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Chihuahua's Bark Is Loud at the Box Office
You know, the reviews for Disney's Beverly Hills Chihuahua were not as bad as I thought they might be, so that coupled with the fact that it's a family film meant that the movie about little talking dogs took the No. 1 spot at the box office over the weekend. The top dogs brought in a seriously impressive $29 million.
Blindness: To See, a Brutal Gift
I saw Blindness by myself, with nothing to occupy me on the way home but a copy of Cormac McCarthy's The Road. Bad idea. This movie requires a funny friend or mindless magazine afterward to decompress.
Teaser Trailer for Blindness With Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo
Don't be fooled by the chipper, easy-breezy morning routine at the beginning of this teaser trailer for Blindness — it gets scary. Really scary. Based on the novel by Portuguese Nobel prize winner Jose Saramago, Blindness is an apocalyptic thriller in which an entire town — save one doctor's wife — succumbs to a blindness epidemic.
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- According to Cinematical, Mark Ruffalo is replacing Daniel Craig in the movie Blindness (which I told you about back when Craig was first cast and I was giddy over the news).
- Stereogum recounts the bizarre saga of the dude who thinks Arcade Fire stole his basketball when the band played at UC Berkeley. Arcade Fire denies the charges.
- According to PopCandy, BJ Novack (Ryan on "The Office") was a prankster in high school, recording fake audio tours for the Boston Museum of the Fine Arts.
- The Movie Blog thinks casting a magician to play a magician is a good idea, referring specifically to Criss "Mindfreak" Angel who has been cast in Mandrake the Magician, based on a Depression-era comic strip. Well, he's certainly comical.
- I Guess I'm Floating finds Wilco's explanation for selling its songs to a VW campaign.
- CHUD (Cinematic Happenings Under Development) has a source who heard something about a remake of Meatballs.
- TV With MeeVee reviews the "Heroes" 360 Experience.
- Earvolution says the Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. is writing a play. Source
Dreamy-Eyed Daniel Craig Considers Blindness
I always love an excuse to write about Daniel Craig — it means looking for photos of him, after all — but this news is particularly cool. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the James Bond actor is in talks to star in Blindness, a movie based on the Jose Saramago novel of the same name.
Julianne Moore is also being considered, which is interesting, since the premise reminds me a bit of Children of Men.
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Artist to Watch: Emily King, "Color Blind"
From the first moment I heard Emily King compared to Amy Winehouse, I knew I should be on alert for another breakout star. Indeed, you might call King a more wholesome, American version of Winehouse — or, if you prefer, R&B's answer to Regina Spektor. Either way, I think the the 21-year-old New Yorker is going to go far.
Piper Perabo to Star in Spy Series on USA
The USA Network has nabbed Piper Perabo to play the broken-hearted CIA agent at the center of its upcoming spy thriller series. Titled Covert Affairs, the series will follow "Annie Walker (Perabo), a CIA trainee who speaks six languages and excels at any endeavor she undertakes. Walker joins the CIA while still reeling over a mysterious ex-boyfriend who appears to be of particular interest to her new bosses.
Buzz News Roundup, 2/20
- Sandra Bullock will star in football drama-comedy The Blindside, based on the book The Blind Side: Evolution of the Game. — Variety
- Project Runway filmed its season six finale today, even though it's unclear if or when season six will air. — AP
- In the latest pilot casting news, Jenna Elfman will play a movie critic, Amy Smart will play a future presidential contender, and Jason Clarke will play a federal prosecutor.
Pete Doherty's New Project
Pete Doherty generates more controversy than music buzz these days, but the former Libertines frontman is finally resurfacing as a rock star, and the results are good. On Tuesday his new band, Babyshambles, released its debut EP on Capitol Records, called The Blinding. This is great news for those of us who've been jonesing for Doughtery's signature boyish sass ever since the Libertines called it quits.Five Questions For House
The start of Summer means the return of my Five Questions series, where I reflect on the most recent seasons of some favorite shows and chat about their challenges for the future. Today, I'm posing some questions for House, also known as "the world's most popular show."
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