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Buzz News Roundup, 6/23
- Alfre Woodard will play Christian Slater's boss on NBC's series My Own Worst Enemy, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- The indie film Nailed, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel, has stopped production for the fourth time, citing more financial problems, Variety reports.
- The Financial Times is reporting that there could be a Beatles edition of Guitar Hero or Rock Band.
- Katie Cassidy won't be returning to Supernatural, TV Guide reports.
- Jennifer Egan's novel The Keep will be adapted for the big screen, writes ComingSoon.
- Billboard is reporting the news that Amy Winehouse has emphysema, according to her father.
- You can now watch full episodes of ABC shows on Veoh.com, Reuters reports.
- Blake Lewis is the latest American Idol contestant to lose his record deal, according to the New York Post.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel Get Nailed... By Al Gore's Daughter
The title of this post is scandalous and strange, but so is this film news. Al Gore's daughter Kristin Gore is co-writing a screenplay titled Nailed (not based on either of her novels Sammy's Hill or Sammy's House). Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel are attached to star together in the movie.
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Song of the Day: Nine Inch Nails, "Capital G"
While Marilyn Manson is running around being creepy and dating a 19-year-old, Trent Reznor is still hunkering down and making good music. With both Nine Inch Nails and Tori Amos releasing new albums, I feel sort of like I'm reliving my high school years, but when it comes to quality hard music, I've always had a soft spot for Reznor.
NIN's Year Zero hits stores today — the band's first album since 2005's With Teeth.
What to Download: New Music on iTunes
Tuesdays are big in entertainment-ville: 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:
All the indie buzz: The first album from the much-hyped band (Spin called them "the most buzzed-about new band since Vampire Weekend") Black Kids is probably a must-have for anyone trying to keep their iTunes loaded with the latest and greatest.
Buzz News Roundup, 5/5
- According to Variety, the next Terminator movie will attempt to broaden its audience with a PG-13 rating.
- Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has signed a huge deal with Fox that makes him the highest-paid writer-producer in television, Reuters reports.
- Tom Waits has announced Summer tour dates via a bizarre faux press conference, Billboard reports.
- The Hollywood Reporter has the mind-boggling news that Tristan Wilds (Michael from The Wire) is joining the cast of the 90210 spinoff. Another actor, Michael Steger, has also been cast.
- Meanwhile, TV Guide has news that Brea Grant, who played Landry's rebound girl on Friday Night Lights, has been cast as a Heroes character with the power of superspeed.
- Amy Winehouse won't be recording the new Bond movie theme after all, writes Variety.
- Billboard announces that Nine Inch Nails is offering a free download of its new album, The Slip.
Link Time! 4/5
- TV Squad compiles a quite comprehensive list of great TV drinkeries.
- And Spinner presents the unsexiest album covers of all time.
- Cinematical has the scoop on Coca-Cola's lawsuit against a film that features Jesus drinking a Coke.
- Tracks from Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero are surfacing, and Idolator's got a good one.
- Best Week Ever wonders: Was Michael Buble drunk on "Idol"?
- Merry Swankster's 1990s album tourney has reached the Final Four.
- Film Experience giggles at the wry though unintentional self-reference in The Reaping tagline, "What Hath God Wrought?"
- The TV Addict prints up some Dunder Mifflin letterhead.
- Rolling Stone Rock and Roll Daily sits down with ex-con-turned-rapper Akon.
- Give Me My Remote has the details on how to win a trip to the set of "Heroes."
- Meanwhile, if you've got the big bucks, Tube Talk tells you how to bid in a charity auction for TV appearances and set visits.
Fox's Fall Schedule: More Dance, More Dollhouse
Fox kicked off network Upfront week in New York this morning by announcing its Fall schedule, and here's a headline right off the bat: So You Think You Can Dance, Fox's summertime dance competition show, is getting a Fall edition as well.
The show will air in an American Idol-like fashion, with a two-hour performance show on Tuesdays and a one-hour results show on Wednesdays. That Wednesday show will lead into Glee, the musical dramedy that has its sneak peek after Idol this week.
Lil Rounds: "I Felt That I Knew Who I Was as an Artist"
For the past several weeks on American Idol, early favorite Lil Rounds had been struggling with criticism from the judges that she wasn't showing off who she was as an artist. Maybe those comments finally got to voters, because Rounds was sent home on Wednesday alongside Anoop Desai. In a call with reporters on Thursday, Rounds said she had a pretty good feeling she'd be heading home but didn't fault the judges for their criticism.
Sugar: Traditional Sports Movie This Is Not
I was interested in seeing Sugar for a few reasons. Knowing that the folks behind it are the same filmmaking duo that gave us Half Nelson, I was pretty sure this wouldn't be an ordinary, feel-good sports movie. And the focus of the story only further intrigued me: Minor-league training camps in the Dominican Republic that churn out baseball players with the efficiency (and emotional investment) of a factory.
Adventureland: Dead-End Jobs Never Looked So Fun
The director of Adventureland, Greg Mottola, is no stranger to the Summer comedy. His last film, the funny (and sometimes vulgar) Superbad, was a big hit with audiences and followed two high school buddies through one crazy night at the end of their senior year. Adventureland follows a recent college grad through one crazy Summer, so it's no surprise that the director's movies would be compared to each other.
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