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Morning Links - Rosie O'Donnell Says She Missed the Chance to Date Angelina Jolie

PopSugar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:30:40 -0700

Rosie tells Howard Stern she missed the chance to date Angelina - PopEater
Bruce Springsteen cancels concert after death in the family - Us Weekly
Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse celebrate Britain's Q Music Awards - PopSugar UK
Khloe and Lamar get matching tattoos - Celebitchy
Sean Penn apparently set to interview Fidel Castro - ICYDK
Sandra Bullock fights Jesse James' ex for custody - Fox 411
Elizabeth Taylor gives This Is It high marks - Lifeline Live
Metallica offers a reward to help find missing fan - E! Online
Jennifer Esposito gets engaged to Mark Philippoussis! - Wonderwall
Scarlett Johansson sets her sights on Broadway - I'm Not Obsessed
Susan Sarandon advised daughter Eva to go nude - The Blemish

Buzz News Roundup, 6/10

BuzzSugar — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:30:44 -0700

After just one episode, Nurse Jackie has been renewed for a second season. - TV.com
Rosie O'Donnell may star in a Broadway revival of the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms. - Variety
David Letterman beat Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show for the first time on Tuesday. - The Hollywood Reporter
The Screen Actors Guild has officially approved a new contract. - New York Times
Jay Leno promos and mini-monologues will air every night this Summer at 10 p.m. - Variety
Director Rob Cohen will direct the action film Medieval, described as "The Magnificent Seven in the Middle Ages." - ComingSoon
Plus-size model Emme will host Fox's dating series More to Love. - The Hollywood Reporter
Aretha Franklin, Wyclef Jean, Queen Latifah, Josh Groban, and TLC will headline a tribute concert honoring Nelson Mandela on July 18 in New York. - Billboard

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Sugar Bits - Robert Downey Jr. Injured While Filming

PopSugar — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:30:10 -0800

Robert Downey Jr. was hurt on the Sherlock Holmes set while filming a fight scene. He was knocked out by another actor and given six stitches on his mouth. - The Sun
Hillary Clinton officially accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be his secretary of state, making her the highest ranking secretary in his cabinet. - CitizenSugar
Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn's Four Christmases opened at the top spot at the box office this holiday weekend with $46.7 million, while Nicole Kidman's Australia debuted in fifth place. - BuzzSugar
Winona Ryder is being investigated by police after she lost $125, 000 worth of Bulgari diamonds on loan to her for a party. Winona said she had given the jewelry to her hotel staff for safekeeping, but the hotel denied this. - Daily Mail
Travis Barker and DJ AM are reuniting on stage for the first time since the concert immediately before their plane crash for a New Year's Eve concert in LA. - AP
Rosie O'Donnell's variety shows have been cancelled, according to a shorthand message Rosie posted on her blog. - Us Weekly

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TV Tonight: Rosie Live

BuzzSugar — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:15:14 -0800

Tonight on NBC, there's singing, there's dancing, there's . . . Rosie? Yup. Rosie O'Donnell's primetime variety show, Rosie Live, premieres tonight, and the one-hour special isn't just a little bit of pre-Thanksgiving entertainment. It's also a test to see how Rosie does in the ratings, with the possibility of NBC picking up six more episodes of the show for next year.

She's managed to get a ton of her friends to stop by, including Kathy Griffin, Rachael Ray, Liza Minnelli, and Alec Baldwin and Jane Krakowski - the two reasons I'm most likely to tune in. The show includes comedy sketches, song-and-dance numbers, and a monologue with Rosie sounding off on current events (here's betting Barbara Walters mutes her TV for that). There's also a "massive primetime giveaway" with "incredible prizes" for both Rosie's studio audience and us. And yes, it apparently really is live.

Last month, a lot of you had mixed feelings about whether this show would work. I did always have a soft spot for Rosie's talk show - which was actually a lot like a variety show, at times - so I'm at least a little curious to tune in. What about you? You can check out a couple of promos if you read more.

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Do You Think Rosie's Modern-Day Variety Show Could Work?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:30:33 -0700

Guess who's making her way back to being a TV host: Rosie O'Donnell. On Nov. 26, the night before Thanksgiving, Rosie will host a variety show special on NBC, and it's possible this will lead to a variety series in 2009. Variety (ha) writes:

The hourlong event will include celebrity guests, musical acts, comedy skits, and a contest both for in-studio and at-home auds, the network said. "We want to show people that variety can be done in a new and inventive way for 2008," said Craig Plestis, NBC Entertainment’s exec VP for alternative programming, development and specials. "We hope to do it in ways you haven't seen before. It's going to be the YouTube of variety shows."

I'm not clear what that means, exactly, but regardless, I wonder if modern audiences will be interested in a good old-fashioned variety show. Would you tune in for this?

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Sugar Bits - Joe Biden and Sarah Palin to Face Off Tonight

PopSugar — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:30:00 -0700

The much-anticipated vice presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden takes place tonight, check out a preview of what's to come. - CitizenSugar
Melissa Etheridge is planning to wed her longtime partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels. The couple exchanged vows in 2003 and would like to make it official. - Extra
David Archuleta is making his acting debut as a guest star on Nickelodeon's iCarly, playing a contestant in a talent competition. Filming begins today. - Us Weekly
Rosie O'Donnell will return to television as the host of Rosie's Variety Show on NBC in an episode airing live the night before Thanksgiving, with the possibility of it turning into a full series. - Hollywood Reporter
Sandra Bernhard was cut from a charity benefit because of inappropriate remarks she made about Sarah Palin at her one-woman show in Washington last month. - AP
ANTM's Bianca Golden went on The Tyra Banks Show yesterday to talk about being attacked by Nicky Blonsky and her family in the Turks and Caicos airport in July. - Us Weekly

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Movie Night: The Material Girl Turns 50!

BuzzSugar — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0700

Madonna turning 50 is practically a holiday around here at Sugar HQ. I know one mega-fan here in the office who couldn't be more excited about the Queen of Pop's birthday. While many appreciate Madge's tremendous impact on popular music, I am equally appreciative of some of her movie roles. You'd think that Madonna's off-screen persona might overwhelm her characters onscreen, but that hasn't really been the case. I consider her a capable and engaging actress, and I've picked out a few of my favorite titles in her filmography. So, happy birthday Madonna - this Movie Night's for you!

Dick Tracy
I love that Netflix describes Madonna's character in this awesome '90s movie as the "seductive and sultry torch singer Breathless Mahoney." Dick Tracy was pretty much panned by critics, despite its star-studded cast. Regardless, the visual setting is vibrant, the costumes are neato, and to this day I still watch Madonna's performance of "Sooner or Later" and want to be her for Halloween.

For the other two Madonna movies on my list, just read more.

A League of Their Own
Even though Madonna was a big star by the time she did this movie, she humbly fit herself into the ensemble cast, and her character is a huge part of what makes this Penny Marshall classic so great. Her dynamic with Rosie O'Donnell's character is so perfectly rendered, the two of them endeared themselves to me when I saw this movie for the first time. Aw, how can you resist A League of Their Own?

Desperately Seeking Susan
How fun is it to re-experience the '80s Madonna in all her dark-roots glory? Sure, you can pop in some of her greatest hits, but there is nothing like seeing her on your TV screen. A bored housewife (Rosanna Arquette) becomes infatuated with Susan (Madonna) through the classified ads (remember those?) in this 1985 classic. And who wouldn't get obsessed? Susan is a free-spirited Holly Golightly-type but with a lot more lace. As the screwball comedic plot twists ensue, you're reminded why Madonna became one of the world's biggest stars.

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Buzz News Roundup, 7/25

BuzzSugar — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:30:11 -0700

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way, are in the preliminary stages of creating a new Twilight Zone movie.
Entertainment Weekly has the scoop that Rosie O'Donnell is in talks to return to NBC with a weekly primetime variety show.
The AP has news that both Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown are being sued by Simon & Schuster for not delivering books they were paid advances for.
Darren Aronofsky, director of Requiem for a Dream, is bringing Robocop back to life for a tentative 2010 release date, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Timbaland is hard at work on his new album, Shock Value 2, which will feature collaborations with Madonna, Jordin Sparks, Rihanna, and Jonas Brothers, MTV announced.
The New York Times has information about The Rolling Stones leaving EMI records, their label since the '90s, and switching to the Universal Music Group.
LA Times reports that Randy Pausch, the terminally ill professor who wrote The Last Lecture, passed away today.
Is The Dark Knight an allegory for the Bush administration? The Wall Street Journal and CitizenSugar want to know.

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Recast Sleepless in Seattle and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:34:01 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

I hope you're in a romantic mood because this week I've set my sights on a great romcom: Sleepless in Seattle. The movie was, as you probably remember, a big hit featuring box office stars Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks (who managed to have a lot of chemistry despite spending about five minutes on screen together). I have a special place in my heart for this movie and for the film's writer/director Nora Ephron.

If you could recast this film today, who would you pick for the two romantic leads? Remember, Tom Hanks' widowed character Sam Baldwin is old enough to have a school-aged son and Meg Ryan's Annie Reed is an accomplished journalist engaged to be married. Who would be Annie's quick-witted BFF Becky, originally played by Rosie O'Donnell? And then there are the two little ones: What little boy could you see as Sam's son Jonah and his acronym-slinging pal Jessica, played by Gabby Hoffmann? If you'd like to recast Annie's nerdy fiance Walter (Bill Pullman), as well as Sam's best friends Greg (Victor Garber) and Suzy (Rita Wilson), go for it.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, May 13, complete with a "new" cast photo.

To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more.

Characters to recast
Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks)
Annie Reed (Meg Ryan)
Becky (Rosie O'Donnell)
Jonah Baldwin (Ross Malinger)
Jessica (Gabby Hoffmann)

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Madonna Shows Us Her Softer Side, Too

Molly — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:03:00 -0700

Madonna looked earthy and pretty at last night's Tribeca Film Festival premiere of the documentary she produced on Malawi, I Am Because We Are. She was joined by her longtime friend Rosie O'Donnell, but as usual these days there was no Guy by her side. After her big night, Madonna has only a few short days until the highly anticipated release of Hard Candy on Tuesday (can't wait!). If you're as antsy as we are to hear the whole thing, you can check it out all weekend on her MySpace page. Between these two projects it's quite the week for the queen of pop - not that anything could wear Madonna out.

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Images include: Bernadette Peters, Rosie O'Donnell, Donna Karan, Madonna

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