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Kelly Clarkson was the first contestant to win American Idol, but is she the most successful of them all? Other success stories like country sweetheart Carrie Underwood and rocker Chris Daughtry have been giving her a run for her money! Watch our "American Idol Kickoff" special to find out where our editors ranked the top five biggest Idol success stories!
Jennifer Hudson Makes a Big Move Back to the Big Screen
I was a bit worried about what would become of Jennifer Hudson's film career when she followed up her tour de force performance in Dreamgirls with a role in Sex and the City, but it looks like the singer/actress is ready to sink her teeth into another juicy role. Hudson is set to play Winnie Mandela, Nelson's former wife, in the upcoming drama Winnie. The film is based on the Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob biography Winnie Mandela: A Life and will be directed by Darrell J.
Buzz News Roundup, 3/25
- Freida Pinto has joined the cast of Miral, written by The Diving Bell and the Butterfly's Julian Schnabel. — Variety
- George Lopez will have a late-night talk show on TBS starting in the Fall. — AP
- Speaking of late-night, Chelsea Handler has signed a deal to stay at E!
Buzz News Roundup, 1/14
- The Times Square Virgin Megastore, which is the highest volume music store in the U.S., will shut down come April. — Billboard
- A Steve McQueen biopic is in the works and will be based on Marshall Terrill's biography Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel. — Variety
- Jennifer Hudson will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.
The Secret Life of Bees: Just Sweet Enough
When I left my screening of The Secret Life of Bees I felt comforted and content, and it took me a while to understand why: This movie calls back to older, Southern-set, empowering movies like Steel Magnolias and Fried Green Tomatoes. Those films celebrate womanhood and the importance (and potency) of female friendship, all against the unique backdrop of the American South. The stories are beautiful and sentimental, with tragedy and heartache going hand-in-hand with love and humor.
Movie Preview: The Secret Life of Bees
It's not every day that the film adaptation of a well-loved book appears to capture the same atmosphere and sentiments that the book does, but in my opinion, the trailer for The Secret Life of Bees looks like it might do just that. I loved the novel by Sue Monk Kidd; it was one of those books that left me feeling sad at the end because I had to part with characters I'd come to care about deeply.
The story follows 14-year-old Lily (Dakota Fanning) whose mother died, leaving Lily with an abusive father.
Movie Preview: Winged Creatures
I watched the trailer for Winged Creatures before I knew the full cast list. I already knew that it included Forrest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson and was surprised to find a whole slew of other amazing actors involved, including Jackie Earle Haley, Guy Pearce, Kate Beckinsale, and Big Love's Jeanne Tripplehorn. In addition, there's Dakota Fanning as a real, live teenager — not a precocious little kid.
Album Review: The Sex and the City Movie Soundtrack
I was lucky enough to take an advance spin of the new soundtrack for the Sex and the City movie and I immediately thought of good times with girlfriends. In aggregate, it's not entirely a get-up-and-shake-your-booty kind of mix, but just a cool bunch of songs about love and friendship. I think it would be quite perfect for the background music at a hip wedding shower actually.
Buzz News Roundup, 4/11
- Despite rumors that Universal Pictures did not want Rose McGowan to play Barbarella in an upcoming remake, she insists she's got the role and has the contracts to prove it, ComingSoon reports.
- Adrien Brody is set to star in a thriller called Giallo about a search for a woman abducted by a serial killer named Yellow, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
- Heroes creator Tim Kring has signed on to co-write a book trilogy, USA Today reports.
- Mariah Carey's having a good week as her single "Touch My Body" has scored a second week at No. 1, Billboard reports.
- Neil Patrick Harris doesn't think How I Met Your Mother needs any more guest stars, the Associated Press reports.
- EW has new details about the Sex and the City movie soundtrack that will include Fergie and Jennifer Hudson.
- In pilot casting news, Zap2it reports that Donal Logue has joined the cast of 1% on HBO, while TV Guide reports that Marcia Gay Harden has been cast in The Tower, a CBS journalism drama. Source
Buzz News Roundup, 1/18
- A 30-minute live acoustic set by John Legend — aboard a Delta flight — will be the prize of a Grammys sweepstakes, Billboard reports.
- Sci Fi Wire is reporting that Jericho has shot two endings this time, just in case it's canceled again.
- ComingSoon has news that Jennifer Hudson will join the cast of the drama Tyler Perry's the Family That Preys.
- NBC is auctioning off items from its shows to benefit the United Way, including one of Pam Beesley's cardigans from The Office; details are at The Futon Critic.
- Mark Wahlberg will star in an untitled drama about international drug dealer Jon Roberts, whose life was chronicled in the documentary Cocaine Cowboys, writes Variety.
- Jerry Seinfeld has sent Seinfeld DVDs to New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning after a TV station in Green Bay pulled the show — Manning's favorite — off the air because his team is playing the rival Packers, the New York Post reports.
- Nashville Star will air on NBC this summer, along with a second season of American Gladiators, Broadcasting & Cable reports.
- Instead of another 100 movies list, AFI will present 10 top 10 lists for different movie genres this summer, writes Zap2it.
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