Published September 25, 2002
'Citizen Kane' de-throned in new movie guide - A new movie guide released by Zagat's (of restaurant guide fame) has Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" listed as the greatest film of all time. The guide, which was based on a poll of 5,000 people, lists the top 1,000 films. Orson Welles' 1941 classic "Citizen Kane," which made the top spot on the American Film Institute list, was knocked to no. 8 on the list, falling behind recent films like "The Shawshank Redemption," "Braveheart" and "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring."
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The top 10 films on the guide are as follows: 1. "The Godfather;" 2. "Casablanca;" 3. "Star Wars: A New Hope;" 4. "Gone with the Wind;" 5. "The Shawshank Redemption;" 6. "Braveheart;" 7. "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring;" 8. "Citizen Kane;" 9. "The Godfather, Part II;" 10. "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
Monsters, Inc. has monster DVD sales - The animated Pixar film broke the record for first day DVD sales with over 5 million copies sold. The previous record was held by "The Lion King," which sold 4.5 million. The double-disc DVD set features the Academy Award winning animated short "For the Birds" as well as a new short starring Mike and Sully called "Mike's New Car."
Nirvana battle nearing end - Courtney Love has announced that her dispute with Dave Grohl and Chris Novoselic over the rights to unreleased Nirvana material is over. She said that a Nirvana "greatest hits" album featuring the unreleased song "You know you're right" will be out around Christmas, and that a box set is also in the works.























