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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:30:00 -0700

Tuesday means that new DVD releases hit up Netflix, so I've checked out the offerings to let you know which movies deserve a spot on your queue.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Though last year's Transformers was a fun surprise hit, I thought this Summer's sequel failed to deliver the same laughs or thrills. Reprising their roles are leading-man-in-training Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox as long-distance couple Sam and Mikaela when Sam goes off to college, only to be followed by his robot-taming legacy.

It's Decepticons vs. the Autobots again, and many things blow up - but I'd rent this only if you're a fan of thin plots, deafening explosions, and Megan Fox's body parts.

The special features include a behind-the-scenes feature chronicling the making of the film with cast interviews and a retrospective of the Transformers toys to celebrate their 25th anniversary.

19%

See two more new releases when you read more.

Chéri

Michelle Pfeiffer stars as a courtesan and older lover of Rupert Friend in the romantic drama Chéri. Set in the 1920s (before the term "cougar" was coined and it was just known as awesome), the movie mostly focuses on Friend's character after his relationship with Pfeiffer is over, who "educated him in the ways of love." Yowza. Stephen Frears directs (who also directed Pfeiffer in the classic Dangerous Liaisons), and Kathy Bates has a role as Friend's meddling mother. The DVD includes deleted scenes and a making-of featurette.

53%

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

SNL's been a pretty bleak place this season, and I partially blame the exits of Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph. Fortunately, this DVD of Amy's best moments on the show comes out today, and I for one can't wait to cue it up to see her impersonating the likes of Dakota Fanning and Nancy Grace. There are also skits with my favorite Poehler characters, the one-legged, flatulent Amber, Bronx Beat's Betty Caruso, along with a highlight reel of her best Weekend Update moments. Also, it must be noted that this Best of DVD is one of the few devoted to a former female cast member; only Gilda Radner, Molly Shannon, and Cheri Oteri share the honor.

Movie Preview: Pfeiffer and Friend in Chéri

BuzzSugar — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:30:37 -0700

Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend make a lovely, beautifully costumed duo in Chéri, a romantic drama set in the 1920s. From the trailer it doesn't look so much like a drama as it does a sweet, funny little period piece, but apparently the story takes place in Paris "where the son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love." It looks like a nice enough movie, but so far I'm mostly mesmerized by the silks and lace, pearls and hats on display in the trailer.

Chéri opens June 26. To check out the pretty trailer, read more.

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Buzz News Roundup, 3/17

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:29:15 -0700

ComingSoon reports that Harry Potter 6 will definitely be released in IMAX when it hits theaters November 21.
ABBA drummer Ola Brunkert has died at the age of 62, writes Billboard.
Though the current season hasn't been getting great ratings, another season of Big Brother has been slated for this summer, Reuters reports.
CBS Films shelled out a cool $1 million for an untitled Dan Fogelman comedy script about four semi-retired baby boomers who take a trip to Las Vegas, according to Variety.
Justine Bateman will guest-star on Desperate Housewives playing an artist living with Gaby and Carlos, TV Guide reports.

Radiohead has launched a contest for animated, fan-made videos for any song from In Rainbows, according to the Associated Press.
Hollywood Reporter writes that Kathy Bates and Rupert Friend have joined Michelle Pfeiffer in the French period drama Cheri.
Ashlee Simpson's third album, Bittersweet World, will be released April 22, Billboard reports.

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Buzz News Roundup, 2/11

BuzzSugar — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:33:02 -0800

Actor Roy Scheider, best known for playing the police chief in Jaws, passed away at the age of 75 on Sunday, Variety reports.
Sunday's Grammy Awards were the third least-watched Grammy ceremony ever, writes the AP.
Juno, No Country for Old Men, and The Wire were big winners at the Writers Guild of America Awards over the weekend, Variety reports.
Kristen Bell will star in Disney's romantic comedy When in Rome, writes Hollywood Reporter.
ComingSoon has the news that Michelle Pfeiffer will star in Cheri, a film adaptation of the 1920s novel by French author Collette.

Yet another way to watch the Olympics this summer: Oxygen will carry gymnastics, tennis, and some other events, TV Guide reports.
Pitchfork reports that there's a Radiohead greatest hits album on the way.
According to Variety, Ellen Page will have the lead role in Sam Raimi's horror flick Drag Me to Hell.

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What Happens After SNL? Jim Breuer's Sitcom Will Tell You

BuzzSugar — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:30:44 -0700

Post-Saturday Night Live, some people go on and have a wildly successful career (Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler) . . . but plenty more just kind of seem to fade away. Sometimes the fade is inexplicable because the star was so popular while on the show (Chris Kattan, Cheri Oteri). I've always wondered what happens in that post show world, and a new show is about to divulge exactly that: Jim Breuer has just scored a deal with NBC for a sitcom that will focus on his life after his stint on SNL.

Breuer - whose goat character I liked but whose performance in Half Baked is really why I have a soft spot for him - apparently spent the years after the show raising his three daughters and taking care of his elderly parents. The show will focus on that, and the humor therein (a relief: I don't know how many sad goat-boy stand-ups I could take).

Would you watch this show? I'm intrigued, I admit. And note to Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson: buck up! Maybe one day NBC will have a sitcom deal for you too.