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Link Time! Lauren Bacall Walks Away With an Honorary Oscar

BuzzSugar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:30:10 -0800

Lauren Bacall was among the winners at the Honorary Oscars over the weekend - HitFix
You go, Uncle Jesse: John Stamos gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - Vulture
The woman's identity behind Showtime's Secret Diary of a Call Girl is not so secret anymore - TV Squad
Bob Dylan wears a wig in his Christmas video for "Must Be Santa." Too weird. - Pitchfork
New Moon is already beating advanced ticket sales records - Deadline
Miss The Wire? Re-live the series with these top 100 quotes - Warming Glow
Oasis is getting back together - minus Noel - Rock & Roll Daily
Sci-fi fanboys are getting a new TV series on NBC - ComingSoon
Vote for the kraziest characters on TV (yes, "crazy" with a "k") - TV.com
Go inside Private Practice star Kate Walsh's house - CasaSugar
New Moon's stars interview each other with fan questions - Moviefone
Here's a brilliant idea: Adult Swim is allowing fans to customize their own DVD - Collider

Buzz-Worthy Video: Happy Birthday, Say Anything!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:48 -0800

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the beloved film Say Anything. To commemorate the milestone (and its special DVD release), a hoard of guys dressed up as Lloyd Dobler swarmed various areas of New York City to re-create the famous scene set to Peter Gabriel's "Your Eyes." (You know the one - Lloyd wants to win back Diane, so he stands outside of her house with a boombox over his head.)

While these guys can't possibly compare to the original, lovable underdog Dobler (John Cusack), they still make for a pretty charming YouTube video. I only wish I had been there to see them live! Check it out when you read more.

Are You Buying Fewer DVDs Than Usual?

BuzzSugar — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:30:19 -0700

According to the Digital Entertainment Group's midyear report, "consumer spending on home entertainment titles was down nearly 4%," which isn't really a shocker given today's economy, but it still might be a shift in spending habits for many people. Have you noticed a change in your DVD-buying habits? Is it all Netflix, all the time these days? Or do you still buy all the movies and TV series you want?

Buzz's Gift Guide: Box Set Bonanza!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:30:21 -0800

Welcome back to my Buzz Gift Guide series for all the entertainment lovers in your life. Yesterday I came up with some ideas for your coworkers, and today, I'm focusing on some splurge gifts for someone special: DVD box sets. These sets, whether a whole TV series or a collection of films, are pricier than the average gift, so they're definitely meant for that superfan who you know will cherish these DVDs forever.

I know many a Sopranos fan that would covet this giant box set that includes the complete series of the HBO show plus tons of special features - including creator David Chase and the cast talking about one of the alternate endings.

Fans of Freaks and Geeks will forever love anyone who gifts them this special "Yearbook Edition" box set. Also, the acclaimed series The Wire is available in its entirety now just in time for the holidays.

Finally, I personally would kill for this collection of films directed by Pedro Almodovar with eight movies including Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, All About My Mother, Talk to Her, The Flower of My Secret, and Bad Education.

Viva Pedro - The Almodovar Collection ($105.99)	The Sopranos - The Complete Series ($199.49)
The Wire: The Complete Series ($134.99)	Freaks & Geeks: Yearbook Edition ($129.99)	Amazon.com: Deadwood ($104.99)

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Do You Care About Blu-ray?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:30:20 -0800

It seems like every day, I hear about another movie getting re-released in Blu-ray. The "next-generation," high-definition DVD format promises sharper pictures and brighter colors, and it seems to be really taking off this holiday season. I, though, still don't have a player that can handle Blu-ray discs, so it's all sort of lost on me. What about you?

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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:30:43 -0700

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.

The Incredible Hulk
Last Summer I predicted that The Incredible Hulk might be the season's forgotten superhero movie, nestled as it was between the releases of Iron Man and The Dark Knight, and not having quite the existing fan base that Hellboy II did. It was definitely a huge improvement over the last time someone tried to bring the green giant to the big screen, but it still had a hard time standing out in the 2008 Summer of the Superhero Movie.

But hey, that's what DVDs are for! And I think this is a perfectly thrilling option to take home and curl up with, especially if you never got around to seeing it in the theaters. Special features include an alternate opening and a making-of featurette.

Two more up next, so read more.

The Strangers
Holy cow this movie scared the bejesus out of me. The timing of the DVD is of course perfect for the current spooky season. Starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman, The Strangers is exactly what I would screen at my house for a creepy late-night at-home movie-watching party around Halloween.

Even the Netflix plot description freaks me out: "Young suburban couple James (Scott Speedman) and Kristen (Liv Tyler) welcome the peace and quiet of a secluded family vacation home - that is, until three masked home invaders make them realize how dangerous isolation can be. "

Special features include deleted scenes and a featurette entitled, "The Elements of Terror." Eek!

The Go-Getter
It's been kind of a long haul for this little indie movie from its appearance at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to today's DVD release. It stars Zooey Deschanel and Jena Malone and I thought the trailer looked intriguing but missed it in the theaters. I think I'll be adding this to my Netflix queue.

The plot is as such: "After the death of his mother, 19-year-old Mercer (Lou Taylor Pucci) steals a car and sets out to find his long-lost half brother. As he steers out of town, the car's owner, Kate (Zooey Deschanel), calls the cell phone left inside. Oddly, she's empathetic, and the two develop an unusual bond over the course of Mercer's journey." Special features include a commentary track.

Major Netflix Outage Stops Shipment of DVDs

BuzzSugar — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:31:14 -0700

If you've been counting on Netflix to fill a TV void during the Olympics or just pick up this week's new releases, there may be some bad news for you: Netflix is in the middle of its biggest outage ever.

About a third of Netflix's 8.4 million customers are being affected by the outage, according to Reuters. Netflix didn't ship any DVDs on Tuesday, got a few out the door on Wednesday, and hasn't shipped any so far today.

Netflix had a brief outage in March, but this one is being seen as much worse - partly because the company hasn't figured out yet what made the shipping system go down. Officials said they're working "feverishly" to fix it, will offer credits to affected customers, and have e-mailed those who won't be getting their DVDs as scheduled.

Have any of you been caught in this Netflix mess? Or are you receiving and returning your DVDs just fine?

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Congratulations to the Winners of the SATC Complete Series Gift Sets!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:32:48 -0700

Thanks to everyone who took my SATC quizzes all throughout May and entered to win the Sex and the City - The Complete Series collectors' gift set! I found myself with a fifth gift set, so I randomly drew another name from the users who took the fourth and final quiz. Thus, there were five lucky winners this month - hooray for them! Here are the fabulous winners:

Now that all the glitter has settled after the big SATC weekend, these folks can cozy up at home for some quality time with Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte any old time they'd like. Cheers, winners!

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Buzz Gift Guide: For the Geeky Guy in Your Life

BuzzSugar — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:30:11 -0800

Guys may seem tough to shop for, but in the end there are a few (almost) universally accepted gifts - like DVDs. Luckily I've tucked a few of those into my latest installment of holiday gift guides. This one is dedicated to the geeky guys out there, whether it's your boyfriend, brother, or super cool uncle.

To get you started, I've picked up the first five seasons of Lost on DVD - now he can go back and analyze seasons before the big season six premiere, or get into the show for the first time. If you're still feeling uninspired, be sure to check out all of the great holiday content across the PopSugar Network.