THE BUZZ.Free `Box of Moonlight': Free admission is being offered to the first 250 people to show up for a special advance screening of ``Box of Moonlight,'' an offbeat off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. comedy starring John Turturro and newcomer Sam Rockwell, as part of a special Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. weekend sneak preview. The film, written and directed by Tom DiCillo (``Living in Oblivion,'' ``Johnny Suede'') premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Turturro (``Quiz Show'') plays an overly methodical engineer whose life gets spun around after he comes to the aid of a spontaneous, highly playful young dropout (1) On magnetic media, a bit that has lost its strength due to a surface defect or recording malfunction. If the bit is in an audio or video file, it might be detected by the error correction circuitry and either corrected or not, but if not, it is often not noticed by the human (Rockwell) whose car has broken down. Also featured are Catherine Keener and Dermot Mulroney. The story culminates with a party and fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to on a Fourth of July weekend. The screening takes place at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Samuel Goldwyn Pavilion Cinemas, 10800 Pico Blvd., West Los Angeles
?13- Amy Dawes EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. tries Motown: EMI Music Publishing The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music. said Tuesday that it had paid $132 million to Berry Gordy Jr. for a half-stake in the publishing company that owns the rights to classic Motown songs. The publishing catalog, which includes hit songs from such performers as the Temptations and Diana Ross and the Supremes, was owned by Jobete Music Co. and its sister company, Stone Diamond Music Corp., collectively known as Jobete companies. Both companies are owned by Gordy and his sister, Esther Edwards. Executives said that EMI Music expected the Motown song catalog to contribute $9 million in profit in its first year. The Motown catalog generated $25 million in gross revenue for Jobete in 1996. ``I'm surprised that the catalog was available,'' said Harold Vogel, an analyst for Cowen & Co. ``But it sounds like a really good idea. It makes sense because of EMI's large resources.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: TURTURRO |
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