The first three weeks of the summer movie season started out a bit slow, but from here the momentum really starts to build. There's a spike in the number of movies premiering

Happy Birthday to Japanese singer/songwriter Hikaru Utada (1983), "Full House" actress Jodie Sweetin (1982), Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina (1979), "Joey" actress Drea DeMatteo (1973), actor Shawn Wayans (1971),

The Wayans brothers have abandoned their plans to construct a movie studio at a former army base in Oakland, California. The filmmaking siblings - Damon, Marlon, Keenen Ivory and Shawn - had also wanted to build a shopping center on the 13-acre site, which is situated near the city's port.

Happy Birthday to Japanese singer/songwriter Hikaru Utada (1983), "Full House" actress Jodie Sweetin (1982), Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina (1979), "Joey" actress Drea DeMatteo (1973), actor Shawn Wayans (1971), NFL linebacker Junior Seau (1969), tennis star Stefan Edberg (1966), "8 Simple Rules" actress Katie Sagal (1956),

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Wayans brothers could soon be headed back to the bargaining table to build a movie studio and theme park after an earlier agreement with the city ended with little progress on the project.

Basic Instinct 2 has emerged as the biggest loser at this year's Golden Raspberry Awards (The Razzies), winning four prizes including Worst Picture at Hollywood's Ivar Theatre last night. Sharon Stone's reprisal of the role in which she made her name landed her the award for Worst Actress, with the follow-up to 1992's Basic Instinct also 'winning' Worst Sequel and Worst Screenplay at the ceremony which recognizes the worst in filmmaking.

Voters for this year's 27th Annual RAZZIE Awards had dozens of films to choose from. Heading the list of "Worst Achievements in Film" this year is Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct 2 and Shawn and Marlon Wayans in Little Man. Joining these films in the "Worst Picture" category are M. Night Shyamalan's Lady In The Water, Wicker Man and Bloodrayne.

Happy Birthday to Japanese singer/songwriter Hikaru Utada (1983), "Full House" actress Jodie Sweetin (1982), Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina (1979), "Joey" actress Drea de Matteo (1973), actor Shawn Wayans (1971), NFL linebacker Junior Seau (1969), tennis star Stefan Edberg (1966), "8 Simple Rules" actress Katie Sagal (1956), Mexican comedian Paul Rodriguez (1955), stage and screen actor David Patrick Kelly (1952), English singer Robert Palmer (1949; d. 2003), country singer Dolly Parton (1946), actress/singer Shelley Fabares (1944), 60s singer Janis Joplin (1943; d. 1970) stage actor/singer Michael Crawford (1942), Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers (1939), actress Tippi Hedren (1931), television actor Fritz Weaver (1926), "All in the Family" actress Jean Stapleton (1923), American singer John Raitt (1917; d. 2005), French impressionist painter Paul Cezanne (1839; d. 1906), mystery/suspense master Edger Allan Poe (1809; d. 1849), and Confederate general Robert E. Lee (1807; d. 1870).

Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest continues to shatter box office records, claiming the number-one spot for the second week in a row with $62.2 million, raising it's 10-day total to $258.2 million. The movie has quickly become the year's top-grossing film, rocketing past X-Men: The Last Stand, which has taken $232 million in eight weeks.

Funnyman Marlon Wayans loves working with members of his family because it means he can make sure they're financially set and don't come to him for hand-outs. The comic's clan was recently named the "Most Powerful Family in Hollywood" by one industry trade paper, and Wayans insists a little nepotism is a good thing.