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Playlist: Hangover Survival Songs

BuzzSugar — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 05:32:38 -0800

The stars will be tossing back plenty of champagne at tonight's Golden Globes Awards ceremony, which, unlike the more somber Oscar night, is renowned for being a very big party.

With that in mind - and considering that many of us are recovering from a three-day weekend - I'm devoting this week's playlist to Hangover Survival Songs. With this song lineup, you can whine about how lethargic you feel while recalling your bad choices the night before. Tell me below: What would be on your list of hangover songs?

"I'm So Tired," The Beatles
"Lived in Bars," Cat Power
"Good Weekend," Art Brut
"Killer Parties," The Hold Steady
"Punks in the Beerlight," Silver Jews (First line: "Where's the paper bag that holds the liquor / Just in case I feel the need to puke?")
"The Bottle Let Me Down," Merle Haggard
"Death of a Party," Blur
"Hangover Days," Jason Collett ft. Emily Haines
"Sunday Morning Coming Down," Kris Kristofferson (Classic lyric: "I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.")
"Aftermath USA," Drive-By Truckers
"Silver Morning After," Beachwood Sparks
"Champagne and Reefer," Muddy Waters

Most tracks are available through the iTunes store.

Buzz News Roundup, 12/29

BuzzSugar — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:28:42 -0800

Al Sharpton, Joe Frazier, and thousands more pay their respects to James Brown in Harlem, says Billboard.
Reese Witherspoon, Ben Stiller, and Justin Timberlake will be among the presenters at the Golden Globe Awards, reports Variety.
Live Daily reports that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are getting Disney-fied, contributing songs to two theme-park rides.
Chicago film critics make The Departed their top pick for 2006, says Variety.
NME is reporting that Wu Tang Clan will reunite for a new album next year.
Turning the tables, the new Timbaland album will feature contributions from Nelly Furtado and JT, according to Billboard.
Rocky and Blazing Saddles are added to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry for 2006.

Golden Globe Nominations Breakdown: TV

BuzzSugar — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:04:08 -0800

Sure, everyone talks about the Golden Globe nominations as Oscar predictors, but they're also a great barometer for the fall TV season, giving us an early look at which shows critics think deserve recognition - and which are tanking. This year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave props to a few new shows and a few old favorites but skipped over a few that I thought were sure bets. Here is BuzzSugar's breakdown of the Golden Globe nominations for TV. (To see my movie breakdown, click here.)

AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL
I'm loving the nomination of America Ferrera from "Ugly Betty". She's been charming so far as the aggressively unstylish magazine assistant, and she might actually have a chance of winning here, if Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman split the "Desperate Housewives" ballots and voters don't want to let Mary-Louise Parker repeat for "Weeds."

OH, SANDRA
A year after taking home the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress on TV, Sandra Oh got snubbed. Maybe there was only room for one "Grey's Anatomy" lady, and Katherine Heigl does deserve some recognition for her work as line-crossing, Denny Duquette-loving Izzie. But if the Globes could reward two "Housewives" in the Best Actress category, why not two for "Grey's"?

EX-"FRIEND" ALERT
So Matthew Perry didn't get nominated for "Studio 60," but he's still a contender at the Globes for "The Ron Clark Story," a TNT original picture that I ... have never heard of.

Lots more, so read more

THE USUAL SUSPECTS
Kiefer Sutherland got his zillionth (OK, his fifth) best actor nomination for "24," and perennial comedy favorite Tony Shalhoub from "Monk" is back for a fourth time after being passed over last year. Neither has won for several years, though.

SEEING DOUBLE, AGAIN
Everyone's talking about Leo vs. Leo and Clint vs. Clint, but what about Helen vs. Helen? In addition to her film nomination for "The Queen," British dame Helen Mirren also got two nods in the Best Actress, Miniseries, or Movie category: One for the HBO miniseries "Elizabeth I," which garnered her an Emmy earlier this year, and one for the final installment of the PBS miniseries "Prime Suspect." That means Mirren herself nabbed more nominations than the casts of most entire TV shows, which is pretty darn impressive. But I'm most excited because now we have triple the chance of seeing her give yet another charming and weirdly controversial acceptance speech.

THE FRESHMEN
The Globes tend to reward new shows, so it's no surprise to see a few newbies snag high-profile mentions. First-season standouts "Heroes" and "Big Love" could be surprise winners in the Best Drama Series category, and "Ugly Betty" could pull an upset in the comedy competition. But a Golden Globe isn't always the good-luck charm a first-year series needs: "Commander in Chief" tanked and was ultimately canceled despite its nomination and star Geena Davis's win last year.

UPSET WATCH
Michael C. Hall missed out on most of the big awards when he was on "Six Feet Under," but his starring role as a vigilante serial killer on "Dexter" could snag him a win this time. Just looking at Alec Baldwin makes me laugh, so I wouldn't be surprised if the "30 Rock" star upset Tony Shalhoub and Steve Carrell in the Best Actor, Musical or Comedy category.

SNUBBED!
"The Wire." Kyle Chandler from "Friday Night Lights." The entire supporting cast from "The Office." Which of your favorites didn't make it? Tell us below.

Source, Source, Source and Source

Golden Globe Nominations Announced!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:40:46 -0800

Jessica Biel, Rosario Dawson, and Matthew Perry showed up bright and early to announce the 2006 Golden Globe nominations, and the list is definitely a mix of huge surprises, obvious names, and puzzling choices. I'll post my commentary later today, but for now, tell me what you think of the nominations!

MOVIE NOMINATIONS

Picture, Drama:
Babel, Bobby, The Departed, Little Children, The Queen

Director:
Clint Eastwood, Flags of Our Fathers; Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima; Steven Frears, The Queen; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Babel; Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Actress, Drama:
Penelope Cruz, Volver; Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sherrybaby; Helen Mirren, The Queen; Kate Winslet, Little Children

Actor, Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond; Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed; Peter O'Toole, Venus; Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness; Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

To see the full list, read more
Picture, Musical or Comedy:
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine, Thank You for Smoking

Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Annette Bening, Running With Scissors; Toni Collette, Little Miss Sunshine; Beyonce Knowles, Dreamgirls; Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada; Renee Zellweger, Miss Potter

Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat; Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest; Aaron Eckhart, Thank You for Smoking; Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kinky Boots; Will Ferrell, Stranger than Fiction

Supporting Actress:
Adriana Barraza, Babel; Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal; Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada; Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls; Rinko Kikuchi, Babel

Supporting Actor:
Ben Affleck Hollywoodland; Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls; Jack Nicholson, The Departed; Brad Pitt, Babel; Mark Wahlberg, The Departed

Screenplay:
Guillermo Arriaga, Babel; Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, Little Children; Patrick Marber, Notes on a Scandal; William Monahan, The Departed; Peter Morgan, The Queen

Foreign Language:
Apocalypto, USA; Letters from Iwo Jima, USA/Japan; The Lives of Others, Germany; Pan's Labyrinth, Mexico; Volver Spain

Animated Film:
Cars, Happy Feet, Monster House

Original Score:
Alexandre Desplat, The Painted Veil ; Clint Mansell, The Fountain ; Gustavo Santaolalla, Babel ; Carlo Siliotto, Nomad; Hans Zimmer, The Da Vinci Code

Original Song:
"A Father's Way" from The Pursuit of Happyness; "Listen" from Dreamgirls; "Never Gonna Break My Faith" from Bobby; "The Song of the Heart" from Happy Feet; "Try Not to Remember" from Home of the Brave

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TELEVISION NOMINATIONS

Series, Drama:
"24," Fox; "Big Love," HBO; "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; "Heroes," NBC; "Lost," ABC

Actress, Drama:
Patricia Arquette, "Medium"; Edie Falco, "The Sopranos"; Evangeline Lilly, "Lost"; Ellen Pompeo, "Grey's Anatomy"; Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

Actor, Drama:
Patrick Dempsey, "Grey's Anatomy"; Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"; Hugh Laurie, "House"; Bill Paxton, "Big Love"; Kiefer Sutherland, "24"

Series, Musical or Comedy:
"Desperate Housewives," ABC; "Entourage," HBO; "The Office," NBC; "Ugly Betty," ABC; "Weeds," Showtime

Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Marcia Cross, "Desperate Housewives"; America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty"; Felicity Huffman, "Desperate Housewives"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine"; Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"

Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Zach Braff, "Scrubs"; Steve Carrell, "The Office"; Jason Lee, "My Name is Earl"; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"

Miniseries or movie:
"Bleak House," PBS; "Broken Trail," AMC; "Elizabeth I," HBO; "Mrs. Harris," HBO; "Prime Suspect: The Final Act," PBS

Actress, Miniseries or Movie:
Gillian Anderson, "Bleak House"; Annette Bening, "Mrs. Harris"; Helen Mirren, "Elizabeth I"; Helen Mirren, "Prime Suspect: The Final Act"; Sophie Okonedo, "Tsunami, The Aftermath"

Actor, Miniseries or Movie:
Andre Braugher, "Thief"; Robert Duvall, "Broken Trail"; Michael Ealy, "Sleeper Cell: American Terror"; Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Tsunami, The Aftermath"; Ben Kingsley, "Mrs. Harris"; Bill Nighy, "Gideon's Daughter"; Matthew Perry, "The Ron Clark Story"

Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie:
Emily Blunt, "Gideon's Daughter"; Toni Collette, "Tsunami, The Aftermath"; Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy"; Sarah Paulson, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"; Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds"

Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie:
Thomas Haden Church, "Broken Trail"; Jeremy Irons, "Elizabeth I"; Justin Kirk, "Weeds"; Masi Oka, "Heroes"; Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"

Get Ready for the Golden Globe Nominations

BuzzSugar — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:15:36 -0800

The Golden Globe nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, and I'm on the edge of my seat to see which of my favorite movies and TV shows this year will be nominated. For best picture, I'm crossing my fingers for The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine, and though I haven't seen The Queen, it sounds like Helen Mirren is a sure shot. As for TV, I'm hoping that "Friday Night Lights," "Heroes," "The Office" get the nominations they deserve. So check in with BuzzSugar tomorrow to see who gets a nod!

They say the Golden Globes are a bellwether for the Oscars, but there are also plenty of critics' awards that act as leading indicators for the Golden Globes. Here's a look at what some of the major critics' organizations have honored so far. (And by the way, what's up with all the kudos for United 93?)

New York Film Critics Circle

Best Picture: United 93
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed

To see the rest, including TV honors, read more

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Best Picture: Letters from Iwo Jima
Best Director: Paul Greengrass, United 93
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Actor: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat and Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (tie)

Boston Film Critics

Best Picture: The Departed
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen

AFI Awards 2006

Top 10 Movies:

Babel
Borat
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls
Half Nelson
Happy Feet
Inside Man
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
United 93

Top 10 TV Shows:

"Battlestar Galactica"
"Dexter"
"Elizabeth I"
"Friday Night Lights"
"Heroes"
"The Office"
"South Park"
"24"
"The West Wing"
"The Wire"

Ricky Gervais Is Hosting the Golden Globes - Are You Excited?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:30:39 -0700

Ricky Gervais has stolen the show at the last two Emmy Awards, hamming it up and taking no prisoners during his brief stints on stage. The big laughs haven't gone unnoticed, and Gervais is slated to host the upcoming Golden Globe Awards in January.

The show hasn't had a host since 1995 (!) and I can't wait to see Gervais get an even bigger platform to showcase that signature quick wit. Many of you nominated Gervais when I asked who should host the 2010 Oscars, but are you excited to hear that he'll be the master of ceremonies at the Globes?

Link Time! The Who Rumored to Perform at the Super Bowl

BuzzSugar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:30:16 -0800

The Who may be this year's act at the Super Bowl halftime show - Spinner
Martin Scorsese will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Golden Globes - Collider
Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks about his latest film Inception - Cinematical
Hayden Panettiere is producing a CW drama about Harvard Medical School doctors - Zap2it
You learn a lot about Lil Wayne in his upcoming documentary - Rock & Roll Daily
Best news ever: A Super Troopers sequel is in the works! - MTV Movies Blog
The Addams Family is coming to Broadway with Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth as Gomez and Morticia - TV Squad
Grey's Anatomy writer Shonda Rhimes warns about challenges ahead for Meredith and Derek - Ausiello Files
The organization Greenpeace is getting its own movie - Moviefone
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman shares his respect for music - HitFix
Get ready for New Moon with these tech goodies! - GeekSugar

Ricky Gervais - Love Him or Leave Him?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:30:57 -0800

Ricky Gervais is trying his hand at yet another workplace-centered TV comedy! The soon-to-be Golden Globes host and scribe behind The Office is lending his talents to PhoneShop, which follows a guy working at a phone store at the mall. Mundane jobs are Gervais's specialty, so it's bound to be hilarious - but for now, it's only set to air in the UK.

I've always taken a liking to Gervais, between The Office, Extras, and the fact that he keeps popping up at various awards shows. I've also seen him perform his stand-up routine live, so I guess I may be a bigger fan than most people.

What's your take on the guy? Are you obsessed with him (and his brand of humor), or is he not your cup of tea?

Rewind: This Week's Buzz

BuzzSugar — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:00:00 -0700

We got a double whammy of Matt Damon movie previews: Invictus and Green Zone, and the busy guy is in talks for the next Coen brothers movie.
What shows have been canceled, picked up for full seasons, or renewed? I racked up the results on my Fall TV scorecard and a late-week update.
I chit-chatted with some of my favorite TV stars this week; read my interviews with FlashForward's Sonya Walger and Parks and Recreation's Chris Pratt and Rashida Jones.
Many lovely ladies made movie casting news this week, including Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Biel, Diane Kruger and January Jones.
Michael Jackson's tribute doc This Is It premiered Wednesday, so I caught a show and gave it my review - and stamp of approval.
Good news for Hollywood's funnymen: Ricky Gervais is set to host the Golden Globes, while Steve Carell scored a role in a gold comedy, and Adam Sandler is going to play both Jack and Jill in his next movie.
The Office characters one-upped their own show with the webisode music video for "Male Prima Donna" by Subtle Sexuality.
The Martin Scorcese biopic is full steam ahead, with Leo as the top choice for both you guys and Martin Scorsese.