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Buzz News Roundup, 6/30
- American Idol's Kristy Lee Cook has signed a recording deal with Arista Nashville, USA Today reports.
- According to the Futon Critic, AMC has enlisted Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel to star in a six-part miniseries remake of the TV show The Prisoner.
- Variety reports that The Real World producers Bunim-Murray could be tapped to run Project Runway when the show moves to Lifetime.
- Ne-Yo has bumped Coldplay out of the No. 1 spot on the UK singles chart, Billboard reports.
- The Wackness and the documentary Man on Wire were audience favorites at this year's Los Angeles Film Festival, Variety writes.
- Neal McDonough is the latest actor to join Desperate Housewives as a possible love interest for Edie, Zap2it reports.
- Billboard announces that Bon Jovi will play a free show in Central Park on July 12.
- Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and Google are teaming up for an Internet-only animated series that will be released this Fall, writes the New York Times.
Buzz News Roundup, 6/27
- Just when we thought it was gone, "According to Jim" is back from the dead for 18 more episodes, TV Guide reports.
- Reuters is reporting on a remake of Hitchcock's 1927 movie The Lodger, this time as an "urban thriller set in Los Angeles" and directed by documentarian David Ondaatje.
- Blood Diamond's Djimon Houndsou has been cast in the drama Get Some about an underground fight club, Variety reports.
- Zap2It reports that Molly Shannon has signed on for a Lifetime original movie titled More of Me about a woman so busy she splits into three people.
- Billboard tells us that for the first time since 1988, Bon Jovi takes the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200.
- Lots of casting news: Zap2it reports that Oliver Platt and Lauren Hutton will guest-star on "Nip/Tuck," and the Hollywood Reporter says Portia De Rossi will join them. The Hollywood Reporter also says Sofia Myles is the new female lead in "Moonlight," while DW Moffett is the new star of the CW's "Life is Wild."
- NME gets word that Lily Allen has started working on her second album in New York.
- I'm not sure if we really needed another online video site, but MySpace will launch one this week anyway, the New York Times reports.
- Slate wonders: Did Die Hard spawn the greatest one-liner in movie history?
TV Tonight: The Return of "MTV Unplugged"
MTV's occasional "Unplugged" series is back — big time.
The series, which features rock stars performing in a more stripped-down style, returns tonight with Bon Jovi, the act most often credited with starting the series in the first place after an acoustic performance at the 1989 Video Music Awards. In all, three different versions of the set will air: one tonight on MTV, one Saturday on VH1 and one Sunday on CMT.
Young Talent and Legends Honored at the CMT Awards
The 2007 CMT Awards are country music's version of the MTV Video Music Awards: The winners are chosen by fans, and the ceremony is more about the spectacle than the actual winners. At last night's awards ceremony, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy and held in Nashville, Carrie Underwood beat out the Dixie Chicks to win Video of the Year, and the "American Idol" winner also took home the award for Best Female Video. I was probably most excited to see legendary singer and songwriter Kris Kristofferson on stage to accept the Johnny Cash Visionary Award.
Buzz News Roundup, 3/19
- The AP reports that The Amityville Horror and Cool Hand Luke director Stuart Rosenberg has died at age 79.
- Forgot to watch Simon Cowell on "60 Minutes"? CBS has posted video of the interview.
- NME wraps up the highlights from South By Southwest.
- With three movies in the works, Jackie Earle Haley is officially making a comeback, says the Hollywood Reporter.
- Meanwhile, Bon Jovi is returning with a new album, Billboard reports.
- More bad news for "Veronica Mars"? Co-star Julie Gonzalo has been cast in a new ABC pilot, Zap2it reports.
- Things are looking up for "30 Rock," according to Broadcasting & Cable.
- New York artists are suing NBC over the painting-the-future concept in "Heroes," Reuters reports.
- Ricky Gervais says "Extras" will end after two seasons, according to Variety.
- Ryan Adams will guest on Minnie Driver's second album, says NME.
- Phil Spector's murder trial will be televised, according to the AP.
- Variety says "The Real World" creators Bunim-Murray have set their sights on documentary films.
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American Idol Live Chat Tonight
It's our favorite day of the week. First we had 80's trivia and now we have live chat during American Idol!!! Last week AI was sweet and kept all 6 contestants in the running but this week 2 will be booted off.
What to TiVo: Saturday
- ABC has College Football
- CBS has repeats of Three Rivers and 48 Hours Mystery
- FOX is new with Cops and America's Most Wanted
- NBC has repeats of Mercy, Trauma, and Law & Order: SVU
- ABC Family has The Goonies
- E! has Chasing Amy and repeats of The Girls Next Door and The Soup
- Comedy Central has American Pie
- MTV is new with Made and has a repeat of My Super Psycho Sweet 16
- Showtime has a repeat of Dexter and is new with the rockumentary Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful
- Late-night highlights include Megan Fox and U2 on a repeat of Saturday Night Live on NBC
Adam Shankman to Direct Rock of Ages Movie Musical
Sometimes I forget that So You Think You Can Dance's Adam Shankman is also heavily involved in the movie biz — he directed 2007's remake Hairspray and recently produced 17 Again. Now the booty shakin' judge just scored a deal to direct and choreograph another movie musical, the Broadway hit Rock of Ages.
The stage show debuted in 2006 and revolves around the hits of '80s glam/hair/metal rock bands.
Buzz In: What Songs Do You Want to Hear on Glee?
Tonight we'll get to see a brand new episode of Glee, and word on the street is that the boys will be bringing it with a little Bon Jovi in a battle of the sexes contest. There's a reason that Glee is winning the favorite new Fall comedy poll, and a big part of that is the singing.
I look forward to the stirring performances in each episode, and they've already hit up some of my favorite songs, like "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Single Ladies."
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