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Buzz News Roundup, 6/5

BuzzSugar — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:15:24 -0700

Fox will still air an episode of Mental guest-starring David Carradine despite the actor's death this week. - Washington Post
Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan. and Chris Cooper are set to star alongside Robert Pattinson in Remember Me. - Variety
Screen Gems has set Lisa Kudrow, Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, Penn Badgley and several others to join Emma Stone and Amanda Bynes in the comedy Easy A. - ComingSoon
He's Just Not That Into You director Ken Kwapis is set to direct Everybody Loves Whales. - Reuters
The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" is CBS's new promo song. - The Hollywood Reporter
Mary-Kate Olsen and Alex Pettyfer have joined Vanessa Hudgens in the Beauty and the Beast update Beastly. - Zap2It
The Shield has topped the nominations for the Television Critics Association's annual awards. - Variety
Sigourney Weaver has been cast in Disney's You Again and is in talks to join the Greg Mottola-directed comedy Paul. - ComingSoon

First Look: Mary-Kate Olsen on Samantha Who?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:30:17 -0800

We've already seen Nicole Richie on Chuck and Katie Holmes on Eli Stone, and next week, it'll be Mary-Kate Olsen's turn. The actress is popping up on ABC's Samantha Who? as Natalie, a troubled young woman whose life Samantha decides to turn around.

In the episode, Samantha has an altercation with a police officer that ends with her getting community service, where she meets Natalie, who's apparently an unrepentant thief. Samantha tries to help her by arranging a job interview, but that looks to be something of a disaster, at least judging from the clips below. It's nice to see Mary-Kate back on TV after her Weeds stint last year. To check out a couple of clips from the episode, just read more.

Buzz In: What Are the Worst On-Screen Kisses?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:00:33 -0700

After viewing The Wackness I had lots of nice overall feelings about the movie but one tiny little part of it still makes me go, "Eeesh!" And that would be the part where Mary-Kate Olsen makes out with Ben Kingsley. Yeah, that makeout session (because it's definitely more than a little peck!) gave me the opposite of warm-fuzzies inside.

The romantic pairing up of old and young, sometimes given the lovely term "May-December romance," can be kinda icky to witness. Steve Martin locking lips with Claire Danes in Shopgirl is another one that sends an uncomfortable shiver up my spine.

It's not always the age thing, though. Sometimes there's poor chemistry, or one of the actors looks like he's falling asleep during a supposedly passionate embrace. There are awkward ones, like the tongue kiss between Sarah Michelle Gellar's conniving Kathryn and Selma Blair's painfully naive Cecile in Cruel Intentions. And there's the small screen, too: How awful was that kiss between Joey and Rachel on Friends? I distinctly remember yelling at my TV, "Stop! No! This isn't right!"

Those are just a few of kisses that have made me squirm in my seat, and as Defamer recently pointed out, there's often some squirming on the set as well during these kissing scenes. What are some of the worst screen kisses you can think of?

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Sundance Spotlight: The Wackness

BuzzSugar — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:30:00 -0800

I am so thrilled to go to Sundance this year, and I can't wait to see as many movies as possible while I'm out there! For the next few days I'll be highlighting some of the films I'm most curious to see. Today's spotlight: The Wackness

I first heard about The Wackness in conjunction with these photos which certainly do seem to embody the term "wackness". . . if there were such a term. I'm totally intrigued by the idea of Mary-Kate Olsen and Ben Kingsley onscreen together; I'd go to see a movie just for that.

The story is set in 1994 for reasons I don't yet understand and "centers on a troubled teenage drug dealer and a drug-addled psychiatrist - after the former trades pot for therapy sessions, then falls for the doctor's daughter." We'll see how this goes. Even if it ends up being a totally crazy train wreck, I'm excited to be around as a witness.

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Link Time! 9/11

BuzzSugar — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:31:53 -0700

Head over to Pop for a look at Mary-Kate Olsen on "Weeds"!
Cinematical has an intriguing interview with director Ang Lee.
Buddy TV's fall preview celebrates the nerds and geeks of the small screen.
Idolator posts the early numbers on the Kanye vs. 50 Cent album showdown.
The MTV Movies Blog chatted with Jason Bateman about the possibility of an "Arrested Development" movie sometime in the future.
The Music Slut shows us the new Mark Ronson video starring an Amy Winehouse lookalike.
Get the Kleenex ready: Fit previews tonight's quite possibly sob-inducing premiere of "The Biggest Loser."
Popwatch writer Dave Karger gives out his own form of Oscars to the films screening at the Toronto Film Festival, with Michael Clayton winning Best Picture.
Stereogum weighs in on the possible Blur reunion.
Give Me My Remote celebrates the fact that TBS will start showing repeats of "The Office" tonight.
TV Squad unwraps the press kit Fox recently sent for its Friday music shows - but doesn't say if the drum sticks smelled like petroleum the way the ones in my box did.

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Mary-Kate and Ben Kingsley Are The Wackness

Molly — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:31:03 -0700

It's no secret that I love me some Mary-Kate Olsen and was especially excited to hear about her career taking a positive step with her role on the excellent (and coming back tonight!) "Weeds," but this newest bit of casting news is a little disheartening to say the least.

First of all, it's titled The Wackness
Yup, that's right. She and Ben Kingsley are starring in a comedy inexplicably set in 1994 about "a troubled teenage drug dealer and a drug-addled psychiatrist - after the former trades pot for therapy sessions, then falls for the doctor's daughter." Yikes.

The Good?
Sir Ben Kingsley generally makes pretty good career decisions, right? Sigh, least MK has "Weeds."

The Bad?
Sadly it seems, everything else. From the ludicrous plot line to the outrageous costumes (check out some on set photos here), I fear this may not be the role that catapults little MK to the acting elite. And Ben Kingsley's hair and shoes are definitely not helping. I suppose there's always a chance it'll be a good movie, but at this point I'm just hoping it's forgotten quickly.

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Recast "Full House" and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:35:11 -0700

Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Among the many fantastic suggestions of TV shows and movies to recast, one of my favorites was "Full House" because it's a multi-generational cast which is slightly more challenging than the dramas featuring a mostly teenage cast.

For this week's recast challenge, who could you see playing the even-tempered Danny Tanner, or the other two guys (Uncle Jesse and Uncle Joey) raising a family together in a heterosexual way? What about the three girls, DJ, Stephanie and Michelle? Or the lady of the house, Rebecca? Perhaps most importantly, who could do weird little Kimmy Gibbler justice?
Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, June 26, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more

Characters to recast:
Danny Tanner (Bob Sagat)
Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos)
Joey Gladstone (Dave Goulier)
DJ Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure)
Stephanie Tanner (Jodie Sweetin)
Michelle Tanner (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen)
Rebecca Katsopolis (Lori Loughlin)
Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber)

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Link Time! 5/24

BuzzSugar — Thu, 24 May 2007 14:09:13 -0700

Pop is extremely excited for Mary-Kate Olsen who will be in 10 out of 15 "Weeds" episodes next season.
And Bella alerts me to the new Cool Water perfume ads in which "Lost"'s Josh Holloway glistens with radiance.
TV Squad has news on a possible reunion for the cast of sketch series "The State."
Spinner has the super-cool new White Stripes video for "Icky Thump."
The TV Addict ponders what went wrong with "Studio 60."
Check out the trailer to Michael Moore's latest documentary Sicko on the Movie Blog.
TV Filter tracks down the favorite currency of "The Office": the Schrute Buck and the Stanley Nickel.
Idolator listens to Blake and Jordin's "American Idol" EPs so we don't have to.
Popwatch reviews "Dancing with the Stars" judge Len Goodman's instructional DVD, which is apparently jazzed up with limericks.

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Heath Ledger RIP

PopSugar — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:51:39 -0800

UPDATE #4 - Warner Bros. has issued the following statement: "The studio is stunned and devastated by this tragic news. The entertainment community has lost an enormous talent. Heath was a brilliant actor and an exceptional person. Our hearts go out to his family and friends."

UPDATE #3 - We hear from sources at Sundance that Michelle Williams is currently on a flight home from Sweden where she might have been filming Mammoth. No word on if she knows about this sad news yet.

UPDATE #2 - There are rumors that Heath was found at an apartment owned by Mary-Kate Olsen but this is not 100% confirmed. The pills are now being described as over-the-counter sleeping medication, according to police spokeswoman Barbara Chen. She also said, "This is being looked at as a possible overdose, but that is not confirmed yet." We're still in shock.

UPDATE - Apparently pills were found by his bed so claims of a drug related death are the latest news.

TMZ is reporting that Heath Ledger has sadly died. He was found dead at his home in NYC today by a housekeeper at 3:35 pm. No news on what happened and we are shocked and sad to report this terrible news. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and of course his baby girl Matilda.

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