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Link Time! James Van der Beek Is Coming to The Forgotten

BuzzSugar — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:30:35 -0700

James Van Der Beek will make an appearance on The Forgotten - The Ausiello Files
Woody Allen's next movie will be called You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger - Vulture
Jay-Z will perform at the World Series this week - Pitchfork
Bravo has a new Top Chef spinoff in the works that's focused entirely on desserts - YumSugar
Keira Knightley will portray Eliza Doolittle in Joe Wright's My Fair Lady remake - Cinematical
Check out these two new leaked promos for 24 - The Wrap
Michael Hurwitz confirms that he's directing the Arrested Development movie - MTV Movies Blog
5 things you should know about the Battlestar Galactica spinoff Caprica - Pop Candy
Kristin Chenoweth is going to reprise her guest-starring role on Glee - PopWatch
Kenny Ortega drops out of directing the Footloose remake - Coming Soon

Movie Preview: Woody Allen's Whatever Works

BuzzSugar — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:30:08 -0700

In the trailer for Woody Allen's next movie, Whatever Works, Larry David's character Boris insists that "this is not the feel-good movie of the year." While that may be true, I feel pretty good after watching it! I don't know if it's the great cast (which includes Patricia Clarkson, Evan Rachel Wood, and Ed Begley Jr., among others), Allen's writing and direction, or just Larry David's delivery, but I found myself laughing quite a lot at the preview for this bizarre-looking film.

According to a press notice I received about the movie, Boris is "an eccentric New Yorker" who "abandons his upper-class life to lead a more bohemian existence. He meets a young girl from the South [Evan Rachel Wood] and her family and no two people seem to get along in the entanglements that follow." Whatever Works opens in limited release June 19. To check out the trailer, read more.

Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Buzz News Roundup, 3/4

BuzzSugar — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:30:27 -0800

Director Zack Snyder has tapped Amanda Seyfried to lead the all-female cast of his movie Sucker Punch. - Zap2It
It's the neverending musical: High School Musical 4 will come to the Disney Channel in 2010. - Billboard
Woody Allen's latest film, Whatever Works, starring Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood will kick off this year's Tribeca Film Festival in April. - Variety
The finale of the ABC version of Life on Mars will air April 1. - The Futon Critic
Megan Fox is lining up more projects: She'll star opposite Josh Brolin and John Malkovich in Jonah Hex, and she's attached to star and develop Fathom, Fox Atomic's comic book-based underwater adventure. - The Hollywood Reporter
Alice Braga, Mickey Rourke and Vincent Cassel are set to star in 11 Minutes, an adaptation of the Paulo Coehlo novel. - ComingSoon
Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis will team up for Kevin Smith's next directorial venture, A Couple of Cops. - Zap2It
The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men are on the verge of being renewed for several more seasons. - Variety
Alfred Molina will play the villain in Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. - ComingSoon

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Buzz News Roundup, 2/11

BuzzSugar — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:30:34 -0800

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. - TV.com
Mark Valley will star in a Fox pilot called Human Target, while Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Johnston are officially cast in the Absolutely Fabulous remake. - TV Guide
Woody Allen has set Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins to star in the film he wrote and will shoot in London this Summer. - ComingSoon
Tom Cruise is in talks to star with Denzel Washington in the David Cronenberg-directed thriller The Matarese Circle. - Variety
Brad Paisley leads the Academy of Country Music Awards nominations with six nods. - AP
Sam Rockwell has joined Hilary Swank in the legal drama Betty Anne Waters. - The Hollywood Reporter

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Neurotic Mixed With Beautiful

BuzzSugar — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:30:32 -0700

I'd probably say I'm a medium-sized fan of Woody Allen. If I were ordering a dose of Woody Allen at Starbucks, I'd probably get it in a grande cup. His nebbishy dialogue style grates on my nerves after too long, and some of his movies remind me of me at my most neurotic, which is tiring. Vicky Cristina Barcelona is more of the same Allenistic stuff we've grown to expect, but it's also given a refreshing jolt from the (mostly) talented and entirely beautiful cast. There's a nice balance of overthinky anxiety, wacky storyline, and attractive people to make this Woody Allen film a medium-sized, easy-to-drink treat.

The movie is narrated as though someone is reading us a story, and the detached commentary provides occasional insights into the thoughts and feelings of the protagonists, which I appreciated in this case. Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) are girlfriends who set off for a Summer in Barcelona. They soon befriend a famous painter, Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), who is known for his volatile relationship with his ex-wife, Maria Elena (Penelope Cruz).

Cristina becomes Juan Antonio's paramour, but before too long, Vicky finds herself drawn to him as well, despite her engagement to the wealthy, steady Doug (Chris Messina). The love triangle becomes a square when the emotionally unstable Maria Elena returns to live in Juan Antonio's house, which he now shares with Cristina. The tangled web gets messier - and funnier - as the Summer goes on. For more of my thoughts on all of this, read more.

It's easy to relax into this Summer-in-Spain atmosphere, and the city lends a softer, friendlier vibe to the film than the usual fast-paced craziness of New York City, Allen's frequent location of choice. Bardem and Cruz are two of the hottest human beings ever, in my opinion, and both are superb as the love-crazed, passionate artists forever enmeshed in a love/hate, push-pull relationship. Even if they weren't superb, I would love watching them (I mean, look at this photo of Penelope Cruz! Look at it!).

Using Spanish actors in a Spanish setting (as opposed to solely focusing on the Americans' experiences abroad) was wise, and these two often carry some of the wackier scenes simply because they are so comfortable in the setting. They're less easy with some of the anxious, uniquely Woody Allen-y dialogue, but frankly, so is Johansson. For all that talk of her being a "muse," she doesn't do very well with Allen's material. The one who really and truly does is Rebecca Hall, playing a character who thinks so much and so intensely about everything, she has a hard time just relaxing and being content. Sound like anyone else we could name? It's like she was born to star in a Woody Allen film, and I hope we get to see her in more of them.

Photos courtesy of The Weinstein Company

Movie Preview: Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BuzzSugar — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:30:39 -0700

The trailer for Woody Allen's latest effort Vicky Cristina Barcelona has no dialogue - only a montage of scenes from the film set to a song sung in Spanish. This is probably for the best, I suppose, so we can concentrate on all the making out that's going on (including a kiss between Penelope and Scarlett) and how good-looking Javier Bardem is. According to IMDB, the plot description is this: "A painter enters a relationship with two American tourists. Conflict begins with the painter's jealous ex-girlfriend."

The movie opens in theaters September 5. To watch all the beautiful people and tell me what you think of the dialogue-less trailer, read more.

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The Results Are In: Recast Annie Hall

BuzzSugar — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:30:14 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Wow, this week's recast challenge for Annie Hall prompted tons of awesome entries. I wish I could choose 10 winners - it was nearly impossible to pick just one. I especially loved allenorton's idea of John Cusack as Alvy paired with Zooey Deschanel as Annie. I also got a huge kick out of sfmastiffmom's Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey combo. Some of my favorite Alvy ideas were bart simpson's Creed Bratton from The Office (it's just funny), katie_c's Tony Shahloub and alethe16's Paul Giamatti.

And finally, because it's Super Tuesday, I have to give a special shout-out to janneth for her Hilary-Obama combination (with the genders reversed). That pretty much made my day.

I finally had to make a decision, however, and I went with coolgurl24's recast list! To see who coolgurl24 picked and a new cast photo, read more.

These two are almost exactly the same ages that Woody Allen and Diane Keaton were when Annie Hall came out. Woody was 42, Diane was 31. Rainn Wilson is 42 and Amy Adams is 33.

coolgurl24's cast:
Annie - Amy Adams
Alvy - Rainn Wilson

Recast Annie Hall and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:29:12 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

For this recast challenge, the only requirement is to think of new actors for the main two characters: Annie (Diane Keaton) and Alvy (Woody Allen). However, if you wish to recast other characters from the film, you are welcome to do so! Who could play these two iconic, anxious people?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, February 5, complete with a "new" cast photo.

To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more

Characters to recast:
Alvy Singer (Woody Allen)
Annie Hall (Diane Keaton)

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First Look: Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell in Cassandra's Dream

BuzzSugar — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:30:00 -0700

Something tells me Woody Allen will be feverishly making movies until the day he dies. He's currently working on his untitled Barcelona project starring his favorite leading lady Scarlett Johansson. And coming out this fall is Allen's crime thriller Cassandra's Dream.

Starring Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor, Cassandra's Dream follows two south London brothers (Farrell, McGregor) experiencing money problems who are led into a life of crime by a sexy lady (Hayley Atwell). When things don't go so well, the two brothers are pitted against each other. So, Annie Hall it's not.

The international trailer (you know, with subtitles) has just hit the Web, and while it feels a little long and involved, I'm still interested to see this when it opens in the U.S. November 30. To watch the trailer, read more

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Buzz News Roundup, 6/22

BuzzSugar — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:54:54 -0700

Reruns of "The Office" and "My Name is Earl" will be broadcast on TBS, Variety reports.
Woody Allen is set to direct a Puccini opera in September of 2008, the AP reports.
Reuters notes that former Beatles are flourishing on the music charts right now.
Billboard says The Donnas have started their own record label, and are finishing up their next album, due out in September.
Uma Thurman is set to star in the HBO movie version of the dramatic play "The Zinc Bed," says Zap2It.
If you live in Atlanta, Kansas City, or Philly, among other cities, you can attend a special screening of some of ABC's fall shows, and the Futon Critic has the details.
According to Hollywood Reporter, Amy Adams will join Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film version of the acclaimed play "Doubt."
Hero of the superhero world, Stan Lee will get a star on Hollywood's walk of fame, says Zap2It.
In '80s revival news, Billboard reports that The Cure are finishing a new album and touring again.

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