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Buzz News Roundup, 5/7

BuzzSugar — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:34:59 PDT

Oxygen's Talk Sex with Sue is ending this week, but its sassy 77-year-old host promises she'll keep giving lectures, the Associated Press reports.
AMC has renewed Breaking Bad for a 13-episode second season, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
According to Variety, Eva Mendes, Josh Hartnett and Ben Kingsley will topline Queen of the South (La reina del sur), an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Spanish author Arturo Perez Reverte.
The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have broken off talks without a contract, raising new fears about an actors' strike, TV Guide reports.
Madonna scored her seventh career No. 1 album this week, Billboard reports, with Mariah Carey coming in at No. 2 and Leona Lewis at No. 3.
Ugly Betty plans to move production from LA to New York City next season, writes Zap2it.
Samantha Morton and Woody Harrelson have joined Ben Foster and Jena Malone for the movie The Messenger, Variety writes.

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Who Should Play the Lead in the Female Scarface?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:31:53 PDT

Variety is reporting today that a director has been named for Queen of the South, a female-led adaptation of Scarface set in Spain. Though casting has not yet begun, three actresses are reportedly circling the juicy role: Eva Mendes, Jennifer Lopez and Penelope Cruz.
According to the article, the "story revolves around a Mexican woman who escapes to Spain after her drug mule boyfriend is killed, then becomes a drug kingpin and seeks revenge for her boyfriend's murderers."

To me, this sounds awesome. I'm sick of gangster movies relegating women to the roles of backstabbing girlfriends or dim-witted victims. As for the leading lady for Queen, which of these actresses can you see playing the part Al Pacino made so memorable? Who can wield a crazy gun screaming one of my favorite movie lines ever ("Say hullo to my little friend!")?

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Prince Harry Wraps Up His Brazilian Tour With a Kiss

Allie Merriam — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:44:00 PDT

Prince Harry drove a horse-drawn carriage up to the field outside Sao Paulo where his Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup was held yesterday. It was the final event on Harry's busy South American tour, and he helped lead his team to a 6-3 win. When presented with the champion's cup, along with polo star Nacho Figueras, Harry got a kiss from model Fernanda Motto. The match was held to benefit Harry's Sentebale charity, which was founded to help impoverished young people in Lesotho.

Harry reflected on his tour after the match. He was touched by the reception across the countries visited in the last ten days. He said, "I'm absolutely exhausted but the warmth of the reception that we've received from every single country that we've been to, including Brazil, has been utterly amazing. I personally had no idea how much influence the Queen has on all these countries. And to me that's been very humbling, and I was actually quite choked up at times seeing the way that they've celebrated her 60 years. . . . She's thousands of miles away to some of these countries and yet they celebrated her in the way they did, and made me feel as one of them, so I couldn't thank them more."

Harry also spoke about Kate Middleton, his brother Prince William's wife and referred to her as "my sister." He gave a hint as to their plans for the upcoming Summer Olympics in London. Harry said, "The three of us, my brother and my sister, will be as involved as we can be. I still love my sport, maybe not quite so much in this heat."

Prince Harry Takes Brazil by Storm - With Masks of His Older Brother, William!

Allie Merriam — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:28:58 PST

Prince Harry was welcomed to Brazil last night with a gala! He threw on a suit to meet with dignitaries in Rio as part of an event in coordination with the UK's GREAT promotional campaign, which Victoria Beckham and Anna Wintour launched in NYC last month. This morning, Harry played volleyball on Flamengo Beach along with some youngsters. He's the only British royal currently in Rio, but Harry's family may have felt near thanks to the Prince William, Queen Elizabeth, and Prince Charles masks donned by some onlookers. Harry got into the spirit himself, reportedly wearing William's mask when doing a charity run in the afternoon. Harry and William love to keep up their sibling rivalry, and the younger prince took one further, good-natured dig today. During a speech, Harry said it's best William skipped out on the South American tour. Harry said of William, "Everything about Rio makes you want to dance. I'm just so thankful that my brother isn't here because he might actually do it . . . and that would not be cool."

Kate Middleton Helps the Queen Kick Off Day One of the Diamond Jubilee Tour

Allie Merriam — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:42:57 PST

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, had the honor of joining Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip for an event this morning. The trio, along with various royal minders, arrived at London's St. Pancras station to board a train to the city of Leicester. Once they arrived, the queen, Kate, and the prince met with well-wishers and officially kicked off the first day of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK. While the queen wore a bright dress from Angela Kelly, Kate wore a suit from LK Bennett, one of her favorite High Street shops, and a hat by James Lock with Episode shoes.

In Leicester, the group parted ways initially. Kate and the queen watched a fashion presentation at De Montfort University, and Prince Philip checked out a community building project from other students. Kate, the queen, and Prince Philip reunited later for a service at Leicester Cathedral and lunch. This is the first of many jam-packed days for the queen as she gears up to spend the next few months traveling her nation on the Jubilee tour. Her grandson, Prince Harry, is off spreading the family message in Latin and South American, while Prince William serves the country as part of the Royal Air Force. Kate and the queen have attended events together previously, making the Duchess of Cambridge among the first women who married into the royal family to have been invited to press events with the queen during her early years of being a royal.

Bobby's 6 Steps For Perfect Fried Chicken

Susannah Chen — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:41:18 PST

Despite his drunken antics at SOBEFest, Bobby Flay still managed to provide us with some useful tips on frying chicken, a dish we've always wanted to tackle at home but have frankly been a bit scared to try.

Thanks to the queen of Southern cuisine's diabetes drama, lowcountry staples like fried chicken might have gotten a bit of a bad rap lately, but Flay's not hearing any of it. "This whole thing about baking fried chicken: why?" he asked the audience. "Everything in moderation, yeah - but you have to go all the way."

According to the chef, there are three keys to good fried chicken: crisp texture, a golden brown color, and a just-cooked interior. Learn Bobby's best bird-battering and frying tips to master these three aspects when you read on ahead.

David Beckham and Prince Harry Meet Up For a Night of London Clubbing

Allie Merriam — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:26:06 PST

David Beckham and his best friend Dave Gardner spent last night at what seems to be London's hottest spot, the Arts Club. Prince Harry was out as well to say hi to David, along with Princess Eugenie and the singer Katherine Jenkins. It was Harry and David's latest get-together. David visited with Harry when the latter went to LA for a weekend during his time in the US doing an Apache helicopter training course. Both good-looking British guys are looking forward to the Olympics, with David hoping to play for Great Britain's soccer team. Harry recently expressed an interest in doing a PR-friendly race against champion runner Usain Bolt while touring Latin and South America to promote his grandmother Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee.

The evening of fun came as a break from work for David. He traveled to London earlier this week to launch David Beckham bodywear for H&M, later celebrating the launch with his parents and his wife Victoria's mom and dad. David also spent an afternoon filming an ad for Adidas. Victoria, meanwhile, has her own new collections on the brain. She's gearing up for New York Fashion Week, where she'll actually have two presentations. In addition to her Victoria Beckham Collection, she's also showing Victoria by Victoria Beckham.

Check Out Daniel Craig as Bond in Skyfall

BuzzSugar — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:46:04 PST

Get another look at the new Bond movie - NextMovie
Showtime has renewed three of its series - BuddyTV
Get a sneak peek at the new Avengers trailer - Zap2it
Justin Timberlake is teaming up with Clint Eastwood - Moviefone
See who's been cast as the Evil Queen's mother on Once Upon a Time - HuffPost TV
Check out pics of Ryan Reynolds in Safe House - Rotten Tomatoes
Check out the movie lineup for South by Southwest this year - /Film
Check out these ideas for movie-themed Valentine's Day cookies - GeekSugar

A Year of Royal Weddings

Annie Scudder — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:08:55 PST

From England to Bhutan, royal couples around the world made things official this year. Prince William and Kate Middleton, who dated for about a decade, clearly take the crown for most anticipated wedding, but they were followed by a Summer of royal love.

Monaco's longtime bachelor ruler Prince Albert finally said "I do" to Charlene Wittstock in a lavish multiday event in July, despite rumors that the South African beauty tried to flee. And by August, royal watchers had their focus back on the UK, where the Queen's eldest granddaughter, Zara Phillips, married rugby player Mike Tindall in a Stewart Parvin frock and tiara from her mother, Princess Anne.

Come Fall, Spain's infamous 85-year-old billionaire Duchess of Alba married for the third time and Asia's former prince charming, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, wed fellow Oxford grad Ashi Jetsun Pema in a colorful ceremony. See a photo album of the year's regal weddings now!

The Week in Pictures

Annie Scudder — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:00:09 PDT

This week Michelle and Barack Obama welcomed South Korea's first couple to the White House with a state dinner, while Queen Elizabeth hosted famous Aussies like Hugh Jackman and Elle Macpherson ahead of her trip Down Under. While Pippa Middleton didn't make an appearance at Buckingham Palace, she did go out on the town in London for a breast cancer fundraiser. See all that and much more in the week in pictures!