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King Lear Movie Gets Keira, Gwyneth and Sir Anthony
Get ready for another Shakespearean film adaptation
Recent news coming out of the Cannes Film Festival (courtesy of the UK's Telegraph): there will be a new big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, this time starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Keira Knightley and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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Sir Anthony will naturally assume the role of King Lear, while Keira will portray his daughter Cordelia. According to the article, "Gwyneth Paltrow is tipped to take the role of Regan, Lear's treacherous middle daughter.
What's Buzzworthy: Your Favorite Teacher Movies
For last week's Buzzworthy challenge — inspired by the new Hilary Swank movie Freedom Writers — I asked you guys to bookmark your favorite tearjerker teacher movies, wherein extraordinary teachers inspire troubled youth. The results were also nothing short of extraordinary, because until now, I never realized how many teacher movies there were, from Blackboard Jungle to Lean on Me. Here are some of my favorite picks from BuzzSugar readers.
2009 Comic-Con: Sherlock, Wild Things, The Box, and More!
Today at Comic-Con, Warner Bros. provided a closer look at some of its most-anticipated upcoming films. In a packed 90 minutes, we got sneak peeks at Where the Wild Things Are, The Book of Eli, The Box, Jonah Hex, and Sherlock Holmes.
Announcing the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees!
This morning Chandra Wilson and The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons rather adorably announced the major category nominees for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards. It's a curious batch this year, with many of the categories containing more nominees than usual.
The 30 Rock appreciation continues, and has even increased, with a 30 Rock nomination in each of the comedy acting fields (and two in the Supporting Actor category — go Jack McBrayer!).
Caption It: Which Caption Should Win?
This picture from Ghosts of Girlfriends Past inspired some hilarious captions:
But as you know, there can only be one winner. Here are your finalists:
- "Wait! That's not Kate Hudson!
Movie News: Krasinski, Eckhart, Blanchett Circle Roles
Aaron Eckhart in Rum Diary
Amber Heard gets to work with some mighty handsome men. Aaron Eckhart is in talks to join the cast of Rum Diary, the movie based on Hunter S. Thompson's novel, which already nabbed Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in main roles.
Buzz's Guide to New Year's Eve TV
Staying in tonight? Just looking for the best place to watch the ball drop? Most of the networks — and several cable channels — are pulling out all the stops for New Year's Eve blowout bashes, with musical guests and star appearances galore.
VH1 Counts Down the 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s
Starting Monday, VH1 will be paying tribute to the eclectic music of the '90s with 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s, a countdown of hits from Nirvana to Hanson and everywhere in between. A while back, the network asked viewers to vote on their favorites from a pre-selected list of 100 songs, and this week-long special will reveal how those votes shook out.
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What to TiVo: Thursday
- Fox has pre-season NFL football coverage
- NBC has 2008 Olympics coverage
- CBS is new with Big Brother, has a repeat of CSI, and is new with Flashpoint
- ABC has repeats of Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice
- The CW has repeats of Smallville and Supernatural
- Bravo is new with Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
- USA is new with Burn Notice
- MTV is new with Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew
- VH1 has Brooke Knows Best
- Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
- Late-night highlights include Meryl Streep, Aaron Eckhart, and Randy Travis on a repeat of Late Show With David Letterman on CBS and Sir Ben Kingsley and Idina Menzel on Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS
More Sherlock Holmes News: Robert Downey Jr. to Play Holmes
Man, I love me some Robert Downey Jr. casting news, and this one's got me all giddy. Variety is reporting that RDJ will play Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's reimagined version of the old sleuth's story (not to be confused with the comedic Sherlock Holmes story starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell). The article has more details:
Downey emerged as an action star with Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes also will take advantage of his physical skills as the character displays brawn as well as brains.
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