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- According to Variety, a celebrity-studded version of Family Feud will be coming to primetime.
- The Hollywood Reporter writes that Shekhar Kapur will direct the late Anthony Minghella's last project, a short film for the anthology New York, I Love You.
- Hugh Jackman and TV writer/producer Marc Guggenheim are co-creating an original comic book series titled Nowhere Man, ComingSoon reports.
- Zap2It has news that Jaime King will star in a 3-D remake of the 1981 horror flick My Bloody Valentine.
- Variety reports that TV judges are getting their own Daytime Emmy Awards category.
- VH1's Rock Honors will only honor The Who this year, the Associated Press reports.
- Gabrielle Union is set to star in Cadillac Records, playing Muddy Waters' girlfriend Geneva Wade, writes ComingSoon.
- A Broadway musical version of A Tale of Two Cities will head to New York this summer, Variety reports.
Sugar Bits – Anyone for a Rick Roll?
- Rick Astley is the unsuspecting star of an internet prank; Rickrolling, where surfers click through onto a video of Rick Astley's brilliantly cheesy song "Never Gonna Give You Up" instead of what was advertised. Now people are Rickrolling in real life, eg: outside this Scientology building, as a form of harmless protest. He thinks "It's a bit spooky, innit."
Sugar Bits – The Mighty Boosh vs Honey Monster
- The Honey Monster has copied the boys of The Mighty Boosh. And they're not happy about it. – The Sun
- Heather Mills gave "inaccurate" evidence in her court battle with Sir Paul.
Director Anthony Minghella Dies at Age 54
Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella died today at the age of 54 of a hemorrhage following surgery. He won the Best Director Oscar in 1997 for The English Patient, and was later nominated for his work on The Talented Mr. Ripley. He also directed Cold Mountain and the 2006 drama Breaking and Entering.
Sugar Bits — Director Anthony Minghella Passes Away at 54
- Film director Anthony Minghella, who won an Oscar for The English Patient, died early this morning at the age of 54. He suffered a brain hemorrhage following routine surgery at a hospital in London. — PopSugar UK
- Soleil Moon Frye and her husband, Jason Goldberg, welcomed their second daughter, Jagger Joseph Blue, yesterday.
Breaking News: Anthony Minghella Has Died
Sad news has been confirmed today – Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella died this morning. He was 54 years old. A cause has not been released at the time of writing.
HBO Has Female-Driven Programming On Deck
This year we've seen two network TV shows, Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle, that have tried to recreate the magic of HBO's Sex and the City, with mixed results. By contrast, HBO itself is moving on, leaving SATC for the big screen and once again developing interesting and unexpected female-driven projects.
Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose will star in Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella's adaptation of the popular book series the No.
Jude Law's Breaking and Entering
Jude Law & Robin Wright Penn were promoting their latest movie, Breaking and Entering. Robin is looking much better than her heart throb co-star these days. We love RWP and wish she worked more, but when she does we know it's going to be a great film.
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Jude Law Goes Hell For Leather at Mythologies Viewing
Jude Law enjoyed an evening of art at Haunch of Venison's Mythologies Private Viewing in London last night. Dressed in a leather jacket and scarf, the art lover looked more steady on his feet than last week, when he partied the night away with Guy Ritchie at the Punch Bowl. Jude will be heading to the Isle of Wight this weekend for the Island's Minghella Movie Marathon, which celebrates the life and work of Anthony Minghella.
2009 Bafta Awards — The Nominations
Jonathan Ross will host the Bafta Awards this year, he announced via his Twitter yesterday, and all of the nominations for this year's ceremony have now been released. The ceremony will take place at the Royal Opera House in London on February 8, and Kate Winslet continues her awesome awards season with two nominations in the best actress category, and Slumdog Millionaire has an enormous 11 nominations including Best Actor for lovely Dev Patel! There's a full list of nominations after the jump, so check them out and see if your favourites made it.
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