http://www.buzzsugar.com Entertainment hourly. en http://www.buzzsugar.com/2624441 <a href="http://www.buzzsugar.com/2624441"><img width=106 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/13839/51_2008/41791a7ed8424c2a_aretha.large.jpg'></div></a><ul><span class="inline left"></span> <li><a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/aretha-franklin-to-sing-at-obama-inauguration-1003923838.story" target="_blank">Aretha Franklin is set to sing at Barack Obama's inauguration</a>. - <b>Billboard</b></li> <li>Director Adam Shankman (<b>Hairspray</b>, <b>Bedtime Stories</b>) has two more movie projects lined up: <a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=51401" target="_blank">Bob the Musical and a new take on the epic adventure Sinbad</a>. - <b>ComingSoon</b></li> <li>HBO has picked up three comedies, including <a href="http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-hboordersboredtodeathhowtomakeit,0,2554235.story" target="_blank">Bored to Death starring Jason Schwartzman</a> and <a href="http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-hbopicksuphung,0,4576183.story" target="_blank">Hung starring Thomas Jane</a>. - <b>Zap2It</b></li> <li><a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=51400" target="_blank">Barry Sonnenfeld will direct and produce the action-comedy The How-To Guide For Saving the World</a>. - <b>ComingSoon</b></li> <li><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997622.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1" target="_blank">Rainn Wilson and Jenna Fischer are both executive-producing new pilots at NBC</a>. - <b>Variety</b></li> <li><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997567.html?categoryid=13&amp;cs=1&amp;nid=2564" target="_blank">United Artists will turn Fritz Leiber's 1952 supernatural thriller novel Conjure Wife into a feature film</a>. - <b>Variety</b></li> <li><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i213af1e960abb3d8ff6ac99ebbb3b544" target="_blank">The Shield's Michael Chiklis is developing a series about a bad investment scheme</a> - after becoming a victim of one himself. - <b>The Hollywood Reporter</b></li> <li><a href="http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-frankmillerbuckingthefilmsystem,0,1404539.story" target="_blank">Frank Miller may direct a Buck Rogers movie</a>. - <b>Zap2It</b></li> </ul> <p><span style='font-size:10px !important;'><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" target="_blank">Source</a></span></p> http://www.buzzsugar.com/2624441#comment news roundup Rainn Wilson Sinbad Jenna Fischer Michael Chiklis Adam Shankman Aretha Franklin Barry Sonnenfeld Bored to Death How to Make It in America Conjure Wife The How-To Guide for Saving the World Bob the Musical Buck Rogers Hung Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:30:21 -0800 BuzzSugar http://www.buzzsugar.com/2624441 http://www.buzzsugar.com/179032 <a href="http://www.buzzsugar.com/179032"></a><p><span class="inline left"></span> <ul> <li>The AP says <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070315/ap_en_mo/r2_d2_mail;_ylt=AqTXeFRVTJrZFDfUE4SVSPwwFxkF" target="_blank">R2D2 has a new job: mail collector</a>.</li> <li>Patrick Swayze and Melissa Gilbert are set to star in a <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3id800e17a9d51b5b1d8d2ce95e6bf792f" target="_blank">musical based on Little House on the Prairie</a>, says Hollywood Reporter.</li> <li>The AP reports that <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070316/ap_en_tv/people_david_duchovny" target="_blank">David Duchovny is returning to TV</a> with a new Showtime comedy.</li> <li><a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003558736" target="_blank">Fergie's "Glamorous" grabs the No. 1 spot</a> on Billboard's Hot 100.</li> <li>TMZ says <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2007/03/16/carol-burnett-sues-over-family-guy-gag/" target="_blank">Carol Burnett is suing "Family Guy"</a> over a parody.</li> <li>Contrary to what you might have read in Wikipedia, the AP informs us that <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2956026&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312" target="_blank">comedian Sinbad is still alive</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961286.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1&amp;nid=2562" target="_blank">ABC captures the Thursday ratings race</a> with "Grey's Anatomy" and "October Road."</li> <li>MTV news reports on <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554821/20070315/rage_against_the_machine.jhtml?rsspartner=rssBloglines" target="_blank">Amy Winehouse, Bloc Party, and other shows at SXSW</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070315/en_afp/afpentertainmentus" target="_blank">Simon Cowell proclaims that he's more important that Bruce Springsteen</a>, says AFP.</li> <li>The Emmys get a big shakeup - <a href="http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117961270.html?nav=news&amp;categoryid=1985&amp;cs=1" target="_blank">including a new essay requirement</a>, Variety reports.</li> <li>'Sup Holmes? Warner Bros. plans to bring <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961256.html?categoryid=13&amp;cs=1" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes to the big screen</a>, reports Variety.</li> <li>Comedian David Cross will be playing the Howard K. Stern character in <a href="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070316nbc01" target="_blank">"Law &amp; Order"'s Anna Nicole Smith episode</a>, says the Futon Critic.</li> <li><a href="http://community.tvguide.com/thread.jspa?threadID=800010946" target="_blank">Stanley Tucci is headed to "ER"</a>, TV Guide reports.</li> <li>TLC says it's <a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=115172" target="_blank">giving "What Not to Wear" co-host Stacy London a talk show.</a></li> </ul> http://www.buzzsugar.com/179032#comment news roundup Law and Order Simon Cowell SXSW Stacy London Sinbad David Cross David Duchovny Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:37:20 -0700 BuzzSugar http://www.buzzsugar.com/179032