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TUESDAY. MAY 6. 2003 PAGE D5 ASBURY PARK PRESS 0Z WA ID flgn am -v. MOVIES OPENING FRIDAY "Daddy Day Care" VIDEOS RELEASED TODAY "Catch Me If You Can," "Extreme Ops," "The Emperor's Club" MUSIC RELEASED TODAY Blur, "Think Tank" Luke (ScoH Patterson, left) gives Jess (Mile Ventimiglia) an ultimatum on tonight's episode of "Gilmore Girls," airing at 8 p.m. on Channels 11 and 17.

Teens Claire (Jennifer Freeman) and Tony (Andrew McFarlane) announce that it's time to consummate their relationship, on "My Wife and Kids," airing at 8 p.m. tomorrow on Channels 6 and 7. Keanu Reeves, with Carrie-Anne Mess, stars as a bril liant computer hacker who finds himself immersed in a brutal reality, in "The Matrix," airing at 8 p.m. Friday on Channels 5 and 29. Jason iggs turns 25 fit; Monday Staff report JILL JACKSON'S otthew McCenoughey's next should be a fun romp, lift! iabout a chap who produces a male-oriented cable show, but who also dishes advice to the ladies under the pseudonym of Deliah.

It gets a bit sticky when he's called upon to make public appearances, so he hires a beautiful actress to make them. Only trouble is he falls for her. McConaughey also produces the pic. Catherine Zeta-Jones Douglas is a formidable personage: award-winning actress, devoted mother, loving wife AND head of her own production com Matthew McConaughey's next film will be another romantic comedy. pany, Milkwood Films.

That company is converting the stage play "Getting and Spending" into a film as a starring vehicle for her. It too is billed as a romantic comedy about a woman who is accused of insider trading and tries to persuade a high-powered lawyer to come out of retirement and defend her. No word as yet who he will be, but how about hubby Michael? We'll see. BITS 'N' PIECES: That willowy, lovely, fragile-looking Nicele Kidman handles a motorcycle like one of Hell's Angels. She's that good.

King Features iinimi- if fnrTirmiii VTliiiiiiliniiiMi'-ii i -rmrmnMiiiiMniriTmiiiMMm rinminiiM irnmrniniri nirinin nininiiinii iii'iilimi mm ll mil nil in mi i Finnerty on Fox's "Grounded for Life," which later moved f3) Yw v. Is it true that Pierce Brosnan might retire from movies soon? I understand that's what he told a Hollywood newspaper. Wendy G. Am I assume you're talking about a story that apparently ran in an entertainment trade publication. Actually, it's not Brosnan who's retiring, but rather a character he'll be playing in an upcoming movie called "After the NAMEi Lynsey Marie Bartilson BIRTH DATE: July 1, 1983 BIRTHPLACE: Edina, Minn.

CLAIM TO FAME: Playing Lily Finnerty on "Grounded for Life" STARTING OUT: Lynsey discovered the joy of performing early on: She started begging for dance classes at 2, but her parents held out until she was 4. Dancing quickly became a passion. A STAR IS BORN: Lynsey won her first talent competition at age 7 in solo dance. A year later, she moved on to acting, portraying the Wicked Witch of the West in a summer drama class production of "The Wizard of Oz." A REAL PRO: Two years later, Lynsey landed her first paying role an educational interactive video series in which she played Aviva del Sol, a young girl who ran a cable weather station from her basement. A year later, she made it to television, uttering a single line on the then-Fox hit "Married With Children." HAVING IT ALL: Lynsey then threw her hat into the musical theater arena, landing a leading role in performances of "Annie," "Ramona Quimby" and "Amelia Bedelia." She also continued to dance professionally, appearing twice in the Joffrey Ballet's seasonal production of "The Nutcracker." TOP CHOICE: When CBS began looking for a young actress to star in "Mrs.

Santa Claus," Lynsey was the top choice, beating out more than 400 actresses who auditioned for the role. GROUNDED: Last year, Lynsey landed the role of Lily toTheWB. LYNSEY ON LILY: "(Lily) is a precocious teenager. She's very sure of herself, knows what she wants and tends to get it. She can also be kind of a (bleep)! But she's your typical teenager trying to get through teenagerdom." The WB.com ACT THIS WAY: Lynsey's version of obnoxious behavior, she explained to The WB.com is simple: "When I go running down the street with my girlfriends being super loud and crazy.

When I'm with my friends, there are no barriers and we just have fun. But I'm not obnoxious in a mean way." BUSTED: Lynsey told The WB.com that she's only been grounded once in her life. "I was going to see a band play with my friends and then spend the night at my girlfriend's house. I was supposed to call my mom when I got to her house and I forgot. The next morning my friend woke me up and said, 'Your mom's on the phone.

She'd been worried all I was grounded for a whole day." ROLE MODEL: Lucille Ball LOVES TO: Sing and dance CANT STAND: Just giving up FAVORITE MOVIE: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" FAVORITE TV SHOWS: "Will Grace," "Buffy," "Sex and the City" Patti Martin, Whatever Writer Pierce Brosnan is not retiring, but will play a thief who decides to do so. Sunset." The character is a well-known thief who decides to "retire" and sails to an island to live out his years in comfort without ever having to crack a safe or pick a lock again. However, reality doesn't quite follow his best-made plans. Ha ve a question for Evelyn? E-mail her at letters.kfws(dhearstsc.com, or write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, Box 536475, Orlando, FL.