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Buzz News Roundup, 4/16
- According to the AP, the upcoming X-Files movie has an official title! It's now called The X-Files: I Want to Believe, and will still open July 25.
- Richard Gere is joining two movie projects, writes Variety. He'll costar alongside Hilary Swank in the Amelia Earhart biopic, and he'll star in the cop drama Brooklyn's Finest.
- Iron & Wine, Flight of the Conchords, and Wolf Parade are among the bands scheduled for Sub Pop Records' 20th anniversary party this Summer, Billboard reports.
- ComingSoon reports that Danielle Panabaker will play the female lead in the remake of Friday the 13th.
- Get ready for more "green" storylines: NBC is bringing back Green is Universal for Earth Day, and The Futon Critic has the details.
TV Tonight: 30 Rock
Of all of the shows participating in NBC's Green is Universal week, I've been most excited to see what 30 Rock would do with the assignment. The show is so brilliant at poking fun of NBC's corporate culture that I figured Tina Fey would have something special up her sleeve for this politically correct mission.
Sure enough, tonight's episode will introduce Greenzo, a ridiculous, Jack Donaghy-mandated green superhero, played by David Schwimmer.
NBC Goes Eco for Green is Universal Week
Back in July, when NBC announced it would have a green-themed week of programming, I wondered aloud how many green plot lines there could really be. Well, NBC has released the details about how each of its shows will be integrating the theme from Nov. 4-10, and it seems the answer to my question is: a whole lot.
NBC is Going Green This Fall
From Live Earth to Leonardo DiCaprio's documentary about global warming, it's cool to be green in showbiz these days. This fall, NBC will be getting into the act with a week of green-themed programming across all of its networks, including Bravo, USA and Sci Fi. According to NBC entertainment co-president Ben Silverman, every single primetime show on the network — from "Heroes" to "Deal or No Deal" — will have "themes of green."
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Buzz News Roundup, 6/3
- Disney is working on a new Winnie the Pooh hand-drawn animated movie which will get a theatrical release. — The Hollywood Reporter
- Madeline Zima will join Heroes in a recurring role, while Brian Austin Green is in talks to join One Tree Hill full-time. — The Hollywood Reporter
- Jay Leno's primetime show will debut Sept.
Earth-Friendly Baby Wipes That Work
From wiping baby bums to playground dirt off lil one's hands and cleaning lunch crumbs off wee faces — the baby wipe has become a universal cleanser in many homes. Traditional wipes are sturdy, soft and get the job done, but thinking about how many end up in the garbage tends to push many mamas toward ecological options.
Elements Naturals has an earth-friendly version that is compostable and still manages to withstand the rigor used to tidy up tots.
American Idol Elimination: And Our Finalists Are . . .
Wednesday night was a big one on American Idol, as we learned which of the final three guys would advance to next week's big finale. Would it be the perpetually safe Danny Gokey? The longtime favorite Adam Lambert?
Suzy Menkes Disapproves of Revivals and Marc Jacobs
When we heard International Herald Tribune fashion writer Suzy Menkes was going to speak at the Academy of Art University San Francisco, we decided we must get ourselves there, even though technically we're not students. But really — isn't one always a student of fashion? I think so .
Star Trek: Move Over Kirk, Spock Is Hot
To be honest, I'm not a huge Star Trek fan. Obviously as a member of the human race who was raised in the United States, I've been exposed to the original television show and many of its different iterations. I've even seen some of the movies including Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (responsible for my lifelong fear of earwigs) and the movie I commonly refer to as "the one with the whales," aka Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
Pineapple Express Folks Reteam For Your Highness
Actor Danny McBride has been getting more and more recognition in recent years by starring in things like Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express, Superbad, and now the HBO series Eastbound and Down, which he also helped create. Now he's written a comedy script and gotten a studio (Universal), a director (Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green), and a star (James Franco) to play a lead role alongside him.
Titled Your Highness, the comedy "follows two spoiled and arrogant princes in a medieval fantasy setting.
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