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Movie Preview: Harold
"I'm going over the nerd wall and I ain't never going back." Those are words to live by.
Trying to guess exactly how the film Harold would shape up based on the casting news alone was kinda difficult.
FABTV: The Breakfast Club Dance Scene
FABTV is taking a new direction this week — let's not forget about important fashion/music/dance moments in film. It's these hybrids that sometimes make cinematic history. Flashdance anyone?Blonsky, Quinn and Sheedy Join Teen Comedy
Harold, the rapidly aging teen.
Nikki Blonsky, Ally Sheedy and Colin Quinn have been added to the cast of the comedy Harold, all about a prematurely balding teenager (played by Spencer Breslin). Blonsky, in her first role after Hairspray, will play Harold's loyal, nerdy friend Rhonda.
TV Dinners: The Breakfast Club - Pixy Stix Sandwich
In honor of national candy month, I thought I'd pull out a classic candy-related TV Dinner clip for us all. Do you remember the lunchtime scene in The Breakfast Club? Molly Ringwald confuses Judd Nelson with sushi, Emilio Estevez has enough food for a large family and Ally Sheedy perplexes everyone by tossing the pimento loaf out of her sandwich and replaces it with Pixy Stix and Cap'n Crunch cereal instead?
Chris and Ginnifer Screen Day Zero
Chris Klein and Ginnifer Goodwin screened their film, Day Zero at the Tribeca Film Festival this weekend. In the movie Chris and Elijah Wood play New Yorkers who are drafted for the military and have only 30 days to prepare for duty. Ginnifer plays Chris' wife in the film - how perfect is that?Recast The Breakfast Club!
Ever wonder what a movie or TV show would be like if you could be the casting director? Well, now's your chance. Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I'll be posting a Recast challenge, where I'll ask you to recast a classic TV show or movie for these modern times.
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Bad Idea of the Week No. 2: Johnny 5 Alive Again?
It looks like we have some bad ideas bookending this week as we kicked off with Monday's news of a rumored remake of Casablanca and now we have another doozy: the possible remake of the 1986 hit Short Circuit.
While the rumor has floated around for several years, Variety now reports that the film rights have been acquired and the writers are hired, which means this train has officially left the station.
My initial reaction when I learned about this was: Stop messing with my childhood!
Buzz News Roundup, 8/13
- Channing Tatum and Columbus Short are signed on to star in an untitled buddy action flick, says Hollywood Reporter.
- Instead of Harvey Keitel, Joe Mantegna will replace Mandy Patinkin on "Criminal Minds," Zap2It reports.
- "Saturday Night Live" folks Rachel Dratch and Chris Parnell will join the cast of Harold, which includes Nikki Blonski and Ally Sheedy, says ComingSoon.
- Billboard is reporting that Jennifer Lopez's next album will be in English, titled Brave, and will be released October 9.
- ComingSoon reports that Corey Feldman, Corey Haim and Jamison Newlander will all be in the Lost Boys 2 straight-to-DVD movie.
- Fox has purchased "Drop Dead Diva," a drama script about a dead beauty queen whose soul enters the body of an unattractive lawyer, Mediaweek reports.
- According to the LA Times, New Line is eager to patch things up with Peter Jackson so he will direct The Hobbit.
- Variety is reporting that "The Sopranos"' James Gandolfini will return to HBO to play corporate sports scout Sonny Vaccaro, who signed Michael Jordan to the first million-dollar shoe deal at Nike.
Reminder: Recast The Breakfast Club
I've already gotten TONS of entries for this week's Recast challenge, where I ask you to recast the John Hughes favorite The Breakfast Club. So if you haven't already entered, hurry up and leave your entry in the comment section below!
Who today would best personify the princess originated by Ringwald or the jock and the basket case captured so well by Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy?
What's Your Favorite Classic Arcade Game?
After watching Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy's 80's classic WarGames last night, I was reminded of the wonder of Galaga and the many hours I spent as a kid trying to leave my initials on the ranking board. So, fellow geeks, what's your top arcade pick? What's Your Favorite Classic Arcade Game?
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