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Link Time - Relive the Year in Movies

BuzzSugar — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:35:41 PST

A montage of this year's movies, set to great music - Vulture
Ben Stiller's most awkward movie moments - Moviefone
2010's shows with the shortest shelf lives - TV Squad
Somewhere's Stephen Dorff shares his five favorite films - Rotten Tomatoes
Billy Baldwin will return to Gossip Girl for at least two episodes - Deadline
Dan Brown is writing a screenplay for The Lost Symbol - Cinema Blend
The scores for Black Swan and True Grit get cut from the Oscar race - The A.V. Club
The highest-grossing actors of 2010 (No. 2 is very surprising!) - PopWatch
Which TV character makes you proud to be a woman? - TrèsSugar

Watch, Pass, TiVo or Rent: Angels and Demons

BuzzSugar — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:15:26 PDT

Though Dan Brown's book Angels and Demons is a prequel to his bestseller The Da Vinci Code, the film adaptation was developed as a sequel. In the movie, which opens this Friday, Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon who "discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati" whose most despised enemy is the Catholic Church. Together with an Italian scientist named Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), Langdon "will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival."

Do you plan on seeking out this mysterious thriller in the theaters, on DVD, or when it happens to be on TV someday? Or maybe never?

One-sheet courtesy of Sony Pictures

Buzz News Roundup, 4/20

BuzzSugar — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:30:02 PDT

In the Motherhood and Samantha Who? will end a week earlier than planned, meaning Ugly Betty will be back on April 30. - TV Week
Columbus Short has joined the cast of The Losers, a thriller based on a DC Comics series which follows a Special Forces black-ops group. - Zap2It
Record Store Day traffic and sales were up from last year. - Billboard
Ellen DeGeneres, Desperate Housewives, and Kathy Griffin were among the recipients of the GLAAD Media Awards. - TV Guide
Will Smith's production company is developing a potential series for Sci Fi called Unfinished Business. - The Futon Critic
Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce Lions, Tigers and Bears, based on Mike Bullock’s comic book. - Variety
VH1 is reviving its Divas TV special. - Broadcasting and Cable
The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown will release another novel following symbolist Robert Langdon this September, titled The Lost Symbol. - AP

Movie Preview: Angels and Demons

BuzzSugar — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:30:04 PST

We got a taste of Ron Howard's followup to his 2006 film The DaVinci Code a few months ago, and a longer peek aired during the Super Bowl. Now, a full-length trailer for Angels and Demons, in all its dramatic mysteriousness, has hit the web. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, this time working to "solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican." Joining him in the film is Ayelet Zurer as Langdon's new female cohort and Ewan McGregor as the Camerlengo. Oh, Ewan. He looks so handsome, even in priestly garb.

Though Dan Brown's book is a prequel to The DaVinci Code, this film adaptation is a sequel. Angels and Demons opens May 15. To check out the full-length trailer,

Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

Tom Hanks/ Prof. Robert Langdon Not Welcomed in Church

LibertySugar — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:30:21 PDT

Tom Hanks is a persona non grata in all of the churches of the Vatican and Rome. The Vatican has banned the filming of Angels and Demons, Dan Brown's sequel to The Da Vinci Code because it is "an offense against God."

The head of the Vatican's Prefecture For Economic Affairs said:

[The stories] turned the Gospels upside down to poison the faith. It would be unacceptable to transform churches into film sets so that his blasphemous novels can be made into mendacious films in the name of business.

The Church did not even read the script, as the name Dan Brown was enough to merit a ban. In The Da Vinci Code, Brown suggests that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had children, and Angels and Demons paints a picture of corrupt leadership in the Catholic Church.

I'm still trying to decide whether viewers are sophisticated enough to distinguish between fiction and accepted theology. Still, while modern moviegoers may wish the Catholic Church lightened up for the sake of art and entertainment, it's hard to imagine the Church freely giving its stamp of approval. Would it not lend credibility to the theology created by Dan Brown? Do you approve of the Church's disapproval?

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Buzz News Roundup, 10/26

BuzzSugar — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:43:49 PDT

E! Online reports that Ron Howard is directing an adaptation of Angels & Demons, which will be written for the screen as a sequel to The DaVinci Code.
ABC has asked for more Dirty Sexy Money scripts, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
ComingSoon reports that John Travolta will join Denzel Washington in the remake of The Taking of Pelham 123.
The Los Angeles Times talks to Brooke Smith about joining Grey's Anatomy.
Variety has news that director Michael Mann will team up with Robert DeNiro for the movie Frankie Machine.
Billboard has details on a gigantic Pink Floyd box set coming out in December.
More young people are watching The Price is Right now that Drew Carey is hosting, Variety reports.

Announcing the 2012 Grammy Award Nominations

Rose Curiel — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:51:21 PST

For the second year in a row, the Recording Academy has given a hip-hop artist the most Grammy nominations. Last year, it was rapper Eminem with eight, and this year, Kanye West leads the nominees with seven chances at the golden gramophone, including a song of the year nod for "All of the Lights." West is also nominated twice in the rap album of the year category for his collaboration with Jay-Z on Watch the Throne and his own album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Brit crooner Adele wasn't far behind Kanye, picking up six nominations for her album 21, as well as a shot at song of the year with "Rolling in the Deep."

Bruno Mars also did well, racking up six nominations (that's down one from last year for those keeping track), while newcomers like Nicki Minaj and dubstep artist Skrillex are up for the best new artist category. See what other artists have a chance of walking away with a Grammy during the February 12 award show when you read more

James Beard Awards Kick off With Book, Broadcast, & Journalism Awards

Katie Sweeney — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:38:53 PDT

The best of the best of the nation's food world glitterati are in New York this weekend for the industry's Oscars, the James Beard Awards. Although the main ceremony doesn't take place until later this evening, the events kicked off on Friday with the announcement of the book, broadcast, and journalism awards.

A huge congratulations is in order for our friends at the San Francisco Chronicle; they took home the prize for best food section of a general interest publication. To check out the full list of winners, which includes Alton Brown and Top Chef: All-Stars, keep reading.

Buzz Blabber: Gossip Girl Promo Sparks Debate About Blair

BuzzSugar — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:05:00 PDT

With Fall TV fast approaching, the networks have been releasing sneak peeks of the season premieres of a lot of shows. This week, glimpses at the CW's Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries got you guys buzzing about what you might expect from the new seasons, and venting about how much you've missed certain characters. The end of Fall also means the end of Summer shows like True Blood, which is eliciting passionate reactions from fans as it nears its season finale. See what readers had to say about each show.

The Gossip Girl promo got you gossiping about Blair

"The promo didn't really pull me in. I think the Chuck, Nate, and Serena stuff looked interesting, but Blair's story looks so boring. I wish we had something emotional with Serena and Blair or Chuck and Blair to have some heart to it. I guess if Blair is having Chuck's baby the emotion will be there, hopefully. Not really impressed." - MCsquare
"I think the promo looks cute and fun - definitely looking forward to the LA stuff. Blair's storyline with the prince is kind of a snoozer, though, that relationship is so obviously doomed. And I could care less about Dan's feelings, since he can barely keep them straight himself. Anyway, let's get this season-full-of-stalling-a-Chuck-Blair-reunion on the road, I'm getting impatient." - katiemacs
"Awww, it looks really fun for Chuck, Nate, and Serena. I want more Chuck & Blair in my Gossip Girl life, but I will take Nate being adorable and Chuck and Serena living it up in LA." - seethesun

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Anna Paquin's acting disappoints on True Blood

"Maybe I'm alone in this but the last few weeks I've been CRINGING over Anna Paquin's so-called acting. She's been awful. At first I thought it was Anna just doing "southern belle clueless" but it's not. . . it's bad acting." - ChelMarie
"Not sure if it's bad acting or bad writing. I think she is going with what they give her, but what they are giving her is absurd. The writers continue to lack continuity with the characters. Sookie is not supposed to be completely stupid, but when the writers choose to have her join hands with the coven anyone with half a brain would know that the spell Marnie was weaving was going to kill the vampires, the very ones Sookie claims to love." - Asfandancer
"I'm really over the bad acting, too. I wish Lafayette would catch a break, though. Oh, and I'm ticked off at how Eric treated Pam. It wasn't necessary." - HoneyBrown

Vampire Diaries fans anxiously await the new season

"OMG . . . I cant wait until next week! I used to make fun of the whole vampire hype but Vampire Diaries is just so different! I love it! And as for Damon...H-O-T." - sayhk
"I can't wait! I feel so empty without Vampire Diaries." - postmodernsleaze
"Jeremy looks more grown up this season." - ktc71

Photo courtesy of The CW

Unwed Mothers Back in the News; Test Your Knowledge

Rebecca M Gruber — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:05:29 PST

Almost 20 years after Dan Quayle publicly criticized the fictional Murphy Brown for having a baby out of wedlock, the issue is back in the news as conservative commentator (and possible presidential candidate) Mike Huckabee called out actress Natalie Portman for doing the same. Despite the popularity of shows like a Teen Mom, and a rash of unwed celebrity pregnancies right now, Americans are still overwhelmingly in favor of a two-parent home. Take this quiz to see how much you know about unwed mothers in the US.

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