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The Princess and the Frog Looks Funny, Happy and Sweet
It was cool to get a glimpse of The Princess and the Frog back in May, but half of that video was simply about how great Disney is in general. Now there's a full-length trailer for the animated movie and it looks like Disney really is returning to the kinds of hand-drawn musical movies I so cherished when I was a kid. We have yet another Disney princess, Princess Tiana, but the similarities between this story and any of the others before it stop there.
First Look: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency on HBO
A project I've been curious about for a while now is the television adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's book series The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. We first heard about it when it was planned as a movie directed by Anthony Minghella; now, almost two years later, it's been turned into a seven-episode series for the small screen that will premiere March 29 on HBO.
First Look: Teaser for Disney's Princess and the Frog
We've been hearing about Disney's first black princess for a while now, and today they've released a brief teaser trailer that introduces us to both princess and frog in the animated Princess and the Frog. The story is described as "a fairy tale centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana who lives in New Orleans' French Quarter during the Jazz Age." Tiana is voiced by Dreamgirls's Anika Noni Rose.
HBO Has Female-Driven Programming On Deck
This year we've seen two network TV shows, Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle, that have tried to recreate the magic of HBO's Sex and the City, with mixed results. By contrast, HBO itself is moving on, leaving SATC for the big screen and once again developing interesting and unexpected female-driven projects.
Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose will star in Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella's adaptation of the popular book series the No.
Buzz News Roundup, 6/25
- Dreamgirls' Anika Noni Rose will star in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Anthony Minghella's take on the Alexander McCall Smith books, Zap2it reports.
- NBC will be airing the final episodes of "Kidnapped," says the Futon Critic — but you'll have to be really dedicated to catch them at midnight on Sundays.
- NBC has also canceled its "Friday Night Lights" repeats, but the network still might air the whole first season as a marathon, TV Week reports.
- A Gwen Stefani concert on Friday turned into an impromptu No Doubt reunion, writes the Orange County Register.
- Isaiah Washington still won't stop talking, running his mouth to BET talk show host Keith Boykin and planning a "Larry King Live" appearance.
- Pitchfork posts the lineups for two more great music fests: Voodoo in New Orleans featuring Wilco and New York's Siren Fest with M.I.A.
- The Futon Critic tells us "The Great American Singing Bee" has a host — and it's Joey Fatone.
- Now, the Transformers are headed to both the big and small screens: Cartoon Network is developing a new "Transformers" series to start in January, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Buzz News Roundup, 4/25
- Avril Lavigne's album The Best Damn Thing debuts at No. 1, Billboard reports.
- Rainn Wilson will play a lonely geek who hires a prostitute to pretend to be his girlfriend in the comedy Girlfriend Experience, says Variety.
- MySpace and Mark Burnett are trying to find potential presidential candidates to compete on a new reality show, USA Today reports.
- E! reports that Anika Noni Rose will be the voice of Disney's first black princess.
- NBC's ratings keep tanking, the Associated Press reports.
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