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Buzz News Roundup, 10/17
- Once is going to get a remake as a Broadway musical. — LA Times
- Speaking of theater, Will Ferrell will make his Broadway debut in January in the new solo comedy You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W Bush.
Variety Women's Impact Report: Marketa Irglova
Variety has issued its annual Women's Impact Report, highlighting women who have made an impression at all levels of entertainment. Just like last year, the list includes executive powerhouses, household-name performers, and lesser-known talents. Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be spotlighting some of the women whom I find particularly noteworthy.
Video: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, "When Your Mind's Made Up"
Even if the film Once didn't win you over to the music of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the Oscars just might have. Not only did the two deliver a well-received performance of their song "Falling Slowly," they also won the Best Original Song award — not to mention some hearts after after Irglova was cut off at the microphone and then brought back out by Jon Stewart to accept the award with a touching and gracious speech.
Shortly before the Oscars, the pair stopped by the Spinner studio at AOL to perform several of their songs and talk about their partnership.
Buzz News Roundup, 1/30
- The Juno soundtrack has become the No. 1 album on Billboard's charts, writes Billboard.
- Police uncovered a real-life Weeds-style pot garden in the suburb where Weeds films some of its scenes, the LA Daily News reports.
- According to ComingSoon, Kevin Nealon will play the dad to Ashley Tisdale's character in the alien movie They Came From Upstairs.
- ABC is issuing a disclaimer for the Eli Stone premiere after complaints about a storyline that links childhood vaccines and autism, TV Guide reports.
- After a last-minute controversy that almost got it dropped from the Oscar ballot, "Falling Slowly" from Once is officially eligible for the Best Original Song award, according to the New York Times.
- Hollywood Reporter has news that director Sam Raimi will create a live-action weekly TV series titled Wizard's First Rule, based on the fantasy series The Sword of Truth.
- Channing Tatum and Dennis Quaid are the latest additions to the live-action G.I.
What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
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 these titles, you can now find the five-disc collector's edition of Blade Runner.
Link Time! 12/13
- Tube Talk has an interview with Moonlight's Jason Dohring.
- According to MTV Movies Blog, the Lance Armstrong biopic is still on the table, and Matt Damon is still the name being tossed around as the actor to play the athlete.
- Stereogum is announcing the results of the reader-submitted 2007 Gummy Awards, starting with Album of the Year: Radiohead's In Rainbows.
- LAist has seen the set of the new American Gladiators — and the gladiators themselves. Is it wrong that I'm jealous?
- Popwatch is rooting for the song "Falling Slowly" from indie musical Once to triumph at the Oscars over the tunes from Enchanted.
- TV Squad introduces us to the new, Will Arnett-voiced, Ford-manufactured KITT for the Knight Rider TV movie.
- Pop Candy rustles up a blog post about hidden jokes in Pixar movies.
- The Walrus has another new Magnetic Fields song, "California Girls."
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Video of the Day: Kanye West and Spike Jonze's "We Were Once a Fairytale"
Spike Jonze is the man today. After Where the Wild Things Are took the top box office spot over the weekend, the Internet is also buzzing with this new short film he made with Kanye West. I'm on a bit of a Jonze kick myself, so I was excited to check it out — especially since I liked their combined efforts on West's video for "Flashing Lights."
The Vampire Diaries "162 Candles": The Good, The Bad and The Bloody
It's a party on this week's The Vampire Diaries for Stefan's birthday, but it's hardly a cake and merriment fest. Our broody hero finally gets a chance to smile, but of course, it's taken away from him quickly.
Ready to chat about the good, the bad, and the bloody?
Disney's A Christmas Carol: A Fun New Spin on an Old Favorite
Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol is, quite literally, a tale as old as time. Hollywood has already turned the novel into countless films, so how do you keep it fresh to entertain old and young audiences alike? You give them a pair of 3-D glasses.
Buzz Interview With the Cast of Precious, Part 3: Gabourey Sidibe
Precious begins rolling out in theaters this Friday, and we'll finally see if it lives up to its Oscar hype. One performance that the Academy will definitely be talking about comes from newcomer Gabby Sidibe, who carries the film as the title character.
Playing an abused, pregnant teen is the sort of responsibility and heavy subject matter that could make even pros crack under pressure — so how is she coping with her big screen debut?
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