Sugar Editorial Picks
Feb 03, 2009 -
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to my selections below you can now add Bottle Shock and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa to your queue.
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Aug 10, 2008 -
I had the good fortune to attend the red carpet premiere of Bottle Shock at the Napa Valley winery where the movie's true story takes place (I know, it's a tough job but someone has to do it). Before they screened the movie, which is about the emergence of Napa as a legitimate winemaking region, I got the chance to chat with some of the movie's stars.
First up, the venerable Alan Rickman with whom I'm slightly obsessed.
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Aug 08, 2008 -
I live near Napa Valley and I enjoy wine a great deal, so when I first heard about a new little movie called Bottle Shock all about the historical legitimization of California wine, I was intrigued. I may have taken for granted the fact that Napa hasn't always been a world-renowned winemaking region, and that at one point it was viewed as nothing more than a bunch of back-water country hicks noodling around with grapes. Which is why I was disappointed to not love this sincere attempt to bring this story to life on the screen.
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Aug 07, 2008 -
When I traveled to Napa to attend the premiere of Bottle Shock, one of the stars I was most excited to speak with was Gio! Freddy Rodriguez. I've always admired his work on shows like Six Feet Under and of course Ugly Betty, and I'm excited to see that he'll still take part in an independent movie now and again.
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Jun 17, 2008 -
Did you like Sideways, a quirky indie movie about wine (and relationships)? Then you might dig Bottle Shock, another indie movie about wine, this time with an emphasis on the history of American winemaking. It may sound like a snoozefest to some of you, but the trailer makes it look incredibly interesting.
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Jul 20, 2007 -
- Two top writers on the new Brooke Shields series "Lipstick Jungle" have been fired, as producers apparently want to take the show "in a new creative direction," Zap2It reports.
- Apparently, Jennifer Lopez has never gone on tour, but Billboard says she and her hubby might do a string of shows together.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, five more actors — including Alan Rickman, Chris Pine and Eliza Dushku — have been added to the cast of Bottle Shock, a drama about the birth of the Napa Valley wine industry.
- Variety reports that director Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Rendition) has signed on to direct Wolverine, the X-Men spinoff featuring Hugh Jackman's character from the series.
- Rihanna's reign on the Billboard Hot 100 ends with the Plain White T's.
- Just about a week before Comi-Con, Fox has canceled its presentation at the show, Variety says.
- NME reports this gem that Bon Jovi wants the Mijovi energy drink to change its name.
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