August 2001 Issue Cover for the Week of August 3rd thru August 10th

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Let's Get It On... Tim Burton's "Planet of The Apes" made a mad run at box-office glory last weekend and quite frankly, we were wondering how did that happen? This weekend, "Rush Hour 2" comes barreling down the pike and according to Niambi Sims, this Rush Hour is packing some heat. So make plans this weekend for the "real" summer blockbuster film. We think you will like it. In retrospect, were any blockbusters this summer also good films? With expanding budgets and actors taking on ridiculous projects, our advice to the producers and distributors is to take a long, hard look at the content that you are distributing. Maybe everyone should start caring more about their work product as opposed to points, trailer sizes and press coverage. If our industry continues to take the movie-fan for granite, other hobbies will surely take our place. Like watching Fat Albert everyday, all-day! Till next week, The blackfilm.com crew View past issue cover pages