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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
SEC FILE NUMBER: 0-22908
Check one: X Form 10-K Form 11-K Form 20-F
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Form 10-Q Form N-SAR
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For Period Ended: December 31, 1999
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
verified any information contained herein.
PART I. - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
A. Full Name of Registrant - Hollywood.com, Inc.
B. Former name if applicable - Big Entertainment, Inc.
C. Address of Principal Office - 2255 Glades Road, Suite 237 West, Boca Raton,
Florida 22431.
PART II. - RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
The subject report could not be filed without reasonable effort or expense
and the Registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b). The Registrant
states the following:
A. The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not
be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
B. The subject annual report on Form 10-K will be filed on or before the
fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date;
C. The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c)) is
not applicable.
PART III. - NARRATIVE
The Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K could not be filed within the
prescribed time period due to the Registrant's consideration of the disclosure
requirements relating to the closure of its mall-based retail operations in
fiscal 1999, which have delayed the finalization of the Registrant's financial
statements.
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PART IV. - OTHER INFORMATION
A. Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification: W. Robert Shearer, Esq. (561) 998-8000.
B. All other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of
1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports have been filed.
C. It is not anticipated that any significant change in results of operations
from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings statements to be included in the subject report.
HOLLYWOOD.COM, INC. has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
By:/s/ Laurie S. Silvers
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Laurie S. Silvers, Vice
Chairman of the Board,
President and Secretary
Date: March 30, 2000
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