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Celebrate the Oscars With an Animated Movie Night
The Academy Awards air this Sunday past your lil one's bedtime, but that doesn't mean your family has to miss out on the fun! The Best Animated Feature Film nominees, Wall-E, Kung-Fu Panda and Bolt have all been released on DVD, so why not curl up on the couch with your family for a screening or two (or three!)? You may not have the time to replicate all of PartySugar's amazing Oscar Party suggestions and recipes, but consider infusing your celebratory cinema time with extra special effort.
Buzz News Roundup, 2/2
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Benicio Del Toro, and Gael Garcia Bernal are reportedly circling Martin Scorsese's next drama Silence, based on the Shusaku Endo novel. — Variety
- TNT has renewed Leverage for a second 15-episode season, which should air later this year. — TV.com
- Kung Fu Panda swept the Intnl.
Oscars 2009: The Nominations!
The nominations for the 81st Academy Awards have just been announced in Hollywood, with The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button heading up the nominees with thirteen nominations!
Slumdog Millionaire matched Doubt with ten nominations each, Kate Winslet has been nominated for Best Actress, and on the anniversary of Heath Ledger's death, he's been awarded a posthumous nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
So without further ado, check out all the nominees!
Leggy Angelina Talks Racy Photos and Having No Regrets
Angelina Jolie looked amazingly leggy in her short black dress at yesterday's Kung Fu Panda DVD release celebration at Grauman's Chinese Theater in LA. The youthful looking actress posed with her costars in the movie Jack Black and Dustin Hoffman and chatted about her smiley twins. While she always has a big smile when promoting the animated film, she is still doing the rounds talking about Changeling.
Buzz News Roundup, 7/18
- ABC Family has ordered 13 more episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- According to Variety, Don Cheadle will get to star in and produce a movie he has long wanted to make: a drama based on the memoir Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine and South America's Strangest Jail.
- Will Ferrell and friends will be poking fun at both racism and split personalities in the movie 2-Face, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- The LA Times wonders if the Emmys are out of touch with what viewers are watching.
- AdWeek has the story of how the Project Runway legal battle went down in court this week (short story: no decision yet).
- A Chinese artist is suing DreamWorks over what he says is an "insulting" depiction of China's national symbol in Kung Fu Panda, Variety reports.
- According to Pitchfork, Jarvis Cocker is working on music for The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson's forthcoming film.
- Billboard has the news that Jimi Hendrix will be the next musical artist to be used for Guitar Hero.
Sugar Bits — Hancock Is Number One
- Hancock is top of the UK box office, with Kung Fu Panda taking second place. — BBC
- A public health expert has criticised celebrity chefs for behaving irresponsibly by failing to observe basic standards of hygiene on their TV shows, specifically naming Ready Steady Cook. — The Telegraph
- Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves have named their son Levi because that is another name for the apostle Matthew, and their son was born at 6.22pm, which represents the actor's favourite verse in the book of Matthew in The Bible.
Box Office: Cuteness Will Always Triumph
The cutest robot to hit the screen in a long time, Wall-E, proved irresistible to audiences over the weekend, earning the top spot at the box office with an estimated $62.5 million. According to Variety, this is the third best opening for a Pixar film after The Incredibles ($70.5 million) and Finding Nemo ($70.2 million).
The Angelina Jolie-James McAvoy action flick Wanted nabbed the No.
Jack's Back With the Panda for UK Premiere
Jack Black works hard for his money – whether it's being directed to get his head blown up by Ben Stiller for an MTV skit or busting out some (well-practised) kung fu moves with a man dressed in a panda suit on the red carpet – he gives it his all. So I was happy to see him being carried in to Leicester Square for last night's premiere of Kung Fu Panda – after all, the guy could do with a break! His co-star Angelina Jolie is still pregnant so she didn't make it to the red carpet, but the insanely witty Dustin Hoffman, Lucy Liu and Ian McShane did show up to boost their movie's star power!
Sugar Bits — Amy Winehouse Has Emphysema
- According to her father, Amy Winehouse has been diagnosed with emphysema connected with her smoking cigarettes and crack cocaine. — PopSugarUK
- Get Smart opened in the number one spot at the box office this weekend, with The Love Guru only coming in at fourth, after second-place Kung Fu Panda and third-place Incredible Hulk. — BuzzSugar
- Tom Brokaw will be hosting Meet the Press through the November elections, filling the vacancy left by Tim Russert's death.
Box Office: Carell & Co. Outsmart the Guru
Looks like enough people were craving the silly fun of an updated Maxwell Smart story this weekend, making the Steve Carell-Anne Hathaway comedy No. 1 at the box office. The Mike Meyers comedy The Love Guru was expected to show Get Smart some stiff competition during the opening weekend for both movies.
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