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Beyonce's Box Office Surprise
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The Soloist: The Lead Actors Are the High Notes
I'll be honest with you: If it stars Robert Downey Jr., I'm probably going to like it, at least a little. Such is the case with director Joe Wright's (Atonement) new movie, The Soloist. Honestly, I'm not sure I would like this movie as much were it not for this excellent casting choice.
Buzz News Roundup, 2/11
- The upcoming movie The Soloist is inspiring at least 174 orchestras in 46 states to participate in food drives. — AP
- Showtime has renewed United States of Tara for a second season. — Variety
- In other renewal news, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers and Sisters are rumored to be getting early pickups from ABC.
Buzz News Roundup, 11/19
- Legendary superhero creator Stan Lee has won the National Medal of Arts. — Washington Post
- Thanks to ongoing legal wrangling, Project Runway most likely will be off the air till Spring — or beyond. — New York Times
- Taylor Swift has topped this week's album sales chart, followed by David Archuleta.
Buzz News Roundup, 10/20
- Though many people thought The Soloist (and its lead actors, Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.) would be up for Oscars this year, Paramount has pushed the movie's release from Nov. 21, 2008 to March 13, 2009. — Variety
- Hugh Grant is bowing out of the romantic comedy Lost for Words due to differences of opinion on the script.
Movie Preview: RDJ and Jamie Foxx in The Soloist
About a year ago, when I first heard about the casting news for The Soloist, I thought it sounded similar to a movie in theaters at the time, Resurrecting the Champ. Both feature a white guy helping an exceptionally talented black homeless guy. So, I created a helpful chart pointing out some of the similarities and differences between the two movies.
Separated at Birth: The Homeless Soloist vs. The Homeless Champ
Today there came news that Robert Downey Jr. will be starring opposite Jamie Foxx in the musician biopic The Soloist. Reading up on the movie's plot, however, it sounds awfully similar to a movie currently out in theaters that stars Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson, Resurrecting the Champ.
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Those answers are supposed to come May 19 — the same week the rest of the networks will announce their schedules.
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