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The Lovely Bones — See It or Skip It?
The Lovely Bones is a new movie based on the popular and acclaimed novel by Alice Sebold about Susie Salmon (played by Saoirse Ronan), a teenager who's murdered and the narrates the tale of her family trying to deal with the consequences and search for justice. Rachel Weisz and Mark Wahlberg star as her parents, with Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci also appearing in the film. Peter Jackson directs, and the film is due to be released in January 2010, so check out the trailer and let me know — will you see it or skip it?
Julie and Julia: One Amazing Story . . . and Another One
Julie and Julia markets itself as being based on "two true stories": one of Julie Powell, a secretary-turned-blogger who endeavors to cook every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year; the other of Child herself, also a secretary-turned-writer and chef who brought French recipes to American cooks. But what happens if one of the two true stories just doesn't deserve equal time?
The trouble with Julie and Julia is, quite simply, that it would be a better as just Julia.
Amy and Meryl Take Julie and Julia to NYC
The cast of Julie and Julia moved cross-country for the NYC premiere after hitting the red carpet in LA earlier this week. Meryl Streep went a bit more casual this time while Amy Adams took it up a notch in her floor-length gown. There were a few famous chefs out for the night, as well as Julie Powell who inspired the title character of the film.
Buzz News Roundup, 7/15
- TBS is looking to develop Are We There Yet?, a comedy series based on the Ice Cube movie of the same name. — The Hollywood Reporter
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince scored the biggest midnight gross of all-time in earning $22.2 million as it opened at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
Mario Batali to Light Empire State Building Orange Tonight!
When the sun goes down on New York tonight, celebrity chef Mario Batali and Hollywood actor-director Stanley Tucci will light Manhattan's Empire State Building bright orange. Batali and Tucci, both board members of the Food Bank, are spreading the word about the orange which, aside from matching Batali's clogs, also happens to be the symbolic color for raising funds and awareness of hunger relief. The duo are helping to kick off a hunger relief campaign called Go Orange!
Ryan Gosling Pays a Visit to The Visitor Premiere
Ryan Gosling may not have shown up with a date on his arm, but Ellen Barkin was the lucky lady posing by his side at the after party of The Visitor premiere in NYC last night. Seriously, she gets to hang out with all the good ones. Hot hot Mr. Gosling and Ellen aren't actually in the movie, but neither are Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci or Steve Buscemi who were all out for the event.
Rachel McAdams Goes Single to Married Life Premiere
After seeing her at the airport on Tuesday I worried that Rachel McAdams' new hair might be a little severe and, sigh, true. Last night she was the belle of the ball at the NYC premiere of her movie Married Life showing off a little leg in a sassy outfit. Yowza — check out how to get her look here.
Buzz News Roundup, 1/11
- Reuters reports that the Writers Guild of America has canceled its own awards show, promptly after announcing this year's nominees.
- According to ComingSoon, Salma Hayek will play the bearded lady in the horror drama Cirque du Freak, which also stars John C. Reilly.
- First Reuben and Taylor, now this: Former American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee has also left RCA Records, Billboard reports.
- Vanessa Hudgens will star in the coming-of-age dramedy Will, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
- Variety reports that Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci are starting a production company together.
- Forbes wonders: Why so many save-our-show campaigns these days?
- The Hollywood Reporter has new details on Sons of Anarchy, a new FX pilot about motorcycle clubs from an executive producer of The Shield.
- Variety reports that Olivia Wilde (who plays 13 on House) will star opposite Jack Black in the Judd Apatow-produced "biblical-era comedy" Year One.
- Networks are going overboard to make sure people know they have new shows, writes the Wall Street Journal.
Buzz News Roundup, 12/10
- The Amazing Race is getting a 13th season, Variety says.
- Cary Elwes (a.k.a. Westley in The Princess Bride) has joined the cast of Robert Zemeckis' digital 3-D version of A Christmas Carol, writes ComingSoon.
- Stanley Tucci will join Amy Adams and Meryl Streep in the Julia Child movie Julie and Julia, Variety reports.
- VH1 has a whole bunch of new reality shows in the pipeline, writes The Hollywood Reporter, including one in which contestants act out the sins of telenovelas and a female version of The White Rapper Show called Miss Rap Supreme.
- Paste brings word that free download of Radiohead's In Rainbows expires today.
- USA Today reports on the bizarre news that CBS and the New England Patriots are opening a restaurant together.
- According to the AP, Led Zeppelin is taking the stage tonight in London for the first time since 1980.
Stanley Tucci Cast in The Lovely Bones
Yes, I know I've been paying a tremendous amount of attention to any and all news regarding Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lovely Bones, but as far as book-to-movie projects go, this one is pretty important to me. So, here's the latest in the long string of casting news: Stanley Tucci is in negotiations to play killer George Harvey in the movie, says Hollywood Reporter.
When I was reading the book, I envisioned someone a little more decrepit, someone much closer to Jackie Earle Haley (who played creepy pedophile Ronnie McGorvey in Little Children).
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