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Link Time! 3/12
- Some hints/spoilers about the end of Pushing Daisies. — Give Me My Remote
- The outtakes of Ricky Gervais's appearance on Sesame Street are tickling us, Elmo. — Popwatch
- Huh.
Buzz News Roundup, 2/4
- Al Pacino will play King Lear in a new film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. — ComingSoon
- Steve Zahn is close to joining the cast of Treme, the New Orleans-set show from the creator of The Wire. — TV.com
- Columbia Pictures and producer Scott Rudin will make a film based on the life of Henry Molaison, whose brain became the most studied gray matter in medical history.
Buzz Gift Guide: The Best of 2008 For Guys
Welcome back to my Buzz Gift Guide series for all the entertainment lovers in your life. Yesterday I entertained myself, actually, by sorting through all the great pop culture-related t-shirts I'd love to get for the men in my life, and today I'm tackling a bigger project for the guys: the best in music, books, TV, and movies of 2008.
Now, this is by no means a definitive list of the best entertainment stuff that came this year.
Link Time! 7/17
- Cinematical just finished reading Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and is anxious to see how the film adaptation (starring Michael Cera) comes out.
- The best part of getting up to watch the Emmy nominations was watching Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris banter while announcing the nominees (and being surprised at their own nods). Give Me My Remote has the video.
- BestWeekEver's Dan Hopper has a passionate defense of Katie Holmes' performance in Batman Begins.
- Stereogum has a clip of The Hold Steady performing on Letterman on Wednesday.
- geeksugar wonders if you buy more music in the age of downloads.
- The TV Addict has an interview with Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan.
- FilmExperience has a post basically devoted to the hotness of Penelope Cruz.
- Popwatch wants to stop talking about Hayden's embarrassingly atrocious music video and start talking about songs that we actually like, like Little Jackie's "The World Should Revolve Around Me."
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. You may have heard that Coldplay's new album is out today (I reviewed here) and you can also sample the new Wolf Parade album before you download it.
Link Time! 6/10
- I honestly can't stop laughing at Best Week Ever's list of the top 10 New Kids on the Block pictures "you should never forget."
- Uh-oh. Those who are viewing M. Night's latest feature, The Happening, continue to be distinctly unimpressed, writes FilmExperience.
- Yay!
Buzz News Roundup, 5/2
- Catherine O'Hara and Andie MacDowell have signed on for ABC pilots, Zap2it reports: O'Hara will play the mom in Good Behavior from Rob Thomas, while MacDowell's plot is described as a Hamlet-like drama set in the auto industry.
- Maggie Gyllenhaal will replace Toni Collette in the Sam Mendes relationship comedy that also stars John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph, Variety writes.
- According to ComingSoon, comedian Demetri Martin will be joining Ang Lee's next project, Taking Woodstock.
- Billboard writes that The Cure has announced the date of their next album release: September 13, with a new single coming out every month until then, starting on May 13.
- Variety reports that iTunes will now offer movies to be purchased and downloaded on the day of DVD release.
- If you liked the Christian Siriano-designed blouse that Amanda wore on Ugly Betty last night, you can bid on it now; details on how are at The Futon Critic.
- E! reports that Leighton Meester will be reprising her role on Entourage as a Britney-esque pop star.
- Pitchfork has new details on the new album from The Hold Steady, which will be released in July.
How Do You Feel About a Mass-Market Indie CD?
Here's a little something to chew on as you roll into the weekend: A Now-style compilation CD of indie tunes is hitting stores this month. The track list includes songs from Sonic Youth, Neko Case, Deerhoof, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Hold Steady and others.
A couple things about this strike me as funny.
Concert Review: The Hold Steady and Illinois in SF, 5/31/07
With its canon of songs about drinking and drugs, music fests and chillout tents, and redemption and rebirth, The Hold Steady approach the act of partying with an almost religious fervor. Not surprisingly, the band's concert at Slim's last week was no exception. In fact, the show followed the pattern poetically laid out in "Hot Soft Light," from the band's newest album, Boys and Girls in America:
"It started recreational
ended kinda medical
it came on hot and soft
and then it tightened up its tentacles."
I Like Food: Munchies from Musicians
In my mind, rock music and yummy food truly are two great tastes that taste great together. So Kara Zuaro is a girl after my own heart: She's compiled a book of recipes from rockers including the Hold Steady, the Decemberists, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, My Morning Jacket, and the Mountain Goats called I Like Food, Food Tastes Good.
Now, I tend to associate rock show food more with "hey, is that pizza place still open?"
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