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Link Time - Katherine Heigl Joins The Knitting Circle

BuzzSugar — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:30:02 PDT

Katherine Heigl will produce and star in the HBO movie The Knitting Circle - TV Line
Find out which Real Housewives series has been canceled - TV Squad
Watch Helen Mirren dance in her SNL promos - PopWatch
See Julianne Moore in costume as Hillary Clinton - Moviefone
Ben Stiller wants to remake The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - /Film
Hailee Steinfeld is in talks for a new Romeo & Juliet - Vulture
Morgan Freeman's five favorite films - Rotten Tomatoes
Find out if you should take your family to see Rio this weekend - LilSugar

Link Time - Jimmy Fallon Does His Best Justin Bieber

BuzzSugar — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:45:11 PDT

Hilarious: Jimmy Fallon's "Reflections" as Justin Bieber - The Frisky
Twilight director may take on ABC's Romeo & Juliet series - PopWatch
Watch the Jersey Shore invade South Park - TV Squad
Take a video tour of Brittany's bedroom on Glee - Zap2it
The Lizard will be Spider-Man's new villain - Movieline
10 '80s film characters in need of a revival - Flavorwire
Bloomingdale's goes geek with Star Wars - GeekSugar
Watch Johnny Knoxville talk about the new Jackass movie in this hilarious interview - Moviefone

Why Twitter Might Be the New CliffsNotes

GeekSugar — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:30:05 PDT

There have been all sorts of adaptations of William Shakespeare's work, but nothing comes close to Such Tweet Sorrow: the classic love story of Romeo and Juliet played out over Twitter.

This certainly brings down costs for the Royal Shakespeare Company. There aren't any sets, costumes, or lighting for the theater group to deal with - just six actors, their mobile devices, and a loose timeline and diary for the actors to follow. Beyond that, everything is improvised and played out in real time over the next five weeks. To find out more about the process, just read more.

Romeo and Juliet Balcony Hosts First Wedding

CasaSugar — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:07:31 PDT

Back in March, I told you about a balcony in Verona that's supposedly the 14th-century Casa di Giulietta (home of Juliet of Romeo and Juliet fame) in Verona, Italy. While evidence confirming the home's identity is sketchy at best, romantic brides and grooms can live the fantasy -hopefully without the tragedy of the Shakespeare play - for a fee of 1,000 euros. And if you're non-European, you'll pay an additional 300 euros for the opportunity. This payment ensures your rental of the house (and balcony), but the ceremony must be performed inside the home.

The first couple to take advantage of the historic home and balcony tied the knot in romantic fashion today. Hellas Verona footballer Luca Ceccarelli and his wife Irene Lanforti took their vows at Juliet's home and then posed on the balcony for pictures.

Interested in getting married at Juliet's home? You can contact the Verona Tourist Center for all the details.

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McAvoy and Blunt Join Elton John for Gnomeo and Juliet

BuzzSugar — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:31:09 PDT

"Gnomeo!" It makes me giggle.

The big news in the animation world today has to do with Shakespeare, Elton John and a star-crossed garden gnome couple voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt. It sounds so cute my teeth are starting to ache.

Apparently Gnomeo and Juliet has been in the works for several years, with various other talent involved (Kate Winslet, Tim Rice). Now, the CGI-animated movie will blend Elton John's well-known songs (and some new ones) with a story based on one of Shakespeare's most well-known works. The Hollywood Reporter has more details:

In the loose and edgy adaptation of Shakespeare's play, McAvoy (Atonement) and Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) would play lovers from rival gardens. John, who is producing alongside his offscreen partner David Furnish, Baker Bloodworth and Steve Hamilton Shaw, is said to be pursuing big-name talent to voice supporting roles.

I'm not the biggest fan of Elton John, but this sounds like it could be just so adorable. I mean, the Romeo and Juliet story's been played. . .but not by garden gnomes!

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Dear Poll: Have You Ever Tasted Forbidden Love?

DearSugar — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:00:00 PDT

Let’s face it, while you can choose not to be with someone, you can’t always choose not to love someone. Some of the best love stories have been built on the idea of forbidden love or love that just can’t be, the most classic being Romeo and Juliet. In that case it was feuding families, but the reasons for forbidden love are absolutely endless. What I want to know is, have you ever loved someone you knew you shouldn’t?

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What's Buzzworthy? Amazing Movie Soundtracks

BuzzSugar — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:14:31 PST

All of the build-up to the Oscars next week has me thinking about movie music - namely, those well-executed soundtracks that have managed to become favorites of my CD collection. Sometimes, these collections perfectly capture the mood of a movie - as was the case with the cutting-edge Trainspotting soundtrack. Other times, they are just great compilations that can outshine even mediocre movies. (The 1996 Romeo and Juliet soundtrack come to mind.)

So for this week's Buzzworthy challenge, I want you guys to tell me about your favorite movie soundtracks, be they original scores or compilations. Using BuzzSugar's cool Buzzworthy bookmarking tool, just find the movies on the Web, bookmark them as Buzzworthy, and tag or title your choices with the word "Soundtracks." Then, I'll post the readers' favorites next Wednesday.

To find out how to create a Buzzworthy bookmark,

Don't worry: TeamSugar makes it easy to bookmark and capture anything on the Web that you consider "Buzzworthy." If you already have a "That's Fab" button on your browser's tool bar, you can use that to bookmark your Buzzworthy items. If you don't have the TeamSugar bookmarking button on your toolbar, you can learn how to get it by watching this video.

Grey's Anatomy Season Finale Rundown, "Flight"

Becky Kirsch — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:18:05 PDT

It's hard for me to even write this recap because I'm so mad at Grey's Anatomy right now. The death of a major character in the season finale has been teased for weeks, but it's not left until the episode's final moments. In fact, it happens in the first 20 minutes, and once it does, it's hard to focus on anything else.

I'll save my spoilers for below the break, but this is definitely one of the most affecting and frustrating episodes Grey's Anatomy has ever seen, and considering there's been a ferry crash, bomb scares, and a Seattle Grace shooter, that's saying a lot. As Cristina astutely observes, "I don't understand how this keeps happening." There's a lot to go over, like the plane crash, the fate of the residents, and what we'll be wondering about all Summer long, so let's get the depressing party started when you

I hope you're ready for a rant, because I couldn't be more upset about Lexie's death. She's one of the few characters that I've continued to root for and sympathize with over the years, and her will-they-or-won't-they with Mark is one of the biggest reasons I still loved the show this season. Yes, she and Mark got a bittersweet farewell in which he finally confesses his feelings for her, but I just sat there wishing she'd miraculously wake up right up until the final scene. I applaud Shonda Rhimes and the rest of the show's writers for taking big risks that will seriously impact the audience, but right now I feel more like I've been punished for sticking with this show for so long.
You'd think with Lexie's quick death, the rest of the doctors in the crash would be in the clear for the rest of the episode, but that's not so. Meredith and Cristina seem to be OK, but Arizona's got a hideous gash in her leg, Mark's teetering on the brink of death, and Derek may very well lose his hand. For a second I thought we were going to lose Mark too in a sort of Romeo and Juliet move from the writers, but we don't even get closure on what will happen to the current survivors. Which brings us to the next question: how will the surgeons get out of this mess? And will everyone besides Lexie survive?
One doctor we won't be seeing more of is Teddy, who gets a job offer to serve her country again. She passes up the opportunity, and when Owen questions her loyalty, she admits that she's staying to watch over Owen since Cristina is on her way out. Owen then pulls out the trump card and fires Teddy so she'll be forced to leave the hospital. Though she's angry at first, it's clear that she's actually relieved to be leaving the hospital where Henry died. I've always liked having Kim Raver on the show, but Teddy's storyline hit its peak with her marriage to Henry, and has been kind of stale ever since his death. That said, I'm glad the door is still open for her to return.
Both Karev and Jackson decide to leave Seattle Grace for Johns Hopkins and Tulane, respectively. Karev leaves Arizona a voicemail explaining that he needs to see what he's made of without his mentor, while Jackson just seems to want to get away from all of the Seattle Grace drama, April included. As for April, she's hating life because she's not a virgin and she didn't pass her boards, and because Jackson is leaving. So that leaves us with Teddy, Jackson, Karev, and April all flying the coop. If all of these characters (plus Lexie) are really gone for good, there had better be an impressive lineup of new cast members coming in for season nine.
There's one silver lining in this dark cloud of an episode, and that's Bailey's happiness with Ben. She's one of the few characters whose problems seem completely trivial this week (what with her life not being in jeopardy and all). Though Ben is moving to LA, she's agreed to marry him and do a long-distance relationship - and she actually seems pretty content. In a way, it almost feels like this is Bailey's redemption for the trauma she experienced in the season six shooter finale. Not only is she completely uninvolved with the plane crash, but she actually gets a happy ending. At least until she finds out that most of her friends have been in yet another horrific accident.

This season finale definitely ranks high on the scale of shocking finales. Are you as bummed as I am about Lexie's death? Which characters do you think will still be around next season?

More Looks From the Gossip Girl-Inspired Collection

Chi Diem Chau — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:37:37 PDT

If you loved the first look we showed you from Romeo and Juliet Couture's Gossip Girl-inspired collection earlier today, we have more coming your way. Spotted: a model resembling Blake Lively wearing sequined tunic dresses, one-shouldered LBDs, and a lot of cool leggings. You can't get more Gossip Girl than that - check out the slideshow to see more from the collection now.

Would You Buy Gossip Girl-Inspired Clothes?

Chi Diem Chau — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:54:24 PDT

If you're a big fan of Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf's style, listen up. Just in time for Gossip Girl's season five premiere on Sept. 26, Romeo and Juliet Couture is launching a Gossip Girl-inspired collection befit for any Upper East Sider - on a budget. The Fall collection, set to range from $80 to $200, will include clothing inspired by Gossip Girl characters such as Serena-like embellished tops, leggings, and leather-embellished chiffon dress, and Blair-worthy sweaters, coats, and pleated skirts. If all goes well, the brand plans on expanding into handbags and accessories for Spring. Do tell, would you shop this collection?