Link Time — Cynthia Nixon Returns to TV For The Big C


Updated 06/23/10 1:35 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

Cynthia Nixon Joins Showtime's The Big C

Cynthia Nixon joins the cast of Showtime's The Big C — Vulture Nathan Fillion and Eva Longoria are thisclose to roles in The Avengers — Cinematical Hanson covers Aldous Snow (yes, as in Get Him to the Greek) — MTV Movies Blog Jamie Foxx plans to shop a TV mob drama to cable networks — Collider Create a Scott Pilgrim avatar! — First Showing Jason Reitman options Simon Rich's novel Read more

What Is the Best Hip-Hop Album of 2009?


Updated 12/24/09 3:32 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 13 comments

What Is the Best Hip-Hop Album of 2009?

We've tackled rock and pop, and now it's on to your vote for the best hip-hop album. Music veteran Jay-Z may have been all over the radio with his everywhere song "Empire State of Mind," but we also saw several promising newbies make a strong showing in '09, including Wale, Kid Cudi, and Drake. Do you think they can beat out acts like Eminem or 50 Cent as this year's finest? Time to weigh Read more

What to Download: New Music Today


Updated 06/09/09 8:44 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

New Music: The Black Eyed Peas, Mos Def

Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores. So I take a spin through each week's music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. In addition to my picks below, you can also get the new Sonic Youth album now. Start the party: Most of you said you prefer Fergie when she's singing with the Read more

House Rundown: Episode 19, "Locked In"


Updated 04/01/09 12:12 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 13 comments

House Recap: Episode 19, "Locked In"

This week's episode of House comes at us largely from the perspective of its patient, a man who had a bicycle accident that rendered him "locked in" with no way to communicate save for blinking and moving a computer cursor with his brain. House — who conveniently crashed his motorcycle and ended up in the hospital bed next to him — becomes fixated on figuring out what caused his syndrome, Read more

TV Tonight: House, Guest-Starring Mos Def


Updated 04/01/09 8:49 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

Preview Clips of House Episode "Locked In" Starring Mos Def

There's a pretty interesting episode of House coming up tonight, for a couple of reasons: Its guest star and its unique style. The episode, called "Locked In," stars Mos Def as a patient diagnosed with locked-in syndrome, the same affliction spotlighted in the movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. The episode is filmed in a similar style to that movie, with scenes shot from the patient's Read more

Cadillac Records: Spot-On Performances Bring Legends to Life


Updated 12/05/08 7:30 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 19 comments

Cadillac Records Review

There's plenty wrong with director Darnell Martin's biopic about Chicago's famous record label Chess Records, including the confusing title: Cadillac Records. What with the production quality that makes the film look like a sound stage, amateurish editing, and a script that bites off too many legends than it can chew, this movie's got issues. But you know what? I forgive it these faults for two Read more

Movie Preview: Cadillac Records


Updated 11/06/08 11:35 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 14 comments

Movie Preview: Cadillac Records

Well, here it is, folks: A real look at Cadillac Records, the musical biopic people have been buzzing about lately — especially since we first caught a glimpse of Beyonce as Etta James. The movie focuses on several legendary greats, like Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Chuck Berry, and Leonard Chess, portrayed by the likes of Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Mos Def and Adrien Brody. The story Read more

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday


Updated 06/17/08 4:14 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 3 comments

New on DVD, June 17, 2008

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below, you can also pick up Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson's romcom Fool's Gold and the complete Jericho series on DVD. Be Kind Rewind Director Michel Gondry is known for a Read more

Buzz News Roundup, 3/31


Updated 03/31/08 2:01 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 6 comments

Buzz News Roundup, 3/31

This incredibly creepy dude, Derek Mears, will reportedly play Jason in the new Friday the 13th, ComingSoon writes. Meanwhile, Mos Def has signed on to portray Chuck Berry in the movie Cadillac Records, Billboard reports. Zap2it reports that ABC is shuffling its Spring schedule, moving Women's Murder Club to Tuesdays and taking Men in Trees off the air for a few weeks. Uh-oh: The LA Times has Read more

Caption It: Which Caption Should Win?


Updated 02/26/08 4:05 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 7 comments

Caption It: Which Caption Should Win?

Nice job, everyone who offered up ideas for this week's Caption It contest! The challenge was to provide a caption to go with this goofy image from Michel Gondry's latest release Be Kind Rewind: And now to choose a winning caption. Here are my finalists: Beer. Turning perfectly good kitchen items into bike helmets since 1955. "When I told these fools to use protection this isn't what I Read more