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Hope Davis Replaces Julianne Moore in Hillary Clinton Role

BuzzSugar — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:41:26 -0700

As much as I like Julianne Moore as an actress, I had a tough time picturing her as Hillary Clinton in the HBO Films/BBC Films movie The Special Relationship (is it sad that whenever I see that title I think of Hugh Grant, as Prime Minister, saying that to sleazy US President played by Billy Bob Thornton in Love Actually?). Now, due to a scheduling conflict, Moore has pulled out of the project and Hope Davis has taken her place.

This makes much more sense to me, as Davis resembles Clinton a bit more, and I think she is such a versatile, engaging actress, and she deserves more roles and more recognition. I can't wait to see what she does with this one. She'll be working alongside Dennis Quaid as Bill Clinton and Michael Sheen (reprising his role from The Queen) as Prime Minister Blair. Written by the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Queen, Peter Morgan, the movie "chronicles the unique and sometimes turbulent political relationship between newly installed British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s."

Buzz News Roundup, 10/20

BuzzSugar — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:32:54 -0700

Though many people thought The Soloist (and its lead actors, Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.) would be up for Oscars this year, Paramount has pushed the movie's release from Nov. 21, 2008 to March 13, 2009. - Variety
Hugh Grant is bowing out of the romantic comedy Lost for Words due to differences of opinion on the script. - ComingSoon
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been picked up for a full second season. - Broadcasting and Cable
Hope Davis and John Mahoney are joining the cast of In Treatment. - Zap2it
The Grammys nominations announcement will be an hourlong TV special this year, airing Dec. 3 on CBS. - Billboard

Survivor host Jeff Probst has created a new reality show in which dying people live out their final wishes. - Entertainment Weekly
Liza Minelli is returning to Broadway for two weeks in December performing a show called Liza’s at the Palace. . ! - Variety
Luke Grimes has been cast as Ryan on Brothers and Sisters. - E! Online

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Movie Preview: Synecdoche, New York

BuzzSugar — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:30:08 -0700

Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York, has been generating positive buzz ever since it premiered at Cannes this year. Time Magazine calls it "A miracle movie," while Variety claims it is "a wildly ambitious and gravely serious contemplation of life. The picture exerts power and artistic mystery." If this new trailer is any indication, I am starting to see what all the fuss is about.

Philip Seymour Hoffman leads a hugely talented cast (including Michelle Williams, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis and many more) in this story in which "[a] theater director (Hoffman) struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play."

Synecdoche, New York will start with a limited release on Oct. 24. To check out the trailer, read more.

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Movie Preview: Ryan Reynolds in The Nines

BuzzSugar — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:00:01 -0700

If you're a Ryan Reynolds fan like I am, you may have been waiting for The Nines to come out ever since you first heard about its Sundance buzz back in January. On August 31, we'll get our chance to see the super-cute Reynolds starring opposite the ever-amazing Hope Davis as well as Elle Fanning and Melissa McCarthy (Sookie from "Gilmore Girls"!).

The Nines is an intriguing drama with existential themes. Reynolds, Davis and McCarthy each play three different characters in separate tales that come together somehow in the end. First-time director John August is known mostly for writing screenplays like Big Fish, Charlie's Angels (both movies) and Go, but the movie received some healthy reviews from Sundance. According to Variety, for example, "There's more than enough intelligence, intrigue and performance dazzle to make this an adventuresome gizmo for grownups - albeit one whose complexity presents marketing challenges." To check out the trailer, read more

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TV Tonight: "Six Degrees"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:58:18 -0700

The story of ABC's "Six Degrees" could really be a metaphor for this whole sorry TV season. The show had the right pedigree ("Lost" creator J.J. Abrams) and the right time slot (right after "Grey's Anatomy"), yet it never gained traction with viewers. So ABC yanked it from the schedule before the holidays, revamped it, and trotted it back out in March, only to pull it again two episodes later. The final chapter of the saga starts tonight, when the first of five unaired episodes will arrive where so many canceled shows have gone this season: the network's online video player.

I'm glad that the episodes starring Josh Charles (Dan Rydell of "Sports Night") will end up somewhere besides the editing room, but I have to wonder if anyone will be watching. Will any of you "Six Degrees" fans see the show through to its conclusion online? Or has ABC moved it around so much that you're beyond caring now? To watch a clip of the first few minutes of the series, read more

TV Tonight: "Six Degrees"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:30:46 -0700

"Six Degrees" was supposed to be the new hit show of the season. It had pedigree - stars Hope Davis and Campbell Scott; executive producer J.J. "Lost" Abrams - and the plum post-"Grey's Anatomy" time slot. Instead, the show about six New Yorkers discovering their connections to each other faltered in the ratings, and ABC yanked it from the schedule in early November.

Tonight, it's back with the first of a batch of previously unaired episodes - and, potentially, a shot at another season. Dumping the show in the TV wasteland of Friday nights isn't exactly a vote of confidence, nor is the fact that "Six Degrees" wasn't among the many that ABC already promised to renew. Still, a chance to finish out the season on TV is more than many of this season's yanked shows got (I hear you, you other three "Day Break" fans).

If you want to refresh your memory of the show (or, like me, check it out for the first time), you can watch four of the six episodes at ABC's video site. For a clip that will give you a sense of what it's all about, read more

What Do You Think About the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:32:48 -0700

Yet another shocker: Cherry Jones is the winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama! She beat out Hope Davis, Rose Byrne, Dianne Wiest, Sandra Oh, and Chandra Wilson.

So far my Emmy predictions haven't exactly been spot on, and I totally didn't see this coming. What do you think about this win?

Vote on all my Emmy Awards polls here!