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Paul McCartney's Rock and Road Movie. In the early months of 2002, a film crew followed Paul McCartney (ABC Photo: Bill Bernstein) and his band for 14 weeks to sold-out shows in 34 cities across America. Back in the U.S. -- to be broadcast on ABC Wednesday, November 27 from 9:00-11:00pm ET -- will feature footage from many of these concerts, which included performances of "Yesterday," "Band on the Run," "Hey Jude," "Let it Be," "Maybe I'm Amazed," "Getting Better," "Back in the U.S.S.R.," "Live and Let Die," "Here Today" and "Something." More than two dozen hits that span his entire career, from the Beatles to Wings, and his solo work will be featured in the special.

According to McCartney, "This was a special tour for me in many ways and I'm very pleased that this film has captured much of the magic of it all. The band has felt very special to me, I'm having a great time playing with these guys, and the crowds on this tour have been special too; every night a warmth of goodwill from them has washed over us."

Back in the U.S. also candidly reveals life on the road with Paul his band - Rusty Anderson and Brian Ray on guitars, Abe Laboriel, Jr., on drums and Paul "Wix" Wickens on keyboards. Filmmaker Mark Haefeli was given unprecedented access as his cameras will take viewers on McCartney's chartered tour jet, invite them to hang out in the band's dressing rooms backstage and to attend previously private soundchecks.


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The Collectors Edition of Twilight Zone. AnotherUniverse.com, in conjunction with V3 Media, will release a limited edition boxed Gold Edition of the classic TV series Twilight Zone on December 3, 2002. While the individual episodes have been available previously, this is the first time the series has been remastered in sequential order in a collectable-boxed set. Comprising 44 DVDs of episodes and 5 DVDs of bonus material, this is the largest DVD collection ever released. Hosted and created by Rod Serling and starring a wide range of now-famous guest actors, the Twilight Zone was first released by CBS in 1959, and won 3 Emmy awards in 1960 and 1961. It was canceled after 5 seasons, but has enjoyed constant syndication every since, from regular weekly broadcasts to weekend-long marathon shows.

Limited to 2500 sets, the Collectors Edition includes two limited edition Gold Logo Slipcases, 5 bonus disks, the entire 156 episodes on 44 DVDs for $399.99, and includes two episodes not previously included in Image Entertainment's prior or upcoming releases. Those episodes are "The Eye of the Beholder" (episode 42) and "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (episode 142).


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Peter Bogdanovich to Direct Original Telefilm on Natalie Wood for ABC. The production team has been assembled to bring the life of Natalie Wood to television and will be headlined by iconic director Peter Bogdonavich (Cat's Meow, The Last Picture Show). Justine Waddell, pictured, will star as the legendary actress. The teleplay by Elizabeth Egloff is based on the acclaimed book, "Natasha," by Suzanne Finstad, who will also serve as an executive producer. Lana Wood, Natalie's sister, will serve as a consultant and co-producer. The film is set to start production this winter in Australia and will air on ABC as part of the 2003-04 season.

Ms. Waddell was born in South Africa and studied drama at Cambridge. She has appeared in such films as Mansfield Park and Dracula 2000, as well as in the British miniseries Wives and Daughters. "Besides looking eerily like Natalie, she's a superb young actress," says Bogdanovich. "Justine has the ability to capture all the different stages of her life."

Bogdanovich will be charged with telling the story of Natalie's deep inner conflict between her real self - Natasha Zakharenko, born to Russian immigrants - and the glamorous "Natalie Wood" persona created by her ambitious mother and a powerful studio system. The film follows her career, her marriages to Robert Wagner and her drowning death in 1981.