GO FOR 'SINBAD,' TAKE HOME 'SHREK'.Byline: Jerry Rice Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962 in Crawford, Mississippi) is a former football wide receiver in the NFL. Rice is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in NFL history, consistently showing exceptional performance and strong work ethic on and off of the field. Staff Writer Sinbad is about to get an assist from Shrek. When ``Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas'' sails into theaters today, young moviegoers will receive a free read-along CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , something DreamWorks co-chief Jeffrey Katzenberg calls ``Shrek 1 1/2.'' ``Shrek and Fiona's Honeymoon Storybook'' picks up where the 2001 box-office hit left off, with the lovable green ogre and his new bride, Princess Fiona, about to depart after their wedding (with tag-along Donkey, of course). But there's trouble in this fairy tale when the ghost of the spurned spurn v. spurned, spurn·ing, spurns v.tr. 1. To reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn. See Synonyms at refuse1. 2. To kick at or tread on disdainfully. v. Lord Farquaad kidnaps Fiona. The story is based on the script for the Shrek 4-D attraction, which opened in May at Universal Studios Hollywood. ``I think it's fun,'' says Tim Johnson, who directed ``Sinbad'' with Patrick Gilmore. ``Teasing audiences with a little glimpse of what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. in the world of Shrek is another bonus everyone gets by coming to see our film.'' John Cleese narrates the tale, and he provides the voice for Fiona's father, King Harold, in ``Shrek 2,'' which opens June 18, 2004. Other stars lending their voice talents to the storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. are Mike Myers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), Cameron Diaz (Fiona) and John Lithgow (Farquaad). Theaters will receive a limited number of CD-ROMs to issue with each children's ticket purchased through Sunday. If supplies run out, there will be rain checks - but busy theaters could even run short of those. ``I have no idea what it really means to the box office,'' says Johnson of the giveaway, ``but it sure means when people come to see our movie they're going to get a whole fistful fist·ful n. pl. fist·fuls The amount that a fist can hold. Noun 1. fistful - the quantity that can be held in the hand handful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold of adventure out of it.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (``Shrek and Fiona's Honeymoon Storybook'') |
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