116 $18,103,000 9  4 (7) Santa Clause 2, The $320,000 +16.79% 2,526 $127 $114,814,000 35  5 (4) Solaris $313,000 -9.01% 2,406 $130 $10,867,000 9  6 (6) 8 Mile $312,000 +8.71% 2,498 $125 $108,630,000 28  7 (5) Friday After Next $305,000 1,621 $188 $26,317,000 14  8 (8) Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights $267,000 +7.23% 2,503 $107 $15,190,000 9  9 (9) Ring, The $246,000 +4.24% 1,912 $129 $120,793,000 49  10 (new) Emperor's Club, The $198,000 811 $244 $10,111,000 14

7 dicembre - Baldwins At War: Sparring Hollywood couple Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger are caught in a bitter tug-of-love battle over their daughter Ireland. Court papers from Los Angeles reveal that Baldwin has been forced to attend anger management classes in London, before taking parenting classes on his return to Los Angeles. Baldwin and Basinger's seven-year marriage fell apart in 2001 and have now created a lengthy list of rules governing when they can and cannot see their seven- year-old little girl, who currently lives with her mother. These rules state that Baldwin must pay for a phone line for Ireland so she can speak to him - but only between the hours of 7-8am and 6-6:30pm, while he may only contact his ex-wife in an emergency. While every Friday his blonde wife must send him an email telling him what his daughter has been doing that week, which he will have 48 hours to respond to. Friends of the Pearl Harbor actor claim his wife is making it "as difficult as possible for him to see Ireland." .

8 dicembre - Guardate questo annuncio di un MTV-Contest!!!! "Vai a vedere il film di Eminem 3 mesi prima che esca in Italia - MTV, Universal e UIP mettono in palio preziosissimi biglietti per la première milanese di “8 Mile”, con 3 mesi di anticipo rispetto a tutti gli altri italiani ordinari! Volete esserci? Del debutto cinematografico di Eminem se n’è parlato e riparlato (d’altronde, cosa può fare il rapper di Detroit senza scatenare un vespaio?). Di quanto sia stato bravo a interpretare Rabbit lo abbiamo letto e riletto. Della maestria di Curtis Hanson, il regista (già responsabile per un capolavoro da Oscar come “L.A. Confidential”) siamo tutti al corrente. Come anche della versatilità unica di Kim Basinger (che da vamp si reinventa madre tossicodipendente). Ma adesso basta: questo film lo vogliamo vedere! ...Peccato che esca il 14 marzo 2003...ma non per tutti! Proprio così, perché pochi fortunati di voi potranno entrare gratis all’anteprima milanese di “8 mile”, organizzata da MTV, Universal e UIP. Finalmente potrete vedere con i vostri occhi quello che molti considerano un film da Academy Award e giudicare voi stessi quanto Slim Shady sia inventivo e passionale nell’esordio sul grande schermo. L’appuntamento è per lunedì 16 dicembre alle 21 in una località super-segreta che comunicheremo ai vincitori al momento opportuno. E – se dimostrerete di meritarvi la prima visione – non solo potrete accedere alla première insieme a un amico ma potrete aggiudicarvi i cappellini di Eminem, copie della colonna sonora del film (già disponibile su etichetta Interscope/Universal) e del singolo “Lose Yourself”. A PROPOSITO...BUON COMPLEANNO KIM!!!!

10 dicembre - Un po' di news!

	Aggiornamento posizioni di 8 MILE al box office americano (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days): Venerdì 6 dicembre - 11 (6) 8 Mile $826,000 +164.74% 2,015 $410 $109,456,000 29. Sabato 7 dicembre - 10 (11) 8 Mile $1,118,000 +35.35% 2,015 $555 $110,574,000 30. Domenica 8 dicembre - 9 (10) 8 Mile $605,000 -45.89% 2,015 $300 $111,179,170 31. Week end - 9 (8) 8 Mile $2,548,975 -55.74% 2,015 $1,265 $111,179,170 31. Lunedì 9 dicembre - 9 (9) 8 Mile $190,000 -68.60% 2,015 $94 $111,370,000 32.
	Ascolto di NESSUNA PIETA' in onda domenica 8 dicembre su Rete 4: 1.760.000, 7% share.
	YAHOO NEWS - Celebrities endorse letter asking U.S. president to stop war rhetoric toward Iraq  Mon Dec 9, 4:05 PM ET. LOS ANGELES - Mike Farrell and Anjelica Huston will release a letter Tuesday signed by a hundred celebrities who want President George W. Bush to stop his war rhetoric toward Iraq. The letter reportedly is signed by stars including Kim Basinger, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Lange and Martin Sheen, publicists for the event said Monday. Details of the letter weren't released. Bush has threatened military force against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein , saying the dictator has amassed weapons of mass destruction that pose a danger to the United States. United Nations (news - web sites) weapons inspectors are searching Iraq for such devices but have turned up little so far. Farrell, who plays a veterinarian on the television drama "Providence," previously compiled a celebrity-endorsed letter in June asking U.S. senators to vote against a plan to bury the nation's nuclear power waste at Nevada's Yucca Mountain. Co-signers of that letter included Alec Baldwin and Tim Robbins, Rob Reiner, Barbra Streisand and Harry Belafonte. On July 9, senators voted 60-39 in favor of the Yucca Mountain project.
	YAHOO NEWS - UPDATE 1-Hollywood performers oppose war with Iraq Wed Dec 11, 1:46 AM ET. By Steve Gorman. HOLLYWOOD (Reuters) - Joining more than 100 celebrities on Tuesday in speaking out against a possible U.S. attack on Iraq, TV president Martin Sheen had some advice for America's real-life commander-in-chief: give peace a chance. Sheen, who stars as President Bartlett on NBC's hit political drama "The West Wing ," did much of the talking at a Hollywood news conference to release an open letter from a new group called Artists United to Win Without War. "I've always believed that war is a reflection of despair, and I refused to accept despair," said Sheen, one of more than 100 stars who signed the letter. "We are the daughters and sons of God, and that means we are called to be peacemakers." The move came as anti-war protesters staged small demonstrations across United States criticizing American military posturing toward Iraq in coordinated marches, speeches and acts of civil disobedience. Sheen, long active in the peace movement and various social cause, was perhaps the best known of about 30 celebrities who turned out for the news conference. Other signatories include actors Kim Basinger , Laurence Fishburne , David Duchovny , Mia Farrow , Helen Hunt  and such recording artists as David Matthews, Bonnie Raitt  and Michael Stipe. Sheen said he believed President Bush and his administration "made up their minds a long time ago that they're going to have this war." Asked what he thought would motivate Bush to go to war if Iraq did not possess weapons of mass destruction, Sheen said, "I think he'd like to hand his father Saddam Hussein 's head and win his approval for what happened after the 1991 Gulf War ." The senior Bush during his tenure as president led the coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in the Gulf War -- but that war stopped short of removing Saddam from power. Also signing the letter were retired Rear Adm. Eugene Carroll, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Edward Peck, and a handful of other military and diplomatic experts. The group was co-founded by actor Mike Farrell, who starred in the CBS TV military satire "M*A*S*H." SUPPORTS WEAPONS INSPECTIONS "We support rigorous U.N. weapons inspections to assure Iraq's effective disarmament," Farrell said, reading from the letter. "However, a preemptive military invasion of Iraq will ... increase human suffering, arouse animosity toward our country, increase the likelihood of terrorist attacks, damage the economy and undermine our moral standing in the world. It will make us less, not more, secure." The letter, which Farrell said he hoped to get published in one or two major newspapers, came as peace activists around the country staged anti-war marches and rallies coinciding with International Human Rights Day. Carroll, who once served as director of U.S. military operations for U.S. forces in Europe and the Middle East, accused Bush of exaggerating the menace posed by Iraq and putting the country on a war footing. He warned that by gearing up U.S. forces for a possible Iraqi invasion, Bush ran the risk of making military conflict inevitable, even if Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein complies with U.N. demands to disarm. "This has a life of its own, a momentum of its own," Carroll said. "For God's sake, let's take 'yes' for an answer and stand down from this march to war." U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Tuesday Iraq's weapons declaration to the United Nations  should not be prejudged, and it could take weeks to reach conclusions about the 12,000 pages of documents. Iraq handed over the voluminous declaration on its nuclear, biological and chemical programs to the U.N. at the weekend, saying it proved that Baghdad had no prohibited weapons. But U.S. officials say there is substantial evidence, including some not made public, that Iraq has retained and accelerated banned weapons programs. President Bush has vowed to lead an international coalition to disarm Iraq by force, if necessary.

Lucio for Kim Basinger

12 dicembre - PEOPLE I KNOW verrà presentato in gennaio al SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL. Da UPCOMINGMOVIES: "Miramax appears to be going the same route with this film that they recently went with another politically-controversial title, when they premiered The Quiet American at Toronto in September. Reportedly, the warm critical response there inspired them to go ahead with an Oscar-friendly fall release. So now, the question is whether a critically warm reception at Sundance (if it happens) would also motivate Miramax to finally release this film as well...?".

13 dicembre - L'ARENA: "Il rapper bianco domina l’annata discografica yankee e si conferma, anche come autore di cinema, un artista di valore assoluto. America, Eminem senza rivali. Le «vecchie glorie» sono scomparse dalle zone alte della classifica. Milano. Va ad Eminem la palma di numero uno assoluto dell'annata discografica americana: non ha avuto rivali, il rapper bianco di Detroit, nella conquista del primo posto della classifica dei 200 dischi più venduti negli Usa del 2002 resa nota in questi giorni da Billboard. Una classifica estremamente illuminante, che dimostra come, nel giro di pochi anni, sia pressochè completamente mutata la geografia dei personaggi di riferimento del più importante ed influente mercato discografico del mondo: i miti storici e di lungo corso hanno un ruolo sempre più marginale, così come certi personaggi relativamente nuovi che sembravano determinanti fino a poco tempo fa (come per esempio Alanis Morissette o Mariah Carey). A creare consenso oggi sono un manipolo di nuovi eroi, amati in particolar modo dalle nuove generazioni, spesso poco conosciuti da queste parti nonostante negli Usa godano di profili commerciali a dir poco colossali. Eminem da questo punto di vista è un'eccezione: è il numero uno in patria, ma va forte ovunque, anche in Italia, dove pure l'hip hop, tranne qualche raro caso, non è mai stato un genere d'alta classifica. Per quanto riguarda il mercato Usa, il signor Marshall Mathers quest'anno ha dominato: le vendite certificate di "The Eminem Show" ammontano per il momento a sei milioni di copie, cui si aggiungono altri tre milioni di copie per il soundtrack del suo film "8 Mile": entrambi i dischi sono tra l'altro ancora in classifica, quindi destinati a mettere in cantiere performance ancora più eclatanti.  Dietro Eminem, si staglia come detto un manipolo di facce nuove più o meno suddivise tra i territori stilistici del modern rock bianco e dell'hip hop nero. Al secondo posto della top 200 del 2002 ci sono ad esempio i Creed, gruppo di ispirazione grunge, pesantemente debitore nei confronti dei Pearl Jam, che il pubblico dei teenager Usa sembra tuttavia preferire al modello originale: risultato, un trionfo di vendite per il secondo album "Weathered". 
Il rivale nero di Eminem, Nelly, deve «accontentarsi» del terzo posto e di un mercato concentrato quasi esclusivamente negli Usa, dove è stato un best seller di colossali proporzioni il suo ultimo disco "Nellyville". La prima presenza femminile nel mercato Usa del 2002 sembra essere quella di Pink: artista che, dopo un debutto all'insegna dell'hip-hop, ha cambiato rotta sterzando verso il rock, trasformando il suo "Missundaztood" in una delle sorprese più folgoranti dell'anno, perlomeno dal punto di vista commerciale. 
Colossali anche i Linkin Park, veri e propri dominatori della scena nu-metal: un gruppo che anche nel 2002 ha continuato a godere degli ottimi risultati dell'album "Hybrid Theory", pubblicato nell'annata precedente, diventando uno dei punti di riferimento primari della scena rock ed aumentando a dismisura le aspettative per il disco nuovo, in uscita nelle prime settimane del 2003. Altro nuovo gruppo rock che al debutto ha subito conquistato i favori di un'immensa platea, sfondando anche al di qua dell'oceano, sono i canadesi Nickelback, che con "Silver side up" sono diventati una delle rivelazioni più decisive dell'annata. In questa rivoluzione di facce e di gusti sembra tenere le posizioni Britney Spears, che grazie anche ad un forte maquillage stilistico e d'immagine ha conquistato nuove fasce d'ascolto con "Britney", ottavo nella classifica dei più venduti dell'anno. Riuscita in pieno anche l'operazione Shakira: la spregiudicata cantante colombiana ha attecchito ovunque con il suo melange di rock e sonorità latine, e l'America l'ha premiata facendo di "Laundry Service" l'undicesimo disco più venduto dell'anno. E le vecchie glorie? Nelle prime posizioni resistono solo Garth Brooks (13), Enya (18), Celine Dion (19). Springsteen è al 34, Elvis al 36 con l'ultima compilation, Michael Jackson solo al 43 con l''ultimo "Invincible", i Pink Floyd al 44 con l'antologia "Echoes". I tempi sono davvero cambiati. 

14 dicembre - Questo week end, 8 MILE verrà proiettato in 1.360 sale (650 in meno rispetto alla scorsa settimana). Aggiornamento posizioni di 8 MILE al box office americano (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days):

	Martedì 12 dicembre - 7 (9) 8 Mile $231,000 +21.58% 2,015 $115 $111,600,000 33.
	Mercoledì 13 dicembre - 7 (7) 8 Mile $201,000 -12.99% 2,015 $100 $111,801,000 34.

15 dicembre - Questa settimana, nelle classifiche BILLBOARD, Eminem si trova al 5° posto con la colonna sonora di 8 MILE (con ormai 3 milioni di copie vendute) e ancora 1° col singolo LOSE YOURSELF.

16 dicembre - U.S. Actor Penn Says Iraq War Avoidable. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - If a U.S.-led war with Iraq smears blood on his hands as an American citizen, Sean Penn wants to know why -- and he has come to Baghdad to find out. "Absolutely I think war can be avoided, but obviously it's going to take enormous commitment on the part of the Iraqi government as well as the United States," the actor-director told Reuters television in an interview on Sunday. "I will certainly do what I can to support that commitment to looking for other options," Penn said. The former Hollywood bad boy and Oscar nominee paid for a $56,000 advertisement in the Washington Post in October accusing President Bush of stifling debate on Iraq. 
He declined to renew his criticism of Bush on foreign soil, saying he would reserve political comments for his return home. Bush has threatened war to topple President Saddam Hussein if he fails to abandon his alleged doomsday arsenal. Penn said it would "suit us all" if Iraq fully disclosed any banned weapons it still has, but questioned whether U.S. national security concerns about this justified war. Asked if his three-day trip to Baghdad might expose him to charges of lack of patriotism, Penn said he would be happy to debate anyone who made such accusations. "I'm here for a simple reason, which is because I'm a patriot and an American who has benefited enormously from being an American, and because I had areas of personal concern and conscience that led me to come to Iraq. "I believe, however I vote and whatever my perspective, that I do deserve the government I get," he said. "And if there's going to be blood on my hands, I'm determined that it's not going to be invisible. That blood is not just Iraqi blood, it's the blood of American soldiers." SMILING IN ADVERSITY Penn's visit was organized by the Institute of Public Accuracy, a U.S. group of policy analysts. He has toured a Baghdad children's hospital, wandered the streets without an Iraqi minder and had meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz and Health Minister Umeed Madhat Mubarak -- who gave him a hard time for his smoking habit. Penn said he had been touched by the warmth of ordinary Iraqis despite the tension and suffering of their daily lives. "I do find it very moving, you know, the strength of a smile in those circumstances, and the smiles that I saw were abundant," he said. Penn's advertisement in the Washington Post took the form of an open letter in which he urged Bush to stop a cycle where "bombing is answered by bombing, mutilation by mutilation, killing by killing." "Sacrificing American soldiers or innocent civilians in an unprecedented pre-emptive attack on a separate sovereign nation may well prove itself a most temporary medicine," he said. More than 100 other American celebrities, including Hollywood stars Kim Basinger (news), David Duchovny (news) and Mia Farrow, signed an open letter last week which said rigorous United Nations (news - web sites) inspections were the best way to disarm Iraq, not war. "HEIGHTENED DESPERATION" Asked to explain his interest in Iraq, Penn said it was the "current headline" for the Bush administration's war on terror. "It's a war that is going to affect the generation of my children," he said. "Because of the technology and the heightened desperation of the world today, I think it's very possible that we are facing the first century that will complete itself without mankind -- and that's not the future that I want for my children, or for their children," he declared. Penn said his Iraq odyssey, by helping him to be aware of the times he lived in, could play into his professional life. "Whatever story you have to tell, you have to be aware of who you are telling it to and what the benefit of it is, whether it's limited to amusement or a political statement, because short of that it's simply what someone does alone in a bathroom," the 42-year-old Californian said. Did he hope to bridge the gap between American perceptions of Iraq and the reality? "I have to start with bridging my own gap," he replied. "Ultimately if I can do that in the way you expressed, that would be something I'd be very proud of." 

17 dicembre - Eccovi il testo integrale della lettera della stars di Hollywood a Bush: " War talk in Washington is alarming and unnecessary. We are patriotic Americans who share the belief that Saddam Hussein cannot be allowed to possess weapons of mass destruction. We support rigorous United Nations weapons inspections to assure Iraq’s effective disarmament. However, a preemptive military invasion of Iraq will harm American national interests. Such a war will increase human suffering, arouse animosity toward our country, increase the likelihood of terrorist attacks, damage the economy, and undermine our moral standing in the world. It will make us less, not more, secure. We reject the doctrine—a reversal of long-held American tradition—that our country, alone, has the right to launch first-strike attacks. The valid U.S. and U.N. objective of disarming Saddam Hussein can be achieved through legal diplomatic means. There is no need for war. Let us instead devote our resources to improving the security and well-being of people here at home and around the world. Signed, Artists United to Win Without War".

18 dicembre - Baldwin Recommends Ex-Wife Basinger. Alec Baldwin remains a huge fan of ex-wife Kim Basinger's acting - despite their bitter bust-up. The Malice star, whose eight-year marriage to the actress crumbled in 2001, has been locked in a battle with his former spouse over his access to their seven-year-old daughter Ireland. He has also been dogged with reports of being an abusive husband to the 9 1/2 Weeks star during their union. But when Baldwin was at the Los Angeles, California, restaurant Katana last week, he showed that he still has an appreciation for Basinger's work. While he was reading the movie listings in the Los Angeles Times, a fellow diner struck up a conversation with the 44-year old star, asking which film he recommended. Baldwin swiftly replied, "I'd go to see 8 Mile. My ex-wife's in it. It's really good." 

19 dicembre - Aggiornamento posizioni di 8 MILE al box office americano (Movie Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days):

	Giovedì 12 dicembre - 7 (7) 8 Mile $202,000 +0.50% 2,015 $100 $112,003,000 35.
	Venerdì 13 dicembre - 13 (7) 8 Mile $419,385 +107.62% 2,015 $208 $112,422,120 36.
	Sabato 14 dicembre - 13 (13) 8 Mile $577,495 +37.70% 1,375 $420 $112,999,615 37.
	Domenica 15 dicembre - 12 (13) 8 Mile $357,695 -38.06% 1,375 $260 $113,357,310 38.
	Week end - 13 (9) 8 Mile $1,354,575 -46.86% 1,375 $985 $113,357,310 38.

20 dicembre - Aggiornamento posizioni di 8 MILE al box office americano (828 Sale):

	Lunedì 16 dicembre - $123,665 -65.4% / $90 $113,480,975 / 39.
	Martedì 17 dicembre - $144,375 16.7% / $105 $113,625,350 / 40.
	Mercoledì 18 dicembre - $82,795 -42.7% / $100 $113,708,145 / 41.
	Giovedì 19 dicembre - $82,405 -0.5% / $100 $113,790,550 / 42.

21 dicembre - Il nostro amico LUCIO ci ha inviato nuovi graditissimi pezzi!!! Attenzione alle iniziali...Lucio ci fa gli auguri a modo suo :-)