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Buzz News Roundup, 12/3
- Folk music legend Odetta has died at age 77. — AP
- Shia LaBeouf will play the title role in the big screen version of John Grisham's upcoming legal thriller The Associate. — Variety
- In addition to Reaper, the CW's midseason schedule includes 13: Fear Is Real.
What to Download: New Music on iTunes
Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. Here are today's selections:
Glamorous: This new album from Las Vegas's own glam rock band The Killers goes full speed ahead on the dramatic.
Announcing the Winners: The 2008 American Music Awards
Chris Brown, Rihanna, and Kanye West were among the big winners Sunday at the American Music Awards. Brown took home the biggest prize of all, winning Artist of the Year by beating out Lil Wayne, Coldplay, the Eagles, and Alicia Keys. It was one of three awards for Brown, who also won Favorite Male Artist in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories.
Link Time! 11/18
- This set of photos of "The End" from movies and TV? Awesome. — BoingBoing
- Watchmen vs.
Buzz News Roundup, 9/24
- Lifetime just paid a whole lot of money for the reruns of How I Met Your Mother. — Hollywood Reporter
- Bruce Willis will make his directorial debut with the indie psychological drama Three Stories About Joan. — ComingSoon
- Billy Crystal will join Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, and Julie Andrews in the comedy Tooth Fairy.
Link Time! 9/16
- What if silent film enjoyed a revival? Which modern actors would do well with this format? — FilmExperience
- I might like this post about Bonnie Hunt's new talk show more than I would like the show itself.
Buzz News Roundup, 9/5
- Leisha Hailey's Alice will headline the L Word spinoff. — Variety
- Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are adaptation now has an October 2009 release date. — ComingSoon
- Denzel Washington will star in the post-apocalyptic drama Book of Eli.
Link Time! 8/12
- Popwatch wonders why Craig Robinson, a regular on The Office and one of the best things about Pineapple Express, isn't a bigger star.
- What do you think about Kanye's new video? Sound off over on Pop.
- FilmExperience has an interesting post about Zhang Yimou, the director of the Olympics' spectacular opening ceremonies.
- TV Filter points out parallels between some characters on Grey's Anatomy and Friends.
- I am enjoying the discussion over on Jezebel about whether or not the Twilight books are antifeminist.
- Pop Candy directs my attention to the online comics for Chuck.
- If you couldn't get to the All Points West music festival, Vulture tells you what you missed.
- Could Tori Spelling still turn up on 90210? She gave her thoughts to our own lilsugar.
HBO Likes Hustlers, Fat Girl, and Kanye
After a Summer with no original series, HBO sure seems to be stepping up its TV development these days. The latest news:
- HBO's alliance with Mark Wahlberg's production company has worked out well so far (Entourage, In Treatment), so why not try again? The latest is a comedy pilot called How to Make It in America.
Buzz In: What's Your Biggest Concert Pet Peeve?
After Kanye West took to his computer keyboard to blame the organizers of the Bonnaroo Music Festival for his extremely tardy appearance (4:25 a.m. — dang!), I got to thinking about other bad concert situations. While the folks who paid good money to see Kanye at that festival clearly were not thrilled with the major delays, diva behavior isn't the only situation that can irritate a concert-goer.